| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Gregory Pearson (fresh) SG - Henry Williamson (fresh) SF - Noel Buckner (fresh) PF - Vincent Ryan (fresh) C - Michael Ramey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) SG - William Flint (fresh) SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Carlos Frazier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | VCU | Arthur Gardea comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Drexel | Noel Buckner grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Drexel | Henry Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Brian Sutton can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Drexel | Michael Ramey pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Drexel | Vincent Ryan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Drexel | Michael Ramey hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | VCU | Arthur Gardea clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Drexel | Noel Buckner gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Brian Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Arthur Gardea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Gregory Pearson | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Drexel | Michael Ramey makes the jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Henry Williamson picks off the pass by Michael Gillen | 4-0 |
| 17:02 | Drexel | Henry Williamson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:01 | VCU | William Flint gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:41 | VCU | Arthur Gardea is hacked by Michael Ramey - foul #1 on Michael Ramey, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Gary Thetford (SG), Alfred Smith (SF), Michael Herbst (PF) Michael Gillen, William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 16:32 | VCU | Carlos Frazier blows the layup | 4-0 |
| 16:30 | VCU | Michael Herbst misses the tip | 4-0 |
| 16:29 | Drexel | Michael Ramey pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:17 | Drexel | Henry Williamson loses the dribble to Carlos Frazier | 4-0 |
| 15:57 | VCU | Todd Savage is called for 3 seconds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Drexel | David McClimans (PF), Gavin Cross (C) Vincent Ryan, Michael Ramey | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SF) Carlos Frazier | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Gregory Pearson (fresh) SG - Henry Williamson (fresh) SF - Noel Buckner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David McClimans (fresh) C - Gavin Cross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) SG - Gary Thetford (fresh) SF - Thomas Lange (fresh) PF - Alfred Smith (fresh) C - Michael Herbst (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Drexel | Gary Thetford steals it from Gregory Pearson | 4-0 |
| 15:43 | VCU | Todd Savage lays it in set up by Gary Thetford | 4-2 |
| 15:28 | Drexel | Henry Williamson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Savage - foul #1 on Todd Savage, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Drexel | Craig Covert (PG) Gregory Pearson | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:28 | Drexel | Henry Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:28 | Drexel | Henry Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:28 | VCU | Alfred Smith grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Todd Savage misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 15:14 | VCU | Alfred Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Gary Thetford is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gary Thetford, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski (SG), Billy Milstein (SF), Vincent Ryan (PF) Henry Williamson, Noel Buckner, Gavin Cross | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), William Flint (SG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF), Carlos Frazier (C) Todd Savage, Gary Thetford, Thomas Lange, Alfred Smith, Michael Herbst | |
| 14:37 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 14:36 | VCU | Arthur Gardea gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:14 | VCU | Arthur Gardea is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Gardea, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Drexel | Gregory Pearson (PG), Michael Ramey (C) Billy Milstein, David McClimans | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:53 | Drexel | Vincent Ryan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 13:51 | VCU | Michael Gillen gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 13:33 | VCU | William Flint hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Gillen | 4-4 |
| 13:12 | Drexel | Michael Ramey misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Gillen - foul #1 on Michael Gillen, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Drexel | Henry Williamson (SG), Noel Buckner (SF) Craig Covert, Jerry Korzybski | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG), Alfred Smith (SF), Michael Herbst (PF) William Flint, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 13:12 | Drexel | Michael Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 13:12 | Drexel | Michael Ramey misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 13:12 | VCU | Michael Herbst grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 12:46 | VCU | Vincent Ryan is called for the reach on Michael Herbst - foul #1 on Vincent Ryan, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Drexel | David McClimans (PF) Vincent Ryan | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG), Thomas Lange (SF) Michael Gillen, Carlos Frazier | |
| 12:30 | VCU | Gary Thetford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 12:29 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 12:06 | Drexel | Michael Ramey misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Herbst - foul #1 on Michael Herbst, team foul #5 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Drexel | Craig Covert (PG) Gregory Pearson | |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Thomas Lange, Michael Herbst | |
| 12:06 | Drexel | Michael Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 12:06 | Drexel | Michael Ramey misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Brian Sutton gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 11:44 | VCU | Michael Ramey blocks the jumper by Todd Savage | 6-4 |
| 11:43 | Drexel | Michael Ramey pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Craig Covert (fresh) SG - Henry Williamson (fresh) SF - Noel Buckner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David McClimans (fresh) C - Michael Ramey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Thetford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Drexel | Craig Covert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 11:18 | Drexel | Michael Ramey tips it in | 8-4 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Todd Savage drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Gardea | 8-7 |
| 10:39 | Drexel | Noel Buckner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 10:37 | VCU | Brian Sutton gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 10:20 | VCU | Arthur Gardea drills a runner in the lane set up by Todd Savage | 8-9 |
| 10:10 | Drexel | Henry Williamson's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Smith | 8-9 |
| 10:09 | Drexel | Noel Buckner snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 09:55 | Drexel | Craig Covert is hacked by Todd Savage - foul #2 on Todd Savage, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Drexel | Gregory Pearson (PG), Vincent Ryan (PF), Gavin Cross (C) Henry Williamson, David McClimans, Michael Ramey | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), William Flint (SG), Thomas Lange (SF), Michael Herbst (PF), Carlos Frazier (C) Todd Savage, Gary Thetford, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton, Alfred Smith | |
| 09:37 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Craig Covert | 11-9 |
| 09:26 | VCU | Thomas Lange scores on a floater from the right side set up by Michael Gillen | 11-11 |
| 09:06 | Drexel | Vincent Ryan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 08:38 | VCU | Thomas Lange hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Gillen | 14-14 |
| 08:16 | Drexel | Gavin Cross double dribbles | 14-14 |
| Subs | Drexel | Henry Williamson (SG), Jerry Korzybski (SF), David McClimans (C) Craig Covert, Noel Buckner, Gavin Cross | |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Thomas Lange, Michael Herbst | |
| 07:55 | VCU | Arthur Gardea misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 14-14 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Arthur Gardea tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 07:53 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 07:48 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson is hacked by William Flint - foul #1 on William Flint, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| 07:48 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:48 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:36 | VCU | Michael Gillen loses the dribble to Vincent Ryan | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Gregory Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Williamson (fresh) SF - Jerry Korzybski (fresh) PF - Vincent Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. C - David McClimans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Flint (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 07:11 | VCU | Carlos Frazier misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on David McClimans - foul #1 on David McClimans, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Drexel | Noel Buckner (SF), Michael Ramey (C) Jerry Korzybski, David McClimans | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG) William Flint | |
| 07:11 | VCU | Carlos Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:11 | VCU | Carlos Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:11 | Drexel | Vincent Ryan snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 06:47 | Drexel | Michael Gillen is called for the reach on Gregory Pearson - foul #2 on Michael Gillen, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Oscar Quintal (PG) Michael Gillen | |
| 06:47 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:47 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:40 | VCU | Gary Thetford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 06:38 | Drexel | Vincent Ryan gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:21 | Drexel | Noel Buckner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 06:20 | Drexel | Vincent Ryan misses the tip | 18-15 |
| 06:18 | Drexel | Michael Ramey misses the tip | 18-15 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Brian Sutton pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:03 | VCU | Gary Thetford connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Gardea | 18-18 |
| 05:53 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Ramey | 21-18 |
| 05:43 | VCU | Noel Buckner is called for the reach on Arthur Gardea - foul #1 on Noel Buckner, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Drexel | Craig Covert (PG), David McClimans (PF) Gregory Pearson, Vincent Ryan | |
| Subs | VCU | William Flint (SG), Thomas Lange (SF), Alfred Smith (PF), Michael Herbst (C) Gary Thetford, Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton, Carlos Frazier | |
| 05:27 | VCU | Alfred Smith makes the jump hook in the lane set up by William Flint | 21-20 |
| 05:06 | Drexel | Craig Covert scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Henry Williamson | 23-20 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Michael Herbst banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oscar Quintal and he's hacked by Michael Ramey - foul #2 on Michael Ramey, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski (SG), Billy Milstein (SF), Gavin Cross (C) Henry Williamson, Noel Buckner, Michael Ramey | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:48 | VCU | Michael Herbst misses the free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:48 | Drexel | David McClimans pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:31 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski is hacked by William Flint - foul #2 on William Flint, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG), Carlos Frazier (C) William Flint, Thomas Lange | |
| 04:31 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:31 | Drexel | Jerry Korzybski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Herbst | 24-22 |
| 04:14 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David McClimans - foul #2 on David McClimans, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Drexel | Gregory Pearson (PG), Vincent Ryan (PF) Billy Milstein, David McClimans | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:14 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:14 | VCU | Gary Thetford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:02 | Drexel | Oscar Quintal picks off the pass by Gregory Pearson | 24-23 |
| 03:45 | VCU | Michael Herbst can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 24-23 |
| 03:43 | VCU | Alfred Smith gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:28 | VCU | Carlos Frazier steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-23 |
| Subs | Drexel | Henry Williamson (SG), Noel Buckner (SF), Michael Ramey (C) Craig Covert, Jerry Korzybski, Gavin Cross | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Gillen (PG), William Flint (SG), Arthur Gardea (SF), Brian Sutton (PF) Oscar Quintal, Gary Thetford, Alfred Smith, Michael Herbst | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Gregory Pearson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Henry Williamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noel Buckner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vincent Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ramey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Gillen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Gardea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Sutton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carlos Frazier (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Drexel | Carlos Frazier blocks the short jumper by Henry Williamson | 24-23 |
| 03:02 | VCU | Brian Sutton grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 02:38 | VCU | William Flint misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 02:36 | VCU | Arthur Gardea tips it back up and in | 24-25 |
| 02:23 | Drexel | Henry Williamson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Ramey | 27-25 |
| 02:19 | VCU | William Flint hits a jump hook in the lane | 27-27 |
| 02:07 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson is hacked by William Flint - foul #3 on William Flint, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Drexel | David McClimans (PF) Vincent Ryan | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Thetford (SG), Alfred Smith (C) William Flint, Carlos Frazier | |
| 02:07 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:07 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Arthur Gardea grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 02:03 | VCU | Gary Thetford misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by David McClimans - foul #3 on David McClimans, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Drexel | Craig Covert (PG), Gavin Cross (PF) Gregory Pearson, David McClimans | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:03 | VCU | Gary Thetford makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:03 | VCU | Gary Thetford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:51 | Drexel | Craig Covert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Thetford - foul #2 on Gary Thetford, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Drexel | Samuel Metcalf (C) Michael Ramey | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:51 | Drexel | Craig Covert makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:51 | Drexel | Craig Covert misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:51 | VCU | Alfred Smith grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 01:35 | VCU | Arthur Gardea makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gary Thetford and he's hacked by Noel Buckner - foul #2 on Noel Buckner, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| 01:35 | VCU | Arthur Gardea makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:17 | Drexel | Craig Covert hits a shot from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Craig Covert is called for the reach on Michael Gillen - foul #1 on Craig Covert, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Drexel | Gregory Pearson (PG), Vincent Ryan (PF) Craig Covert, Samuel Metcalf | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Herbst (PF), Carlos Frazier (C) Arthur Gardea, Brian Sutton | |
| 01:06 | VCU | Michael Gillen makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Michael Gillen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:56 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson hits the finger roll set up by Vincent Ryan | 33-34 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Carlos Frazier makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Gillen | 33-36 |
| 00:20 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson is hacked by Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #12 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Drexel | Craig Covert (SG), Michael Ramey (C) Henry Williamson, Gavin Cross | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Savage (PG) Michael Gillen | |
| 00:20 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:20 | Drexel | Gregory Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Todd Savage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 00:02 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Vincent Ryan | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Drexel | Vincent Ryan misses the fullcourt shot | 34-36 |