| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Graybeal (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Kells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Looney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Martin Stamps inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 19:51 | Coppin State | Tim Kells grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 19:46 | Coppin State | Neal Looney misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 19:45 | Coppin State | Neal Looney grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 19:20 | Coppin State | Kevin Zellmer picks off the pass by Charles Graybeal | 39-37 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Graybeal - foul #3 on Charles Graybeal, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Longworth (SG) Charles Graybeal | |
| 19:04 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:54 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Zellmer - foul #3 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG) Kevin Zellmer | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 18:54 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:54 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Todd Vegas connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis May | 44-39 |
| 18:34 | Coppin State | The 3pt attempt by Gary Longworth is denied by Jeff Jackson | 44-39 |
| 18:33 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Longworth | 44-39 |
| 18:08 | Coppin State | Terry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Todd Vegas lays it in on a great pass from Chester Corey | 46-39 |
| 17:42 | Coppin State | Terry Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 17:40 | VCU | Martin Stamps grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:19 | VCU | Louis May misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 17:18 | Coppin State | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:13 | Coppin State | Neal Looney scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Longworth | 46-41 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Louis May is called for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Hedstrom (SG), Cody Davis (SF), Randall Ayers (PF), Dale Whitman (C) Jason Hayes, Terry Smith, Tim Kells, Neal Looney | |
| 16:22 | Coppin State | Cody Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary Longworth | 46-44 |
| 16:00 | VCU | James Napper hits the finger roll | 48-44 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Longworth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hedstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Whitman (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 15:48 | Coppin State | Cody Davis tips it in | 48-46 |
| 15:31 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 50-46 |
| 15:09 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Randall Ayers, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Graybeal (SG), Tim Kells (PF) Gary Longworth, Dale Whitman | |
| 14:45 | VCU | Chester Corey misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 50-46 |
| 14:43 | VCU | Chester Corey hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 14:33 | Coppin State | Charles Graybeal makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Hedstrom | 52-48 |
| 14:12 | VCU | Martin Stamps hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Louis May | 54-48 |
| 13:46 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from James Hedstrom | 54-50 |
| 13:23 | VCU | Chester Corey buries a shot in the lane set up by Martin Stamps | 56-50 |
| 13:03 | Coppin State | Charles Graybeal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 13:02 | VCU | Martin Stamps grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Chester Corey scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Zellmer | 58-50 |
| 12:21 | Coppin State | Charles Graybeal hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cody Davis | 58-52 |
| 12:05 | VCU | The jumper by Louis May is denied by Randall Ayers | 58-52 |
| 12:03 | Coppin State | Charles Graybeal pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 11:58 | Coppin State | James Hedstrom misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - James Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Graybeal (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cody Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Kells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Ayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer misses the jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 11:49 | VCU | Chester Corey gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 11:27 | VCU | Louis May makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Zellmer and he's fouled by Tim Kells - foul #3 on Tim Kells, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), Gary Longworth (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Dale Whitman (PF), Neal Looney (C) James Hedstrom, Charles Graybeal, Cody Davis, Tim Kells, Randall Ayers | |
| 11:27 | VCU | Louis May misses the free throw | 60-52 |
| 11:27 | Coppin State | Neal Looney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 11:13 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 11:12 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:57 | VCU | Louis May is hacked by Neal Looney - foul #2 on Neal Looney, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG) Louis May | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 10:42 | VCU | Roger Fischer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Roger Fischer, team foul #2 | 60-52 |
| 10:23 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Vegas - foul #2 on Todd Vegas, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| 10:23 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:23 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:07 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Todd Vegas tips it home | 62-54 |
| 09:50 | Coppin State | Scott Manuel takes the ball from Neal Looney | 62-54 |
| 09:32 | VCU | Dale Whitman steps in front of the Louis Rothmiller pass | 62-54 |
| 09:19 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 09:18 | VCU | Roger Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 09:14 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF) Todd Vegas, Roger Fischer, Louis Rothmiller | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Graybeal (SG) Gary Longworth | |
| 08:54 | Coppin State | Terry Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Martin Stamps - foul #1 on Martin Stamps, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Longworth (PG), Cody Davis (C) Jason Hayes, Neal Looney | |
| 08:54 | Coppin State | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:54 | Coppin State | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:54 | VCU | Martin Stamps grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 08:36 | VCU | Louis May misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 08:35 | Coppin State | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:30 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth comes up short on the shot from the left block | 62-54 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Martin Stamps gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:24 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis May | 65-54 |
| 08:19 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth clanks a runner from the left block | 65-54 |
| 08:17 | Coppin State | Cody Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 08:07 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-54 |
| 08:05 | Coppin State | Cody Davis grabs the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 07:56 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Martin Stamps snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Longworth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Graybeal (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Whitman (fairly fresh) C - Cody Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | VCU | Louis May's layup is rejected by Dale Whitman | 65-54 |
| 07:48 | Coppin State | Charles Graybeal grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:41 | Coppin State | Terry Smith misses the shot from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 07:39 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman can't tip it in | 65-54 |
| 07:37 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 07:09 | VCU | Martin Stamps drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis May | 68-56 |
| 06:46 | Coppin State | Kevin Zellmer steps in front of the Cody Davis pass | 68-56 |
| 06:31 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Longworth - foul #1 on Gary Longworth, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Scott Manuel (SF), James Napper (C) Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), James Hedstrom (SF), Tim Kells (PF), Neal Looney (C) Gary Longworth, Terry Smith, Dale Whitman, Cody Davis | |
| 06:31 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:31 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:31 | Coppin State | Tim Kells snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 06:15 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Scott Manuel gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 05:50 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the easy layup | 69-56 |
| 05:49 | VCU | Scott Manuel tips it back up and in | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes is hacked by Louis May in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis May, team foul #5 | 71-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF) Louis May, Chester Corey | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Timothy Lynch (SG) Charles Graybeal | |
| 05:34 | Coppin State | Louis Rothmiller steps in front of the James Hedstrom pass | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:08 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Hedstrom - foul #1 on James Hedstrom, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Jeff Jackson (C) Roger Fischer, James Napper | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Longworth (SG) Timothy Lynch | |
| 05:08 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 05:08 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:59 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes lays it in on a nice dish by Neal Looney | 73-58 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 76-58 |
| 04:25 | Coppin State | Neal Looney misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Zellmer - foul #4 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #6 | 76-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Martin Stamps (SF) Todd Vegas, Louis Rothmiller | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Graybeal (SG) James Hedstrom | |
| 04:25 | Coppin State | Neal Looney misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 04:25 | Coppin State | Neal Looney misses the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 04:25 | VCU | Martin Stamps grabs the board | 76-58 |
| 04:01 | VCU | Jeff Jackson lays it up and in set up by Kevin Zellmer | 78-58 |
| 03:48 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Neal Looney | 78-61 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Graybeal (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Longworth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Tim Kells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Neal Looney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | VCU | 3 seconds is called on Louis May | 78-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), James Napper (PF), James Arms (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Scott Manuel, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Hedstrom (SG), Cody Davis (SF), Randall Ayers (PF), Dale Whitman (C) Jason Hayes, Charles Graybeal, Tim Kells, Neal Looney | |
| 03:04 | Coppin State | James Hedstrom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-61 |
| 03:03 | VCU | James Arms pulls down the rebound | 78-61 |
| 02:34 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 02:33 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 02:29 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth is fouled on the floor by Todd Vegas - foul #3 on Todd Vegas, team foul #7 | 78-61 |
| 02:29 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:29 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Manuel (PF) James Arms | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Timothy Lynch (SG) Gary Longworth | |
| 01:49 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers hits a jumper in the lane set up by Cody Davis | 78-65 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Todd Vegas comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Hedstrom - foul #2 on James Hedstrom, team foul #7 | 78-65 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Longworth (PG) Timothy Lynch | |
| 01:28 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:28 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman snags the defensive board | 79-65 |
| 01:21 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers misses the shot from the left side | 79-65 |
| 01:20 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Whitman | 79-65 |
| 01:00 | Coppin State | Randall Ayers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 79-65 |
| 00:58 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth grabs the offensive rebound | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Coppin State | James Hedstrom clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Fischer - foul #3 on Roger Fischer, team foul #8 | 79-65 |
| 00:56 | Coppin State | James Hedstrom makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:56 | Coppin State | James Hedstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:56 | VCU | James Napper snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | VCU | Todd Vegas can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 79-66 |
| 00:34 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Vegas | 79-66 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Dale Whitman blocks the short jumper by Roger Fischer | 79-66 |
| 00:08 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| 00:01 | Coppin State | Louis Rothmiller is called for the reach on Gary Longworth - foul #1 on Louis Rothmiller, team foul #9 | 79-66 |
| 00:01 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:01 | Coppin State | Gary Longworth misses the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:01 | VCU | James Napper snags the defensive board | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | VCU | James Napper runs out the clock | 79-67 |