| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) SF - Aron Client (fresh) PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) C - Shawn Bender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Luther Hanscom (fresh) SG - John Bauer (fresh) SF - Michael Stallings (fresh) PF - James Vaught (fresh) C - Derek Baxley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Shawn Bender wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | VCU | Patrick Gelman misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Idaho | James Vaught gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Idaho | Michael Stallings loses the dribble to Aron Client | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Jordan Barton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | VCU | Aron Client tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Idaho | John Bauer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | VCU | Jordan Barton pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | VCU | William Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Idaho | John Bauer pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Idaho | Aron Client is called for the reach on John Bauer - foul #1 on Aron Client, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Idaho | Luther Hanscom is fouled on the floor by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Idaho | Luther Hanscom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | VCU | William Howard hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Aron Client | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | Idaho | Michael Stallings drills a turnaround from the right block | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | VCU | William Howard is hacked by Luther Hanscom - foul #1 on Luther Hanscom, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), Jay Campbell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF), Edward Suggs (C) William Howard, Aron Client, Patrick Gelman, Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Bush (PG) Luther Hanscom | |
| 16:55 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell makes the jumper from close range | 7-2 |
| 16:36 | Idaho | James Vaught misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-2 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Jay Campbell pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| Subs | VCU | James Booher (SG) Jordan Barton | |
| Subs | Idaho | Carlton Hairston (SF), William Robinson (PF), Bryan Selvidge (C) Michael Stallings, James Vaught, Derek Baxley | |
| 16:06 | Idaho | John Bauer clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Booher - foul #1 on James Booher, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | VCU | Aron Client (SF), Patrick Gelman (PF), Shawn Bender (C) Jay Campbell, Christopher Mitchell, Edward Suggs | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 16:06 | Idaho | John Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:06 | Idaho | John Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:06 | VCU | Shawn Bender snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:45 | VCU | Shawn Bender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Jordan Barton (SG) Erasmo Giordano, James Booher | |
| Subs | Idaho | Luther Hanscom (PG) John Bauer | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) SF - Aron Client (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) C - Shawn Bender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Luther Hanscom (fresh) SG - Michael Bush (fresh) SF - Carlton Hairston (fresh) PF - William Robinson (fresh) C - Bryan Selvidge (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Idaho | Michael Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| 15:15 | VCU | Jordan Barton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 15:13 | Idaho | William Robinson gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:00 | Idaho | Carlton Hairston drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | VCU | Aron Client throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Bauer (SG), Michael Stallings (SF), James Vaught (PF), Derek Baxley (C) Michael Bush, Carlton Hairston, William Robinson, Bryan Selvidge | |
| 14:44 | Idaho | Luther Hanscom loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 14:28 | VCU | William Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | VCU | Jay Campbell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Aron Client, Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 14:14 | Idaho | Michael Stallings clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 7-6 |
| 14:12 | VCU | Jay Campbell pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:05 | VCU | Jay Campbell is hacked by James Vaught - foul #1 on James Vaught, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Bush (PG) Luther Hanscom | |
| 13:54 | VCU | Patrick Gelman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jay Campbell | 9-6 |
| 13:46 | Idaho | James Vaught misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 13:44 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:29 | VCU | Jordan Barton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | VCU | James Booher (SG), Aron Client (SF), Shawn Bender (C) Jordan Barton, Jay Campbell, Patrick Gelman | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 13:11 | Idaho | Michael Stallings makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Bush | 9-8 |
| 12:57 | VCU | James Booher misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:55 | VCU | Aron Client grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:40 | VCU | Shawn Bender is denied on a layup by James Vaught | 9-8 |
| 12:39 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:25 | VCU | James Booher is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Jordan Barton (SG), Patrick Gelman (PF) Erasmo Giordano, James Booher, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Idaho | Luther Hanscom (PG), Carlton Hairston (SG), William Robinson (SF), Olin Kukoc (PF), Bryan Selvidge (C) Michael Bush, John Bauer, Michael Stallings, James Vaught, Derek Baxley | |
| 12:02 | Idaho | William Robinson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 9-8 |
| 12:01 | Idaho | Olin Kukoc can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 12:00 | Idaho | Bryan Selvidge tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 11:59 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Selvidge | 9-8 |
| 11:40 | Idaho | Bryan Selvidge misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Bender - foul #1 on Shawn Bender, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | VCU | Jay Campbell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Aron Client, Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 11:40 | Idaho | Bryan Selvidge misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 11:40 | Idaho | Bryan Selvidge misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 11:40 | VCU | Patrick Gelman pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Luther Hanscom (fresh) SG - Carlton Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Robinson (fresh) PF - Olin Kukoc (fresh) C - Bryan Selvidge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | VCU | The jumper by William Howard is denied by Luther Hanscom | 9-8 |
| 11:20 | Idaho | Bryan Selvidge pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 11:07 | Idaho | Carlton Hairston banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jordan Barton - foul #1 on Jordan Barton, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Bauer (SG), Derek Baxley (C) Olin Kukoc, Bryan Selvidge | |
| 11:07 | Idaho | Carlton Hairston makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:48 | VCU | John Bauer steps in front of the Patrick Gelman pass | 9-11 |
| 10:44 | Idaho | Luther Hanscom hits the finger roll set up by John Bauer | 9-13 |
| 10:33 | VCU | Jordan Barton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Bauer - foul #1 on John Bauer, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Aron Client (SF), Shawn Bender (C) Jay Campbell, Patrick Gelman | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Stallings (SF), James Vaught (PF) Carlton Hairston, William Robinson | |
| 10:33 | VCU | Jordan Barton makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:33 | VCU | Jordan Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:33 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:10 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell slams it home on a great pass from Jordan Barton and he's hacked by Derek Baxley - foul #1 on Derek Baxley, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Bush (PG) Luther Hanscom | |
| 10:10 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:44 | Idaho | John Bauer loses the dribble to Jordan Barton | 13-13 |
| 09:34 | VCU | Michael Stallings denies the turnaround by William Howard | 13-13 |
| 09:32 | Idaho | James Vaught pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:19 | Idaho | Michael Bush knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Bauer | 13-15 |
| 09:10 | VCU | Shawn Bender is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), James Booher (SG), Patrick Gelman (PF) William Howard, Jordan Barton, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Idaho | Bryan Selvidge (C) Derek Baxley | |
| 08:49 | Idaho | John Bauer buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Shawn Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | VCU | Jordan Barton (SG), Jay Campbell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (C) James Booher, Aron Client, Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Idaho | Luther Hanscom (PG), Carlton Hairston (SF), William Robinson (PF) John Bauer, Michael Stallings, James Vaught | |
| 08:19 | Idaho | Carlton Hairston is hacked by Jay Campbell - foul #1 on Jay Campbell, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 07:59 | Idaho | Michael Bush lays it up and in set up by Luther Hanscom | 13-20 |
| 07:49 | VCU | Patrick Gelman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Carlton Hairston - foul #1 on Carlton Hairston, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG) Erasmo Giordano | |
| Subs | Idaho | Derek Baxley (C) Carlton Hairston | |
| 07:49 | VCU | Patrick Gelman misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:49 | VCU | Patrick Gelman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:49 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Bryan Selvidge | 13-20 |
| 07:39 | Idaho | Michael Bush comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 07:38 | VCU | Patrick Gelman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Luther Hanscom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Robinson (fresh) PF - Bryan Selvidge (fresh) 4 reb. C - Derek Baxley (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | VCU | Patrick Gelman's floater is tipped away by Derek Baxley | 13-20 |
| 07:23 | Idaho | Derek Baxley pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:15 | Idaho | Jordan Barton steps in front of the Michael Bush pass | 13-20 |
| 06:56 | VCU | William Howard makes the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Michael Bush - foul #1 on Michael Bush, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Aron Client (SF), Shawn Bender (C) Jay Campbell, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Bauer (SG), Michael Stallings (SF), James Vaught (PF) Michael Bush, William Robinson, Bryan Selvidge | |
| 06:56 | VCU | William Howard makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:27 | Idaho | John Bauer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 06:25 | Idaho | Derek Baxley tips it home | 16-22 |
| 06:23 | VCU | William Howard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), James Booher (SG), Edward Suggs (PF) William Howard, Jordan Barton, Patrick Gelman | |
| Subs | Idaho | Carlton Hairston (PG), William Robinson (C) Luther Hanscom, Derek Baxley | |
| 06:11 | Idaho | The jump hook by John Bauer is blocked by Shawn Bender | 16-22 |
| 06:09 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:56 | VCU | Shawn Bender hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Aron Client | 18-22 |
| 05:37 | Idaho | William Robinson misses the lay-in | 18-22 |
| 05:36 | Idaho | Michael Stallings tips it in | 18-24 |
| 05:12 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Bauer - foul #2 on John Bauer, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Jordan Barton (SG), Patrick Gelman (PF) Erasmo Giordano, James Booher, Edward Suggs | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Bush (PG), Derek Baxley (C) John Bauer, James Vaught | |
| 05:12 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:12 | VCU | Shawn Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:53 | Idaho | Derek Baxley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 04:51 | VCU | Aron Client pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:46 | VCU | Carlton Hairston is called for the reach on Jordan Barton - foul #2 on Carlton Hairston, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Luther Hanscom (PG), Olin Kukoc (SF), Bryan Selvidge (PF) Carlton Hairston, Michael Stallings, William Robinson | |
| 04:46 | VCU | Jordan Barton makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:46 | VCU | Jordan Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:23 | Idaho | Olin Kukoc blows the layup but he's fouled by Jordan Barton - foul #2 on Jordan Barton, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | VCU | James Booher (SG), Jay Campbell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Jordan Barton, Aron Client, Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 04:23 | Idaho | Olin Kukoc makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:23 | Idaho | Olin Kukoc misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:09 | VCU | Jay Campbell buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Howard | 23-25 |
| 03:52 | Idaho | Michael Bush misses short on a shot from the left side | 23-25 |
| 03:50 | Idaho | Olin Kukoc gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:38 | Idaho | Olin Kukoc misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-25 |
| 03:37 | VCU | Jay Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Luther Hanscom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Kukoc (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Selvidge (fresh) 4 reb. C - Derek Baxley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | VCU | Patrick Gelman knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by William Howard | 25-25 |
| 03:03 | Idaho | Luther Hanscom is fouled on the floor by William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), Jordan Barton (SG), Aron Client (SF), Shawn Bender (C) William Howard, James Booher, Jay Campbell, Patrick Gelman | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Bauer (SG), Michael Stallings (SF), James Vaught (PF) Michael Bush, Olin Kukoc, Derek Baxley | |
| 03:03 | Idaho | Luther Hanscom makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:03 | Idaho | Luther Hanscom makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:52 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Mitchell | 28-27 |
| 02:33 | Idaho | James Vaught is whistled for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Carlton Hairston (PG), William Robinson (C) Luther Hanscom, Bryan Selvidge | |
| 02:19 | VCU | Aron Client is whistled for traveling | 28-27 |
| 02:00 | Idaho | John Bauer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 01:58 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Shawn Bender tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 01:15 | Idaho | Michael Stallings misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 01:13 | VCU | Shawn Bender grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Aron Client blows the layup but he's fouled by Carlton Hairston - foul #3 on Carlton Hairston, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Patrick Gelman (PF) Erasmo Giordano, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Bush (PG), Derek Baxley (C) Carlton Hairston, Michael Stallings | |
| 01:04 | VCU | Aron Client makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Aron Client misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:04 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Derek Baxley | 31-27 |
| 00:43 | Idaho | Derek Baxley blows the dunk but he's hacked by Shawn Bender - foul #2 on Shawn Bender, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Jay Campbell (SF), Edward Suggs (C) Aron Client, Shawn Bender | |
| Subs | Idaho | Luther Hanscom (PG), Bryan Selvidge (PF) Michael Bush, James Vaught | |
| 00:43 | Idaho | Derek Baxley makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:43 | Idaho | Derek Baxley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Patrick Gelman gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Patrick Gelman hits a shot from the right block | 33-28 |
| 00:19 | Idaho | Luther Hanscom connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Bauer | 33-30 |
| 00:03 | VCU | William Howard is hacked by Luther Hanscom - foul #2 on Luther Hanscom, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Mitchell (C) Edward Suggs | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Bush (SG), Michael Stallings (SF) John Bauer, William Robinson | |
| 00:03 | VCU | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:03 | VCU | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Michael Bush comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-30 |