| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Ward (fresh) SG - Charlie Elwood (fresh) SF - Randy Wade (fresh) PF - James Cora (fresh) C - John Bullock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | John Bullock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | McNeese State | John Bullock clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | VCU | Jerome Jackson drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Butler | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | McNeese State | John Ward makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Cora | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | VCU | Joseph Butler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | McNeese State | John Bullock gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | McNeese State | Claude Marsh is called for the reach on John Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Marsh, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | McNeese State | Charlie Elwood comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | VCU | The rebound goes to Marcelino Rossi | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | VCU | Jerome Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Cora - foul #1 on James Cora, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | VCU | Claude Marsh double dribbles | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | McNeese State | Joseph Butler takes the ball from Randy Wade | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | VCU | Jerome Jackson drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Butler and the foul's on John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Nash (PG), John Trawick (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), Bryan Stehle (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) John Ward, Charlie Elwood, Randy Wade, James Cora, John Bullock | |
| 17:33 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:10 | McNeese State | Marcelino Rossi steals it from Todd Nash | 5-3 |
| 16:47 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi double dribbles | 5-3 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG) Claude Marsh | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | Todd Nash connects on the floater from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | VCU | John Trawick is called for the reach on Burton Rascoe - foul #1 on John Trawick, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Otis Chang (PF), Robert Gabel (C) William Godsey, Jerome Jackson, Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Cora (PF) Thomas Bonner | |
| 16:02 | VCU | Burton Rascoe can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:01 | VCU | Otis Chang snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:49 | VCU | Joseph Butler double dribbles | 5-5 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Ward (PG), Randy Wade (SF), John Bullock (C) Todd Nash, Paul Sturtevant, Bryan Stehle | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fresh) SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) PF - Otis Chang (fresh) C - Robert Gabel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Trawick (fresh) SF - Randy Wade (fresh) PF - James Cora (fresh) C - John Bullock (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | McNeese State | Randy Wade misses the floater from close range | 5-5 |
| 15:37 | VCU | Burton Rascoe gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Kyle Hall's pass is intercepted by John Ward in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | McNeese State | John Ward lays it up and in | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | VCU | Robert Gabel comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Bullock - foul #1 on John Bullock, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Jerome Jackson (PF) Kyle Hall, Burton Rascoe, Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charlie Elwood (SG) John Trawick | |
| 15:12 | VCU | Robert Gabel misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | VCU | Robert Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:50 | McNeese State | Randy Wade clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 14:49 | VCU | Jerome Jackson gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:30 | VCU | John Bullock swats the short shot by Robert Gabel | 6-7 |
| 14:28 | VCU | Otis Chang gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:14 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:12 | VCU | Jerome Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:54 | VCU | Randy Wade steals it from Jerome Jackson | 6-7 |
| 13:50 | McNeese State | James Cora hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Wade | 6-9 |
| 13:28 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses the easy layup | 6-9 |
| 13:26 | McNeese State | Randy Wade grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 13:14 | McNeese State | John Ward makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charlie Elwood | 6-11 |
| 13:03 | VCU | Otis Chang is called for 3 seconds | 6-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Marcelino Rossi (C) William Godsey, Claude Marsh, Otis Chang, Robert Gabel | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Nash (PG), John Trawick (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), Bryan Stehle (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) John Ward, Charlie Elwood, Randy Wade, James Cora, John Bullock | |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 12:21 | VCU | Jerome Jackson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 6-14 |
| 12:19 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Bryan Stehle | 6-14 |
| 11:53 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-14 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Otis Chang (PF) Kyle Hall, Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 11:28 | VCU | Otis Chang buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) PF - Otis Chang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Todd Nash (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Trawick (fresh) SF - Paul Sturtevant (fresh) PF - Bryan Stehle (fresh) C - Thomas Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Stehle | 9-17 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Otis Chang misses the easy layup | 9-17 |
| 10:50 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 10:44 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner can't throw it down but he's fouled by Marcelino Rossi - foul #1 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG) Burton Rascoe | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Ward (PG), Randy Wade (SF), James Cora (PF), John Bullock (C) Todd Nash, John Trawick, Paul Sturtevant, Bryan Stehle | |
| 10:44 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:44 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Marcelino Rossi | 9-17 |
| 10:26 | VCU | William Godsey misses long on a floater from the right side | 9-17 |
| 10:24 | McNeese State | James Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:12 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner is called for traveling | 9-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jackson (PF) Otis Chang | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charlie Elwood (SG) Thomas Bonner | |
| 09:52 | VCU | William Godsey is hacked by Charlie Elwood - foul #1 on Charlie Elwood, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gabel (C) Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 09:37 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-17 |
| 09:35 | McNeese State | John Ward gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | John Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 09:13 | McNeese State | John Bullock snags the offensive board | 9-17 |
| 09:00 | McNeese State | John Ward is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG) William Godsey | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Nash (PG), Bryan Stehle (C) John Ward, John Bullock | |
| 08:40 | VCU | Robert Gabel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Burton Rascoe | 12-17 |
| 08:31 | McNeese State | Todd Nash lays it in on a great pass from Charlie Elwood | 12-19 |
| 08:12 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the turnaround in the lane | 12-19 |
| 08:10 | VCU | Robert Gabel pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Robert Gabel drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Butler | 14-19 |
| 07:35 | McNeese State | Randy Wade can't finish the layup | 14-19 |
| 07:34 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Stehle | 14-19 |
| 07:11 | McNeese State | James Cora scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Jerome Jackson - foul #1 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Otis Chang (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Claude Marsh, Joseph Butler, Jerome Jackson, Robert Gabel | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Trawick (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), John Bullock (C) Charlie Elwood, Randy Wade, Bryan Stehle | |
| 07:11 | McNeese State | James Cora makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Chang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Gavin (fresh) C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Todd Nash (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Trawick (fresh) SF - Paul Sturtevant (fresh) PF - James Cora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | VCU | Burton Rascoe double dribbles | 14-22 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner (PF) James Cora | |
| 06:43 | McNeese State | Otis Chang steals it from Paul Sturtevant | 14-22 |
| 06:40 | VCU | Otis Chang lays it in | 16-22 |
| 06:22 | McNeese State | John Bullock clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Marcelino Rossi - foul #2 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (SF) Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle (PF) Thomas Bonner | |
| 06:22 | McNeese State | John Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:22 | McNeese State | John Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:03 | VCU | William Godsey's pass is intercepted by Paul Sturtevant | 16-24 |
| 05:44 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 05:43 | VCU | Kyle Hall snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 05:25 | VCU | Otis Chang misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 16-24 |
| 05:24 | McNeese State | Todd Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 05:20 | McNeese State | Todd Nash hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 16-24 |
| 05:18 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Stehle | 16-24 |
| 05:03 | McNeese State | John Trawick clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Burton Rascoe - foul #1 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF), Robert Gabel (C) Burton Rascoe, Kyle Hall, Otis Chang, Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner (PG), James Cora (PF) Todd Nash, John Bullock | |
| 05:03 | McNeese State | John Trawick makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:03 | McNeese State | John Trawick makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:44 | VCU | Joseph Butler buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by William Godsey and the foul's on Bryan Stehle - foul #1 on Bryan Stehle, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Randy Wade (SF) Paul Sturtevant | |
| 04:44 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:44 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 04:33 | McNeese State | John Trawick's pass is intercepted by William Godsey | 18-26 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Jerome Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant (SG), Dennis Moore (C) John Trawick, Bryan Stehle | |
| 04:09 | McNeese State | Randy Wade misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Godsey - foul #1 on William Godsey, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG) William Godsey | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charlie Elwood (SG) Paul Sturtevant | |
| 04:09 | McNeese State | Randy Wade makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:09 | McNeese State | Randy Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Kyle Hall loses the dribble to Randy Wade | 18-28 |
| 03:36 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 03:35 | VCU | Robert Gabel gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 03:17 | VCU | Robert Gabel buries a shot from the left block | 20-28 |
| 02:59 | McNeese State | Randy Wade hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-31 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fresh) SG - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gabel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thomas Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charlie Elwood (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Cora (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Moore (fresh) | |
| 02:44 | VCU | James Cora steals it from Robert Gabel | 20-31 |
| 02:28 | McNeese State | Jerome Jackson is called for the reach on Randy Wade - foul #2 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Marcelino Rossi (C) Kyle Hall, Claude Marsh, Robert Gabel | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Ward (PG), John Trawick (SG), Bryan Stehle (PF), John Bullock (C) Thomas Bonner, Charlie Elwood, James Cora, Dennis Moore | |
| 02:28 | McNeese State | Randy Wade makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:28 | McNeese State | Randy Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:04 | VCU | Jerome Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 20-33 |
| 02:03 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Butler | 20-33 |
| 01:48 | VCU | Joseph Butler connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Godsey | 22-33 |
| 01:26 | McNeese State | John Bullock hits the finger roll | 22-35 |
| 01:10 | VCU | Jerome Jackson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Godsey and the foul's on John Trawick - foul #2 on John Trawick, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Nash (SF), James Cora (PF) Randy Wade, Bryan Stehle | |
| 01:10 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses the free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:10 | McNeese State | Todd Nash gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | John Ward is hacked by William Godsey - foul #2 on William Godsey, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Otis Chang (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF) Burton Rascoe, Joseph Butler, Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:49 | VCU | John Ward is called for the reach on William Godsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Ward, team foul #9 | 24-37 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant (SF) John Ward | |
| 00:49 | VCU | William Godsey makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:49 | VCU | William Godsey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Todd Nash is fouled on the floor by Marcelino Rossi - foul #3 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gabel (C) Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Todd Nash makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Todd Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Robert Gabel grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Paul Sturtevant steals it from Rudy Gavin | 26-38 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-38 |