| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Gabel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Virgil (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Richard Maday inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | VCU | Robert Gabel makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Burton Rascoe | 39-39 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 19:27 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:17 | VCU | Robert Gabel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:57 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 18:56 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerome Jackson - foul #3 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Rudy Gavin (C) Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:37 | VCU | The rebound goes to Burton Rascoe | 39-40 |
| 18:27 | VCU | Burton Rascoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 18:12 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Maday - foul #3 on Richard Maday, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (SF) Richard Maday | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 18:12 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:12 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:50 | VCU | Kyle Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Gabel | 42-42 |
| 17:42 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel misses badly on a floater in the lane | 42-42 |
| 17:40 | VCU | Burton Rascoe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Robert Gabel makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Hall and he's fouled by Tony Hartley - foul #1 on Tony Hartley, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (SG) Claude Marsh | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Bradly Jones (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Jessie Carr, Richard Weaver, Vernon Leffel | |
| 17:22 | VCU | Robert Gabel makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Rudy Gavin pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:44 | VCU | William Godsey makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Burton Rascoe and he's fouled by David Virgil - foul #1 on David Virgil, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Baker (SF), Glen Beaver (PF) Burton Rascoe, Robert Gabel | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Baril (SG), Ronald Watkins (SF) David Virgil, Tony Hartley | |
| 16:44 | VCU | William Godsey makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:17 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 16:15 | VCU | Rudy Gavin pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:53 | VCU | Kyle Hall comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 15:52 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Glen Beaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Bond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Baril (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Watkins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Denny Butkovich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Earl Baker - foul #1 on Earl Baker, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF), John Wertz (C) William Godsey, Kyle Hall, Earl Baker, Glen Beaver, Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Tony Hartley (SF), Richard Weaver (PF) Albert Bond, James Baril, Ronald Watkins, Bradly Jones | |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:35 | VCU | John Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:30 | VCU | Burton Rascoe lays it in set up by Claude Marsh | 50-43 |
| 15:06 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Richard Maday loses the dribble to Denny Butkovich | 50-45 |
| 14:44 | Western Carolina | Jerome Jackson blocks the short jumper by Richard Weaver | 50-45 |
| 14:42 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr tips it home | 50-47 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Claude Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 14:18 | VCU | Jerome Jackson can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Burton Rascoe gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:03 | VCU | Jerome Jackson is hacked by Jessie Carr - foul #2 on Jessie Carr, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins (SF), Vernon Leffel (C) Tony Hartley, Denny Butkovich | |
| 13:47 | VCU | Jerome Jackson loses the dribble to Antony Minton | 50-47 |
| 13:33 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver lays it in on a great pass from Jessie Carr | 50-49 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Jerome Jackson connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Claude Marsh and the foul's on Richard Weaver - foul #3 on Richard Weaver, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Kyle Hall (SG), Earl Baker (SF) Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, Richard Maday | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG) Jessie Carr | |
| 13:16 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 12:52 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 12:50 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Vernon Leffel steals it from Kyle Hall | 53-51 |
| 12:14 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins drills a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by William Godsey - foul #1 on William Godsey, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Robert Gabel (PF), Rudy Gavin (C) Earl Baker, Jerome Jackson, John Wertz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG), Bradly Jones (PF) Antony Minton, Richard Weaver | |
| 12:14 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Robert Gabel hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Godsey | 55-54 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF) William Godsey, Kyle Hall | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Tony Hartley (SF) Albert Bond, Ronald Watkins | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Gabel (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Virgil (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | VCU | Claude Marsh scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 11:05 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 58-54 |
| 11:03 | VCU | Robert Gabel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 10:49 | VCU | Rudy Gavin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 10:47 | Western Carolina | David Virgil grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Virgil | 58-56 |
| 10:01 | VCU | Rudy Gavin's pass is intercepted by Vernon Leffel | 58-56 |
| 09:43 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-56 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Kyle Hall (SG), Earl Baker (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF), John Wertz (C) Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, Richard Maday, Robert Gabel, Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Richard Weaver (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Jessie Carr, David Virgil, Bradly Jones, Vernon Leffel | |
| 09:28 | VCU | William Godsey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle Hall | 61-56 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver is whistled for a carry | 61-56 |
| 08:53 | VCU | William Godsey is fouled on the floor by Tony Hartley - foul #2 on Tony Hartley, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| 08:42 | VCU | John Wertz makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Earl Baker | 63-56 |
| 08:22 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich scores on a runner near the basket | 63-58 |
| 08:15 | VCU | Earl Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 08:14 | VCU | William Godsey tips it in | 65-58 |
| 08:01 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley double dribbles | 65-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Claude Marsh (SG) William Godsey, Earl Baker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins (SF) Tony Hartley | |
| 07:45 | VCU | Burton Rascoe is fouled on the floor by Albert Bond - foul #2 on Albert Bond, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG) Albert Bond | |
| 07:22 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses the shot from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 07:21 | VCU | Jerome Jackson snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wertz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Denny Butkovich (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:09 | VCU | Richard Weaver is called for the reach on Jerome Jackson - foul #4 on Richard Weaver, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Maday (SF), Robert Gabel (C) Kyle Hall, John Wertz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Richard Weaver, Denny Butkovich | |
| 07:09 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:09 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | Robert Gabel is called for the reach on Vernon Leffel - foul #1 on Robert Gabel, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Rudy Gavin (C) Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG) Antony Minton | |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Gabel - foul #2 on Robert Gabel, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley (SF) Ronald Watkins | |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:17 | VCU | Burton Rascoe misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 06:15 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley banks in the layup | 67-61 |
| 06:03 | VCU | Rudy Gavin knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Robert Gabel | 69-61 |
| 05:50 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley snags the offensive board | 69-61 |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones clanks a jump hook from close range | 69-61 |
| 05:28 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley can't tip it in | 69-61 |
| 05:26 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr tips it in | 69-63 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Claude Marsh is hacked by David Virgil - foul #2 on David Virgil, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Kyle Hall (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF), John Wertz (C) Burton Rascoe, Richard Maday, Robert Gabel, Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Richard Weaver (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Jessie Carr, David Virgil, Bradly Jones, Vernon Leffel | |
| 05:13 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:13 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Weaver | 69-63 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses the easy layup | 69-63 |
| 04:54 | VCU | John Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 04:47 | VCU | Claude Marsh buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Hall | 72-63 |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton connects on the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Jerome Jackson - foul #4 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #7 | 72-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Baker (SF) Claude Marsh | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins (SF) Tony Hartley | |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton makes the free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:06 | VCU | Earl Baker scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Godsey | 75-66 |
| 03:46 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-69 |
| 03:25 | VCU | Earl Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 75-69 |
| 03:23 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Jackson | 75-69 |
| 03:01 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 75-69 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF) William Godsey, Kyle Hall, Earl Baker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Tony Hartley (SF), Vernon Leffel (C) Albert Bond, Ronald Watkins, Denny Butkovich | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Wertz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jessie Carr | 75-71 |
| 02:23 | VCU | Richard Maday can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Tony Hartley - foul #3 on Tony Hartley, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| 02:23 | VCU | Richard Maday misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:23 | VCU | Richard Maday misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:23 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:15 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver is hacked by John Wertz - foul #4 on John Wertz, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 02:15 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:15 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Claude Marsh drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Burton Rascoe and he's fouled by Richard Weaver - foul #5 on Richard Weaver, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones (PF) Richard Weaver | |
| 01:59 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Antony Minton and he's hacked by John Wertz - foul #5 on John Wertz, team foul #9 | 77-75 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gabel (C) John Wertz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel makes the free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:29 | VCU | The jump hook by Robert Gabel is blocked by Bradly Jones | 77-76 |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley pulls down the rebound | 77-76 |
| 01:18 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jessie Carr | 77-78 |
| 01:13 | VCU | Burton Rascoe makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Jackson | 79-78 |
| 00:54 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 79-78 |
| 00:52 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 79-78 |
| 00:46 | Western Carolina | Claude Marsh picks off the pass by Tony Hartley | 79-78 |
| 00:41 | VCU | Richard Maday hits the finger roll on a great pass from Claude Marsh | 81-78 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel misses the jump hook near the basket | 81-78 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Jerome Jackson pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | VCU | Jessie Carr is called for the reach on Jerome Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Carr, team foul #11 | 81-78 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Baker (SF) Richard Maday | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:25 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Jerome Jackson steps in front of the Antony Minton pass | 82-78 |
| 00:18 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | VCU | Rudy Gavin (PF) Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:17 | VCU | Jessie Carr is called for the reach on Earl Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jessie Carr, team foul #12 | 82-78 |
| 00:17 | VCU | Earl Baker makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:17 | VCU | Earl Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-78 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Robert Gabel gets the rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:07 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-78 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Burton Rascoe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:05 | VCU | Antony Minton is called for the reach on Claude Marsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antony Minton, team foul #13 | 84-78 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradly Jones | 85-78 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-81 |