| Lineup | Nevada | PG - William Terrio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Barclay (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Waldroup (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Reis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Michael Reis inbounds the ball | 37-21 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | VCU | Anthony Tyler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 19:21 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Terrio | 40-24 |
| 19:02 | VCU | Derek Heap drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 18:44 | Nevada | Harold Wright connects on the runner from the baseline set up by William Terrio | 42-26 |
| 18:32 | VCU | Derek Heap is fouled on the floor by Harold Wright - foul #1 on Harold Wright, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Derek Heap's floater is knocked away by Ronnie Steinbach | 42-26 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Raymond Williams tips it home | 42-28 |
| 18:02 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-28 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Raymond Williams snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 17:37 | VCU | Ronnie Steinbach is called for the reach on Michael Reis - foul #1 on Ronnie Steinbach, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| 17:24 | VCU | Joshua Weston is fouled on the floor by Glenn Waldroup - foul #2 on Glenn Waldroup, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| 17:07 | VCU | Anthony Tyler is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Steinbach - foul #2 on Ronnie Steinbach, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| 17:01 | VCU | Derek Heap misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Anthony Tyler tips it in | 42-30 |
| 16:39 | Nevada | William Terrio buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Barclay | 45-30 |
| 16:19 | VCU | Derek Heap knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Reis | 45-33 |
| 16:00 | Nevada | William Terrio misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-33 |
| 15:59 | VCU | Joshua Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - William Terrio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Barclay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Waldroup (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Reis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | VCU | Derek Heap comes up short on the runner in the paint | 45-33 |
| 15:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Harold Wright | 45-33 |
| 15:42 | Nevada | Raymond Williams takes the ball from Ronnie Steinbach | 45-33 |
| 15:32 | VCU | Raymond Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Waldroup | 45-33 |
| 15:30 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:11 | Nevada | Michael Reis steals it from Harold Wright | 45-33 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Derek Heap scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Tyler | 45-36 |
| 14:36 | Nevada | Allen Barclay scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Terrio | 48-36 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Raymond Williams drills a turnaround from the left block | 48-38 |
| 14:09 | Nevada | Harold Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Joshua Weston pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:05 | VCU | Derek Heap is fouled in the backcourt by William Terrio - foul #3 on William Terrio, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | Shawn Orr (PG), Richard Montgomery (SG), Leonard Andrew (SF), Wilfred Wedgeworth (PF), Ralph Redd (C) William Terrio, Allen Barclay, Ronnie Steinbach, Harold Wright, Glenn Waldroup | |
| Subs | VCU | Filip Zook (PG), Walter Brissette (SG), Sammie Lohmann (SF), James Wolfe (PF), Darrell Ford (C) Derek Heap, Anthony Tyler, Michael Reis, Raymond Williams, Joshua Weston | |
| 13:43 | VCU | Darrell Ford misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 13:42 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Ford | 48-38 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Filip Zook misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-38 |
| 13:15 | Nevada | Shawn Orr snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 12:50 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Sammie Lohmann - foul #2 on Sammie Lohmann, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Tyler (SG) Walter Brissette | |
| 12:50 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:50 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Darrell Ford gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:31 | VCU | James Wolfe buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Filip Zook and he's fouled by Richard Montgomery - foul #1 on Richard Montgomery, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup (C) Richard Montgomery | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG) Sammie Lohmann | |
| 12:31 | VCU | James Wolfe makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:12 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach (SF) Wilfred Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Reis (SF) Filip Zook | |
| 11:52 | VCU | Darrell Ford connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Leonard Andrew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Redd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Waldroup (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Reis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronnie Steinbach | 51-44 |
| 11:11 | VCU | Glenn Waldroup steals the ball from Anthony Tyler | 51-44 |
| 10:50 | Nevada | Ralph Redd is hacked by Derek Heap - foul #2 on Derek Heap, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Terrio (PG), Allen Barclay (SG), Harold Wright (PF) Leonard Andrew, Shawn Orr, Ralph Redd | |
| Subs | VCU | Raymond Williams (PF), Joshua Weston (C) James Wolfe, Darrell Ford | |
| 10:24 | Nevada | Harold Wright is hacked by Raymond Williams - foul #2 on Raymond Williams, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Brissette (SG) Anthony Tyler | |
| 09:59 | Nevada | William Terrio drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Allen Barclay and he's hacked by Derek Heap - foul #3 on Derek Heap, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | VCU | Filip Zook (SF) Michael Reis | |
| 09:59 | Nevada | William Terrio makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:49 | VCU | Raymond Williams hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Glenn Waldroup - foul #3 on Glenn Waldroup, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | VCU | Sammie Lohmann (SF) Derek Heap | |
| 09:49 | VCU | Raymond Williams makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:28 | Nevada | Allen Barclay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 09:27 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup hits the follow up shot | 56-47 |
| 09:08 | VCU | Sammie Lohmann can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Wright - foul #2 on Harold Wright, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | Leonard Andrew (SF), Ralph Redd (C) Ronnie Steinbach, Glenn Waldroup | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Tyler (SG) Walter Brissette | |
| 09:08 | VCU | Sammie Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:08 | VCU | Sammie Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:53 | Nevada | Ralph Redd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 08:51 | VCU | The rebound goes to Filip Zook | 56-48 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Filip Zook scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Tyler | 56-51 |
| 08:08 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 08:07 | Nevada | Harold Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:00 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harold Wright | 59-51 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Anthony Tyler comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 07:51 | Nevada | Ralph Redd snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - William Terrio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Barclay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Andrew (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harold Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Redd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Filip Zook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sammie Lohmann (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Weston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Nevada | Harold Wright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-51 |
| 07:42 | VCU | Anthony Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:29 | VCU | Ralph Redd swats the layup by Joshua Weston | 59-51 |
| 07:28 | Nevada | William Terrio pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:09 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 07:07 | VCU | Anthony Tyler gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:45 | VCU | Anthony Tyler makes the 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 06:31 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Allen Barclay | 61-54 |
| 06:11 | VCU | Raymond Williams connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-57 |
| 05:53 | Nevada | Allen Barclay lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Terrio and he's hacked by Raymond Williams - foul #3 on Raymond Williams, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach (SF), Wilfred Wedgeworth (PF), Glenn Waldroup (C) William Terrio, Harold Wright, Ralph Redd | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Michael Reis (SF), James Wolfe (PF), Darrell Ford (C) Filip Zook, Sammie Lohmann, Raymond Williams, Joshua Weston | |
| 05:53 | Nevada | Allen Barclay makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:36 | VCU | The short jumper by Michael Reis is denied by Glenn Waldroup | 64-57 |
| 05:34 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 05:28 | Nevada | The jump hook by Allen Barclay is blocked by Darrell Ford | 64-57 |
| 05:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Reis | 64-57 |
| 05:12 | VCU | Anthony Tyler can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 05:10 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:47 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 04:46 | VCU | Derek Heap pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:25 | VCU | Glenn Waldroup is called for the reach on Darrell Ford - foul #4 on Glenn Waldroup, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Shawn Orr (PG), Richard Montgomery (SG), Ralph Redd (PF) Leonard Andrew, Allen Barclay, Wilfred Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Brissette (SG) Anthony Tyler | |
| 04:25 | VCU | Darrell Ford misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:25 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:07 | Nevada | Shawn Orr is hacked by Darrell Ford - foul #1 on Darrell Ford, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| 04:02 | Nevada | Ralph Redd misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Derek Heap - foul #4 on Derek Heap, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 04:02 | Nevada | Ralph Redd makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:02 | Nevada | Ralph Redd misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:02 | VCU | James Wolfe grabs the board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | VCU | Derek Heap misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-57 |
| 03:53 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Glenn Waldroup | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Shawn Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Montgomery (fresh) SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Redd (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Waldroup (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Brissette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Reis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Nevada | Shawn Orr knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronnie Steinbach | 67-57 |
| 03:22 | VCU | Walter Brissette blows the layup | 67-57 |
| 03:20 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Heap | 67-57 |
| 03:08 | VCU | Darrell Ford scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 02:47 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 02:47 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Terrio (PG), Allen Barclay (SG), Harold Wright (PF) Shawn Orr, Richard Montgomery, Ralph Redd | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Tyler (SG), Raymond Williams (PF), Joshua Weston (C) Walter Brissette, James Wolfe, Darrell Ford | |
| 02:28 | VCU | Michael Reis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-59 |
| 02:04 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Terrio | 72-59 |
| 01:56 | VCU | Derek Heap is hacked by William Terrio - foul #4 on William Terrio, team foul #10 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Shawn Orr (PG), Richard Montgomery (SG), Leonard Andrew (SF), Wilfred Wedgeworth (PF), Ralph Redd (C) William Terrio, Allen Barclay, Ronnie Steinbach, Harold Wright, Glenn Waldroup | |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Brissette (SG), Filip Zook (SF), James Wolfe (PF), Darrell Ford (C) Anthony Tyler, Michael Reis, Raymond Williams, Joshua Weston | |
| 01:56 | VCU | Derek Heap makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:56 | VCU | Derek Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:36 | Nevada | Ralph Redd is fouled on the floor by Darrell Ford - foul #2 on Darrell Ford, team foul #8 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | VCU | Sammie Lohmann (SF) Derek Heap | |
| 01:36 | Nevada | Ralph Redd makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:36 | Nevada | Ralph Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:22 | VCU | James Wolfe misses the turnaround in the paint | 74-61 |
| 01:21 | VCU | Darrell Ford grabs the offensive board | 74-61 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Walter Brissette drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Filip Zook | 74-64 |
| 00:54 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wilfred Wedgeworth | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle 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 | Filip Zook misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 00:48 | VCU | James Wolfe misses the tip | 76-64 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Shawn Orr pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada 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) | |
| 00:21 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 00:20 | VCU | Walter Brissette grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Darrell Ford misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Ralph Redd - foul #1 on Ralph Redd, team foul #11 | 76-64 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Darrell Ford misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Darrell Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Darrell Ford makes the 3rd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Shawn Orr runs out the clock | 76-66 |