| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) SG - Blair Baillargeon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Crowley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Timothy Pearson inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | VCU | Carlos Negron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 19:15 | UC Riverside | John Crowley makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Hall | 29-30 |
| 18:47 | VCU | The jump hook by Charles Gordon is blocked by Mike Gebhart | 29-30 |
| 18:45 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Mike Gebhart | 29-30 |
| 18:22 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Crowley | 29-33 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Timothy Pearson is called for 5 seconds | 29-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Billy Walling (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Timothy Pearson, Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (PG), Dan Hardage (SG), Richard Looney (SF), Daniel Campbell (C) Jeffery Glatt, Blair Baillargeon, Charles Hall, Mike Gebhart | |
| 17:43 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-33 |
| 17:41 | VCU | Otis Matteo grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:20 | VCU | Charles Gordon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 17:18 | VCU | Otis Matteo pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:58 | VCU | Otis Matteo is hacked by Buddy Rizzi - foul #1 on Buddy Rizzi, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Micheal Echavarria (SG), Christopher Lewis (C) Glenn Fairbanks, Charles Gordon, Carlos Negron | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Blair Baillargeon (SG), Keith Jung (C) Buddy Rizzi, Dan Hardage, John Crowley | |
| 16:43 | VCU | Billy Walling makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 16:34 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney comes up short on the runner from the left block | 32-33 |
| 16:33 | VCU | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewis | 32-33 |
| 16:20 | VCU | Billy Walling misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Keith Jung | 32-33 |
| 15:58 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Otis Matteo gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Crawford (fresh) SG - Micheal Echavarria (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Walling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otis Matteo (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) SG - Blair Baillargeon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Looney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Keith Jung (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | VCU | Richard Looney blocks the short jumper by Otis Matteo | 32-33 |
| 15:32 | VCU | Otis Matteo tips it in | 34-33 |
| 15:12 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:10 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:52 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-33 |
| 14:50 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:40 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 14:38 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:34 | VCU | Billy Walling is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Glatt - foul #3 on Jeffery Glatt, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks (PG), Charles Gordon (SG), Tomas Sutton (SF), Carlos Negron (PF), Timothy Pearson (C) Kyle Crawford, Micheal Echavarria, Billy Walling, Otis Matteo, Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (PG), Dan Hardage (SG), Charles Hall (SF), John Crowley (PF), Mike Gebhart (C) Jeffery Glatt, Blair Baillargeon, Richard Looney, Daniel Campbell, Keith Jung | |
| 14:13 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 14:12 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:54 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Crowley | 34-36 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Tomas Sutton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 13:37 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:21 | VCU | Carlos Negron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| 13:02 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Hall | 34-39 |
| 13:00 | VCU | Buddy Rizzi is called for the reach on Glenn Fairbanks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buddy Rizzi, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Gerry Lujan (SF) Buddy Rizzi, Charles Hall | |
| 12:45 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Gordon | 36-39 |
| 12:29 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gerry Lujan | 36-41 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Carlos Negron can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Crowley - foul #3 on John Crowley, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Micheal Echavarria (SG), Billy Walling (SF), Christopher Lewis (C) Charles Gordon, Tomas Sutton, Timothy Pearson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Blair Baillargeon (SG) Gary Woodson, Dan Hardage | |
| 12:06 | VCU | Carlos Negron makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Carlos Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:48 | UC Riverside | Micheal Echavarria steps in front of the Mike Gebhart pass | 38-41 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Echavarria (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Walling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Negron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Blair Baillargeon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerry Lujan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Crowley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Gebhart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Glatt - foul #4 on Jeffery Glatt, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Otis Matteo (PF) Glenn Fairbanks, Carlos Negron | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Charles Hall (SF), Keith Jung (C) Jeffery Glatt, John Crowley, Mike Gebhart | |
| 11:13 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria is fouled on the floor by Blair Baillargeon - foul #3 on Blair Baillargeon, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG) Kyle Crawford | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (PG), Daniel Campbell (PF) Gary Woodson, Gerry Lujan | |
| 10:52 | VCU | Billy Walling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Titus (SF) Billy Walling | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Richard Looney (C) Blair Baillargeon, Keith Jung | |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 10:34 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Gordon | 38-41 |
| 10:17 | VCU | Gerald Titus connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Micheal Echavarria | 41-41 |
| 10:04 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 10:02 | VCU | Gerald Titus grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 09:57 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Charles Gordon | 43-41 |
| 09:39 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks (PG), Tomas Sutton (SF), Timothy Pearson (PF) Charles Gordon, Gerald Titus, Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon (SG), Gerry Lujan (SF), John Crowley (PF), Keith Jung (C) Buddy Rizzi, Charles Hall, Daniel Campbell, Richard Looney | |
| 09:20 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tomas Sutton | 46-41 |
| 09:05 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Jung | 46-44 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Billy Walling (SG), Carlos Negron (PF) Micheal Echavarria, Otis Matteo | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage (PG) Gary Woodson | |
| 08:42 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 08:13 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Dan Hardage - foul #2 on Dan Hardage, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG) Timothy Pearson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Looney (SF), Mike Gebhart (C) Gerry Lujan, Keith Jung | |
| 08:13 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:13 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Gordon - foul #1 on Charles Gordon, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Daniel Campbell (PF) Blair Baillargeon, John Crowley | |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:53 | VCU | The rebound goes to Billy Walling | 48-47 |
| 07:51 | VCU | Carlos Negron is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Looney - foul #3 on Richard Looney, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| 07:51 | VCU | Carlos Negron makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:51 | VCU | Carlos Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Negron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Walling (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Dan Hardage (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Looney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-47 |
| 07:31 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Gebhart | 50-47 |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Gordon - foul #2 on Charles Gordon, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Pearson (SF), Otis Matteo (PF), Christopher Lewis (C) Tomas Sutton, Carlos Negron, Billy Walling | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (SG), Charles Hall (SF) Dan Hardage, Richard Looney | |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:53 | VCU | Jeffery Glatt is called for the reach on Glenn Fairbanks - foul #5 on Jeffery Glatt, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (SG), John Crowley (PF) Jeffery Glatt, Daniel Campbell | |
| 06:53 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:53 | UC Riverside | John Crowley grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | John Crowley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 06:40 | VCU | The rebound goes to Timothy Pearson | 50-49 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks travels in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Micheal Echavarria (PG) Glenn Fairbanks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Jung (C) Mike Gebhart | |
| 06:23 | UC Riverside | John Crowley drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Charles Hall and the foul's on Otis Matteo - foul #1 on Otis Matteo, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Billy Walling (SG) Charles Gordon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:23 | UC Riverside | John Crowley makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:02 | VCU | Keith Jung swats the dunk try by Christopher Lewis | 50-52 |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:42 | UC Riverside | Christopher Lewis steals the ball from Buddy Rizzi | 50-52 |
| 05:35 | VCU | Micheal Echavarria misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| 05:34 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Buddy Rizzi | 50-52 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 05:12 | VCU | Billy Walling gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Otis Matteo scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-52 |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 04:37 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Jung | 52-52 |
| 04:15 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Lewis | 52-52 |
| 04:15 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks (PG), Charles Gordon (SG), Tomas Sutton (SF), Carlos Negron (PF) Micheal Echavarria, Timothy Pearson, Otis Matteo, Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage (PG), Blair Baillargeon (SG), Richard Looney (SF), Mike Gebhart (C) Gary Woodson, Buddy Rizzi, Charles Hall, Keith Jung | |
| 03:57 | VCU | Mike Gebhart blocks the short jumper by Glenn Fairbanks | 52-52 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Blair Baillargeon | 52-52 |
| 03:38 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 03:37 | VCU | Carlos Negron gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Walling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dan Hardage (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Blair Baillargeon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Looney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Crowley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks is open and buries a shot from close range set up by Charles Gordon and he's hacked by Blair Baillargeon - foul #4 on Blair Baillargeon, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Lewis (C) Billy Walling | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell (PF) John Crowley | |
| 03:21 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage's pass is intercepted by Glenn Fairbanks | 55-52 |
| 03:03 | VCU | Carlos Negron hits the finger roll set up by Glenn Fairbanks | 57-52 |
| 02:53 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Looney | 57-55 |
| 02:51 | VCU | Blair Baillargeon steps in front of the Christopher Lewis pass in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 02:51 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), John Crowley (PF) Dan Hardage, Daniel Campbell | |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 02:38 | VCU | Christopher Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Mike Gebhart is called for the reach on Christopher Lewis - foul #1 on Mike Gebhart, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Hall (SF) Richard Looney | |
| 02:29 | VCU | Christopher Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Christopher Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:29 | UC Riverside | John Crowley gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Christopher Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Blair Baillargeon takes the ball from Charles Gordon | 58-55 |
| 01:56 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Hall | 58-58 |
| 01:39 | VCU | Tomas Sutton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Lewis | 61-58 |
| 01:22 | UC Riverside | John Crowley scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Woodson and the foul's on Carlos Negron - foul #1 on Carlos Negron, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (PG) Gary Woodson | |
| 01:22 | UC Riverside | John Crowley misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:22 | VCU | Carlos Negron snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 01:07 | VCU | Carlos Negron is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Christopher Lewis | 63-60 |
| 00:50 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon can't finish the layup | 63-60 |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Gordon - foul #3 on Charles Gordon, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | VCU | Tomas Sutton is hacked by Buddy Rizzi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Buddy Rizzi, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Tomas Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Tomas Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | John Crowley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:06 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall tips it home | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | VCU | Charles Gordon loses the dribble to Buddy Rizzi in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-64 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Buddy Rizzi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blair Baillargeon (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Crowley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | VCU | Christopher Lewis wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:46 | VCU | The short jumper by Glenn Fairbanks is denied by Charles Hall | 64-64 |
| 04:45 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Christopher Lewis steals the ball from Buddy Rizzi | 64-64 |
| 04:12 | VCU | Carlos Negron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks hits the follow up shot | 66-64 |
| 03:58 | UC Riverside | Christopher Lewis denies the turnaround by John Crowley | 66-64 |
| 03:56 | VCU | Carlos Negron grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Blair Baillargeon is called for the reach on Charles Gordon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Blair Baillargeon, team foul #13 | 66-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Pearson (C) Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Dan Hardage (SG), Richard Looney (SF), Daniel Campbell (C) Buddy Rizzi, Blair Baillargeon, Charles Hall, Mike Gebhart | |
| 03:54 | VCU | Charles Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Charles Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:54 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Pearson | 67-64 |
| 03:39 | VCU | Timothy Pearson is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| 03:23 | UC Riverside | John Crowley knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Woodson | 67-66 |
| 03:05 | VCU | Tomas Sutton misses short on an open jumper from close range | 67-66 |
| 03:03 | VCU | Tomas Sutton snags the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:49 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Gordon | 69-66 |
| 02:49 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Lewis (C) Timothy Pearson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (PG), Mike Gebhart (C) Gary Woodson, Daniel Campbell | |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | John Crowley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 02:24 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart grabs the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:14 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by John Crowley is denied by Christopher Lewis | 69-66 |
| 02:13 | VCU | Christopher Lewis grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 01:53 | VCU | Carlos Negron hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Fairbanks | 71-66 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Hall (SF) Richard Looney | |
| 01:29 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Buddy Rizzi | 71-68 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Tomas Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Gebhart - foul #2 on Mike Gebhart, team foul #14 | 71-68 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Tomas Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Tomas Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:24 | UC Riverside | Glenn Fairbanks picks off the pass by Buddy Rizzi in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| 01:21 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks can't finish the layup | 72-68 |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Charles Hall | 72-68 |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| 01:02 | UC Riverside | Carlos Negron steals the ball from Mike Gebhart | 72-68 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Fairbanks (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Buddy Rizzi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Hardage (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Crowley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | VCU | Christopher Lewis is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 72-68 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Christopher Lewis misses the tip | 72-68 |
| 00:38 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:38 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | John Crowley loses the dribble to Tomas Sutton | 72-68 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Tomas Sutton hits the finger roll | 74-68 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-68 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | John Crowley grabs the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Carlos Negron snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | VCU | Carlos Negron is hacked by Dan Hardage in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Hardage, team foul #15 | 74-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Micheal Echavarria (SG), Timothy Pearson (C) Charles Gordon, Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:14 | VCU | Carlos Negron misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Carlos Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | John Crowley snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-68 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to John Crowley | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Carlos Negron snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Lewis (C) Carlos Negron | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Glenn Fairbanks runs out the clock | 74-68 |