| Lineup | VCU | PG - Daniel McGuire (fresh) SG - Casey Calhoun (fresh) SF - Charles Goodman (fresh) PF - Harvey Stevenson (fresh) C - Jessie Partee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Brian Richey (fresh) SG - Terrance Hardwick (fresh) SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) PF - David Pinkerton (fresh) C - John Earhart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Tennessee State | John Earhart gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses long on a shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Charles Goodman hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses short on a runner from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | VCU | Jessie Partee grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Casey Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to John Earhart | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Casey Calhoun steals it from Brian Richey | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Harvey Stevenson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel McGuire | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Jessie Partee gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | VCU | Charles Goodman hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Richey | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Brian Richey steals it from Jessie Partee | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee State | John Earhart hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Richey | 2-7 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Jessie Partee hits the finger roll set up by Daniel McGuire and he's fouled by Christopher Geyer - foul #1 on Christopher Geyer, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Jessie Partee misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Christopher Geyer | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee State | John Earhart gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee State | John Earhart misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Goodman | 4-7 |
| 16:05 | VCU | Charles Goodman is hacked by David Pinkerton - foul #1 on David Pinkerton, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Olmos (SF), Curtis Schacher (C) Charles Goodman, Jessie Partee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (SF), Peter Shelton (PF), Jared Peterson (C) Christopher Geyer, David Pinkerton, John Earhart | |
| 15:59 | VCU | Daniel McGuire hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Daniel McGuire (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Casey Calhoun (fresh) SF - Larry Olmos (fresh) PF - Harvey Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Schacher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Brian Richey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hardwick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Buehler (fresh) PF - Peter Shelton (fresh) C - Jared Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee State | Harvey Stevenson swats the shot by Dan Buehler | 4-7 |
| 15:39 | VCU | Curtis Schacher grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:33 | VCU | Daniel McGuire misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 4-7 |
| 15:31 | VCU | Harvey Stevenson tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | VCU | Kelvin Olivieri (SG), Brian Benson (SF), Ralph Frances (C) Daniel McGuire, Casey Calhoun, Harvey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Larry Cross (SG), Lee Jolin (SF) Brian Richey, Terrance Hardwick | |
| 14:42 | VCU | Ralph Frances hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | VCU | Larry Olmos can't tip it in | 6-7 |
| 14:39 | VCU | Ralph Frances tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee State | Larry Cross steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-7 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Goodman (SF), Jessie Partee (C) Brian Benson, Ralph Frances | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer (SF), David Pinkerton (PF), John Earhart (C) Lee Jolin, Peter Shelton, Jared Peterson | |
| 14:01 | VCU | Charles Goodman is hacked by Christopher Geyer - foul #2 on Christopher Geyer, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | VCU | Casey Calhoun (SG) Kelvin Olivieri | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick (SG), Lee Jolin (SF) Larry Cross, Christopher Geyer | |
| 13:46 | VCU | Charles Goodman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton drills a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Charles Goodman - foul #1 on Charles Goodman, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGuire (PG), Harvey Stevenson (PF) Larry Olmos, Curtis Schacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Brian Richey (PG) Lee Jolin | |
| 13:21 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jessie Partee | 8-9 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Charles Goodman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:04 | VCU | Jessie Partee grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Charles Goodman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Jessie Partee gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Casey Calhoun double dribbles | 8-9 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin (SF) Dan Buehler | |
| 12:30 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton hits a shot from the left side | 8-11 |
| 12:07 | VCU | Charles Goodman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel McGuire | 11-11 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:41 | VCU | Charles Goodman pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Daniel McGuire (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Casey Calhoun (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Goodman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jessie Partee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Brian Richey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hardwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Jolin (fresh) PF - David Pinkerton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Earhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | VCU | Charles Goodman scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Lee Jolin - foul #1 on Lee Jolin, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Olmos (SG), Curtis Schacher (C) Casey Calhoun, Jessie Partee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (SG), Peter Shelton (PF), Jared Peterson (C) Terrance Hardwick, David Pinkerton, John Earhart | |
| 11:37 | VCU | Charles Goodman makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Goodman - foul #2 on Charles Goodman, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Benson (SF) Charles Goodman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Brian Benson's floater is tipped away by Peter Shelton | 14-13 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin knocks in the shot from the right side | 14-15 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Curtis Schacher misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 14-15 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| Subs | VCU | Casey Calhoun (SG), Ralph Frances (C) Daniel McGuire, Harvey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick (SG), David Pinkerton (PF), John Earhart (C) Brian Richey, Peter Shelton, Jared Peterson | |
| 09:45 | VCU | Brian Benson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Casey Calhoun | 17-15 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick misses badly on a floater from the right side | 17-15 |
| 09:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to Larry Olmos | 17-15 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Terrance Hardwick steals the ball from Brian Benson | 17-15 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler tips it home | 17-17 |
| 08:42 | VCU | Brian Benson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee State | John Earhart's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Schacher | 17-17 |
| 08:24 | VCU | Larry Olmos snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:11 | VCU | Curtis Schacher makes the floater from the right side set up by Casey Calhoun | 19-17 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick double dribbles | 19-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGuire (PG), Kelvin Olivieri (SF), Harvey Stevenson (PF), Jessie Partee (C) Larry Olmos, Brian Benson, Curtis Schacher, Ralph Frances | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Brian Richey (PG), David Moss (SF), Peter Shelton (PF) Dan Buehler, Lee Jolin, David Pinkerton | |
| 07:43 | VCU | Casey Calhoun clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 07:41 | VCU | Jessie Partee hits the follow up shot | 21-17 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Daniel McGuire (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Casey Calhoun (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Olivieri (fresh) PF - Harvey Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jessie Partee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Brian Richey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hardwick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Moss (fresh) PF - Peter Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Earhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee State | David Moss drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 07:26 | VCU | Kelvin Olivieri connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Stevenson | 23-20 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee State | David Moss misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Daniel McGuire pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:35 | VCU | Casey Calhoun makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | John Earhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Olmos (SG) Casey Calhoun | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Larry Cross (SG), Lee Jolin (SF), David Pinkerton (PF) Terrance Hardwick, David Moss, John Earhart | |
| 06:03 | VCU | Jessie Partee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harvey Stevenson and the foul's on Peter Shelton - foul #1 on Peter Shelton, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Benson (SF) Kelvin Olivieri | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (SG) Larry Cross | |
| 06:03 | VCU | Jessie Partee misses the free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dan Buehler | 28-22 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Brian Benson's pass is intercepted by Brian Richey | 28-22 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey banks in the layup | 28-24 |
| 05:08 | VCU | Daniel McGuire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Casey Calhoun (SG), Curtis Schacher (PF), Ralph Frances (C) Daniel McGuire, Harvey Stevenson, Jessie Partee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick (SG), Jared Peterson (C) Lee Jolin, Peter Shelton | |
| 04:48 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Ralph Frances - foul #1 on Ralph Frances, team foul #3 | 28-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Kelvin Olivieri (SF) Brian Benson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin (SF), John Earhart (C) Brian Richey, David Pinkerton | |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler misses the 3rd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to John Earhart | 28-25 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin loses the dribble to Larry Olmos | 28-25 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Ralph Frances is whistled for traveling | 28-25 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGuire (PG), Charles Goodman (SF) Larry Olmos, Kelvin Olivieri | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Larry Cross (PG), Christopher Geyer (SF) Dan Buehler, Lee Jolin | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Geyer | 28-28 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Daniel McGuire (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Casey Calhoun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Schacher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Frances (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Larry Cross (fresh) SG - Terrance Hardwick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) PF - Jared Peterson (fresh) C - John Earhart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | VCU | Casey Calhoun knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Goodman | 31-28 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee State | Larry Cross is fouled on the floor by Charles Goodman - foul #3 on Charles Goodman, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Olmos (SG), Kelvin Olivieri (SF), Harvey Stevenson (PF), Jessie Partee (C) Casey Calhoun, Charles Goodman, Curtis Schacher, Ralph Frances | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Brian Richey (PG), David Pinkerton (PF) Larry Cross, Jared Peterson | |
| 02:54 | Tennessee State | Jessie Partee is called for the reach on Terrance Hardwick - foul #1 on Jessie Partee, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Benson (SF) Kelvin Olivieri | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee State | Terrance Hardwick knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Pinkerton | 31-31 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Harvey Stevenson makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Larry Olmos | 33-31 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer is fouled on the floor by Brian Benson - foul #1 on Brian Benson, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Casey Calhoun (SG) Daniel McGuire | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (SG), Peter Shelton (C) Terrance Hardwick, John Earhart | |
| 01:54 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Pinkerton | 33-34 |
| 01:36 | VCU | Jessie Partee is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Curtis Schacher (C) Jessie Partee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:16 | Tennessee State | Brian Richey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Brian Benson pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Harvey Stevenson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Peter Shelton | 33-34 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee State | Casey Calhoun steals the ball from Christopher Geyer | 33-34 |
| 00:17 | VCU | Brian Benson misses the runner near the basket | 33-34 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Casey Calhoun grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Brian Benson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | David Pinkerton gets the rebound | 33-34 |