| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Drew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Finch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Burk (fresh) 3 reb. C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman lays it in and he's fouled by Daniel McGhan - foul #2 on Daniel McGhan, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses the free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | John Burk pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette is fouled on the floor by Marcelino Rossi - foul #1 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| 19:15 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette drills a fadeaway from the right side | 32-27 |
| 19:00 | VCU | Daniel McGhan hits a jump hook from the left block | 34-27 |
| 18:39 | Valparaiso | John Burk comes up short on the runner in the lane | 34-27 |
| 18:37 | VCU | Peter Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:23 | VCU | Peter Drew makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Godsey | 36-27 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette lays it up and in set up by Glenn Hutto and the foul's on Peter Drew - foul #3 on Peter Drew, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | VCU | John Carter (PF) Peter Drew | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette misses the free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:16 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:05 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 18:03 | Valparaiso | John Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:54 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman is fouled on the floor by Marcelino Rossi - foul #2 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| 17:37 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Finch | 36-31 |
| 17:29 | VCU | Daniel McGhan drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Godsey | 39-31 |
| 17:09 | Valparaiso | David Finch loses the ball out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Otis Chang (C) Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Otto Owen (SF), Rickie Doyle (PF), Nick Williams (C) Devin Gayman, John Burk, Troy Lovette | |
| 16:49 | VCU | John Carter clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Nick Williams | 39-31 |
| 16:24 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 39-31 |
| 16:22 | VCU | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:18 | VCU | William Godsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 16:16 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 15:53 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel McGhan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Otis Chang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Finch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otto Owen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 15:44 | Valparaiso | David Finch tips it home | 39-33 |
| 15:22 | VCU | John Carter clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 15:20 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Peter Drew (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, Joseph Butler, John Carter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), Anthony Holland (SG), John Burk (PF), Troy Lovette (C) Glenn Hutto, David Finch, Otto Owen, Nick Williams | |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:51 | VCU | Otis Chang is fouled on the floor by Anthony Holland - foul #1 on Anthony Holland, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman (SF) Rickie Doyle | |
| 14:33 | VCU | Otis Chang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Burk - foul #3 on John Burk, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Otis Chang misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Otis Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:22 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:20 | VCU | Peter Drew pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:11 | VCU | Peter Drew is hacked by John Nigro - foul #1 on John Nigro, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Butler (SF) Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:50 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi buries a jump hook from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 13:31 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 13:30 | VCU | Joseph Butler grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 13:15 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 12:58 | VCU | Burton Rascoe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 12:56 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Marcelino Rossi | 42-35 |
| 12:47 | VCU | Joseph Butler hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Burton Rascoe | 44-35 |
| 12:29 | Valparaiso | A charge is called on Troy Lovette - foul #3 on Troy Lovette, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Daniel McGhan (SG), John Carter (SF) Claude Marsh, Burton Rascoe, Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), David Finch (SG), Rickie Doyle (PF) John Nigro, Anthony Holland, John Burk | |
| 12:12 | VCU | William Godsey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Glenn Hutto - foul #1 on Glenn Hutto, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Otis Chang (C) Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Otto Owen (SF), Nick Williams (C) Devin Gayman, Troy Lovette | |
| 12:12 | VCU | William Godsey misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:12 | VCU | William Godsey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:01 | Valparaiso | David Finch buries a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Daniel McGhan - foul #3 on Daniel McGhan, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| 12:01 | Valparaiso | David Finch makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:39 | VCU | Otis Chang comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-38 |
| 11:38 | VCU | John Carter tips it home | 47-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Drew (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Otis Chang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Finch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otto Owen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle misses the fadeaway from close range | 47-38 |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | David Finch grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Glenn Hutto | 47-40 |
| 10:46 | VCU | William Godsey hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Otis Chang | 50-40 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 10:22 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle tips it in | 50-42 |
| 10:06 | VCU | William Godsey buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Carter | 52-42 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto is hacked by John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Joseph Butler (SF), Marcelino Rossi (C) William Godsey, Peter Drew, Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman (SF), John Burk (PF), Troy Lovette (C) Otto Owen, Rickie Doyle, Nick Williams | |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:45 | Valparaiso | John Carter is called for the reach on John Burk - foul #3 on John Carter, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG) Glenn Hutto | |
| 09:45 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:45 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 09:26 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:08 | Valparaiso | John Burk connects on the turnaround near the basket | 52-46 |
| 08:47 | VCU | John Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Burton Rascoe snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Joseph Butler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 52-46 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:04 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by John Nigro | 52-48 |
| 07:44 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the shot near the basket | 52-48 |
| 07:42 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Nigro (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Finch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Burk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Nigro | 52-50 |
| 07:08 | VCU | Joseph Butler connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Daniel McGhan | 54-50 |
| 06:45 | Valparaiso | John Burk misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Burton Rascoe - foul #2 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Peter Drew (PF), Otis Chang (C) Burton Rascoe, Daniel McGhan, John Carter, Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), Rickie Doyle (SF), Nick Williams (C) David Finch, Devin Gayman, Troy Lovette | |
| 06:45 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:45 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:29 | VCU | Claude Marsh connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 06:05 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Otis Chang - foul #1 on Otis Chang, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (SG), Otto Owen (SF) John Nigro, John Burk | |
| 06:05 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:05 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:49 | VCU | Otis Chang makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Marsh | 59-54 |
| 05:33 | Valparaiso | Peter Drew steps in front of the Otto Owen pass | 59-54 |
| 05:13 | VCU | William Godsey hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Butler | 61-54 |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-54 |
| 05:08 | VCU | William Godsey gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Peter Drew misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rickie Doyle - foul #2 on Rickie Doyle, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG), Marcelino Rossi (C) Claude Marsh, Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Finch (SG), Devin Gayman (SF), Troy Lovette (C) Anthony Holland, Otto Owen, Nick Williams | |
| 04:52 | VCU | Peter Drew makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Peter Drew misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:52 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 04:36 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Finch and he's fouled by Peter Drew - foul #4 on Peter Drew, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGhan (SG) Burton Rascoe | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:36 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Daniel McGhan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-57 |
| Subs | VCU | John Carter (SF) Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the shot from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 03:42 | VCU | Troy Lovette swats the layup by John Carter | 62-59 |
| 03:40 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Glenn Hutto | 62-61 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Drew (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Finch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rickie Doyle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | VCU | Peter Drew banks in the layup set up by Daniel McGhan | 64-61 |
| 02:54 | Valparaiso | David Finch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Devin Gayman | 64-63 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Peter Drew hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from William Godsey | 66-63 |
| 02:17 | Valparaiso | Marcelino Rossi is called for the reach on Troy Lovette - foul #3 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Otis Chang (PF) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, John Carter, Peter Drew | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), Anthony Holland (SG), Otto Owen (SF), John Burk (PF) Glenn Hutto, David Finch, Devin Gayman, Rickie Doyle | |
| 02:17 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:17 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:15 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGhan (SG), John Carter (PF) Claude Marsh, Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Finch (SG) Anthony Holland | |
| 02:03 | VCU | Daniel McGhan makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Troy Lovette - foul #4 on Troy Lovette, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Peter Drew (PF) John Carter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:03 | VCU | Daniel McGhan makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Burton Rascoe | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), Devin Gayman (SF) John Nigro, Otto Owen | |
| 01:42 | Valparaiso | John Burk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-64 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Daniel McGhan drills a 3 from the right wing | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Valparaiso | David Finch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | VCU | Peter Drew is called for a charge - foul #5 on Peter Drew, team foul #13 | 72-64 |
| Subs | VCU | John Carter (PF) Peter Drew | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette grabs the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Burk | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | VCU | Daniel McGhan is fouled in the backcourt by David Finch - foul #2 on David Finch, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Daniel McGhan makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:38 | VCU | John Carter snags the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:35 | VCU | David Finch is called for the reach on John Carter - foul #3 on David Finch, team foul #9 | 73-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG) William Godsey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:35 | VCU | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:35 | VCU | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:28 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Claude Marsh | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:27 | VCU | Glenn Hutto is called for the reach on Joseph Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Hutto, team foul #10 | 75-67 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:27 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Burk | 76-67 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 00:21 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by David Finch - foul #4 on David Finch, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 00:10 | VCU | John Carter gets the rebound | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | William Godsey runs out the clock | 78-67 |