| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Matthew Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Phelps (fresh) PF - Richard Paniagua (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Lindemann (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 12 pts. C - Ray Conway (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Wallace inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | VCU | Anthony Tyler is hacked by Paul Bradley - foul #2 on Paul Bradley, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:29 | VCU | Ernest Wallace drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | Drexel | Matthew Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Ray Conway grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 18:57 | VCU | Anthony Tyler loses the dribble to Peter Lindemann | 38-38 |
| 18:44 | Drexel | Paul Bradley misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Tyler - foul #1 on Anthony Tyler, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 18:44 | Drexel | Paul Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:44 | Drexel | Paul Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Ernest Wallace connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Zeigler | 40-41 |
| 18:21 | Drexel | Peter Lindemann's pass is intercepted by Richard Hall | 40-41 |
| 18:03 | VCU | Richard Hall buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Zeigler and he's hacked by Peter Lindemann - foul #1 on Peter Lindemann, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| 18:03 | VCU | Richard Hall misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:03 | Drexel | Peter Lindemann snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 17:50 | Drexel | Adam Phelps can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Ernest Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:37 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler can't finish the layup | 40-43 |
| 17:36 | Drexel | Richard Paniagua grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 17:23 | Drexel | Adam Phelps's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Zeigler | 40-43 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Ray Conway gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:55 | VCU | Richard Hall is fouled on the floor by Richard Paniagua - foul #1 on Richard Paniagua, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Drexel | Richard Ganey (SG), Troy Moffett (SF), Richard Thiel (PF) Paul Bradley, Adam Phelps, Richard Paniagua | |
| Subs | VCU | Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF) Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall | |
| 16:44 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rolf Duchnowski | 40-46 |
| 16:29 | Drexel | Richard Thiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Drexel | Virgil Robbs (C) Peter Lindemann | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Ray Conway | |
| 16:16 | VCU | Virgil Robbs steps in front of the Earl Bradley pass | 40-46 |
| 15:54 | Drexel | Troy Moffett misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 40-46 |
| 15:53 | Drexel | Virgil Robbs hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Matthew Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ganey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Moffett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Virgil Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Godwin (fresh) SF - Earl Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilbur Dugan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | VCU | Richard Ganey picks off the pass by Earl Bradley | 42-46 |
| 15:08 | Drexel | Matthew Turner misses the driving attempt near the basket | 42-46 |
| 15:07 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Derek Heap connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rolf Duchnowski | 42-49 |
| 14:25 | Drexel | Troy Moffett hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Turner | 44-49 |
| 14:13 | VCU | Randall Godwin is fouled on the floor by Virgil Robbs - foul #1 on Virgil Robbs, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Drexel | Harold Coleman (PG), Paul Bradley (SG), Adam Phelps (SF), Richard Paniagua (PF), Peter Lindemann (C) Matthew Turner, Richard Ganey, Troy Moffett, Richard Thiel, Virgil Robbs | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Richard Hall (PF), Ray Conway (C) Derek Heap, Randall Godwin, Earl Bradley, Rolf Duchnowski, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 13:56 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Paniagua - foul #2 on Richard Paniagua, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 13:56 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:56 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:43 | Drexel | Harold Coleman is hacked by Ernest Wallace - foul #2 on Ernest Wallace, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| 13:19 | Drexel | Adam Phelps misses the easy layup | 44-51 |
| 13:18 | VCU | Richard Hall gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Ernest Wallace is hacked by Richard Paniagua - foul #3 on Richard Paniagua, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| 12:44 | VCU | Ray Conway connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Tyler | 44-54 |
| 12:23 | Drexel | Adam Phelps makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Bradley | 46-54 |
| 12:02 | VCU | Richard Hall loses the dribble to Richard Paniagua | 46-54 |
| 11:45 | Drexel | Peter Lindemann misses the easy layup | 46-54 |
| 11:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ray Conway | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Harold Coleman (fresh) SG - Paul Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Paniagua (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Lindemann (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 11:23 | Drexel | Richard Paniagua grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 11:19 | Drexel | Paul Bradley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 11:17 | VCU | Ray Conway snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Anthony Tyler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 10:58 | Drexel | Peter Lindemann gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:42 | Drexel | Adam Phelps comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Hall - foul #1 on Richard Hall, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Drexel | Matthew Turner (PG), Richard Ganey (SG), Richard Thiel (PF), Virgil Robbs (C) Harold Coleman, Paul Bradley, Richard Paniagua, Peter Lindemann | |
| 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 | |
| 10:42 | Drexel | Adam Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:42 | Drexel | Adam Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:30 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 10:28 | Drexel | Adam Phelps pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:13 | Drexel | Richard Ganey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 10:11 | Drexel | Adam Phelps gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:57 | Drexel | Adam Phelps buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Thiel and he's hacked by Earl Bradley - foul #2 on Earl Bradley, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| 09:57 | Drexel | Adam Phelps makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:47 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Earl Bradley and he's fouled by Richard Thiel - foul #3 on Richard Thiel, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Drexel | Troy Moffett (SF), Peter Lindemann (C) Adam Phelps, Virgil Robbs | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Ray Conway (C) Derek Heap, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 09:47 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:31 | Drexel | Ray Conway swats the short shot by Richard Thiel | 51-57 |
| 09:29 | Drexel | Richard Thiel snags the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 09:20 | Drexel | Troy Moffett buries a jumper in the paint | 53-57 |
| 08:54 | VCU | Ray Conway misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:33 | VCU | Richard Ganey blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ray Conway | 53-57 |
| 08:32 | Drexel | Matthew Turner snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 08:14 | Drexel | Richard Thiel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 08:13 | Drexel | Richard Thiel grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 07:59 | Drexel | Matthew Turner is called for traveling | 53-57 |
| Subs | Drexel | Paul Bradley (SG), Richard Paniagua (PF) Richard Ganey, Richard Thiel | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Tyler (SG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Randall Godwin, Rolf Duchnowski, Ray Conway | |
| 07:44 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 07:43 | VCU | Richard Hall tips it home | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Matthew Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Paniagua (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Lindemann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Drexel | Richard Paniagua is called for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Paniagua, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Drexel | Virgil Robbs (C) Peter Lindemann | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Earl Bradley | |
| 06:57 | VCU | Derek Heap is hacked by Troy Moffett - foul #1 on Troy Moffett, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Drexel | Adam Phelps (SF) Troy Moffett | |
| Subs | VCU | Ray Conway (C) Wilbur Dugan | |
| 06:57 | VCU | Derek Heap makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:57 | VCU | Derek Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:41 | Drexel | Paul Bradley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 06:40 | VCU | Ray Conway pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Derek Heap hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Bradley - foul #3 on Paul Bradley, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Drexel | Harold Coleman (PG), Peter Lindemann (C) Matthew Turner, Virgil Robbs | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:22 | VCU | Derek Heap makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Derek Heap misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:22 | Drexel | Richard Paniagua snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 06:04 | Drexel | Adam Phelps connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Harold Coleman | 55-62 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Richard Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 05:38 | VCU | Ray Conway can't tip it in | 55-62 |
| 05:36 | VCU | Ernest Wallace tips it in | 55-64 |
| 05:18 | Drexel | Paul Bradley is fouled on the floor by Anthony Tyler - foul #2 on Anthony Tyler, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Drexel | Matthew Turner (PG), Richard Ganey (SG), Richard Thiel (PF) Harold Coleman, Paul Bradley, Richard Paniagua | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG) Derek Heap | |
| 05:04 | Drexel | Matthew Turner is fouled on the floor by Anthony Tyler - foul #3 on Anthony Tyler, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Drexel | Troy Moffett (SF) Adam Phelps | |
| Subs | VCU | Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF) Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace | |
| 04:50 | Drexel | Richard Thiel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 04:49 | VCU | Ray Conway grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 04:45 | VCU | Matthew Turner takes the ball from Randall Godwin | 55-64 |
| 04:32 | Drexel | Richard Thiel drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Matthew Turner | 57-64 |
| 04:24 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 04:22 | Drexel | Peter Lindemann grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 04:06 | Drexel | Peter Lindemann comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-64 |
| 04:04 | VCU | Earl Bradley pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 03:49 | VCU | Peter Lindemann is called for the reach on Ray Conway - foul #2 on Peter Lindemann, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Drexel | Paul Bradley (SG), Adam Phelps (SF), Richard Paniagua (PF) Richard Ganey, Troy Moffett, Peter Lindemann | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Tyler (SG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF) Randall Godwin, Earl Bradley, Richard Hall | |
| 03:49 | VCU | Ray Conway makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:49 | VCU | Ray Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Drexel | Matthew Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 03:40 | VCU | Ernest Wallace snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Matthew Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Phelps (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Paniagua (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Richard Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Conway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Bradley (C) Ray Conway | |
| 03:01 | Drexel | Rolf Duchnowski blocks the short jumper by Matthew Turner | 57-66 |
| 02:59 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 02:59 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Drexel | Peter Lindemann (C) Richard Thiel | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hall (PF) Earl Bradley | |
| 02:38 | VCU | Matthew Turner is called for the reach on Phillip Zeigler - foul #3 on Matthew Turner, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ray Conway (C) Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 02:38 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:38 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:24 | Drexel | Paul Bradley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | VCU | A charge is called on Phillip Zeigler - foul #3 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Drexel | Paul Bradley dunks the ball | 62-67 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is hacked by Adam Phelps - foul #2 on Adam Phelps, team foul #13 | 62-67 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:12 | Drexel | Paul Bradley misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 62-69 |
| 01:11 | Drexel | Matthew Turner gets the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:58 | Drexel | Peter Lindemann misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 00:56 | VCU | Ernest Wallace gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | VCU | Ernest Wallace is hacked by Matthew Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Turner, team foul #14 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski (C) Ray Conway | |
| 00:55 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:55 | VCU | Ernest Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Drexel | Paul Bradley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-70 |
| 00:47 | Drexel | Richard Paniagua pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:43 | Drexel | Paul Bradley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 00:41 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Richard Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bradley - foul #4 on Paul Bradley, team foul #15 | 62-70 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:36 | Drexel | Matthew Turner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-72 |
| 00:34 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | VCU | Matthew Turner steals it from Phillip Zeigler | 62-72 |
| 00:08 | Drexel | Matthew Turner is fouled on the floor by Rolf Duchnowski - foul #2 on Rolf Duchnowski, team foul #8 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Drexel | Richard Ganey (SG), Troy Moffett (SF), Richard Thiel (PF), Virgil Robbs (C) Paul Bradley, Adam Phelps, Richard Paniagua, Peter Lindemann | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall | |
| 00:08 | Drexel | Matthew Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:08 | Drexel | Matthew Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 00:08 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Derek Heap runs out the clock | 63-72 |