| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Negasi Aja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Caldera (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Winston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Buzbee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Kamen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Clement (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - George Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Michael Kamen inbounds the ball | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | VCU | Michael Kamen makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Jon Kulas - foul #2 on Jon Kulas, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| 19:40 | VCU | Michael Kamen makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Paul Caldera is whistled for a carry | 38-50 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Richard Buzbee's pass is intercepted by Isaac Kiser in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Negasi Aja misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 19:05 | VCU | Larry Winston grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 18:47 | VCU | Larry Winston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 18:45 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Negasi Aja | 38-50 |
| 18:26 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jon Kulas | 40-50 |
| 18:18 | VCU | Michael Kamen is fouled on the floor by Negasi Aja - foul #1 on Negasi Aja, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), David Rolling (SG), Dingbang Xiang (SF), Richard Greenberg (C) Isaac Kiser, Jon Kulas, Negasi Aja, Paul Caldera | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hebert (PG), Mike Grays (SG), Jeffrey Weil (PF), James Perry (C) Larry Winston, Richard Buzbee, Richard Clement, George Webb | |
| 18:10 | VCU | Richard Hebert's pass is intercepted by Richard Greenberg | 40-50 |
| 17:59 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 17:57 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Kamen | 40-50 |
| 17:54 | VCU | James Perry is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Perry, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Brown (C) Zlatko Zenzen | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (PG), Victor Mumma (C) Michael Kamen, James Perry | |
| 17:41 | Cornell | Glen Hunter drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Richard Hebert is hacked by David Rolling in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Rolling, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG) David Rolling | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:14 | VCU | Scott Holmes knocks in the jumper near the basket | 43-52 |
| 16:59 | Cornell | Jon Kulas misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mike Grays - foul #2 on Mike Grays, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Bill Bonds (PF), Paul Caldera (C) Glen Hunter, Richard Greenberg, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Buzbee (SG), Richard Clement (PF), George Webb (C) Scott Holmes, Mike Grays, Victor Mumma | |
| 16:59 | Cornell | Jon Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 16:59 | Cornell | Jon Kulas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Richard Clement grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 16:55 | VCU | Richard Clement is hacked by Jon Kulas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Kulas, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Negasi Aja (SF) Jon Kulas | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Winston (PG) Jeffrey Weil | |
| 16:46 | VCU | Richard Clement travels with the ball | 44-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (SG), Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Dingbang Xiang, Bill Bonds | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Kamen (SF) Richard Hebert | |
| 16:27 | Cornell | Richard Clement blocks the short jumper by Paul Caldera | 44-52 |
| 16:26 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Negasi Aja | 44-52 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Paul Caldera misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 16:14 | VCU | George Webb gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Michael Kamen hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Larry Winston | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glen Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Negasi Aja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Caldera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Winston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Buzbee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Kamen (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Clement (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Isaac Kiser | 47-54 |
| 15:25 | VCU | George Webb knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-56 |
| 15:16 | Cornell | Negasi Aja's pass is intercepted by Michael Kamen | 47-56 |
| 15:13 | VCU | Richard Buzbee is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Hunter - foul #2 on Glen Hunter, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG), David Rolling (SF), Dingbang Xiang (PF), Richard Greenberg (C) Glen Hunter, Negasi Aja, Zlatko Zenzen, Paul Caldera | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (PG), Mike Grays (SG), Richard Hebert (SF), Jeffrey Weil (PF), James Perry (C) Larry Winston, Richard Buzbee, Michael Kamen, Richard Clement, George Webb | |
| 14:56 | VCU | Scott Holmes is hacked by Isaac Kiser - foul #2 on Isaac Kiser, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| 14:39 | VCU | James Perry misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Rolling - foul #4 on David Rolling, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Brown (C) David Rolling | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:39 | VCU | James Perry makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 14:39 | VCU | James Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 14:21 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg misses the easy layup | 47-58 |
| 14:19 | VCU | James Perry pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 14:14 | VCU | Mike Grays hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Weil | 47-61 |
| 13:52 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Isaac Kiser | 49-61 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Mike Grays throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill Bonds (SF), Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Isaac Kiser, Richard Greenberg | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Kamen (SF) Richard Hebert | |
| 13:41 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang misses the lay-in | 49-61 |
| 13:39 | VCU | Mike Grays grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Scott Holmes scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Grays | 49-63 |
| 13:16 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dingbang Xiang | 51-63 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Mike Grays misses the lay-in | 51-63 |
| 12:58 | VCU | James Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Jeffrey Weil misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-63 |
| 12:39 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Louis Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Mike Grays grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Mike Grays's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Negasi Aja (SF), Paul Caldera (C) Dingbang Xiang, Bill Bonds, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Winston (PG), Richard Buzbee (SG), Richard Hebert (SF), Richard Clement (PF), George Webb (C) Scott Holmes, Mike Grays, Michael Kamen, Jeffrey Weil, James Perry | |
| 11:52 | Cornell | Paul Caldera scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Negasi Aja | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jon Kulas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Negasi Aja (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Caldera (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Winston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Buzbee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Clement (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | VCU | Isaac Kiser is called for the reach on Larry Winston - foul #3 on Isaac Kiser, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), Richard Greenberg (PF) Isaac Kiser, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 11:35 | VCU | Larry Winston makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 11:35 | VCU | Larry Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 11:19 | Cornell | Jon Kulas connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Paul Caldera | 56-65 |
| 11:02 | VCU | Richard Hebert is hacked by Glen Hunter - foul #3 on Glen Hunter, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| 11:02 | VCU | Richard Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 11:02 | VCU | Richard Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 10:39 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-67 |
| 10:37 | VCU | Richard Hebert pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Larry Winston comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 56-67 |
| 10:20 | Cornell | Paul Caldera snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 10:04 | Cornell | Jon Kulas scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Glen Hunter and the foul's on Richard Hebert - foul #1 on Richard Hebert, team foul #3 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Bill Bonds (SF), Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Glen Hunter, Negasi Aja, Richard Greenberg | |
| Subs | VCU | Andrew Trejo (PG), Michael Kamen (SF), Jeffrey Weil (PF), Victor Mumma (C) Larry Winston, Richard Hebert, Richard Clement, George Webb | |
| 10:04 | Cornell | Jon Kulas misses the free throw | 58-67 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Richard Buzbee grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 09:47 | VCU | Victor Mumma can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 09:45 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Mumma | 58-67 |
| 09:28 | VCU | Michael Kamen misses the easy layup | 58-67 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Victor Mumma snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 09:13 | VCU | Jeffrey Weil hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-67 |
| 09:12 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Bill Bonds | 58-67 |
| 09:06 | Cornell | Jon Kulas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 09:04 | VCU | Michael Kamen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Richard Buzbee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 08:45 | Cornell | Bill Bonds pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Paul Caldera misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 08:20 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Zlatko Zenzen | 58-67 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Jon Kulas can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-67 |
| 08:06 | Cornell | Paul Caldera grabs the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen misses short on a jumper in the paint | 58-67 |
| 07:53 | Cornell | Paul Caldera pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 07:29 | Cornell | Jon Kulas makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Zlatko Zenzen | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Kulas (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Bonds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Caldera (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Andrew Trejo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Buzbee (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Michael Kamen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Weil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Victor Mumma (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | VCU | Victor Mumma can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 06:58 | Cornell | Bill Bonds grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 06:36 | Cornell | Jon Kulas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Bonds | 62-67 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Jeffrey Weil misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Michael Kamen tips it in | 62-69 |
| 06:03 | Cornell | Andrew Trejo steals it from Jon Kulas | 62-69 |
| 05:55 | VCU | Jeffrey Weil hits a jumper in the paint set up by Andrew Trejo | 62-71 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Isaac Kiser is blocked by Victor Mumma | 62-71 |
| 05:36 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Weil | 62-71 |
| 05:36 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), David Rolling (SG), Negasi Aja (SF), Dingbang Xiang (PF), Richard Greenberg (C) Isaac Kiser, Jon Kulas, Bill Bonds, Zlatko Zenzen, Paul Caldera | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Winston (PG), Mike Grays (SG), Richard Hebert (SF), Richard Clement (PF), George Webb (C) Andrew Trejo, Richard Buzbee, Michael Kamen, Jeffrey Weil, Victor Mumma | |
| 05:13 | VCU | Richard Hebert hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mike Grays | 62-74 |
| 04:58 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-74 |
| 04:56 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 04:40 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Greenberg | 65-74 |
| 04:22 | VCU | Richard Hebert hits a wide open floater from the right side | 65-76 |
| 04:06 | Cornell | Negasi Aja misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-76 |
| 04:05 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang grabs the offensive rebound | 65-76 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | David Rolling misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-76 |
| 03:52 | VCU | The rebound goes to George Webb | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:50 | VCU | Richard Hebert is hacked by Negasi Aja in the backcourt - foul #2 on Negasi Aja, team foul #10 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen (PF), Louis Brown (C) Dingbang Xiang, Richard Greenberg | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (PG), Michael Kamen (SF), James Perry (C) Larry Winston, Mike Grays, George Webb | |
| 03:50 | VCU | Richard Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 03:50 | VCU | Richard Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Cornell | Michael Kamen takes the ball from Glen Hunter | 65-78 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Glen Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Rolling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Negasi Aja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Hebert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Kamen (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Clement (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | VCU | David Rolling steals it from Scott Holmes in the backcourt | 65-78 |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Glen Hunter lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Rolling | 67-78 |
| 03:01 | VCU | Richard Hebert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-78 |
| 03:00 | VCU | James Perry snags the offensive board | 67-78 |
| 03:00 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang (PG), Richard Greenberg (C) Glen Hunter, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Winston (PG), Mike Grays (SG), George Webb (C) Scott Holmes, Richard Hebert, James Perry | |
| 02:42 | VCU | Richard Clement can't finish the uncontested layup | 67-78 |
| 02:40 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Rolling | 67-78 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Michael Kamen takes the ball from David Rolling | 67-78 |
| 02:12 | VCU | Larry Winston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-78 |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Jon Kulas (SG), Louis Brown (C) David Rolling, Negasi Aja, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Buzbee (SG), Jeffrey Weil (PF) Mike Grays, Richard Clement | |
| 02:01 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang misses long on a jumper from the left block | 67-78 |
| 02:00 | VCU | Michael Kamen gets the rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:56 | VCU | Michael Kamen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-78 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), David Rolling (SG) Isaac Kiser, Jon Kulas | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (PG), Mike Grays (SG), Richard Hebert (SF), James Perry (C) Larry Winston, Richard Buzbee, Michael Kamen, George Webb | |
| 01:43 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg scores on a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Jeffrey Weil - foul #1 on Jeffrey Weil, team foul #4 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Jon Kulas (SG), Negasi Aja (SF), Paul Caldera (C) Glen Hunter, David Rolling, Dingbang Xiang, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Winston (PG), Richard Buzbee (SG), Michael Kamen (SF), Richard Clement (PF), George Webb (C) Scott Holmes, Mike Grays, Richard Hebert, Jeffrey Weil, James Perry | |
| 01:43 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg misses the free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:43 | VCU | Richard Clement snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| 01:21 | VCU | Michael Kamen can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 69-78 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Negasi Aja grabs the defensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Negasi Aja is fouled on the floor by Michael Kamen - foul #1 on Michael Kamen, team foul #5 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Richard Greenberg | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:04 | Cornell | Jon Kulas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-78 |
| 01:02 | VCU | George Webb gets the rebound | 69-78 |
| 00:59 | VCU | Negasi Aja is called for the reach on Michael Kamen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Negasi Aja, team foul #11 | 69-78 |
| 00:59 | VCU | Michael Kamen makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:59 | VCU | Michael Kamen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Negasi Aja misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-80 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Michael Kamen gets the rebound | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | VCU | Negasi Aja steals the ball from Richard Buzbee | 69-80 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser loses the ball out of bounds | 69-80 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), David Rolling (SG), Dingbang Xiang (SF), Richard Greenberg (PF), Louis Brown (C) Isaac Kiser, Jon Kulas, Negasi Aja, Zlatko Zenzen, Paul Caldera | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (PG), Mike Grays (SG), Richard Hebert (SF), Jeffrey Weil (PF), James Perry (C) Larry Winston, Richard Buzbee, Michael Kamen, Richard Clement, George Webb | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Scott Holmes runs out the clock | 69-80 |