| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Mazikowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Day (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Alexander Simeone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Shulenberger (fresh) PF - Donald Werner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gaskins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Delaware | Gordon Shulenberger inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Delaware | Donald Werner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 19:37 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:20 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins loses the dribble to Alexander Simeone | 39-34 |
| 19:03 | Delaware | Donald Werner hits a runner from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 19:01 | VCU | George Mitchell is hacked by Alexander Simeone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alexander Simeone, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Griffin (PG) Alexander Simeone | |
| 18:47 | VCU | Robert Rice buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by George Mitchell and the foul's on Jeffrey Gaskins - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gaskins, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Brian Hoglund (C) Jeffrey Gaskins | |
| 18:47 | VCU | Robert Rice makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:21 | Delaware | Walter Anderson lays it in set up by Charles Griffin | 42-38 |
| 18:17 | VCU | George Mitchell hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Day | 45-38 |
| 18:12 | Delaware | Charles Griffin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 18:10 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Rice | 45-38 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Joseph Day banks in the layup on a great pass from Bennie Cobbins | 47-38 |
| 17:43 | Delaware | Gordon Shulenberger connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Hoglund | 47-41 |
| 17:32 | VCU | The jump hook by Robert Rice is blocked by Donald Werner | 47-41 |
| 17:30 | Delaware | Donald Werner grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 17:17 | Delaware | Charles Griffin misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 17:15 | Delaware | Donald Werner gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:01 | Delaware | Donald Werner drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Griffin | 47-43 |
| 16:46 | VCU | George Mitchell misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 47-43 |
| 16:44 | VCU | Robert Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:33 | VCU | Joseph Day misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 16:32 | Delaware | Charles Griffin gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:16 | Delaware | Brian Hoglund comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 16:15 | Delaware | Charles Griffin hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 15:58 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins is hacked by Gordon Shulenberger - foul #3 on Gordon Shulenberger, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Dennis Hackett (SF), Jordan Hickerson (PF), Jerome Jones (C) George Mitchell, Alan Mazikowski, Bennie Cobbins, Robert Rice, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Delaware | Alexander Simeone (PG), Edwin Smith (SG), Randy Ryan (SF), Dennis Coop (PF), Jeffrey Gaskins (C) Charles Griffin, Walter Anderson, Gordon Shulenberger, Donald Werner, Brian Hoglund | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hackett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jordan Hickerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Alexander Simeone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Randy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Coop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gaskins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | VCU | Richard Davis hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Carlson | 49-45 |
| 15:26 | Delaware | Alexander Simeone connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edwin Smith | 49-48 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Dennis Hackett misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 49-48 |
| 15:09 | Delaware | Randy Ryan grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 14:47 | Delaware | Alexander Simeone hits a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Gaskins | 49-51 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Joseph Carlson scores on a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Randy Ryan - foul #1 on Randy Ryan, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Joseph Carlson misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 14:31 | Delaware | Dennis Coop grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 14:16 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 14:14 | VCU | The rebound goes to Richard Davis | 51-51 |
| 13:51 | VCU | Joseph Carlson is hacked by Randy Ryan - foul #2 on Randy Ryan, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | VCU | George Mitchell (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Robert Rice (PF), Timothy Myer (C) Joseph Carlson, Richard Davis, Dennis Hackett, Jordan Hickerson, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Delaware | Willie Wiles (PG), Walter Anderson (SG), Christopher Iverson (SF), Donald Werner (PF) Alexander Simeone, Edwin Smith, Randy Ryan, Dennis Coop | |
| 13:41 | VCU | George Mitchell makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bennie Cobbins | 53-51 |
| 13:13 | Delaware | Walter Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-51 |
| 13:12 | Delaware | Christopher Iverson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:58 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gaskins, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Day (C) Timothy Myer | |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Griffin (SG), Brian Hoglund (C) Walter Anderson, Jeffrey Gaskins | |
| 12:56 | VCU | George Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Davis (SF) Bennie Cobbins | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 12:39 | Delaware | Alan Mazikowski steals the ball from Brian Hoglund | 53-51 |
| 12:17 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 12:16 | Delaware | Christopher Iverson grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 12:12 | Delaware | Charles Griffin misses the fadeaway from the right side | 53-51 |
| 12:10 | VCU | Robert Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:59 | VCU | Richard Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 11:58 | VCU | Joseph Day grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Mitchell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Mazikowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Day (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Willie Wiles (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Christopher Iverson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Werner (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Hoglund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Mitchell | 56-51 |
| 11:27 | Delaware | Christopher Iverson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 56-51 |
| 11:25 | Delaware | Christopher Iverson tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 11:23 | VCU | Joseph Day snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 11:10 | VCU | Richard Davis misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Joseph Day grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 10:50 | VCU | Joseph Day is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Mazikowski | 58-51 |
| 10:29 | Delaware | Donald Werner makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Charles Griffin | 58-53 |
| 10:07 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 10:06 | Delaware | Christopher Iverson grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 09:40 | Delaware | Alan Mazikowski takes the ball from Charles Griffin | 58-53 |
| 09:20 | VCU | George Mitchell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 09:19 | VCU | Joseph Day misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 09:18 | Delaware | Christopher Iverson snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 09:05 | Delaware | Willie Wiles's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Day | 58-53 |
| 09:04 | Delaware | Donald Werner can't tip it in | 58-53 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:42 | VCU | Brian Hoglund is called for the reach on George Mitchell - foul #1 on Brian Hoglund, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (SG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Jordan Hickerson (PF), Jerome Jones (C) Alan Mazikowski, Richard Davis, Robert Rice, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Delaware | Alexander Simeone (PG), Walter Anderson (SG), Gordon Shulenberger (SF), Randy Ryan (PF), Dennis Coop (C) Willie Wiles, Charles Griffin, Christopher Iverson, Donald Werner, Brian Hoglund | |
| 08:42 | VCU | George Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:42 | Delaware | Gordon Shulenberger gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:30 | Delaware | Alexander Simeone misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 08:26 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson's pass is intercepted by Walter Anderson in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 08:25 | Delaware | Gordon Shulenberger dunks the ball set up by Walter Anderson | 58-55 |
| 08:11 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Carlson | 60-55 |
| 07:54 | Delaware | Dennis Coop misses badly on a shot from the left side | 60-55 |
| 07:53 | VCU | George Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Mitchell (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jordan Hickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Alexander Simeone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Walter Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Shulenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Coop (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | VCU | George Mitchell is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 60-55 |
| 07:42 | Delaware | Dennis Coop pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 07:26 | Delaware | Jerome Jones is called for the reach on Walter Anderson - foul #1 on Jerome Jones, team foul #1 | 60-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins (C) Dennis Coop | |
| 07:12 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 07:11 | Delaware | Gordon Shulenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:53 | Delaware | Alexander Simeone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 06:52 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:44 | Delaware | Alexander Simeone misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 06:42 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 60-55 |
| 06:35 | Delaware | Walter Anderson pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:18 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins misses short on a floater from the right block | 60-55 |
| 06:16 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:07 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 06:05 | Delaware | Gordon Shulenberger grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:45 | Delaware | The short jumper by Jeffrey Gaskins is denied by Bennie Cobbins | 60-55 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Gordon Shulenberger picks off the pass by Joseph Carlson | 60-55 |
| 05:26 | Delaware | Bennie Cobbins steps in front of the Randy Ryan pass | 60-55 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Davis (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG), Dennis Hackett (SF), Robert Rice (PF), Joseph Day (C) George Mitchell, Joseph Carlson, Bennie Cobbins, Jordan Hickerson, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Delaware | Edwin Smith (SF), Dennis Coop (PF) Gordon Shulenberger, Randy Ryan | |
| 04:52 | Delaware | Dennis Coop loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| 04:36 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Davis | 62-55 |
| 04:25 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Brian Hoglund (PF) Jeffrey Gaskins | |
| 04:23 | VCU | Dennis Hackett is hacked by Edwin Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Smith, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Gordon Shulenberger (SF) Walter Anderson | |
| 04:23 | VCU | Dennis Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Dennis Hackett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Joseph Day gets the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 04:05 | VCU | Robert Rice buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Davis | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Delaware | Richard Davis is called for the reach on Gordon Shulenberger - foul #3 on Richard Davis, team foul #2 | 65-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (PG) Richard Davis | |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Griffin (PG) Alexander Simeone | |
| 03:49 | Delaware | Charles Griffin is fouled on the floor by Joseph Carlson - foul #1 on Joseph Carlson, team foul #3 | 65-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Carlson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Mazikowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Hackett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Day (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Charles Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Edwin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gordon Shulenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Hoglund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Coop (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Delaware | Dennis Coop scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edwin Smith | 65-58 |
| 03:23 | VCU | Joseph Carlson misses short on a shot near the basket | 65-58 |
| 03:21 | VCU | Robert Rice tips it back up and in | 67-58 |
| 03:06 | Delaware | Gordon Shulenberger scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-60 |
| 03:02 | VCU | Gordon Shulenberger is called for the reach on Joseph Carlson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gordon Shulenberger, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | VCU | George Mitchell (PG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Timothy Myer (C) Alan Mazikowski, Dennis Hackett, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Delaware | Walter Anderson (SG), Christopher Iverson (SF), Randy Ryan (PF), Jeffrey Gaskins (C) Edwin Smith, Gordon Shulenberger, Brian Hoglund, Dennis Coop | |
| 03:02 | VCU | Joseph Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:02 | VCU | Joseph Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:44 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-60 |
| 02:43 | Delaware | Charles Griffin tips it back up and in | 69-62 |
| 02:37 | VCU | George Mitchell makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bennie Cobbins | 72-62 |
| 02:15 | Delaware | Walter Anderson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bennie Cobbins - foul #1 on Bennie Cobbins, team foul #4 | 72-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Davis (SG), Jordan Hickerson (PF) Joseph Carlson, Robert Rice | |
| Subs | Delaware | Willie Wiles (PG) Charles Griffin | |
| 02:15 | Delaware | Walter Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:15 | Delaware | Walter Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:15 | VCU | Timothy Myer grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 02:15 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:13 | VCU | Richard Davis is hacked by Willie Wiles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Wiles, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Day (C) Timothy Myer | |
| Subs | Delaware | Edwin Smith (SG), Brian Hoglund (PF) Walter Anderson, Christopher Iverson | |
| 02:13 | VCU | Richard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:13 | VCU | Richard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 02:02 | Delaware | Jeffrey Gaskins misses the 3 from straight away | 74-63 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Richard Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 01:59 | VCU | George Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Wiles - foul #3 on Willie Wiles, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (SG), Jerome Jones (C) Bennie Cobbins, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Delaware | Charles Griffin (SG) Jeffrey Gaskins | |
| 01:59 | VCU | George Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:59 | VCU | George Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:41 | Delaware | Willie Wiles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 01:40 | Delaware | Edwin Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:25 | Delaware | Charles Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 75-63 |
| 01:24 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:01 | VCU | George Mitchell is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 75-63 |
| 00:59 | Delaware | Randy Ryan gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Delaware | Richard Davis steps in front of the Edwin Smith pass | 75-63 |
| 00:48 | VCU | George Mitchell banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Davis | 77-63 |
| 00:41 | Delaware | Randy Ryan hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Wiles | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | VCU | Richard Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Carlson | 79-65 |
| 00:10 | Delaware | Brian Hoglund hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 79-65 |
| 00:09 | Delaware | Edwin Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 79-65 |
| 00:06 | Delaware | Willie Wiles lays it in set up by Charles Griffin and the foul's on George Mitchell - foul #1 on George Mitchell, team foul #5 | 79-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis Hackett (SF) George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 00:06 | Delaware | Willie Wiles misses the free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:06 | VCU | Jerome Jones pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Joseph Carlson runs out the clock | 79-67 |