| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Guy Kuiper (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Baeza (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Keith Little (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Wallace inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | VCU | Anthony Tyler drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-38 |
| 19:33 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 19:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ray Conway | 45-38 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Anthony Tyler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 19:20 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awai | 45-38 |
| 19:00 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Baeza | 48-38 |
| 18:39 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 18:37 | VCU | Richard Hall tips it in | 48-40 |
| 18:18 | Delaware | Steven Baeza misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-40 |
| 18:16 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai tips it home | 50-40 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Richard Hall clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Awai - foul #2 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 17:36 | Delaware | Steven Baeza is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Baeza, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| 17:16 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 17:14 | VCU | Richard Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 16:57 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-42 |
| 16:56 | VCU | Richard Hall snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Ernest Wallace is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ernest Wallace, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Delaware | Erik Goodridge (PF) Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall, Ray Conway | |
| 16:20 | Delaware | Randall Godwin is called for the reach on Timothy Hay - foul #3 on Randall Godwin, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | VCU | Filip Zook (SG) Randall Godwin | |
| 15:59 | Delaware | Steven Baeza clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wilbur Dugan - foul #1 on Wilbur Dugan, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | VCU | Randall Godwin (SG) Filip Zook | |
| 15:59 | Delaware | Steven Baeza makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:59 | Delaware | Steven Baeza makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Guy Kuiper (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Baeza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Goodridge (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Godwin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Earl Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbur Dugan (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | VCU | Derek Heap misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 15:39 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Rolf Duchnowski | 52-42 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Earl Bradley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Hay - foul #2 on Timothy Hay, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Ray Conway (C) Derek Heap, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 15:21 | VCU | Earl Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Earl Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:21 | Delaware | Keith Little grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 15:04 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper can't throw it down but he's hacked by Phillip Zeigler - foul #2 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hall (PF) Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 15:04 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 15:04 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Richard Hall evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Phillip Zeigler | 54-44 |
| 14:35 | Delaware | Randall Godwin picks off the pass by Guy Kuiper | 54-44 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Randall Godwin knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Zeigler | 54-47 |
| 14:00 | Delaware | Timothy Hay misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 13:59 | Delaware | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Goodridge | 54-47 |
| 13:50 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Timothy Hay | 57-47 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Ray Conway knocks in the shot in the paint | 57-49 |
| 13:13 | Delaware | Timothy Hay makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Steven Baeza | 60-49 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Randall Godwin misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Baeza - foul #2 on Steven Baeza, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chad Snow (PG), Dikembe Awai (PF) Guy Kuiper, Erik Goodridge | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Earl Bradley, Richard Hall, Ray Conway | |
| 12:50 | VCU | Randall Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Randall Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 12:24 | Delaware | Keith Little connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Steven Baeza | 62-50 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Derek Heap misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 12:04 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 11:55 | VCU | Randall Godwin knocks in the jumper from the right side | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Chad Snow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Hay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Baeza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Keith Little (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Godwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbur Dugan (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Delaware | Steven Baeza can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 62-52 |
| 11:42 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 11:21 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan loses the ball out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Delaware | Royce Jones (SG), Nicholas Nassar (C) Timothy Hay, Keith Little | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Richard Hall (PF), Ray Conway (C) Derek Heap, Randall Godwin, Rolf Duchnowski, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 10:57 | Delaware | Steven Baeza hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 10:55 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 10:39 | VCU | Richard Hall blows the layup over the doubleteam | 62-52 |
| 10:38 | VCU | Anthony Tyler gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 09:50 | Delaware | Ray Conway steals the ball from Chad Snow | 62-55 |
| 09:33 | VCU | Ernest Wallace comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 09:32 | Delaware | Nicholas Nassar grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 09:16 | Delaware | Ray Conway steals the ball from Chad Snow | 62-55 |
| 08:59 | VCU | Richard Hall's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Awai | 62-55 |
| 08:50 | Delaware | Steven Baeza misses the runner from the baseline | 62-55 |
| 08:49 | Delaware | Chad Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:33 | Delaware | Steven Baeza's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hall | 62-55 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Ernest Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:19 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-55 |
| 08:18 | Delaware | Nicholas Nassar grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 08:03 | Delaware | Steven Baeza is hacked by Ernest Wallace - foul #3 on Ernest Wallace, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Delaware | Guy Kuiper (PG), Timothy Hay (SG), Erik Goodridge (PF), Keith Little (C) Chad Snow, Royce Jones, Dikembe Awai, Nicholas Nassar | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall, Ray Conway | |
| 07:54 | Delaware | Steven Baeza makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Guy Kuiper (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hay (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Baeza (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Goodridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Little (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Godwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbur Dugan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | VCU | Earl Bradley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 07:35 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Keith Little | 64-55 |
| 07:21 | Delaware | Timothy Hay clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 07:20 | VCU | The rebound goes to Rolf Duchnowski | 64-55 |
| 07:16 | VCU | Derek Heap is fouled on the floor by Keith Little - foul #1 on Keith Little, team foul #5 | 64-55 |
| 06:58 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-55 |
| 06:57 | Delaware | Erik Goodridge gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 06:28 | Delaware | Erik Goodridge drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Baeza | 66-55 |
| 06:08 | VCU | Randall Godwin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 06:06 | Delaware | Keith Little snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 05:53 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Dugan - foul #2 on Wilbur Dugan, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Delaware | Royce Jones (SF) Steven Baeza | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Richard Hall (PF), Ray Conway (C) Derek Heap, Earl Bradley, Rolf Duchnowski, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 05:35 | Delaware | Timothy Hay buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Guy Kuiper | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:20 | VCU | Richard Hall blows the layup | 69-55 |
| 05:19 | VCU | Ray Conway grabs the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Richard Hall scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Tyler | 69-57 |
| 04:56 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper's floater is tipped away by Richard Hall | 69-57 |
| 04:54 | VCU | The rebound goes to Richard Hall | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:43 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler's pass is intercepted by Timothy Hay | 69-57 |
| 04:28 | Delaware | Timothy Hay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 04:26 | Delaware | Royce Jones misses the tip | 69-57 |
| 04:24 | Delaware | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Goodridge | 69-57 |
| 04:08 | Delaware | Richard Hall is called for the reach on Guy Kuiper - foul #2 on Richard Hall, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chad Snow (SF), Dikembe Awai (PF) Royce Jones, Erik Goodridge | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Wallace (SF) Randall Godwin | |
| 04:08 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:08 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | VCU | Anthony Tyler is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hay - foul #3 on Timothy Hay, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Guy Kuiper (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Snow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | VCU | Anthony Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-57 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski (PF) Richard Hall | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Delaware | Timothy Hay misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-57 |
| 03:10 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai misses the tip | 71-57 |
| 03:09 | VCU | Anthony Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 03:05 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 03:04 | VCU | Ray Conway tips it home | 71-59 |
| 02:40 | Delaware | Chad Snow is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 71-59 |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| Subs | VCU | Randall Godwin (SG), Richard Hall (PF) Anthony Tyler, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 02:37 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is hacked by Guy Kuiper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guy Kuiper, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Delaware | Nicholas Nassar (C) Keith Little | |
| Subs | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski (C) Ray Conway | |
| 02:37 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:35 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Delaware | Steven Baeza (SF), Keith Little (C) Chad Snow, Nicholas Nassar | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Tyler (SG), Ray Conway (C) Randall Godwin, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 02:18 | Delaware | Steven Baeza misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ernest Wallace - foul #4 on Ernest Wallace, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| 02:18 | Delaware | Steven Baeza makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:18 | Delaware | Steven Baeza makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Richard Hall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 02:00 | VCU | Ernest Wallace hits the follow up shot | 73-63 |
| 01:41 | Delaware | Timothy Hay's pass is intercepted by Anthony Tyler | 73-63 |
| 01:30 | VCU | Dikembe Awai denies the turnaround by Richard Hall | 73-63 |
| 01:28 | Delaware | Dikembe Awai gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 01:04 | Delaware | Steven Baeza drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Little | 75-63 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Ernest Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 00:47 | Delaware | Keith Little snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Delaware | Guy Kuiper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-63 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Ray Conway snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | VCU | Richard Hall misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Guy Kuiper - foul #3 on Guy Kuiper, team foul #8 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Delaware | Chad Snow (PG), Royce Jones (SG), Erik Goodridge (PF), Nicholas Nassar (C) Guy Kuiper, Timothy Hay, Dikembe Awai, Keith Little | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Phillip Zeigler, Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Ray Conway | |
| 00:21 | VCU | Richard Hall misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:21 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Delaware | Chad Snow runs out the clock | 75-64 |