| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Richard Yap (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Archie Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Libbey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Coy Schaffner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Drummer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Michael Libbey inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Archie Carter | 40-39 |
| 19:25 | VCU | Vincent Tucker loses the dribble to Michael Libbey | 40-39 |
| 19:02 | South Florida | Michael Libbey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-39 |
| 19:00 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Archie Carter takes the ball from Howard Gagner in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 18:42 | South Florida | Archie Carter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 18:40 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:32 | South Florida | Archie Carter clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 18:31 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 18:30 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Bart Smith misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-39 |
| 18:15 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Donald Drummer is called for the reach on Bart Smith - foul #2 on Donald Drummer, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Gerald Wile (SG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Richard Fortes (PF), Christopher Richardson (C) Bart Smith, Howard Gagner, Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | South Florida | William Phillips (SG), Tim Smith (SF), James Gregg (PF), Samuel Shake (C) Archie Carter, Michael Libbey, Coy Schaffner, Donald Drummer | |
| 17:49 | VCU | Richard Fortes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gerald Wile | 43-39 |
| 17:35 | South Florida | Ronald Cordova steals the ball from Samuel Shake | 43-39 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Ronald Cordova lays it up and in | 45-39 |
| 17:24 | South Florida | Richard Yap buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Tim Smith | 45-41 |
| 17:03 | VCU | Christopher Richardson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 17:02 | South Florida | Samuel Shake grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:42 | South Florida | William Phillips knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Yap | 45-44 |
| 16:28 | VCU | Tim Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Cordova - foul #1 on Tim Smith, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Ronald Cordova, Richard Fortes, Christopher Richardson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Randy Frampton (PG), Archie Carter (SG), Coy Schaffner (PF), Donald Drummer (C) Richard Yap, Tim Smith, James Gregg, Samuel Shake | |
| 16:14 | VCU | Archie Carter picks off the pass by Vincent Tucker | 45-44 |
| 16:10 | South Florida | Archie Carter dunks the ball | 45-46 |
| 16:05 | VCU | Archie Carter picks off the pass by Bart Smith in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 16:02 | South Florida | William Phillips banks in the layup set up by Archie Carter | 45-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Randy Frampton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Archie Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - William Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Coy Schaffner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Drummer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | VCU | The jump hook by Howard Gagner is blocked by Donald Drummer | 45-48 |
| 15:43 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 15:32 | South Florida | Archie Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Ronald Cordova (C) Bart Smith, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | South Florida | Nicholas Ward (SG), Michael Libbey (SF) Archie Carter, William Phillips | |
| 15:29 | VCU | Randy Frampton is called for the reach on Marvin Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Frampton, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Clayton Heath knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Vincent Tucker | 47-48 |
| 15:04 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 15:03 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Drummer | 47-48 |
| 14:50 | South Florida | Donald Drummer scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Clayton Heath - foul #2 on Clayton Heath, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (SG), Richard Fortes (PF), Christopher Richardson (C) Howard Gagner, Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Yap (PG), Tim Smith (SG), Samuel Shake (PF) Randy Frampton, Nicholas Ward, Coy Schaffner | |
| 14:50 | South Florida | Donald Drummer makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:48 | VCU | Marvin Scott is hacked by Michael Libbey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Libbey, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Gregg (PF) Donald Drummer | |
| 14:24 | VCU | Marvin Scott's floater is knocked away by Samuel Shake | 47-51 |
| 14:23 | South Florida | Michael Libbey grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 14:05 | South Florida | Marvin Scott steals the ball from Michael Libbey | 47-51 |
| 14:02 | VCU | Marvin Scott lays it in | 49-51 |
| 13:39 | South Florida | James Gregg connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Libbey and he's fouled by Ronald Cordova - foul #2 on Ronald Cordova, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Ronald Cordova, Christopher Richardson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Randy Frampton (PG), Archie Carter (SG), William Phillips (SF), Donald Drummer (C) Richard Yap, Tim Smith, Michael Libbey, Samuel Shake | |
| 13:39 | South Florida | James Gregg misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:39 | VCU | Clayton Heath pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Gerald Wile is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clayton Heath | 51-53 |
| 13:14 | South Florida | Clayton Heath takes the ball from Randy Frampton | 51-53 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Clayton Heath misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Richard Fortes grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Gerald Wile hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Gregg - foul #1 on James Gregg, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Ronald Cordova (PF) Bart Smith, Richard Fortes, Clayton Heath | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Yap (PG), Dwain Shafer (SF), Coy Schaffner (PF) Randy Frampton, William Phillips, James Gregg | |
| 12:25 | VCU | Gerald Wile makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:57 | South Florida | Dwain Shafer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 11:55 | South Florida | Donald Drummer pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gerald Wile (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Roscoe Helmick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Richard Yap (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - Dwain Shafer (fresh) PF - Coy Schaffner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Drummer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner is hacked by Gerald Wile - foul #3 on Gerald Wile, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Christopher Richardson (C) Gerald Wile, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | South Florida | Tim Smith (SG), Michael Libbey (SF), Samuel Shake (C) Archie Carter, Dwain Shafer, Donald Drummer | |
| 11:36 | South Florida | Tim Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 11:35 | VCU | The rebound goes to Howard Gagner | 54-53 |
| 11:19 | VCU | Ronald Cordova hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marvin Scott | 56-53 |
| 10:54 | South Florida | Michael Libbey connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Tim Smith | 56-55 |
| 10:35 | VCU | Ronald Cordova connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Scott | 59-55 |
| 10:14 | South Florida | Tim Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Tim Smith, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Richard Fortes (SF), Clayton Heath (PF) Howard Gagner, Vincent Tucker, Ronald Cordova | |
| Subs | South Florida | Randy Frampton (PG), Archie Carter (SG), William Phillips (SF), Dwain Shafer (PF), Donald Drummer (C) Richard Yap, Tim Smith, Michael Libbey, Coy Schaffner, Samuel Shake | |
| 10:11 | VCU | Bart Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 10:00 | South Florida | Randy Frampton misses short on a shot from the left side | 59-55 |
| 09:59 | VCU | Clayton Heath snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 09:57 | VCU | Bart Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Howard Gagner (SG), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Christopher Richardson | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 09:47 | South Florida | William Phillips's floater is knocked away by Clayton Heath | 59-55 |
| 09:46 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 09:31 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 09:30 | South Florida | Dwain Shafer gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:15 | South Florida | William Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 09:14 | VCU | Clayton Heath pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 08:55 | VCU | Richard Fortes is hacked by William Phillips - foul #2 on William Phillips, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (SG), Ronald Cordova (C) Howard Gagner, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Yap (PG), Nicholas Ward (SG), James Gregg (PF) Randy Frampton, Archie Carter, Dwain Shafer | |
| 08:55 | VCU | Richard Fortes makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:55 | VCU | Richard Fortes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Clayton Heath blocks the short jumper by James Gregg | 61-55 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Clayton Heath snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Bart Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 08:13 | VCU | Richard Fortes tips it home | 63-55 |
| 08:06 | South Florida | Nicholas Ward misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Ronald Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 07:56 | VCU | Richard Fortes misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-55 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Marvin Scott tips it in | 65-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Fortes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Richard Yap (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Drummer (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | South Florida | Richard Yap loses the ball out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Bart Smith, Marvin Scott, Richard Fortes, Clayton Heath | |
| Subs | South Florida | Tim Smith (SG), Michael Libbey (SF), Coy Schaffner (PF), Samuel Shake (C) Nicholas Ward, William Phillips, James Gregg, Donald Drummer | |
| 07:18 | VCU | Gerald Wile comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 07:17 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick tips it in | 67-55 |
| 06:57 | South Florida | Samuel Shake misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 06:56 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Howard Gagner is whistled for traveling | 67-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Richardson (PF) Ronald Cordova | |
| Subs | South Florida | Randy Frampton (PG), Archie Carter (SG) Richard Yap, Tim Smith | |
| 06:25 | South Florida | Roscoe Helmick blocks the short jumper by Randy Frampton | 67-55 |
| 06:23 | VCU | Vincent Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 06:12 | VCU | Howard Gagner hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Roscoe Helmick | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:58 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roscoe Helmick - foul #1 on Roscoe Helmick, team foul #4 | 69-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Richard Fortes (PF) Howard Gagner, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwain Shafer (SF), James Gregg (C) Michael Libbey, Samuel Shake | |
| 05:58 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:58 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Marvin Scott is open and lays it up and in set up by Gerald Wile | 71-57 |
| 05:17 | South Florida | Archie Carter is fouled on the floor by Gerald Wile - foul #4 on Gerald Wile, team foul #5 | 71-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Clayton Heath (PF) Gerald Wile, Vincent Tucker | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Yap (PG), William Phillips (SF), Tim Smith (C) Randy Frampton, Dwain Shafer, Coy Schaffner | |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Tim Smith's floater is tipped away by Clayton Heath | 71-57 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Bart Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:39 | VCU | Bart Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-57 |
| 04:37 | VCU | Christopher Richardson tips it in | 73-57 |
| 04:13 | South Florida | Archie Carter is hacked by Marvin Scott - foul #2 on Marvin Scott, team foul #6 | 73-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Howard Gagner (SG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Richard Fortes, Christopher Richardson | |
| Subs | South Florida | Michael Libbey (SF), Dwain Shafer (PF), Donald Drummer (C) Archie Carter, James Gregg, Tim Smith | |
| 03:57 | South Florida | Michael Libbey lays it in set up by Richard Yap | 73-59 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Richard Yap (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Libbey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dwain Shafer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Drummer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | VCU | Bart Smith is whistled for a carry | 73-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (PG), Vincent Tucker (SF) Bart Smith, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | South Florida | Randy Frampton (PG), Nicholas Ward (SG), Coy Schaffner (PF), Samuel Shake (C) Richard Yap, William Phillips, Dwain Shafer, Donald Drummer | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | South Florida | Nicholas Ward connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Frampton | 73-61 |
| 02:50 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses the 3 from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 02:48 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| 02:48 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Roscoe Helmick (C) Howard Gagner, Ronald Cordova | |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Yap (PG), Archie Carter (SG) Randy Frampton, Nicholas Ward | |
| 02:20 | South Florida | Coy Schaffner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 02:19 | VCU | The rebound goes to Marvin Scott | 73-61 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Marvin Scott misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Coy Schaffner - foul #2 on Coy Schaffner, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Cordova (SF), Richard Fortes (PF), Christopher Richardson (C) Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | South Florida | Tim Smith (PG), William Phillips (SG), Dwain Shafer (SF), James Gregg (PF) Richard Yap, Archie Carter, Michael Libbey, Coy Schaffner | |
| 01:50 | VCU | Marvin Scott makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Marvin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Marvin Scott makes the 3rd free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:34 | South Florida | Ronald Cordova swats the short shot by Tim Smith | 76-61 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Christopher Richardson pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Gerald Wile is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-61 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Christopher Richardson tips it but misses | 76-61 |
| 01:03 | VCU | Ronald Cordova snags the offensive board | 76-61 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Christopher Richardson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Wile | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | South Florida | Christopher Richardson is called for the reach on Samuel Shake - foul #2 on Christopher Richardson, team foul #7 | 79-61 |
| 00:36 | South Florida | Samuel Shake misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Richard Fortes snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | VCU | Marvin Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Smith - foul #3 on Tim Smith, team foul #9 | 79-61 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Marvin Scott misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Christopher Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 79-61 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Marvin Scott scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Dwain Shafer - foul #1 on Dwain Shafer, team foul #10 | 81-61 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Marvin Scott makes the free throw | 82-61 |
| 00:07 | South Florida | James Gregg misses the 3 from the left corner | 82-61 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Richard Fortes grabs the board | 82-61 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Marvin Scott runs out the clock | 82-61 |