| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Kruse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Todd Brown inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Chad Gardner's floater is tipped away by Lance Kruse | 29-36 |
| 19:42 | Houston | William Yard pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:31 | Houston | William Yard's pass is intercepted by Kyle Hall | 29-36 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Kyle Hall hits the finger roll | 29-38 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Chad Gardner's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Lance Kruse | 29-38 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Kyle Hall clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-38 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 18:52 | Houston | John Raczynski grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 18:29 | Houston | William Yard is hacked by Kyle Hall - foul #3 on Kyle Hall, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG) Kyle Hall | |
| 18:04 | Houston | Jerome Jackson is called for the reach on Todd Brown - foul #3 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| Subs | VCU | John Wertz (C) Jerome Jackson | |
| 17:51 | Houston | Robert Wilson misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 29-38 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Dino Obremski grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 17:43 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 17:33 | Houston | William Yard travels with the ball | 29-41 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:19 | VCU | David Pennington steals it from Richard Maday | 29-41 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Billy Killeen hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Pennington | 31-41 |
| 17:00 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 16:58 | VCU | Dino Obremski grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:49 | VCU | Claude Marsh scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Robert Wilson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Pennington | 33-44 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Billy Killeen knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Pennington | 35-44 |
| 15:53 | VCU | Lance Kruse scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Claude Marsh | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Maday (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Lance Kruse (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Wertz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Houston | David Pennington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-46 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Steven Crouse gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses the dunk | 35-46 |
| 15:02 | Houston | David Pennington pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Billy Killeen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Pennington | 38-46 |
| 14:33 | VCU | John Wertz is denied on a layup by Steven Crouse | 38-46 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:18 | Houston | David Pennington knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billy Killeen | 40-46 |
| 14:09 | VCU | John Wertz lays it up and in on a great pass from Claude Marsh and he's fouled by Billy Killeen - foul #3 on Billy Killeen, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Chad Gardner (PF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Billy Killeen, Kevin Rakestraw, Robert Wilson, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Richard Robinson (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF) Dino Obremski, Claude Marsh, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse | |
| 14:09 | VCU | John Wertz makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:55 | Houston | John Raczynski is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Raczynski, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jackson (C) John Wertz | |
| 13:28 | VCU | Burton Rascoe drills a shot from the baseline and the foul's on John Raczynski - foul #4 on John Raczynski, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG) John Raczynski | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:28 | VCU | Burton Rascoe makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:18 | Houston | William Yard knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Todd Brown | 43-52 |
| 12:53 | VCU | Burton Rascoe scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Robinson | 43-54 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Billy Killeen is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:16 | Houston | William Yard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Chad Gardner tips it in | 45-54 |
| 12:04 | VCU | Jerome Jackson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Billy Killeen - foul #4 on Billy Killeen, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF) Billy Killeen, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:04 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:04 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Burton Rascoe is called for the reach on David Pennington - foul #1 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG) William Yard | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mitchell Amar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Phair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rudy Gavin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Chad Gardner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 11:33 | VCU | Kyle Hall snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 11:27 | VCU | Kyle Hall connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jerome Jackson | 45-58 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Chad Gardner drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Burton Rascoe - foul #2 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG) Burton Rascoe | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:55 | VCU | Jerome Jackson slams it home on a great pass from Claude Marsh | 48-60 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Rudy Gavin is called for the reach on David Pennington - foul #1 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Mitchell Amar, David Pennington, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:32 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-60 |
| 10:15 | VCU | Todd Brown swats the short shot by Richard Robinson | 48-60 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Richard Robinson hits the follow up shot | 48-62 |
| 09:55 | Houston | William Yard is fouled on the floor by Kyle Hall - foul #4 on Kyle Hall, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG) Kevin Rakestraw | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Richard Maday (SF) Kyle Hall, Richard Robinson | |
| 09:34 | Houston | William Yard misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-62 |
| 09:33 | VCU | Richard Maday grabs the board | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 09:29 | VCU | Rudy Gavin misses the easy layup | 48-62 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Steven Crouse snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Robert Wilson blows the layup but he's fouled by Rudy Gavin - foul #2 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), Chad Gardner (PF) William Yard, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG), Lance Kruse (PF) Claude Marsh, Rudy Gavin | |
| 09:14 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 08:57 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Gardner - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SG), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Robinson (SF), John Wertz (C) Richard Maday, Jerome Jackson | |
| 08:57 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:57 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Chad Gardner | 50-62 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Dino Obremski is called for the reach on Mitchell Amar - foul #2 on Dino Obremski, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Mitchell Amar misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:43 | VCU | John Wertz gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:36 | VCU | Kevin Rakestraw picks off the pass by Lance Kruse | 50-62 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Todd Brown misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Todd Brown gets the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Mitchell Amar misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 50-62 |
| 07:57 | VCU | The rebound goes to Dino Obremski | 50-62 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Mitchell Amar is called for the reach on Burton Rascoe - foul #1 on Mitchell Amar, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Billy Killeen (SF) Mitchell Amar, Kevin Rakestraw, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Rudy Gavin (PF), Jerome Jackson (C) Dino Obremski, Lance Kruse, John Wertz | |
| 07:37 | VCU | Jerome Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Kyle Hall | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Chad Gardner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Phair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rudy Gavin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Houston | William Yard throws it down set up by John Raczynski | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 06:58 | VCU | Chad Gardner steals the ball from Burton Rascoe | 52-64 |
| 06:34 | Houston | John Raczynski's pass is intercepted by Jerome Jackson | 52-64 |
| 06:30 | VCU | Kyle Hall makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudy Gavin | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 06:21 | Houston | Richard Robinson picks off the pass by William Yard | 52-66 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Rudy Gavin makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Hall | 52-68 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-68 |
| 05:31 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 05:31 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Billy Killeen, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Lance Kruse (PF) Burton Rascoe, Richard Robinson, Rudy Gavin | |
| 05:02 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses short on a shot from the left block | 52-68 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 04:42 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 04:40 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Brown | 52-68 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Todd Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-68 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Steven Crouse grabs the offensive board | 52-68 |
| 04:01 | Houston | William Yard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-68 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 03:55 | VCU | Kyle Hall connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jerome Jackson | 52-70 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Todd Brown is hacked by Lance Kruse - foul #2 on Lance Kruse, team foul #9 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Killeen (SG) William Yard, John Raczynski | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Richard Robinson (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), John Wertz (C) Kyle Hall, Claude Marsh, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse, Jerome Jackson | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:38 | VCU | John Wertz clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Crouse - foul #2 on Steven Crouse, team foul #7 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) Todd Brown, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF) Burton Rascoe, Richard Robinson | |
| 03:38 | VCU | John Wertz makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:38 | VCU | John Wertz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wertz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Billy Killeen scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-72 |
| 03:19 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Billy Killeen - foul #5 on Billy Killeen, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), James Phair (C) Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:19 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 03:19 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 03:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Phair | 57-73 |
| 03:04 | Houston | James Phair is fouled on the floor by Rudy Gavin - foul #3 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #10 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), Robert Wilson (PF) John Raczynski, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG), Richard Robinson (SF) Claude Marsh, Richard Maday | |
| 03:04 | Houston | James Phair makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:04 | Houston | James Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:59 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-73 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) Mitchell Amar, David Pennington, Kevin Rakestraw, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Lance Kruse (PF), Jerome Jackson (C) Dino Obremski, Burton Rascoe, Richard Robinson, Rudy Gavin, John Wertz | |
| 02:42 | VCU | Richard Maday clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Phair - foul #3 on James Phair, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), David Pennington (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Todd Brown, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Rudy Gavin (PF), John Wertz (C) Kyle Hall, Claude Marsh, Lance Kruse, Jerome Jackson | |
| 02:42 | VCU | Richard Maday makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Richard Maday makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Mitchell Amar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-75 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Robinson (SF) Richard Maday | |
| 02:18 | VCU | Richard Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Mitchell Amar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:40 | VCU | John Wertz misses the lay-in | 61-75 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Dino Obremski steals the ball from David Pennington | 61-75 |
| 01:13 | VCU | Dino Obremski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 01:11 | VCU | John Wertz tips it back up and in | 61-77 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Mitchell Amar drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | VCU | Rudy Gavin misses the jumper in the paint | 64-77 |
| 00:27 | VCU | John Wertz hits the follow up shot | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-79 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Robert Wilson snags the offensive board | 64-79 |
| 00:16 | Houston | David Pennington buries a shot from the right wing | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Dino Obremski runs out the clock | 66-79 |