| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Anthony Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Brinkmann (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Derosa inbounds the ball | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | VCU | Ernest Derosa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Towne | 47-36 |
| 19:38 | Milwaukee | Daniel King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 19:37 | VCU | Sean Wade gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 19:18 | VCU | James Towne blows the layup but he's fouled by Jim Brinkmann - foul #1 on Jim Brinkmann, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 19:18 | VCU | James Towne misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 19:18 | VCU | James Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:05 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| 18:48 | VCU | Jared Villarreal misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Carpenter - foul #3 on Shawn Carpenter, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan (SF) Shawn Carpenter | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:48 | VCU | Jared Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:48 | VCU | Jared Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 18:27 | Milwaukee | Daniel King buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Kelley | 49-39 |
| 18:13 | VCU | Jared Villarreal misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 18:12 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Savarese | 49-39 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Louis Savarese banks in the layup on a great pass from James Towne | 49-41 |
| 17:44 | Milwaukee | Daniel King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 17:42 | VCU | Louis Savarese gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 17:37 | VCU | Jared Villarreal misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 17:36 | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 17:23 | Milwaukee | Larry Thompson is whistled for a carry | 49-41 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Murphy (C) Larry Thompson | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Marshall (C) Sean Wade | |
| 17:07 | VCU | Louis Savarese blows the layup | 49-41 |
| 17:06 | VCU | Louis Savarese tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 17:03 | Milwaukee | James Towne steps in front of the Anthony Kelley pass in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 16:55 | VCU | James Towne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 16:54 | Milwaukee | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 16:48 | Milwaukee | The short jumper by John Murphy is denied by Michael Marshall | 49-43 |
| 16:46 | Milwaukee | Daniel King hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| 16:26 | VCU | James Towne misses badly on a shot from close range | 51-43 |
| 16:25 | VCU | Louis Savarese pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 16:11 | VCU | Ernest Derosa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Anthony Kelley - foul #1 on Anthony Kelley, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Scott Sabella (PG), Richard Cassity (SG), Leon Hall (SF), Charles Perry (C) Anthony Kelley, Daniel King, Albert Flanagan, Jim Brinkmann | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Steve Durand (SG), Sean Wade (C) James Towne, Jared Villarreal, Louis Savarese | |
| 16:11 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:11 | VCU | Michael Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 15:55 | VCU | Richard Cassity steps in front of the Johnny Ornellas pass | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Scott Sabella (fresh) SG - Richard Cassity (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Murphy (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Johnny Ornellas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Derosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Milwaukee | Leon Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 15:45 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sean Wade | 51-45 |
| 15:24 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Ornellas | 51-48 |
| 15:07 | Milwaukee | John Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Michael Marshall pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 14:51 | VCU | Ernest Derosa connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Durand | 51-50 |
| 14:32 | Milwaukee | John Murphy buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Leon Hall | 53-50 |
| 14:16 | VCU | John Murphy steals it from Michael Marshall | 53-50 |
| 14:06 | Milwaukee | John Murphy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sean Wade - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #1 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Anthony Kelley (PG), Daniel King (SG), Shawn Carpenter (SF), Larry Thompson (C) Scott Sabella, Richard Cassity, Leon Hall, Charles Perry | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Jared Villarreal (SG), Louis Savarese (PF), Grant Cardinal (C) Johnny Ornellas, Ernest Derosa, Michael Marshall, Sean Wade | |
| 14:06 | Milwaukee | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 14:06 | Milwaukee | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Steve Durand makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 13:23 | Milwaukee | Anthony Kelley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 13:22 | VCU | Louis Savarese snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 13:10 | VCU | James Towne misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 13:08 | VCU | Steve Durand tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 12:46 | Milwaukee | Larry Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Carpenter | 57-55 |
| 12:26 | VCU | Grant Cardinal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Carpenter - foul #4 on Shawn Carpenter, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan (SF), Jim Brinkmann (PF) Shawn Carpenter, John Murphy | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Wade (C) Steve Durand | |
| 12:26 | VCU | Grant Cardinal misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 12:26 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 12:10 | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 12:09 | VCU | Sean Wade snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 11:45 | VCU | James Towne misses the driving attempt from close range | 57-56 |
| 11:44 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Wade | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Anthony Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel King (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Flanagan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jim Brinkmann (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Jared Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Anthony Kelley - foul #2 on Anthony Kelley, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charles Perry (C) Larry Thompson | |
| Subs | VCU | Miro Nietupski (SG), Scott Krol (SF) Jared Villarreal, Grant Cardinal | |
| 11:16 | VCU | Sean Wade is fouled on the floor by Anthony Kelley - foul #3 on Anthony Kelley, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF) Miro Nietupski | |
| 11:01 | VCU | James Towne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Kelley - foul #4 on Anthony Kelley, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Richard Cassity (PG) Anthony Kelley | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Marshall (PF) Louis Savarese | |
| 11:01 | VCU | James Towne makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:01 | VCU | James Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:42 | Milwaukee | Charles Perry's pass is intercepted by Scott Krol | 57-58 |
| 10:24 | VCU | James Towne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Murphy (SF) Daniel King | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Steve Durand (SG), Jack Corman (C) James Towne, Scott Krol, Sean Wade | |
| 09:57 | Milwaukee | The short jumper by Jim Brinkmann is denied by Michael Marshall | 57-58 |
| 09:55 | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan gets the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:35 | Milwaukee | John Murphy lays it in | 59-58 |
| 09:16 | VCU | Michael Marshall misses short on a shot from the right side | 59-58 |
| 09:14 | Milwaukee | Richard Cassity gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:53 | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 08:52 | Milwaukee | Jim Brinkmann tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 08:37 | VCU | Ernest Derosa can't connect on a shot from the right side | 61-58 |
| 08:35 | Milwaukee | John Murphy snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 08:19 | Milwaukee | Richard Cassity misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Jack Corman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 08:11 | VCU | Ernest Derosa clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Charles Perry - foul #3 on Charles Perry, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Scott Sabella (PG), Daniel King (SG), Leon Hall (SF), Larry Thompson (C) Richard Cassity, Albert Flanagan, John Murphy, Charles Perry | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Jared Villarreal (SG), Louis Savarese (PF), Sean Wade (C) Johnny Ornellas, Steve Durand, Michael Marshall, Jack Corman | |
| 08:11 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:11 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:44 | Milwaukee | Daniel King double dribbles | 61-60 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Anthony Kelley (PG), Shawn Carpenter (SF) Scott Sabella, Leon Hall | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF) Ernest Derosa | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Anthony Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel King (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jim Brinkmann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Krol (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | VCU | Sean Wade misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 61-60 |
| 07:28 | Milwaukee | Daniel King pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:09 | Milwaukee | Larry Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 07:07 | VCU | James Towne snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Scott Krol is fouled on the floor by Larry Thompson - foul #2 on Larry Thompson, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Scott Krol misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:03 | Milwaukee | Daniel King grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 06:34 | Milwaukee | Jim Brinkmann misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Louis Savarese - foul #2 on Louis Savarese, team foul #2 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SF) Scott Krol | |
| 06:34 | Milwaukee | Jim Brinkmann misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:34 | Milwaukee | Jim Brinkmann makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:05 | VCU | Sean Wade misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 06:03 | Milwaukee | Anthony Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:45 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 05:43 | Milwaukee | Daniel King pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:28 | Milwaukee | The jump hook by Daniel King is blocked by Louis Savarese | 62-60 |
| 05:26 | Milwaukee | Larry Thompson misses the tip | 62-60 |
| 05:24 | Milwaukee | Anthony Kelley tips it in | 64-60 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Larry Thompson is called for the reach on Jared Villarreal - foul #3 on Larry Thompson, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Murphy (PF), Charles Perry (C) Jim Brinkmann, Larry Thompson | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF), Michael Marshall (C) Steve Durand, Sean Wade | |
| 05:07 | VCU | Jared Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Jared Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:48 | Milwaukee | Charles Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:46 | VCU | Ernest Derosa snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 04:26 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses long on a shot from the right side | 64-62 |
| 04:25 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:09 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Charles Perry | 64-62 |
| 04:03 | Milwaukee | Charles Perry is whistled for traveling | 64-62 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Richard Cassity (PG), Albert Flanagan (SG), Leon Hall (SF) Anthony Kelley, Daniel King, Shawn Carpenter | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Steve Durand (SG), Grant Cardinal (C) James Towne, Jared Villarreal, Louis Savarese | |
| 03:36 | VCU | Steve Durand buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Johnny Ornellas | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Richard Cassity (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Flanagan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Perry (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Johnny Ornellas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Milwaukee | John Murphy banks in the layup | 66-65 |
| 02:52 | VCU | Grant Cardinal misses short on a floater from the right block | 66-65 |
| 02:51 | Milwaukee | Charles Perry grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 02:51 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Anthony Kelley (PG), Daniel King (SG), Shawn Carpenter (SF), Larry Thompson (C) Richard Cassity, Albert Flanagan, Leon Hall, Charles Perry | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Jared Villarreal (SG), Louis Savarese (PF), Sean Wade (C) Johnny Ornellas, Steve Durand, Michael Marshall, Grant Cardinal | |
| 02:35 | Milwaukee | The pull-up jumper by Daniel King is blocked by Louis Savarese | 66-65 |
| 02:34 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter tips it in | 68-65 |
| 02:30 | VCU | James Towne connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Wade | 68-68 |
| 02:14 | Milwaukee | Daniel King misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-68 |
| 02:12 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:02 | Milwaukee | Daniel King is fouled on the floor by Louis Savarese - foul #3 on Louis Savarese, team foul #3 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jim Brinkmann (PF) John Murphy | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:57 | Milwaukee | Jim Brinkmann lays it in | 70-68 |
| 01:44 | VCU | Louis Savarese scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 01:19 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter misses the floater from the right side | 70-71 |
| 01:17 | Milwaukee | Jim Brinkmann hits the follow up shot | 72-71 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Ernest Derosa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Villarreal | 72-74 |
| 00:44 | Milwaukee | Larry Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Sean Wade gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | VCU | Sean Wade can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Larry Thompson - foul #4 on Larry Thompson, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Sean Wade misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:01 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | Milwaukee | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Brinkmann | 72-75 |