| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Gene Wells (fresh) SG - Arnold Nyman (fresh) SF - Danny Drew (fresh) PF - James Acklin (fresh) C - Mark Vreeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) SG - Michael Horton (fresh) SF - James Marshall (fresh) PF - Horace Sax (fresh) C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Mark Vreeland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont 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) | |
| 19:39 | Vermont | Gene Wells misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | VCU | James Marshall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | VCU | Richard Jordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Vermont | Danny Drew grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Vermont | Arnold Nyman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Acklin | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Vermont | The rebound goes to James Acklin | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Vermont | Danny Drew misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Boatwright | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | VCU | Michael Horton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Vermont | Gene Wells snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Vermont | James Acklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | VCU | Michael Horton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Vermont | Danny Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Vermont | Arnold Nyman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-0 |
| 17:06 | VCU | Gene Wells is called for the reach on Horace Sax - foul #1 on Gene Wells, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Pope (SG), John Atkins (C) Arnold Nyman, Mark Vreeland | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:56 | VCU | Richard Jordan loses the dribble to Danny Drew | 6-0 |
| 16:50 | Vermont | Danny Drew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-0 |
| 16:48 | VCU | Horace Sax snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Michael Horton makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Horace Sax and he's hacked by James Acklin - foul #1 on James Acklin, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Lane (PG), Stanley Young (C) Gene Wells, James Acklin | |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) Horace Sax, Charles Boatwright | |
| 16:34 | VCU | Michael Horton makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:20 | Vermont | John Atkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Lane | 8-3 |
| 16:09 | VCU | Wilson Standridge can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:08 | VCU | James Marshall tips it in | 8-5 |
| 15:44 | Vermont | James Marshall steals the ball from Stanley Young | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Edward Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Pope (fresh) SF - Danny Drew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Guy Fine (fresh) C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | VCU | Richard Jordan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Pope - foul #1 on Joseph Pope, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Vermont | Arnold Nyman (SG), Mark Vreeland (C) Danny Drew, Stanley Young | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), Michael Holden (SG), Teddy Laurent (PF) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton, James Marshall | |
| 15:26 | VCU | Guy Fine makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Teddy Laurent | 8-7 |
| 15:05 | Vermont | Arnold Nyman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 15:03 | VCU | Wilson Standridge grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:50 | VCU | The short jumper by Guy Fine is denied by Joseph Pope | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | VCU | Teddy Laurent pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | VCU | Guy Fine misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Atkins - foul #1 on John Atkins, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gene Wells (PG), Danny Drew (SF), James Acklin (PF) Edward Lane, John Atkins, Joseph Pope | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Horton (SG), Horace Sax (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Michael Holden, Teddy Laurent, Wilson Standridge | |
| 14:38 | VCU | Guy Fine makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | VCU | Guy Fine makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:16 | Vermont | Arnold Nyman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Vermont | James Acklin misses the tip | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | Vermont | Mark Vreeland grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:58 | Vermont | Arnold Nyman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Richard Mackay grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Horace Sax clanks a fadeaway from close range | 8-9 |
| 13:37 | Vermont | Mark Vreeland grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:32 | Vermont | Gene Wells can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:30 | VCU | Horace Sax snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Michael Horton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:12 | Vermont | Gene Wells grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 13:07 | Vermont | Gene Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 13:06 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Boatwright | 8-9 |
| 12:42 | VCU | Horace Sax drills a shot from the left block and he's fouled by James Acklin - foul #2 on James Acklin, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Pope (SG), John Atkins (PF), Stanley Young (C) Arnold Nyman, James Acklin, Mark Vreeland | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), James Marshall (SF), Wilson Standridge (C) Richard Mackay, Guy Fine, Charles Boatwright | |
| 12:42 | VCU | Horace Sax misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:42 | Vermont | John Atkins gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:27 | Vermont | Joseph Pope misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 12:26 | Vermont | Gene Wells gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:59 | Vermont | Danny Drew is fouled on the floor by Horace Sax - foul #1 on Horace Sax, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Vermont | Chad Newman (SF) Danny Drew | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Holden (SG), Teddy Laurent (PF) Michael Horton, Horace Sax | |
| 11:47 | Vermont | Michael Holden steps in front of the John Atkins pass | 8-11 |
| 11:28 | VCU | Richard Jordan scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Marshall | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Gene Wells (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Pope (fresh) SF - Chad Newman (fresh) PF - John Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Holden (fresh) SF - James Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Laurent (fresh) C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Vermont | Gene Wells travels with the ball | 8-13 |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Lane (PG) Gene Wells | |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SG) Michael Holden | |
| 11:04 | VCU | Richard Jordan connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Marshall | 8-15 |
| 10:58 | Vermont | John Atkins misses the shot from the right side | 8-15 |
| 10:56 | VCU | Teddy Laurent pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Richard Jordan can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Lane - foul #1 on Edward Lane, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Vermont | Arnold Nyman (SG), Danny Drew (SF) Joseph Pope, Chad Newman | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Horton (SG), Charles Boatwright (C) Teddy Laurent, Wilson Standridge | |
| 10:52 | VCU | Richard Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Richard Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:37 | Vermont | Edward Lane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 10:35 | VCU | Michael Horton grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 10:18 | VCU | Guy Fine connects on the shot in the paint set up by Michael Horton | 8-19 |
| 10:02 | Vermont | Edward Lane clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-19 |
| 10:01 | Vermont | Edward Lane misses the tip | 8-19 |
| 09:59 | VCU | James Marshall snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| 09:39 | VCU | Charles Boatwright hits a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Horton and the foul's on Stanley Young - foul #1 on Stanley Young, team foul #7 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gene Wells (PG), Joseph Pope (PF), Mark Vreeland (C) Edward Lane, John Atkins, Stanley Young | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), Horace Sax (PF) Richard Jordan, James Marshall | |
| 09:39 | VCU | Charles Boatwright makes the free throw | 8-22 |
| 09:18 | Vermont | Joseph Pope misses short on a floater from the right wing | 8-22 |
| 09:16 | Vermont | Mark Vreeland grabs the offensive rebound | 8-22 |
| 09:11 | Vermont | Gene Wells buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Charles Boatwright misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Arnold Nyman - foul #1 on Arnold Nyman, team foul #8 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Vermont | Eddie Marlin (SG) Arnold Nyman | |
| Subs | VCU | Teddy Laurent (SF) Guy Fine | |
| 08:53 | VCU | Charles Boatwright makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Charles Boatwright makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:36 | Vermont | Gene Wells clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-24 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Charles Boatwright gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:30 | VCU | Richard Mackay's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Vreeland | 11-24 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Horace Sax grabs the offensive board | 11-24 |
| 08:23 | VCU | Charles Boatwright banks in the layup | 11-26 |
| 08:00 | Vermont | Joseph Pope comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Horton - foul #1 on Michael Horton, team foul #2 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Vermont | Chad Newman (SF), John Atkins (PF) Eddie Marlin, Danny Drew | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Guy Fine (SG), James Marshall (SF), Wilson Standridge (C) Richard Mackay, Michael Horton, Horace Sax, Charles Boatwright | |
| 08:00 | Vermont | Joseph Pope makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 08:00 | Vermont | Joseph Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Teddy Laurent is called for a backcourt violation | 13-26 |
| Subs | Vermont | Arnold Nyman (SG) Chad Newman | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:33 | Vermont | Joseph Pope knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gene Wells | 15-26 |
| 07:13 | VCU | Richard Jordan clanks a shot from the free throw line | 15-26 |
| 07:12 | VCU | James Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Gene Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Nyman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Pope (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Vreeland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Guy Fine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | VCU | James Marshall misses the easy layup | 15-26 |
| 07:00 | VCU | Guy Fine tips it in | 15-28 |
| 06:51 | Vermont | Joseph Pope clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Jordan - foul #1 on Richard Jordan, team foul #3 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Lane (PG), Danny Drew (SF) Gene Wells, Mark Vreeland | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Horton (SG), Horace Sax (PF) Guy Fine, Teddy Laurent | |
| 06:51 | Vermont | Joseph Pope makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:51 | Vermont | Joseph Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:31 | VCU | Wilson Standridge is hacked by Arnold Nyman - foul #2 on Arnold Nyman, team foul #9 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Vermont | Eddie Marlin (SG), Stanley Young (C) Arnold Nyman, Joseph Pope | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:31 | VCU | Wilson Standridge makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:31 | VCU | Wilson Standridge makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:14 | Vermont | Eddie Marlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Horace Sax grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 06:00 | VCU | James Marshall loses the dribble to Eddie Marlin | 17-30 |
| 05:55 | Vermont | Danny Drew banks in the layup on a great pass from Eddie Marlin | 19-30 |
| 05:38 | VCU | Wilson Standridge comes up short on the shot in the paint | 19-30 |
| 05:37 | Vermont | John Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 05:32 | Vermont | Eddie Marlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gene Wells (PG), Joseph Pope (SG), Mark Vreeland (C) Edward Lane, Eddie Marlin, John Atkins | |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF), Milton Simmons (C) James Marshall, Horace Sax, Wilson Standridge | |
| 05:04 | VCU | Guy Fine misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Pope - foul #2 on Joseph Pope, team foul #10 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Eddie Marlin (SG) Joseph Pope | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG) Richard Jordan | |
| 05:04 | VCU | Guy Fine makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:04 | VCU | Guy Fine makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 04:55 | Vermont | Danny Drew scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eddie Marlin | 22-32 |
| 04:35 | VCU | Stanley Young steals the ball from Michael Horton | 22-32 |
| 04:30 | Vermont | Gene Wells connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Drew and he's fouled by Teddy Laurent - foul #1 on Teddy Laurent, team foul #4 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Atkins (PF) Stanley Young | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Holden (SG), Charles Boatwright (C) Michael Horton, Milton Simmons | |
| 04:30 | Vermont | Gene Wells makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Richard Mackay misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 04:09 | Vermont | John Atkins gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:05 | Vermont | Guy Fine takes the ball from Eddie Marlin | 25-32 |
| 04:01 | VCU | Danny Drew swats the short shot by Michael Holden | 25-32 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Charles Boatwright hits the follow up shot | 25-34 |
| 03:43 | Vermont | Guy Fine steals it from Danny Drew | 25-34 |
| 03:39 | VCU | Richard Mackay banks in the layup set up by Guy Fine | 25-36 |
| 03:31 | Vermont | Mark Vreeland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 03:30 | VCU | Charles Boatwright gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 03:24 | VCU | Gene Wells steps in front of the Guy Fine pass | 25-36 |
| 03:05 | Vermont | Gene Wells hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-36 |
| 03:03 | VCU | Teddy Laurent pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Gene Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Marlin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Drew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Atkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Vreeland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Mackay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Holden (fresh) SF - Guy Fine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Teddy Laurent (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Boatwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:48 | VCU | Michael Holden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Lane (PG), Arnold Nyman (SG), Joseph Pope (SF), James Acklin (PF), Stanley Young (C) Gene Wells, Eddie Marlin, Danny Drew, John Atkins, Mark Vreeland | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Horton (SG), James Marshall (SF), Horace Sax (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) Richard Mackay, Michael Holden, Guy Fine, Teddy Laurent, Charles Boatwright | |
| 02:25 | Vermont | James Acklin hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Wilson Standridge - foul #1 on Wilson Standridge, team foul #5 | 27-36 |
| 02:25 | Vermont | James Acklin misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Horace Sax pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Wilson Standridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 01:50 | Vermont | Joseph Pope is called for traveling | 27-36 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Michael Horton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 01:23 | VCU | Horace Sax misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 01:22 | Vermont | Joseph Pope gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:11 | Vermont | Arnold Nyman is hacked by Michael Horton - foul #2 on Michael Horton, team foul #6 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gene Wells (PG), Danny Drew (SF), John Atkins (C) Edward Lane, Joseph Pope, Stanley Young | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:55 | Vermont | The pull-up jumper by John Atkins is blocked by Horace Sax | 27-36 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Horace Sax pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:50 | VCU | Horace Sax comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-36 |
| 00:48 | Vermont | James Acklin gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:30 | Vermont | Arnold Nyman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) James Marshall, Horace Sax, Wilson Standridge | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-36 |