| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Farrar (fresh) PF - Horace Sax (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | George Howell inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Richard Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester knocks in the runner from the right block | 43-38 |
| 18:45 | VCU | Matthew Hawkins blocks the short jumper by Charles Boatwright | 43-38 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | George Howell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Thomas Farrar pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Michael Horton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 43-38 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Matthew Hawkins | 43-38 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Horace Sax - foul #1 on Horace Sax, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (SF), Wilson Standridge (C) Thomas Farrar, Charles Boatwright | |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:27 | VCU | Michael Horton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 17:26 | VCU | Horace Sax snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Richard Jordan is hacked by George Howell - foul #2 on George Howell, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), Tom Tewksbury (C) Robert Scannell, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | VCU | Milton Simmons (C) Horace Sax | |
| 17:01 | VCU | Richard Jordan makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Mackay takes the ball from Fred Johnson | 44-40 |
| 16:42 | VCU | Richard Jordan can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 16:40 | VCU | Michael Horton tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury lays it up and in on a great pass from George Howell | 46-40 |
| 16:12 | VCU | Milton Simmons is hacked by George Howell - foul #3 on George Howell, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (SG), Mike Correia (SF), Ron Hay (C) Travis Koester, George Howell, Matthew Hawkins | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Allen (PG), Thomas Farrar (SF), Charles Boatwright (C) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton, Milton Simmons | |
| 16:04 | VCU | Richard Mackay double dribbles | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Correia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tom Tewksbury (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ron Hay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jason Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mackay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Farrar (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilson Standridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Donald Kent (PF), Charles Munk (C) Mike Correia, Tom Tewksbury, Ron Hay | |
| Subs | VCU | Horace Sax (PF) Wilson Standridge | |
| 15:21 | VCU | Horace Sax's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Kent | 46-40 |
| 15:19 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Farrar | 46-40 |
| 15:04 | VCU | Charles Munk picks off the pass by Horace Sax | 46-40 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Munk | 46-40 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson is hacked by Thomas Farrar - foul #1 on Thomas Farrar, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Travis Koester (SG), George Howell (SF), Matthew Hawkins (PF) Robert Scannell, Fred Johnson, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Horton (SG), Lawrence Taylor (SF), Wilson Standridge (C) Jason Allen, Richard Mackay, Thomas Farrar, Charles Boatwright | |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Horace Sax is called for the reach on Matthew Hawkins - foul #2 on Horace Sax, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Milton Simmons (C) Horace Sax | |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 13:59 | VCU | Richard Jordan grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 13:55 | VCU | Richard Jordan drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Horton | 46-42 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | George Howell is fouled on the floor by Wilson Standridge - foul #1 on Wilson Standridge, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Wilson Standridge gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:44 | VCU | Wilson Standridge is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Charles Munk (C) Paul Smith, Donald Kent | |
| Subs | VCU | Horace Sax (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Wilson Standridge, Milton Simmons | |
| 12:28 | VCU | Michael Horton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 12:26 | VCU | Charles Boatwright snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:06 | VCU | George Howell is called for the reach on Horace Sax - foul #4 on George Howell, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (SF) George Howell | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Farrar (SF) Lawrence Taylor | |
| 11:51 | VCU | Michael Horton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Farrar (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Horace Sax (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Scannell | 48-45 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Horace Sax knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Jordan | 48-47 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Jordan - foul #1 on Richard Jordan, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Kent (SF) Travis Koester | |
| Subs | VCU | Wilson Standridge (C) Charles Boatwright | |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson blows the dunk | 48-47 |
| 10:59 | VCU | Michael Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:42 | VCU | Horace Sax is denied on a layup by Matthew Hawkins | 48-47 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Scannell | 51-47 |
| 09:47 | VCU | Robert Scannell steps in front of the Wilson Standridge pass | 51-47 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 51-47 |
| 09:30 | VCU | Richard Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Wilson Standridge's floater is tipped away by Charles Munk | 51-47 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Horace Sax - foul #3 on Horace Sax, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (PG), Travis Koester (SG), Tom Tewksbury (PF) Robert Scannell, Fred Johnson, Matthew Hawkins | |
| Subs | VCU | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Jason Allen (SG), Richard Mackay (SF), Charles Boatwright (C) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton, Thomas Farrar, Horace Sax | |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:51 | VCU | Wilson Standridge is hacked by Tom Tewksbury - foul #1 on Tom Tewksbury, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Correia (SF) Charles Munk | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:31 | VCU | Tom Tewksbury is called for the reach on Richard Mackay - foul #2 on Tom Tewksbury, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Charles Boatwright's fadeaway is rejected by Tom Tewksbury | 52-47 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses long on a floater near the basket | 52-47 |
| 08:00 | VCU | The rebound goes to Wilson Standridge | 52-47 |
| 07:56 | VCU | Lawrence Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Mackay | 52-49 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-49 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Correia | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Correia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Kent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Tewksbury (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mackay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilson Standridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Koester | 55-49 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Jason Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), George Howell (SF), Matthew Hawkins (PF) Paul Smith, Mike Correia, Donald Kent | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Horton (SG), Milton Simmons (PF) Lawrence Taylor, Jason Allen, Wilson Standridge | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Milton Simmons - foul #1 on Milton Simmons, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Allen (PF) Charles Boatwright | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Milton Simmons misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson tips it in | 59-49 |
| 05:50 | VCU | Michael Horton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester lays it in set up by Fred Johnson | 61-49 |
| 05:17 | VCU | Milton Simmons misses the easy layup | 61-49 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | George Howell drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Koester | 64-49 |
| 05:10 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Charles Munk (C) Fred Johnson, Tom Tewksbury | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Farrar (SF), Horace Sax (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Richard Mackay, Richard Allen, Milton Simmons | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:01 | VCU | Michael Horton loses the dribble to Charles Munk | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk loses the ball out of bounds | 64-49 |
| 04:16 | VCU | Michael Horton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Matthew Hawkins | 64-49 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the shot from the right side | 64-49 |
| 03:50 | VCU | Thomas Farrar pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | VCU | Michael Horton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jordan and he's fouled by Travis Koester - foul #1 on Travis Koester, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (SG) Travis Koester | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:43 | VCU | Michael Horton makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Farrar (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Horace Sax (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 03:22 | VCU | Horace Sax pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:58 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-52 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Thomas Farrar pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Fred Johnson steals it from Michael Horton | 64-52 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | George Howell banks in the layup set up by Fred Johnson | 66-52 |
| 02:22 | VCU | George Howell is called for the reach on Thomas Farrar - foul #5 on George Howell, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (SG), Mike Correia (SF), Donald Kent (PF), Tom Tewksbury (C) Robert Scannell, George Howell, Matthew Hawkins, Charles Munk | |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Allen (PG), Richard Mackay (SG), Wilson Standridge (PF), Milton Simmons (C) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton, Horace Sax, Charles Boatwright | |
| 02:22 | VCU | Thomas Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:22 | VCU | Thomas Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 01:43 | VCU | Milton Simmons loses the ball out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Lawrence Taylor (PG) Thomas Farrar | |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Taylor is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #3 on Lawrence Taylor, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:19 | VCU | The rebound goes to Milton Simmons | 69-53 |
| 01:12 | VCU | Wilson Standridge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-53 |
| 01:10 | VCU | Lawrence Taylor hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Wilson Standridge - foul #2 on Wilson Standridge, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) 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 | Wilson Standridge lays it in | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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) | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Jason Allen - foul #1 on Jason Allen, team foul #10 | 73-57 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith misses the free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Wilson Standridge gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Jason Allen hits a shot from the right side | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 73-59 |