| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Edward Ortez inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | James Madison | Calvin Haas takes the ball from Dave Marlow | 29-31 |
| 19:23 | VCU | Thomas Lange comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-31 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Frank Yerby hits the follow up shot | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | James Madison | Carl Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jing Xiong | 31-34 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the runner from the right block set up by Frank Yerby | 33-34 |
| 18:24 | James Madison | Dave Marlow scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 33-36 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Thomas Lange hits the finger roll | 35-36 |
| 17:57 | James Madison | Thomas Lange steps in front of the Dave Marlow pass | 35-36 |
| 17:39 | VCU | Dave Marlow is called for the reach on Calvin Haas - foul #2 on Dave Marlow, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 17:27 | VCU | Frank Yerby's floater is knocked away by Dave Marlow | 35-36 |
| 17:25 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 17:23 | James Madison | Dave Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:10 | James Madison | Jacob Guard is fouled on the floor by Frank Yerby - foul #3 on Frank Yerby, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Trinh (PF) Frank Yerby | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SF) Edward Ortez | |
| 16:52 | James Madison | Jacob Guard is whistled for a carry | 35-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Bob Dowd (PF) Eddie Montejano | |
| Subs | James Madison | Timothy Miura (PF), George Macdonald (C) Jacob Guard, Dave Marlow | |
| 16:34 | VCU | Donald Potvin can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jing Xiong - foul #2 on Jing Xiong, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Donald Potvin makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Donald Potvin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:25 | James Madison | Timothy Miura can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Steven Trinh pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:21 | VCU | Donald Potvin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 16:07 | James Madison | Timothy Miura knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by James Fenstermacher | 37-38 |
| 15:51 | VCU | James Fenstermacher steals it from Robert Lee | 37-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Merle Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fenstermacher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Miura (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Macdonald (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | James Madison | Timothy Miura's layup is rejected by Bob Dowd | 37-38 |
| 15:44 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 15:22 | VCU | Merle Little misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Bob Dowd grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:12 | VCU | Bob Dowd misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Bob Dowd snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:56 | VCU | Timothy Miura steals the ball from Merle Little | 37-40 |
| 14:40 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher is fouled on the floor by Steven Trinh - foul #3 on Steven Trinh, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Robert Lee, Merle Little, Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Smith (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), Edward Ortez (SF), Jacob Guard (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Jing Xiong, Carl Johnson, James Fenstermacher, Timothy Miura, George Macdonald | |
| 14:20 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Lange - foul #1 on Thomas Lange, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 14:20 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:20 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:58 | VCU | Dave Marlow is called for the reach on Eddie Montejano - foul #3 on Dave Marlow, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lange | 40-42 |
| 13:29 | James Madison | Jacob Guard hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 40-44 |
| 13:04 | VCU | Calvin Haas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Carl Johnson (SG) Michael Smith, Sydney Higgins | |
| 12:51 | James Madison | Jacob Guard knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jing Xiong | 40-47 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Donald Potvin is fouled on the floor by Jing Xiong - foul #3 on Jing Xiong, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| 12:17 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 12:15 | James Madison | Edward Ortez gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:01 | James Madison | Dave Marlow is denied on a layup by Frank Yerby | 40-47 |
| 12:00 | VCU | The rebound goes to Eddie Montejano | 40-47 |
| 11:40 | VCU | Thomas Lange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 11:38 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Jacob Guard | 40-47 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Ortez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dave Marlow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | James Madison | Jing Xiong drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 10:54 | VCU | Eddie Montejano buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 10:37 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 10:36 | James Madison | Dave Marlow snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 10:18 | James Madison | Carl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 10:17 | VCU | Calvin Haas pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:54 | VCU | Jing Xiong is called for the reach on Eddie Montejano - foul #4 on Jing Xiong, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Smith (PG), James Fenstermacher (SF), Timothy Miura (PF), George Macdonald (C) Jing Xiong, Edward Ortez, Jacob Guard, Dave Marlow | |
| 09:40 | VCU | Bob Dowd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Sydney Higgins (SG) Carl Johnson | |
| 09:25 | James Madison | Michael Smith's pass is intercepted by Bob Dowd | 42-50 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Robert Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Merle Little | 45-50 |
| 08:34 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 08:33 | VCU | Bob Dowd pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Robert Lee comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George Macdonald - foul #2 on George Macdonald, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG), Calvin Haas (C) Merle Little, Perry Johnson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (SG) Sydney Higgins | |
| 08:17 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:08 | James Madison | George Macdonald makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Michael Smith and he's fouled by Calvin Haas - foul #2 on Calvin Haas, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 08:08 | James Madison | George Macdonald misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:08 | VCU | Calvin Haas snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Calvin Haas buries a shot from close range set up by Donald Potvin | 49-52 |
| 07:32 | James Madison | Carl Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 07:31 | VCU | Calvin Haas gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bob Dowd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fenstermacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Miura (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Bob Dowd can't tip it in | 49-52 |
| 07:12 | James Madison | Timothy Miura snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 07:06 | James Madison | George Macdonald lays it in set up by James Fenstermacher | 49-54 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Donald Potvin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 06:47 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Dowd | 49-54 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Thomas Lange buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Trinh | 52-54 |
| 06:20 | James Madison | Timothy Miura hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-54 |
| 06:19 | VCU | Calvin Haas gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:08 | VCU | Steven Trinh travels with the ball | 52-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF) Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Edward Ortez (SF), Jacob Guard (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Michael Smith, James Fenstermacher, Timothy Miura, George Macdonald | |
| 05:48 | James Madison | Dave Marlow hits the finger roll set up by Carl Johnson | 52-56 |
| 05:43 | VCU | Jacob Guard takes the ball from Eddie Montejano | 52-56 |
| 05:38 | James Madison | Carl Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jing Xiong | 52-59 |
| 05:19 | VCU | Donald Potvin is whistled for traveling | 52-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (SG) Thomas Lange | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 05:05 | James Madison | Edward Ortez is fouled on the floor by Frank Yerby - foul #4 on Frank Yerby, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| 04:41 | James Madison | Donald Potvin is called for the reach on Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Potvin, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 04:21 | James Madison | Edward Ortez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Frank Yerby gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Frank Yerby is fouled on the floor by Jing Xiong - foul #5 on Jing Xiong, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG) Merle Little | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Smith (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), James Fenstermacher (SF) Jing Xiong, Carl Johnson, Edward Ortez | |
| 03:59 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:59 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Jacob Guard | 52-59 |
| 03:48 | James Madison | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lange - foul #2 on Thomas Lange, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 03:48 | James Madison | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 03:48 | James Madison | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | VCU | Eddie Montejano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 03:35 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Dave Marlow | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | James Madison | Michael Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jacob Guard | 52-63 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sydney Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fenstermacher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Dave Marlow (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-63 |
| 03:04 | VCU | Bob Dowd tips it back up and in | 54-63 |
| 02:46 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Eddie Montejano - foul #1 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Trinh (SF), Merle Little (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (SG), Timothy Miura (PF), George Macdonald (C) Sydney Higgins, Jacob Guard, Dave Marlow | |
| 02:46 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:46 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:43 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF) Steven Trinh, Merle Little | |
| Subs | James Madison | Edward Ortez (SF), Jacob Guard (PF), Dave Marlow (C) James Fenstermacher, Timothy Miura, George Macdonald | |
| 02:35 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 02:34 | James Madison | Dave Marlow grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 02:18 | James Madison | Dave Marlow can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Eddie Montejano - foul #2 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | James Madison | Sydney Higgins (SG), James Fenstermacher (SF), Timothy Miura (PF) Carl Johnson, Edward Ortez, Jacob Guard | |
| 02:18 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:18 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:18 | VCU | Steven Trinh pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:04 | VCU | James Fenstermacher swats the short shot by Robert Lee | 54-65 |
| 02:03 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 01:46 | James Madison | Perry Johnson picks off the pass by Sydney Higgins | 54-65 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Dave Marlow swats the layup by Perry Johnson | 54-65 |
| 01:26 | James Madison | Dave Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 01:19 | James Madison | Timothy Miura hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Perry Johnson - foul #1 on Perry Johnson, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | George Macdonald (C) Dave Marlow | |
| 01:19 | James Madison | Timothy Miura misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:19 | James Madison | Timothy Miura misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Steven Trinh pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 01:09 | VCU | Merle Little misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-65 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Bob Dowd tips it home | 56-65 |
| 01:08 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Robert Lee, Merle Little, Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (SG), Edward Ortez (SF), Jacob Guard (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Sydney Higgins, James Fenstermacher, Timothy Miura, George Macdonald | |
| 00:44 | James Madison | Dave Marlow scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Smith | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses the jump hook near the basket | 56-67 |
| 00:37 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Edward Ortez | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | James Madison | Jacob Guard clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Calvin Haas - foul #3 on Calvin Haas, team foul #11 | 56-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | James Madison | Sydney Higgins (SG), James Fenstermacher (SF), George Macdonald (C) Carl Johnson, Edward Ortez, Dave Marlow | |
| 00:08 | James Madison | Jacob Guard makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:08 | James Madison | Jacob Guard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Steven Trinh gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the jumper from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Michael Smith runs out the clock | 58-68 |