| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Poynter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathon Raby (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Lawlor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Pfeifer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Sherry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bret Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-36 |
| 19:48 | San Jose State | John Lawlor tips it home | 43-36 |
| 19:35 | VCU | Calvin Mounts drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 19:19 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Calvin Mounts buries a 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 19:00 | San Jose State | Charles Poynter hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathon Raby | 45-42 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Calvin Mounts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 18:52 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 18:32 | San Jose State | John Lawlor is fouled on the floor by Larry Puckett - foul #1 on Larry Puckett, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| 18:18 | San Jose State | John Lawlor double dribbles | 45-42 |
| 17:56 | VCU | Larry Puckett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Poynter - foul #3 on Charles Poynter, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero (PG) Charles Poynter | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:56 | VCU | Larry Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:56 | VCU | Larry Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:30 | San Jose State | John Lawlor misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Bret Brown - foul #2 on Bret Brown, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| 17:30 | San Jose State | John Lawlor makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 17:30 | San Jose State | John Lawlor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 17:13 | VCU | John Sherry misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 17:12 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 16:57 | San Jose State | John Sherry picks off the pass by John Lawlor | 47-44 |
| 16:40 | VCU | Calvin Mounts knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 16:25 | San Jose State | John Lawlor hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Sherry - foul #2 on John Sherry, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines (SG), Roy Young (SF), Victor Terry (C) William Allen, Jonathon Raby, Ryan Pfeifer | |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Walsh (SF), Donald Rines (PF), Tod Tibbs (C) Joseph Schwerdt, John Sherry, Bret Brown | |
| 16:25 | San Jose State | John Lawlor misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:25 | San Jose State | John Lawlor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Gregory Gaines takes the ball from Donald Rines | 48-46 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Theo Ruggiero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Gaines (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Lawlor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Terry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Calvin Mounts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Walsh (fresh) PF - Donald Rines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | San Jose State | Roy Young is hacked by Glenn Walsh - foul #1 on Glenn Walsh, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Poynter (PG), Eric Semple (C) Gregory Gaines, John Lawlor | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (SG) Calvin Mounts | |
| 15:30 | San Jose State | Roy Young connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Theo Ruggiero | 50-46 |
| 15:07 | VCU | Donald Rines can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 15:06 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Tod Tibbs | 50-46 |
| 14:56 | VCU | Samuel Reed knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Walsh | 50-49 |
| 14:39 | San Jose State | Roy Young drills a 3 from straight away set up by Theo Ruggiero | 53-49 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Larry Puckett is fouled on the floor by Roy Young - foul #1 on Roy Young, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Allen (SG), Jonathon Raby (SF), John Lawlor (PF), Ryan Pfeifer (C) Theo Ruggiero, Roy Young, Victor Terry, Eric Semple | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt (SF), John Sherry (PF), Bret Brown (C) Larry Puckett, Glenn Walsh, Tod Tibbs | |
| 14:05 | VCU | Bret Brown misses the floater from the left side | 53-49 |
| 14:03 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:58 | VCU | Samuel Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 13:57 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:42 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from William Allen and he's hacked by Joseph Schwerdt - foul #2 on Joseph Schwerdt, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Calvin Mounts (SG) Donald Rines | |
| 13:42 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 13:25 | VCU | John Sherry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 13:24 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 13:11 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer misses the easy layup | 56-49 |
| 13:09 | VCU | Calvin Mounts pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Calvin Mounts's floater is tipped away by Ryan Pfeifer | 56-49 |
| 13:03 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 12:44 | San Jose State | John Lawlor's layup is rejected by John Sherry | 56-49 |
| 12:43 | San Jose State | John Lawlor hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Samuel Reed misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 12:18 | San Jose State | John Lawlor snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 12:14 | San Jose State | Charles Poynter is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Reed - foul #4 on Samuel Reed, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Eric Semple (PF) John Lawlor | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Rines (PG) Samuel Reed | |
| 11:58 | San Jose State | William Allen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 11:56 | VCU | Bret Brown grabs the board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Poynter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathon Raby (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eric Semple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ryan Pfeifer (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Rines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Sherry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bret Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | VCU | John Sherry hits a jump hook from close range | 58-51 |
| 11:30 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer is fouled on the floor by Bret Brown - foul #3 on Bret Brown, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero (PG), Roy Young (SF) Charles Poynter, Jonathon Raby | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Puckett (PG), Tod Tibbs (PF) Joseph Schwerdt, John Sherry | |
| 11:30 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:30 | VCU | Bret Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Calvin Mounts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 11:05 | San Jose State | Eric Semple snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 10:36 | San Jose State | Roy Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 10:35 | VCU | Calvin Mounts pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Calvin Mounts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 10:07 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:56 | San Jose State | Roy Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Theo Ruggiero and he's hacked by Larry Puckett - foul #2 on Larry Puckett, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Poynter (PG), Jonathon Raby (SF), John Lawlor (PF) William Allen, Eric Semple, Ryan Pfeifer | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt (SF), John Sherry (PF) Donald Rines, Bret Brown | |
| 09:56 | San Jose State | Roy Young makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Theo Ruggiero picks off the pass by Calvin Mounts | 61-51 |
| 09:21 | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Eric Semple (C) Roy Young | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:59 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 08:58 | San Jose State | Charles Poynter pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 08:36 | San Jose State | John Lawlor clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Tod Tibbs grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Tod Tibbs can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Semple - foul #4 on Eric Semple, team foul #3 | 61-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer (C) Eric Semple | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Rines (SG) Calvin Mounts | |
| 08:28 | VCU | Tod Tibbs makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Tod Tibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:05 | San Jose State | John Lawlor hits the finger roll | 63-53 |
| 07:48 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Pfeifer | 63-53 |
| 07:47 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt tips it in | 63-55 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Poynter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theo Ruggiero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathon Raby (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Lawlor (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Pfeifer (fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Rines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Sherry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tod Tibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | San Jose State | John Lawlor is denied on a layup by John Sherry | 63-55 |
| 07:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Tod Tibbs | 63-55 |
| 06:59 | VCU | Tod Tibbs loses the dribble to Ryan Pfeifer | 63-55 |
| 06:38 | San Jose State | Charles Poynter misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 06:37 | VCU | The rebound goes to Tod Tibbs | 63-55 |
| 06:21 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Puckett | 63-58 |
| 06:11 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 63-58 |
| 06:10 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon Raby | 63-58 |
| 05:55 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby scores on a runner near the basket set up by Theo Ruggiero | 65-58 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Donald Rines can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-58 |
| 05:32 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 05:03 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby comes up short on the floater from the left block | 65-58 |
| 05:01 | San Jose State | Ryan Pfeifer pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:46 | San Jose State | John Lawlor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Rines - foul #2 on Donald Rines, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines (PG), William Allen (SG), Roy Young (SF), Eric Semple (C) Charles Poynter, Theo Ruggiero, Jonathon Raby, Ryan Pfeifer | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (PG), Calvin Mounts (SG), Glenn Walsh (SF), Bret Brown (C) Larry Puckett, Donald Rines, Joseph Schwerdt, Tod Tibbs | |
| 04:46 | San Jose State | John Lawlor makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:46 | San Jose State | John Lawlor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Samuel Reed knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bret Brown | 67-61 |
| 04:08 | San Jose State | John Sherry picks off the pass by John Lawlor | 67-61 |
| 03:52 | VCU | Samuel Reed misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 03:51 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Eric Semple | 67-61 |
| 03:37 | San Jose State | Roy Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 03:35 | VCU | John Sherry pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Gregory Gaines (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Young (fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Lawlor (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Semple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Samuel Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Walsh (fresh) PF - John Sherry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bret Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | VCU | John Sherry is fouled on the floor by Gregory Gaines - foul #2 on Gregory Gaines, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Poynter (PG), Victor Terry (PF) Gregory Gaines, John Lawlor | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Puckett (PG) Glenn Walsh | |
| 03:14 | VCU | Samuel Reed misses the 3 from straight away | 67-61 |
| 03:12 | San Jose State | Eric Semple grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 03:07 | San Jose State | William Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Terry | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:58 | VCU | Calvin Mounts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | William Allen grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby (SF), Ryan Pfeifer (C) Roy Young, Victor Terry | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt (SF), Donald Rines (PF) Larry Puckett, John Sherry | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:35 | San Jose State | Jonathon Raby travels with the ball | 70-61 |
| 02:31 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Lawlor (PF) Eric Semple | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Puckett (PG) Samuel Reed | |
| 02:20 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:15 | San Jose State | William Allen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lawlor | 73-63 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt is called for traveling | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:45 | San Jose State | John Lawlor misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 73-63 |
| 01:44 | VCU | Bret Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 01:41 | VCU | Larry Puckett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero (PG), Gregory Gaines (SG), Roy Young (SF), Victor Terry (PF), Eric Semple (C) Charles Poynter, William Allen, Jonathon Raby, John Lawlor, Ryan Pfeifer | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (SG), Glenn Walsh (SF), Tod Tibbs (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Larry Puckett, Calvin Mounts, Joseph Schwerdt, Bret Brown | |
| 01:13 | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Rines - foul #3 on Donald Rines, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| 01:13 | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:13 | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:00 | VCU | Tod Tibbs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 75-63 |
| 00:58 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Eric Semple | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | San Jose State | Gregory Gaines connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Theo Ruggiero | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis scores on a shot from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 00:06 | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Rines - foul #4 on Donald Rines, team foul #11 | 77-65 |
| 00:06 | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:06 | San Jose State | Theo Ruggiero makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Roy Young denies the turnaround by Glenn Walsh | 79-65 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Donald Rines pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-65 |