| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nick Marshall (fresh) PF - Robert Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - Thomas Just (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zhuang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Tran steals the ball from Philip Luc | 36-42 |
| 19:41 | VCU | Ronald Carr picks off the pass by Earl Jones in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr hits the finger roll | 36-44 |
| 19:27 | VCU | Robert Tran lays it in on a great pass from Earl Jones | 38-44 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 19:05 | VCU | Earl Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 19:01 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith buries a floater from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc is whistled for a carry | 40-44 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Ramiro Martinez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang misses the floater from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Just | 40-44 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Robert Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 17:38 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Earl Jones | 42-44 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stiver (PG), John Maya (SG), James Gamble (SF), Donald Lee (PF), Michael Cai (C) Nathaniel Smith, Earl Jones, Nick Marshall, Robert Tran, Ramiro Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Philip Luc, Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 17:11 | VCU | James Gamble is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Batey | 42-47 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Michael Cai lays it up and in | 44-47 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 15:59 | VCU | Russell Cadiz is called for the reach on John Maya - foul #2 on Russell Cadiz, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), Michael Locklear (SG), Robert Tran (PF) James Stiver, John Maya, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Allen Taylor (PF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Russell Cadiz, Mark Brendel | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Locklear (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gamble (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Pantano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Batey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allen Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | VCU | James Gamble hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Tran | 46-49 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Pantano | 46-52 |
| 15:08 | VCU | James Gamble misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Batey - foul #1 on Joe Batey, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Jones (SG), Michael Cai (C) Michael Locklear, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) Patrick Pantano, Joe Batey, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams | |
| 15:08 | VCU | James Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:08 | VCU | James Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Tran - foul #1 on Robert Tran, team foul #1 | 48-52 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stiver (PG), Nick Marshall (SF), Ramiro Martinez (C) Nathaniel Smith, James Gamble, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 14:30 | VCU | Nick Marshall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just scores on a jump hook from the left block | 48-56 |
| 14:02 | VCU | Earl Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-56 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Robert Tran snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Robert Tran scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by James Stiver | 52-56 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-56 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Ramiro Martinez is denied on a layup by Garry Hollingsworth | 52-58 |
| 12:49 | VCU | Robert Tran grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Robert Tran drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Stiver | 54-58 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-58 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just is hacked by Nick Marshall - foul #2 on Nick Marshall, team foul #2 | 54-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), John Maya (SG), James Gamble (SF), Donald Lee (PF), Michael Cai (C) James Stiver, Earl Jones, Nick Marshall, Robert Tran, Ramiro Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Philip Luc, Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Maya (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Gamble (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Pantano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Batey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Brendel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 11:34 | VCU | Michael Cai grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 11:32 | VCU | Michael Cai is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Brendel - foul #1 on Mark Brendel, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| 11:16 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Brendel - foul #2 on Mark Brendel, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| 11:16 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:16 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano knocks in the floater in the lane set up by George Harvey and he's fouled by John Maya - foul #2 on John Maya, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Michael Cai comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Brendel - foul #3 on Mark Brendel, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Allen Taylor (PF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Russell Cadiz, Mark Brendel | |
| 10:22 | VCU | Michael Cai makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Michael Cai makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 57-61 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| 09:49 | VCU | James Gamble's floater is tipped away by Robert Williams | 57-63 |
| 09:47 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to James Gamble | 57-63 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-63 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 57-63 |
| 09:14 | VCU | Michael Cai pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 09:11 | VCU | John Maya is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Maya, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stiver (PG), Michael Locklear (SG), Nick Marshall (SF), Robert Tran (PF), Ramiro Martinez (C) Nathaniel Smith, John Maya, James Gamble, Michael Cai, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Russell Cadiz (PF) Joe Batey, Patrick Pantano, Allen Taylor | |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth loses the dribble to Ramiro Martinez | 57-63 |
| 08:44 | VCU | Garry Hollingsworth is called for the reach on Nick Marshall - foul #3 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel (SF), Thomas Just (PF) Garry Hollingsworth, Robert Williams | |
| 08:33 | VCU | Robert Tran clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Thomas Just - foul #3 on Thomas Just, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang (C) Russell Cadiz | |
| 08:33 | VCU | Robert Tran misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:33 | VCU | Robert Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 08:12 | VCU | James Stiver grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Zhuang Wang steps in front of the James Stiver pass | 58-63 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Locklear - foul #4 on Michael Locklear, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), Earl Jones (SG), James Gamble (SF), Michael Cai (C) James Stiver, Michael Locklear, Nick Marshall, Ramiro Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Allen Taylor (PF), Russell Cadiz (C) George Harvey, Mark Brendel, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:33 | VCU | Robert Tran grabs the board | 58-63 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gamble (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Philip Luc (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allen Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | VCU | Earl Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Lee (PF) Robert Tran | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Robert Williams (C) Ronald Carr, Garry Hollingsworth, Allen Taylor | |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Philip Luc and the foul's on Michael Cai - foul #1 on Michael Cai, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:43 | VCU | James Gamble is whistled for a carry | 58-66 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor (PF) Russell Cadiz | |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams is hacked by Michael Cai - foul #2 on Michael Cai, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | VCU | John Maya (SG), Robert Tran (PF) Earl Jones, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) Patrick Pantano, Allen Taylor | |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams's pass is intercepted by Donald Lee | 58-66 |
| 05:55 | VCU | Joe Batey is called for the reach on James Gamble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Batey, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stiver (PG), Ramiro Martinez (C) Nathaniel Smith, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Mark Brendel (SF) Robert Williams, Joe Batey | |
| 05:55 | VCU | James Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:55 | VCU | James Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Carr is blocked by James Gamble | 60-66 |
| 05:41 | VCU | Robert Tran pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 05:26 | VCU | Ramiro Martinez drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Stiver | 62-66 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-69 |
| 04:59 | VCU | James Gamble hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Tran | 64-69 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel dunks the ball | 64-71 |
| 04:16 | VCU | James Gamble loses the ball out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), Earl Jones (SG), Nick Marshall (SF), Donald Lee (PF), Michael Cai (C) James Stiver, John Maya, James Gamble, Robert Tran, Ramiro Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Patrick Pantano (SG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Robert Williams (C) Philip Luc, Ronald Carr, Mark Brendel, Thomas Just, Zhuang Wang | |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz tips it but misses | 64-71 |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth tips it back up and in | 64-73 |
| 03:57 | VCU | George Harvey picks off the pass by Nathaniel Smith in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-73 |
| 03:50 | VCU | The rebound goes to Nick Marshall | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | VCU | Donald Lee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Garry Hollingsworth - foul #4 on Garry Hollingsworth, team foul #9 | 64-73 |
| 03:35 | VCU | Donald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 03:35 | VCU | Donald Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nick Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Pantano (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Garry Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey loses the dribble to Michael Cai | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:50 | VCU | Earl Jones makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Cai | 69-73 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Tran (PF) Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Thomas Just (PF), Zhuang Wang (C) George Harvey, Russell Cadiz, Robert Williams | |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Garry Hollingsworth connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Pantano | 69-75 |
| 02:09 | VCU | Donald Lee buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Earl Jones | 71-75 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Zhuang Wang drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Philip Luc | 71-77 |
| 01:34 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith loses the dribble to Zhuang Wang | 71-77 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 71-77 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just snags the offensive board | 71-77 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Just | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:01 | VCU | Nick Marshall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-79 |
| Subs | VCU | Ramiro Martinez (C) Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG) Patrick Pantano | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-79 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith snags the defensive board | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Zhuang Wang takes the ball from Earl Jones | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Smith - foul #2 on Nathaniel Smith, team foul #8 | 71-79 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (SG), Robert Williams (C) Ronald Carr, Zhuang Wang | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Earl Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #10 | 71-81 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stiver (PG), James Gamble (SF), Donald Lee (PF), Michael Cai (C) Nathaniel Smith, Nick Marshall, Robert Tran, Ramiro Martinez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pantano (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Russell Cadiz (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Philip Luc, Garry Hollingsworth, Thomas Just, Robert Williams | |
| 00:29 | VCU | Earl Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Earl Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey is fouled in the backcourt by James Stiver - foul #2 on James Stiver, team foul #9 | 73-81 |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), Nick Marshall (SF), Robert Tran (PF), Ramiro Martinez (C) James Stiver, James Gamble, Donald Lee, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc (PG), Garry Hollingsworth (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Patrick Pantano, Russell Cadiz, Mark Brendel | |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:20 | VCU | Earl Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-83 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc snags the defensive board | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Luc runs out the clock | 73-83 |