| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) SG - Bobby Gess (fresh) SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Zoellick (fresh) C - Manuel Messier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | VCU | Leon Emmert is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Leon Emmert, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | VCU | Gary Hill pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Robert Zoellick blocks the short jumper by Leon Emmert | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo is fouled on the floor by Leon Emmert - foul #2 on Leon Emmert, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Parker (SF) Leon Emmert | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 18:21 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donnie Harris | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Gary Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | VCU | Richard Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Richard Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | San Jose State | Gary Hill picks off the pass by Donnie Harris in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Manuel Messier denies the turnaround by Gary Hill | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | VCU | Richard Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Richard Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 17:22 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Zurawski | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Manuel Messier - foul #1 on Manuel Messier, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:59 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Donnie Harris | 1-5 |
| 16:55 | VCU | Robert Zoellick is called for the reach on Ronald Zurawski - foul #1 on Robert Zoellick, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 16:42 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-5 |
| 16:40 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:21 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier clanks a jumper from close range | 1-5 |
| 16:20 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris snags the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 16:07 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 16:06 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 15:54 | VCU | Bobby Gess is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bobby Gess, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (SG), Otis Matteo (PF) Bobby Gess, Ronald Zurawski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) SG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) SF - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otis Matteo (fresh) C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Zoellick (fresh) C - Manuel Messier (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | San Jose State | The short jumper by Richard Johnson is denied by Otis Matteo | 1-5 |
| 15:39 | VCU | Otis Matteo snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 15:30 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 15:28 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 15:15 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick's pass is intercepted by Gary Hill | 1-5 |
| 15:04 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee buries a jumper near the basket | 3-5 |
| 14:48 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Wetherbee - foul #1 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | VCU | Bobby Gess (SG), Paul Hendrick (SF), Ronald Zurawski (PF) Gary Hill, Richard Parker, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (PG), Richard Patton (PF) Donnie Harris, Robert Zoellick | |
| 14:48 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:48 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:34 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael McFarlen | 6-7 |
| 14:17 | San Jose State | Richard Patton blows the layup | 6-7 |
| 14:16 | VCU | Otis Matteo grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 14:13 | VCU | Luciano Russo steals it from Michael McFarlen in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 13:59 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski blows the layup | 6-7 |
| 13:48 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:32 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo travels with the ball | 6-7 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Richard Parker (SF) Michael McFarlen, Paul Hendrick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Richard Burt (PF), Eljasz Majeski (C) Henry Cornejo, Richard Johnson, Manuel Messier | |
| 13:11 | VCU | Bobby Gess can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-7 |
| 13:10 | San Jose State | Richard Burt grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:02 | San Jose State | Richard Burt is fouled on the floor by Bobby Gess - foul #2 on Bobby Gess, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (SG), Paul Hendrick (PF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Bobby Gess, Ronald Zurawski, Otis Matteo | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick (PF) Eljasz Majeski | |
| 12:47 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-7 |
| 12:45 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 12:30 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 12:21 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 12:19 | San Jose State | Richard Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:00 | San Jose State | Gary Hill is called for the reach on Donnie Harris - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #6 | 6-10 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo (SG), Manuel Messier (C) Luciano Russo, Richard Burt | |
| 11:43 | San Jose State | Gary Hill is called for the reach on Donnie Harris - foul #2 on Gary Hill, team foul #7 | 6-10 |
| Subs | VCU | Sam Greenbaum (SG), Ronald Zurawski (PF) Gary Hill, Paul Hendrick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (SF) Richard Patton | |
| 11:43 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 11:43 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 11:43 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Greenbaum (fresh) SF - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luciano Russo (fresh) PF - Robert Zoellick (fresh) C - Manuel Messier (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | VCU | Richard Parker scores on a turnaround in the lane | 8-11 |
| 11:05 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier misses short on a floater from the left side | 8-11 |
| 11:03 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 10:34 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:28 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wetherbee - foul #2 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #8 | 8-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Floyd Ross (SG), Paul Hendrick (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Michael McFarlen, Richard Parker, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Johnson (SF), Richard Patton (PF) Luciano Russo, Robert Zoellick | |
| 10:28 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:28 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Henry Cornejo takes the ball from Sam Greenbaum | 8-13 |
| 10:00 | San Jose State | Sam Greenbaum steals it from Donnie Harris | 8-13 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Sam Greenbaum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 09:44 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 09:38 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donnie Harris | 8-16 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Sam Greenbaum - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (PG), Hans Zanin (SG), Richard Burt (C) Donnie Harris, Henry Cornejo, Manuel Messier | |
| 09:00 | VCU | Otis Matteo drills a runner in the paint set up by Paul Hendrick | 10-16 |
| 08:41 | San Jose State | Richard Patton is denied on a layup by Ronald Zurawski | 10-16 |
| 08:40 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Richard Burt steals the ball from Ronald Zurawski | 10-16 |
| 08:02 | San Jose State | Hans Zanin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Otis Matteo - foul #1 on Otis Matteo, team foul #9 | 10-16 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Richard Parker (SF) Sam Greenbaum, Ronald Zurawski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo (SG), Robert Zoellick (PF), Manuel Messier (C) Richard Johnson, Richard Patton, Richard Burt | |
| 08:02 | San Jose State | Hans Zanin makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:02 | San Jose State | Hans Zanin misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to Otis Matteo | 10-17 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Richard Parker misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 10-17 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Otis Matteo hits the follow up shot | 12-17 |
| 07:37 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier loses the dribble to Michael McFarlen | 12-17 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Ross (fresh) SF - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otis Matteo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hendrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Hans Zanin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luciano Russo (fresh) PF - Robert Zoellick (fresh) C - Manuel Messier (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | VCU | Richard Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 07:25 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 07:11 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo misses the shot from the left side | 12-17 |
| 07:09 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 06:51 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo is fouled on the floor by Floyd Ross - foul #1 on Floyd Ross, team foul #10 | 12-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gillison (PG), Ronald Zurawski (PF) Floyd Ross, Paul Hendrick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Johnson (SF) Hans Zanin | |
| 06:51 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 06:51 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 06:44 | VCU | Robert Gillison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 06:42 | VCU | Richard Parker tips it home | 14-19 |
| 06:28 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Luciano Russo and the foul's on Ronald Zurawski - foul #1 on Ronald Zurawski, team foul #11 | 14-21 |
| Subs | VCU | Sam Greenbaum (SG) Robert Gillison | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG) Luciano Russo | |
| 06:28 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:07 | VCU | Otis Matteo comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Manuel Messier - foul #2 on Manuel Messier, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Patton (C) Manuel Messier | |
| 06:07 | VCU | Otis Matteo misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:07 | VCU | Otis Matteo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:43 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Donnie Harris | 15-24 |
| 05:27 | VCU | Michael McFarlen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-24 |
| 05:07 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 05:06 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick snags the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 04:45 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 04:44 | VCU | Sam Greenbaum grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 04:35 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Zoellick - foul #2 on Robert Zoellick, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gillison (PG), Floyd Ross (SG), Paul Hendrick (SF) Michael McFarlen, Sam Greenbaum, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (SG), Richard Burt (PF), Eljasz Majeski (C) Henry Cornejo, Richard Johnson, Robert Zoellick | |
| 04:35 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:35 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:32 | San Jose State | Floyd Ross picks off the pass by Donnie Harris in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Floyd Ross misses the easy layup | 20-24 |
| 04:29 | San Jose State | Eljasz Majeski snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:24 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Patton | 20-27 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Otis Matteo makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Hendrick | 22-27 |
| 03:40 | San Jose State | Richard Patton is called for traveling | 22-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Bobby Gess (SG), Leon Emmert (SF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Robert Gillison, Floyd Ross, Ronald Zurawski, Otis Matteo | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Hans Zanin (SG), Manuel Messier (C) Donnie Harris, Eljasz Majeski | |
| 03:24 | VCU | Bobby Gess hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Bobby Gess (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) PF - Paul Hendrick (fresh) C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Luciano Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hans Zanin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Patton (fresh) PF - Richard Burt (fresh) C - Manuel Messier (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | San Jose State | Richard Patton buries a runner from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Wetherbee - foul #3 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #12 | 24-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Parker (PF) Joseph Wetherbee | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo (SG) Hans Zanin | |
| 03:07 | San Jose State | Richard Patton makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Bobby Gess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 02:45 | VCU | Leon Emmert pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:34 | VCU | Richard Patton picks off the pass by Leon Emmert | 24-30 |
| 02:08 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier blows the layup | 24-30 |
| 02:06 | San Jose State | Richard Burt gets the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:46 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 01:45 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo gets the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:23 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Luciano Russo and he's hacked by Bobby Gess - foul #3 on Bobby Gess, team foul #13 | 24-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (SG), Ronald Zurawski (PF) Bobby Gess, Paul Hendrick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Zoellick (PF) Luciano Russo, Richard Patton, Richard Burt | |
| 01:23 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo misses the free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:23 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:07 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier is hacked by Michael McFarlen - foul #1 on Michael McFarlen, team foul #14 | 24-32 |
| 01:07 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:07 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Gary Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Richard Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |