| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Gagliano (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Nolte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cuadrado (fresh) PF - Joseph Cawthon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mitchell Gibson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Llewellyn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Krieger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Sidney Foy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Robert Cuadrado inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte snags the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Sidney Foy pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Jason Patton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Robert Cuadrado grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | Mitchell Gibson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 18:44 | VCU | Sidney Foy gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Robert Cuadrado picks off the pass by William Krieger in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | James Gagliano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Cawthon | 37-42 |
| 18:02 | VCU | Ed Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Franke (PG), Von Brozeski (SG), Daniel Hale (SF), Thomas White (PF), Ronald Broadwater (C) James Gagliano, Anthony Nolte, Robert Cuadrado, Joseph Cawthon, Mitchell Gibson | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), Louis Malone (SG), Paul Martineau (SF), Lester Gravatt (PF), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, James Llewellyn, William Krieger, Ed Rogers, Sidney Foy | |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Von Brozeski drills a 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Von Brozeski steals it from Eugene Hedberg in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | Ronald Broadwater jams it | 42-42 |
| 17:16 | VCU | The jump hook by Lester Gravatt is blocked by Thomas White | 42-42 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Thomas White | 42-42 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Ronald Broadwater misses the turnaround from the right block | 42-42 |
| 16:54 | VCU | Lewis Nichols pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:29 | VCU | Lester Gravatt double dribbles | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Trumbauer (PG), Robert Cuadrado (SF), Joseph Cawthon (PF), Mitchell Gibson (C) Von Brozeski, Daniel Hale, Thomas White, Ronald Broadwater | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), James Llewellyn (SG), Ken Bentley (SF), Ed Rogers (PF), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, Louis Malone, Paul Martineau, Lester Gravatt, Lewis Nichols | |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Matthew Trumbauer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Ed Rogers steals the ball from Mitchell Gibson | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Matthew Trumbauer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Franke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cuadrado (fresh) PF - Joseph Cawthon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Gibson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Llewellyn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ken Bentley (fresh) PF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Sidney Foy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | VCU | Jason Patton loses the dribble to Joseph Cawthon | 42-42 |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 15:22 | VCU | Ed Rogers snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:14 | VCU | Ken Bentley is hacked by Robert Cuadrado - foul #3 on Robert Cuadrado, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Gagliano (PG), Anthony Nolte (SG), Daniel Hale (SF), Ronald Broadwater (C) Ronald Franke, Robert Cuadrado, Joseph Cawthon, Mitchell Gibson | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Desilva (SF), Lester Gravatt (PF) Ken Bentley, Ed Rogers | |
| 15:04 | VCU | Robert Desilva can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 15:02 | VCU | Lester Gravatt tips it home | 42-44 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Lester Gravatt steals the ball from Daniel Hale | 42-44 |
| 14:13 | VCU | Sidney Foy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 14:11 | VCU | Robert Desilva tips it home | 42-46 |
| 13:51 | Illinois State | Ronald Broadwater drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Nolte | 45-46 |
| 13:37 | VCU | Jason Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Von Brozeski (SG), Robert Cuadrado (SF), Thomas White (PF), Mitchell Gibson (C) Anthony Nolte, Daniel Hale, Matthew Trumbauer, Ronald Broadwater | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), William Krieger (SG), Ed Rogers (PF), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, James Llewellyn, Lester Gravatt, Sidney Foy | |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Von Brozeski connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Gagliano | 48-46 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Eugene Hedberg misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 12:51 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Gagliano | 48-46 |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | James Gagliano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 12:30 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Krieger | 48-46 |
| 12:25 | VCU | William Krieger knocks in the floater from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | James Gagliano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 12:10 | VCU | Lewis Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:41 | VCU | Lewis Nichols hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 48-48 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Mitchell Gibson pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Gagliano (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Von Brozeski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Cuadrado (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hedberg (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Krieger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Desilva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ed Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Lewis Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Thomas White comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 11:29 | VCU | Ed Rogers pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:09 | VCU | William Krieger misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Cuadrado - foul #4 on Robert Cuadrado, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Franke (PG), Anthony Nolte (SG), Daniel Hale (SF), Joseph Cawthon (PF), Ronald Broadwater (C) James Gagliano, Von Brozeski, Robert Cuadrado, Thomas White, Mitchell Gibson | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), James Llewellyn (SG), Lester Gravatt (PF), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, Robert Desilva, Ed Rogers, Lewis Nichols | |
| 11:09 | VCU | William Krieger misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:09 | VCU | William Krieger misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Ronald Broadwater grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon comes up short on the runner in the lane | 48-48 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 10:49 | VCU | The rebound goes to Lester Gravatt | 48-48 |
| 10:46 | VCU | Sidney Foy double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Martineau (SF) William Krieger | |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | Ronald Franke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Daniel Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Lester Gravatt is called for the reach on Joseph Cawthon - foul #1 on Lester Gravatt, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Jason Patton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Sidney Foy misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 09:35 | VCU | Lester Gravatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:26 | VCU | Paul Martineau loses the dribble to Anthony Nolte | 51-48 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte misses the easy layup | 51-48 |
| 09:22 | VCU | Lester Gravatt snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:19 | VCU | Ronald Franke steals it from Paul Martineau in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-48 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 09:00 | VCU | The rebound goes to James Llewellyn | 51-48 |
| 08:42 | VCU | James Llewellyn is whistled for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Gagliano (PG), Matthew Trumbauer (SF), Mitchell Gibson (C) Ronald Franke, Daniel Hale, Ronald Broadwater | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), Louis Malone (SG), Robert Desilva (SF), Lewis Nichols (PF), Ken Bentley (C) Jason Patton, James Llewellyn, Paul Martineau, Lester Gravatt, Sidney Foy | |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | James Gagliano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 08:24 | VCU | Robert Desilva grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:21 | VCU | Anthony Nolte takes the ball from Robert Desilva in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Lewis Nichols swats the layup by Anthony Nolte | 51-48 |
| 08:06 | VCU | Ken Bentley snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Eugene Hedberg makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | James Gagliano hits a turnaround in the lane | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Gagliano (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Nolte (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Trumbauer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Cawthon (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hedberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Malone (fresh) SF - Robert Desilva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Ken Bentley (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | VCU | Eugene Hedberg is hacked by Anthony Nolte in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Nolte, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Von Brozeski (PG), Ronald Franke (SG), Robert Cuadrado (SF) James Gagliano, Anthony Nolte, Joseph Cawthon | |
| Subs | VCU | William Krieger (SF), Ed Rogers (PF) Robert Desilva, Lewis Nichols | |
| 07:16 | VCU | Eugene Hedberg drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Krieger | 53-53 |
| 07:04 | Illinois State | Von Brozeski can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 07:02 | VCU | Ken Bentley pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:57 | VCU | William Krieger buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Eugene Hedberg | 53-55 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Von Brozeski is fouled on the floor by Louis Malone - foul #1 on Louis Malone, team foul #2 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas White (PF), Ronald Broadwater (C) Matthew Trumbauer, Mitchell Gibson | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Paul Martineau (SF), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, Louis Malone, Ken Bentley | |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Thomas White dunks the ball set up by Von Brozeski and the foul's on Ed Rogers - foul #3 on Ed Rogers, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Gagliano (PG), Daniel Hale (C) Ronald Franke, Ronald Broadwater | |
| Subs | VCU | James Llewellyn (SG) Paul Martineau | |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Thomas White makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:16 | VCU | James Gagliano picks off the pass by William Krieger in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Von Brozeski's fadeaway is rejected by Sidney Foy | 56-55 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Daniel Hale tips it in | 58-55 |
| 05:38 | VCU | James Llewellyn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Krieger | 58-58 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | James Gagliano knocks in the shot near the basket and the foul's on Ed Rogers - foul #4 on Ed Rogers, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte (SG), Joseph Cawthon (PF), Ronald Broadwater (C) Von Brozeski, Thomas White, Daniel Hale | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), Robert Desilva (SF), Lester Gravatt (PF), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, William Krieger, Ed Rogers, Sidney Foy | |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | James Gagliano makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:08 | VCU | Robert Desilva makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Hedberg | 61-61 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon is fouled on the floor by Robert Desilva - foul #4 on Robert Desilva, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Franke (PG) James Gagliano | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Malone (SG) James Llewellyn | |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Robert Cuadrado's floater is tipped away by Lewis Nichols | 61-61 |
| 04:38 | VCU | Robert Desilva grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Robert Desilva drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Hedberg | 61-64 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Desilva - foul #5 on Robert Desilva, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Hale (SF), Matthew Trumbauer (PF) Robert Cuadrado, Joseph Cawthon | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Paul Martineau (SF), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, Robert Desilva, Lewis Nichols | |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:10 | VCU | Louis Malone is hacked by Ronald Broadwater in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Broadwater, team foul #4 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Cuadrado (SF) Anthony Nolte | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:51 | VCU | Lester Gravatt misses long on a floater near the basket | 62-64 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Matthew Trumbauer grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Jason Patton steals the ball from Robert Cuadrado | 62-64 |
| 03:31 | VCU | Jason Patton lays it in | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Matthew Trumbauer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Franke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cuadrado (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Daniel Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Broadwater (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Malone (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Martineau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Gravatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Sidney Foy (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Ronald Franke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lester Gravatt - foul #2 on Lester Gravatt, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Von Brozeski (SG), Thomas White (PF), Mitchell Gibson (C) Robert Cuadrado, Daniel Hale, Ronald Broadwater | |
| Subs | VCU | James Llewellyn (SG), William Krieger (SF), Ed Rogers (PF) Louis Malone, Paul Martineau, Lester Gravatt | |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Ronald Franke makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Ronald Franke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:09 | VCU | Ed Rogers hits a wide open runner from the baseline set up by James Llewellyn | 64-68 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Sidney Foy is called for the reach on Thomas White - foul #1 on Sidney Foy, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Gagliano (PG), Anthony Nolte (SG) Ronald Franke, Matthew Trumbauer | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, Sidney Foy | |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Thomas White misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:45 | VCU | Ed Rogers pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:45 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| 02:30 | VCU | James Llewellyn is alone and drills a shot from the baseline set up by Lewis Nichols | 64-70 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Hale (SF), Joseph Cawthon (PF) Von Brozeski, Thomas White | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Patton (PG), Sidney Foy (C) Eugene Hedberg, Lewis Nichols | |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Mitchell Gibson banks in the layup set up by Anthony Nolte and the foul's on Sidney Foy - foul #2 on Sidney Foy, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Franke (SG), Robert Cuadrado (SF) Anthony Nolte, Daniel Hale | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Mitchell Gibson makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:43 | VCU | Jason Patton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gagliano | 70-73 |
| 01:18 | VCU | James Llewellyn is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Llewellyn, team foul #10 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte (SG) Ronald Franke | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Joseph Cawthon scores on a turnaround from the left block | 72-73 |
| 00:58 | VCU | William Krieger connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Llewellyn | 72-75 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Anthony Nolte comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-75 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Sidney Foy gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | VCU | Jason Patton is hacked by James Gagliano in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Gagliano, team foul #5 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Lester Gravatt (PF) Ed Rogers | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | VCU | James Llewellyn is fouled on the floor by Anthony Nolte - foul #3 on Anthony Nolte, team foul #6 | 72-75 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Mitchell Gibson is called for the reach on Lester Gravatt - foul #2 on Mitchell Gibson, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Lester Gravatt misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Robert Cuadrado grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Mitchell Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-75 |
| 00:24 | VCU | James Llewellyn is hacked by Anthony Nolte in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Nolte, team foul #8 | 72-75 |
| 00:24 | VCU | James Llewellyn makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:24 | VCU | James Llewellyn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | James Gagliano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-77 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Sidney Foy pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:16 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hedberg (PG), Lewis Nichols (C) Jason Patton, Sidney Foy | |
| 00:13 | VCU | James Gagliano is called for the reach on Lester Gravatt in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gagliano, team foul #9 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ed Rogers (PF) Lewis Nichols | |
| 00:13 | VCU | Lester Gravatt makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Lester Gravatt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | James Gagliano travels with the ball | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Eugene Hedberg runs out the clock | 72-79 |