| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Drew (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Tuten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leslie Yee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Byron Tuten inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Yale | Buddy Mooney misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 19:42 | Yale | Leslie Yee tips it in | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | VCU | William Godsey hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel McGhan | 32-34 |
| 19:03 | Yale | Randy Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 19:02 | Yale | Leslie Yee tips it but misses | 32-34 |
| 19:01 | VCU | Peter Drew grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:40 | VCU | William Godsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| 18:22 | Yale | Byron Tuten misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:20 | Yale | Wallace Harvey tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Daniel McGhan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Godsey | 35-36 |
| 17:41 | Yale | Leslie Yee scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Byron Tuten | 35-38 |
| 17:35 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:33 | Yale | Leslie Yee snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:17 | Yale | Byron Tuten misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 17:16 | VCU | Peter Drew gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:49 | VCU | William Godsey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marcelino Rossi | 38-38 |
| 16:36 | Yale | Buddy Mooney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Joseph Butler gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 16:11 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Marcelino Rossi | 38-38 |
| 15:51 | VCU | Peter Drew misses the shot from the right block | 38-38 |
| 15:50 | VCU | Daniel McGhan tips it in | 40-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Drew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Barnes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Tuten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie Yee (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Yale | Byron Tuten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:34 | VCU | William Godsey gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:23 | VCU | Peter Drew connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Godsey | 42-38 |
| 15:07 | Yale | Byron Tuten drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 15:02 | VCU | William Godsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), John Carter (PF), Otis Chang (C) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, Peter Drew, Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Lawrence Gaither (SF), James Yeldell (PF), Johnny Nero (C) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Byron Tuten, Wallace Harvey, Leslie Yee | |
| 14:43 | Yale | Johnny Nero knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Cavallo | 42-43 |
| 14:27 | VCU | Burton Rascoe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Joseph Butler tips it in | 44-43 |
| 14:09 | Yale | Johnny Nero buries a floater from the baseline set up by Larry Cavallo | 44-45 |
| 13:59 | VCU | Johnny Nero is called for the reach on Burton Rascoe - foul #2 on Johnny Nero, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Peter Drew (PF) Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | Yale | Leslie Yee (C) Brian Holmes | |
| 13:41 | VCU | Peter Drew drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Otis Chang | 47-45 |
| 13:22 | Yale | Peter Drew picks off the pass by Johnny Nero | 47-45 |
| 13:09 | VCU | John Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGhan (SG) Peter Drew | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Byron Tuten (SF), Wallace Harvey (PF) Larry Cavallo, James Yeldell, Lawrence Gaither, Johnny Nero | |
| 12:49 | Yale | Buddy Mooney buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randy Barnes | 47-47 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Byron Tuten takes the ball from Burton Rascoe | 47-47 |
| 12:28 | Yale | Randy Barnes dunks the ball on a great pass from Byron Tuten | 47-49 |
| 12:16 | VCU | Buddy Mooney takes the ball from Daniel McGhan | 47-49 |
| 12:11 | Yale | Buddy Mooney hits the finger roll | 47-51 |
| 11:48 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 11:47 | Yale | Byron Tuten grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Chang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Tuten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie Yee (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Yale | The pull-up jumper by Randy Barnes is blocked by John Carter | 47-51 |
| 11:39 | Yale | Leslie Yee tips it in | 47-53 |
| 11:15 | VCU | Burton Rascoe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 11:14 | Yale | Byron Tuten pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:07 | Yale | Byron Tuten can't finish the layup | 47-53 |
| 11:06 | Yale | Byron Tuten tips it back up and in | 47-55 |
| 10:55 | VCU | Randy Barnes picks off the pass by Otis Chang | 47-55 |
| 10:52 | Yale | Wallace Harvey lays it in on a nice dish by Randy Barnes | 47-57 |
| 10:30 | VCU | Otis Chang is whistled for traveling | 47-57 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Joseph Butler (SF), Peter Drew (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, John Carter, Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), James Yeldell (SG), Johnny Nero (PF), Lawrence Gaither (C) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Wallace Harvey, Leslie Yee | |
| 10:07 | Yale | James Yeldell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Cavallo | 47-60 |
| 09:48 | VCU | Daniel McGhan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel McGhan, team foul #1 | 47-60 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Yale | Brian Holmes (SG) Byron Tuten | |
| 09:27 | Yale | Larry Cavallo misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 09:26 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:21 | VCU | William Godsey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 47-60 |
| 09:20 | Yale | Johnny Nero snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 09:13 | Yale | James Yeldell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 09:11 | VCU | Joseph Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Daniel McGhan scores on a 3 from straight away set up by William Godsey | 50-60 |
| 08:41 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither loses the dribble to Joseph Butler | 50-60 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Joseph Butler hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Daniel McGhan | 52-60 |
| 08:10 | Yale | James Yeldell makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Cavallo | 52-62 |
| 07:58 | VCU | Peter Drew misses long on a runner in the lane | 52-62 |
| 07:57 | Yale | The rebound goes to Johnny Nero | 52-62 |
| 07:43 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-62 |
| 07:42 | Yale | James Yeldell tips it back up and in | 52-64 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Drew (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) PF - James Yeldell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Nero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | VCU | Daniel McGhan is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Gaither - foul #1 on Lawrence Gaither, team foul #2 | 52-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Otis Chang (SG), John Carter (C) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Byron Tuten (SF), Wallace Harvey (PF), Leslie Yee (C) Larry Cavallo, Brian Holmes, Lawrence Gaither, James Yeldell, Johnny Nero | |
| 07:00 | VCU | Burton Rascoe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 06:59 | VCU | Otis Chang tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 06:39 | Yale | Byron Tuten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG) Peter Drew | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 06:14 | VCU | Otis Chang lays it in | 56-64 |
| 05:56 | Yale | Byron Tuten hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Buddy Mooney | 56-67 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Claude Marsh is fouled on the floor by Byron Tuten - foul #3 on Byron Tuten, team foul #3 | 56-67 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Marcelino Rossi (C) Claude Marsh, Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 05:26 | VCU | Otis Chang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 05:24 | Yale | Wallace Harvey grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 05:19 | Yale | Byron Tuten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-67 |
| 05:17 | Yale | Leslie Yee tips it back up and in | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:12 | VCU | Burton Rascoe connects on the floater from the right wing set up by William Godsey | 58-69 |
| 05:02 | Yale | Byron Tuten connects on the shot from the right side set up by Buddy Mooney | 58-71 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Burton Rascoe connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 60-71 |
| 04:35 | Yale | Byron Tuten is hacked by William Godsey - foul #2 on William Godsey, team foul #2 | 60-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGhan (SG), Peter Drew (PF) Burton Rascoe, Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 04:15 | Yale | Randy Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 04:14 | Yale | Buddy Mooney tips it but misses | 60-71 |
| 04:12 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Tuten | 60-71 |
| 03:58 | Yale | Randy Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 03:57 | Yale | Leslie Yee grabs the offensive rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Yale | Buddy Mooney loses the dribble to John Carter | 60-71 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Drew (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Barnes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Byron Tuten (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wallace Harvey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Leslie Yee (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:30 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 03:29 | Yale | The rebound goes to Wallace Harvey | 60-71 |
| 03:08 | Yale | Wallace Harvey can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 60-71 |
| 03:06 | VCU | William Godsey gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:59 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Joseph Butler (SF), Otis Chang (C) William Godsey, John Carter, Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Lawrence Gaither (SF), James Yeldell (PF), Johnny Nero (C) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Byron Tuten, Wallace Harvey, Leslie Yee | |
| 02:56 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Burton Rascoe | |
| Subs | Yale | Leslie Yee (C) Brian Holmes | |
| 02:34 | Yale | Daniel McGhan steals the ball from Leslie Yee | 60-71 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Leslie Yee steals the ball from Daniel McGhan | 60-71 |
| 01:50 | Yale | Larry Cavallo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-71 |
| 01:48 | VCU | Peter Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Joseph Butler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Godsey and he's hacked by Lawrence Gaither - foul #2 on Lawrence Gaither, team foul #4 | 62-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Marcelino Rossi (C) Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Byron Tuten (SF), Wallace Harvey (PF) Larry Cavallo, James Yeldell, Lawrence Gaither, Johnny Nero | |
| 01:28 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:07 | Yale | Leslie Yee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Godsey - foul #3 on William Godsey, team foul #3 | 63-71 |
| 01:07 | Yale | Leslie Yee makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:07 | Yale | Leslie Yee misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:07 | VCU | The rebound goes to Marcelino Rossi | 63-72 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 00:56 | Yale | Randy Barnes grabs the board | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Yale | Daniel McGhan is called for the reach on Randy Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel McGhan, team foul #4 | 63-72 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Nero (PF) Wallace Harvey | |
| 00:54 | Yale | Buddy Mooney is fouled on the floor by Daniel McGhan - foul #3 on Daniel McGhan, team foul #5 | 63-72 |
| 00:53 | Yale | Buddy Mooney is fouled on the floor by William Godsey - foul #4 on William Godsey, team foul #6 | 63-72 |
| 00:50 | Yale | William Godsey is called for the reach on Byron Tuten - foul #5 on William Godsey, team foul #7 | 63-72 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG) William Godsey | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:50 | Yale | Byron Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Byron Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | VCU | Byron Tuten blocks the short jumper by Joseph Butler | 63-74 |
| 00:41 | Yale | Leslie Yee grabs the board | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Yale | Burton Rascoe steps in front of the Byron Tuten pass | 63-74 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-74 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Buddy Mooney pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Buddy Mooney runs out the clock | 63-74 |