| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jeffery Jones (fresh) SG - James Monte (fresh) SF - Edward Bettis (fresh) PF - Gene Hinds (fresh) C - Stephen Hawes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) SG - William Schmitt (fresh) SF - James Marshall (fresh) PF - Newton Sloan (fresh) C - Donald Rohe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Donald Rohe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | VCU | Newton Sloan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | VCU | Donald Rohe hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | James Madison | Gene Hinds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | James Madison | Edward Bettis hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | VCU | The jumper by Eugene Wolf is denied by Stephen Hawes | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | James Madison | Jeffery Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | James Madison | Stephen Hawes misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | VCU | James Marshall grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | VCU | Eugene Wolf makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Schmitt | 2-4 |
| 18:54 | James Madison | James Monte scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffery Jones | 4-4 |
| 18:41 | VCU | William Schmitt drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Wolf | 4-7 |
| 18:24 | James Madison | James Monte is fouled on the floor by James Marshall - foul #1 on James Marshall, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 18:12 | James Madison | Donald Rohe denies the turnaround by Stephen Hawes | 4-7 |
| 18:10 | VCU | William Schmitt pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Eugene Wolf is hacked by Edward Bettis - foul #1 on Edward Bettis, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Holden (SF) James Marshall | |
| 17:34 | VCU | Newton Sloan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF) William Schmitt, Newton Sloan | |
| 17:23 | James Madison | James Monte misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Rohe - foul #1 on Donald Rohe, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG) Eugene Wolf | |
| 17:23 | James Madison | James Monte makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:23 | James Madison | James Monte makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:13 | VCU | James Monte steals the ball from Teddy Laurent | 6-7 |
| 16:52 | James Madison | Gene Hinds misses badly on a shot from the left side | 6-7 |
| 16:51 | VCU | Guy Fine snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | VCU | Guy Fine misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Hawes - foul #1 on Stephen Hawes, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | James Madison | Mark Jones (SG), Brent Cooper (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Jonathan Melancon (C) James Monte, Edward Bettis, Gene Hinds, Stephen Hawes | |
| Subs | VCU | James Marshall (SF), Newton Sloan (PF) Michael Holden, Donald Rohe | |
| 16:28 | VCU | Guy Fine makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | VCU | Guy Fine makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:05 | James Madison | Brent Cooper misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Marshall - foul #2 on James Marshall, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jonathan Lary (PG) Jeffery Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), William Schmitt (SG), Michael Holden (SF) Richard Jordan, Guy Fine, James Marshall | |
| 16:05 | James Madison | Brent Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:05 | James Madison | Brent Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:46 | VCU | Teddy Laurent hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Schmitt | 7-12 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jonathan Lary (fresh) SG - Brent Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) PF - John Mitchell (fresh) C - Jonathan Melancon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Holden (fresh) PF - Newton Sloan (fresh) C - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | James Madison | Brent Cooper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Brent Cooper steals it from William Schmitt | 10-12 |
| 15:17 | James Madison | Brent Cooper throws it down | 12-12 |
| 14:56 | VCU | Teddy Laurent misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 14:54 | James Madison | John Mitchell gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:50 | James Madison | Mark Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 14:49 | James Madison | John Mitchell tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 14:26 | VCU | William Schmitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eugene Wolf | 14-15 |
| 14:18 | James Madison | Jonathan Melancon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Mitchell | 17-15 |
| 13:55 | VCU | William Schmitt is fouled on the floor by Brent Cooper - foul #1 on Brent Cooper, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jeffery Jones (PG), James Monte (SG), Edward Bettis (SF), Gene Hinds (PF), Stephen Hawes (C) Jonathan Lary, Brent Cooper, Mark Jones, John Mitchell, Jonathan Melancon | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Richard Mackay (SG), Guy Fine (SF), Donald Rohe (C) Eugene Wolf, William Schmitt, Michael Holden, Teddy Laurent | |
| 13:40 | VCU | Richard Jordan is hacked by Jeffery Jones - foul #1 on Jeffery Jones, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| 13:29 | VCU | Donald Rohe misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Hawes - foul #2 on Stephen Hawes, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Mitchell (C) Stephen Hawes | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:29 | VCU | Donald Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:29 | VCU | Donald Rohe misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:29 | James Madison | Gene Hinds pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 13:25 | James Madison | James Monte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| 13:07 | VCU | Newton Sloan can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 17-16 |
| 13:05 | James Madison | Edward Bettis gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 13:01 | James Madison | Jeffery Jones drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Monte | 19-16 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Edward Bettis steps in front of the Donald Rohe pass | 19-16 |
| 12:42 | James Madison | Gene Hinds is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gene Hinds, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), William Schmitt (SG) Richard Jordan, Richard Mackay | |
| 12:14 | VCU | William Schmitt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-16 |
| 12:13 | James Madison | John Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 12:07 | James Madison | John Mitchell jams it | 21-16 |
| 11:44 | VCU | Donald Rohe drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-19 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jeffery Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Monte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bettis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Hinds (fresh) C - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Fine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Newton Sloan (fairly fresh) C - Donald Rohe (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | James Madison | Gene Hinds clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 11:28 | VCU | Donald Rohe pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 11:24 | VCU | William Schmitt misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-19 |
| 11:23 | VCU | Donald Rohe grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 11:15 | VCU | John Mitchell picks off the pass by Eugene Wolf | 21-19 |
| 10:57 | James Madison | John Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jonathan Lary (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Brent Cooper (SF), David Juhl (PF), Jonathan Melancon (C) Jeffery Jones, James Monte, Edward Bettis, Gene Hinds, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Richard Mackay (SG), Michael Holden (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF) Eugene Wolf, William Schmitt, Guy Fine, Newton Sloan | |
| 10:34 | VCU | Richard Jordan is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Melancon - foul #1 on Jonathan Melancon, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| 10:34 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:34 | James Madison | Brent Cooper grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 10:17 | James Madison | Mark Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jonathan Melancon | 24-19 |
| 09:55 | VCU | David Juhl steps in front of the Donald Rohe pass | 24-19 |
| 09:31 | James Madison | Jonathan Lary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jeffery Jones (PG), James Monte (SG), Edward Bettis (SF) Jonathan Lary, Mark Jones, David Juhl | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), William Schmitt (SG) Richard Jordan, Richard Mackay | |
| 09:13 | VCU | Teddy Laurent comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathan Melancon - foul #2 on Jonathan Melancon, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | James Madison | Gene Hinds (PF) Jonathan Melancon | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:13 | VCU | Teddy Laurent makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:13 | VCU | Teddy Laurent makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:55 | James Madison | Brent Cooper misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Michael Holden snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Teddy Laurent lays it up and in on a great pass from William Schmitt | 24-23 |
| 08:31 | James Madison | Jeffery Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-23 |
| 08:30 | VCU | Michael Holden grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 08:04 | VCU | Jeffery Jones takes the ball from Michael Holden | 24-23 |
| 07:45 | James Madison | The jump hook by Brent Cooper is blocked by Donald Rohe | 24-23 |
| 07:44 | James Madison | James Monte gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jeffery Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Monte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bettis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Hinds (fresh) C - Brent Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Teddy Laurent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Rohe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | James Madison | Eugene Wolf steals it from Gene Hinds | 24-23 |
| 07:11 | VCU | Donald Rohe is hacked by Gene Hinds - foul #2 on Gene Hinds, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jedrek Rewakowski (SG), Mark Jones (SF), David Juhl (PF), John Mitchell (C) James Monte, Edward Bettis, Gene Hinds, Brent Cooper | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Richard Mackay (SG), Guy Fine (SF), Newton Sloan (PF) Eugene Wolf, William Schmitt, Michael Holden, Teddy Laurent | |
| 07:11 | VCU | Donald Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:11 | VCU | Donald Rohe makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:49 | James Madison | Jeffery Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 06:48 | VCU | The rebound goes to Newton Sloan | 24-25 |
| 06:30 | VCU | Richard Mackay connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Jordan and he's hacked by Jedrek Rewakowski - foul #1 on Jedrek Rewakowski, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jonathan Lary (PG) Jeffery Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:30 | VCU | Richard Mackay makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:16 | James Madison | Jedrek Rewakowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 06:15 | James Madison | John Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:06 | James Madison | John Mitchell knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Lary | 26-28 |
| 05:37 | VCU | Newton Sloan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Guy Fine | 26-30 |
| 05:32 | James Madison | Guy Fine is called for the reach on David Juhl - foul #1 on Guy Fine, team foul #4 | 26-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jeffery Jones (PG), James Monte (SG), Edward Bettis (SF), Brent Cooper (C) Jonathan Lary, Jedrek Rewakowski, Mark Jones, David Juhl | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), William Schmitt (SG), Michael Holden (C) Richard Jordan, Richard Mackay, Donald Rohe | |
| 05:20 | James Madison | Michael Holden is called for the reach on Jeffery Jones - foul #1 on Michael Holden, team foul #5 | 26-30 |
| 05:09 | James Madison | Brent Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 05:07 | James Madison | Edward Bettis tips it home | 28-30 |
| 04:56 | VCU | William Schmitt clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Monte - foul #1 on James Monte, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Teddy Laurent (C) Guy Fine | |
| 04:56 | VCU | William Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:56 | VCU | William Schmitt misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:56 | James Madison | James Monte grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 04:52 | James Madison | Jeffery Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Newton Sloan - foul #1 on Newton Sloan, team foul #6 | 28-31 |
| 04:52 | James Madison | Jeffery Jones misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:52 | James Madison | Jeffery Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:36 | VCU | Brent Cooper is called for the reach on Teddy Laurent - foul #2 on Brent Cooper, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Juhl (PF) Brent Cooper | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:36 | VCU | Teddy Laurent makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:36 | VCU | Teddy Laurent makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:15 | James Madison | John Mitchell misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Teddy Laurent - foul #1 on Teddy Laurent, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| 04:15 | James Madison | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:15 | James Madison | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:58 | VCU | William Schmitt misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Juhl - foul #1 on David Juhl, team foul #13 | 30-33 |
| Subs | James Madison | Mark Jones (SG), Brent Cooper (SF), Gene Hinds (PF), Stephen Hawes (C) James Monte, Edward Bettis, David Juhl, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | VCU | James Marshall (SF) Michael Holden | |
| 03:58 | VCU | William Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:58 | VCU | William Schmitt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:46 | James Madison | Brent Cooper travels with the ball | 30-35 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jeffery Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brent Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gene Hinds (fresh) C - Stephen Hawes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Marshall (fresh) PF - Newton Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:38 | VCU | William Schmitt is hacked by Stephen Hawes - foul #3 on Stephen Hawes, team foul #14 | 30-35 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jonathan Lary (PG), Jonathan Melancon (C) Jeffery Jones, Stephen Hawes | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:38 | VCU | William Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:38 | VCU | William Schmitt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:18 | James Madison | Jonathan Melancon clanks a jumper from the right side | 30-37 |
| 03:16 | VCU | Newton Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 02:52 | VCU | James Marshall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 02:51 | James Madison | Gene Hinds grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 02:43 | James Madison | Mark Jones is fouled on the floor by William Schmitt - foul #1 on William Schmitt, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Monte (SG), Edward Bettis (SF), John Mitchell (C) Jonathan Lary, Brent Cooper, Jonathan Melancon | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Guy Fine (SG), Michael Holden (PF), Donald Rohe (C) Eugene Wolf, William Schmitt, Newton Sloan, Teddy Laurent | |
| 02:43 | James Madison | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:43 | James Madison | Mark Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:31 | VCU | Michael Holden buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Jordan | 32-39 |
| 02:27 | James Madison | James Monte scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Bettis | 35-39 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Guy Fine hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Marshall | 35-42 |
| 01:58 | James Madison | Richard Jordan takes the ball from Mark Jones | 35-42 |
| 01:48 | VCU | The short jumper by James Marshall is denied by John Mitchell | 35-42 |
| 01:46 | James Madison | John Mitchell grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 01:40 | James Madison | Gene Hinds comes up short on the floater from the right block | 35-42 |
| 01:39 | James Madison | John Mitchell tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Guy Fine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jeffery Jones (PG), Jonathan Melancon (C) Mark Jones, Gene Hinds | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), William Schmitt (SG), Teddy Laurent (PF) Richard Jordan, Guy Fine, James Marshall | |
| 00:51 | James Madison | A charge is called on Jeffery Jones - foul #2 on Jeffery Jones, team foul #15 | 37-42 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jedrek Rewakowski (SG), Brent Cooper (SF), David Juhl (PF) James Monte, Edward Bettis, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SF) Michael Holden | |
| 00:39 | VCU | Teddy Laurent can't connect on a shot from the left block | 37-42 |
| 00:37 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Jonathan Melancon | 37-42 |
| 00:27 | James Madison | Jedrek Rewakowski is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | James Madison | Mark Jones (SG) Jedrek Rewakowski | |
| Subs | VCU | Newton Sloan (PF) Donald Rohe | |
| 00:01 | VCU | Eugene Wolf misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Brent Cooper gets the rebound | 37-42 |