| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Logue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachariah Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Carothers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Zechiel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Steven Kibby inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | VCU | John Visosky is fouled in the backcourt by John Logue - foul #1 on John Logue, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:40 | VCU | John Visosky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 19:38 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:33 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons lays it up and in on a great pass from John Logue | 28-27 |
| 19:05 | VCU | Charles York hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Logue - foul #2 on John Logue, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 19:05 | VCU | Charles York misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:05 | VCU | Charles York misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:05 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:46 | Texas Southern | John Logue is whistled for a carry | 28-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| 18:26 | VCU | Charles York misses badly on a floater from close range | 28-27 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Gary Rector tips it but misses | 28-27 |
| 18:23 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Renaldo Lopez | 28-27 |
| 18:03 | VCU | Steven Kibby knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Visosky and he's hacked by Miguel Garza - foul #1 on Miguel Garza, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG), Jim Klimek (SF), Stephen Wilson (PF), Ian Lee (C) Miguel Garza, John Logue, Zachariah Simmons, Kevin Carothers, David Zechiel | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Albert Harrah (PF) John Visosky, Charles York, Gary Rector | |
| 18:03 | VCU | Steven Kibby makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:42 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Coria and he's hacked by Albert Harrah - foul #3 on Albert Harrah, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Rafael Bernal (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Steven Kibby, Albert Harrah | |
| 17:42 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:26 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 31-30 |
| 17:25 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Stephen Wilson | 31-30 |
| 17:00 | Texas Southern | Arnold Samuels picks off the pass by Ian Lee | 31-30 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-30 |
| 16:38 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arnold Samuels - foul #2 on Arnold Samuels, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Logue (SG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Kevin Carothers (PF), David Zechiel (C) Edward Wolfson, Jim Klimek, Stephen Wilson, Ian Lee | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Gary Rector (C) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:49 | VCU | Charles York can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 15:48 | VCU | Emilio Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jimmy Coria (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Logue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachariah Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Carothers (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Zechiel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Bernal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | VCU | Charles York hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Visosky | 32-32 |
| 15:01 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 15:00 | VCU | Emilio Garcia gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Rafael Bernal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), Jim Klimek (SG) Jimmy Coria, John Logue | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF), Renaldo Lopez (PF) Rafael Bernal, Emilio Garcia | |
| 14:31 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Miguel Garza | 34-32 |
| 14:13 | VCU | John Visosky makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles York | 34-35 |
| 14:07 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers banks in the layup set up by Zachariah Simmons | 36-35 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Zechiel - foul #3 on David Zechiel, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson (SG), Stephen Wilson (PF) Zachariah Simmons, Kevin Carothers | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG) John Visosky, Charles York | |
| 13:50 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:50 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:34 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Miguel Garza is blocked by Gary Rector | 36-35 |
| 13:33 | VCU | Gary Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:15 | VCU | Gary Rector clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 12:49 | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 36-35 |
| 12:47 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:24 | VCU | Gary Rector blows the layup | 36-35 |
| 12:23 | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:02 | Texas Southern | David Zechiel can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-35 |
| 12:00 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to David Zechiel | 36-35 |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Miguel Garza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Wolfson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Klimek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Zechiel (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Raphael (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Renaldo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Rector (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | VCU | Gary Rector drills a jumper in the paint set up by Renaldo Lopez | 39-37 |
| 11:03 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 11:01 | VCU | Steven Kibby grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:56 | VCU | David Zechiel is called for the reach on Arnold Samuels in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Zechiel, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), John Logue (SG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Kevin Carothers (PF), Ian Lee (C) Miguel Garza, Edward Wolfson, Jim Klimek, Stephen Wilson, David Zechiel | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Albert Harrah (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Steven Kibby, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 10:27 | VCU | Gary Rector buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Visosky | 39-39 |
| 10:23 | Texas Southern | John Logue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 10:22 | VCU | The rebound goes to Gary Rector | 39-39 |
| 10:17 | VCU | Charles York is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 10:15 | VCU | Emilio Garcia can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Gary Rector tips it in | 39-41 |
| 09:55 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers's pass is intercepted by Albert Harrah | 39-41 |
| 09:52 | VCU | Albert Harrah lays it up and in | 39-43 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | John Visosky is called for the reach on Jimmy Coria - foul #3 on John Visosky, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (C) Gary Rector | |
| 09:28 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Logue | 41-43 |
| 09:15 | VCU | Albert Harrah is hacked by Kevin Carothers - foul #1 on Kevin Carothers, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG) John Logue | |
| Subs | VCU | Rafael Bernal (SF) Emilio Garcia | |
| 08:58 | VCU | Charles York can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Albert Harrah grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 08:39 | VCU | Charles York misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Glover - foul #1 on Stephen Glover, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Logue (SG) Jimmy Coria | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Emilio Garcia (PF) John Visosky, Albert Harrah | |
| 08:39 | VCU | Charles York makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:39 | VCU | Charles York makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | John Logue misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Renaldo Lopez - foul #1 on Renaldo Lopez, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson (PG), Jim Klimek (SF) Stephen Glover, Zachariah Simmons | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | John Logue misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | John Logue misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:24 | VCU | Charles York pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:58 | VCU | Charles York is open and lays it up and in set up by Emilio Garcia | 41-47 |
| 07:40 | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG), Stephen Wilson (PF), David Zechiel (C) John Logue, Kevin Carothers, Ian Lee | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG), Gary Rector (C) Charles York, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Stephen Glover (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Wolfson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Klimek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Zechiel (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rafael Bernal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emilio Garcia (tiring) 6 reb. C - Gary Rector (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | VCU | Arnold Samuels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (SG) Edward Wolfson | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Eric Herring (SF) Arnold Samuels, Rafael Bernal | |
| 07:22 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson is hacked by Emilio Garcia - foul #2 on Emilio Garcia, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF) Eric Herring | |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Steven Kibby steals it from David Zechiel | 41-47 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Gary Rector misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Zechiel - foul #5 on David Zechiel, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Ian Lee (C) Stephen Glover, Jim Klimek, David Zechiel | |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| 06:52 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:52 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson blows the layup but he's fouled by Albert Harrah - foul #4 on Albert Harrah, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson (SG) Jimmy Coria | |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (C) Gary Rector | |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:33 | VCU | Miguel Garza is called for the reach on John Visosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Miguel Garza, team foul #9 | 43-48 |
| 06:33 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:33 | VCU | John Visosky misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 06:13 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zachariah Simmons | 45-49 |
| 06:07 | VCU | Steven Kibby scores on a jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 05:48 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Miguel Garza | 47-51 |
| 05:30 | VCU | Steven Kibby hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Albert Harrah gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:12 | VCU | Anthony Raphael is hacked by Edward Wolfson - foul #1 on Edward Wolfson, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), John Logue (SG), Jim Klimek (SF), Kevin Carothers (PF) Miguel Garza, Edward Wolfson, Zachariah Simmons, Ian Lee | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Rafael Bernal (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF), Gary Rector (C) John Visosky, Steven Kibby, Albert Harrah, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 05:12 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:12 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:12 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 04:52 | Texas Southern | John Logue hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jim Klimek | 50-52 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Gary Rector hits a floater in the paint | 50-54 |
| 04:01 | Texas Southern | John Logue connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Coria | 53-54 |
| 03:39 | VCU | A charge is called on Emilio Garcia - foul #3 on Emilio Garcia, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Ian Lee (C) John Logue, Jim Klimek, Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Albert Harrah (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) Anthony Raphael, Emilio Garcia, Gary Rector | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Coria (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachariah Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Carothers (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ian Lee (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles York (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Bernal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Renaldo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza misses long on a jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 03:21 | VCU | Albert Harrah pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:00 | VCU | Charles York is whistled for traveling | 53-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson (SG) Jimmy Coria | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Eric Herring (SF) Arnold Samuels, Rafael Bernal | |
| 02:56 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Logue (SG) Edward Wolfson | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF) Eric Herring | |
| 02:35 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| 02:17 | VCU | Charles York buries a runner from close range on a great pass from John Visosky | 53-56 |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 02:09 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:52 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 01:50 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:28 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Miguel Garza | 55-56 |
| 01:10 | VCU | Albert Harrah scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by John Visosky | 55-58 |
| 01:04 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | VCU | Charles York misses the turnaround in the paint | 57-58 |
| 00:34 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:19 | Texas Southern | John Logue scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ian Lee | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez lays it up and in and the foul's on Ian Lee - foul #3 on Ian Lee, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (C) Albert Harrah | |
| 00:09 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez misses the free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Renaldo Lopez | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | The clock runs out | 59-60 |