| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Scott Guimond (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Noah Gaylord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Morris Gaudette (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Leon Emmert inbounds the ball | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Stanley Bryant - foul #1 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| 19:40 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 19:40 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 19:19 | Canisius | Scott Guimond hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Bryant | 55-37 |
| 18:50 | VCU | Thomas Davis takes the ball from Ronald Zurawski | 55-37 |
| 18:43 | Canisius | Noah Gaylord is fouled on the floor by Ronald Zurawski - foul #2 on Ronald Zurawski, team foul #1 | 55-37 |
| 18:22 | Canisius | Scott Guimond loses the ball out of bounds | 55-37 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Morris Gaudette - foul #3 on Morris Gaudette, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lawrence Reed (C) Morris Gaudette | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:04 | VCU | Michael McFarlen makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Michael McFarlen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 17:39 | Canisius | Thomas Davis double dribbles | 55-39 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Dyal (PG), Albert Davis (SF) Scott Guimond, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Kyle Crawford (SF), Otis Matteo (PF), Richard Parker (C) Michael McFarlen, Leon Emmert, Ronald Zurawski, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 17:27 | VCU | Charles Gordon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 17:25 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Lawrence Reed | 55-39 |
| 17:20 | Canisius | Stanley Bryant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 17:18 | VCU | Otis Matteo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 17:04 | VCU | Richard Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Gary Hill tips it but misses | 55-39 |
| 17:01 | Canisius | Noah Gaylord grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 16:56 | Canisius | Otis Matteo steals it from Stanley Bryant | 55-39 |
| 16:47 | VCU | Otis Matteo knocks in the floater from the right block | 55-41 |
| 16:31 | Canisius | Stanley Bryant travels with the ball | 55-41 |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Davis (SF), Michael Cahill (C) Stanley Bryant, Noah Gaylord | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Leon Emmert (SF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Gary Hill, Charles Gordon, Richard Parker | |
| 16:10 | VCU | Kyle Crawford scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 15:48 | Canisius | Michael Cahill scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Dyal | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael Dyal (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cahill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otis Matteo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | VCU | Kyle Crawford misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 15:32 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee tips it in | 57-46 |
| 15:22 | Canisius | Thomas Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-46 |
| 15:21 | Canisius | Michael Dyal gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 15:11 | Canisius | Michael Dyal can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Otis Matteo - foul #2 on Otis Matteo, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Canisius | Stanley Bryant (SG), Thomas Holmes (SF), Noah Gaylord (PF), Morris Gaudette (C) Albert Davis, Thomas Davis, Lawrence Reed, Michael Cahill | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Gordon (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Ronald Zurawski (PF) Kyle Crawford, Leon Emmert, Otis Matteo | |
| 15:11 | Canisius | Michael Dyal misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 15:11 | Canisius | Michael Dyal misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Noah Gaylord swats the short shot by Charles Gordon | 57-46 |
| 14:49 | Canisius | Thomas Holmes gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:45 | Canisius | Michael Dyal hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 57-46 |
| 14:44 | Canisius | Noah Gaylord tips it back up and in | 59-46 |
| 14:34 | VCU | Charles Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Canisius | Scott Guimond (PG) Michael Dyal | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Paul Hendrick (SF) Michael McFarlen, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 14:14 | Canisius | Scott Guimond drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Bryant | 62-46 |
| 13:58 | VCU | Scott Guimond is called for the reach on Ronald Zurawski - foul #2 on Scott Guimond, team foul #3 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Davis (SF) Thomas Holmes | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Leon Emmert (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Gary Hill, Paul Hendrick, Richard Parker | |
| 13:51 | VCU | Charles Gordon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 13:30 | Canisius | Stanley Bryant knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Crawford | 65-52 |
| 12:50 | Canisius | Scott Guimond hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Bryant | 67-52 |
| 12:29 | VCU | Leon Emmert makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Gordon | 67-54 |
| 12:25 | Canisius | Thomas Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 12:23 | VCU | The rebound goes to Kyle Crawford | 67-54 |
| 12:17 | VCU | Leon Emmert clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 67-54 |
| 12:16 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Zurawski | 67-54 |
| 11:59 | VCU | Charles Gordon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 11:57 | Canisius | Noah Gaylord gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 11:53 | Canisius | Stanley Bryant knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Noah Gaylord and he's hacked by Charles Gordon - foul #2 on Charles Gordon, team foul #3 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Dyal (PG), Albert Davis (SF), Lawrence Reed (PF), Michael Cahill (C) Scott Guimond, Thomas Davis, Noah Gaylord, Morris Gaudette | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Gary Hill (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Paul Hendrick (PF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Kyle Crawford, Charles Gordon, Leon Emmert, Ronald Zurawski, Otis Matteo | |
| 11:53 | Canisius | Stanley Bryant misses the free throw | 69-54 |
| 11:53 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael Dyal (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Bryant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cahill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hendrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | VCU | Gary Hill misses long on a shot from the left block | 69-54 |
| 11:26 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Michael Cahill | 69-54 |
| 11:20 | Canisius | Albert Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 11:18 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 11:02 | VCU | Richard Parker tips it home | 69-56 |
| 10:47 | Canisius | Michael Cahill misses the easy layup | 69-56 |
| 10:46 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Davis | 69-56 |
| 10:27 | Canisius | Michael Dyal misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-56 |
| 10:26 | Canisius | Albert Davis hits the follow up shot | 71-56 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Michael McFarlen drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Parker | 71-58 |
| 09:52 | Canisius | Lawrence Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Wetherbee | 71-58 |
| 09:51 | Canisius | Lawrence Reed grabs the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 09:33 | Canisius | Stanley Bryant drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Dyal | 73-58 |
| 09:10 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-58 |
| 09:08 | Canisius | Lawrence Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 08:47 | Canisius | Stanley Bryant misses badly on a floater from the right side | 73-58 |
| 08:45 | VCU | Michael McFarlen grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:19 | VCU | Gary Hill's pass is intercepted by Michael Cahill | 73-58 |
| 08:03 | Canisius | Michael Dyal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 73-58 |
| 08:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to Richard Parker | 73-58 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Michael McFarlen's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Cahill | 73-58 |
| 07:51 | Canisius | Stanley Bryant snags the defensive board | 73-58 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael Dyal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Bryant (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Albert Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Cahill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Hendrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Canisius | Richard Parker steals it from Lawrence Reed | 73-58 |
| 07:30 | VCU | Michael McFarlen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael McFarlen, team foul #4 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Scott Guimond (PG), Nathan Fredericks (SG), Thomas Davis (SF), Noah Gaylord (PF), Morris Gaudette (C) Michael Dyal, Stanley Bryant, Albert Davis, Lawrence Reed, Michael Cahill | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Charles Gordon (SG), Leon Emmert (SF), Ronald Zurawski (PF), Otis Matteo (C) Michael McFarlen, Gary Hill, Richard Parker, Paul Hendrick, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Nathan Fredericks hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-58 |
| 06:53 | VCU | Charles Gordon clanks a floater from the right side | 76-58 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Otis Matteo grabs the offensive board | 76-58 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Kyle Crawford misses the shot from the left wing | 76-58 |
| 06:35 | Canisius | Noah Gaylord grabs the defensive rebound | 76-58 |
| 06:30 | Canisius | Nathan Fredericks connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Davis | 79-58 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Kyle Crawford is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kyle Crawford, team foul #5 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Dyal (SG) Nathan Fredericks | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:55 | Canisius | Thomas Davis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-58 |
| 05:53 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski pulls down the rebound | 79-58 |
| 05:41 | VCU | Charles Gordon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-58 |
| 05:39 | Canisius | Noah Gaylord pulls down the rebound | 79-58 |
| 05:23 | Canisius | Morris Gaudette misses the lay-in | 79-58 |
| 05:21 | VCU | Leon Emmert pulls down the rebound | 79-58 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Charles Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 79-58 |
| 04:52 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Scott Guimond | 79-58 |
| 04:48 | Canisius | Scott Guimond dunks the ball on a nice dish by Morris Gaudette | 81-58 |
| 04:41 | VCU | Noah Gaylord picks off the pass by Leon Emmert | 81-58 |
| 04:30 | Canisius | Thomas Davis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Dyal | 84-58 |
| 04:12 | VCU | Kyle Crawford hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Scott Guimond - foul #3 on Scott Guimond, team foul #4 | 84-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Nathan Fredericks (PG), Albert Davis (SF), Lawrence Reed (PF), Thomas Holmes (C) Scott Guimond, Thomas Davis, Noah Gaylord, Morris Gaudette | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Robert Gillison (SG), Paul Hendrick (PF), Richard Parker (C) Charles Gordon, Leon Emmert, Ronald Zurawski, Otis Matteo | |
| 04:12 | VCU | Kyle Crawford makes the free throw | 84-61 |
| 04:03 | Canisius | Nathan Fredericks hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-61 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | VCU | Kyle Crawford buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 87-64 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Nathan Fredericks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dyal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Albert Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Gillison (fresh) SF - Kyle Crawford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Hendrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Canisius | Nathan Fredericks clanks a 3 from the left wing | 87-64 |
| 03:29 | Canisius | Thomas Holmes snags the offensive board | 87-64 |
| 03:13 | Canisius | Nathan Fredericks makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Holmes | 90-64 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Paul Hendrick comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Michael Dyal - foul #2 on Michael Dyal, team foul #5 | 90-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Cahill (C) Michael Dyal | |
| Subs | VCU | Otis Matteo (C) Kyle Crawford | |
| 02:56 | VCU | Paul Hendrick makes the 1st free throw | 90-65 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Paul Hendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 90-66 |
| 02:41 | Canisius | Thomas Holmes comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 90-66 |
| 02:39 | VCU | Richard Parker pulls down the rebound | 90-66 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Paul Hendrick connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Hill | 90-68 |
| 02:13 | Canisius | Robert Gillison steps in front of the Thomas Holmes pass | 90-68 |
| 01:54 | VCU | Gary Hill knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Otis Matteo | 90-71 |
| 01:31 | Canisius | Lawrence Reed comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 90-71 |
| 01:30 | Canisius | Thomas Holmes tips it home | 92-71 |
| 01:18 | VCU | Otis Matteo comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 92-71 |
| 01:17 | Canisius | Albert Davis pulls down the rebound | 92-71 |
| 01:12 | Canisius | Albert Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 92-71 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Robert Gillison snags the defensive board | 92-71 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Lawrence Reed denies the turnaround by Otis Matteo | 92-71 |
| 00:50 | Canisius | Thomas Holmes grabs the board | 92-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius 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) | |
| 00:44 | Canisius | Robert Gillison steps in front of the Michael Cahill pass | 92-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius 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) | |
| 00:37 | VCU | Paul Hendrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 92-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Dyal (PG) Thomas Holmes | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG) Robert Gillison | |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Michael Cahill clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Otis Matteo - foul #3 on Otis Matteo, team foul #6 | 92-71 |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Michael Cahill misses the 1st free throw | 92-71 |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Michael Cahill misses the 2nd free throw | 92-71 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Otis Matteo grabs the board | 92-71 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Paul Hendrick drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Hill and he's fouled by Lawrence Reed - foul #2 on Lawrence Reed, team foul #6 | 92-73 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Paul Hendrick makes the free throw | 92-74 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Michael Dyal runs out the clock | 92-74 |