| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fedele (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Gilman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Derosa inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | VCU | James Towne hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Knotts | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Dickerson and the foul's on James Towne - foul #2 on James Towne, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Bradley Knotts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 35-39 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | James Dickerson buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lamson | 38-39 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Daniel Gilman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 18:29 | VCU | Ernest Derosa tips it in | 38-41 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sean Wade - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Savarese (C) Sean Wade | |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:50 | VCU | Jeremy Macaulay steals it from James Towne | 39-41 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | James Dickerson lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 41-41 |
| 17:31 | VCU | Ernest Derosa connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | James Towne picks off the pass by Jeremy Macaulay in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 17:24 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 41-44 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 41-44 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses the jumper from the baseline | 41-44 |
| 17:16 | VCU | Louis Savarese gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Daniel Gilman's pass is intercepted by James Dickerson | 41-44 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 16:48 | VCU | James Towne pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:30 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Gilman | 41-47 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Fedele | 44-47 |
| 15:57 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Fedele - foul #2 on John Fedele, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Frank Morton (C) Jeffrey Lamson, John Fedele | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Langley (PG), Steve Durand (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Sean Wade (C) James Towne, Daniel Gilman, Ernest Derosa, Bradley Knotts | |
| 15:57 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:57 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eric Langley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Krol (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is hacked by Scott Krol - foul #1 on Scott Krol, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 46-49 |
| 15:09 | VCU | Eric Langley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Corona | 46-49 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Harold Corona buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 49-49 |
| 14:34 | VCU | Scott Krol hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Louis Savarese grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Scott Krol drills a floater from the right side set up by Steve Durand | 49-51 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Louis Savarese picks off the pass by Frank Morton | 49-51 |
| 13:47 | VCU | Louis Savarese hits a floater in the paint | 49-53 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean Wade - foul #4 on Sean Wade, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Frank Morton | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Daniel Gilman (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Bradley Knotts (PF), Grant Cardinal (C) Eric Langley, Steve Durand, Scott Krol, Louis Savarese, Sean Wade | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 13:20 | VCU | James Towne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Fedele | 51-53 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | John Fedele pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 12:36 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 12:35 | VCU | Ernest Derosa grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 12:22 | VCU | James Towne misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Harold Corona pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 20 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fedele (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Gilman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Grant Cardinal (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses the jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | James Dickerson gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 58-53 |
| 11:18 | VCU | Jeremy Macaulay steps in front of the James Towne pass in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the dunk | 58-53 |
| 11:15 | VCU | James Towne pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 11:01 | VCU | Grant Cardinal knocks in the runner in the lane and the foul's on John Fedele - foul #3 on John Fedele, team foul #2 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (PF) James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Louis Savarese (C) Daniel Gilman, Ernest Derosa, Bradley Knotts | |
| 11:01 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 10:53 | VCU | Steve Durand pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 10:38 | VCU | Harold Corona steals it from Grant Cardinal | 58-56 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Corona | 60-56 |
| 10:15 | VCU | Harold Corona takes the ball from Steve Durand | 60-56 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Frank Morton clanks a jumper from the right block | 60-56 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | John Fedele tips it but misses | 60-56 |
| 09:50 | VCU | Scott Krol grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 09:28 | VCU | The jump hook by Louis Savarese is blocked by Frank Morton | 60-56 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Harold Corona gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 3 from straight away | 60-56 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Frank Morton tips it home | 62-56 |
| 08:47 | VCU | Scott Krol is hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Robert Smith (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Frank Morton, John Fedele | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Langley (PG), Daniel Gilman (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Bradley Knotts (PF) James Towne, Steve Durand, Scott Krol, Grant Cardinal | |
| 08:42 | VCU | Eric Langley hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Lamson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| 08:42 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:42 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lamson | 64-58 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Louis Savarese drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eric Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Gilman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Savarese (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Harold Corona comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Gilman - foul #2 on Daniel Gilman, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Frank Morton (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Wade (C) Louis Savarese | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:20 | VCU | Eric Langley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is fouled on the floor by Eric Langley - foul #1 on Eric Langley, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG) Eric Langley | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Wade | 66-64 |
| 06:47 | VCU | Ernest Derosa pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 06:25 | VCU | James Dickerson is called for the reach on Ernest Derosa - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SF), Louis Savarese (PF) Ernest Derosa, Bradley Knotts | |
| 06:11 | VCU | Sean Wade hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on Frank Morton - foul #1 on Frank Morton, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Harold Corona, Frank Morton | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:11 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is hacked by Louis Savarese - foul #2 on Louis Savarese, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF) Daniel Gilman | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:55 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Scott Krol is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Scott Krol makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Scott Krol makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | John Fedele lays it in set up by Nicholas Anderson | 68-69 |
| 05:01 | VCU | Jeffrey Lamson picks off the pass by Steve Durand | 68-69 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Steve Durand takes the ball from Jeffrey Lamson | 68-69 |
| 04:18 | VCU | Steve Durand can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 04:17 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Durand | 68-69 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Frank Morton (PF), Robert Smith (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Nicholas Anderson, John Fedele | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Langley (PG), Daniel Gilman (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Bradley Knotts (PF) James Towne, Scott Krol, Steve Durand, Sean Wade | |
| 04:00 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-71 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Harold Corona grabs the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (tired) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eric Langley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Gilman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Savarese (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 03:30 | VCU | The rebound goes to Daniel Gilman | 68-71 |
| 03:06 | VCU | Eric Langley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | James Dickerson tips it but misses | 68-71 |
| 02:57 | VCU | Bradley Knotts gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 02:57 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), John Fedele (C) James Dickerson, Frank Morton, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Sean Wade (C) Eric Langley, Louis Savarese | |
| 02:43 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Gilman | 68-73 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 71-73 |
| 02:09 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeremy Macaulay | 71-73 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Corona | 73-73 |
| 01:43 | VCU | James Towne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-73 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Gilman - foul #3 on Daniel Gilman, team foul #8 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:14 | VCU | Sean Wade's pass is intercepted by James Dickerson | 75-73 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson tips it home | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | VCU | Bradley Knotts misses the lay-in | 77-73 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Bradley Knotts hits the follow up shot | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is fouled in the backcourt by James Towne - foul #3 on James Towne, team foul #9 | 77-75 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Bradley Knotts snags the defensive board | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | VCU | James Dickerson steps in front of the Sean Wade pass | 78-75 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Daniel Gilman is called for the reach on Nicholas Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Gilman, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:12 | VCU | The rebound goes to Bradley Knotts | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | VCU | Ernest Derosa knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-78 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is fouled in the backcourt by James Towne - foul #4 on James Towne, team foul #11 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:04 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | James Towne hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 81-78 |