| Lineup | Portland | PG - Roy Pickett (fresh) SG - Bruce Bradley (fresh) SF - Mark Schutt (fresh) PF - Gary Lance (fresh) C - Gary Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Locklear (fresh) SG - John Maya (fresh) SF - Charles Yost (fresh) PF - Stewart Stepanski (fresh) C - Steven Lehoux (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | VCU | Michael Locklear is fouled on the floor by Roy Pickett - foul #1 on Roy Pickett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | VCU | John Maya misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Lehoux | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | VCU | Charles Yost is hacked by Roy Pickett - foul #2 on Roy Pickett, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Shriver (PG) Roy Pickett | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:13 | VCU | Michael Locklear is hacked by Michael Shriver - foul #1 on Michael Shriver, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Michael Locklear comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Shriver - foul #2 on Michael Shriver, team foul #4 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Schroder (PG) Michael Shriver | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:56 | VCU | Michael Locklear makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Michael Locklear misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Steven Lehoux snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Steven Lehoux misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-1 |
| 18:37 | Portland | Mark Schutt pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:21 | Portland | Mark Schutt connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Bradley | 2-1 |
| 18:05 | VCU | Michael Locklear hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Portland | Mark Schutt can't connect on a shot in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | VCU | Steven Lehoux gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | Portland | The rebound goes to Mark Schutt | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Portland | Gary Brown buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Bradley | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | VCU | Bruce Bradley steps in front of the John Maya pass in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Portland | Robert Schroder is denied on a layup by Charles Yost | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Portland | Robert Schroder grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Portland | Gary Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | VCU | The rebound goes to Stewart Stepanski | 4-4 |
| 15:59 | VCU | Michael Locklear clanks a 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:58 | Portland | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Robert Schroder (fresh) SG - Bruce Bradley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Schutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lance (fresh) C - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Locklear (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Maya (fresh) SF - Charles Yost (fresh) PF - Stewart Stepanski (fresh) C - Steven Lehoux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Portland | Robert Schroder can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Locklear - foul #1 on Michael Locklear, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Portland | Charley O'Campo (C) Gary Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Alfred Taylor (SF), Steven Shelton (PF), David Lee (C) Charles Yost, Stewart Stepanski, Steven Lehoux | |
| 15:42 | Portland | Robert Schroder misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:42 | Portland | Robert Schroder makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | VCU | John Maya is hacked by Mark Schutt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Schutt, team foul #5 | 5-4 |
| 15:23 | VCU | John Maya drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | Portland | Gary Lance can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:58 | VCU | David Lee snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:45 | VCU | John Maya hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:44 | Portland | Bruce Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:39 | Portland | Bruce Bradley loses the dribble to Michael Locklear | 5-7 |
| 14:36 | VCU | John Maya lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Locklear | 5-9 |
| 14:23 | Portland | Gary Lance knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Charley O'Campo and he's fouled by Steven Shelton - foul #1 on Steven Shelton, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Portland | David Hucks (PG), Gary Brown (C) Robert Schroder, Mark Schutt | |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), James Stiver (SG), Charles Yost (SF), Stewart Stepanski (PF), Steven Lehoux (C) Michael Locklear, John Maya, Alfred Taylor, Steven Shelton, David Lee | |
| 14:23 | Portland | Gary Lance makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski is open but can't throw it down | 8-9 |
| 13:59 | VCU | James Stiver tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | Portland | Gary Lance grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:40 | Portland | Charley O'Campo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-9 |
| Subs | Portland | Mark Schutt (SF) Gary Lance | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:20 | VCU | Mark Schutt steals it from Charles Yost | 8-9 |
| 13:17 | Portland | Mark Schutt hits the finger roll | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith's pass is intercepted by David Hucks in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 13:00 | Portland | Mark Schutt loses the ball out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Lance (PF), Jeffrey Browne (C) Charley O'Campo, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Locklear (PG), John Maya (SG), Alfred Taylor (SF), Steven Shelton (PF), David Lee (C) Nathaniel Smith, James Stiver, Charles Yost, Stewart Stepanski, Steven Lehoux | |
| 12:43 | VCU | Jeffrey Browne swats the layup by David Lee | 10-9 |
| 12:41 | Portland | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Browne | 10-9 |
| 12:25 | Portland | Bruce Bradley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Browne | 13-9 |
| 12:02 | VCU | David Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 12:00 | Portland | Bruce Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - David Hucks (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Schutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Browne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Locklear (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Maya (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Taylor (fresh) PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) C - David Lee (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Portland | Mark Schutt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 11:42 | Portland | Gary Lance can't tip it in | 13-9 |
| 11:40 | Portland | Bruce Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:17 | Portland | Gary Lance hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 11:15 | Portland | Bruce Bradley tips it back up and in | 15-9 |
| 10:53 | VCU | Alfred Taylor makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 10:35 | Portland | David Hucks hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Maya - foul #1 on John Maya, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Schroder (SG), Charley O'Campo (PF), Gary Brown (C) Bruce Bradley, Gary Lance, Jeffrey Browne | |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), James Stiver (SG), Charles Yost (SF), Stewart Stepanski (PF), Steven Lehoux (C) Michael Locklear, John Maya, Alfred Taylor, Steven Shelton, David Lee | |
| 10:35 | Portland | David Hucks makes the free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:28 | VCU | James Stiver misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 10:27 | Portland | David Hucks pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:04 | Portland | Charley O'Campo's floater is tipped away by Stewart Stepanski | 18-11 |
| 10:03 | Portland | Gary Brown misses the tip | 18-11 |
| 10:01 | VCU | Charles Yost grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:43 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski connects on the floater from the left block set up by Nathaniel Smith and the foul's on David Hucks - foul #1 on David Hucks, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Bradley (SG), Rickey Sinclair (C) David Hucks, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Locklear (PG) James Stiver | |
| 09:43 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:24 | Portland | Bruce Bradley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charley O'Campo | 21-14 |
| 09:22 | VCU | Michael Locklear is fouled in the backcourt by Charley O'Campo - foul #1 on Charley O'Campo, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Maya (SG) Nathaniel Smith | |
| 09:22 | VCU | Michael Locklear makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:22 | VCU | Michael Locklear makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:10 | Portland | Mark Schutt is hacked by Charles Yost - foul #1 on Charles Yost, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| 08:56 | Portland | Rickey Sinclair buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-16 |
| 08:41 | VCU | Charles Yost can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Bruce Bradley - foul #1 on Bruce Bradley, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Lance (PF) Charley O'Campo | |
| Subs | VCU | Jimmy Mingle (PF), David Lee (C) Stewart Stepanski, Steven Lehoux | |
| 08:41 | VCU | Charles Yost misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:41 | VCU | Charles Yost misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:41 | Portland | Rickey Sinclair snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 08:21 | Portland | Mark Schutt makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Bradley | 27-16 |
| 08:07 | VCU | John Maya buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jimmy Mingle | 27-19 |
| 08:03 | Portland | Robert Schroder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-19 |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Brown (C) Rickey Sinclair | |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), James Stiver (SG), Alfred Taylor (SF), Steven Shelton (PF) Michael Locklear, John Maya, Charles Yost, Jimmy Mingle | |
| 07:54 | VCU | Alfred Taylor is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by James Stiver | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Robert Schroder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bruce Bradley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Schutt (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lance (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Stiver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) C - David Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Portland | Mark Schutt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Nathaniel Smith - foul #1 on Nathaniel Smith, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Portland | Charley O'Campo (PF) Gary Lance | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Lehoux (C) David Lee | |
| 07:35 | Portland | Mark Schutt makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:35 | Portland | Mark Schutt misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:35 | VCU | The rebound goes to James Stiver | 28-21 |
| 07:06 | VCU | Charley O'Campo denies the turnaround by Steven Shelton | 28-21 |
| 07:05 | Portland | Robert Schroder grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 06:52 | Portland | Bruce Bradley is hacked by Alfred Taylor - foul #1 on Alfred Taylor, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Lance (PF), Jeffrey Browne (C) Mark Schutt, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Locklear (PG), John Maya (SG), Stewart Stepanski (PF) Nathaniel Smith, James Stiver, Steven Shelton | |
| 06:31 | Portland | Jeffrey Browne buries a jump hook from the baseline | 30-21 |
| 06:15 | VCU | John Maya can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:56 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Taylor | 30-23 |
| 05:45 | Portland | Bruce Bradley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alfred Taylor - foul #2 on Alfred Taylor, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Portland | David Hucks (PG), Mark Schutt (SF) Robert Schroder, Charley O'Campo | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Yost (SF), David Lee (C) Alfred Taylor, Steven Lehoux | |
| 05:45 | Portland | Bruce Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:45 | Portland | Bruce Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Charles Yost gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:28 | VCU | John Maya can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 05:26 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Stewart Stepanski | 31-23 |
| 05:15 | VCU | Michael Locklear connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Yost and he's hacked by David Hucks - foul #2 on David Hucks, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Schroder (PG), Rickey Sinclair (C) David Hucks, Jeffrey Browne | |
| Subs | VCU | Jimmy Mingle (PF) Stewart Stepanski | |
| 05:15 | VCU | Michael Locklear makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:58 | Portland | David Lee swats the layup by Mark Schutt | 31-26 |
| 04:56 | Portland | Bruce Bradley tips it in | 33-26 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Jimmy Mingle is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-26 |
| 04:29 | Portland | Robert Schroder gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 04:08 | Portland | Mark Schutt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 03:54 | VCU | John Maya connects on the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Robert Schroder - foul #1 on Robert Schroder, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Roy Pickett (PG), Michael Shriver (SG), Charley O'Campo (PF), Gary Brown (C) Robert Schroder, Bruce Bradley, Gary Lance, Rickey Sinclair | |
| Subs | VCU | Nathaniel Smith (PG), Alfred Taylor (SF), Steven Shelton (C) Michael Locklear, Charles Yost, David Lee | |
| 03:54 | VCU | John Maya misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:54 | Portland | Gary Brown grabs the board | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Roy Pickett (fresh) SG - Michael Shriver (fresh) SF - Mark Schutt (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charley O'Campo (fresh) C - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Nathaniel Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Maya (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alfred Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Mingle (fresh) C - Steven Shelton (fresh) | |
| 03:42 | Portland | Mark Schutt misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Steven Shelton - foul #2 on Steven Shelton, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stiver (SG), Stewart Stepanski (PF), Steven Lehoux (C) John Maya, Jimmy Mingle, Steven Shelton | |
| 03:42 | Portland | Mark Schutt misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:42 | Portland | Mark Schutt misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:42 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 03:24 | VCU | Alfred Taylor clanks a floater from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 03:23 | VCU | Stewart Stepanski tips it but misses | 35-28 |
| 03:22 | Portland | The rebound goes to Mark Schutt | 35-28 |
| 02:57 | Portland | Charley O'Campo drills a jumper in the paint set up by Michael Shriver | 37-28 |
| 02:39 | VCU | Alfred Taylor is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Alfred Taylor can't tip it in | 37-28 |
| 02:35 | Portland | Michael Shriver snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 02:18 | Portland | Gary Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Schutt | 39-28 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Roy Pickett is called for the reach on Alfred Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Pickett, team foul #11 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Bradley (SG), David Hucks (SF), Jeffrey Browne (C) Roy Pickett, Mark Schutt, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Locklear (PG), Steven Shelton (PF), David Lee (C) James Stiver, Stewart Stepanski, Steven Lehoux | |
| 02:16 | VCU | Alfred Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Alfred Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 02:01 | Portland | Bruce Bradley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Steven Shelton grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 01:41 | VCU | Charley O'Campo swats the layup by Steven Shelton | 39-30 |
| 01:39 | Portland | Jeffrey Browne pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 01:16 | Portland | David Lee denies the turnaround by Bruce Bradley | 39-30 |
| 01:15 | Portland | David Hucks tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Nathaniel Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-30 |
| 00:57 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to David Lee | 41-30 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Alfred Taylor is fouled on the floor by Charley O'Campo - foul #2 on Charley O'Campo, team foul #12 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Schroder (SG), Mark Schutt (SF), Gary Lance (PF), Rickey Sinclair (C) Bruce Bradley, David Hucks, Charley O'Campo, Jeffrey Browne | |
| Subs | VCU | John Maya (SG), Jimmy Mingle (PF), Steven Lehoux (C) Nathaniel Smith, Steven Shelton, David Lee | |
| 00:37 | VCU | Alfred Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Alfred Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:37 | Portland | The rebound goes to Rickey Sinclair | 41-30 |
| 00:19 | Portland | Gary Lance's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Lehoux | 41-30 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Alfred Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Jimmy Mingle is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Brown (C) Rickey Sinclair | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Yost (SF), Stewart Stepanski (PF) Alfred Taylor, Jimmy Mingle | |
| 00:04 | Portland | Robert Schroder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Steven Lehoux snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Steven Lehoux misses long on a fullcourt shot | 41-30 |