| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Derosa inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | VCU | James Towne misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Brixey - foul #1 on James Brixey, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:49 | VCU | James Towne misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:49 | VCU | James Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski is fouled on the floor by Jared Villarreal - foul #1 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Brian Kyle | 37-33 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Sean Wade loses the dribble to Tim Squires | 37-33 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols is fouled on the floor by Sean Wade - foul #2 on Sean Wade, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols double dribbles | 37-33 |
| 18:02 | VCU | Tim Squires swats the layup by Sean Wade | 37-33 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Squires | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | VCU | James Towne drills a jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols is hacked by Jared Villarreal - foul #2 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Michael Marshall (C) Jared Villarreal, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) James Brixey | |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols can't finish the layup | 39-36 |
| 17:02 | VCU | James Towne grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:52 | VCU | Louis Savarese jams it and he's fouled by Tim Squires - foul #2 on Tim Squires, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF) Ernest Derosa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (SF) Moshe Boyarski | |
| 16:52 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols is hacked by Steve Durand - foul #1 on Steve Durand, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Grant Cardinal (C) James Towne, Louis Savarese | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Brian Kyle, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney can't throw it down but he's hacked by Scott Krol - foul #2 on Scott Krol, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG) Scott Krol | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:02 | VCU | Jared Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Earl Miller - foul #1 on Earl Miller, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Wade (C) Grant Cardinal | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Moshe Boyarski (SF) Micheal Sailer, Earl Miller | |
| 15:35 | VCU | Steve Durand clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by James Brixey - foul #2 on James Brixey, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Ernest Derosa (SF) Johnny Ornellas, Jared Villarreal | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| 15:35 | VCU | Steve Durand misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Steve Durand makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Steve Durand makes the 3rd free throw | 44-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey is fouled on the floor by James Towne - foul #1 on James Towne, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Savarese (PF) Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG) Robert Mullaney | |
| 15:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle blows the layup | 44-38 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 14:47 | VCU | Steve Durand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Sean Wade tips it in | 46-40 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 46-40 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:28 | VCU | James Towne is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Towne, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Michael Marshall (C) Steve Durand, Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) James Brixey | |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Micheal Sailer | 46-43 |
| 13:37 | VCU | Louis Savarese comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:29 | VCU | Michael Marshall snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:08 | VCU | Moshe Boyarski is called for the reach on Ernest Derosa - foul #2 on Moshe Boyarski, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Steve Durand (SF), Sean Wade (C) James Towne, Ernest Derosa, Louis Savarese | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Micheal Sailer, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| 12:59 | VCU | Sean Wade buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Johnny Ornellas | 48-43 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnny Ornellas - foul #1 on Johnny Ornellas, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:40 | VCU | Sean Wade pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Sean Wade knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 50-43 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Hite and he's fouled by Johnny Ornellas - foul #2 on Johnny Ornellas, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Louis Savarese (PF) Johnny Ornellas, Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Brian Kyle, Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Echols | 50-45 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Steve Durand is called for the reach on Earl Miller - foul #2 on Steve Durand, team foul #10 | 50-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF) Steve Durand | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:34 | VCU | Ernest Derosa can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-46 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Villarreal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jared Villarreal steals it from James Brixey in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | VCU | Jared Villarreal connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Brixey | 53-48 |
| 10:35 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses the easy layup | 53-48 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Tim Squires | 53-48 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller tips it home | 53-50 |
| 09:48 | VCU | James Brixey takes the ball from Ernest Derosa | 53-50 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 09:34 | VCU | Sean Wade snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 09:22 | VCU | Sean Wade misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller lays it in | 53-52 |
| 08:35 | VCU | A charge is called on Ernest Derosa - foul #2 on Ernest Derosa, team foul #11 | 53-52 |
| 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 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) James Brixey, Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Brian Kyle and he's hacked by Grant Cardinal - foul #1 on Grant Cardinal, team foul #12 | 53-54 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:08 | VCU | Scott Krol clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Krol takes the ball from Micheal Sailer | 53-55 |
| 07:27 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Krol | 56-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Johnny Ornellas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Scott Krol (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Grant Cardinal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Johnny Ornellas - foul #3 on Johnny Ornellas, team foul #13 | 56-55 |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG) Johnny Ornellas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF) John Hite | |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:57 | VCU | James Towne hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Marshall | 59-57 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Darrell Welch is denied by Grant Cardinal | 59-57 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 06:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to James Towne | 59-57 |
| 05:58 | VCU | James Towne can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Micheal Sailer - foul #1 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Derosa (SF), Louis Savarese (PF), Jack Corman (C) Scott Krol, Michael Marshall, Grant Cardinal | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols (C) Darrell Welch | |
| 05:58 | VCU | James Towne misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:58 | VCU | James Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols tips it in | 60-59 |
| 05:24 | VCU | Ernest Derosa scores on a runner in the paint set up by James Towne | 62-59 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols hits the finger roll on a great pass from Moshe Boyarski | 62-61 |
| 04:58 | VCU | Louis Savarese scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jack Corman | 65-61 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 04:37 | VCU | Jack Corman grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 04:37 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Sean Wade (C) Steve Durand, Jack Corman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG) Micheal Sailer | |
| 04:11 | VCU | James Towne scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Sean Wade | 67-61 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses the easy layup | 67-61 |
| 03:46 | VCU | Sean Wade gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 03:34 | VCU | Brian Kyle takes the ball from Sean Wade | 67-61 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle hits the finger roll | 67-63 |
| 03:17 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols clanks a shot from the right block | 67-63 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Kyle | 67-63 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols tips it but misses | 67-63 |
| 02:46 | VCU | The rebound goes to Louis Savarese | 67-63 |
| 02:44 | VCU | James Towne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF) Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski | |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires is fouled on the floor by Louis Savarese - foul #2 on Louis Savarese, team foul #14 | 67-63 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:18 | VCU | James Towne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-65 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF) Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller | |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 67-65 |
| 01:49 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ernest Derosa | 67-65 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Sean Wade lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Brixey - foul #3 on James Brixey, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Tim Squires is blocked by Sean Wade | 70-65 |
| 01:07 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski tips it but misses | 70-65 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Echols | 70-65 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols can't finish the layup | 70-65 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Louis Savarese grabs the board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | VCU | James Towne comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 70-65 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle loses the dribble to Ernest Derosa | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | VCU | Louis Savarese is hacked by James Brixey in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Brixey, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG) Jared Villarreal | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:23 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-65 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Sean Wade snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:14 | VCU | James Brixey is called for the reach on Sean Wade in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Brixey, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) James Brixey | |
| 00:14 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Sean Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:14 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Savarese | 71-65 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Donald Echols is called for the reach on Louis Savarese - foul #1 on Donald Echols, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Louis Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Towne picks off the pass by Brian Kyle | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | James Towne runs out the clock | 72-65 |