| Lineup | VCU | PG - Cameron Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Buttrey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) C - William Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. C - Andres Gallo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | VCU | William Joyner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-30 |
| 19:29 | VCU | William Joyner tips it back up and in | 28-30 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 28-32 |
| 18:50 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips comes up short on the floater from the left block | 28-32 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis tips it home | 28-34 |
| 18:24 | VCU | William Clayton drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Myers | 30-34 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Andres Gallo | 30-36 |
| 17:42 | VCU | William Joyner makes the fadeaway from close range | 32-36 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Davis | 32-38 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia travels in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Cardoso (SG), Nicholas Osmanski (PF) William Clayton, Maurice Myers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright (PF), Clarence Vest (C) William Gordon, Andres Gallo | |
| 17:00 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey hits a jump hook from close range | 34-38 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis lays it in and the foul's on Christopher Buttrey - foul #3 on Christopher Buttrey, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Surratt (SG), Kenneth King (SF), Benjamin Matheney (C) Cameron Lucas, Christopher Buttrey, William Joyner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Bradford Swart (SF) Alfonso Garcia, William Phillips | |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:44 | VCU | Benjamin Matheney snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:21 | VCU | Kenneth King is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth King, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG) John Davis | |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Matheney | 34-40 |
| 16:01 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Mark Cardoso (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Surratt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Osmanski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Matheney (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Truong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradford Swart (fresh) PF - Michael Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Vest (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Bradford Swart - foul #1 on Bradford Swart, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VCU | William Clayton (SG), Maurice Myers (PF) Bradley Surratt, Kenneth King | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips (SF), William Gordon (PF), Andres Gallo (C) Damon Gunter, Michael Wright, Clarence Vest | |
| 15:42 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:42 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Maurice Myers - foul #3 on Maurice Myers, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Cameron Lucas (PG), Christopher Buttrey (SF), William Joyner (C) Mark Cardoso, Nicholas Osmanski, Benjamin Matheney | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), John Davis (SG) Harold Truong, Bradford Swart | |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Maurice Myers grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 15:04 | VCU | William Clayton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 15:03 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-44 |
| 14:29 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by William Phillips - foul #2 on William Phillips, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 14:29 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:29 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo double dribbles | 36-44 |
| 13:50 | VCU | William Joyner can't connect on a floater from the left block | 36-44 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 13:39 | VCU | Cameron Lucas misses the lay-in | 36-44 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-44 |
| 13:18 | VCU | William Joyner snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 13:10 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey banks in the layup | 38-44 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 12:36 | VCU | Cameron Lucas misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-46 |
| 12:34 | VCU | William Joyner hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by William Phillips is denied by William Clayton | 40-46 |
| 12:18 | VCU | The rebound goes to Maurice Myers | 40-46 |
| 11:56 | VCU | Cameron Lucas comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 40-46 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Cameron Lucas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Buttrey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Myers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Joyner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Gordon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Andres Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Buttrey is called for the reach on William Phillips - foul #4 on Christopher Buttrey, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Cardoso (PG), Bradley Surratt (SG), Kenneth King (SF), Nicholas Osmanski (PF), Benjamin Matheney (C) Cameron Lucas, William Clayton, Christopher Buttrey, Maurice Myers, William Joyner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Bradford Swart (SG), Makary Czernovski (SF), Michael Wright (PF), Clarence Vest (C) Alfonso Garcia, John Davis, William Phillips, William Gordon, Andres Gallo | |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-46 |
| 11:20 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 11:15 | VCU | Michael Wright steals it from Mark Cardoso | 40-46 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski is called for a charge - foul #4 on Makary Czernovski, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG) Makary Czernovski | |
| 10:48 | VCU | Mark Cardoso misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Damon Gunter - foul #1 on Damon Gunter, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 10:48 | VCU | Mark Cardoso makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:48 | VCU | Mark Cardoso makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Osmanski | 42-46 |
| 10:35 | VCU | Bradley Surratt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Damon Gunter | 42-48 |
| 09:57 | VCU | Bradley Surratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Davis (SG) Damon Gunter | |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright slams it home on a great pass from Harold Truong | 42-50 |
| 09:30 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 42-50 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis is hacked by Bradley Surratt - foul #2 on Bradley Surratt, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Cameron Lucas (PG), William Joyner (C) Bradley Surratt, Kenneth King | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), William Phillips (SF), William Gordon (PF) Harold Truong, Bradford Swart, Clarence Vest | |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon knocks in the floater near the basket | 42-52 |
| 08:37 | VCU | William Joyner is called for traveling | 42-52 |
| Subs | VCU | William Clayton (SG), Maurice Myers (PF) Mark Cardoso, Benjamin Matheney | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo (C) Michael Wright | |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis snags the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Phillips | 42-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Cameron Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nicholas Osmanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Joyner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Andres Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | VCU | William Joyner misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Cameron Lucas - foul #1 on Cameron Lucas, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Cardoso (PG), Christopher Buttrey (SF), Benjamin Matheney (PF) Cameron Lucas, Nicholas Osmanski, Maurice Myers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (SG), Michael Wright (PF), Makary Czernovski (C) John Davis, William Gordon, Andres Gallo | |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to Benjamin Matheney | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:51 | VCU | Benjamin Matheney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 42-56 |
| 06:50 | VCU | William Joyner gets the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 06:37 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey blows the dunk | 42-56 |
| 06:36 | VCU | William Joyner tips it but misses | 42-56 |
| 06:34 | VCU | William Joyner snags the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 06:25 | VCU | Mark Cardoso misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to William Phillips | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-56 |
| 06:12 | VCU | William Joyner snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 06:05 | VCU | William Clayton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright tips it in | 45-58 |
| 05:31 | VCU | William Clayton is fouled on the floor by Harold Truong - foul #3 on Harold Truong, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Cameron Lucas (PG), Maurice Myers (PF) William Clayton, Benjamin Matheney | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Davis (SG), William Gordon (PF), Andres Gallo (C) Alfonso Garcia, William Phillips, Michael Wright | |
| 05:24 | VCU | Maurice Myers loses the dribble to William Gordon | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Andres Gallo | 45-61 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Makary Czernovski | 45-63 |
| 04:39 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Buttrey - foul #5 on Christopher Buttrey, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski (SF), Benjamin Matheney (C) Christopher Buttrey, William Joyner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Benjamin Matheney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 04:05 | VCU | William Gordon steps in front of the Cameron Lucas pass | 48-64 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Truong | 48-66 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Cameron Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Cardoso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Osmanski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Matheney (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Truong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Davis (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Makary Czernovski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Gordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Andres Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | VCU | Benjamin Matheney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Surratt (PG), Kevin Snedeker (SG), Kenneth King (SF) Cameron Lucas, Mark Cardoso, Maurice Myers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Bradford Swart (SG), Frank Boyd (SF), Michael Wright (PF), Clarence Vest (C) Harold Truong, John Davis, Makary Czernovski, William Gordon, Andres Gallo | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Boyd drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Vest | 48-69 |
| 02:53 | VCU | Kevin Snedeker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Clarence Vest | 48-69 |
| 02:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright is whistled for traveling | 48-69 |
| 02:17 | VCU | Kevin Snedeker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-69 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wright gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart makes the jumper from the left block set up by Frank Boyd | 48-71 |
| 01:35 | VCU | Kenneth King misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-71 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter grabs the board | 48-71 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Boyd knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Bradford Swart | 48-74 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Bradley Surratt scores on a 3 from straight away | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Matheney is called for the reach on Clarence Vest - foul #1 on Benjamin Matheney, team foul #8 | 51-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Cardoso (PG) Kevin Snedeker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Makary Czernovski (SF) Damon Gunter, Frank Boyd | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | VCU | Mark Cardoso scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth King | 53-76 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong runs out the clock | 53-76 |