| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) C - John Brazil (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Terry Smith inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael McFarlen - foul #1 on Michael McFarlen, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:42 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:42 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:42 | Samford | John Brazil snags the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Randy Johnson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-40 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Michael McFarlen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Gordon | 32-40 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Christopher Freeman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Smith and he's hacked by Michael McFarlen - foul #2 on Michael McFarlen, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Charles Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by John Brazil | 32-43 |
| 18:51 | VCU | Charles Gordon tips it home | 34-43 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Randy Johnson makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Boerner and the foul's on Joseph Wetherbee - foul #3 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Pearson (C) Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:32 | Samford | Randy Johnson makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-46 |
| 18:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Smith | 34-46 |
| 18:04 | Samford | Christopher Freeman blows the layup | 34-46 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Terry Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Randy Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| 17:37 | VCU | Michael McFarlen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Tomas Sutton is called for the reach on Terry Smith - foul #2 on Tomas Sutton, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Samford | Matthew Ruben (PF) Randy Johnson | |
| 17:09 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 17:07 | Samford | John Brazil gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Charles Gordon is called for the reach on Thomas Boerner - foul #2 on Charles Gordon, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Billy Walling (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Michael McFarlen, Tomas Sutton, Carlos Negron | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), David Davis (SF), Thomas Garner (PF) Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, John Brazil | |
| 16:39 | Samford | Matthew Ruben lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Freeman | 34-48 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Timothy Pearson is hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG) Charles Gordon | |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (PF) Thomas Garner | |
| 15:57 | VCU | Gary Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Christopher Freeman snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kyle Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Walling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Otis Matteo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Randy Johnson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ryan Deluca | 34-50 |
| 15:15 | VCU | Otis Matteo is fouled on the floor by Matthew Ruben - foul #2 on Matthew Ruben, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Tomas Sutton (SF), Carlos Negron (PF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Gary Hill, Billy Walling, Timothy Pearson, Otis Matteo | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) Christopher Freeman, David Davis, Randy Johnson, Matthew Ruben | |
| 15:00 | VCU | Carlos Negron blows the layup but the foul's on Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG) Kyle Crawford | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:00 | VCU | Carlos Negron makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:00 | VCU | Carlos Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Joshua Barrick misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-50 |
| 14:41 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 14:36 | VCU | Charles Gordon drills a jumper near the basket set up by Carlos Negron | 38-50 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Terry Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 14:17 | Samford | Thomas Boerner pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Ryan Deluca scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joshua Barrick | 38-52 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Carlos Negron scores on a floater from the left block | 40-52 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Ryan Deluca knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Boerner | 40-55 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Terry Smith takes the ball from Carlos Negron | 40-55 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Charles Gordon is called for the reach on Thomas Boerner - foul #3 on Charles Gordon, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Pearson (SF) Tomas Sutton | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), David Davis (SG) Ryan Deluca, Thomas Boerner | |
| 13:04 | Samford | Terry Smith scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Barrick | 40-57 |
| 12:46 | VCU | Michael McFarlen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Freeman - foul #1 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (SG) Charles Gordon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:46 | VCU | Michael McFarlen makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:46 | VCU | Michael McFarlen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:39 | Samford | John Brazil clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Pearson - foul #2 on Timothy Pearson, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Billy Walling (SG) Michael McFarlen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:39 | Samford | John Brazil makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 12:39 | Samford | John Brazil misses the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 12:39 | VCU | Carlos Negron pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Billy Walling double dribbles | 42-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Otis Matteo (C) Carlos Negron, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:12 | Samford | John Brazil is hacked by Otis Matteo - foul #1 on Otis Matteo, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Ryan Deluca (SF) David Davis, Terry Smith | |
| 12:12 | Samford | John Brazil makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 12:12 | Samford | John Brazil makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:04 | VCU | Billy Walling misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 12:02 | VCU | Kyle Crawford hits the follow up shot | 44-60 |
| 11:40 | Samford | Timothy Pearson steals the ball from Joshua Barrick | 44-60 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kyle Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Walling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Otis Matteo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Barrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Brazil (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:30 | VCU | Billy Walling makes the turnaround in the lane | 46-60 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Ryan Deluca scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Christopher Freeman | 46-62 |
| 10:48 | VCU | Billy Walling can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-62 |
| 10:46 | VCU | Timothy Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 10:34 | VCU | Timothy Pearson loses the ball out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Charles Gordon (SG), Tomas Sutton (SF), Carlos Negron (PF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Gary Hill, Kyle Crawford, Billy Walling, Timothy Pearson, Otis Matteo | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Smith (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Thomas Boerner, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| 10:19 | Samford | Terry Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Deluca | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:01 | VCU | Carlos Negron buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tomas Sutton | 49-64 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Ryan Deluca's floater is tipped away by Joseph Wetherbee | 49-64 |
| 09:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Carlos Negron | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:36 | VCU | Charles Gordon double dribbles | 49-64 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG) Ryan Deluca | |
| 09:14 | Samford | Terry Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-64 |
| 09:12 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Gordon | 49-64 |
| 08:52 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 08:31 | Samford | David Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:24 | VCU | Michael McFarlen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 08:23 | VCU | Carlos Negron gets the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 08:09 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Matthew Ruben pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:43 | Samford | David Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Pearson (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Tomas Sutton, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) Christopher Freeman, David Davis, Randy Johnson, Matthew Ruben | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Otis Matteo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Brazil (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | VCU | The jump hook by Carlos Negron is blocked by Joshua Barrick | 49-64 |
| 07:28 | Samford | John Brazil snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Terry Smith misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-64 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Terry Smith is fouled on the floor by Otis Matteo - foul #2 on Otis Matteo, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Kyle Crawford (SG), Billy Walling (SF) Michael McFarlen, Charles Gordon, Carlos Negron | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:48 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Timothy Pearson gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 06:33 | VCU | Kyle Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-64 |
| 06:31 | Samford | John Brazil snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Joshua Barrick is hacked by Kyle Crawford - foul #2 on Kyle Crawford, team foul #10 | 49-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Tomas Sutton (SF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Gary Hill, Otis Matteo | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) Terry Smith | |
| 06:06 | Samford | Joshua Barrick misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Joshua Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Tomas Sutton misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-65 |
| 05:50 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee grabs the offensive board | 49-65 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Kyle Crawford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-65 |
| 05:31 | VCU | Timothy Pearson tips it home | 51-65 |
| 05:16 | Samford | John Brazil misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 05:14 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Wetherbee | 51-65 |
| 04:53 | VCU | Tomas Sutton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Crawford | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:51 | Samford | Billy Walling is called for the reach on Christopher Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Walling, team foul #11 | 54-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Charles Gordon (SG), Carlos Negron (PF) Kyle Crawford, Billy Walling, Timothy Pearson | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF) Thomas Boerner | |
| 04:51 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:38 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Gordon | 56-66 |
| 04:13 | Samford | John Brazil hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 56-66 |
| 04:12 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Joshua Barrick misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-66 |
| 03:48 | VCU | Carlos Negron snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | VCU | Tomas Sutton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 03:43 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tomas Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Negron (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Barrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - John Brazil (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Christopher Freeman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Deluca | 56-68 |
| 03:08 | VCU | Tomas Sutton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-68 |
| 03:07 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee gets the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:51 | VCU | Carlos Negron scores on a floater from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Pearson (C) Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF) Ryan Deluca, David Davis | |
| 02:22 | Samford | Joshua Barrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 58-68 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Thomas Boerner tips it back up and in | 58-70 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Timothy Pearson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 58-70 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Joshua Barrick snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Thomas Boerner drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-73 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Tomas Sutton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #5 | 58-73 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Billy Walling (SG), Otis Matteo (C) Michael McFarlen, Charles Gordon, Carlos Negron | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG), David Davis (SG), Thomas Garner (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| 01:27 | VCU | Tomas Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Tomas Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:01 | Samford | David Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ryan Deluca | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | VCU | Matthew Ruben swats the dunk try by Tomas Sutton | 60-76 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Tomas Sutton steals it from Thomas Garner | 60-76 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Kyle Crawford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tomas Sutton | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ryan Deluca runs out the clock | 62-76 |