| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Moline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Brett McLean comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-33 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant tips it home | 21-35 |
| 19:10 | VCU | Stuart Bryant is called for the reach on Charles York - foul #1 on Stuart Bryant, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Charles York buries a runner in the lane set up by John Visosky | 23-35 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Steven Kibby denies the turnaround by Larry Moline | 23-35 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant tips it but misses | 23-35 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | Larry Moline hits the follow up shot | 23-37 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Emilio Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-37 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is fouled on the floor by Emilio Garcia - foul #2 on Emilio Garcia, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Larry Moline hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Bayne and he's fouled by Renaldo Lopez - foul #1 on Renaldo Lopez, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the free throw | 23-40 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Charles York connects on the jumper from the right block set up by John Visosky | 25-40 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is fouled on the floor by Charles York - foul #2 on Charles York, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:41 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant loses the dribble to Charles York | 25-40 |
| 16:38 | VCU | Charles York banks in the layup | 27-40 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Brett McLean's pass is intercepted by Charles York | 27-40 |
| 15:55 | VCU | John Visosky misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey McClaskey - foul #2 on Jeffrey McClaskey, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (C) Steven Kibby | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SG), Bernard Green (C) Brett McLean, Larry Moline | |
| 15:55 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:55 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:55 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 3rd free throw | 30-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Bernard Green makes the jumper in the paint set up by Jeffrey McClaskey and the foul's on Charles York - foul #3 on Charles York, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG) Charles York | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (SG), Dana Zarrineh (C) Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Bernard Green makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:15 | VCU | Gary Rector's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Emilio Garcia (PF) John Visosky, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Bernard Green connects on the floater from the right side set up by Charles Parker | 30-45 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Gary Rector hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Charles Parker - foul #1 on Charles Parker, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Steven Kibby (SF) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Albert Harrah | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF), Larry Moline (C) Jeffrey McClaskey, Charles Parker, Wayne Riffle, Bernard Green, Dana Zarrineh | |
| 14:17 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant tips it in | 32-47 |
| 13:39 | VCU | Gary Rector drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Visosky | 34-47 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | John Visosky steals the ball from Stuart Bryant | 34-47 |
| 13:13 | VCU | John Visosky hits the finger roll | 36-47 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Charles York - foul #4 on Charles York, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG), Renaldo Lopez (PF) Charles York, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey (PG) Andrew Hogg | |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:21 | VCU | Anthony Raphael knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Kibby | 39-48 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | Brett McLean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Albert Harrah (PF) John Visosky, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:46 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Moline (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Albert Harrah - foul #1 on Albert Harrah, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (C) Steven Kibby | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Gary Rector misses long on a floater in the lane | 41-51 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Larry Moline loses the dribble to Gary Rector | 41-51 |
| 10:42 | VCU | Jeffrey McClaskey steals it from Arnold Samuels in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses long on a jumper in the lane | 41-51 |
| 10:15 | VCU | Gary Rector snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 09:52 | VCU | Gary Rector hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Harrah | 43-51 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Larry Moline hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-51 |
| 09:34 | VCU | Arnold Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:15 | VCU | Gary Rector misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 09:14 | VCU | Albert Harrah snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 08:54 | VCU | Gary Rector hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Arnold Samuels | 45-51 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the jump hook from the right block | 45-51 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Arnold Samuels snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:07 | VCU | Gary Rector lays it in set up by Anthony Raphael and he's hacked by Jeffrey McClaskey - foul #3 on Jeffrey McClaskey, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Steven Kibby (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Arnold Samuels, Albert Harrah, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Charles Parker (SG), Wayne Riffle (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Dana Zarrineh (C) Jeffrey McClaskey, Brett McLean, Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant, Larry Moline | |
| 08:07 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Emilio Garcia denies the turnaround by Bernard Green | 48-51 |
| 07:42 | VCU | Steven Kibby snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Raphael (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Green (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | VCU | John Visosky knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | Gary Rector swats the dunk try by Wayne Riffle | 51-51 |
| 06:58 | VCU | The rebound goes to Anthony Raphael | 51-51 |
| 06:42 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the floater from the left side | 51-51 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Charles Parker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 06:18 | VCU | Steven Kibby grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Charles Parker steals it from Steven Kibby | 51-51 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh tips it in | 51-53 |
| 05:01 | VCU | Gary Rector is denied on a layup by Dana Zarrineh | 51-53 |
| 05:00 | VCU | Gary Rector snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 04:37 | VCU | Anthony Raphael is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Anthony Raphael, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Albert Harrah (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) Anthony Raphael, Emilio Garcia, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF), Larry Moline (C) Andrew Hogg, Charles Parker, Wayne Riffle, Bernard Green, Dana Zarrineh | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant lays it in on a great pass from Brett McLean and he's hacked by Albert Harrah - foul #2 on Albert Harrah, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Emilio Garcia (PF) Steven Kibby | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:02 | VCU | Albert Harrah's fadeaway is rejected by Stuart Bryant | 51-56 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses badly on a runner from close range | 51-56 |
| 03:45 | VCU | The rebound goes to Renaldo Lopez | 51-56 |
| 03:21 | VCU | Charles York's layup is rejected by Larry Moline | 51-56 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Emilio Garcia tips it but misses | 51-56 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Moline (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Larry Moline pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Brett McLean lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey McClaskey and the foul's on Emilio Garcia - foul #3 on Emilio Garcia, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Steven Kibby (SF) John Visosky, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 02:37 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| 02:23 | VCU | Albert Harrah's pass is intercepted by Gerald Bayne | 51-58 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant is hacked by Charles York - foul #5 on Charles York, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Emilio Garcia (PF), Gary Rector (C) Arnold Samuels, Charles York, Albert Harrah, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:46 | VCU | Gary Rector misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-60 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey McClaskey and the foul's on Emilio Garcia - foul #4 on Emilio Garcia, team foul #11 | 51-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Rafael Bernal (SF), Albert Harrah (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) John Visosky, Steven Kibby, Emilio Garcia, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Wayne Riffle (SG), Dana Zarrineh (SF), Bernard Green (PF) Jeffrey McClaskey, Brett McLean, Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant | |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:09 | VCU | Arnold Samuels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (SG) Larry Moline | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Charles Parker blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Raphael - foul #2 on Anthony Raphael, team foul #12 | 51-63 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Charles Parker makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Charles Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | VCU | A charge is called on Renaldo Lopez - foul #2 on Renaldo Lopez, team foul #13 | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Charles Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-65 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Parker - foul #2 on Charles Parker, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg runs out the clock | 53-65 |