| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Joseph Butler inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | VCU | Claude Marsh is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 19:40 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Hughes - foul #3 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (SF) Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:40 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 19:40 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | James Adams buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jean Johnson | 47-34 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Joseph Butler is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Jerome Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by Claude Marsh and he's fouled by Jean Johnson - foul #2 on Jean Johnson, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:35 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Adams | 50-37 |
| 18:13 | VCU | Joseph Butler hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Godsey | 50-39 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Marcelino Rossi - foul #3 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gabel (C) Marcelino Rossi | |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Robert Gabel gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 17:37 | VCU | William Godsey is whistled for traveling | 51-39 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Joseph Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 17:07 | VCU | James Adams steps in front of the Claude Marsh pass | 51-39 |
| 17:02 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson misses the lay-in | 51-39 |
| 17:01 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 16:56 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses short on a floater from the baseline | 51-39 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson loses the dribble to Jerome Jackson | 51-39 |
| 16:15 | VCU | Scott Johnson is called for the reach on Claude Marsh - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG), Joseph Messner (SF), Floyd Fagundes (PF), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, Scott Johnson, Patrick Felder, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Otis Chang (PF) William Godsey, Claude Marsh, Jerome Jackson | |
| 15:56 | VCU | Kyle Hall clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Darrel Cespedes - foul #1 on Darrel Cespedes, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes (SF) James Adams | |
| Subs | VCU | Marcelino Rossi (C) Robert Gabel | |
| 15:56 | VCU | Kyle Hall makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Kyle Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) C - Richard Doody (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Otis Chang (fresh) C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | Kyle Hall takes the ball from Joseph Messner | 51-41 |
| 15:19 | VCU | Kyle Hall is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kyle Hall, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder (PF) Floyd Fagundes | |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jackson (PF) Joseph Butler | |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Kyle Hall steals the ball from Darrel Cespedes | 51-41 |
| 15:01 | VCU | Kyle Hall banks in the layup | 51-43 |
| 14:55 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody blows the layup | 51-43 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hughes | 51-43 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 14:30 | VCU | Jerome Jackson gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Otis Chang clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Otis Chang pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Jerome Jackson double dribbles | 51-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), James Adams (SG), Scott Johnson (C) Joseph Messner, Darrel Cespedes, Richard Doody | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Joseph Butler (SF) Kyle Hall, Burton Rascoe, Otis Chang | |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jean Johnson | 54-43 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 13:23 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson hits the finger roll | 56-43 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-43 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 12:38 | VCU | Joseph Butler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Godsey | 56-46 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Doody (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Timothy Hughes, Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | VCU | Otis Chang (PF), Robert Gabel (C) Jerome Jackson, Marcelino Rossi | |
| 12:06 | VCU | Robert Gabel drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Godsey | 56-49 |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Scott Johnson | 59-49 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Doody (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Otis Chang (fresh) C - Robert Gabel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | VCU | Claude Marsh drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Gabel | 59-52 |
| 10:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Claude Marsh knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Godsey | 61-55 |
| 10:32 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Doody | 64-55 |
| 10:28 | VCU | William Godsey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF) Jean Johnson, Scott Johnson, Richard Doody | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Jerome Jackson (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) William Godsey, Claude Marsh, Robert Gabel | |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Burton Rascoe - foul #1 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #3 | 64-55 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 10:22 | VCU | The rebound goes to Marcelino Rossi | 64-55 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Otis Chang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 10:02 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Otis Chang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-55 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | James Adams is hacked by Otis Chang - foul #2 on Otis Chang, team foul #4 | 64-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Scott Johnson (C) James Adams, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Kyle Hall (SF) Otis Chang, Joseph Butler | |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Joseph Messner | 66-55 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Jerome Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 66-55 |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jean Johnson | 69-55 |
| 08:01 | VCU | William Godsey buries a jumper in the paint | 69-57 |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerome Jackson - foul #2 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #5 | 69-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Adams (SG), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Robert Gabel (C) Burton Rascoe, Kyle Hall, Marcelino Rossi | |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Doody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gabel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | VCU | Joseph Messner picks off the pass by William Godsey in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner can't finish the layup | 70-57 |
| 07:34 | VCU | Jerome Jackson pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 07:14 | VCU | William Godsey misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Doody | 70-57 |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | James Adams gets the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | James Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes (SF), Thomas Burks (C) Scott Johnson, Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Otis Chang (PF) William Godsey, Jerome Jackson | |
| 06:33 | VCU | Burton Rascoe scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Otis Chang and the foul's on Floyd Fagundes - foul #1 on Floyd Fagundes, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF) Joseph Messner, Floyd Fagundes | |
| Subs | VCU | Marcelino Rossi (C) Robert Gabel | |
| 06:33 | VCU | Burton Rascoe makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jean Johnson | 72-60 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Otis Chang connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Butler and the foul's on Richard Doody - foul #2 on Richard Doody, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Burton Rascoe | |
| 05:51 | VCU | Otis Chang makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Hughes is blocked by Joseph Butler | 72-63 |
| 05:36 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson tips it home | 74-63 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 05:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Thomas Burks | 74-63 |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 04:58 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Butler | 74-63 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Jean Johnson steals the ball from Joseph Butler | 74-63 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson banks in the layup | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:27 | VCU | Otis Chang drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Godsey | 76-66 |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-66 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:59 | VCU | William Godsey can't finish the layup | 76-66 |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marcelino Rossi - foul #4 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #6 | 76-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (SG), Floyd Fagundes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Scott Johnson (C) James Adams, Timothy Hughes, Richard Doody, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Jerome Jackson (PF), Robert Gabel (C) William Godsey, Claude Marsh, Otis Chang, Marcelino Rossi | |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gabel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Hall | 77-68 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Gabel - foul #1 on Robert Gabel, team foul #7 | 77-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (SG) Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Baker (SF) Joseph Butler | |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:51 | VCU | Burton Rascoe loses the dribble to Joseph Messner | 79-68 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner lays it up and in | 81-68 |
| 02:47 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Adams (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF) Darrel Cespedes, Floyd Fagundes | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Joseph Butler (SF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Kyle Hall, Earl Baker, Robert Gabel | |
| 02:35 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi misses the easy layup | 81-68 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder pulls down the rebound | 81-68 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Thomas Burks (C) Joseph Messner, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG) Burton Rascoe | |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Adams | 84-68 |
| 02:05 | VCU | William Godsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 84-68 |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Timothy Hughes | 84-68 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | James Adams scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Hughes | 86-68 |
| 01:18 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-68 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 86-68 |
| 01:07 | VCU | Claude Marsh clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-68 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes grabs the board | 86-68 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerome Jackson - foul #3 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #8 | 86-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Darrel Cespedes (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, James Adams, Timothy Hughes, Thomas Burks | |
| 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 | |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder makes the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses the 2nd free throw | 87-68 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Burton Rascoe grabs the defensive rebound | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | VCU | Kyle Hall can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 87-68 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson pulls down the rebound | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 87-68 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-68 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner runs out the clock | 87-68 |