| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Locklear (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Maya (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Charles Yost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stewart Stepanski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Lehoux (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Charles Yost inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's 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) | |
| 19:34 | VCU | Steven Lehoux is whistled for a carry | 37-28 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau's pass is intercepted by Steven Lehoux | 37-28 |
| 18:47 | VCU | John Maya is whistled for a carry | 37-28 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | James Gant misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Michael Taylor snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Gant | 40-28 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Michael Locklear picks off the pass by James Gant | 40-28 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Michael Locklear banks in the layup | 40-30 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Joe Hunter tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 17:28 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Maya | 40-30 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | James Gant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 16:52 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Yost | 40-30 |
| 16:26 | VCU | Charles Yost lays it up and in set up by Steven Lehoux and he's hacked by Tommy Charboneau - foul #2 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Michael Lombardo (PF), James Tompkins (C) James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (SG), Steven Shelton (PF), David Lee (C) John Maya, Stewart Stepanski, Steven Lehoux | |
| 16:26 | VCU | Charles Yost makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Gayhart | 42-33 |
| 15:46 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG) Ronald Gayhart | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stiver (SG), Alfred Taylor (SF) Michael Locklear, Charles Yost | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Tony Charney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Tompkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Stiver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) C - David Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Tony Charney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 15:23 | VCU | Michael Lombardo is called for the reach on Steven Shelton - foul #1 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Maya (SG) James Stiver | |
| 15:05 | VCU | Steven Shelton knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Nathaniel Smith | 42-35 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 42-35 |
| 14:44 | VCU | David Lee pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:28 | VCU | John Maya misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 14:27 | VCU | Steven Shelton tips it home | 42-37 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith is called for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Tony Charney, James Gibson, Brian Bozeman, Michael Lombardo, James Tompkins | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Locklear (PG), Stewart Stepanski (PF), Steven Lehoux (C) Nathaniel Smith, Steven Shelton, David Lee | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart loses the dribble to Stewart Stepanski | 45-37 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Alfred Taylor and the foul's on Joe Hunter - foul #1 on Joe Hunter, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | James Gant clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Steven Lehoux pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Alfred Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 12:57 | VCU | Alfred Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:49 | VCU | John Maya connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Locklear and the foul's on James Gant - foul #2 on James Gant, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Yost (SF) Alfred Taylor | |
| 12:49 | VCU | John Maya misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | James Gant grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Charles Yost grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:20 | VCU | John Maya banks in the layup | 45-44 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Stewart Stepanski takes the ball from Tommy Charboneau | 45-44 |
| 11:45 | VCU | John Maya blows the layup but he's hacked by James Gant - foul #3 on James Gant, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Lombardo (C) Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Shelton (PF), David Lee (C) Stewart Stepanski, Steven Lehoux | |
| 11:45 | VCU | John Maya makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:45 | VCU | John Maya makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) C - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Locklear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Maya (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Charles Yost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 11:37 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Yost | 45-46 |
| 11:14 | VCU | Michael Locklear hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Yost | 45-49 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Gant | 48-49 |
| 10:40 | VCU | Michael Locklear scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Lee | 48-51 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 51-51 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Charles Yost hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Maya | 51-53 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart buries a jumper from the right side set up by Tommy Charboneau | 53-53 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Michael Locklear clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Gant | 53-53 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 09:09 | VCU | Steven Shelton snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:59 | VCU | David Lee scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Maya | 53-55 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | The short jumper by Michael Taylor is denied by David Lee | 53-55 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Steven Shelton comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Charboneau - foul #3 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG), James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), James Tompkins (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau, Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), James Stiver (SG), Alfred Taylor (SF), Steven Lehoux (C) Michael Locklear, John Maya, Charles Yost, David Lee | |
| 08:35 | VCU | Steven Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Steven Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | James Stiver takes the ball from James Tompkins | 55-57 |
| 08:12 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | James Gibson gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Lehoux - foul #1 on Steven Lehoux, team foul #1 | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | VCU | Stewart Stepanski (PF) Steven Shelton | |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Joe Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Joe Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Tony Charney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Tompkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stiver (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Stewart Stepanski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Lehoux (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | VCU | James Stiver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 07:21 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski tips it home | 57-59 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Tony Charney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Gibson | 60-59 |
| 06:44 | VCU | Tony Charney is called for the reach on Nathaniel Smith - foul #1 on Tony Charney, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Michael Lombardo (PF) Tony Charney, James Tompkins | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Locklear (PG) James Stiver | |
| 06:44 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Steven Lehoux grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:53 | VCU | Alfred Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Joe Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | James Gibson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Joe Hunter can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Joe Hunter tips it back up and in | 62-59 |
| 05:15 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Locklear | 62-61 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Steven Lehoux blocks the short jumper by Michael Lombardo | 62-61 |
| 05:03 | VCU | Michael Locklear grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 04:56 | VCU | Michael Locklear misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Alfred Taylor can't tip it in | 62-61 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF) James Gibson, Brian Bozeman, Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | VCU | John Maya (SG), Charles Yost (SF) Nathaniel Smith, Alfred Taylor | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Steven Lehoux is called for the reach on Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Steven Lehoux, team foul #2 | 62-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Tompkins (C) Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Shelton (C) Steven Lehoux | |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Michael Taylor clanks a jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | James Tompkins tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| 04:04 | VCU | Michael Locklear loses the ball out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Lombardo (C) James Tompkins | |
| Subs | VCU | David Lee (C) Stewart Stepanski | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart loses the dribble to John Maya | 64-61 |
| 03:47 | VCU | David Lee makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Locklear | 64-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Locklear (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Maya (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Yost (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Michael Taylor is whistled for a carry | 64-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Lehoux (C) David Lee | |
| 03:21 | VCU | Charles Yost misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-64 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | James Gant snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-64 |
| 02:50 | VCU | John Maya makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Locklear and he's fouled by James Gant - foul #4 on James Gant, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Hunter (C) Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | VCU | Stewart Stepanski (PF) Steven Shelton | |
| 02:50 | VCU | John Maya makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Michael Locklear is called for the reach on Ronald Gayhart - foul #1 on Michael Locklear, team foul #3 | 67-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | VCU | Alfred Taylor (SF) Charles Yost | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 02:19 | VCU | John Maya snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 02:05 | VCU | Joe Hunter steals it from Alfred Taylor | 67-68 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Stewart Stepanski - foul #2 on Stewart Stepanski, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Yost (SF) Alfred Taylor | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:17 | VCU | John Maya misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Charles Yost grabs the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Joe Hunter is called for the reach on Steven Lehoux - foul #2 on Joe Hunter, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Steven Lehoux makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Steven Lehoux misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tommy Charboneau | 69-69 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses long on a runner from the baseline | 69-69 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Michael Taylor tips it back up and in | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Joe Hunter is called for the reach on Steven Lehoux - foul #3 on Joe Hunter, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Steven Lehoux makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Steven Lehoux misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:27 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Stewart Stepanski | 71-70 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski drills a driving attempt near the basket | 71-72 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael Taylor blows the layup but he's hacked by John Maya - foul #2 on John Maya, team foul #5 | 71-72 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:04 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Charles Yost comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-72 |