| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond Blauser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Barton Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Migues (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Barrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William England (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Albert Barrow inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | VCU | Christopher Espinosa steps in front of the William England pass | 39-37 |
| 19:39 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:31 | VCU | William England blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 19:29 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Christopher Espinosa | 39-37 |
| 19:13 | James Madison | Anthony Chase comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 19:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to William England | 39-37 |
| 18:55 | VCU | David Migues misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 18:54 | VCU | William England hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 18:32 | James Madison | Barton Spencer is fouled on the floor by Richard Hall - foul #2 on Richard Hall, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 18:23 | James Madison | Barton Spencer drills a runner near the basket set up by Raymond Blauser | 41-39 |
| 18:03 | VCU | David Migues misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Raymond Blauser takes the ball from William England | 41-39 |
| 17:42 | James Madison | Raymond Blauser misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 17:40 | VCU | The rebound goes to Richard Hall | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Albert Barrow is fouled on the floor by David Rogers - foul #3 on David Rogers, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | James Madison | George Washington (SG), Howard Reilly (SF), Norman Berry (C) Anthony Chase, David Rogers, Christopher Espinosa | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Wallace (PG), James Stout (SF), John Porter (PF), Rolf Duchnowski (C) David Migues, Albert Barrow, Richard Hall, William England | |
| 17:11 | VCU | Terry Nobles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:09 | James Madison | Barton Spencer grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:04 | James Madison | George Washington loses the dribble to Rolf Duchnowski | 41-39 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Raymond Blauser steals the ball from John Porter | 41-39 |
| 16:45 | James Madison | Raymond Blauser hits the finger roll | 43-39 |
| 16:28 | VCU | John Porter is hacked by Howard Reilly - foul #2 on Howard Reilly, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Barrow (SF) Terry Nobles | |
| 16:13 | VCU | James Stout misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Blauser - foul #3 on Raymond Blauser, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Engle (PG), Anthony Chase (SG), Christopher Espinosa (C) Raymond Blauser, George Washington, Barton Spencer | |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (SG), William England (C) Ernest Wallace, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 16:13 | VCU | James Stout makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:13 | VCU | James Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:02 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa connects on the floater from the right side | 45-41 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Randy Engle (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norman Berry (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Stout (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Migues (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Barrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William England (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | VCU | William England scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Porter | 45-43 |
| 15:30 | James Madison | Howard Reilly is fouled on the floor by Albert Barrow - foul #3 on Albert Barrow, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Blauser (PG), David Rogers (SF) Randy Engle, Howard Reilly | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Richard Hall (PF) James Stout, John Porter | |
| 15:13 | James Madison | Norman Berry double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG) David Migues | |
| 14:52 | VCU | Albert Barrow hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 45-45 |
| 14:43 | James Madison | David Rogers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William England - foul #2 on William England, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | George Washington (SG), Howard Reilly (SF) Anthony Chase, Norman Berry | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (SF), John Porter (C) Albert Barrow, William England | |
| 14:43 | James Madison | David Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:43 | James Madison | David Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:21 | VCU | Terry Nobles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Barton Spencer (PF) Howard Reilly | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:09 | James Madison | David Rogers clanks a shot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 14:08 | VCU | John Porter grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:03 | VCU | James Stout banks in the layup on a great pass from Phillip Zeigler | 46-47 |
| 13:49 | James Madison | David Rogers misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 46-47 |
| 13:47 | VCU | John Porter grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 13:42 | VCU | James Stout misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-47 |
| 13:40 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 13:24 | James Madison | Raymond Blauser clanks a fadeaway from close range | 46-47 |
| 13:22 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:17 | James Madison | Raymond Blauser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 13:15 | VCU | Terry Nobles snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 13:00 | VCU | Raymond Blauser is called for the reach on James Stout - foul #4 on Raymond Blauser, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Engle (PG), Anthony Chase (SG), Norman Berry (C) Raymond Blauser, George Washington, Christopher Espinosa | |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (PG), Ernest Wallace (SG), Albert Barrow (SF), William England (C) Phillip Zeigler, Terry Nobles, James Stout, Richard Hall | |
| 12:41 | VCU | Norman Berry takes the ball from Ernest Wallace | 46-47 |
| 12:25 | James Madison | Norman Berry drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Rogers | 48-47 |
| 12:02 | VCU | David Migues misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:00 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Anthony Chase | 48-47 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Randy Engle (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barton Spencer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Norman Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Migues (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Barrow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William England (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | James Madison | Randy Engle is denied on a layup by William England | 48-47 |
| 11:44 | James Madison | Barton Spencer hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 11:20 | VCU | Anthony Chase is called for the reach on Ernest Wallace - foul #2 on Anthony Chase, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | Howard Reilly (SF) David Rogers | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Terry Nobles (SG), Richard Hall (PF) David Migues, Ernest Wallace, John Porter | |
| 11:12 | VCU | Terry Nobles splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 11:11 | VCU | Richard Hall hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 10:59 | James Madison | Anthony Chase can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 10:57 | James Madison | Barton Spencer misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 10:55 | VCU | Albert Barrow gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:35 | VCU | William England jams the wide open dunk | 50-51 |
| 10:30 | James Madison | Randy Engle misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Phillip Zeigler - foul #4 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | James Madison | George Washington (SG), Christopher Espinosa (C) Anthony Chase, Norman Berry | |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (PG), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Phillip Zeigler, William England | |
| 10:30 | James Madison | Randy Engle misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:30 | James Madison | Randy Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Randy Engle picks off the pass by Richard Hall | 51-51 |
| 10:17 | James Madison | George Washington lays it in set up by Randy Engle | 53-51 |
| 10:02 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 53-51 |
| 10:01 | VCU | David Migues gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:55 | VCU | David Migues misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 09:53 | James Madison | Barton Spencer grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 09:49 | James Madison | George Washington comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 53-51 |
| 09:47 | VCU | Albert Barrow gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:29 | VCU | David Migues misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski tips it in | 53-53 |
| 09:16 | James Madison | Barton Spencer misses the dunk attempt | 53-53 |
| 09:14 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 08:47 | VCU | Richard Hall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 08:45 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:28 | James Madison | Randy Engle misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to David Migues | 55-53 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Richard Hall is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 08:00 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa grabs the board | 55-53 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Randy Engle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Reilly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Barton Spencer (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Espinosa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Migues (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Barrow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Rolf Duchnowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:51 | James Madison | Howard Reilly connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by George Washington | 57-53 |
| 07:32 | VCU | Albert Barrow misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 07:31 | James Madison | Barton Spencer gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:25 | James Madison | Barton Spencer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 07:24 | James Madison | Barton Spencer tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 07:09 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Terry Nobles | 59-55 |
| 06:54 | James Madison | Howard Reilly hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Randy Engle | 62-55 |
| 06:35 | VCU | David Migues scores on a 3 from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 06:21 | James Madison | Randy Engle hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Reilly | 65-58 |
| 06:07 | VCU | Terry Nobles is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 06:05 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:57 | James Madison | Randy Engle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Blauser (PG), Anthony Chase (SG), David Rogers (SF), Norman Berry (PF) Randy Engle, George Washington, Howard Reilly, Barton Spencer | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Ernest Wallace (SG), James Stout (SF), John Porter (PF), William England (C) David Migues, Terry Nobles, Albert Barrow, Richard Hall, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 05:34 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 05:32 | James Madison | Norman Berry grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 05:18 | James Madison | Anthony Chase scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Rogers and he's hacked by Ernest Wallace - foul #3 on Ernest Wallace, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| 05:18 | James Madison | Anthony Chase makes the free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is fouled on the floor by Christopher Espinosa - foul #3 on Christopher Espinosa, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | James Madison | Barton Spencer (PF) Christopher Espinosa | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:07 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:07 | James Madison | Norman Berry pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 05:03 | James Madison | Raymond Blauser makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Barton Spencer and he's fouled by William England - foul #3 on William England, team foul #6 | 70-58 |
| 05:03 | James Madison | Raymond Blauser makes the free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:50 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 04:48 | VCU | John Porter tips it in | 71-60 |
| 04:33 | James Madison | David Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:31 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler's pass is intercepted by Anthony Chase in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| 04:19 | James Madison | Barton Spencer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Blauser | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:10 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler buries a jumper from the left side | 74-62 |
| 03:49 | James Madison | Barton Spencer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Blauser | 77-62 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond Blauser (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barton Spencer (tiring) 20 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Norman Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Stout (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William England (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | VCU | William England misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Norman Berry - foul #1 on Norman Berry, team foul #8 | 77-62 |
| Subs | James Madison | Howard Reilly (SF), Christopher Espinosa (C) Barton Spencer, Norman Berry | |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG) Ernest Wallace | |
| 03:39 | VCU | William England misses the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 03:39 | VCU | William England misses the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 03:39 | James Madison | Christopher Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | James Madison | David Rogers is hacked by Phillip Zeigler - foul #5 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #7 | 77-62 |
| Subs | James Madison | George Washington (SG) Anthony Chase | |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (PG), Albert Barrow (SF), Earl Bradley (PF) Phillip Zeigler, James Stout, John Porter | |
| 03:21 | James Madison | David Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 03:21 | VCU | Earl Bradley snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 03:07 | VCU | David Migues knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Nobles | 77-65 |
| 02:53 | James Madison | David Rogers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William England - foul #4 on William England, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| 02:53 | James Madison | David Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 02:53 | James Madison | David Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:50 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-65 |
| Subs | James Madison | Anthony Chase (SG), Norman Berry (C) George Washington, Christopher Espinosa | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hall (PF) Earl Bradley | |
| 02:35 | VCU | Terry Nobles makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:14 | James Madison | Raymond Blauser buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Howard Reilly | 82-68 |
| 01:59 | VCU | William England knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Migues | 82-71 |
| 01:39 | James Madison | David Rogers hits a jump hook from the baseline | 84-71 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Terry Nobles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Berry - foul #2 on Norman Berry, team foul #9 | 84-71 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Engle (PG), George Washington (SG), Barton Spencer (PF) Raymond Blauser, Anthony Chase, David Rogers | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (SF), John Porter (PF), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Albert Barrow, Richard Hall, William England | |
| 01:31 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Terry Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:08 | James Madison | Barton Spencer makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Howard Reilly | 86-72 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Howard Reilly denies the turnaround by David Migues | 86-72 |
| 00:51 | VCU | John Porter can't tip it in | 86-72 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-72 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | VCU | James Stout is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Stout, team foul #9 | 86-72 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Wallace (SG) Terry Nobles | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | James Madison | Rolf Duchnowski denies the turnaround by Norman Berry | 86-72 |
| 00:23 | James Madison | Barton Spencer tips it home | 88-72 |
| 00:17 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Norman Berry - foul #3 on Norman Berry, team foul #10 | 88-72 |
| 00:17 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski makes the 1st free throw | 88-73 |
| 00:17 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski misses the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 00:17 | James Madison | Norman Berry grabs the board | 88-73 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Randy Engle runs out the clock | 88-73 |