| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Winger (fresh) SG - Norman Nitta (fresh) SF - Doug Chicoine (fresh) PF - William Carner (fresh) C - Francis Pettie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SG - Luis Holmgren (fresh) SF - Michael Jiron (fresh) PF - Charles Etienne (fresh) C - Benjamin Edwards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Charles Etienne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Joseph Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Norman Nitta pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | VCU | Doug Chicoine misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | VCU | Francis Pettie tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Evansville | Luis Holmgren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | VCU | Doug Chicoine pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Anthony Winger buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Pettie | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Norman Nitta - foul #1 on Norman Nitta, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:38 | VCU | William Carner pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:26 | VCU | Francis Pettie comes up short on the floater near the basket | 4-1 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Anthony Winger grabs the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Anthony Winger can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 18:16 | VCU | Doug Chicoine grabs the offensive board | 4-1 |
| 18:01 | VCU | William Carner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-1 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 4-1 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | Michael Jiron can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-1 |
| 17:48 | Evansville | Luis Holmgren gets the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Michael Jiron misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Doug Chicoine - foul #1 on Doug Chicoine, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Michael Jiron makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Michael Jiron makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Anthony Winger is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Greenwald (PF) Charles Etienne | |
| 17:03 | VCU | Francis Pettie lays it up and in on a great pass from Doug Chicoine | 6-3 |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards clanks a jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:38 | VCU | Norman Nitta snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Anthony Winger is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joel Arcand (PG), Jonathan Luker (SG), David Bugbee (SF), Keith Hepburn (C) Joseph Brown, Luis Holmgren, Michael Jiron, Benjamin Edwards | |
| 16:17 | Evansville | Doug Chicoine swats the short shot by Keith Hepburn | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | VCU | William Carner gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Doug Chicoine connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | Joel Arcand is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Winger - foul #1 on Anthony Winger, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | VCU | William Smith (PG), Kenneth Ossowski (SG), Jerrold Anderson (C) Anthony Winger, Norman Nitta, Francis Pettie | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joel Arcand | 9-6 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ossowski (fresh) SF - Doug Chicoine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joel Arcand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Luker (fresh) SF - David Bugbee (fresh) PF - Charles Greenwald (fresh) C - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | VCU | Jonathan Luker takes the ball from William Smith | 9-6 |
| 15:33 | Evansville | David Bugbee banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Luker | 9-8 |
| 15:09 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | David Bugbee grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | Joel Arcand misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:52 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:31 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:30 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:09 | VCU | William Smith drills a 3 from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 14:03 | Evansville | Doug Chicoine blocks the short jumper by David Bugbee | 12-8 |
| 14:02 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn gets the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:49 | Evansville | Jonathan Luker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Bugbee - foul #1 on David Bugbee, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Winger (PG), Norman Nitta (SG), Joseph Bailey (PF), Francis Pettie (C) William Smith, Doug Chicoine, William Carner, Jerrold Anderson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), Luis Holmgren (SG), Michael Jiron (SF), Charles Etienne (PF), Benjamin Edwards (C) Joel Arcand, Jonathan Luker, David Bugbee, Charles Greenwald, Keith Hepburn | |
| 13:27 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Benjamin Edwards | 13-8 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Charles Etienne hits a turnaround in the lane | 13-10 |
| 12:58 | VCU | Francis Pettie misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Benjamin Edwards - foul #1 on Benjamin Edwards, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| 12:58 | VCU | Francis Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:58 | VCU | Francis Pettie makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Anthony Winger steals it from Benjamin Edwards | 15-10 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Anthony Winger misses the easy layup | 15-10 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Michael Jiron misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Winger - foul #2 on Anthony Winger, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | VCU | William Smith (PG) Anthony Winger | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Michael Jiron makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Michael Jiron makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Joseph Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:18 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Joseph Brown's pass is intercepted by William Smith in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 11:56 | VCU | William Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 11:55 | VCU | Francis Pettie tips it back up and in | 17-12 |
| 11:37 | Evansville | Luis Holmgren scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Etienne and the foul's on Francis Pettie - foul #1 on Francis Pettie, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerrold Anderson (SF), William Carner (PF) Kenneth Ossowski, Joseph Bailey | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:37 | Evansville | Luis Holmgren makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Nitta (fresh) SF - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) PF - William Carner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Pettie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SG - Luis Holmgren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jiron (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Etienne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | VCU | William Carner hits the finger roll | 19-15 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Charles Etienne buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Luis Holmgren | 19-17 |
| 10:41 | VCU | William Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Adams (PG), Joseph Bailey (SG), Doug Chicoine (SF) William Smith, Norman Nitta, Francis Pettie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joel Arcand (PG), David Bugbee (SF), Charles Greenwald (PF), Keith Hepburn (C) Joseph Brown, Michael Jiron, Charles Etienne, Benjamin Edwards | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Joseph Bailey is called for the reach on Luis Holmgren - foul #1 on Joseph Bailey, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski (SG) Joseph Bailey | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Luis Holmgren misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:23 | VCU | William Carner snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:09 | VCU | Doug Chicoine clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Hepburn - foul #1 on Keith Hepburn, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Luker (SG) Luis Holmgren | |
| 10:09 | VCU | Doug Chicoine makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:09 | VCU | Doug Chicoine misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:09 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 09:52 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| 09:41 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson can't finish the layup | 20-19 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Joel Arcand clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-19 |
| 09:33 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald gets the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | Joel Arcand is called for traveling | 20-19 |
| Subs | VCU | William Smith (PG), Norman Nitta (SG), Francis Pettie (C) Jason Adams, Kenneth Ossowski, Jerrold Anderson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), Michael Jiron (SF), Benjamin Edwards (C) Jonathan Luker, David Bugbee, Keith Hepburn | |
| 09:09 | VCU | Doug Chicoine misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Jiron - foul #1 on Michael Jiron, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Bailey (PF) William Carner | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:09 | VCU | Doug Chicoine makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:09 | VCU | Doug Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Joel Arcand is hacked by Norman Nitta - foul #2 on Norman Nitta, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski (SG) Norman Nitta | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Holmgren (SG), Charles Etienne (PF) Joseph Brown, Charles Greenwald | |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Joel Arcand makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Joel Arcand misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Joseph Bailey snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 08:24 | VCU | Doug Chicoine can't connect on a runner from the right block | 22-20 |
| 08:22 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 08:07 | Evansville | Charles Etienne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerrold Anderson (SF), William Carner (PF) Doug Chicoine, Joseph Bailey | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG) Joel Arcand | |
| 07:56 | VCU | Luis Holmgren steals it from Jerrold Anderson | 22-20 |
| 07:34 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards can't connect on a runner from close range | 22-20 |
| 07:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerrold Anderson | 22-20 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Ossowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) PF - William Carner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Pettie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SG - Luis Holmgren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Jiron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Etienne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | VCU | William Carner double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Adams (PG), Richard Elbert (C) William Smith, Francis Pettie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joel Arcand (SF), Charles Greenwald (PF), Keith Hepburn (C) Michael Jiron, Charles Etienne, Benjamin Edwards | |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Luis Holmgren buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Brown | 22-23 |
| 06:33 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | VCU | Doug Chicoine (SF) Richard Elbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Luker (SG), David Bugbee (SF) Joseph Brown, Luis Holmgren | |
| 06:33 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:33 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Joel Arcand connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Hepburn | 24-26 |
| 06:11 | VCU | Charles Greenwald takes the ball from Kenneth Ossowski | 24-26 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jason Adams - foul #1 on Jason Adams, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | VCU | William Smith (SG), Joseph Bailey (PF), Richard Elbert (C) Kenneth Ossowski, William Carner, Jerrold Anderson | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:50 | VCU | Joseph Bailey snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:34 | VCU | Jason Adams misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Doug Chicoine misses the tip | 24-26 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Joseph Bailey tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Jason Adams is called for the reach on Joel Arcand - foul #2 on Jason Adams, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Francis Pettie (C) Jason Adams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Holmgren (SG), Michael Jiron (SF), Charles Etienne (PF), Benjamin Edwards (C) Jonathan Luker, David Bugbee, Keith Hepburn, Charles Greenwald | |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Joel Arcand misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Joel Arcand makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:00 | VCU | Luis Holmgren steals it from Joseph Bailey | 26-27 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Charles Etienne misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Elbert - foul #1 on Richard Elbert, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski (SG), William Carner (PF) Doug Chicoine, Richard Elbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Luker (PG) Joel Arcand | |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Charles Etienne makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Charles Etienne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:18 | VCU | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerrold Anderson (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:05 | Evansville | Michael Jiron misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 03:47 | VCU | William Carner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 03:46 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Jerrold Anderson denies the turnaround by Luis Holmgren | 26-31 |
| 03:34 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kenneth Ossowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Carner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Pettie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jonathan Luker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Holmgren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jiron (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Etienne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Benjamin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | VCU | Joseph Bailey makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Ossowski | 28-31 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Jonathan Luker scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 02:48 | VCU | Michael Jiron is called for the reach on Joseph Bailey - foul #2 on Michael Jiron, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Winger (PG), Norman Nitta (SG), Doug Chicoine (SF) Kenneth Ossowski, Jerrold Anderson, Francis Pettie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), Joel Arcand (SG), David Bugbee (SF), Charles Greenwald (PF), Keith Hepburn (C) Jonathan Luker, Luis Holmgren, Michael Jiron, Charles Etienne, Benjamin Edwards | |
| 02:48 | VCU | Joseph Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:48 | VCU | Joseph Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:33 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald comes up short on the shot from the left side | 30-34 |
| 02:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Doug Chicoine | 30-34 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Norman Nitta is hacked by Joel Arcand - foul #1 on Joel Arcand, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Elbert (C) Joseph Bailey | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:16 | VCU | Norman Nitta misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Joel Arcand misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 02:06 | VCU | William Carner pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 01:45 | VCU | Norman Nitta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Holmgren (SG) David Bugbee | |
| 01:29 | Evansville | Joel Arcand drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Brown | 30-37 |
| 01:07 | VCU | Richard Elbert can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-37 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Joel Arcand gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Joel Arcand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Doug Chicoine - foul #2 on Doug Chicoine, team foul #12 | 30-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerrold Anderson (PF), Francis Pettie (C) William Carner, Richard Elbert | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Jiron (SF), Benjamin Edwards (C) Joseph Brown, Keith Hepburn | |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Joel Arcand makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Joel Arcand makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Doug Chicoine misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-39 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Doug Chicoine hits the follow up shot | 32-39 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Luis Holmgren is called for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | VCU | William Smith (PG), Kenneth Ossowski (SG), Joseph Bailey (PF) Anthony Winger, Norman Nitta, Doug Chicoine | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), Charles Etienne (PF) Luis Holmgren, Charles Greenwald | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson misses the halfcourt shot | 32-39 |