| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Lima (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Zimick (fresh) PF - William Sclafani (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Pontius (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Smart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Wood (fresh) PF - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carmen Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Aaron Wood inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | VCU | Martin Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-46 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Hancock | 29-46 |
| 19:06 | VCU | Joseph Smart misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-46 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius lays it in on a great pass from William Zimick and the foul's on Joseph Hawkins - foul #1 on Joseph Hawkins, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:57 | VCU | Martin Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser (SF), Frank Moss (C) William Zimick, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:40 | VCU | William Lima is called for the reach on Martin Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lima, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith (SF) William Sclafani | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Sedlak (SF), Frank Vizcarra (C) Aaron Wood, Carmen Graham | |
| 18:19 | VCU | Paul Sedlak comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from William Lima | 34-46 |
| 17:58 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra is whistled for traveling | 34-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG) Walter Hancock, William Lima | |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Christopher Munch (SG), Steven Horne (PF) Joseph Smart, Martin Jones, Joseph Hawkins | |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:37 | VCU | David Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick (SF), William Sclafani (PF) Donn Smith, Frank Moss | |
| Subs | VCU | Aaron Wood (SF) Christopher Munch | |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius (C) James Fraser | |
| Subs | VCU | Carmen Graham (C) Frank Vizcarra | |
| 17:05 | VCU | Paul Sedlak hits a wide open jumper from the right side | 34-48 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Page - foul #1 on David Page, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), Donn Smith (SF) Raymond Duerr, William Zimick | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Christopher Munch (SG) David Page, Paul Sedlak | |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 16:36 | VCU | Christopher Munch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG) Bert Nichols | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Aaron Wood, Carmen Graham | |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by William Sclafani is blocked by Thomas Johnson | 35-48 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Martin Jones grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 15:57 | VCU | Martin Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Smart | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Lima (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donn Smith (fairly fresh) PF - William Sclafani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Pontius (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Smart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Munch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Smart - foul #2 on Joseph Smart, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent (SF), Frank Moss (PF), James Fraser (C) Donn Smith, William Sclafani, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Millard Alamo (SG), Joseph Hawkins (PF), Frank Vizcarra (C) Joseph Smart, Christopher Munch, Steven Horne, Thomas Johnson | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 15:37 | VCU | Millard Alamo makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Page | 36-54 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hawkins | 36-54 |
| 15:03 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 15:02 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 14:53 | VCU | David Page misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 14:51 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 36-54 |
| 14:30 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Millard Alamo | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss's pass is intercepted by Millard Alamo | 36-57 |
| 14:21 | VCU | David Page misses the easy layup | 36-57 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Walter Hancock | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:58 | VCU | Martin Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Page | 38-60 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss is whistled for traveling | 38-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), William Zimick (SF), William Sclafani (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, Clarence Ghent, Frank Moss, James Fraser | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Paul Sedlak (SG), Aaron Wood (SF), Steven Horne (PF), Carmen Graham (C) David Page, Millard Alamo, Martin Jones, Joseph Hawkins, Frank Vizcarra | |
| 13:23 | VCU | Paul Sedlak connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Wood | 38-62 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Bert Nichols | 40-62 |
| 13:02 | VCU | Steven Horne misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by William Sclafani - foul #1 on William Sclafani, team foul #2 | 40-62 |
| 13:02 | VCU | Steven Horne misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 13:02 | VCU | Steven Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius grabs the board | 40-62 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols jams it on a great pass from William Zimick | 42-62 |
| 12:55 | VCU | Joseph Smart is fouled in the backcourt by Bert Nichols - foul #2 on Bert Nichols, team foul #3 | 42-62 |
| 12:26 | VCU | Joseph Smart is called for traveling | 42-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF) Raymond Duerr, William Zimick | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Munch (SG), Joseph Hawkins (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Aaron Wood, Steven Horne, Carmen Graham | |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-62 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius snags the offensive board | 42-62 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clarence Ghent | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bert Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donn Smith (fresh) SF - Clarence Ghent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Sclafani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Pontius (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Smart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Munch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Sedlak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Clarence Ghent - foul #4 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), William Lima (SG), Frank Moss (C) Bert Nichols, Clarence Ghent, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Millard Alamo (SG), Aaron Wood (SF) Joseph Smart, Christopher Munch, Paul Sedlak | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:08 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:46 | VCU | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani grabs the board | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss is hacked by Joseph Hawkins - foul #2 on Joseph Hawkins, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (PG), William Zimick (SF), James Fraser (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Walter Hancock, Donn Smith, William Sclafani, Frank Moss | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (SF), Steven Horne (PF), Carmen Graham (C) Aaron Wood, Joseph Hawkins, Thomas Johnson | |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Horne - foul #1 on Steven Horne, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 10:20 | VCU | David Page buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses badly on a runner from the left block | 49-65 |
| 10:10 | VCU | Carmen Graham gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| 09:46 | VCU | Steven Horne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 49-65 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Fraser | 49-65 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-65 |
| 09:40 | VCU | David Page gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:38 | VCU | Steven Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), William Sclafani (PF), Frank Moss (C) William Lima, James Fraser, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Paul Sedlak (SF) David Page, Millard Alamo | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-65 |
| 09:25 | VCU | Martin Jones snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 09:05 | VCU | Bert Nichols steps in front of the Carmen Graham pass | 49-65 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick lays it in on a nice dish by Bert Nichols | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:52 | VCU | Martin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG) Raymond Duerr | |
| Subs | VCU | Aaron Wood (SF), Joseph Hawkins (PF), Frank Vizcarra (C) Martin Jones, Steven Horne, Carmen Graham | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Vizcarra - foul #3 on Frank Vizcarra, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith (SF), Carl Pontius (C) William Zimick, Frank Moss | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Munch (SG) Paul Sedlak | |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Aaron Wood knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Munch | 53-67 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Vizcarra steals the ball from Donn Smith | 53-67 |
| 07:58 | VCU | Joseph Smart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), James Fraser (PF) Bert Nichols, Donn Smith, William Sclafani | |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Millard Alamo (SG), Thomas Johnson (C) Joseph Smart, Christopher Munch, Joseph Hawkins | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-67 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock tips it but misses | 53-67 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima can't tip it in | 53-67 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser tips it home | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Lima (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Ghent (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Pontius (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Page (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Millard Alamo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Vizcarra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | VCU | Aaron Wood connects on the floater from close range set up by David Page and he's fouled by Clarence Ghent - foul #5 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #5 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick (SF), Frank Moss (C) Clarence Ghent, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (PG), Steven Horne (PF) David Page, Frank Vizcarra | |
| 07:24 | VCU | Aaron Wood makes the free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-70 |
| 07:13 | VCU | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:48 | VCU | Aaron Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Zimick - foul #3 on William Zimick, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Donn Smith (SF) Walter Hancock, William Zimick | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Carmen Graham (C) Millard Alamo, Thomas Johnson | |
| 06:48 | VCU | Aaron Wood misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Aaron Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Jones - foul #1 on Martin Jones, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani (PF) James Fraser | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Munch (SG), Paul Sedlak (SF), Joseph Hawkins (PF) Martin Jones, Aaron Wood, Steven Horne | |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Carmen Graham is hacked by William Lima in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lima, team foul #7 | 56-71 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Carmen Graham makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Carmen Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith's layup is rejected by Carmen Graham | 56-73 |
| 06:12 | VCU | Carmen Graham grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Joseph Smart is hacked by Bert Nichols - foul #3 on Bert Nichols, team foul #8 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (SG), William Zimick (SF), Carl Pontius (C) William Lima, Donn Smith, Frank Moss | |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Vizcarra (C) Carmen Graham | |
| 05:51 | VCU | Joseph Smart makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Joseph Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-75 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits the follow up shot | 58-75 |
| 05:22 | VCU | Joseph Smart misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Duerr - foul #1 on Raymond Duerr, team foul #9 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), James Fraser (PF) Bert Nichols, William Sclafani | |
| Subs | VCU | Millard Alamo (SG), Martin Jones (SF), Steven Horne (PF) Christopher Munch, Paul Sedlak, Joseph Hawkins | |
| 05:22 | VCU | Joseph Smart misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 05:22 | VCU | Joseph Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser is whistled for a carry | 58-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG) Joseph Smart | |
| 04:38 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Page | 58-78 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius banks in the layup set up by Walter Hancock | 60-78 |
| 04:15 | VCU | David Page misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-78 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser pulls down the rebound | 60-78 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-78 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser grabs the offensive rebound | 60-78 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-78 |
| 03:56 | VCU | Steven Horne snags the defensive board | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | VCU | Millard Alamo is fouled on the floor by James Fraser - foul #1 on James Fraser, team foul #10 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Donn Smith (SF), Frank Moss (PF) Walter Hancock, William Zimick, Carl Pontius | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Sedlak (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Martin Jones, Frank Vizcarra | |
| 03:31 | VCU | Millard Alamo makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 03:31 | VCU | Millard Alamo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-80 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bert Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Duerr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donn Smith (fresh) PF - Frank Moss (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fraser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Page (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Millard Alamo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Sedlak (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Fraser | 62-80 |
| 02:50 | VCU | David Page is whistled for traveling | 62-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (PG), Christopher Munch (SG) David Page, Millard Alamo | |
| 02:28 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-80 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith tips it in | 64-80 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Paul Sedlak is hacked by Raymond Duerr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Duerr, team foul #11 | 64-80 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Paul Sedlak misses the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Paul Sedlak misses the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss gets the rebound | 64-80 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-80 |
| 02:04 | VCU | The rebound goes to Martin Jones | 64-80 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Martin Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-80 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Steven Horne grabs the offensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Christopher Munch misses short on an open shot from close range | 64-80 |
| 01:13 | VCU | Steven Horne hits the follow up shot | 64-82 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-82 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols tips it back up and in | 66-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | VCU | Steven Horne is open but misses the lay-in | 66-82 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Martin Jones hits the follow up shot | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith drills a 3 from straight away | 69-84 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Martin Jones runs out the clock | 69-84 |