| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kenneth Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Aaron Everson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Croley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Monahan | 40-36 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Bryan Rice can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Cortez Leach - foul #2 on Cortez Leach, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Bryan Rice makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Bryan Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski is fouled on the floor by Ernest Mattoon - foul #2 on Ernest Mattoon, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Walters - foul #1 on Kenneth Walters, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Cortez Leach makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Thomas Croley pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Kenneth Walters knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 18:15 | VCU | Thomas Croley gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Thomas Croley is denied on a layup by Daniel Monahan | 41-41 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Bryan Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:46 | VCU | The jump hook by Kenneth Walters is blocked by Daniel Monahan | 41-41 |
| 17:44 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Mattoon | 41-41 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Bryan Rice misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-41 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | William Thornton misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | David Lubbers tips it home | 43-41 |
| 16:54 | VCU | Kenneth Walters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Cortez Leach | 43-41 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski can't finish the layup | 43-41 |
| 16:29 | VCU | Aaron Everson snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:06 | VCU | Bryan Rice scores on a shot in the lane set up by Aaron Everson | 43-43 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Walters - foul #2 on Kenneth Walters, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Justin Casias (PF) David Lubbers, William Thornton, Cortez Leach | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (PG), Donald Turner (SG), Shannon Oliver (SF), Daniel Breed (PF), Lee Johnston (C) Kenneth Walters, Ernest Mattoon, Aaron Everson, Thomas Croley, Bryan Rice | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Casias (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Monahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shannon Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Breed (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lee Johnston (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | VCU | Jason Lubinski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Ellis - foul #2 on Michael Ellis, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ernest Dudek (C) Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:22 | VCU | Jason Lubinski makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:22 | VCU | Jason Lubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Ellis | 47-45 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Donald Turner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Michael Ellis pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Justin Casias misses the tip | 47-45 |
| 14:12 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jason Lubinski | 47-45 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Charles Sargent is called for the reach on Jason Lubinski - foul #1 on Charles Sargent, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Thornton (SF) Chester Zaborowski | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Walters (PG) Shannon Oliver | |
| 13:55 | VCU | Kenneth Walters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Donald Turner denies the turnaround by Ernest Dudek | 47-45 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Justin Casias grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Justin Casias buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Ellis | 49-45 |
| 12:58 | VCU | Jason Lubinski is fouled on the floor by Ernest Dudek - foul #2 on Ernest Dudek, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Kevin Johnson (SG), Cortez Leach (PF) Michael Ellis, Charles Sargent, Justin Casias | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Mattoon (SG), Shannon Oliver (SF), Thomas Croley (PF), Bryan Rice (C) Jason Lubinski, Donald Turner, Daniel Breed, Lee Johnston | |
| 12:45 | VCU | Ernest Dudek is called for the reach on Shannon Oliver - foul #3 on Ernest Dudek, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 12:38 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Croley | 49-48 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 12:30 | VCU | Thomas Croley pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:04 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Walters is blocked by Cortez Leach | 49-48 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | David Lubbers connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:36 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Walters | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Kevin Johnson (fresh) SF - William Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kenneth Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shannon Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Croley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Xavier | David Lubbers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 11:12 | VCU | Shannon Oliver grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 10:46 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Oliver | 52-51 |
| 10:31 | VCU | Kenneth Walters comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Kevin Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Shannon Oliver is called for the reach on David Lubbers - foul #1 on Shannon Oliver, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Sargent (SG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), Daniel Monahan (C) Kevin Johnson, William Thornton, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (PG), Aaron Everson (SF), Daniel Breed (PF) Kenneth Walters, Shannon Oliver, Thomas Croley | |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski's pass is intercepted by Ernest Mattoon | 52-51 |
| 09:54 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon dunks the ball | 52-53 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan is called for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Justin Casias (PF) David Lubbers, Cortez Leach | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Turner (SG), Lee Johnston (C) Ernest Mattoon, Bryan Rice | |
| 09:14 | VCU | Donald Turner hits the finger roll set up by Jason Lubinski and he's hacked by Daniel Monahan - foul #1 on Daniel Monahan, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Croley (PF) Lee Johnston | |
| 09:14 | VCU | Donald Turner misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Justin Casias pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Justin Casias | 54-55 |
| 08:44 | VCU | Jason Lubinski knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 54-57 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the dunk | 54-57 |
| 08:30 | VCU | Donald Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Donald Turner drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 07:33 | VCU | Aaron Everson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-60 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan grabs the board | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Casias (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Monahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Turner (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Everson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Croley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Breed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), William Thornton (SG), Cortez Leach (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) Michael Ellis, Charles Sargent, Justin Casias, Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Walters (PG), Ernest Mattoon (SG), Lee Johnston (PF), Bryan Rice (C) Jason Lubinski, Aaron Everson, Thomas Croley, Daniel Breed | |
| 07:04 | VCU | Kenneth Walters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Cortez Leach pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | William Thornton hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Lubbers | 59-60 |
| 06:20 | VCU | Donald Turner knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski is hacked by Bryan Rice - foul #2 on Bryan Rice, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Johnson (SG) Chester Zaborowski | |
| Subs | VCU | Shannon Oliver (SF) Donald Turner | |
| 05:45 | Xavier | David Lubbers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Bryan Rice gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 05:37 | VCU | Kenneth Walters scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lee Johnston | 59-65 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek misses short on a floater from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | William Thornton hits the follow up shot | 61-65 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Bryan Rice clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Dudek - foul #4 on Ernest Dudek, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski (SF), Daniel Monahan (C) Kevin Johnson, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | VCU | Aaron Everson (SF), Thomas Croley (PF) Shannon Oliver, Lee Johnston | |
| 05:10 | VCU | Bryan Rice makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Bryan Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-67 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:43 | VCU | David Lubbers is called for the reach on Kenneth Walters in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lubbers, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| 04:43 | VCU | Kenneth Walters makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:43 | VCU | Kenneth Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | William Thornton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 04:29 | VCU | Thomas Croley snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Walters | 61-71 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | David Lubbers buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Chester Zaborowski | 64-71 |
| 03:57 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon misses the easy layup | 64-71 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | William Thornton misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 03:40 | VCU | Bryan Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Kenneth Walters makes the floater from just outside the lane | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | David Lubbers clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-73 |
| 03:17 | VCU | Thomas Croley pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thornton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kenneth Walters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Mattoon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Everson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Croley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Rice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:56 | VCU | David Lubbers is called for the reach on Bryan Rice - foul #2 on David Lubbers, team foul #9 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, William Thornton, Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (PG), Donald Turner (SG), Shannon Oliver (SF) Kenneth Walters, Ernest Mattoon, Aaron Everson | |
| 02:56 | VCU | Bryan Rice misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Justin Casias pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Justin Casias connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Michael Ellis | 66-73 |
| 02:44 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), William Thornton (SG), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Michael Ellis, Charles Sargent, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Walters (PG), Ernest Mattoon (SG), Aaron Everson (SF) Jason Lubinski, Donald Turner, Shannon Oliver | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:29 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cortez Leach | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Xavier | David Lubbers buries a 3 from the right wing set up by William Thornton | 69-73 |
| 01:41 | VCU | Aaron Everson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-73 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Thornton | 69-73 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | David Lubbers connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cortez Leach | 72-73 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Thomas Croley knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ernest Mattoon | 72-75 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Kenneth Walters takes the ball from David Lubbers | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | VCU | Chester Zaborowski steps in front of the Kenneth Walters pass | 72-75 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | David Lubbers hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Thornton | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Thomas Croley knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Walters | 75-78 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-78 |