| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bradley Surratt (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brian Guida (fresh) SF - Charles McGirr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Bailes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kun Xang inbounds the ball | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Kun Xang makes the runner in the lane | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:29 | VCU | Brian Guida drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Surratt | 30-49 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | David Stewart hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 30-51 |
| 18:59 | VCU | Maurice Myers misses badly on a floater in the paint | 30-51 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-51 |
| 18:33 | VCU | David Bailes grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Maurice Myers scores on a floater from close range set up by Bradley Surratt and the foul's on John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 32-51 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Maurice Myers makes the free throw | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:10 | Illinois | David Bailes takes the ball from David Stewart | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:49 | VCU | David Bailes loses the dribble to Leroy Witherell | 33-51 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-51 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Bradley Surratt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 17:26 | VCU | Maurice Myers knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Brian Guida | 35-51 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | David Stewart is hacked by David Bailes - foul #3 on David Bailes, team foul #1 | 35-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Hearne (SG), George Bastarache (SF), Wayne Lloyd (C) Brian Guida, Charles McGirr, David Bailes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG), Larry Singh (SF), Robert Acuna (PF), Oscar Pierce (C) David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce makes the jump hook from the right block | 35-53 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Arthur Hearne scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Surratt | 38-53 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Robert Acuna misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Robert Acuna pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Wayne Lloyd steals the ball from Leroy Witherell | 38-53 |
| 15:44 | VCU | Bradley Surratt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-53 |
| 15:43 | VCU | Wayne Lloyd tips it in | 40-53 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bradley Surratt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Hearne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Bastarache (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Singh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Elvin Mills connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 15:10 | VCU | Wayne Lloyd misses short on a floater from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Singh | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:33 | VCU | Maurice Myers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Maurice Myers misses the tip | 40-59 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Elvin Mills loses the dribble to Bradley Surratt | 40-59 |
| 13:55 | VCU | Wayne Lloyd misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-59 |
| 13:53 | VCU | Wayne Lloyd grabs the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 13:41 | VCU | Bradley Surratt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Jamar Tolbert (PG), Brian Guida (SG), Charles McGirr (SF), Steven Vale (PF), David Bailes (C) Bradley Surratt, Arthur Hearne, George Bastarache, Maurice Myers, Wayne Lloyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, Robert Acuna, Oscar Pierce | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses short on a runner in the lane | 40-59 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | John Thompson misses the tip | 40-59 |
| 13:26 | VCU | Steven Vale pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 13:01 | VCU | Jamar Tolbert clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Leroy Witherell - foul #3 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #2 | 40-59 |
| 13:01 | VCU | Jamar Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 13:01 | VCU | Jamar Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | David Bailes is called for the reach on David Stewart - foul #4 on David Bailes, team foul #2 | 42-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger (C) David Bailes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 12:35 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:31 | VCU | Charles McGirr buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jamar Tolbert | 45-59 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | David Stewart misses the lay-in | 45-59 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell gets the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | John Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-59 |
| 12:08 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 11:50 | VCU | Brian Guida loses the ball out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Maurice Myers (PF) Steven Vale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG) Leroy Witherell | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | John Thompson is whistled for a carry | 45-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Wayne Lloyd (C) Kyle Meixelberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jamar Tolbert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Guida (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McGirr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | VCU | Landon Baldwin is called for the reach on Charles McGirr - foul #1 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (C) Landon Baldwin | |
| 11:05 | VCU | Brian Guida hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Robert Acuna grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by John Thompson is blocked by Maurice Myers | 45-59 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Robert Acuna tips it back up and in | 45-61 |
| 10:24 | VCU | Jamar Tolbert hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Guida | 48-61 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | David Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-61 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | John Thompson tips it in | 48-63 |
| 09:48 | VCU | Brian Guida hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-63 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Robert Acuna pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Robert Acuna's floater is tipped away by Wayne Lloyd | 48-63 |
| 09:20 | VCU | Charles McGirr grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Maurice Myers misses long on a shot in the lane | 48-63 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Kun Xang grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Robert Acuna misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | John Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Maurice Myers steals it from John Thompson | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:22 | VCU | Maurice Myers comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Surratt (PG), Arthur Hearne (SG), George Bastarache (SF), Kyle Meixelberger (C) Jamar Tolbert, Brian Guida, Charles McGirr, Wayne Lloyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Herbert Petri (SF), Oscar Pierce (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Elvin Mills, David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Robert Acuna | |
| 08:22 | VCU | Maurice Myers makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Maurice Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Herbert Petri is whistled for traveling | 50-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Vale (PF) Maurice Myers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:47 | VCU | Arthur Hearne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Steven Vale tips it home | 52-63 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Herbert Petri hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 52-66 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bradley Surratt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Hearne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Bastarache (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Vale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Meixelberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Singh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Petri (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:05 | VCU | Bradley Surratt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Steven Vale tips it but misses | 52-66 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin grabs the board | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Arthur Hearne steals it from Larry Singh | 52-66 |
| 06:12 | VCU | Steven Vale misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 52-66 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Herbert Petri grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Steven Vale steals it from Oscar Pierce | 52-66 |
| 05:44 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Guida (SG), Charles McGirr (SF), Maurice Myers (PF), David Bailes (C) Arthur Hearne, George Bastarache, Steven Vale, Kyle Meixelberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF) Larry Singh, Herbert Petri, Oscar Pierce | |
| 05:30 | VCU | Maurice Myers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Charles McGirr tips it in | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | Illinois | John Thompson's pass is intercepted by Bradley Surratt | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:53 | VCU | Bradley Surratt buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Brian Guida | 56-66 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Kun Xang's floater is tipped away by Maurice Myers | 56-66 |
| 04:38 | VCU | The rebound goes to Maurice Myers | 56-66 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Brian Guida can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Landon Baldwin - foul #2 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (C) Landon Baldwin | |
| 04:19 | VCU | Brian Guida makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Brian Guida makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is fouled on the floor by Charles McGirr - foul #2 on Charles McGirr, team foul #3 | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Robert Acuna buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Stewart | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | VCU | Bradley Surratt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | David Stewart pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bradley Surratt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Guida (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles McGirr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Bailes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Acuna (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell buries a jump hook from the left block | 58-71 |
| 02:32 | VCU | David Bailes misses badly on a floater near the basket | 58-71 |
| 02:31 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to David Bailes | 58-71 |
| 02:19 | VCU | David Bailes hits the finger roll set up by Bradley Surratt | 60-71 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | David Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Kun Xang grabs the offensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | John Thompson misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 01:42 | VCU | The rebound goes to Brian Guida | 60-71 |
| 01:29 | VCU | Maurice Myers is denied on a layup by Robert Acuna | 60-71 |
| 01:28 | VCU | David Bailes can't tip it in | 60-71 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Acuna | 60-71 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell travels in the backcourt | 60-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Jamar Tolbert (PG), Arthur Hearne (SG), George Bastarache (SF), Wayne Lloyd (PF), Kyle Meixelberger (C) Bradley Surratt, Brian Guida, Charles McGirr, Maurice Myers, David Bailes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson | |
| 01:09 | VCU | Oscar Pierce steals the ball from Wayne Lloyd | 60-71 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Lloyd - foul #2 on Wayne Lloyd, team foul #4 | 60-71 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | VCU | George Bastarache is whistled for traveling | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lloyd - foul #3 on Wayne Lloyd, team foul #5 | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Elvin Mills runs out the clock | 60-73 |