| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jared Craft (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Montana (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dale Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Goran Zigler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Drew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 19:42 | VCU | Joseph Butler snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 19:27 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:26 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:15 | Texas Southern | Jared Craft clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 19:14 | VCU | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:11 | VCU | Joseph Butler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | Jared Craft is hacked by William Godsey - foul #2 on William Godsey, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:43 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jared Craft and the foul's on Daniel McGhan - foul #1 on Daniel McGhan, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman (C) Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:43 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:43 | VCU | John Carter grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 18:23 | VCU | Daniel McGhan slams it home on a great pass from William Godsey | 34-31 |
| 18:12 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham misses the jump hook in the lane | 34-31 |
| 18:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Carter | 34-31 |
| 18:06 | VCU | Daniel McGhan jams it | 34-33 |
| 17:48 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Jared Rea (SG), Andrew Fowler (SF), Keith Tucker (C) Jared Craft, Thomas Montana, Dale Graham, Goran Zigler | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Otis Chang (C) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, John Carter | |
| 17:34 | VCU | Otis Chang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | VCU | Joseph Butler grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:13 | VCU | Otis Chang clanks a turnaround from close range | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Otis Chang misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 17:11 | Texas Southern | Jared Rea grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett double dribbles | 34-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dale Graham (SF), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Wesley Bennett, Greg Thurman | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:37 | VCU | Otis Chang hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Keith Tucker - foul #1 on Keith Tucker, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana (SG), Donald Fife (PF) Jared Rea, Keith Tucker | |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGhan (SG) Joseph Butler | |
| 16:37 | VCU | Otis Chang misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:37 | VCU | Otis Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:37 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:13 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana misses the floater from the left block | 34-33 |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz tips it in | 36-33 |
| 15:54 | VCU | Daniel McGhan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Craft (PG) Andrew Fowler | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Joseph Butler (SF), John Carter (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, Peter Drew, Otis Chang | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jared Craft (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Montana (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dale Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Fife (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 36-33 |
| 15:37 | VCU | Joseph Butler gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:32 | VCU | Joseph Butler is hacked by Dale Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Graham, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Rea (SG) Thomas Montana | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:12 | VCU | Daniel McGhan makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Godsey | 36-35 |
| 14:50 | Texas Southern | Jared Rea misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 14:49 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 14:47 | VCU | The rebound goes to Daniel McGhan | 36-35 |
| 14:41 | VCU | John Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Keith Tucker (SF), Goran Zigler (PF), Greg Thurman (C) Dale Graham, Donald Fife, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG) William Godsey | |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler throws it down on a nice dish by Jared Rea | 38-35 |
| 14:10 | VCU | Keith Tucker is called for the reach on Kyle Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Tucker, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Thomas Montana (SG) Jared Craft, Jared Rea | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Otis Chang (SF), Peter Drew (PF) Kyle Hall, Daniel McGhan, Joseph Butler, John Carter | |
| 14:02 | VCU | Burton Rascoe makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Marsh | 38-38 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Goran Zigler | 40-38 |
| 13:32 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Claude Marsh | 40-40 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Burton Rascoe - foul #1 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler (PG), Dale Graham (SF), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Wesley Bennett, Keith Tucker, Greg Thurman | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Peter Drew | |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:58 | VCU | William Godsey's pass is intercepted by Thomas Montana | 43-40 |
| 12:55 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler banks in the layup set up by Thomas Montana | 45-40 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Otis Chang buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Godsey | 45-42 |
| 12:14 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Goran Zigler | 48-42 |
| 11:45 | VCU | William Godsey hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 48-42 |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana grabs the board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Andrew Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Montana (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Goran Zigler (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerardo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Burton Rascoe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Otis Chang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Texas Southern | William Godsey is called for the reach on Andrew Fowler in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Godsey, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Craft (PG), Jared Rea (SG), Donald Fife (PF), Greg Thurman (C) Andrew Fowler, Thomas Montana, Goran Zigler, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Daniel McGhan (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Peter Drew (PF), John Carter (C) William Godsey, Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, Otis Chang, Marcelino Rossi | |
| 11:20 | Texas Southern | Jared Rea connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Daniel McGhan makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Hall | 51-45 |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jared Rea | 53-45 |
| 10:38 | VCU | John Carter's pass is intercepted by Donald Fife | 53-45 |
| 10:15 | Texas Southern | Jared Craft makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-45 |
| 09:52 | VCU | John Carter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Butler | 55-48 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jared Craft | 58-48 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Peter Drew misses short on an open floater near the basket | 58-48 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jared Rea | 58-48 |
| 08:51 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-48 |
| 08:50 | VCU | Joseph Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Joseph Butler connects on the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Dale Graham - foul #2 on Dale Graham, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Thomas Montana (SG), Andrew Fowler (SF), Keith Tucker (PF), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Jared Craft, Jared Rea, Dale Graham, Donald Fife, Greg Thurman | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Otis Chang (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Kyle Hall, Daniel McGhan, Peter Drew, John Carter | |
| 08:22 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:22 | Texas Southern | Keith Tucker grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:14 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Wesley Bennett | 60-50 |
| 07:49 | VCU | William Godsey is open but misses the lay-in | 60-50 |
| 07:47 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Montana (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Keith Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerardo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Otis Chang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Bennett | 62-50 |
| 07:18 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Godsey | 62-52 |
| 07:00 | Texas Southern | Marcelino Rossi is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortiz - foul #4 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Rea (SF), Goran Zigler (PF) Andrew Fowler, Keith Tucker | |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGhan (SG), Claude Marsh (SF) Burton Rascoe, Joseph Butler | |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana loses the dribble to William Godsey | 62-52 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Jared Rea can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Otis Chang - foul #1 on Otis Chang, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Garmon (PG), Dale Graham (SF) Wesley Bennett, Thomas Montana | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Butler (SF), Peter Drew (PF), John Carter (C) William Godsey, Otis Chang, Marcelino Rossi | |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Jared Rea makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Jared Rea makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:04 | VCU | Daniel McGhan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel McGhan, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| 05:50 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler misses the dunk attempt | 64-52 |
| 05:48 | VCU | The rebound goes to Peter Drew | 64-52 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Joseph Butler is hacked by Dale Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Graham, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Craft (PG), Andrew Fowler (C) John Garmon, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG) Daniel McGhan | |
| 05:31 | VCU | Peter Drew can't throw it down | 64-52 |
| 05:29 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Dale Graham | 64-52 |
| 05:24 | Texas Southern | Jared Rea misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 05:23 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Fowler | 64-52 |
| 05:03 | Texas Southern | Claude Marsh steps in front of the Jared Craft pass | 64-52 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Peter Drew knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 04:27 | Texas Southern | Goran Zigler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 04:26 | VCU | Peter Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Claude Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Thomas Montana (SG), Donald Fife (PF), Keith Tucker (C) Jared Craft, Jared Rea, Goran Zigler, Andrew Fowler | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Daniel McGhan (SG), Otis Chang (SF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Claude Marsh, Burton Rascoe, Joseph Butler, John Carter | |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Keith Tucker comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 64-55 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Montana | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Montana (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Fife (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel McGhan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otis Chang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Drew (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marcelino Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | VCU | Peter Drew misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 03:07 | Texas Southern | Keith Tucker grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 02:43 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 02:41 | VCU | Peter Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:24 | VCU | Otis Chang misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-55 |
| 02:23 | VCU | Otis Chang grabs the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 02:10 | VCU | Daniel McGhan makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Godsey | 66-58 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Craft (PG), Andrew Fowler (SF), Greg Thurman (C) Wesley Bennett, Dale Graham, Keith Tucker | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), John Carter (PF) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, Otis Chang, Peter Drew | |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Jared Craft | 68-58 |
| 01:41 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 01:40 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 01:13 | Texas Southern | Claude Marsh takes the ball from Jared Craft | 68-58 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 01:02 | VCU | Burton Rascoe snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:56 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the floater in the lane | 68-58 |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Marsh - foul #2 on Claude Marsh, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Garmon (PG), Jared Rea (SG) Jared Craft, Thomas Montana | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Otis Chang (C) Joseph Butler, Marcelino Rossi | |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Otis Chang gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | VCU | Claude Marsh clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 00:46 | VCU | John Carter tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Craft (PG), Thomas Montana (SG), Dale Graham (SF), Goran Zigler (PF) John Garmon, Jared Rea, Andrew Fowler, Donald Fife | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Daniel McGhan (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Peter Drew (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Kyle Hall, Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, John Carter, Otis Chang | |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham is hacked by William Godsey in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Godsey, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Dale Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 71-60 |
| 00:36 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Butler | 71-60 |
| 00:34 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 00:32 | Texas Southern | Thomas Montana pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Texas Southern | Jared Craft misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-60 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Joseph Butler pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Thomas Montana steals the ball from Daniel McGhan in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Jared Craft runs out the clock | 71-60 |