| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jerry Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Pond (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stacy Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Arocha (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Martin Stamps inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | VCU | Louis May banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 31-34 |
| 19:24 | Drexel | James Cage comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 31-34 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:01 | VCU | Todd Vegas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Pond - foul #2 on Ernest Pond, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:01 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:01 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:36 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 18:34 | VCU | The rebound goes to Chester Corey | 33-34 |
| 18:23 | VCU | Martin Stamps is hacked by Stacy Fletcher - foul #1 on Stacy Fletcher, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 18:18 | VCU | Martin Stamps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 18:05 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Louis May misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 17:53 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Corey | 33-34 |
| 17:48 | VCU | Todd Vegas is hacked by Ernest Pond - foul #3 on Ernest Pond, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson (SG) Ernest Pond | |
| 17:32 | VCU | Louis May lays it up and in set up by Chester Corey | 35-34 |
| 17:25 | Drexel | James Arocha is hacked by Jeff Jackson - foul #2 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 17:19 | Drexel | Chester Corey steps in front of the James Cage pass | 35-34 |
| 16:55 | VCU | Todd Vegas lays it in | 37-34 |
| 16:41 | Drexel | James Cage misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 16:40 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:26 | VCU | Martin Stamps clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 16:24 | Drexel | James Cage grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:03 | Drexel | Chester Corey is called for the reach on James Arocha - foul #1 on Chester Corey, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnnie Collins (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Todd Vegas, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Lloyd Cook (SG), Kenneth Ratliff (SF), Donald Beck (PF), Charles Gamboa (C) Jerry Frederick, Stacy Fletcher, James Arocha, James Cage | |
| 15:43 | Drexel | James Napper denies the turnaround by Donald Beck | 37-34 |
| 15:41 | VCU | James Napper pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Johnnie Collins (fresh) SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jonathan Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Cook (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Beck (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Gamboa (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Ratliff - foul #1 on Kenneth Ratliff, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG) Johnnie Collins | |
| Subs | Drexel | Ernest Pond (SG) Lloyd Cook | |
| 15:28 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:28 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:28 | VCU | James Napper grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:09 | VCU | Roger Fischer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:07 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 15:02 | Drexel | Ernest Pond hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jonathan Vinson | 38-36 |
| 14:40 | VCU | Roger Fischer is fouled on the floor by Donald Beck - foul #1 on Donald Beck, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Martin Stamps (SF) Roger Fischer, Louis Rothmiller | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Frederick (PG), Stacy Fletcher (SF), James Arocha (PF) Jonathan Vinson, Kenneth Ratliff, Charles Gamboa | |
| 14:27 | VCU | Ernest Pond steals the ball from James Napper | 38-36 |
| 14:12 | Drexel | Donald Beck loses the dribble to Louis May | 38-36 |
| 13:58 | VCU | Scott Manuel hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 38-36 |
| 13:56 | Drexel | James Arocha pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:33 | Drexel | James Arocha buries a fadeaway in the paint | 38-38 |
| 13:12 | VCU | Scott Manuel buries a shot from the left side set up by Louis May | 40-38 |
| 12:56 | Drexel | James Arocha hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 12:55 | Drexel | Ernest Pond snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 12:34 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Zellmer - foul #4 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Kevin Zellmer, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson (PG), Lloyd Cook (SG), James Cage (C) Jerry Frederick, Ernest Pond, Donald Beck | |
| 12:34 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:34 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:17 | VCU | Louis May scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 42-40 |
| 11:56 | Drexel | Chester Corey blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Lloyd Cook | 42-40 |
| 11:55 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:47 | Drexel | Lloyd Cook makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Stacy Fletcher | 42-42 |
| 11:32 | VCU | Chester Corey is fouled on the floor by James Arocha - foul #3 on James Arocha, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Manuel (SF) Martin Stamps | |
| Subs | Drexel | Ernest Pond (SG), Donald Beck (SF), Charles Gamboa (PF) Lloyd Cook, Stacy Fletcher, James Arocha | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jonathan Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Pond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Beck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Gamboa (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Cage (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | VCU | Chester Corey buries a jumper near the basket | 44-42 |
| 11:11 | Drexel | James Cage knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Ernest Pond | 44-44 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Louis May comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Pond - foul #4 on Ernest Pond, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Frederick (PG) Ernest Pond | |
| 11:07 | VCU | Louis May misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Louis May makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:42 | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson is fouled on the floor by Todd Vegas - foul #1 on Todd Vegas, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG) Louis May | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 10:32 | Drexel | Donald Beck misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 10:30 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa tips it but misses | 45-44 |
| 10:28 | VCU | Todd Vegas pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:23 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 10:21 | Drexel | Donald Beck gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:58 | Drexel | Chester Corey takes the ball from Donald Beck | 45-44 |
| 09:50 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 09:49 | Drexel | Donald Beck grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 09:35 | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Beck | 45-47 |
| 09:11 | VCU | Scott Manuel is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Martin Stamps (SF), James Napper (PF), James Arms (C) Todd Vegas, Scott Manuel, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher (SF), James Arocha (PF) Charles Gamboa, James Cage | |
| 09:07 | Drexel | Louis May picks off the pass by Jerry Frederick in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 09:06 | VCU | Louis May lays it in | 47-47 |
| 08:45 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick misses the easy layup | 47-47 |
| 08:43 | VCU | James Arms grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 08:37 | VCU | Donald Beck steals the ball from Louis May | 47-47 |
| 08:28 | Drexel | Donald Beck misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 08:26 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 08:15 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Vinson - foul #2 on Jonathan Vinson, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG) Roger Fischer | |
| Subs | Drexel | Lloyd Cook (PG), William Leek (SG), Kenneth Ratliff (C) Jerry Frederick, Jonathan Vinson, Donald Beck | |
| 08:15 | VCU | Martin Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:15 | VCU | Martin Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:05 | Drexel | Lloyd Cook connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-52 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Louis May is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Louis May, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Todd Vegas, James Napper, James Arms | |
| Subs | Drexel | Ernest Pond (SG), Charles Gamboa (C) William Leek, Kenneth Ratliff | |
| 07:18 | Drexel | James Arocha can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Chester Corey - foul #2 on Chester Corey, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | James Cage (C) Charles Gamboa | |
| 07:18 | Drexel | James Arocha makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:18 | Drexel | James Arocha makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Lloyd Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ernest Pond (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Stacy Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Arocha (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cage (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | VCU | Jeff Jackson scores on a shot from the right block set up by Martin Stamps | 51-54 |
| 06:49 | Drexel | James Arocha's floater is tipped away by Chester Corey | 51-54 |
| 06:47 | VCU | Louis May gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:27 | VCU | Louis May connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Stamps | 53-54 |
| 06:12 | Drexel | Ernest Pond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 06:10 | VCU | Jeff Jackson gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:53 | VCU | Louis May knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 05:39 | Drexel | James Arocha is hacked by Chester Corey - foul #3 on Chester Corey, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Frederick (PG), Donald Beck (SF) Lloyd Cook, Stacy Fletcher | |
| 05:39 | Drexel | James Arocha makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:39 | Drexel | James Arocha makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:23 | VCU | Todd Vegas drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 05:16 | Drexel | James Cage connects on the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Todd Vegas - foul #2 on Todd Vegas, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Charles Gamboa (PF) James Arocha | |
| 05:16 | Drexel | James Cage misses the free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:16 | VCU | Scott Manuel gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:51 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Frederick - foul #2 on Jerry Frederick, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG) Todd Vegas | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson (SG), Kenneth Ratliff (SF) Ernest Pond, James Cage | |
| 04:51 | VCU | Scott Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:51 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:51 | VCU | James Napper grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Scott Manuel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 04:41 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:25 | Drexel | Donald Beck drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Frederick and he's hacked by Scott Manuel - foul #2 on Scott Manuel, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Kevin Zellmer, Louis Rothmiller, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| Subs | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher (SF) Kenneth Ratliff | |
| 04:25 | Drexel | Donald Beck misses the free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:25 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 04:08 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Jeff Jackson - foul #3 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| 04:08 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa misses the free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:08 | Drexel | The offensive rebound goes to Stacy Fletcher | 59-62 |
| 03:57 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher can't finish the layup | 59-62 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Jeff Jackson gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:32 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the lay-in | 59-62 |
| 03:30 | Drexel | Donald Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:07 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG) Todd Vegas | |
| Subs | Drexel | Ernest Pond (SG), James Arocha (PF), James Cage (C) Jonathan Vinson, Charles Gamboa, Donald Beck | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jerry Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Pond (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Stacy Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Arocha (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cage (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:47 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer is hacked by Stacy Fletcher - foul #2 on Stacy Fletcher, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Scott Manuel (PF) Louis May, Chester Corey | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 02:47 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:47 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:25 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Stamps - foul #2 on Martin Stamps, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| Subs | VCU | James Napper (C) Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson (PG) Jerry Frederick | |
| 02:25 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:25 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:23 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Todd Vegas, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Frederick (PG) Jonathan Vinson | |
| 02:04 | VCU | Chester Corey dunks the ball on a great pass from Martin Stamps | 62-64 |
| 01:36 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ernest Pond | 62-66 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 01:18 | Drexel | James Arocha pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:59 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:58 | Drexel | James Cage gets the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick comes up short on the floater from the left side | 62-66 |
| 00:31 | Drexel | James Cage misses the tip | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | Drexel | James Arocha tips it back up and in | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | VCU | Jeff Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Arocha - foul #4 on James Arocha, team foul #11 | 62-68 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Drexel | Louis May is called for the reach on Jerry Frederick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis May, team foul #12 | 63-68 |
| 00:24 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:24 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Louis May scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeff Jackson | 66-69 |
| 00:16 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher is hacked by Kevin Zellmer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #13 | 66-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG) Kevin Zellmer | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:16 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:16 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Martin Stamps makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis May | 69-71 |
| 00:06 | Drexel | Louis May is called for the reach on Jerry Frederick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis May, team foul #14 | 69-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG) Louis May | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:06 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:04 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Todd Vegas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Todd Vegas gets the offensive rebound | 69-73 |