| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Leon Emmert inbounds the ball | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-23 |
| 19:47 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee tips it back up and in | 40-25 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber misses the fadeaway from the left side | 40-25 |
| 19:17 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ronald Zurawski | 40-25 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Marshall Doles steals it from Charles Gordon | 40-25 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marshall Doles | 42-25 |
| 18:29 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Gordon | 42-28 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber misses the turnaround from the baseline | 42-28 |
| 18:15 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Leon Emmert misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Marshall Doles | 45-28 |
| 17:34 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Wetherbee steps in front of the Marshall Doles pass | 45-28 |
| 17:07 | VCU | Leon Emmert is denied on a layup by Nicholas Weber | 45-28 |
| 17:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lance Johnson | 45-28 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Michael McFarlen is called for the reach on Marshall Doles - foul #2 on Michael McFarlen, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SF), Timothy Bridges (PF), Dennis Hitt (C) Marshall Doles, Kenneth Tatum, Lance Johnson, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Gary Hill (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Paul Hendrick (PF), Otis Matteo (C) Michael McFarlen, Charles Gordon, Leon Emmert, Ronald Zurawski, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker double dribbles | 45-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris (SF) Robert Coker | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:14 | VCU | Kyle Crawford misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-28 |
| 16:12 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Otis Matteo | 45-28 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Paul Hendrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler (PF) Dennis Hitt | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG) Paul Hendrick | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Sarris (fresh) PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Crawford (fresh) PF - Otis Matteo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Parker - foul #2 on Richard Parker, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, David Sarris, Timothy Bridges | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 15:35 | VCU | The rebound goes to Otis Matteo | 46-28 |
| 15:23 | VCU | Charles Gordon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-28 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Heckler | 46-28 |
| 15:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Crawford steals the ball from Lance Johnson | 46-28 |
| 14:43 | VCU | Richard Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker hits the finger roll set up by Marshall Doles | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:05 | VCU | Kyle Crawford is hacked by Lance Johnson - foul #2 on Lance Johnson, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SF) Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Leon Emmert (SF), Ronald Zurawski (PF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Gary Hill, Charles Gordon, Otis Matteo, Richard Parker | |
| 13:52 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee misses the lay-in | 48-28 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Wetherbee - foul #3 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SG) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gillison (SG) Kyle Crawford | |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Michael McFarlen drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Wetherbee - foul #4 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson (C) Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG), Otis Matteo (C) Robert Gillison, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum misses the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Lance Johnson takes the ball from Leon Emmert | 51-31 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan snags the offensive board | 51-31 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-31 |
| 12:20 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 12:07 | VCU | Otis Matteo is called for traveling | 51-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Timothy Bridges (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum misses the lay-in | 51-31 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson tips it in | 53-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Otis Matteo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | VCU | Timothy Bridges is called for the reach on Leon Emmert - foul #1 on Timothy Bridges, team foul #2 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber (C) Timothy Bridges | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Parker (PF), Kyle Crawford (C) Ronald Zurawski, Otis Matteo | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Michael McFarlen's floater is knocked away by Robert Coker | 53-31 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Coker | 55-31 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Michael McFarlen's layup is rejected by Nicholas Weber | 55-31 |
| 10:51 | VCU | Charles Gordon tips it back up and in | 55-33 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles can't connect on a shot in the lane | 55-33 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber tips it back up and in | 57-33 |
| 10:26 | VCU | Kyle Crawford is hacked by Kenneth Tatum - foul #1 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #3 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF) Marshall Doles, Kenneth Tatum, Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (SG), Paul Hendrick (PF), Otis Matteo (C) Michael McFarlen, Charles Gordon, Leon Emmert | |
| 10:10 | VCU | Kyle Crawford connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Hill | 57-35 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges (C) Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Zurawski (PF) Paul Hendrick | |
| 09:35 | VCU | Robert Coker steps in front of the Richard Parker pass | 57-35 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks is fouled on the floor by Otis Matteo - foul #1 on Otis Matteo, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), David Sarris (SF) Woodrow Nicks, Robert Coker | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG), Paul Hendrick (SF) Kyle Crawford, Otis Matteo | |
| 08:49 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-35 |
| 08:48 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ronald Zurawski | 57-35 |
| 08:42 | VCU | Gary Hill's pass is intercepted by Marshall Doles | 57-35 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Parker picks off the pass by Anthony Heckler | 57-35 |
| 08:06 | VCU | Gary Hill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #6 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Nicholas Weber (C) Blake Ryan, David Sarris, Timothy Bridges | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Leon Emmert (SF), Otis Matteo (PF), Kyle Crawford (C) Gary Hill, Paul Hendrick, Ronald Zurawski, Richard Parker | |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum misses the dunk attempt | 57-35 |
| 07:44 | VCU | Otis Matteo pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Heckler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) PF - Otis Matteo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | VCU | Kyle Crawford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 07:32 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenneth Tatum and the foul's on Kyle Crawford - foul #3 on Kyle Crawford, team foul #7 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), James Cumberbatch (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Timothy Bridges (PF) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Kenneth Tatum, Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Robert Gillison (SG), Paul Hendrick (PF) Michael McFarlen, Charles Gordon, Leon Emmert | |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber misses the free throw | 59-35 |
| 07:26 | VCU | The rebound goes to Otis Matteo | 59-35 |
| 07:12 | VCU | Gary Hill connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Crawford | 59-37 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Timothy Bridges | 62-37 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Kyle Crawford comes up short on the floater from the right side | 62-37 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch grabs the board | 62-37 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Cumberbatch | 64-37 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Paul Hendrick slams it home | 64-39 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-39 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Kyle Crawford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lance Johnson - foul #3 on Lance Johnson, team foul #4 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), David Sarris (SF), Dennis Hitt (C) James Cumberbatch, Timothy Bridges, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Parker (SF) Gary Hill | |
| 05:06 | VCU | Kyle Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Kyle Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 66-40 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Woodrow Nicks | 68-40 |
| 04:31 | VCU | Kyle Crawford scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Parker | 68-42 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Gillison - foul #1 on Robert Gillison, team foul #8 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch (PG) Woodrow Nicks | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (SG) Robert Gillison | |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-42 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-42 |
| 04:02 | VCU | Otis Matteo snags the defensive board | 69-42 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:53 | VCU | Gary Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-42 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch grabs the defensive rebound | 69-42 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson is fouled on the floor by Paul Hendrick - foul #1 on Paul Hendrick, team foul #9 | 69-42 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-42 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-42 |
| 03:29 | VCU | Richard Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Sarris (fresh) PF - Lance Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Parker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Hendrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Otis Matteo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | VCU | Otis Matteo's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Johnson | 70-42 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan grabs the board | 70-42 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-42 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt snags the offensive board | 70-42 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson lays it in | 72-42 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Richard Parker scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Paul Hendrick | 72-44 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-44 |
| 01:54 | VCU | Richard Parker pulls down the rebound | 72-44 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Richard Parker hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kyle Crawford | 72-46 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Cumberbatch misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-46 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson tips it in | 74-46 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Richard Parker banks in the layup set up by Gary Hill and he's hacked by James Cumberbatch - foul #1 on James Cumberbatch, team foul #5 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Timothy Bridges (PF) James Cumberbatch, David Sarris | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:05 | VCU | Richard Parker misses the free throw | 74-48 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Timothy Bridges | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan is hacked by Gary Hill - foul #2 on Gary Hill, team foul #10 | 74-48 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 00:45 | VCU | Richard Parker grabs the board | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | VCU | Paul Hendrick knocks in the jumper in the paint | 75-50 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Hill picks off the pass by Timothy Bridges | 75-50 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Kyle Crawford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Hill | 75-52 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks runs out the clock | 75-52 |