| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joel Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Corey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanford Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | VCU | Scott Manuel is hacked by Stanford Price - foul #2 on Stanford Price, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Glenn Best | |
| 19:39 | VCU | Joel Baldwin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joel Baldwin, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Steven Jones is hacked by Joel Baldwin - foul #2 on Joel Baldwin, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Travis Tucker is called for traveling | 32-28 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Glenn Best | |
| 18:58 | VCU | Chester Corey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Chester Corey tips it home | 34-28 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 34-31 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Joel Baldwin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Steven Jones grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Chester Corey denies the turnaround by Stanford Price | 34-31 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Stanford Price tips it home | 34-33 |
| 17:26 | VCU | Roger Fischer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (PG), Roman Zamora (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (C) Thomas Johnson, Gerald Stroble, Steven Jones, Stanford Price | |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Glenn Best is hacked by Joel Baldwin - foul #3 on Joel Baldwin, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (PG), Charles Lagarde (SF), James Arms (C) Joel Baldwin, Louis Rothmiller, Chester Corey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SG) Roman Zamora | |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Scott Manuel steps in front of the Justin Bell pass | 34-33 |
| 16:33 | VCU | James Arms loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Palmer (SG), Jacob Erwin (C) Roger Fischer, Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Jones (SF), Stanford Price (C) Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Owen Palmer steals the ball from Steven Jones | 34-33 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Rothmiller (SF), Chester Corey (PF) Charles Lagarde, Jacob Erwin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Glenn Best connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Jones | 34-36 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Owen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Arms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanford Price (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | VCU | Chester Corey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Glenn Best comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 14:40 | VCU | James Arms gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:35 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Chester Corey | 37-36 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 14:22 | VCU | Chester Corey pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:02 | VCU | Chester Corey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Stanford Price can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Zellmer - foul #1 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Joel Baldwin (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Charles Lagarde (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Kevin Zellmer, Owen Palmer, Louis Rothmiller, Chester Corey, James Arms | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Roman Zamora (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Glenn Best, Gerald Stroble, Steven Jones, Travis Tucker | |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Justin Bell picks off the pass by Scott Manuel | 37-38 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-38 |
| 12:54 | VCU | James Napper snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 12:49 | VCU | Charles Lagarde misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Sims | 37-38 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Baldwin - foul #4 on Joel Baldwin, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Palmer (PG) Joel Baldwin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SG), Steven Jones (SF), Travis Tucker (PF) Roman Zamora, Thomas Sims, Stanford Price | |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:18 | VCU | Roger Fischer misses the jump hook near the basket | 37-40 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 37-43 |
| 12:03 | VCU | James Napper misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is fouled on the floor by Roger Fischer - foul #2 on Roger Fischer, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (PG), Louis Rothmiller (SF) Owen Palmer, Charles Lagarde | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 11:48 | VCU | Scott Manuel grabs the board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Napper (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | VCU | Scott Manuel can't connect on a floater near the basket | 37-43 |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Steven Jones gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Steven Jones buries a jumper in the lane set up by Gerald Stroble | 37-45 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | A charge is called on Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Justin Bell | |
| 10:33 | VCU | Roger Fischer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 10:31 | VCU | James Napper tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | Glenn Best buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Stroble | 39-48 |
| 10:05 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller knocks in the floater from the left block | 41-48 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Stanford Price knocks in the floater near the basket | 41-50 |
| 09:20 | VCU | Travis Tucker steps in front of the Louis Rothmiller pass | 41-50 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is hacked by Roger Fischer - foul #3 on Roger Fischer, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Palmer (PG), Charles Lagarde (SG), Chester Corey (SF), James Arms (PF), Jacob Erwin (C) Kevin Zellmer, Roger Fischer, Louis Rothmiller, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Glenn Best, Steven Jones, Travis Tucker | |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:44 | VCU | Jacob Erwin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 44-54 |
| 07:51 | VCU | Jacob Erwin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-54 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Sims | 44-54 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Stanford Price knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Stroble | 44-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Owen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Lagarde (fresh) SF - Chester Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Arms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Erwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanford Price (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | VCU | Charles Lagarde can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Stroble - foul #1 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Joel Baldwin (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG) Owen Palmer, Jacob Erwin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (PG), Steven Jones (SF), Travis Tucker (PF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| 07:12 | VCU | Charles Lagarde makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:12 | VCU | Charles Lagarde makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Steven Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Arms - foul #2 on James Arms, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG), Scott Manuel (PF) Kevin Zellmer, Charles Lagarde | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:59 | VCU | The rebound goes to James Arms | 46-56 |
| 06:40 | VCU | Chester Corey lays it in and he's fouled by Stanford Price - foul #3 on Stanford Price, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | VCU | James Napper (C) James Arms | |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Stanford Price | |
| 06:40 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Jones and he's fouled by James Napper - foul #4 on James Napper, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Rothmiller (SF) Chester Corey | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Justin Bell makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:08 | VCU | Joel Baldwin connects on the runner near the basket | 51-59 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Travis Tucker clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 51-59 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:38 | VCU | Glenn Best is called for the reach on Joel Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Best, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Justin Bell | |
| 05:24 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller is hacked by Glenn Best - foul #2 on Glenn Best, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-59 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Stanford Price tips it back up and in | 51-61 |
| 04:46 | VCU | James Napper misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Stanford Price - foul #4 on Stanford Price, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Chester Corey (PF) Roger Fischer, Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:46 | VCU | James Napper misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:46 | VCU | James Napper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Stanford Price's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Corey | 52-61 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 04:12 | VCU | Travis Tucker denies the turnaround by James Napper | 52-61 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses the easy layup | 52-61 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Stanford Price hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Stroble and he's fouled by James Napper - foul #5 on James Napper, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Palmer (SG), James Arms (PF), Jacob Erwin (C) Joel Baldwin, Louis Rothmiller, James Napper | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Glenn Best | |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | VCU | Jacob Erwin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-64 |
| 03:32 | VCU | Chester Corey can't tip it in | 52-64 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Travis Tucker pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Jones and he's fouled by Kevin Zellmer - foul #2 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #11 | 52-66 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Steven Jones, Travis Tucker, Stanford Price | |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Owen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chester Corey (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Arms (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Erwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roman Zamora (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Stroble (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. | |
| 02:55 | VCU | Jacob Erwin misses the easy layup | 52-67 |
| 02:54 | VCU | James Arms tips it home | 54-67 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Roman Zamora loses the ball out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Gerald Stroble | |
| 02:18 | VCU | Owen Palmer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson buries a shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Sims | 54-69 |
| 01:36 | VCU | James Arms drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Owen Palmer is fouled on the floor by Stanford Price - foul #5 on Stanford Price, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Travis Tucker (PF) Stanford Price | |
| 01:08 | VCU | Owen Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Travis Tucker | 57-71 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Justin Bell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-71 |
| 00:46 | VCU | James Arms grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | VCU | James Arms connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Kevin Zellmer | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Owen Palmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Owen Palmer, team foul #12 | 59-71 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:39 | VCU | James Arms gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 00:32 | VCU | James Arms comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-72 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Thomas Sims snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Roman Zamora hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Owen Palmer - foul #2 on Owen Palmer, team foul #13 | 59-72 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Roman Zamora misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Roman Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Roman Zamora steals the ball from Jacob Erwin | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson runs out the clock | 59-73 |