| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| 19:19 | VCU | Joseph Butler drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by William Godsey | 35-43 |
| 19:00 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Smalls | 38-43 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Stephen Beall - foul #3 on Stephen Beall, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SF) Stephen Beall | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:46 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 3rd free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:19 | Central Florida | Tony Redding is fouled on the floor by Jerome Jackson - foul #2 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-46 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Claude Marsh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 17:59 | Central Florida | Tony Redding gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Jerome Jackson swats the shot by Willie Smalls | 41-46 |
| 17:47 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 17:39 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Claude Marsh and he's fouled by James Tatum - foul #2 on James Tatum, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG) Claude Marsh | |
| 17:39 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 17:10 | Central Florida | Tony Redding hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 17:08 | Central Florida | James Tatum tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 16:51 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-49 |
| 16:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Tatum | 43-49 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 16:21 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls tips it in | 45-49 |
| 16:16 | VCU | William Godsey is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Smalls - foul #3 on Willie Smalls, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Frank Matthews (SF), Eric Nanney (PF), William Tobler (C) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, James Tatum, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Otis Chang (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), Robert Gabel (C) William Godsey, Joseph Butler, Jerome Jackson, Marcelino Rossi | |
| 15:52 | VCU | Rudy Gavin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Beall (SF) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Nanney (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otis Chang (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Gavin (fresh) C - Robert Gabel (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Central Florida | Rudy Gavin is called for the reach on Eric Nanney - foul #2 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Frank Matthews (SG) Tony Redding | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Butler (SF) Rudy Gavin | |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| 15:05 | VCU | Joseph Butler hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 45-49 |
| 15:03 | VCU | Joseph Butler can't tip it in | 45-49 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 14:56 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Joseph Butler gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Otis Chang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), James Tatum (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Frank Matthews, Eric Nanney, William Tobler | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Jerome Jackson (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, Robert Gabel | |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon is hacked by Marcelino Rossi - foul #3 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Charles Schwenk | 47-49 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi is fouled on the floor by Stephen Beall - foul #4 on Stephen Beall, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SF) Stephen Beall | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (SG) Otis Chang | |
| 13:19 | VCU | Kyle Hall travels with the ball | 47-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG) Kyle Hall | |
| 13:08 | Central Florida | Tony Redding is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| 12:43 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi misses the easy layup | 47-49 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls clanks a shot from the right block | 47-49 |
| 12:25 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon tips it home | 49-49 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi hits a shot from the right side set up by Claude Marsh | 49-51 |
| 11:53 | Central Florida | Tony Redding drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Smalls | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Schwenk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Redding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Tatum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | VCU | Jerome Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 52-51 |
| 11:37 | VCU | Jerome Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 11:32 | VCU | William Godsey knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Marcelino Rossi | 52-53 |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Frank Matthews (SF), William Tobler (PF) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, James Tatum | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Otis Chang (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), Robert Gabel (C) William Godsey, Claude Marsh, Joseph Butler, Jerome Jackson, Marcelino Rossi | |
| 10:59 | VCU | Robert Gabel drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Kyle Hall | 52-55 |
| 10:50 | Central Florida | Tony Redding misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 10:49 | Central Florida | Tony Redding grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | Tony Redding misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 10:28 | VCU | Robert Gabel pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Robert Gabel blows the layup but he's hacked by Tony Redding - foul #2 on Tony Redding, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), Eric Nanney (PF) Tony Redding, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:11 | VCU | Robert Gabel misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Robert Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | William Tobler connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Matthews and the foul's on Rudy Gavin - foul #3 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG) Charles Schwenk | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Butler (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF) Kyle Hall, Rudy Gavin | |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Robert Gabel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 09:43 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:39 | Central Florida | Burton Rascoe is called for the reach on Willie Smalls - foul #1 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Otis Chang | |
| 09:28 | Central Florida | Robert Gabel is called for the reach on Frank Matthews - foul #2 on Robert Gabel, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG) Burton Rascoe | |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews is whistled for a carry | 55-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SG) Jonathan Lott | |
| Subs | VCU | Marcelino Rossi (C) Robert Gabel | |
| 08:59 | VCU | William Godsey is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Godsey, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Tatum (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Eric Nanney, William Tobler | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:40 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon lays it up and in and the foul's on Marcelino Rossi - foul #4 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | VCU | Rudy Gavin (C) Marcelino Rossi | |
| 08:40 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:40 | VCU | Joseph Butler gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Jerome Jackson drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Claude Marsh | 57-58 |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon hits the finger roll | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Redding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | VCU | Rudy Gavin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | James Tatum snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 07:18 | VCU | Joseph Butler pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:55 | VCU | Jerome Jackson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Godsey | 59-60 |
| 06:39 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Jerome Jackson clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by James Tatum - foul #3 on James Tatum, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Frank Matthews (SG), Stephen Beall (SF), Eric Nanney (PF), William Tobler (C) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, Tony Redding, James Tatum, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Otis Chang (SF), Marcelino Rossi (C) William Godsey, Claude Marsh, Joseph Butler, Rudy Gavin | |
| 06:24 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:00 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 62-61 |
| 05:59 | Central Florida | William Tobler snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-61 |
| 05:43 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerome Jackson | 62-61 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Frank Matthews takes the ball from Kyle Hall in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Otis Chang steps in front of the Stephen Beall pass | 62-61 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Burton Rascoe misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 05:12 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | William Tobler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 04:51 | VCU | The rebound goes to Otis Chang | 62-61 |
| 04:46 | VCU | Otis Chang misses the lay-in | 62-61 |
| 04:44 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-61 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Otis Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:56 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), James Tatum (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Frank Matthews, Eric Nanney, William Tobler | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Joseph Butler (SF) Kyle Hall, Burton Rascoe, Jerome Jackson | |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk is hacked by William Godsey - foul #2 on William Godsey, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Otis Chang (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | VCU | William Godsey makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Butler | 64-63 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Schwenk | 66-63 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SF) Stephen Beall | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gabel (C) Marcelino Rossi | |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls is fouled on the floor by Otis Chang - foul #2 on Otis Chang, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jackson (PF) Otis Chang | |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Laffoon - foul #3 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Beall (SF) Tony Redding | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:50 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses the driving attempt near the basket | 68-65 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:13 | VCU | Jerome Jackson hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Godsey | 68-67 |
| 01:07 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 01:06 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Butler | 68-67 |
| 01:00 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Godsey | 68-69 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls is hacked by Robert Gabel - foul #3 on Robert Gabel, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Joseph Butler is fouled on the floor by Donald Laffoon - foul #4 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Godsey - foul #3 on William Godsey, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the easy layup | 72-71 |
| 00:07 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Claude Marsh is called for the reach on Charles Schwenk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Marsh, team foul #14 | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon gets the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon is fouled on the floor by Robert Gabel - foul #4 on Robert Gabel, team foul #15 | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses long on a halfcourt shot | 75-71 |