| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | John Bernabe inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | David Knight misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 19:40 | VCU | The rebound goes to Roger Fischer | 40-40 |
| 19:24 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses short on a floater from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 19:23 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | David Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-40 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:36 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses short on a shot in the paint | 40-40 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop tips it in | 40-42 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Roger Fischer is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Paul Provencher hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 17:39 | VCU | Roger Fischer is hacked by John Bernabe - foul #3 on John Bernabe, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Paul Provencher, John Bernabe, David Knight | |
| 17:21 | VCU | Martin Stamps can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 17:20 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Stamps | 40-45 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Paul Smith denies the turnaround by Scott Manuel | 40-45 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 40-45 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 16:28 | VCU | The rebound goes to Martin Stamps | 40-45 |
| 16:08 | VCU | Martin Stamps buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Vegas | 42-45 |
| 15:57 | Columbia | Robert Linker double dribbles | 42-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Joel Baldwin (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Chester Corey (PF), James Napper (C) Todd Vegas, Roger Fischer, Martin Stamps, Scott Manuel, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), John Bernabe (SF), David Knight (PF) Robert Linker, Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, Lewis Northrop | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Bernabe - foul #4 on John Bernabe, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF) John Bernabe | |
| 15:36 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:36 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 15:01 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:36 | VCU | Paul Smith takes the ball from Louis Rothmiller | 44-45 |
| 14:20 | Columbia | Joel Baldwin steals the ball from Paul Provencher | 44-45 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Chester Corey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 13:56 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Louis May, Joel Baldwin, Louis Rothmiller, Chester Corey, James Napper | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), Sean Hannah (SF), Kurt Florez (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Sergio Lopez, Paul Provencher, Kenneth Restivo, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| 13:31 | VCU | Martin Stamps scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Manuel | 48-45 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Martin Stamps - foul #1 on Martin Stamps, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to Martin Stamps | 48-47 |
| 12:54 | VCU | Jeff Jackson blows the layup | 48-47 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Martin Stamps can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 12:51 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Fischer | 48-47 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Martin Stamps dunks the ball on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 50-47 |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Martin Stamps grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:45 | VCU | Jeff Jackson is fouled on the floor by Lewis Northrop - foul #3 on Lewis Northrop, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (SG) Roger Fischer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), David Knight (PF) Kenneth Quayle, Sean Hannah, Lewis Northrop | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis May (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | VCU | Martin Stamps clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:27 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Paul Provencher connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Knight | 50-50 |
| 11:05 | VCU | Martin Stamps connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Louis May | 53-50 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo's pass is intercepted by Louis May | 53-50 |
| 10:38 | VCU | Jeff Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG), Chester Corey (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Scott Manuel, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Smith (C) Kurt Florez | |
| 10:29 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 10:12 | Columbia | Paul Provencher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 10:10 | VCU | Chester Corey pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:50 | VCU | Paul Provencher steps in front of the Roger Fischer pass | 53-50 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Robert Linker hits the finger roll set up by Paul Provencher | 53-52 |
| 09:29 | VCU | Kenneth Restivo is called for the reach on Todd Vegas - foul #3 on Kenneth Restivo, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Scott Manuel (PF) Todd Vegas, Martin Stamps | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Linker, Paul Provencher, David Knight | |
| 09:16 | VCU | Scott Manuel can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 09:14 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 08:59 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop loses the dribble to Louis May | 53-52 |
| 08:45 | VCU | Roger Fischer buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Louis May | 56-52 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 08:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Roger Fischer | 56-52 |
| 08:07 | VCU | Louis May misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Napper - foul #1 on James Napper, team foul #2 | 56-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Martin Stamps (SF), Jeff Jackson (C) Roger Fischer, Chester Corey, James Napper | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Kurt Florez (PF) Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, Paul Smith | |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses the free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:56 | VCU | Martin Stamps pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:45 | VCU | Martin Stamps's fadeaway is rejected by Kurt Florez | 56-54 |
| 07:43 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis May (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kurt Florez (fresh) C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez is called for 3 seconds | 56-54 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), David Knight (PF) Sergio Lopez, Kurt Florez | |
| 07:09 | VCU | Todd Vegas scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis May and he's hacked by Robert Linker - foul #2 on Robert Linker, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | VCU | James Napper (PF) Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:09 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:54 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:41 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 06:40 | VCU | Todd Vegas snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 06:18 | VCU | Todd Vegas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Stamps | 62-54 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Robert Linker is fouled on the floor by Martin Stamps - foul #2 on Martin Stamps, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG), Scott Manuel (PF) Louis May, James Napper | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), Kurt Florez (PF), Kenneth Restivo (C) Paul Provencher, David Knight, Lewis Northrop | |
| 05:37 | Columbia | Roger Fischer steals the ball from Kenneth Quayle | 62-54 |
| 05:34 | VCU | Todd Vegas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Fischer | 64-54 |
| 05:28 | Columbia | The pull-up jumper by Kurt Florez is blocked by Scott Manuel | 64-54 |
| 05:26 | Columbia | Kurt Florez snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 05:16 | Columbia | John Bernabe clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Vegas - foul #2 on Todd Vegas, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Joel Baldwin (PG) Todd Vegas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Smith (PF) Kenneth Restivo | |
| 05:16 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:16 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:16 | VCU | Scott Manuel snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Jeff Jackson hits a floater in the paint set up by Joel Baldwin | 66-55 |
| 04:29 | Columbia | Scott Manuel is called for the reach on Kenneth Quayle - foul #1 on Scott Manuel, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Chester Corey (SF), James Napper (C) Joel Baldwin, Martin Stamps, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF), David Knight (PF) John Bernabe, Kurt Florez | |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Chester Corey picks off the pass by Kenneth Quayle | 66-55 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Louis May hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Fischer | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Columbia | David Knight can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 69-55 |
| 03:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Chester Corey | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Chester Corey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | VCU | Chester Corey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 03:13 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Quayle | 69-55 |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Louis May picks off the pass by Paul Smith | 69-55 |
| 03:01 | VCU | Louis May banks in the layup | 71-55 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the jumper from the free throw line | 71-57 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Chester Corey comes up short on the runner from the left block | 71-57 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | David Knight pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo clanks a turnaround from close range | 71-57 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Paul Smith can't tip it in | 71-57 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses short on a jump hook from close range | 71-57 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 01:34 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses the tip | 71-57 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Scott Manuel gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Chester Corey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Restivo - foul #4 on Kenneth Restivo, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Joel Baldwin (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF) Roger Fischer, Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kurt Florez (C) Robert Linker, David Knight | |
| 01:19 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Paul Smith buries a fadeaway from the left block | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Kenneth Restivo is called for the reach on Louis Rothmiller - foul #5 on Kenneth Restivo, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Hannah (SF) Kenneth Restivo | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Kurt Florez gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez clanks a shot from the left side | 72-59 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Louis May runs out the clock | 72-59 |