| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Manning (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Aron Client (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Darren Black (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Yoder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Onwoachi Abdi (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Garrett Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Aron Client inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | VCU | Tim Manning misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 19:36 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:02 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Darren Black | 26-32 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Tim Manning clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Patrick Gelman pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:53 | VCU | Shawn Bender hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 26-32 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 17:28 | VCU | Patrick Gelman snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 17:12 | VCU | James Gallagher can't connect on a floater in the lane | 26-32 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the tip | 26-32 |
| 17:09 | VCU | Shawn Bender snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 16:51 | VCU | James Gallagher is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Jay Campbell (SF), Lee Falkowski (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Aron Client, Patrick Gelman, Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Blake Berube (PG), Lee Hill (SG), Jamie Hand (SF), Rick Varela (PF) Darren Black, Victor Yoder, Onwoachi Abdi, Garrett Harrington | |
| 16:22 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Varela hits the finger roll | 26-34 |
| 15:57 | VCU | Jay Campbell misses the jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 15:55 | VCU | Lee Falkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Manning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) PF - Lee Falkowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Blake Berube (fresh) SG - Lee Hill (fresh) SF - Jamie Hand (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rick Varela (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | VCU | Tim Manning misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Michael Simpson | 26-34 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Christopher Mitchell - foul #3 on Christopher Mitchell, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Jordan Barton (SG), Aron Client (SF), Patrick Gelman (PF), Shawn Bender (C) James Gallagher, Tim Manning, Jay Campbell, Lee Falkowski, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black (PG), Victor Yoder (SG), Onwoachi Abdi (SF), Garrett Harrington (PF) Blake Berube, Lee Hill, Jamie Hand, Rick Varela | |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 14:59 | VCU | Aron Client misses short on a shot from the left block | 26-37 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Shawn Bender hits the follow up shot | 28-37 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson is called for 5 seconds | 28-37 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon (C) Michael Simpson | |
| 14:24 | VCU | Jordan Barton can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 14:22 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Robert Donlon | 28-37 |
| 13:59 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Donlon | 28-40 |
| 13:39 | VCU | Shawn Bender knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Onwoachi Abdi - foul #3 on Onwoachi Abdi, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | VCU | James Gallagher (PG), Tim Manning (SG), Jay Campbell (SF) William Howard, Jordan Barton, Aron Client | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Hand (SF), Rick Varela (PF) Onwoachi Abdi, Garrett Harrington | |
| 13:39 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jay Campbell steals it from Rick Varela | 30-40 |
| 12:54 | VCU | Jay Campbell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 12:34 | VCU | Tim Manning gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:17 | VCU | Victor Yoder picks off the pass by Shawn Bender | 30-40 |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Jay Campbell snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 11:48 | VCU | Jay Campbell's pass is intercepted by Victor Yoder | 30-40 |
| 11:45 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Hand can't finish the layup | 30-40 |
| 11:44 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Manning (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Patrick Gelman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Bender (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Darren Black (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Victor Yoder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Hand (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rick Varela (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Donlon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Gallagher - foul #2 on James Gallagher, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Aron Client (SF), Lee Falkowski (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Jay Campbell, Patrick Gelman, Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill (SG), Onwoachi Abdi (SF), Garrett Harrington (PF), Michael Simpson (C) Victor Yoder, Jamie Hand, Rick Varela, Robert Donlon | |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 11:37 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 11:25 | VCU | Aron Client is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Aron Client, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Blake Berube (PG) Darren Black | |
| 11:00 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington misses the lay-in | 30-42 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Blake Berube gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington is hacked by Tim Manning - foul #1 on Tim Manning, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Jordan Barton (SG) Tim Manning | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington makes the shot in the lane | 30-44 |
| 10:07 | VCU | James Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 10:05 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 09:54 | VCU | Lee Falkowski's pass is intercepted by Blake Berube | 30-44 |
| 09:51 | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill blows the layup | 30-44 |
| 09:50 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 09:44 | VCU | Lee Falkowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Garrett Harrington - foul #1 on Garrett Harrington, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Tim Manning (SG) James Gallagher, Jordan Barton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black (PG), Victor Yoder (SG), Robert Donlon (C) Blake Berube, Lee Hill, Michael Simpson | |
| 09:44 | VCU | Lee Falkowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 09:44 | VCU | Lee Falkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 09:44 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Mitchell swats the layup by Garrett Harrington | 31-44 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Aron Client grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 09:13 | VCU | Darren Black picks off the pass by Tim Manning | 31-44 |
| 08:44 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Lee Falkowski gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 08:39 | VCU | William Howard buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Aron Client and the foul's on Darren Black - foul #1 on Darren Black, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Jay Campbell (SF), Patrick Gelman (PF), Shawn Bender (C) Aron Client, Lee Falkowski, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Hand (SF), Rick Varela (PF) Onwoachi Abdi, Garrett Harrington | |
| 08:39 | VCU | William Howard makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Varela comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jay Campbell - foul #3 on Jay Campbell, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | VCU | James Gallagher (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Varela makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Donlon - foul #4 on Robert Donlon, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Jordan Barton (SG) Tim Manning | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Lee Hill (SG) Victor Yoder | |
| 07:55 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Shawn Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 07:30 | Gardner-Webb | James Gallagher is called for the reach on Darren Black - foul #3 on James Gallagher, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Darren Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Hill (fresh) SF - Jamie Hand (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rick Varela (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Donlon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Darren Black | 35-48 |
| 06:40 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses short on a floater from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Shawn Bender tips it home | 37-48 |
| 06:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Gallagher picks off the pass by Lee Hill | 37-48 |
| 06:10 | VCU | Jordan Barton banks in the layup set up by James Gallagher | 39-48 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Donlon | 39-50 |
| 05:46 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Tim Manning (SG), Aron Client (SF) Jordan Barton, Jay Campbell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder (SG), Onwoachi Abdi (SF), Garrett Harrington (PF) Lee Hill, Jamie Hand, Rick Varela | |
| 05:35 | VCU | Tim Manning makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon is hacked by Shawn Bender - foul #3 on Shawn Bender, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:10 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Tim Manning grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 04:54 | VCU | James Gallagher is hacked by Darren Black - foul #2 on Darren Black, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson (C) Robert Donlon | |
| 04:39 | VCU | James Gallagher can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Garrett Harrington - foul #2 on Garrett Harrington, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Mitchell (C) Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Blake Berube (PG) Darren Black | |
| 04:39 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:39 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Blake Berube misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Patrick Gelman gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:07 | VCU | Tim Manning hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing and the foul's on Victor Yoder - foul #1 on Victor Yoder, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| 04:07 | VCU | Tim Manning makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson is open but misses the lay-in | 48-51 |
| 03:43 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:27 | VCU | James Gallagher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim Manning (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Aron Client (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Gelman (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Blake Berube (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Victor Yoder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Onwoachi Abdi (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Garrett Harrington (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Simpson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Victor Yoder | 48-53 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Tim Manning misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 02:27 | VCU | Aron Client snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Tim Manning misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Simpson gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Shawn Bender (C) Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darren Black (PG), Robert Donlon (C) Blake Berube, Michael Simpson | |
| 01:42 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | VCU | Shawn Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington misses the tip | 48-55 |
| 00:56 | VCU | The rebound goes to Tim Manning | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | VCU | Darren Black is called for the reach on James Gallagher - foul #3 on Darren Black, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 00:49 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:49 | VCU | James Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | James Gallagher is called for the reach on Robert Donlon in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Gallagher, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Blake Berube (PG) Darren Black | |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:43 | VCU | James Gallagher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 00:41 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Tim Manning is called for the reach on Robert Donlon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Manning, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Shawn Bender grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 00:31 | VCU | James Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon is hacked by James Gallagher in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Gallagher, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG) James Gallagher | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Patrick Gelman pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Tim Manning comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Manning - foul #3 on Tim Manning, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Donlon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Victor Yoder steals the ball from Shawn Bender | 49-59 |
| 00:10 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Yoder can't finish the layup | 49-59 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington tips it in | 49-61 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Tim Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-61 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Blake Berube grabs the board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Blake Berube runs out the clock | 49-61 |