| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Kinman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Timmons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fredric Levins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Young (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Sherry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bret Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | VCU | Bret Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 19:50 | VCU | Calvin Mounts snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 19:45 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt banks in the layup | 40-30 |
| 19:20 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers is hacked by Joseph Schwerdt - foul #2 on Joseph Schwerdt, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:02 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons hits the finger roll set up by Robert Kinman | 42-30 |
| 18:57 | VCU | Calvin Mounts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Timmons - foul #2 on Patrick Timmons, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 18:57 | VCU | Calvin Mounts misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:57 | VCU | Calvin Mounts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:42 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Schwerdt - foul #3 on Joseph Schwerdt, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (SF) Joseph Schwerdt | |
| 18:42 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:42 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Larry Puckett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-31 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:04 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Young clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Puckett - foul #1 on Larry Puckett, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 18:04 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Young misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:04 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Young makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:51 | VCU | Calvin Mounts misses the easy layup | 44-31 |
| 17:50 | VCU | Samuel Reed misses the tip | 44-31 |
| 17:48 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Young grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 17:31 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fredric Levins | 47-31 |
| 17:13 | VCU | Samuel Reed can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-31 |
| 17:12 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Tyler Young | 47-31 |
| 16:53 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 16:52 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman tips it but misses | 47-31 |
| 16:51 | VCU | John Sherry pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 16:32 | VCU | John Sherry scores on a runner from the right block set up by Calvin Mounts | 47-33 |
| 16:12 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 16:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to Calvin Mounts | 47-33 |
| 15:46 | VCU | Calvin Mounts is hacked by Robert Kinman - foul #3 on Robert Kinman, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman (PG), Gregory Gosney (SG), Bill Eells (SF), Jonathan Hickman (PF), Michael Richardson (C) Robert Kinman, Patrick Timmons, Fredric Levins, Tyler Young, Frank Chambers | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt (SF), Donald Rines (PF), Tod Tibbs (C) Samuel Reed, John Sherry, Bret Brown | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Nathaniel Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Gosney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Eells (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Calvin Mounts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Rines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | VCU | Donald Rines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 15:14 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Rines steps in front of the Gregory Gosney pass | 47-36 |
| 14:59 | VCU | Calvin Mounts buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 14:39 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Richardson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 14:37 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Gosney tips it in | 49-39 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Tod Tibbs misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Gosney - foul #2 on Gregory Gosney, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons (SG), Fredric Levins (SF) Gregory Gosney, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (SG), Bret Brown (C) Larry Puckett, Calvin Mounts | |
| 14:19 | VCU | Tod Tibbs makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Tod Tibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:11 | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Nathaniel Sherman | 51-41 |
| 13:46 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses the lay-in | 51-41 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Samuel Reed snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 13:33 | VCU | Patrick Timmons takes the ball from Joseph Schwerdt | 51-41 |
| 13:30 | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Sherman, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman (PG), Tyler Young (PF), Frank Chambers (C) Nathaniel Sherman, Bill Eells, Jonathan Hickman | |
| Subs | VCU | John Sherry (PF) Tod Tibbs | |
| 13:15 | VCU | Samuel Reed can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 13:14 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 13:00 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| 12:40 | VCU | Donald Rines misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 12:39 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:24 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 12:22 | VCU | John Sherry grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 12:05 | VCU | Robert Kinman is called for the reach on Donald Rines - foul #4 on Robert Kinman, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman (PG), Bill Eells (SG) Robert Kinman, Patrick Timmons | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Puckett (PG), Glenn Walsh (SF), Tod Tibbs (C) Donald Rines, Joseph Schwerdt, Bret Brown | |
| 11:46 | VCU | Nathaniel Sherman picks off the pass by Glenn Walsh | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Nathaniel Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Eells (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Fredric Levins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Young (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Frank Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glenn Walsh (fresh) PF - John Sherry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Puckett is called for the reach on Nathaniel Sherman - foul #2 on Larry Puckett, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | VCU | Calvin Mounts (SG) Samuel Reed | |
| 11:14 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 11:12 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Young hits the follow up shot | 53-41 |
| 11:05 | VCU | Glenn Walsh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 11:03 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:46 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Eells misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 10:45 | VCU | John Sherry gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:38 | VCU | Tod Tibbs is hacked by Frank Chambers - foul #3 on Frank Chambers, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons (SG), Jonathan Hickman (PF), Michael Richardson (C) Fredric Levins, Tyler Young, Frank Chambers | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt (SF), Donald Rines (PF), Bret Brown (C) Glenn Walsh, John Sherry, Tod Tibbs | |
| 10:23 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Sherman - foul #2 on Nathaniel Sherman, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| 10:23 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:23 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Eells is fouled on the floor by Joseph Schwerdt - foul #4 on Joseph Schwerdt, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (SF) Joseph Schwerdt | |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Sherman | 55-43 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Calvin Mounts clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-43 |
| 09:26 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:22 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Donald Rines gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Donald Rines is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Hickman - foul #1 on Jonathan Hickman, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Erin Seager (PG), Fredric Levins (SF), Tyler Young (PF), Frank Chambers (C) Nathaniel Sherman, Bill Eells, Jonathan Hickman, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | VCU | John Sherry (PF) Calvin Mounts | |
| 09:03 | VCU | Donald Rines makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Donald Rines misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:03 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Sherry - foul #2 on John Sherry, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Walsh (SF) Donald Rines | |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:20 | VCU | Bret Brown comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 57-44 |
| 08:19 | VCU | Glenn Walsh can't tip it in | 57-44 |
| 08:17 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Tyler Young | 57-44 |
| 07:56 | Loyola Chicago | John Sherry swats the dunk try by Tyler Young | 57-44 |
| 07:55 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Chambers grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 07:38 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Young is called for a charge - foul #2 on Tyler Young, team foul #9 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman (PG), Bill Eells (SG) Erin Seager, Patrick Timmons | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Rines (PG), Calvin Mounts (SG), Joseph Schwerdt (SF), Tod Tibbs (C) Larry Puckett, Samuel Reed, Glenn Walsh, Bret Brown | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Kinman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bill Eells (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Fredric Levins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Young (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Frank Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Sherry (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | VCU | Calvin Mounts can't finish the layup | 57-44 |
| 07:17 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Eells gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman is fouled on the floor by Donald Rines - foul #2 on Donald Rines, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman (C) Frank Chambers | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Kinman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:45 | VCU | A charge is called on Tod Tibbs - foul #3 on Tod Tibbs, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:17 | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins misses long on a shot from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 06:15 | VCU | John Sherry pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 06:10 | VCU | Tyler Young steals it from Calvin Mounts | 59-44 |
| 05:53 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman double dribbles | 59-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons (SG), Frank Chambers (C) Tyler Young, Jonathan Hickman | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (PG), Bret Brown (C) Donald Rines, John Sherry | |
| 05:40 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 05:38 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 05:20 | Loyola Chicago | Patrick Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman (PF) Fredric Levins | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:59 | VCU | Samuel Reed misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-44 |
| 04:58 | VCU | Calvin Mounts grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Samuel Reed buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 04:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman is fouled on the floor by Tod Tibbs - foul #4 on Tod Tibbs, team foul #9 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Nathaniel Sherman (PG), Tyler Young (PF) Robert Kinman, Frank Chambers | |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Puckett (PG), John Sherry (PF) Calvin Mounts, Tod Tibbs | |
| 04:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Samuel Reed clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses the tip | 61-47 |
| 04:17 | VCU | John Sherry gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:09 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt is called for a charge - foul #5 on Joseph Schwerdt, team foul #10 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins (SF) Bill Eells | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Rines (SF) Joseph Schwerdt | |
| 03:40 | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 03:39 | Loyola Chicago | Tyler Young tips it but misses | 61-47 |
| 03:38 | VCU | Samuel Reed grabs the board | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Nathaniel Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Timmons (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Fredric Levins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyler Young (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Jonathan Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sherry (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Bret Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | VCU | Larry Puckett clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 03:31 | VCU | John Sherry gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 03:19 | VCU | Bret Brown blows the layup | 61-47 |
| 03:18 | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Loyola Chicago | Jonathan Hickman is denied on a dunk by Bret Brown | 61-47 |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Sherman | 61-47 |
| 02:37 | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Rines - foul #3 on Donald Rines, team foul #11 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bill Eells (SG), Michael Richardson (C) Patrick Timmons, Tyler Young | |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Walsh (SF), Tod Tibbs (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Larry Puckett, John Sherry, Bret Brown | |
| 02:37 | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:37 | Loyola Chicago | Fredric Levins misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Tod Tibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:22 | VCU | Jonathan Hickman steals the ball from Samuel Reed | 61-47 |
| 01:54 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Eells buries a 3 from straight away set up by Nathaniel Sherman | 64-47 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Samuel Reed is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Hickman - foul #2 on Jonathan Hickman, team foul #10 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Gosney (SG) Fredric Levins | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:33 | VCU | Samuel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Samuel Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:05 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Eells clanks a shot from the left side | 64-49 |
| 01:03 | VCU | Tod Tibbs pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 00:59 | VCU | Samuel Reed buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Rines | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago 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) | |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-52 |
| 00:32 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:06 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Eells scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Sherman | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago 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) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-52 |