| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Bennie Hanger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Escudero (fresh) SF - Noel Kunkle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Canaday (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bert Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Flint (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Arthur Gardea inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | VCU | William Flint misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by George Escudero - foul #3 on George Escudero, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (SG) George Escudero | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:47 | VCU | William Flint makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:47 | VCU | William Flint misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:47 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 19:40 | James Madison | Bill Canaday can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-35 |
| 19:38 | VCU | The rebound goes to Brian Sutton | 33-35 |
| 19:24 | VCU | Carlos Frazier loses the dribble to Bert Peterson | 33-35 |
| 19:05 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-35 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Brian Sutton snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:54 | VCU | William Flint connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Gillen | 33-38 |
| 18:50 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Jing Xiong takes the ball from Arthur Gardea | 33-38 |
| 18:01 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle clanks a shot from the right side | 33-38 |
| 18:00 | James Madison | Bennie Hanger pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:47 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle blows the layup but he's hacked by William Flint - foul #1 on William Flint, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 17:47 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:47 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:28 | VCU | Carlos Frazier buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Gillen | 35-40 |
| 17:17 | James Madison | Jing Xiong hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Noel Kunkle | 38-40 |
| 17:00 | VCU | Carlos Frazier is fouled on the floor by Bert Peterson - foul #1 on Bert Peterson, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Robertson (PG), Ted Peterson (SG), Norman Speight (PF) Bennie Hanger, Jing Xiong, Bill Canaday | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Gary Thetford (SG), Alfred Smith (SF), Michael Herbst (PF) Michael Gillen, William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 16:52 | VCU | Michael Herbst buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Gary Thetford | 38-43 |
| 16:34 | James Madison | Bert Peterson hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Norman Speight | 40-43 |
| 16:18 | VCU | Gary Thetford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 16:17 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:11 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:46 | VCU | Michael Herbst misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 15:44 | VCU | Carlos Frazier grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Joseph Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Peterson (fresh) SF - Noel Kunkle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Speight (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bert Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thetford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Herbst (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlos Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 15:27 | VCU | Todd Savage hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Herbst | 42-45 |
| 15:08 | James Madison | Norman Speight dunks the ball and he's hacked by Alfred Smith - foul #3 on Alfred Smith, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bennie Hanger (PG), Brent Stuart (SG), Bill Canaday (PF), Sean Tellez (C) Joseph Robertson, Ted Peterson, Noel Kunkle, Bert Peterson | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), William Flint (SG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Todd Savage, Gary Thetford, Michael Herbst, Carlos Frazier | |
| 15:08 | James Madison | Norman Speight makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:53 | VCU | Michael Gillen double dribbles | 45-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | George Escudero (SF) Norman Speight | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:32 | James Madison | Bennie Hanger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:30 | James Madison | Brent Stuart tips it home | 47-45 |
| 14:20 | VCU | Arthur Gardea drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Gillen | 47-48 |
| 14:00 | James Madison | Bennie Hanger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 13:59 | VCU | Arthur Gardea grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:36 | VCU | Michael Gillen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 13:34 | James Madison | George Escudero gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:28 | James Madison | Bill Canaday misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 13:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Gillen | 47-48 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Michael Gillen knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Flint | 47-50 |
| 13:04 | James Madison | Alfred Smith steals the ball from Bennie Hanger | 47-50 |
| 12:42 | VCU | Arthur Gardea drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Gillen | 47-52 |
| 12:33 | James Madison | Bennie Hanger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Noel Kunkle (SF), Bert Peterson (C) Bennie Hanger, George Escudero, Sean Tellez | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Gary Thetford (SG), Thomas Lange (SF), Michael Herbst (PF), Carlos Frazier (C) Michael Gillen, William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton, Alfred Smith | |
| 12:14 | VCU | Michael Herbst connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Carlos Frazier | 47-54 |
| 12:04 | James Madison | Bert Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 12:03 | VCU | Carlos Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 11:41 | VCU | Michael Herbst makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Thetford | 47-56 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Stuart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Noel Kunkle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Canaday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bert Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thetford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lange (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Herbst (fresh) 7 pts. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:23 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle buries a floater from the right block | 49-56 |
| 10:55 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Brent Stuart - foul #4 on Brent Stuart, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bennie Hanger (PG), George Escudero (SG), Norman Speight (PF) Jing Xiong, Brent Stuart, Bill Canaday | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Arthur Gardea (SF) Todd Savage, Thomas Lange | |
| 10:55 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:55 | VCU | Gary Thetford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:43 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle is denied on a layup by Michael Herbst | 49-57 |
| 10:42 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| 10:17 | VCU | Michael Herbst comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 10:15 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Gardea | 51-57 |
| 09:54 | VCU | Gary Thetford lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Gardea | 51-59 |
| 09:49 | James Madison | Bennie Hanger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 09:47 | VCU | Michael Herbst pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Carlos Frazier is hacked by Bert Peterson - foul #2 on Bert Peterson, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Flint (SG), Alfred Smith (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Gary Thetford, Arthur Gardea, Michael Herbst | |
| 09:24 | VCU | George Escudero takes the ball from Carlos Frazier | 51-59 |
| 09:21 | James Madison | George Escudero can't finish the layup | 51-59 |
| 09:19 | VCU | Carlos Frazier grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Brian Sutton misses badly on a shot near the basket | 51-59 |
| 08:52 | James Madison | George Escudero pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 08:50 | James Madison | Bennie Hanger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (SG), Bill Canaday (PF), Sean Tellez (C) George Escudero, Noel Kunkle, Bert Peterson | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Thomas Lange (SF) Michael Gillen, Carlos Frazier | |
| 08:33 | VCU | Brian Sutton hits the finger roll set up by William Flint and he's hacked by Bill Canaday - foul #1 on Bill Canaday, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin (SF) Norman Speight | |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Gardea (SF) Thomas Lange | |
| 08:33 | VCU | Brian Sutton makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:06 | James Madison | Bill Canaday misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Arthur Gardea - foul #1 on Arthur Gardea, team foul #3 | 51-62 |
| Subs | James Madison | Ted Peterson (SG) Bennie Hanger | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:06 | James Madison | Bill Canaday makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:06 | James Madison | Bill Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:56 | VCU | William Flint buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Sutton | 53-64 |
| 07:52 | James Madison | Bill Canaday lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jing Xiong | 55-64 |
| 07:35 | VCU | Alfred Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 07:33 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Sean Tellez | 55-64 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Peterson (fresh) SF - Lorenzo Martin (fresh) PF - Bill Canaday (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Tellez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Flint (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | James Madison | Jing Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | Brent Stuart (SG), Noel Kunkle (SF), Bert Peterson (C) Ted Peterson, Lorenzo Martin, Sean Tellez | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Frazier (C) Alfred Smith | |
| 07:10 | VCU | Brian Sutton is fouled on the floor by Bill Canaday - foul #2 on Bill Canaday, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Gary Thetford (SG), Thomas Lange (SF), Michael Herbst (PF) Todd Savage, William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 06:47 | VCU | Thomas Lange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 06:45 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 06:39 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jing Xiong | 57-64 |
| 06:20 | VCU | Gary Thetford makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carlos Frazier and he's fouled by Brent Stuart - foul #5 on Brent Stuart, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bennie Hanger (PG), George Escudero (SG), Norman Speight (PF) Jing Xiong, Brent Stuart, Bill Canaday | |
| Subs | VCU | Alfred Smith (SF) Thomas Lange | |
| 06:20 | VCU | Gary Thetford makes the free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:03 | James Madison | Norman Speight loses the ball out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Alfred Smith, Michael Herbst | |
| 05:44 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 05:43 | VCU | Carlos Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:23 | VCU | Arthur Gardea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Norman Speight - foul #3 on Norman Speight, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bill Canaday (PF) Noel Kunkle | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), William Flint (SG) Michael Gillen, Gary Thetford | |
| 05:23 | VCU | Arthur Gardea misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:23 | VCU | Arthur Gardea makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 05:16 | James Madison | Bennie Hanger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 05:15 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Hanger | 57-68 |
| 04:56 | James Madison | Bert Peterson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Todd Savage - foul #1 on Todd Savage, team foul #4 | 57-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Alfred Smith (C) Carlos Frazier | |
| 04:56 | James Madison | Bert Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:56 | James Madison | Bert Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:39 | VCU | William Flint clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 04:37 | James Madison | Bert Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 04:32 | James Madison | Norman Speight loses the ball out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | Noel Kunkle (SF) Bert Peterson | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SF), Michael Herbst (C) Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 04:13 | VCU | Michael Herbst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | Sean Tellez (C) Norman Speight | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:54 | James Madison | Bill Canaday clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Lange - foul #1 on Thomas Lange, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Ted Peterson (SG) Bennie Hanger, George Escudero | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), Carlos Frazier (C) Todd Savage, Thomas Lange | |
| 03:54 | James Madison | Bill Canaday misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:54 | James Madison | Bill Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:25 | VCU | William Flint misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 03:24 | VCU | Alfred Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Peterson (fresh) SF - Noel Kunkle (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Canaday (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Tellez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Flint (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alfred Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Herbst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:01 | VCU | Michael Herbst hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Gillen | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:57 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-70 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bennie Hanger (PG), George Escudero (SG), Bert Peterson (C) Jing Xiong, Ted Peterson, Sean Tellez | |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Alfred Smith, Michael Herbst | |
| 02:47 | James Madison | George Escudero hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Gillen - foul #2 on Michael Gillen, team foul #6 | 62-70 |
| 02:47 | James Madison | George Escudero misses the free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:47 | VCU | Carlos Frazier snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 02:21 | VCU | Bennie Hanger steals it from William Flint | 62-70 |
| 02:12 | James Madison | George Escudero misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-70 |
| 02:10 | James Madison | George Escudero grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 02:04 | James Madison | Arthur Gardea steals the ball from George Escudero | 62-70 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Brian Sutton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 01:48 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 01:40 | James Madison | George Escudero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-70 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Carlos Frazier misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by George Escudero - foul #4 on George Escudero, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Carlos Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Carlos Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 01:10 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle misses badly on a floater from close range | 62-72 |
| 01:09 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Flint | 62-72 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Brian Sutton misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 00:43 | James Madison | Bert Peterson gets the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 62-72 |
| 00:36 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Canaday | 62-72 |
| 00:33 | James Madison | Bert Peterson clanks a floater from the left side | 62-72 |
| 00:32 | James Madison | Bill Canaday tips it home | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | VCU | George Escudero is called for the reach on Brian Sutton in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Escudero, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (SG) George Escudero | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG), Thomas Lange (SF), Michael Herbst (C) William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Carlos Frazier | |
| 00:29 | VCU | Brian Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Brian Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:23 | James Madison | Noel Kunkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | James Madison | Ted Peterson (SG), Norman Speight (SF), Sean Tellez (PF), Lorenzo Martin (C) Bennie Hanger, Noel Kunkle, Bill Canaday, Bert Peterson | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Alfred Smith (C) Michael Gillen, Brian Sutton | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Todd Savage runs out the clock | 64-74 |