| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Page (fresh) SG - Thomas Gill (fresh) SF - Fred Whitehead (fresh) PF - David Harrington (fresh) C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) SG - James West (fresh) SF - Sammy Berkeley (fresh) PF - Daniel Rasch (fresh) C - Jimmy Howell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Thomas Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | VCU | Fred Whitehead's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Rasch | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | VCU | Thomas Johnson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jimmy Howell | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Wisconsin | Thomas Johnson denies the turnaround by Jimmy Howell | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | VCU | James West steals it from Fred Whitehead | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Fred Whitehead - foul #1 on Fred Whitehead, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:04 | VCU | David Harrington hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | James West makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | VCU | Thomas Johnson is hacked by James West - foul #1 on James West, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | VCU | Fred Whitehead's pass is intercepted by James West | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Phillips | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | VCU | David Page loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Munch (PG), James Finney (SG), Robert Rosenfeld (SF), Glen Dent (PF), Nathaniel Gott (C) David Page, Thomas Gill, Fred Whitehead, David Harrington, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley is fouled on the floor by Robert Rosenfeld - foul #1 on Robert Rosenfeld, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson (SG) James West | |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell buries a floater from close range set up by Kevin Phillips | 2-8 |
| 15:55 | VCU | Robert Rosenfeld misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Munch (fresh) SG - James Finney (fresh) SF - Robert Rosenfeld (fresh) PF - Glen Dent (fresh) C - Nathaniel Gott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Columbus Davidson (fresh) SF - Sammy Berkeley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Rasch (fairly fresh) C - Jimmy Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Howell | 2-11 |
| 15:32 | VCU | Robert Rosenfeld hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley pulls down the rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:01 | Wisconsin | Robert Rosenfeld is called for the reach on Columbus Davidson - foul #2 on Robert Rosenfeld, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Thomas Gill (SG), Fred Whitehead (SF), David Harrington (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Christopher Munch, James Finney, Robert Rosenfeld, Glen Dent, Nathaniel Gott | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James West (SG), Jeremy Wheeler (SF), Joe Giglio (PF), Peter Carnevale (C) Kevin Phillips, Sammy Berkeley, Daniel Rasch, Jimmy Howell | |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | Jeremy Wheeler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 14:43 | VCU | The rebound goes to David Page | 2-11 |
| 14:38 | VCU | Fred Whitehead hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Page | 4-11 |
| 14:23 | Wisconsin | James West misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-11 |
| 14:22 | VCU | Fred Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:05 | VCU | David Page connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 6-11 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:25 | VCU | David Harrington misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 13:23 | VCU | Fred Whitehead grabs the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:15 | VCU | Thomas Johnson scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Page and he's hacked by Peter Carnevale - foul #1 on Peter Carnevale, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Glen Dent (PF) David Harrington | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips (PG), Sammy Berkeley (SF), Daniel Rasch (PF), Jimmy Howell (C) Columbus Davidson, Jeremy Wheeler, Joe Giglio, Peter Carnevale | |
| 13:15 | VCU | Thomas Johnson misses the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Munch (SF) Fred Whitehead | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:44 | VCU | David Page hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 8-13 |
| 12:43 | VCU | Christopher Munch tips it but misses | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | James West misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch snags the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 12:19 | VCU | David Page grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:03 | VCU | James West steals the ball from Christopher Munch | 8-13 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | VCU | James Finney (SG), Fred Whitehead (SF), David Harrington (PF) David Page, Thomas Gill, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson (SG) James West | |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Munch (fresh) SG - James Finney (fresh) SF - Fred Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Dent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Columbus Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sammy Berkeley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Rasch (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jimmy Howell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | VCU | Fred Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 8-15 |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Columbus Davidson | 8-15 |
| 11:18 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-15 |
| 11:17 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | James Finney steals it from Jimmy Howell | 8-15 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Fred Whitehead misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch travels with the ball | 8-15 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeremy Wheeler (SF), Joe Giglio (PF), Peter Carnevale (C) Sammy Berkeley, Daniel Rasch, Jimmy Howell | |
| 10:14 | VCU | David Harrington misses the floater from the right side | 8-15 |
| 10:12 | VCU | Glen Dent tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson throws it down | 10-17 |
| 09:32 | VCU | James Finney misses the jumper from the right side | 10-17 |
| 09:31 | VCU | Christopher Munch tips it but misses | 10-17 |
| 09:30 | VCU | David Harrington tips it home | 12-17 |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | Peter Carnevale hits a 3 from straight away | 12-20 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Fred Whitehead misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Wheeler - foul #1 on Jeremy Wheeler, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Thomas Gill (SG), Nathaniel Gott (PF), Nicholas Osmanski (C) Christopher Munch, James Finney, David Harrington, Glen Dent | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James West (SG), Sammy Berkeley (SF), Daniel Rasch (PF), Jimmy Howell (C) Kevin Phillips, Jeremy Wheeler, Joe Giglio, Peter Carnevale | |
| 09:03 | VCU | Fred Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Fred Whitehead misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:03 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 08:48 | Wisconsin | Fred Whitehead steals the ball from Daniel Rasch | 13-20 |
| 08:36 | VCU | Thomas Gill is hacked by Daniel Rasch - foul #1 on Daniel Rasch, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Fred Whitehead drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Page | 15-20 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson is hacked by David Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Page, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | VCU | David Harrington (PF) Fred Whitehead | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch is fouled on the floor by David Harrington - foul #1 on David Harrington, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips (PG) Columbus Davidson | |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:34 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski can't finish the layup | 15-22 |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Gill (fresh) SF - Nicholas Osmanski (fresh) PF - David Harrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathaniel Gott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James West (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Sammy Berkeley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Rasch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Wisconsin | James West hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Gott - foul #1 on Nathaniel Gott, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| 07:26 | Wisconsin | James West makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:26 | Wisconsin | James West makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:15 | VCU | David Harrington buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Gill | 18-24 |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 18-24 |
| 06:58 | VCU | David Page grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 06:54 | VCU | Daniel Rasch picks off the pass by Nicholas Osmanski | 18-24 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | James West is hacked by Thomas Gill - foul #1 on Thomas Gill, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Munch (SF), Glen Dent (PF) Nicholas Osmanski, David Harrington | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Giglio (PF), Peter Carnevale (C) Daniel Rasch, Jimmy Howell | |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | James West makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | James West makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:11 | VCU | Glen Dent connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Gill | 20-26 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | Joe Giglio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 06:01 | VCU | Thomas Gill grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Nathaniel Gott double dribbles | 20-26 |
| Subs | VCU | James Finney (SG), Fred Whitehead (SF), David Harrington (PF) David Page, Thomas Gill, Nathaniel Gott | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson (SG), Jeremy Wheeler (SF) James West, Sammy Berkeley | |
| 05:27 | Wisconsin | James Finney is called for the reach on Peter Carnevale - foul #1 on James Finney, team foul #10 | 20-26 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Wheeler (PG), Daniel Rasch (PF) Kevin Phillips, Jeremy Wheeler | |
| 05:27 | Wisconsin | Peter Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:27 | Wisconsin | Peter Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:07 | VCU | David Harrington hits a turnaround from the baseline | 22-28 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch lays it in | 22-30 |
| 04:28 | VCU | James Finney's pass is intercepted by Joe Giglio | 22-30 |
| 04:18 | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-30 |
| 04:16 | VCU | Christopher Munch grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:09 | VCU | James Finney is fouled on the floor by Columbus Davidson - foul #1 on Columbus Davidson, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Thomas Gill (SG), Nathaniel Gott (C) Christopher Munch, James Finney, David Harrington | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips (PG), James West (SG), Sammy Berkeley (SF), Jimmy Howell (C) Scott Wheeler, Columbus Davidson, Joe Giglio, Peter Carnevale | |
| 03:46 | VCU | Thomas Gill can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-30 |
| 03:44 | VCU | Nathaniel Gott pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 03:30 | VCU | Fred Whitehead's pass is intercepted by Kevin Phillips | 22-30 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Gill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Whitehead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glen Dent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathaniel Gott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James West (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Sammy Berkeley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Rasch (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell tips it back up and in | 22-32 |
| 03:10 | VCU | Jimmy Howell is called for the reach on Thomas Gill - foul #1 on Jimmy Howell, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Rosenfeld (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Fred Whitehead, Glen Dent | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Giglio (PF) Daniel Rasch | |
| 03:00 | VCU | Thomas Gill's 3 pointer is rejected by Joe Giglio | 22-32 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | James West buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Giglio | 22-35 |
| 02:31 | VCU | David Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 02:30 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Howell gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 02:16 | Wisconsin | Joe Giglio blows the layup but he's hacked by Nathaniel Gott - foul #2 on Nathaniel Gott, team foul #11 | 22-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski (PF) Nathaniel Gott | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:16 | Wisconsin | Joe Giglio makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:16 | Wisconsin | Joe Giglio makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:57 | VCU | Thomas Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-37 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jimmy Howell | 22-37 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | James West misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Osmanski - foul #1 on Nicholas Osmanski, team foul #12 | 22-37 |
| Subs | VCU | James Finney (PG), Fred Whitehead (SF), Glen Dent (PF) David Page, Thomas Gill, Nicholas Osmanski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch (PF) Joe Giglio | |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | James West makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | James West makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Fred Whitehead misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-39 |
| 01:09 | VCU | Robert Rosenfeld tips it back up and in | 24-39 |
| 00:53 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch is hacked by Robert Rosenfeld - foul #3 on Robert Rosenfeld, team foul #13 | 24-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Munch (PG), David Harrington (PF) Robert Rosenfeld, Glen Dent | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Wheeler (PG), Columbus Davidson (SG), Joe Giglio (SF), Peter Carnevale (C) Kevin Phillips, James West, Sammy Berkeley, Jimmy Howell | |
| 00:53 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:53 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:53 | VCU | David Harrington gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 00:42 | VCU | Christopher Munch makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Finney | 26-40 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-40 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | Peter Carnevale pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Joe Giglio can't finish the layup | 26-40 |
| 00:00 | VCU | David Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |