| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) SG - Michael Horton (fresh) SF - James Marshall (fresh) PF - Horace Sax (fresh) C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Leroy Depaz (fresh) SG - Billy Deckard (fresh) SF - Jarogniew Dobrinski (fresh) PF - Michael Naccarato (fresh) C - John Coble (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | John Coble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | VCU | James Marshall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Michael Horton loses the dribble to Michael Naccarato | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | St. Bonaventure | John Coble scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Naccarato | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | VCU | James Marshall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Depaz is hacked by Richard Jordan - foul #1 on Richard Jordan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato scores on a 3 from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Michael Horton is whistled for a carry | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Charles Boatwright grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:31 | VCU | James Marshall drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Horton | 3-5 |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | John Coble buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jarogniew Dobrinski | 3-7 |
| 17:01 | VCU | Billy Deckard takes the ball from James Marshall | 3-7 |
| 16:58 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Depaz lays it in on a great pass from Billy Deckard | 3-9 |
| 16:38 | VCU | Richard Jordan is whistled for a carry | 3-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Wilson Standridge (C) Charles Boatwright | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson (PG), Ivan Galinski (SG), Neil Hamilton (SF), Richard Robinett (PF), Peter Casale (C) Leroy Depaz, Billy Deckard, Jarogniew Dobrinski, Michael Naccarato, John Coble | |
| 16:09 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Galinski hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Neil Hamilton | 3-11 |
| 15:53 | VCU | Horace Sax comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-11 |
| 15:52 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Neil Hamilton | 3-11 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Horace Sax (fairly fresh) C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jay Wilson (fresh) SG - Ivan Galinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Hamilton (fresh) PF - Richard Robinett (fresh) C - Peter Casale (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-11 |
| 15:27 | VCU | Richard Jordan grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Horace Sax buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jordan | 5-11 |
| 15:03 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-11 |
| 15:02 | VCU | James Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:51 | VCU | James Marshall can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:50 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 14:44 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Galinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:43 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Robinett snags the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 14:25 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Hamilton | 5-14 |
| 14:20 | VCU | James Marshall drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Horton | 8-14 |
| 14:01 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Hamilton misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-14 |
| 13:59 | VCU | Wilson Standridge grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Michael Horton is hacked by Ivan Galinski - foul #1 on Ivan Galinski, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), Michael Holden (SG), Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton, James Marshall, Horace Sax, Wilson Standridge | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Depaz (PG), Billy Deckard (SG), Jarogniew Dobrinski (SF), Michael Naccarato (PF), John Coble (C) Jay Wilson, Ivan Galinski, Neil Hamilton, Richard Robinett, Peter Casale | |
| 13:16 | VCU | Guy Fine banks in the layup set up by Michael Holden | 10-14 |
| 12:55 | St. Bonaventure | John Coble is hacked by Teddy Laurent - foul #1 on Teddy Laurent, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 12:34 | St. Bonaventure | Teddy Laurent steals it from John Coble | 10-14 |
| 12:15 | VCU | Guy Fine is called for traveling | 10-14 |
| 11:57 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Deckard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Horton (SG) Michael Holden | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Mackay (fresh) SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Guy Fine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Teddy Laurent (fresh) C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Leroy Depaz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Deckard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jarogniew Dobrinski (fresh) PF - Michael Naccarato (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Coble (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | VCU | John Coble blocks the short jumper by Michael Horton | 10-14 |
| 11:30 | VCU | Guy Fine grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:14 | VCU | John Coble swats the dunk try by Charles Boatwright | 10-14 |
| 11:12 | VCU | Guy Fine gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:57 | VCU | Richard Mackay scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 10:39 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Mackay takes the ball from Jarogniew Dobrinski | 13-14 |
| 10:21 | VCU | Guy Fine can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-14 |
| 10:20 | St. Bonaventure | Jarogniew Dobrinski pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:08 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Boatwright blocks the short jumper by John Coble | 13-14 |
| 10:07 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Depaz pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:57 | St. Bonaventure | Jarogniew Dobrinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:56 | St. Bonaventure | John Coble tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Michael Horton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Horton, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), James Marshall (SF), Horace Sax (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) Richard Mackay, Guy Fine, Teddy Laurent, Charles Boatwright | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson (PG), Ivan Galinski (SG), Neil Hamilton (SF), Richard Robinett (PF), Peter Casale (C) Leroy Depaz, Billy Deckard, Jarogniew Dobrinski, Michael Naccarato, John Coble | |
| 09:26 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Hamilton connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Galinski | 13-18 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Richard Jordan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| 09:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 09:10 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Galinski tips it back up and in | 13-20 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Horace Sax can't finish the layup but the foul's on Peter Casale - foul #1 on Peter Casale, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Holden (SG) Michael Horton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 08:48 | VCU | Horace Sax misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Horace Sax misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:48 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Casale gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:34 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Galinski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 13-20 |
| 08:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Holden | 13-20 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Michael Holden is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Holden, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SG) Michael Holden | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 08:10 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Jordan takes the ball from Ivan Galinski | 13-20 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Guy Fine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Jordan | 15-20 |
| 07:54 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Casale can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Marshall - foul #1 on James Marshall, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Holden (SG) Horace Sax | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 07:54 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Casale makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:54 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Casale misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Wilson Standridge snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Michael Holden scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Guy Fine | 17-21 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Holden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Guy Fine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jay Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Galinski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Neil Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Casale (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Robinett (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Hamilton misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Jordan - foul #2 on Richard Jordan, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Humphries (PG), Michael Horton (SG) Richard Jordan, Michael Holden | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Depaz (PG), Billy Deckard (SG), Jarogniew Dobrinski (SF), Michael Naccarato (PF) Jay Wilson, Ivan Galinski, Peter Casale, Richard Robinett | |
| 07:29 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:29 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:13 | VCU | Stanley Humphries drills a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Horton | 19-23 |
| 06:50 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato is whistled for a carry | 19-23 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), Teddy Laurent (PF), Milton Simmons (C) Stanley Humphries, James Marshall, Wilson Standridge | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Coble (C) Neil Hamilton | |
| 06:35 | VCU | Guy Fine misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 19-23 |
| 06:34 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:11 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Mackay takes the ball from Jarogniew Dobrinski | 19-23 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Teddy Laurent misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 05:58 | VCU | Guy Fine tips it in | 21-23 |
| 05:41 | St. Bonaventure | Jarogniew Dobrinski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Milton Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:18 | VCU | Michael Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Deckard | 21-23 |
| 05:17 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Deckard gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:56 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Deckard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Teddy Laurent drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Mackay | 23-26 |
| 04:15 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato misses short on a floater from close range | 23-26 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Teddy Laurent grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Billy Deckard steals the ball from Teddy Laurent | 23-26 |
| 03:37 | St. Bonaventure | Jarogniew Dobrinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-26 |
| 03:36 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Depaz snags the offensive board | 23-26 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Mackay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Horton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Guy Fine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teddy Laurent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Milton Simmons (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Leroy Depaz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Deckard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jarogniew Dobrinski (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Naccarato (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Coble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Leroy Depaz and the foul's on Milton Simmons - foul #1 on Milton Simmons, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Holden (SG), James Marshall (SF), Horace Sax (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Richard Mackay, Michael Horton, Guy Fine, Teddy Laurent, Milton Simmons | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson (PG), Ivan Galinski (SG), Neil Hamilton (SF), Richard Robinett (C) Leroy Depaz, Billy Deckard, Jarogniew Dobrinski, John Coble | |
| 03:21 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Naccarato misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Boatwright | 23-28 |
| 03:05 | VCU | Horace Sax is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Horace Sax, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Casale (C) Michael Naccarato | |
| 02:41 | St. Bonaventure | Neil Hamilton banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Robinett | 23-30 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Michael Holden misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 02:26 | VCU | Michael Holden pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:15 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses the lay-in | 23-30 |
| 02:14 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Robinett snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Galinski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Holden - foul #2 on Michael Holden, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Horton (SG) Michael Holden | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Galinski makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | Ivan Galinski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Charles Boatwright hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 01:26 | VCU | Horace Sax tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 01:00 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Hamilton | 25-32 |
| 00:37 | St. Bonaventure | Jay Wilson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Galinski | 25-35 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Michael Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) James Marshall, Horace Sax, Charles Boatwright | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Santiago Rubio (SG), Jarogniew Dobrinski (SF), Michael Naccarato (PF), John Coble (C) Ivan Galinski, Neil Hamilton, Richard Robinett, Peter Casale | |
| 00:13 | St. Bonaventure | Jarogniew Dobrinski misses long on a shot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 00:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jarogniew Dobrinski tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Guy Fine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), Michael Holden (SG) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Depaz (PG), Billy Deckard (SG) Jay Wilson, Santiago Rubio | |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Leroy Depaz misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 25-37 |