| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Newton Sloan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Rohe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Daniell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker is fouled on the floor by Newton Sloan - foul #2 on Newton Sloan, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rohe is called for the reach on William Daniell - foul #1 on Donald Rohe, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis dunks the ball on a great pass from Howard Grimes and the foul's on Eugene Wolf - foul #3 on Eugene Wolf, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG) Eugene Wolf | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Donald Rohe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Jordan - foul #1 on Richard Jordan, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 17:50 | VCU | William Schmitt is hacked by William Daniell - foul #2 on William Daniell, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 17:31 | VCU | Richard Jordan buries a shot from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis can't connect on a runner near the basket | 31-42 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Jordan - foul #2 on Richard Jordan, team foul #5 | 31-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Holden (SG), Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF) William Schmitt, James Marshall, Newton Sloan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), William Engle (C) Branden Jones, Jeffery Davis, William Daniell | |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:54 | VCU | The rebound goes to Teddy Laurent | 31-43 |
| 16:38 | VCU | Michael Rodgers steals the ball from Teddy Laurent | 31-43 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-43 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Teddy Laurent snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 16:08 | VCU | Teddy Laurent misses the easy layup | 31-43 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Teddy Laurent - foul #2 on Teddy Laurent, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), Newton Sloan (PF) Richard Jordan, Donald Rohe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG) Howard Grimes | |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Holden (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Guy Fine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Newton Sloan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Engle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | VCU | Eugene Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis (SF), Joshua Trussell (PF) Alton Butler, David Tucker | |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses the floater from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Guy Fine snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Michael Holden knocks in the floater from the left side | 33-45 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown loses the dribble to Newton Sloan | 33-45 |
| 14:36 | VCU | The jumper by Eugene Wolf is denied by Joshua Trussell | 33-45 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Holden - foul #1 on Michael Holden, team foul #7 | 33-45 |
| Subs | VCU | William Schmitt (SG), James Marshall (SF), Donald Rohe (C) Guy Fine, Newton Sloan, Teddy Laurent | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), Branden Jones (SG), David Tucker (PF), William Daniell (C) Scott Brown, Jeffery Davis, Joshua Trussell, William Engle | |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Michael Holden blows the layup | 33-47 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones's pass is intercepted by William Schmitt | 33-47 |
| 13:26 | VCU | William Schmitt jams it | 35-47 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | William Schmitt steps in front of the Branden Jones pass | 35-47 |
| 12:45 | VCU | Howard Grimes takes the ball from Eugene Wolf | 35-47 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Holden - foul #2 on Michael Holden, team foul #8 | 35-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Teddy Laurent (PF) Eugene Wolf, Michael Holden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis (SF) Michael Rodgers | |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:16 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Teddy Laurent hits the follow up shot | 37-49 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis is fouled on the floor by Teddy Laurent - foul #3 on Teddy Laurent, team foul #9 | 37-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Newton Sloan (PF) Donald Rohe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 11:55 | VCU | Newton Sloan snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Newton Sloan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Daniell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | VCU | Richard Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SF) James Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) William Daniell | |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker's floater is tipped away by Newton Sloan | 37-49 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Branden Jones | 37-49 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker misses the fadeaway near the basket | 37-49 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses the jumpshot from the right side | 37-49 |
| 10:25 | VCU | Guy Fine gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Guy Fine banks in the layup | 39-49 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Howard Grimes | 39-51 |
| 09:32 | VCU | William Schmitt is hacked by Branden Jones - foul #1 on Branden Jones, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), Michael Holden (SG), James Marshall (SF), Donald Rohe (C) Richard Jordan, William Schmitt, Guy Fine, Teddy Laurent | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (PF), William Daniell (C) Howard Grimes, Branden Jones, Jeffery Davis, David Tucker, William Engle | |
| 09:20 | VCU | Michael Rodgers picks off the pass by James Marshall | 39-51 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers dunks the ball | 39-53 |
| 09:08 | VCU | Newton Sloan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-53 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-53 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers tips it but misses | 39-53 |
| 08:49 | VCU | James Marshall grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 08:31 | VCU | Eugene Wolf clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 08:30 | VCU | Newton Sloan can't tip it in | 39-53 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Donald Rohe tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Newton Sloan - foul #3 on Newton Sloan, team foul #10 | 41-53 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis (SF) Alton Butler | |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:10 | VCU | Donald Rohe snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 07:47 | VCU | Michael Holden is hacked by Michael Rodgers - foul #1 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Teddy Laurent (PF) Newton Sloan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), David Tucker (PF) Michael Rodgers, Joshua Trussell | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Holden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Rohe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Daniell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | VCU | Jeffery Davis steals it from James Marshall | 41-54 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Grimes | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:22 | VCU | Michael Holden comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-57 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 07:00 | VCU | Donald Rohe grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Donald Rohe steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-57 |
| Subs | VCU | William Schmitt (SG), Guy Fine (SF) Michael Holden, James Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), William Engle (C) Scott Brown, William Daniell | |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffery Davis | 41-59 |
| 05:57 | VCU | Donald Rohe misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 05:56 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Teddy Laurent | 41-59 |
| 05:50 | VCU | Teddy Laurent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Newton Sloan (PF) Eugene Wolf, Teddy Laurent | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Michael Rodgers (SF) Howard Grimes, Jeffery Davis | |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones's floater is knocked away by Newton Sloan | 41-59 |
| 05:26 | VCU | The rebound goes to Newton Sloan | 41-59 |
| 05:22 | VCU | William Schmitt is hacked by Branden Jones - foul #2 on Branden Jones, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Holden (SF) Guy Fine | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell (PF) David Tucker | |
| 05:14 | VCU | Michael Holden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-59 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | William Engle buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Branden Jones | 41-61 |
| 04:40 | VCU | Newton Sloan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-61 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | William Engle pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-61 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | William Engle tips it in | 41-63 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Donald Rohe connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Jordan | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | William Schmitt picks off the pass by William Engle | 43-63 |
| 03:29 | VCU | William Schmitt hits the finger roll | 45-63 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Holden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Newton Sloan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Rohe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Branden Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Engle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 03:02 | VCU | Michael Holden gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Michael Holden is blocked by William Engle | 45-63 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Rohe - foul #2 on Donald Rohe, team foul #11 | 45-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Horton (PG), Richard Mackay (SG), Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF) Richard Jordan, William Schmitt, Newton Sloan, Donald Rohe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (PG), Alton Butler (SG), John Goode (SF) Scott Brown, Branden Jones, Michael Rodgers | |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Teddy Laurent is whistled for a carry | 45-65 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | John Goode scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Trussell | 45-68 |
| 01:35 | VCU | Michael Horton misses long on a floater from the left block | 45-68 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | John Goode misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-68 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | William Engle snags the offensive board | 45-68 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Engle | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | VCU | Michael Holden misses the easy layup | 45-70 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley pulls down the rebound | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | William Engle can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Michael Holden - foul #3 on Michael Holden, team foul #12 | 45-70 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG) Michael Horton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF) Ronnie Burley, John Goode | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 00:20 | VCU | Guy Fine is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Guy Fine, team foul #13 | 45-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler runs out the clock | 45-72 |