| Lineup | VCU | PG - Charles Kimbro (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Moritz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Pope (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Milanowski (fresh) PF - Michael Bivona (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Defrancisco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | James Milanowski inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | James Madison | James Milanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 19:45 | James Madison | William Pope gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:26 | James Madison | James Milanowski connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Warren and he's hacked by Charles Kimbro - foul #1 on Charles Kimbro, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:26 | James Madison | James Milanowski makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:11 | VCU | John Hill drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Kimbro | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | James Madison | Michael Bivona misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Charles Kimbro grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 18:34 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Hill | 43-40 |
| 18:11 | James Madison | John Warren is hacked by Thomas Buchanan - foul #1 on Thomas Buchanan, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 18:04 | James Madison | William Pope is fouled on the floor by Thomas Buchanan - foul #2 on Thomas Buchanan, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 17:52 | James Madison | William Pope hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Buchanan - foul #3 on Thomas Buchanan, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Stough (C) Thomas Buchanan | |
| Subs | James Madison | Allan Abad (PF) Michael Bivona | |
| 17:52 | James Madison | William Pope makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:52 | James Madison | William Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:25 | VCU | William Pope is called for the reach on Mark White - foul #1 on William Pope, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Rodger Cardello (PG), Lloyd Arnold (SF) Charles Kimbro, Mark White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rick Karg (PG), James Smith (C) John Warren, Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 17:12 | VCU | Lloyd Arnold is fouled on the floor by James Milanowski - foul #2 on James Milanowski, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Sammy Norrell (SF) James Milanowski | |
| 17:00 | VCU | Joseph Stough scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Hill | 45-42 |
| 16:56 | James Madison | Rodger Cardello picks off the pass by Rick Karg in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 16:55 | VCU | Rodger Cardello misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 16:54 | James Madison | Allan Abad snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 16:33 | James Madison | John Hill steps in front of the Sammy Norrell pass | 45-42 |
| 16:28 | VCU | John Hill banks in the layup | 47-42 |
| 16:10 | James Madison | Sammy Norrell is hacked by Lloyd Arnold - foul #2 on Lloyd Arnold, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Kimbro (PG), Mark White (SF), James Gamble (C) John Hill, Lloyd Arnold, Eric Moritz | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warren (PG), James Milanowski (SF), Michael Bivona (PF), Ricky Defrancisco (C) William Pope, Sammy Norrell, Allan Abad, James Smith | |
| 15:54 | James Madison | Rick Karg can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 15:52 | James Madison | John Warren gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Charles Kimbro (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodger Cardello (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Mark White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stough (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gamble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick Karg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bivona (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Defrancisco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | James Madison | Michael Bivona can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 47-42 |
| 15:33 | VCU | Mark White snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 15:31 | VCU | Charles Kimbro is fouled in the backcourt by John Warren - foul #2 on John Warren, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Vogt (SF), Thomas Buchanan (C) Mark White, James Gamble | |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Saliba (SF) James Milanowski | |
| 15:24 | VCU | Rick Karg is called for the reach on Rodger Cardello - foul #1 on Rick Karg, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| 15:01 | VCU | Joseph Stough can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Randy Saliba - foul #4 on Randy Saliba, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | VCU | John Hill (SG) Rodger Cardello | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milanowski (SF) Randy Saliba | |
| 15:01 | VCU | Joseph Stough makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:01 | VCU | Joseph Stough makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:40 | James Madison | Michael Bivona misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:38 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bivona | 49-42 |
| 14:21 | James Madison | Michael Bivona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Rodger Cardello (PG), Eric Moritz (PF) Charles Kimbro, Joseph Stough | |
| Subs | James Madison | Virgil Hay (PG), William Pope (SG), Allan Abad (PF), James Smith (C) John Warren, Rick Karg, Michael Bivona, Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 14:10 | VCU | A charge is called on Kevin Vogt - foul #4 on Kevin Vogt, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark White (SF) Kevin Vogt | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 13:53 | James Madison | Virgil Hay buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 13:35 | VCU | James Smith swats the layup by Thomas Buchanan | 49-44 |
| 13:33 | VCU | Mark White hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 13:15 | James Madison | James Milanowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 13:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Hill | 51-44 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Allan Abad steals it from Rodger Cardello | 51-44 |
| 12:45 | James Madison | James Milanowski misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Mark White - foul #1 on Mark White, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Kimbro (PG) John Hill | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warren (PG), Ricky Defrancisco (C) Virgil Hay, James Smith | |
| 12:45 | James Madison | James Milanowski misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:45 | James Madison | James Milanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:45 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:22 | VCU | Mark White misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Allan Abad - foul #2 on Allan Abad, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Sammy Norrell (SF), Michael Bivona (PF) James Milanowski, Allan Abad | |
| 12:22 | VCU | Mark White makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:22 | VCU | Mark White makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:05 | James Madison | John Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 12:04 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 11:40 | VCU | Mark White hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-46 |
| 11:38 | James Madison | Michael Bivona gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Charles Kimbro (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodger Cardello (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Mark White (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Moritz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Buchanan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Pope (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Norrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bivona (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Defrancisco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | James Madison | Michael Bivona hits the finger roll set up by Sammy Norrell | 53-48 |
| 11:18 | VCU | Mark White can't connect on a shot in the lane | 53-48 |
| 11:17 | VCU | Charles Kimbro grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Charles Kimbro buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark White | 55-48 |
| 10:49 | James Madison | John Warren misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Rodger Cardello - foul #1 on Rodger Cardello, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | VCU | John Hill (SG), Lloyd Arnold (SF), Joseph Stough (PF), James Gamble (C) Rodger Cardello, Mark White, Eric Moritz, Thomas Buchanan | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rick Karg (SG), James Milanowski (SF), Allan Abad (PF) William Pope, Sammy Norrell, Michael Bivona | |
| 10:49 | James Madison | John Warren makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:49 | James Madison | John Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:32 | VCU | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 10:31 | VCU | Charles Kimbro grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 10:17 | VCU | Charles Kimbro's layup is rejected by Ricky Defrancisco | 55-50 |
| 10:15 | VCU | John Hill snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 10:00 | VCU | James Gamble is denied on a layup by Allan Abad | 55-50 |
| 09:59 | James Madison | Allan Abad grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 09:54 | James Madison | Rick Karg makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Warren | 55-53 |
| 09:39 | VCU | Charles Kimbro dunks the ball on a great pass from James Gamble | 57-53 |
| 09:32 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Lloyd Arnold - foul #3 on Lloyd Arnold, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Moritz (PF), Thomas Buchanan (C) Joseph Stough, James Gamble | |
| Subs | James Madison | William Pope (SG) John Warren | |
| 09:32 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:32 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:32 | VCU | Eric Moritz pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:08 | VCU | Lloyd Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Rodger Cardello (PG), Mark White (SF) Charles Kimbro, Lloyd Arnold | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Bivona (PF) Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 08:44 | James Madison | Thomas Buchanan steps in front of the Michael Bivona pass | 57-54 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Eric Moritz can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 08:26 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Allan Abad | 57-54 |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Rick Karg is hacked by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Sammy Norrell (SF) James Milanowski | |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Rick Karg makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Rick Karg misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:51 | VCU | Eric Moritz is whistled for traveling | 57-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Vogt (SF) Mark White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Virgil Hay (PG), Randy Saliba (SF), James Smith (C) Rick Karg, Michael Bivona, Allan Abad | |
| 07:37 | James Madison | Kevin Vogt steals it from Virgil Hay | 57-55 |
| 07:34 | VCU | John Hill banks in the layup set up by Kevin Vogt | 59-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Rodger Cardello (fresh) 2 stl. SG - John Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Vogt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Eric Moritz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Buchanan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Virgil Hay (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Pope (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Saliba (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sammy Norrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | James Madison | William Pope connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgil Hay | 59-58 |
| 07:12 | VCU | John Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Moritz | 62-58 |
| 06:48 | James Madison | Randy Saliba misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 06:47 | James Madison | Sammy Norrell hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 06:37 | VCU | John Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 06:35 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Sammy Norrell | 62-60 |
| 06:29 | James Madison | Randy Saliba can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 06:27 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 06:03 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan scores on a floater from close range set up by Rodger Cardello | 64-60 |
| 05:39 | James Madison | William Pope is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Pope, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Kimbro (PG), Lloyd Arnold (SG), Joseph Stough (PF), Mark White (C) Rodger Cardello, John Hill, Eric Moritz, Thomas Buchanan | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warren (PG), Rick Karg (SG), Michael Bivona (PF), Ricky Defrancisco (C) Virgil Hay, William Pope, Sammy Norrell, James Smith | |
| 05:25 | VCU | Mark White misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 05:23 | James Madison | Randy Saliba grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 05:19 | James Madison | Randy Saliba misses the floater from the left side | 64-60 |
| 05:17 | VCU | Kevin Vogt pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Joseph Stough is fouled on the floor by Rick Karg - foul #2 on Rick Karg, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | VCU | James Gamble (C) Kevin Vogt | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 05:06 | VCU | Joseph Stough makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Joseph Stough makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:45 | James Madison | Michael Bivona can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Mark White - foul #2 on Mark White, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milanowski (SF) Randy Saliba | |
| 04:45 | James Madison | Michael Bivona misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:45 | James Madison | Michael Bivona misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:45 | VCU | Joseph Stough snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Charles Kimbro can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Milanowski - foul #3 on James Milanowski, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Rodger Cardello (SG), Eric Moritz (PF) Lloyd Arnold, James Gamble | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 04:27 | VCU | Charles Kimbro makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Charles Kimbro makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:02 | James Madison | John Warren misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 04:00 | James Madison | Rick Karg grabs the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | James Madison | Eric Moritz steps in front of the Rick Karg pass | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | VCU | Joseph Stough misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 68-60 |
| 03:26 | James Madison | The rebound goes to James Milanowski | 68-60 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Charles Kimbro (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodger Cardello (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark White (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Moritz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Stough (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick Karg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bivona (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Defrancisco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco's pass is intercepted by Joseph Stough | 68-60 |
| 03:08 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | VCU | John Hill (SG), Kevin Vogt (SF), Thomas Buchanan (C) Rodger Cardello, Mark White, Joseph Stough | |
| Subs | James Madison | William Pope (SG), Randy Saliba (SF) Rick Karg, James Milanowski | |
| 02:39 | VCU | John Hill clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 02:38 | James Madison | Randy Saliba pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 02:34 | James Madison | Charles Kimbro steals it from Ricky Defrancisco | 68-60 |
| 02:09 | VCU | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 02:07 | James Madison | Randy Saliba snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 01:55 | James Madison | John Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 01:53 | VCU | John Hill snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan is whistled for traveling | 68-60 |
| 01:26 | James Madison | William Pope is hacked by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #12 | 68-60 |
| 01:26 | James Madison | William Pope makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:26 | James Madison | William Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:26 | VCU | Eric Moritz grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | VCU | Charles Kimbro connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Hill | 71-61 |
| 01:13 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-61 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Thomas Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | VCU | Eric Moritz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-61 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Kevin Vogt gets the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | VCU | Kevin Vogt is hacked by Randy Saliba - foul #5 on Randy Saliba, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Rodger Cardello (PG), Lloyd Arnold (SG), James Gamble (PF), Joseph Stough (C) Charles Kimbro, John Hill, Eric Moritz, Thomas Buchanan | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rick Karg (PG), Virgil Hay (SG), James Milanowski (SF), Allan Abad (PF), James Smith (C) John Warren, William Pope, Randy Saliba, Michael Bivona, Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 00:43 | VCU | Kevin Vogt misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Kevin Vogt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | James Madison | James Gamble steals the ball from Virgil Hay | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | VCU | Rodger Cardello clanks a jump hook in the lane | 72-61 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Kevin Vogt gets the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Rodger Cardello runs out the clock | 72-61 |