| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Daniel Mathis (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Phillip Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randall Bradshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John O'Brion (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shane Nagy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Frawley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Shane Nagy inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley dunks the ball | 34-29 |
| 19:15 | DePaul | John O'Brion hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 34-29 |
| 19:14 | VCU | Shane Nagy grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 19:11 | VCU | Shane Nagy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 18:55 | DePaul | Gary Rector steals it from Phillip Jamison | 34-29 |
| 18:45 | VCU | Charles York can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Mathis - foul #3 on Daniel Mathis, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG) Daniel Mathis | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:45 | VCU | Charles York makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:45 | VCU | Charles York misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:45 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Randall Bradshaw | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | DePaul | John O'Brion scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Randall Bradshaw | 36-30 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley blows the layup | 36-30 |
| 18:07 | DePaul | Stephen Cannella grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 17:47 | DePaul | Keith Taylor travels with the ball | 36-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Darryl Brady (SG), Dustin West (SF), Michael Childs (PF), Stuart Haliburton (C) Phillip Jamison, Keith Taylor, Randall Bradshaw, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Thad Tucker (PF) Charles York, Gary Rector | |
| 17:35 | VCU | Michael Childs swats the dunk try by Nicholas Frawley | 36-30 |
| 17:34 | VCU | Thad Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:11 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Thad Tucker grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 17:05 | VCU | Justin Waterman buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thad Tucker | 36-32 |
| 16:46 | DePaul | Michael Childs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:45 | DePaul | Darryl Brady tips it home | 38-32 |
| 16:26 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-32 |
| 16:25 | DePaul | Stephen Cannella snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Michael Childs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Waterman - foul #1 on Justin Waterman, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Classen (PG), Phillip Jamison (SG), Keith Taylor (SF), John O'Brion (C) Stephen Cannella, Darryl Brady, Dustin West, Stuart Haliburton | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Gary Rector (PF) Justin Waterman, Nicholas Frawley | |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Michael Childs makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Michael Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Gary Rector snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Paul Classen (fresh) SG - Phillip Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Childs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John O'Brion (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Nagy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thad Tucker (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | VCU | Charles York misses long on a jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 15:43 | VCU | Shane Nagy snags the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:34 | VCU | Paul Classen is called for the reach on John Visosky - foul #1 on Paul Classen, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), James Page (PF) Paul Classen, Michael Childs | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Michael Pottorff (SF), Nicholas Frawley (C) John Visosky, Shane Nagy, Thad Tucker | |
| 15:27 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John O'Brion - foul #2 on John O'Brion, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw (PF) James Page | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:27 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:27 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:06 | DePaul | John O'Brion misses the easy layup | 39-33 |
| 15:05 | VCU | Michael Pottorff grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:03 | VCU | Michael Pottorff is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Classen (SG) Phillip Jamison | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:39 | DePaul | John O'Brion makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Daniel Mathis | 41-33 |
| 14:37 | VCU | Daniel Mathis takes the ball from Michael Pottorff in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | John O'Brion can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-33 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Gary Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:12 | VCU | Charles York connects on the open jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Pottorff | 41-35 |
| 13:57 | DePaul | John O'Brion clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 13:55 | VCU | The rebound goes to Nicholas Frawley | 41-35 |
| 13:30 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-35 |
| 13:28 | DePaul | John O'Brion pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:06 | DePaul | Keith Taylor hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Mathis and he's fouled by Michael Pottorff - foul #4 on Michael Pottorff, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Phillip Jamison (SG), Michael Childs (PF), Stuart Haliburton (C) Daniel Mathis, Paul Classen, Randall Bradshaw, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Justin Waterman (SG), Shane Nagy (SF), Thad Tucker (C) Arnold Samuels, Charles York, Michael Pottorff, Nicholas Frawley | |
| 13:06 | DePaul | Keith Taylor misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Thad Tucker grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:00 | VCU | Gary Rector's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dustin West (SF) Keith Taylor | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:44 | DePaul | Dustin West loses the dribble to Shane Nagy | 43-35 |
| 12:42 | VCU | John Visosky is hacked by Stephen Cannella in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Cannella, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| 12:30 | VCU | Justin Waterman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Rector | 43-38 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Rector - foul #3 on Gary Rector, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | VCU | Nicholas Frawley (C) Gary Rector | |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:52 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley hits the finger roll set up by John Visosky | 45-40 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin West (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Childs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stuart Haliburton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Nagy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thad Tucker (fresh) 6 reb. C - Nicholas Frawley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 11:33 | VCU | The rebound goes to Nicholas Frawley | 45-40 |
| 11:29 | VCU | Justin Waterman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Darryl Brady (SG), James Page (PF), John O'Brion (C) Stephen Cannella, Phillip Jamison, Michael Childs, Stuart Haliburton | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 11:13 | DePaul | John O'Brion connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Nicholas Frawley - foul #1 on Nicholas Frawley, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Keith Taylor (SF) Dustin West | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG) John Visosky | |
| 11:13 | DePaul | John O'Brion misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to Shane Nagy | 47-40 |
| 10:59 | VCU | Justin Waterman is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG) Shane Nagy | |
| 10:36 | DePaul | Keith Taylor is hacked by Charles York - foul #2 on Charles York, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw (PF) John O'Brion | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (PF) Thad Tucker | |
| 10:24 | DePaul | Keith Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jamison (SG) Darryl Brady | |
| Subs | VCU | Shane Nagy (SF) Justin Waterman | |
| 10:07 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley is whistled for a carry | 47-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Dustin West (SF), Stuart Haliburton (PF) Daniel Mathis, Keith Taylor, Randall Bradshaw | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG) Arnold Samuels | |
| 09:52 | DePaul | Dustin West is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 09:51 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton tips it home | 49-40 |
| 09:34 | VCU | Gary Rector throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Childs (PF) James Page | |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Waterman (SG), Thad Tucker (C) Charles York, Nicholas Frawley | |
| 09:16 | DePaul | Michael Childs misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Rector - foul #4 on Gary Rector, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Darryl Brady (SG) Phillip Jamison | |
| Subs | VCU | Nicholas Frawley (C) Gary Rector | |
| 09:16 | DePaul | Michael Childs makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:16 | DePaul | Michael Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:16 | VCU | Thad Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:58 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley connects on the jumper from the right side | 50-42 |
| 08:52 | DePaul | Stephen Cannella is called for a charge - foul #4 on Stephen Cannella, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Keith Taylor (SF), John O'Brion (C) Stephen Cannella, Dustin West, Stuart Haliburton | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Charles York (SF) John Visosky, Shane Nagy | |
| 08:30 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Michael Childs gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:11 | DePaul | John O'Brion's layup is rejected by Thad Tucker | 50-42 |
| 08:09 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thad Tucker | 50-42 |
| 07:50 | VCU | Charles York misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 07:49 | DePaul | Darryl Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Daniel Mathis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Brady (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John O'Brion (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles York (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thad Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Frawley (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 07:30 | VCU | Charles York grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:12 | VCU | Charles York misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 07:10 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Thad Tucker | 50-42 |
| 07:00 | VCU | Justin Waterman buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 06:44 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darryl Brady | 53-44 |
| 06:30 | VCU | Justin Waterman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 06:28 | DePaul | Michael Childs grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | Keith Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Thad Tucker - foul #1 on Thad Tucker, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Phillip Jamison (SG), Randall Bradshaw (PF), Stuart Haliburton (C) Daniel Mathis, Darryl Brady, Michael Childs, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Michael Pottorff (SF), Gary Rector (PF) Arnold Samuels, Justin Waterman, Nicholas Frawley | |
| 06:08 | DePaul | Keith Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | Keith Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:06 | VCU | Charles York loses the dribble to Stephen Cannella in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Stephen Cannella is hacked by John Visosky - foul #3 on John Visosky, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dustin West (SF) Keith Taylor | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Stephen Cannella misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:49 | VCU | The rebound goes to Gary Rector | 55-44 |
| 05:36 | VCU | Michael Pottorff misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 55-44 |
| 05:34 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Phillip Jamison | 55-44 |
| 05:30 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Cannella | 57-44 |
| 05:14 | VCU | Charles York connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away | 57-47 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Randall Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Waterman (SG), Nicholas Frawley (C) Charles York, Thad Tucker | |
| 04:43 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 57-47 |
| 04:42 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Cannella | 59-47 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley is open and buries a turnaround from the right block | 59-49 |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Dustin West shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:48 | VCU | Justin Waterman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 03:46 | VCU | Justin Waterman gets the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Phillip Jamison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stuart Haliburton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Waterman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pottorff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gary Rector (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Frawley (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | VCU | Justin Waterman knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Pottorff | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Stephen Cannella | 64-52 |
| 02:53 | VCU | John Visosky misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 02:51 | VCU | Michael Pottorff tips it in | 64-54 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Darryl Brady (SG), Keith Taylor (SF), Michael Childs (PF), John O'Brion (C) Stephen Cannella, Phillip Jamison, Dustin West, Randall Bradshaw, Stuart Haliburton | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Shane Nagy (SF), Thad Tucker (C) John Visosky, Michael Pottorff, Nicholas Frawley | |
| 02:37 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Childs | 67-54 |
| 02:31 | VCU | Gary Rector hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shane Nagy | 67-56 |
| 02:02 | DePaul | Keith Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-56 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Justin Waterman grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Keith Taylor steals it from Justin Waterman in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 01:58 | DePaul | Darryl Brady slams it home on a nice dish by Keith Taylor | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:40 | VCU | Thad Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jamison (SG), Randall Bradshaw (PF) Darryl Brady, Michael Childs | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Nicholas Frawley (C) Arnold Samuels, Justin Waterman, Gary Rector | |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Charles York is called for the reach on Randall Bradshaw - foul #3 on Charles York, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:22 | VCU | Thad Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Charles York is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Visosky | 70-59 |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John O'Brion | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by John O'Brion - foul #3 on John O'Brion, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Phillip Jamison | 74-61 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Thad Tucker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Randall Bradshaw - foul #3 on Randall Bradshaw, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Thad Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Thad Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis runs out the clock | 74-63 |