| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | John Wilkins inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Saavedra | 19-32 |
| 19:21 | VCU | Sean Wade hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Towne | 22-32 |
| 19:04 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout comes up short on the runner in the paint | 22-32 |
| 19:02 | Colorado | John Wilkins tips it back up and in | 22-34 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Louis Savarese blows the layup | 22-34 |
| 18:34 | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 18:28 | Colorado | Jared Villarreal is called for the reach on Joshua Tushoski - foul #1 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 18:14 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Sean Wade pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Mark Burgoyne steals it from Sean Wade | 22-34 |
| 17:28 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Saavedra | 22-36 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Sean Wade is fouled on the floor by Kevin Swarthout - foul #1 on Kevin Swarthout, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| 16:52 | VCU | Sean Wade connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 24-36 |
| 16:23 | Colorado | Jared Villarreal steals it from Kevin Swarthout | 24-36 |
| 16:20 | VCU | James Towne hits the finger roll set up by Jared Villarreal | 26-36 |
| 15:51 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Sean Wade - foul #2 on Sean Wade, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Michael Marshall (PF), Grant Cardinal (C) Jared Villarreal, Ernest Derosa, Louis Savarese, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ryan Gardner (SG), John Capps (SF), Blair Whitchurch (PF) Mark Burgoyne, John Wilkins, Joshua Tushoski | |
| 15:51 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 15:51 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Krol (fresh) PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) C - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Capps (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Blair Whitchurch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Swarthout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:32 | VCU | Michael Marshall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 15:30 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 15:08 | VCU | Steve Durand hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Towne | 29-38 |
| 14:49 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra is hacked by Scott Krol - foul #1 on Scott Krol, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Louis Savarese (PF) James Towne, Grant Cardinal | |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (PG), George Lacher (C) Larry Saavedra, Kevin Swarthout | |
| 14:26 | Colorado | George Lacher makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Burgoyne | 29-40 |
| 14:05 | VCU | Scott Krol loses the ball out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Sean Wade (C) Steve Durand, Scott Krol, Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Wilkins (SF), Joshua Tushoski (PF) Ryan Gardner, Blair Whitchurch | |
| 13:36 | Colorado | George Lacher hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-42 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 12:51 | Colorado | John Capps clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Louis Savarese snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 12:45 | VCU | Jared Villarreal is hacked by John Capps - foul #1 on John Capps, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG) Johnny Ornellas | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (PG) John Capps | |
| 12:32 | VCU | Sean Wade misses short on a floater from the left block | 29-42 |
| 12:30 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Mark Burgoyne | 29-42 |
| 12:21 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Tushoski | 29-44 |
| 12:16 | VCU | Louis Savarese is fouled on the floor by Joshua Tushoski - foul #1 on Joshua Tushoski, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Marshall (PF) Louis Savarese | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout (C) George Lacher | |
| 12:11 | VCU | Sean Wade's layup is rejected by Kevin Swarthout | 29-44 |
| 12:10 | VCU | Ernest Derosa tips it back up and in | 31-44 |
| 11:53 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 31-44 |
| 11:51 | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski hits the follow up shot | 31-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Burgoyne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:44 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-46 |
| 11:43 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 11:24 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sean Wade - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Louis Savarese (PF) Jared Villarreal, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ryan Gardner (SG), Blair Whitchurch (PF) Mark Burgoyne, Joshua Tushoski | |
| 11:24 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:24 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Michael Marshall gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 11:06 | VCU | Ernest Derosa connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Kevin Swarthout - foul #2 on Kevin Swarthout, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Capps (SF) John Wilkins | |
| 11:06 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 10:52 | Colorado | John Capps knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 10:33 | VCU | Louis Savarese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-50 |
| 10:31 | VCU | Michael Marshall misses the tip | 34-50 |
| 10:30 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Capps | 34-50 |
| 10:13 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on James Towne - foul #3 on James Towne, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Sean Wade (C) Ernest Derosa, Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (SG) Ryan Gardner | |
| 10:13 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the free throw | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:02 | VCU | James Towne's pass is intercepted by Kevin Swarthout | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:38 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Saavedra | 34-55 |
| 09:22 | VCU | James Towne misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 09:21 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Capps | 34-55 |
| 08:58 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout loses the dribble to Louis Savarese | 34-55 |
| 08:44 | VCU | James Towne scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Mark Burgoyne - foul #1 on Mark Burgoyne, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF), Michael Marshall (PF) Steve Durand, Louis Savarese | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Wilkins (SF), Joshua Tushoski (PF), George Lacher (C) John Capps, Blair Whitchurch, Kevin Swarthout | |
| 08:44 | VCU | James Towne makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Jared Villarreal is called for the reach on Mark Burgoyne - foul #2 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #6 | 37-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Grant Cardinal (C) Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Capps (PG) Larry Saavedra | |
| 08:10 | Colorado | John Capps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG) James Towne | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 07:56 | VCU | Grant Cardinal hits a floater near the basket set up by Jared Villarreal | 39-55 |
| 07:34 | Colorado | George Lacher misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Marshall - foul #2 on Michael Marshall, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Louis Savarese (PF) Jared Villarreal, Grant Cardinal | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (PG), Ryan Gardner (SG) John Capps, Mark Burgoyne | |
| 07:34 | Colorado | George Lacher makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 07:34 | Colorado | George Lacher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Johnny Ornellas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Marshall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ryan Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - George Lacher (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:32 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas is hacked by Larry Saavedra in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Saavedra, team foul #6 | 39-57 |
| 07:23 | VCU | Louis Savarese hits the finger roll | 41-57 |
| 07:13 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wilkins and he's hacked by Johnny Ornellas - foul #1 on Johnny Ornellas, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Sean Wade (C) Johnny Ornellas, Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 07:13 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner misses the free throw | 41-59 |
| 07:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sean Wade | 41-59 |
| 07:06 | VCU | Louis Savarese is fouled on the floor by Joshua Tushoski - foul #2 on Joshua Tushoski, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| 07:06 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 07:06 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 07:06 | Colorado | George Lacher pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 06:37 | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski comes up short on the runner in the lane | 42-59 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Sean Wade pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Ernest Derosa scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Towne | 44-59 |
| 06:03 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner double dribbles | 44-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG) Ernest Derosa | |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (SG), Kevin Swarthout (C) Ryan Gardner, George Lacher | |
| 05:44 | VCU | Steve Durand hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jared Villarreal and he's fouled by John Wilkins - foul #2 on John Wilkins, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Steve Durand makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:31 | Colorado | The jump hook by Kevin Swarthout is blocked by Steve Durand | 47-59 |
| 05:30 | VCU | Steve Durand snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:13 | VCU | Sean Wade clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-59 |
| 05:11 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:52 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout lays it in on a great pass from Larry Saavedra and the foul's on Louis Savarese - foul #1 on Louis Savarese, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF), Michael Marshall (PF), Grant Cardinal (C) Steve Durand, Louis Savarese, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ryan Gardner (SG), John Capps (SF), Blair Whitchurch (PF) Larry Saavedra, John Wilkins, Joshua Tushoski | |
| 04:52 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:39 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Grant Cardinal is blocked by Blair Whitchurch | 47-62 |
| 04:38 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits the follow up shot | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:19 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Burgoyne and he's fouled by James Towne - foul #4 on James Towne, team foul #10 | 49-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG) James Towne | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:19 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:14 | VCU | Ernest Derosa is hacked by Mark Burgoyne - foul #2 on Mark Burgoyne, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| 04:14 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:14 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:45 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 03:44 | VCU | Grant Cardinal gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Grant Cardinal can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Blair Whitchurch - foul #1 on Blair Whitchurch, team foul #10 | 51-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Louis Savarese (PF) Jared Villarreal, Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (PG), John Wilkins (SF) Ryan Gardner, John Capps | |
| 03:36 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Johnny Ornellas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Blair Whitchurch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout lays it up and in set up by Larry Saavedra | 53-66 |
| 02:55 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas is hacked by Mark Burgoyne - foul #3 on Mark Burgoyne, team foul #11 | 53-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF), Michael Marshall (PF) Ernest Derosa, Louis Savarese | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Capps (PG), Ryan Gardner (SG), George Lacher (C) Larry Saavedra, Mark Burgoyne, Kevin Swarthout | |
| 02:55 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:55 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Jared Villarreal (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Louis Savarese (PF), Sean Wade (C) Johnny Ornellas, Steve Durand, Scott Krol, Michael Marshall, Grant Cardinal | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (PG), Mark Burgoyne (SG), Joshua Tushoski (PF) John Capps, Ryan Gardner, Blair Whitchurch | |
| 02:38 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne misses the 3 from straight away | 55-66 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Ernest Derosa gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:24 | VCU | Sean Wade is called for traveling | 55-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Steve Durand (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Michael Marshall (PF), Grant Cardinal (C) James Towne, Jared Villarreal, Ernest Derosa, Louis Savarese, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Capps (PG), Ryan Gardner (SG), Blair Whitchurch (PF) Larry Saavedra, Mark Burgoyne, Joshua Tushoski | |
| 02:01 | Colorado | George Lacher hits a turnaround from close range set up by Ryan Gardner | 55-68 |
| 01:39 | VCU | Steve Durand clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-68 |
| 01:38 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:34 | Colorado | John Capps hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Lacher | 55-71 |
| 01:17 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Johnny Ornellas is blocked by George Lacher | 55-71 |
| 01:16 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 00:55 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 00:53 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Marshall | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:46 | VCU | Scott Krol can't finish the layup | 55-71 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Michael Marshall tips it in | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Colorado | Scott Krol denies the turnaround by Ryan Gardner | 57-71 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | George Lacher tips it home | 57-73 |
| 00:16 | VCU | John Capps steals it from Michael Marshall | 57-73 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | John Capps hits the finger roll | 57-75 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas snags the offensive board | 57-75 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Grant Cardinal double dribbles | 57-75 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | John Capps runs out the clock | 57-75 |