| Lineup | Albany | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Reeder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Laverriere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wertz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Richard Maday inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | VCU | Claude Marsh hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 30-28 |
| 19:43 | VCU | John Wertz tips it but misses | 30-28 |
| 19:41 | Albany | The rebound goes to John Glass | 30-28 |
| 19:13 | Albany | William Griffin misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 19:11 | VCU | Lance Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:05 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 19:04 | Albany | Joseph Kelly gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:44 | Albany | Joseph Kelly misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Dino Obremski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Richard Maday drills a runner from close range | 30-30 |
| 18:19 | Albany | William Griffin is hacked by Claude Marsh - foul #2 on Claude Marsh, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:10 | Albany | Claude Marsh steals it from Martin Reeder | 30-30 |
| 18:01 | VCU | John Wertz hits the finger roll | 30-32 |
| 17:47 | Albany | Joseph Kelly is whistled for a carry | 30-32 |
| 17:25 | VCU | Lance Kruse drills a turnaround from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 17:05 | Albany | Claude Marsh takes the ball from John Glass | 30-34 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses the easy layup | 30-34 |
| 17:01 | Albany | John Glass snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:40 | Albany | Martin Reeder clanks a fadeaway from close range | 30-34 |
| 16:39 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:25 | Albany | Claude Marsh picks off the pass by Martin Reeder | 30-34 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Lance Kruse clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 16:15 | Albany | Joseph Kelly pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:07 | Albany | Lance Kruse is called for the reach on Leroy Laverriere - foul #2 on Lance Kruse, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Albany | Rodney Ridder (PG), Thomas Doughty (SG), John Jones (SF), Jeffrey Dizon (PF), Reginald Loper (C) William Griffin, Martin Reeder, Leroy Laverriere, John Glass, Joseph Kelly | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:53 | Albany | Thomas Doughty misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 15:52 | VCU | Dino Obremski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Rodney Ridder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Doughty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Dizon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reginald Loper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. SF - Richard Maday (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Kruse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wertz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | VCU | Claude Marsh scores on a jumper in the paint | 30-36 |
| 15:18 | Albany | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), Jerome Jackson (C) Dino Obremski, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse, John Wertz | |
| 15:09 | VCU | Rudy Gavin is whistled for traveling | 30-36 |
| 14:56 | Albany | Thomas Doughty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 14:54 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Loper | 30-36 |
| 14:36 | Albany | Jeffrey Dizon misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 14:35 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Claude Marsh buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Rudy Gavin | 30-38 |
| 14:07 | Albany | Thomas Doughty scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-38 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Claude Marsh drills a jumper near the basket set up by Kyle Hall | 33-40 |
| 13:42 | Albany | Rodney Ridder misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 13:40 | Albany | John Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:23 | Albany | Rodney Ridder loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Albany | William Griffin (PG), Martin Reeder (SG), Leroy Laverriere (SF), John Glass (PF), Joseph Kelly (C) Rodney Ridder, Thomas Doughty, John Jones, Jeffrey Dizon, Reginald Loper | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Lance Kruse (PF) Claude Marsh, Richard Robinson, Rudy Gavin | |
| 13:03 | VCU | Richard Maday comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-40 |
| 13:01 | Albany | John Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:56 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Kyle Hall is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| 12:28 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Maday - foul #1 on Richard Maday, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| 12:28 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:28 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:28 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Kelly | 33-40 |
| 12:23 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 12:22 | Albany | William Griffin tips it in | 35-40 |
| 12:05 | VCU | Lance Kruse comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | Albany | Joseph Kelly gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:54 | Albany | Joseph Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 11:52 | VCU | Lance Kruse snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Reeder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Laverriere (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Maday (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Kruse (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | VCU | Jerome Jackson loses the dribble to Martin Reeder | 35-40 |
| 11:26 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:19 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 11:17 | VCU | Lance Kruse hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 11:09 | Albany | Joseph Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-42 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Richard Maday grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Joseph Kelly picks off the pass by Jerome Jackson | 35-42 |
| 10:46 | Albany | Richard Maday takes the ball from Leroy Laverriere | 35-42 |
| 10:42 | VCU | Richard Maday lays it in | 35-44 |
| 10:19 | Albany | Kyle Hall steals the ball from John Glass | 35-44 |
| 10:16 | VCU | Kyle Hall lays it in | 35-46 |
| 10:06 | Albany | Martin Reeder is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Richard Maday grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 09:55 | VCU | Jerome Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-46 |
| 09:53 | VCU | Jerome Jackson tips it in | 35-48 |
| 09:44 | Albany | Martin Reeder misses the easy layup | 35-48 |
| 09:43 | VCU | Lance Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:37 | VCU | John Glass blocks the short jumper by Lance Kruse | 35-48 |
| 09:35 | Albany | Joseph Kelly pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:23 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 09:22 | Albany | John Glass misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 09:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerome Jackson | 35-48 |
| 09:15 | VCU | Burton Rascoe's floater is tipped away by Joseph Kelly | 35-48 |
| 09:14 | Albany | Joseph Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:45 | Albany | Martin Reeder scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Kyle Hall buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Martin Reeder - foul #3 on Martin Reeder, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Albany | Rodney Ridder (PG), Thomas Doughty (SG), John Jones (SF), Jeffrey Dizon (PF), Reginald Loper (C) William Griffin, Martin Reeder, Leroy Laverriere, John Glass, Joseph Kelly | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Robinson (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), John Wertz (C) Burton Rascoe, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse, Jerome Jackson | |
| 08:29 | VCU | Kyle Hall makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:09 | Albany | Rodney Ridder is hacked by Kyle Hall - foul #4 on Kyle Hall, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG) Kyle Hall | |
| 07:54 | Albany | Rodney Ridder connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Doughty and he's hacked by Dino Obremski - foul #1 on Dino Obremski, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 07:54 | Albany | Rodney Ridder misses the free throw | 40-51 |
| 07:54 | VCU | John Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Rodney Ridder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Doughty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dizon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reginald Loper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 4 stl. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Wertz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | VCU | John Wertz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Loper - foul #3 on Reginald Loper, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| 07:43 | VCU | John Wertz makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:43 | VCU | John Wertz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:28 | Albany | Rodney Ridder scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Doughty | 42-53 |
| 07:16 | VCU | Jeffrey Dizon is called for the reach on Richard Robinson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dizon, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| 06:57 | VCU | John Wertz misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-53 |
| 06:56 | Albany | Rodney Ridder gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 06:45 | Albany | Thomas Doughty drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Ridder | 45-53 |
| 06:35 | VCU | Richard Robinson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 45-53 |
| 06:33 | Albany | The rebound goes to Reginald Loper | 45-53 |
| 06:21 | Albany | Dino Obremski takes the ball from John Jones | 45-53 |
| 06:18 | VCU | Richard Robinson lays it in on a great pass from Dino Obremski | 45-55 |
| 05:58 | Albany | Rodney Ridder connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-55 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Rudy Gavin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Claude Marsh | 48-57 |
| 05:25 | Albany | Jeffrey Dizon is hacked by Rudy Gavin - foul #1 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Albany | William Griffin (PG), John Parrott (SG), Leroy Laverriere (SF), John Glass (PF), Joseph Kelly (C) Rodney Ridder, Thomas Doughty, John Jones, Jeffrey Dizon, Reginald Loper | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Jerome Jackson (C) Dino Obremski, John Wertz | |
| 05:12 | Albany | Richard Robinson takes the ball from John Parrott | 48-57 |
| 05:00 | VCU | Claude Marsh is hacked by John Glass - foul #3 on John Glass, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Albany | Martin Reeder (SG) John Parrott | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:55 | VCU | Claude Marsh can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Reeder - foul #4 on Martin Reeder, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| 04:55 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 04:55 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:32 | Albany | William Griffin misses short on a jumper from close range | 48-59 |
| 04:31 | VCU | Jerome Jackson pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 04:26 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rudy Gavin | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 04:12 | Albany | John Glass misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Rudy Gavin - foul #2 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG) Kyle Hall, Claude Marsh | |
| 04:12 | Albany | John Glass makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:12 | Albany | John Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:51 | VCU | Jerome Jackson is hacked by Joseph Kelly - foul #2 on Joseph Kelly, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Albany | John Parrott (SF) Leroy Laverriere | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Reeder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Parrott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rudy Gavin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | VCU | Burton Rascoe's floater is tipped away by Joseph Kelly | 50-62 |
| 03:22 | Albany | John Parrott grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 03:05 | Albany | Martin Reeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Albany | Rodney Ridder (PG), Thomas Doughty (SG), John Jones (SF), Reginald Loper (PF) William Griffin, Martin Reeder, John Parrott, John Glass | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Lance Kruse (PF) Dino Obremski, Rudy Gavin | |
| 02:46 | VCU | The short jumper by Jerome Jackson is denied by Joseph Kelly | 50-62 |
| 02:45 | VCU | Lance Kruse tips it back up and in | 50-64 |
| 02:32 | Albany | Rodney Ridder drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Kelly | 53-64 |
| 02:21 | VCU | Kyle Hall clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Kelly - foul #3 on Joseph Kelly, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffrey Dizon (PF) Joseph Kelly | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), John Wertz (C) Richard Robinson, Lance Kruse, Jerome Jackson | |
| 02:21 | VCU | Kyle Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:21 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:21 | Albany | Reginald Loper pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:10 | Albany | Jeffrey Dizon misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-65 |
| 02:09 | Albany | John Jones tips it back up and in | 55-65 |
| 01:49 | VCU | Burton Rascoe buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Hall | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Albany | John Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rodney Ridder | 58-67 |
| 01:42 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Albany | William Griffin (PG), Martin Reeder (SG), Leroy Laverriere (SF), John Glass (PF), Joseph Kelly (C) Rodney Ridder, Thomas Doughty, John Jones, Jeffrey Dizon, Reginald Loper | |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Lance Kruse (PF), Jerome Jackson (C) Burton Rascoe, Dino Obremski, Rudy Gavin, John Wertz | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | VCU | Lance Kruse can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 58-67 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses the easy layup | 58-67 |
| 01:03 | VCU | Jerome Jackson hits the follow up shot | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Albany | Martin Reeder connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Griffin | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | VCU | Claude Marsh is fouled in the backcourt by William Griffin - foul #1 on William Griffin, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Rudy Gavin (PF) Kyle Hall, Lance Kruse | |
| 00:56 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:56 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:49 | Albany | Joseph Kelly misses the lay-in | 60-71 |
| 00:47 | Albany | Joseph Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 00:45 | Albany | Leroy Laverriere's pass is intercepted by Jerome Jackson | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany 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) | |
| 00:17 | VCU | Rudy Gavin is hacked by John Glass - foul #4 on John Glass, team foul #9 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Albany | Rodney Ridder (PG), Thomas Doughty (SG), John Jones (SF), Jeffrey Dizon (PF), Reginald Loper (C) William Griffin, Martin Reeder, Leroy Laverriere, John Glass, Joseph Kelly | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), John Wertz (C) Claude Marsh, Richard Maday, Jerome Jackson | |
| 00:17 | VCU | Rudy Gavin misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:17 | Albany | Jeffrey Dizon gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 00:09 | Albany | Rodney Ridder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 00:08 | VCU | The rebound goes to Rudy Gavin | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Dino Obremski runs out the clock | 60-71 |