| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rohe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kurt Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Clayborne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Haddock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Cherry | 38-37 |
| 19:23 | VCU | Eugene Wolf loses the dribble to Benny Clayborne | 38-37 |
| 19:07 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-37 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Michael Horton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 18:44 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 18:16 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Horton takes the ball from Eric Welch | 38-37 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Donald Rohe's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Welch | 38-37 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Donald Rohe tips it home | 40-37 |
| 17:34 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Welch | 40-40 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Eric Welch steals the ball from Michael Horton | 40-40 |
| 17:09 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon lays it in set up by Eric Welch | 40-42 |
| 16:41 | VCU | Eric Welch denies the turnaround by Charles Boatwright | 40-42 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Donald Rohe grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Michael Horton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 16:23 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Ronald Cherry | 40-42 |
| 16:14 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 16:13 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Horton - foul #3 on Michael Horton, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Guy Fine (SG), Newton Sloan (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) Eugene Wolf, Michael Horton, James Marshall, Donald Rohe, Charles Boatwright | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard (PF), Edward Duffy (C) Darryl Haddock, Ronald Cherry | |
| 16:08 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | VCU | Teddy Laurent grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 16:01 | VCU | Kurt Witherspoon steals it from Teddy Laurent | 40-42 |
| 15:56 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon can't finish the layup | 40-42 |
| 15:55 | VCU | Newton Sloan gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guy Fine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Newton Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kurt Witherspoon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Clayborne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Duffy (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:35 | VCU | Teddy Laurent misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 15:34 | VCU | Wilson Standridge tips it in | 42-42 |
| 15:18 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch misses the floater from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Teddy Laurent pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:04 | VCU | Richard Jordan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-42 |
| 15:03 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Daniel Dillard | 42-42 |
| 14:58 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Edward Duffy | 42-44 |
| 14:36 | VCU | Benny Clayborne steps in front of the Wilson Standridge pass | 42-44 |
| 14:17 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Duffy misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 14:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to Newton Sloan | 42-44 |
| 13:47 | VCU | Wilson Standridge misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Kurt Witherspoon - foul #1 on Kurt Witherspoon, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), Michael Horton (SG), James Marshall (SF), Donald Rohe (PF) Richard Jordan, Guy Fine, Newton Sloan, Teddy Laurent | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward King (PG), Jason Nathanson (SG), Darryl Haddock (PF), Ronald Cherry (C) Kurt Witherspoon, Benny Clayborne, Eric Welch, Edward Duffy | |
| 13:47 | VCU | Wilson Standridge makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:47 | VCU | Wilson Standridge makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:27 | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward King | 44-47 |
| 13:02 | VCU | James Marshall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Dillard - foul #3 on Daniel Dillard, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Boatwright (C) Wilson Standridge | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 13:02 | VCU | James Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:02 | VCU | James Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:40 | Loyola (MD) | Eugene Wolf steps in front of the Daniel Dillard pass | 46-47 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Jason Nathanson is called for the reach on Michael Horton - foul #1 on Jason Nathanson, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward Duffy (SF) Daniel Dillard | |
| 12:08 | VCU | James Marshall misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-47 |
| 12:07 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:40 | Loyola (MD) | James Marshall takes the ball from Edward Duffy | 46-47 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Edward King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Nathanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Duffy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darryl Haddock (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | VCU | Eugene Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 11:22 | VCU | Michael Horton tips it home | 48-47 |
| 11:02 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry's floater is knocked away by Charles Boatwright | 48-47 |
| 11:01 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 10:44 | VCU | James Marshall lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Wolf | 50-49 |
| 10:30 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Duffy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 10:29 | VCU | Donald Rohe gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | VCU | James Marshall misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-49 |
| 10:12 | Loyola (MD) | Jason Nathanson grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 09:55 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Rohe - foul #2 on Donald Rohe, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Guy Fine (SG), Newton Sloan (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) Eugene Wolf, Michael Horton, James Marshall, Donald Rohe, Charles Boatwright | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon (PG), Benny Clayborne (SG), Eric Welch (SF) Edward King, Jason Nathanson, Ronald Cherry | |
| 09:55 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:55 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:55 | VCU | Teddy Laurent grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:41 | VCU | Teddy Laurent clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 09:39 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:18 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Teddy Laurent grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:52 | VCU | Guy Fine hits the finger roll set up by Richard Jordan | 52-50 |
| 08:33 | Loyola (MD) | Guy Fine steals it from Darryl Haddock | 52-50 |
| 08:09 | VCU | Newton Sloan loses the dribble to Eric Welch | 52-50 |
| 07:45 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Jordan is called for the reach on Benny Clayborne - foul #1 on Richard Jordan, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG), Michael Horton (SG), Donald Rohe (PF) Richard Jordan, Teddy Laurent, Wilson Standridge | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard (PF), Ronald Cherry (C) Darryl Haddock, Edward Duffy | |
| 07:29 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eugene Wolf - foul #1 on Eugene Wolf, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | VCU | James Marshall (SF) Guy Fine | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 07:29 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:29 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Newton Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kurt Witherspoon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Clayborne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Dillard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | VCU | Donald Rohe misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 07:14 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:56 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Benny Clayborne | 52-55 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Newton Sloan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 06:37 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:29 | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-55 |
| 06:28 | VCU | James Marshall gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:23 | VCU | Eugene Wolf misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Donald Rohe misses the tip | 52-55 |
| 06:20 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 05:57 | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 05:56 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon tips it in | 52-57 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Eugene Wolf knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Rohe | 54-57 |
| 05:21 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry's pass is intercepted by Donald Rohe | 54-57 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Michael Horton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-57 |
| 05:05 | VCU | Newton Sloan hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 04:46 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Wolf - foul #2 on Eugene Wolf, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SF), Charles Boatwright (C) James Marshall, Newton Sloan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward King (SG), Darryl Haddock (PF), Edward Duffy (C) Benny Clayborne, Eric Welch, Ronald Cherry | |
| 04:46 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:46 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:34 | VCU | Charles Boatwright clanks a jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 04:33 | VCU | Charles Boatwright snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 04:17 | VCU | Eugene Wolf scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-59 |
| 04:04 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Rohe - foul #3 on Donald Rohe, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Holden (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF) Eugene Wolf, Michael Horton, Donald Rohe | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Jason Nathanson (SG), Frederick Fredrick (SF) Kurt Witherspoon, Daniel Dillard | |
| 04:04 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:04 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:35 | VCU | Guy Fine misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darryl Haddock - foul #3 on Darryl Haddock, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry (C) Frederick Fredrick | |
| 03:35 | VCU | Guy Fine makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:35 | VCU | Guy Fine misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:35 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:17 | Loyola (MD) | Jason Nathanson hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Edward King | 60-62 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guy Fine (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Holden (fresh) PF - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Edward King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Nathanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Duffy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darryl Haddock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | VCU | Teddy Laurent hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Darryl Haddock - foul #4 on Darryl Haddock, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Wolf (PG) Michael Holden | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch (SF) Edward Duffy | |
| 03:06 | VCU | Teddy Laurent misses the free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:06 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:46 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jason Nathanson | 62-65 |
| 02:46 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Horton (SG), James Marshall (SF), Donald Rohe (PF) Richard Jordan, Guy Fine, Teddy Laurent | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon (PG), Benny Clayborne (SG) Edward King, Jason Nathanson | |
| 02:23 | VCU | James Marshall is whistled for traveling | 62-65 |
| 02:02 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch is fouled on the floor by James Marshall - foul #1 on James Marshall, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 02:02 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Charles Boatwright grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:42 | VCU | Michael Horton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 01:40 | VCU | James Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:29 | VCU | Donald Rohe makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Boatwright | 65-65 |
| 01:12 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 01:10 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:53 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benny Clayborne | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Darryl Haddock is called for the reach on Donald Rohe - foul #5 on Darryl Haddock, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard (PF) Darryl Haddock | |
| 00:14 | VCU | James Marshall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 00:13 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Horton - foul #4 on Michael Horton, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward King (SG) Benny Clayborne | |
| 00:12 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Donald Rohe snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | VCU | James Marshall loses the dribble to Kurt Witherspoon | 65-69 |
| 00:06 | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| 00:04 | Loyola (MD) | Eugene Wolf is called for the reach on Kurt Witherspoon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Wolf, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| 00:04 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:04 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:00 | VCU | James Marshall comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-71 |