| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 12 pts. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Macy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace inbounds the ball | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Colorado | David Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-41 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Scott Manuel lays it up and in on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 28-41 |
| 18:56 | Colorado | William Macy's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Manuel | 28-41 |
| 18:54 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Wallace | 28-41 |
| 18:37 | Colorado | Dale Selman hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Donnie Kennedy | 28-43 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Donnie Kennedy - foul #1 on Donnie Kennedy, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:09 | Colorado | Dale Selman misses long on a shot near the basket | 29-43 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Martin Stamps pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 17:56 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-43 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Scott Manuel tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 17:34 | Colorado | Dale Selman is fouled on the floor by Roger Fischer - foul #2 on Roger Fischer, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| 17:14 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Roger Fischer - foul #3 on Roger Fischer, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (SG) Roger Fischer | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 17:14 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:14 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 16:57 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Dale Selman | 31-45 |
| 16:45 | Colorado | William Macy misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeff Jackson - foul #1 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Corey (PF), James Napper (C) Scott Manuel, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Garibay (SF) Theodore Wallace | |
| 16:45 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:45 | Colorado | William Macy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:45 | VCU | James Napper grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Chester Corey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-46 |
| 16:20 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses the tip | 31-46 |
| 16:19 | Colorado | William Macy pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 15:58 | Colorado | David Ellis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 15:57 | VCU | James Napper pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis May (fresh) SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) C - James Napper (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Selman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Macy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | VCU | Chester Corey buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 33-46 |
| 15:11 | Colorado | David Ellis buries a jumper from the left side set up by Donnie Kennedy and he's hacked by Todd Vegas - foul #3 on Todd Vegas, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG), Scott Manuel (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Todd Vegas, Martin Stamps, James Napper | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SF), Richard Tardy (PF), Leland Kester (C) Donnie Kennedy, Dale Selman, William Macy | |
| 15:11 | Colorado | David Ellis misses the free throw | 33-48 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Scott Manuel pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 14:53 | VCU | Richard Tardy is called for the reach on Louis May - foul #1 on Richard Tardy, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG) David Ellis | |
| 14:44 | VCU | Roger Fischer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 14:43 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Tardy | 33-48 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Richard Tardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-48 |
| 14:17 | Colorado | Leland Kester hits the follow up shot | 33-50 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Chester Corey is hacked by Richard Tardy - foul #2 on Richard Tardy, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Stamps (SF) Chester Corey | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG) David Garibay | |
| 13:46 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 13:44 | Colorado | Leland Kester grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 13:28 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 13:26 | VCU | Jeff Jackson snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Scott Manuel's layup is rejected by Leland Kester | 33-50 |
| 13:05 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:45 | Colorado | Leland Kester can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 33-50 |
| 12:43 | Colorado | Leland Kester hits the follow up shot | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:37 | VCU | Martin Stamps drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Fischer | 36-52 |
| 12:24 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 12:23 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:19 | VCU | Louis May makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 11:58 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Scott Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leland Kester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | VCU | Louis May is denied on a layup by Leland Kester | 39-52 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Richard Tardy gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 11:28 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy buries a 3 from straight away | 39-55 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Roger Fischer drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Louis May | 42-55 |
| 10:44 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 10:43 | Colorado | Richard Tardy grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:34 | Colorado | Scott Manuel steals the ball from Leland Kester | 42-55 |
| 10:20 | VCU | Louis May drills a floater in the lane set up by Roger Fischer and he's hacked by Allan Armstrong - foul #1 on Allan Armstrong, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Chester Corey (PF), James Napper (C) Roger Fischer, Martin Stamps, Scott Manuel, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SG), David Garibay (SF), Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) Allan Armstrong, Donnie Kennedy, Theodore Wallace, Richard Tardy, Leland Kester | |
| 10:20 | VCU | Louis May makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:55 | Colorado | David Ellis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lozowski | 45-58 |
| 09:42 | VCU | Thomas Lozowski steals it from Louis Rothmiller | 45-58 |
| 09:38 | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski hits the finger roll | 45-60 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Dale Selman is called for the reach on Louis May - foul #4 on Dale Selman, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Joel Baldwin (SG), Martin Stamps (SF) Louis May, Louis Rothmiller | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 09:04 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 09:02 | Colorado | Dale Selman pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | David Ellis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 08:49 | VCU | Joel Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:38 | VCU | Thomas Lozowski is called for the reach on Joel Baldwin - foul #1 on Thomas Lozowski, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG) Joel Baldwin | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG) Thomas Lozowski | |
| 08:33 | VCU | Todd Vegas is hacked by William Macy - foul #1 on William Macy, team foul #7 | 45-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Manuel (PF) James Napper | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:33 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:33 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 08:15 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-60 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Martin Stamps gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:10 | VCU | Todd Vegas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 08:09 | Colorado | David Garibay gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 08:05 | Colorado | David Ellis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 08:04 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Roger Fischer's pass is intercepted by David Ellis | 47-60 |
| 07:54 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy hits the finger roll set up by David Ellis | 47-62 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chester Corey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Macy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:47 | VCU | Scott Manuel is called for traveling | 47-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Jeff Jackson (C) Chester Corey | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SF) David Garibay | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:19 | Colorado | Dale Selman scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Donnie Kennedy | 47-64 |
| 07:05 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Vegas and he's fouled by William Macy - foul #2 on William Macy, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF) Roger Fischer, Martin Stamps | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 07:05 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| 06:38 | Colorado | William Macy misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Louis May - foul #2 on Louis May, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Joel Baldwin (SG), Chester Corey (SF), James Napper (PF) Todd Vegas, Louis Rothmiller, Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Richard Tardy (PF) David Ellis, Dale Selman | |
| 06:38 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:38 | Colorado | William Macy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:38 | VCU | James Napper grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 06:19 | VCU | Donnie Kennedy takes the ball from Louis May | 50-65 |
| 05:51 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Louis May - foul #3 on Louis May, team foul #6 | 50-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF) Joel Baldwin, James Napper | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Garibay (SF), Leland Kester (C) Theodore Wallace, William Macy | |
| 05:32 | Colorado | Richard Tardy scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Allan Armstrong | 50-67 |
| 05:09 | VCU | Donnie Kennedy steals it from Chester Corey | 50-67 |
| 04:48 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Roger Fischer - foul #4 on Roger Fischer, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Dale Selman (PF) Allan Armstrong, David Garibay, Richard Tardy | |
| 04:48 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:48 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:35 | VCU | Martin Stamps drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 04:22 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Ellis | 53-71 |
| 04:02 | VCU | Scott Manuel travels with the ball | 53-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Joel Baldwin (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), James Arms (C) Todd Vegas, Roger Fischer, Martin Stamps, Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Garibay (SG), William Macy (C) Donnie Kennedy, Leland Kester | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Colorado | William Macy connects on the runner in the lane set up by David Ellis | 53-73 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Baldwin (fresh) SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) PF - James Napper (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Arms (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Garibay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Macy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | VCU | Louis May is whistled for a carry | 53-73 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Corey (PF) James Arms | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 03:05 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-73 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Tardy (SF) Theodore Wallace | |
| 02:46 | VCU | Louis May makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-73 |
| 02:19 | Colorado | William Macy hits the finger roll | 55-75 |
| 02:05 | VCU | Richard Tardy denies the turnaround by Louis May | 55-75 |
| 02:04 | VCU | James Napper gets the offensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 01:51 | VCU | William Macy steals the ball from James Napper | 55-75 |
| 01:31 | Colorado | Richard Tardy scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Ellis | 55-77 |
| 01:14 | VCU | Louis May comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-77 |
| 01:13 | VCU | Chester Corey pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 01:01 | VCU | James Napper misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-77 |
| 00:59 | Colorado | William Macy gets the rebound | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado | David Ellis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Tardy | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | VCU | Dale Selman steals it from Louis May | 55-79 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | William Macy drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Ellis | 55-81 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Chester Corey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-81 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Tardy | 55-81 |