| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Randy Gillman (fresh) SG - Daniel Perryman (fresh) SF - Jessie Mettler (fresh) PF - Kevin Budde (fresh) C - Lawrence Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) SG - Charles York (fresh) SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) C - Gary Rector (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Gary Rector wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | VCU | Charles York is fouled on the floor by Daniel Perryman - foul #1 on Daniel Perryman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | VCU | Emilio Garcia is fouled on the floor by Kevin Budde - foul #1 on Kevin Budde, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | VCU | Gary Rector's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Perryman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Perryman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Perryman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Emilio Garcia gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | VCU | Charles York misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Thomas snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Perryman | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Daniel Perryman is called for the reach on Charles York - foul #2 on Daniel Perryman, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harry Norman (SG) Daniel Perryman | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:11 | VCU | John Visosky misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:10 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 16:53 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Kevin Budde steps in front of the Charles York pass in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 16:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harry Norman is hacked by Steven Kibby - foul #1 on Steven Kibby, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 16:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 16:23 | VCU | Gary Rector pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Gary Rector scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Jessie Mettler - foul #1 on Jessie Mettler, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| 16:03 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 15:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde lays it in set up by Randy Gillman | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Randy Gillman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Norman (fresh) SF - Jessie Mettler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Budde (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) SG - Charles York (fresh) SF - Steven Kibby (fairly fresh) PF - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:15 | VCU | Steven Kibby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jessie Mettler | 7-3 |
| 14:21 | VCU | Charles York's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jeremiah McGannon (PG), Paul Coyle (SG), Richard Vernon (PF), Daniel Prejean (C) Randy Gillman, Harry Norman, Kevin Budde, Lawrence Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Albert Harrah (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) John Visosky, Charles York, Steven Kibby, Gary Rector | |
| 14:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler makes the jumper from the baseline | 9-3 |
| 13:37 | VCU | Emilio Garcia can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 9-3 |
| 13:36 | VCU | Emilio Garcia tips it but misses | 9-3 |
| 13:34 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez tips it home | 9-5 |
| 13:20 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Paul Coyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 13:18 | VCU | The rebound goes to Renaldo Lopez | 9-5 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Albert Harrah is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah McGannon - foul #1 on Jeremiah McGannon, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman (PG), Harry Norman (SG) Jeremiah McGannon, Jessie Mettler | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:01 | VCU | Albert Harrah misses long on a shot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:38 | VCU | Emilio Garcia clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Vernon - foul #1 on Richard Vernon, team foul #6 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Gary Rector (C) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 12:38 | VCU | Emilio Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:38 | VCU | Emilio Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Albert Harrah - foul #1 on Albert Harrah, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler (SF), Lawrence Thomas (C) Paul Coyle, Daniel Prejean | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:55 | VCU | Charles York makes the floater from close range set up by Albert Harrah | 11-9 |
| 11:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Albert Harrah - foul #2 on Albert Harrah, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jeremiah McGannon (PG), Kevin Budde (PF) Randy Gillman, Richard Vernon | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF), Renaldo Lopez (PF) Albert Harrah, Emilio Garcia | |
| 11:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:31 | VCU | Gary Rector gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Jeremiah McGannon (fresh) SG - Harry Norman (fresh) SF - Jessie Mettler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Budde (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) SG - Charles York (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | VCU | Gary Rector hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by John Visosky | 12-11 |
| 10:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Renaldo Lopez swats the layup by Kevin Budde | 12-11 |
| 10:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Thomas snags the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:39 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Thomas double dribbles | 12-11 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman (PG), Paul Coyle (SG), Daniel Prejean (C) Jeremiah McGannon, Harry Norman, Lawrence Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG) John Visosky, Charles York | |
| 10:27 | VCU | Anthony Raphael is fouled on the floor by Paul Coyle - foul #1 on Paul Coyle, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| 10:27 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:27 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Coyle | 15-13 |
| 10:03 | VCU | Anthony Raphael loses the dribble to Paul Coyle in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 10:01 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler throws it down set up by Paul Coyle | 17-13 |
| 09:35 | VCU | Gary Rector can't throw it down | 17-13 |
| 09:33 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Samuels | 17-13 |
| 09:05 | VCU | Gary Rector throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jeremiah McGannon (PG), Harry Norman (SG), Richard Vernon (SF), Robert Dodson (PF), Lawrence Thomas (C) Randy Gillman, Paul Coyle, Jessie Mettler, Kevin Budde, Daniel Prejean | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Rafael Bernal (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Steven Kibby, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 08:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Thomas makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Vernon | 19-13 |
| 08:21 | VCU | Robert Dodson picks off the pass by Gary Rector | 19-13 |
| 07:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 07:58 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jeremiah McGannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 07:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Vernon is fouled on the floor by Rafael Bernal - foul #1 on Rafael Bernal, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman (PG), Jessie Mettler (SF), Daniel Prejean (C) Jeremiah McGannon, Robert Dodson, Lawrence Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF), Renaldo Lopez (C) Rafael Bernal, Gary Rector | |
| 07:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler misses badly on a shot near the basket | 19-13 |
| 07:16 | VCU | Emilio Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Randy Gillman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Norman (fresh) SF - Jessie Mettler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Vernon (fresh) C - Daniel Prejean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles York (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | VCU | Emilio Garcia is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Visosky | 19-15 |
| 06:40 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler is whistled for traveling | 19-15 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Paul Coyle (SG), Kevin Budde (PF) Harry Norman, Richard Vernon | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Rafael Bernal (SF) John Visosky, Charles York, Emilio Garcia | |
| 06:33 | VCU | Paul Coyle is called for the reach on Anthony Raphael in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Coyle, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harry Norman (SG) Paul Coyle | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:33 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:33 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Harry Norman is called for the reach on Anthony Raphael in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Norman, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Thomas (C) Daniel Prejean | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (C) Steven Kibby | |
| 06:13 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman's layup is rejected by Renaldo Lopez | 19-19 |
| 05:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Budde | 19-19 |
| 05:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gary Rector blocks the jumper by Jessie Mettler | 19-19 |
| 05:34 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:05 | VCU | Gary Rector misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Thomas - foul #1 on Lawrence Thomas, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Vernon (C) Lawrence Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Steven Kibby (SF) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Rafael Bernal | |
| 05:05 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:05 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde is fouled on the floor by Steven Kibby - foul #2 on Steven Kibby, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jeremiah McGannon (PG), Daniel Prejean (C) Randy Gillman, Kevin Budde | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Herring (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Steven Kibby, Gary Rector | |
| 04:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Herring - foul #1 on Eric Herring, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| 04:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:33 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 04:13 | VCU | John Visosky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 04:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Daniel Prejean grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 03:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler blows the dunk | 19-21 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Emilio Garcia grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 03:45 | VCU | John Visosky loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Randy Gillman (PG), Daniel Perryman (SG), Kevin Budde (PF), Lawrence Thomas (C) Jeremiah McGannon, Harry Norman, Jessie Mettler, Daniel Prejean | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF), Albert Harrah (PF), Gary Rector (C) Eric Herring, Emilio Garcia, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 03:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 03:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lawrence Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 03:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Vernon is fouled on the floor by Albert Harrah - foul #3 on Albert Harrah, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG), Rafael Bernal (SF) Charles York, Albert Harrah | |
| 03:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 03:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Richard Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Daniel Perryman is called for the reach on Anthony Raphael in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Perryman, team foul #11 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Paul Coyle (SG) Daniel Perryman | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:20 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Steven Kibby grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 03:05 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Rector | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Randy Gillman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Coyle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Budde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rafael Bernal (fresh) PF - Steven Kibby (fresh) C - Gary Rector (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde is fouled on the floor by Gary Rector - foul #1 on Gary Rector, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jessie Mettler (SF) Richard Vernon | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG) John Visosky | |
| 02:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Gary Rector snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Anthony Raphael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Dodson (PF) Kevin Budde | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Dodson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 02:31 | VCU | Rafael Bernal snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Gary Rector is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Raphael | 21-27 |
| 01:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Paul Coyle is fouled on the floor by Anthony Raphael - foul #1 on Anthony Raphael, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jeremiah McGannon (PG), Daniel Prejean (C) Randy Gillman, Lawrence Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Renaldo Lopez (C) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Gary Rector | |
| 01:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Paul Coyle makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Paul Coyle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:36 | VCU | John Visosky is hacked by Jessie Mettler - foul #2 on Jessie Mettler, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde (PF) Robert Dodson | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Herring (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Rafael Bernal, Steven Kibby | |
| 01:36 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:36 | VCU | John Visosky misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 01:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Harry Norman (SG) Paul Coyle | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:01 | VCU | Jessie Mettler steals the ball from John Visosky | 23-28 |
| 00:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kevin Budde clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 00:41 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 00:20 | VCU | John Visosky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles York | 23-31 |
| 00:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jeremiah McGannon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Eric Herring grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Charles York scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 23-33 |
| 00:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jeremiah McGannon misses long on a fullcourt shot | 23-33 |