| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaac Poff (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jackie Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Guill (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | San Diego | Justin Thompson is hacked by Michael McFarlen - foul #1 on Michael McFarlen, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:32 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Gordon - foul #3 on Charles Gordon, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (SG) Charles Gordon | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 19:32 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:32 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:32 | VCU | Leon Emmert grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 19:15 | VCU | Leon Emmert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-39 |
| 19:13 | San Diego | Henry Thomas pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 19:09 | San Diego | Isaac Poff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| 18:51 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gary Hill | 32-39 |
| 18:33 | San Diego | Justin Thompson is hacked by Michael McFarlen - foul #2 on Michael McFarlen, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| 18:18 | San Diego | Al Guill misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 18:16 | San Diego | Isaac Poff pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:05 | San Diego | Isaac Poff misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Hill - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| 18:05 | San Diego | Isaac Poff makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:05 | San Diego | Isaac Poff misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:05 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Wetherbee | 32-40 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Al Guill steps in front of the Michael McFarlen pass | 32-40 |
| 17:29 | San Diego | Al Guill misses the dunk | 32-40 |
| 17:27 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 17:01 | VCU | Gary Hill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 17:00 | San Diego | Henry Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:56 | San Diego | Gary Hill is called for the reach on Al Guill - foul #2 on Gary Hill, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gillison (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Paul Hendrick (PF), Otis Matteo (C) Michael McFarlen, Leon Emmert, Ronald Zurawski, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | San Diego | James Mayorga (PG), Andrew Taylor (SF), Phillip Pascal (PF), John Litzenberg (C) Justin Thompson, Jackie Franklin, Henry Thomas, Al Guill | |
| 16:48 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 16:47 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Taylor | 32-40 |
| 16:38 | San Diego | John Litzenberg clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 16:36 | VCU | Richard Parker grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 16:32 | VCU | Richard Parker is fouled on the floor by John Litzenberg - foul #2 on John Litzenberg, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG) Gary Hill | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Spector (SG) Isaac Poff | |
| 16:13 | VCU | Paul Hendrick is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| 16:00 | San Diego | James Mayorga knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-43 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Gillison (fresh) SF - Richard Parker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Hendrick (fresh) C - Otis Matteo (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - James Mayorga (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Spector (fresh) SF - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phillip Pascal (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Litzenberg (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:44 | VCU | Michael McFarlen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 15:43 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 15:37 | San Diego | Andrew Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 15:36 | San Diego | John Litzenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 15:17 | San Diego | Brian Spector knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Otis Matteo clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 32-46 |
| 14:54 | San Diego | John Litzenberg snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 14:48 | San Diego | Brian Spector can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-46 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Otis Matteo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Richard Parker misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Brian Spector - foul #2 on Brian Spector, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Charles Gordon (SG), Ronald Zurawski (PF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Michael McFarlen, Robert Gillison, Paul Hendrick, Otis Matteo | |
| Subs | San Diego | Justin Thompson (PG), Isaac Poff (SG), Jackie Franklin (SF), Henry Thomas (PF), Al Guill (C) James Mayorga, Brian Spector, Andrew Taylor, Phillip Pascal, John Litzenberg | |
| 14:32 | VCU | Richard Parker makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Richard Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:10 | San Diego | Henry Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right side | 34-46 |
| 14:09 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin hits the follow up shot | 34-48 |
| 13:53 | VCU | Henry Thomas swats the layup by Charles Gordon | 34-48 |
| 13:52 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Isaac Poff | 34-48 |
| 13:30 | San Diego | Al Guill makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Isaac Poff | 34-51 |
| 13:25 | VCU | Henry Thomas blocks the short jumper by Kyle Crawford | 34-51 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Charles Gordon tips it in | 36-51 |
| 13:02 | San Diego | Henry Thomas clanks a jumper in the paint | 36-51 |
| 13:01 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin tips it home | 36-53 |
| 12:55 | VCU | Al Guill steps in front of the Charles Gordon pass | 36-53 |
| 12:38 | San Diego | Henry Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 12:37 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Kyle Crawford clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-53 |
| 12:31 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Al Guill | 36-53 |
| 12:25 | San Diego | Justin Thompson knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Isaac Poff | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:14 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Thomas - foul #1 on Henry Thomas, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Leon Emmert (SF) Kyle Crawford, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | San Diego | Phillip Pascal (PF) Henry Thomas | |
| 12:14 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 12:14 | San Diego | Isaac Poff gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 11:59 | San Diego | Al Guill buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jackie Franklin | 36-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaac Poff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jackie Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Pascal (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Al Guill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:50 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski drills a jumper from the free throw line | 38-57 |
| 11:45 | San Diego | Ronald Zurawski steps in front of the Jackie Franklin pass | 38-57 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (SG), Paul Hendrick (PF), Otis Matteo (C) Charles Gordon, Ronald Zurawski, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | San Diego | James Mayorga (PG), Andrew Taylor (SF), John Litzenberg (C) Justin Thompson, Jackie Franklin, Al Guill | |
| 11:14 | San Diego | John Litzenberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 11:13 | San Diego | John Litzenberg snags the offensive board | 38-57 |
| 11:00 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal lays it in | 38-59 |
| 10:43 | VCU | Michael McFarlen lays it in | 40-59 |
| 10:27 | San Diego | James Mayorga misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 10:26 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to James Mayorga | 40-59 |
| 10:09 | San Diego | James Mayorga is called for traveling | 40-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG) Michael McFarlen | |
| Subs | San Diego | Justin Thompson (PG), Henry Thomas (PF) Isaac Poff, John Litzenberg | |
| 09:56 | VCU | Otis Matteo connects on the jumper from the right side | 42-59 |
| 09:36 | San Diego | Henry Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kyle Crawford - foul #4 on Kyle Crawford, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Richard Parker (SF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Kyle Crawford, Leon Emmert, Paul Hendrick | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jackie Franklin (SF), Al Guill (C) Andrew Taylor, Phillip Pascal | |
| 09:36 | San Diego | Henry Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 09:36 | San Diego | Henry Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:13 | VCU | Richard Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 09:12 | San Diego | Henry Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 09:06 | San Diego | Justin Thompson misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Wetherbee - foul #1 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| 09:06 | San Diego | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:06 | San Diego | Justin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:06 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Charles Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Zurawski (PF) Otis Matteo | |
| Subs | San Diego | Isaac Poff (SG) James Mayorga | |
| 08:35 | San Diego | Isaac Poff hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Thompson | 42-64 |
| 08:19 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 08:17 | San Diego | Isaac Poff grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 08:10 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Al Guill | 42-66 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski connects on the floater from the right block | 44-66 |
| 07:42 | San Diego | Isaac Poff knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-69 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Justin Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Isaac Poff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jackie Franklin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Al Guill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | VCU | Justin Thompson steals it from Gary Hill | 44-69 |
| 07:05 | San Diego | Justin Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 44-69 |
| 07:04 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| 06:59 | VCU | Gary Hill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-69 |
| 06:58 | VCU | Richard Parker tips it in | 46-69 |
| 06:51 | San Diego | Al Guill scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Thomas | 46-71 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Jackie Franklin is called for the reach on Charles Gordon - foul #1 on Jackie Franklin, team foul #4 | 46-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Kyle Crawford (SG), Leon Emmert (SF), Paul Hendrick (PF), Otis Matteo (C) Gary Hill, Charles Gordon, Richard Parker, Ronald Zurawski, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | San Diego | James Mayorga (PG), Brian Spector (SG), Andrew Taylor (SF), Phillip Pascal (PF), John Litzenberg (C) Justin Thompson, Isaac Poff, Jackie Franklin, Henry Thomas, Al Guill | |
| 06:27 | VCU | Paul Hendrick makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael McFarlen | 48-71 |
| 06:07 | San Diego | Brian Spector hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Andrew Taylor | 48-74 |
| 05:53 | VCU | Otis Matteo buries a jumper from the left block set up by Kyle Crawford | 50-74 |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Andrew Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 50-74 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Isaac Poff (SG) Brian Spector | |
| 05:15 | VCU | Michael McFarlen hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-74 |
| 05:14 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal snags the defensive board | 50-74 |
| 05:07 | San Diego | Isaac Poff misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 05:06 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal tips it in | 50-76 |
| 04:57 | VCU | Otis Matteo misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Litzenberg - foul #3 on John Litzenberg, team foul #5 | 50-76 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (SG), Richard Parker (SF) Michael McFarlen, Leon Emmert | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Spector (SG) Isaac Poff | |
| 04:57 | VCU | Otis Matteo makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:57 | VCU | Otis Matteo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 04:41 | San Diego | Andrew Taylor scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Mayorga | 52-78 |
| 04:28 | VCU | Otis Matteo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-78 |
| 04:26 | VCU | Paul Hendrick grabs the offensive board | 52-78 |
| 04:06 | VCU | Paul Hendrick misses long on a runner from the baseline | 52-78 |
| 04:05 | VCU | Paul Hendrick grabs the offensive rebound | 52-78 |
| 03:53 | VCU | Paul Hendrick jams it on a nice dish by Richard Parker | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | San Diego | Andrew Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-78 |
| 03:46 | VCU | The rebound goes to Paul Hendrick | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | VCU | Gary Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Spector - foul #3 on Brian Spector, team foul #6 | 54-78 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gillison (SG) Paul Hendrick | |
| Subs | San Diego | Johnny Womble (PF) John Litzenberg | |
| 03:41 | VCU | Gary Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 03:41 | VCU | Gary Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 03:41 | VCU | Gary Hill makes the 3rd free throw | 56-78 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gillison (fresh) SF - Kyle Crawford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Matteo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Brian Spector (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Mayorga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnny Womble (fresh) 1 pts. C - Phillip Pascal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | San Diego | Andrew Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Spector | 56-81 |
| 02:58 | VCU | Robert Gillison misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-81 |
| 02:57 | VCU | Richard Parker misses the tip | 56-81 |
| 02:56 | San Diego | Johnny Womble grabs the board | 56-81 |
| 02:49 | San Diego | Andrew Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Spector | 56-84 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Gary Hill drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kyle Crawford | 58-84 |
| 02:23 | San Diego | James Mayorga hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-84 |
| 02:22 | VCU | Otis Matteo grabs the board | 58-84 |
| 02:03 | VCU | Gary Hill scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Parker | 60-84 |
| 01:57 | San Diego | Johnny Womble clanks a turnaround near the basket | 60-84 |
| 01:56 | VCU | Kyle Crawford grabs the board | 60-84 |
| 01:41 | VCU | Robert Gillison's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Pascal | 60-84 |
| 01:40 | San Diego | James Mayorga grabs the defensive rebound | 60-84 |
| 01:36 | San Diego | Brian Spector makes the 3 from the right corner set up by James Mayorga | 60-87 |
| 01:27 | VCU | Gary Hill clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-87 |
| 01:25 | San Diego | James Mayorga grabs the board | 60-87 |
| 01:21 | San Diego | Brian Spector comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-87 |
| 01:20 | VCU | Robert Gillison gets the rebound | 60-87 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Kyle Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-87 |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Hendrick (PF) Robert Gillison | |
| Subs | San Diego | John Litzenberg (C) Johnny Womble | |
| 00:45 | San Diego | James Mayorga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-87 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Gary Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 60-87 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Richard Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-87 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | San Diego | Gary Hill is called for the reach on James Mayorga - foul #3 on Gary Hill, team foul #8 | 60-87 |
| 00:14 | San Diego | James Mayorga makes the 1st free throw | 60-88 |
| 00:14 | San Diego | James Mayorga misses the 2nd free throw | 60-88 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Otis Matteo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-88 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Otis Matteo misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-88 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Paul Hendrick grabs the offensive board | 60-88 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Kyle Crawford buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-88 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | James Mayorga runs out the clock | 63-88 |