| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Winger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Langley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Derosa inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 19:15 | VCU | Eric Langley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Slama | 35-33 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Cooper | 38-33 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper knocks in the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Grant Cardinal - foul #3 on Grant Cardinal, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Knotts (PF) Grant Cardinal | |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Brian Nichols blocks the short jumper by Bradley Knotts | 41-33 |
| 17:48 | VCU | Ernest Derosa tips it but misses | 41-33 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Nichols | 43-33 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Bradley Knotts can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Brent Slama - foul #3 on Brent Slama, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Charles Head (PF) Mike Cooper, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SF) Ernest Derosa | |
| 17:02 | VCU | Bradley Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Bradley Knotts misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Charles Head - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Louis Savarese (C) Anthony Winger, Sean Wade | |
| 16:35 | VCU | Eric Langley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Louis Savarese | 43-37 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 16:06 | VCU | Eric Langley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 16:04 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to James Towne | 45-37 |
| 15:52 | VCU | James Towne misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 15:50 | VCU | Bradley Knotts tips it home | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Langley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Steve Durand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Louis Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Heyward | 48-39 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Bradley Knotts drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Langley | 48-42 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 14:49 | VCU | Bradley Knotts grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 14:44 | VCU | James Towne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Howard | 48-42 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Nichols | 51-42 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Bradley Knotts connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Eric Langley | 51-44 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits the follow up shot | 53-44 |
| 13:33 | VCU | Charles Head is called for the reach on James Towne - foul #2 on Charles Head, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Wayne Dahlberg, Charles Head, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Winger (PG), Daniel Gilman (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF), Sean Wade (C) James Towne, Eric Langley, Steve Durand, Bradley Knotts, Louis Savarese | |
| 13:20 | VCU | Leonel Osborn denies the turnaround by Ernest Derosa | 53-44 |
| 13:18 | VCU | Sean Wade misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the jump hook from the left block | 53-44 |
| 12:55 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ernest Derosa | 53-44 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Daniel Beckham steals it from Anthony Winger | 53-44 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Ernest Derosa knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Gilman and the foul's on Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Charles Head (C) Daniel Beckham, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (SG) Daniel Gilman | |
| 12:06 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses the free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Winger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | VCU | Anthony Winger buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Grant Cardinal | 55-48 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama connects on the runner in the paint set up by Riley Witt | 57-48 |
| 10:57 | VCU | Ernest Derosa loses the ball out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Charles Head | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Langley (SG) James Towne | |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 10:43 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:20 | VCU | Anthony Winger comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 57-48 |
| 10:19 | VCU | Grant Cardinal misses the tip | 57-48 |
| 10:18 | VCU | Grant Cardinal hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 09:55 | VCU | Grant Cardinal pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:34 | VCU | Eric Langley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Roger Howard - foul #1 on Roger Howard, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Charles Head (PF) Mike Cooper, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Steve Durand (SF), Bradley Knotts (PF), Louis Savarese (C) Anthony Winger, Ernest Derosa, Grant Cardinal, Sean Wade | |
| 09:34 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:34 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is whistled for a carry | 57-52 |
| 08:58 | VCU | Bradley Knotts misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 08:45 | VCU | The rebound goes to Steve Durand | 57-52 |
| 08:34 | VCU | Charles Head is called for the reach on Bradley Knotts - foul #3 on Charles Head, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Leonel Osborn (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:29 | VCU | Louis Savarese comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Charles Head - foul #4 on Charles Head, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom (C) Charles Head | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:29 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt lays it up and in and he's hacked by Eric Langley - foul #2 on Eric Langley, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Wade (C) Louis Savarese | |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:04 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sean Wade | 59-54 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Eric Langley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 59-54 |
| 07:32 | VCU | Bradley Knotts grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Beckham (fresh) SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Langley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Durand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | VCU | James Towne misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Beckham | 59-54 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama tips it back up and in | 61-54 |
| 06:46 | VCU | Eric Langley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Towne | 61-57 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Eric Langley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Daniel Beckham, Wayne Dahlberg, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Winger (PG), Daniel Gilman (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF), Louis Savarese (C) James Towne, Eric Langley, Steve Durand, Bradley Knotts, Sean Wade | |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Anthony Winger - foul #2 on Anthony Winger, team foul #3 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (PF) Brent Slama | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 3rd free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Louis Savarese knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-59 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Winger picks off the pass by Roger Howard in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Anthony Winger misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #3 on Richard Heyward, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Anthony Winger makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Anthony Winger misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard's pass is intercepted by Louis Savarese | 67-60 |
| 05:01 | VCU | Ernest Derosa can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-60 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| 04:28 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 04:26 | VCU | Grant Cardinal tips it in | 69-62 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Howard | 72-62 |
| 04:13 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Charles Head | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Langley (SG), Sean Wade (C) Daniel Gilman, Louis Savarese | |
| 04:05 | VCU | The jump hook by Anthony Winger is blocked by Brian Nichols | 72-62 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 03:52 | VCU | Ernest Derosa gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 (-1) | |
| 03:43 | VCU | Sean Wade scores on a jumper near the basket | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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) | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Derosa steps in front of the Brian Nichols pass | 72-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Winger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Langley (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | VCU | Brent Slama is called for the reach on Ernest Derosa - foul #4 on Brent Slama, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| 03:14 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:14 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the floater in the lane | 72-65 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Ernest Derosa snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:35 | VCU | Anthony Winger is whistled for traveling | 72-65 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Winger steals it from Brian Nichols | 72-65 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Brent Slama - foul #5 on Brent Slama, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (PF) Brent Slama | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:59 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 01:42 | VCU | Grant Cardinal grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:34 | VCU | Sean Wade can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 72-67 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Heyward | 74-67 |
| 01:00 | VCU | Anthony Winger makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Ernest Derosa | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Winger steals the ball from Charles Head | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | VCU | Eric Langley drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Winger | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Eric Langley is called for the reach on Roger Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Langley, team foul #4 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is fouled on the floor by Grant Cardinal - foul #4 on Grant Cardinal, team foul #5 | 74-71 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols is hacked by Sean Wade - foul #2 on Sean Wade, team foul #6 | 74-71 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is hacked by Eric Langley - foul #4 on Eric Langley, team foul #7 | 74-71 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:20 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sean Wade | 75-71 |
| 00:15 | VCU | Eric Langley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Langley - foul #5 on Eric Langley, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (SG) Eric Langley | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Anthony Winger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:06 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Anthony Winger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Ernest Derosa grabs the offensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:00 | VCU | The clock runs out | 76-71 |