| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marshall Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donny Chenard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Anthony Thompson inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern | Gene Nash hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Lindsay | 41-40 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 19:21 | Southern | Donny Chenard pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:15 | Southern | The jump hook by James Lindsay is blocked by Chester Corey | 41-40 |
| 19:14 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 18:59 | VCU | James Lindsay steals it from Chester Corey | 41-40 |
| 18:47 | Southern | Gene Nash is fouled on the floor by Jeff Jackson - foul #3 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Manuel (C) Jeff Jackson | |
| 18:32 | Southern | James Lindsay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Martin Stamps snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Louis May drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chester Corey | 41-43 |
| 17:42 | Southern | Gene Nash scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marshall Perkins | 43-43 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Gene Nash picks off the pass by Chester Corey | 43-43 |
| 17:11 | Southern | Marshall Perkins's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Corey | 43-43 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Scott Manuel pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:51 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG), Bruce Loring (SG), Lawrence Hobson (SF), Andrew Black (PF), Earl Haynes (C) Marshall Perkins, James Lindsay, Anthony Thompson, Donny Chenard, Gene Nash | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey | |
| 16:43 | Southern | Earl Haynes hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Lawrence Hobson steals the ball from Roger Fischer | 45-43 |
| 15:59 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffrey Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Loring (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Hobson (fresh) PF - Andrew Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | VCU | Earl Haynes picks off the pass by James Napper | 48-43 |
| 15:19 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), James Lindsay (SG), Anthony Thompson (SF), Harry Gilstrap (PF), Gene Nash (C) Jeffrey Wheeler, Bruce Loring, Lawrence Hobson, Andrew Black, Earl Haynes | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Todd Vegas, Roger Fischer, Louis Rothmiller, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 14:53 | VCU | Louis May makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Jackson | 48-46 |
| 14:36 | Southern | Anthony Thompson scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Marshall Perkins | 50-46 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 14:13 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 14:08 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Chester Corey gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 13:51 | Southern | The rebound goes to Gene Nash | 50-46 |
| 13:45 | Southern | Marshall Perkins lays it up and in on a great pass from James Lindsay | 52-46 |
| 13:35 | VCU | Louis May knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Chester Corey | 52-48 |
| 13:20 | Southern | Marshall Perkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 13:19 | VCU | Chester Corey gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Chester Corey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 13:04 | VCU | Louis May gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:46 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Lindsay - foul #1 on James Lindsay, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (SG), Donny Chenard (SF) James Lindsay, Anthony Thompson | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 12:46 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:46 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Marshall Perkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Wheeler | 55-49 |
| 12:16 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 12:00 | Southern | Marshall Perkins makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Wheeler | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marshall Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donny Chenard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harry Gilstrap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Nash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | VCU | James Napper clanks a shot from the baseline | 57-52 |
| 11:31 | Southern | Marshall Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:26 | Southern | Marshall Perkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 11:24 | Southern | Gene Nash pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:10 | Southern | Donny Chenard drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 10:46 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 10:45 | Southern | Gene Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:40 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 10:38 | VCU | The rebound goes to Scott Manuel | 60-52 |
| 10:16 | VCU | Harry Gilstrap steals the ball from James Napper | 60-52 |
| 09:47 | Southern | Donny Chenard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 09:46 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:28 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 60-52 |
| 09:27 | Southern | Donny Chenard gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:12 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wheeler, team foul #2 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Loring (PG), James Lindsay (SG), Anthony Thompson (SF), Andrew Black (PF), Earl Haynes (C) Marshall Perkins, Jeffrey Wheeler, Donny Chenard, Harry Gilstrap, Gene Nash | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Louis Rothmiller, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 08:55 | VCU | Martin Stamps lays it up and in and he's fouled by Anthony Thompson - foul #2 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| 08:55 | VCU | Martin Stamps makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:31 | Southern | Anthony Thompson misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Todd Vegas - foul #1 on Todd Vegas, team foul #2 | 60-55 |
| 08:31 | Southern | Anthony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:31 | Southern | Anthony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Todd Vegas connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roger Fischer | 62-58 |
| 07:58 | Southern | Anthony Thompson scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Bruce Loring (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | VCU | Roger Fischer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 07:43 | VCU | Todd Vegas gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 07:38 | VCU | Chester Corey comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 64-58 |
| 07:36 | Southern | The rebound goes to Bruce Loring | 64-58 |
| 07:31 | Southern | Andrew Black is fouled on the floor by Todd Vegas - foul #2 on Todd Vegas, team foul #3 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Donny Chenard (PF) Earl Haynes | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:08 | Southern | James Lindsay is fouled on the floor by Jeff Jackson - foul #4 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG) Bruce Loring | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:50 | Southern | Martin Stamps is called for the reach on Andrew Black - foul #1 on Martin Stamps, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Haynes (C) Andrew Black | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG) Roger Fischer | |
| 06:33 | Southern | Donny Chenard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 06:32 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:11 | VCU | Louis May drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Vegas | 64-61 |
| 05:57 | Southern | Donny Chenard misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Martin Stamps - foul #2 on Martin Stamps, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), Harry Gilstrap (PF), Gene Nash (C) James Lindsay, Anthony Thompson, Earl Haynes | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Todd Vegas, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 05:57 | Southern | Donny Chenard makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:57 | Southern | Donny Chenard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Scott Manuel makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Louis May | 66-64 |
| 05:19 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Nash | 68-64 |
| 05:00 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 04:59 | VCU | James Napper grabs the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 04:45 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 04:44 | Southern | Gene Nash gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 04:20 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Louis May - foul #2 on Louis May, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Southern | James Lindsay (SG), Anthony Thompson (SF), Andrew Black (PF) Marshall Perkins, Donny Chenard, Harry Gilstrap | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Louis Rothmiller, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 04:20 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:20 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Jeff Jackson loses the dribble to Gene Nash | 70-64 |
| 03:58 | Southern | Anthony Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 03:56 | Southern | Andrew Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:41 | Southern | Andrew Black travels with the ball | 70-64 |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG) Jeffrey Wheeler | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marshall Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Nash (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | VCU | Todd Vegas is hacked by Marshall Perkins - foul #2 on Marshall Perkins, team foul #4 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Southern | Harry Gilstrap (PF) Andrew Black | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG) Roger Fischer | |
| 03:20 | VCU | Louis May misses long on a jumper from the left side | 70-64 |
| 03:18 | VCU | Martin Stamps pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:03 | VCU | Louis May buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-66 |
| 02:43 | Southern | Gene Nash misses short on a floater in the paint | 70-66 |
| 02:41 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap hits the follow up shot | 72-66 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Chester Corey misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-66 |
| 02:26 | Southern | Gene Nash gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:22 | Southern | James Lindsay drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Marshall Perkins | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:17 | VCU | Louis May is whistled for traveling | 75-66 |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Loring (SG), Donny Chenard (C) James Lindsay, Gene Nash | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Todd Vegas, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Southern | James Lindsay (SG), Gene Nash (C) Bruce Loring, Donny Chenard | |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 02:06 | Southern | Harry Gilstrap connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Marshall Perkins | 77-66 |
| 02:03 | VCU | Louis May double dribbles in the backcourt | 77-66 |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG), Bruce Loring (SG), Donny Chenard (SF), Andrew Black (PF), Earl Haynes (C) Marshall Perkins, James Lindsay, Anthony Thompson, Harry Gilstrap, Gene Nash | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 01:48 | Southern | Donny Chenard hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 77-66 |
| 01:47 | VCU | Scott Manuel pulls down the rebound | 77-66 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Jeffrey Wheeler steps in front of the Roger Fischer pass | 77-66 |
| 01:29 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler misses the lay-in | 77-66 |
| 01:28 | Southern | Earl Haynes tips it in | 79-66 |
| 01:11 | VCU | James Napper can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Earl Haynes - foul #1 on Earl Haynes, team foul #5 | 79-66 |
| 01:11 | VCU | James Napper makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:11 | VCU | James Napper makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:51 | Southern | Donny Chenard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 00:50 | VCU | Todd Vegas pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | VCU | Scott Manuel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-68 |
| 00:43 | Southern | The rebound goes to Donny Chenard | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Southern | Roger Fischer steals the ball from Jeffrey Wheeler in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Bruce Loring steps in front of the Roger Fischer pass | 79-68 |
| 00:33 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Loring | 81-68 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses long on a jumper from the right side | 81-68 |
| 00:26 | Southern | Donny Chenard snags the defensive board | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler runs out the clock | 81-68 |