| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Griego (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Newberry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Lamoreaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Pickell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Aiello (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Willie Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Roger Aiello inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | VCU | Willie Ward drills a jump hook in the lane | 28-27 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | William Griego buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Darrow | 30-27 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Willie Ward misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Darrow - foul #2 on Richard Darrow, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Willie Ward makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Willie Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Stephen Tyler gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:07 | VCU | William Griego is called for the reach on Willie Ward - foul #2 on William Griego, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Willie Ward comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 30-28 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Stephen Tyler snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 18:00 | VCU | Willie Ward loses the dribble to William Griego | 30-28 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 30-28 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Willie Ward pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:22 | VCU | William Griego steals it from Randy Pickell | 30-28 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett lays it in on a great pass from William Griego | 32-28 |
| 16:55 | VCU | Willie Ward can't finish the layup | 32-28 |
| 16:53 | VCU | Roger Aiello snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Stephen Tyler misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Darrow - foul #3 on Richard Darrow, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:35 | VCU | Stephen Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Stephen Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett drills a jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 15:50 | VCU | Willie Ward loses the dribble to William Griego | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Griego (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Barrett (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ronald Newberry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Vincent Hansel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Lamoreaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Pickell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Aiello (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Willie Ward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Tyler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Stephen Tyler swats the shot by Darnell Carpenter | 34-30 |
| 15:19 | VCU | Randy Pickell snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 15:04 | VCU | Willie Ward connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from William Griego | 36-32 |
| 14:25 | VCU | Roger Aiello loses the dribble to Stephen Barrett | 36-32 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Hansel | 38-32 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Stephen Tyler's layup is rejected by Vincent Hansel | 38-32 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel's pass is intercepted by Roger Aiello | 38-32 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Stephen Tyler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Tyler, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Ward - foul #1 on Willie Ward, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:15 | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux is fouled on the floor by Richard Darrow - foul #4 on Richard Darrow, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett (C) Richard Darrow | |
| Subs | VCU | George Krause (PF) Willie Ward | |
| 12:02 | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Roger Aiello tips it in | 40-34 |
| 11:31 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Griego (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Barrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Newberry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. C - Charlie Baggett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Lamoreaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Pickell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Aiello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Krause (fresh) C - Stephen Tyler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:13 | VCU | Stephen Tyler makes the shot from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 10:57 | VCU | George Krause grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Darnell Carpenter picks off the pass by Gary Lamoreaux in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | William Griego misses the easy layup | 42-36 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 10:28 | VCU | Stephen Barrett steals it from Roger Aiello | 44-36 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett lays it up and in | 46-36 |
| 10:20 | VCU | Roger Aiello misses the easy layup | 46-36 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Darnell Carpenter is denied by Stephen Tyler | 46-36 |
| 10:01 | VCU | George Krause grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 09:41 | VCU | Stephen Tyler is hacked by Charlie Baggett - foul #1 on Charlie Baggett, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Charlie Baggett | |
| Subs | VCU | Adam Rainey (PG), Donald Sheehan (SG), Willie Ward (PF), Derek Kirk (C) Gary Lamoreaux, Randy Pickell, Roger Aiello, Stephen Tyler | |
| 09:26 | VCU | Willie Ward comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry connects on the shot from the right side set up by Stephen Barrett | 48-36 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Donald Sheehan is hacked by Darnell Carpenter - foul #1 on Darnell Carpenter, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux (PG) Adam Rainey | |
| 08:35 | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 08:21 | VCU | Derek Kirk snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Donald Sheehan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | William Griego is fouled on the floor by Donald Sheehan - foul #2 on Donald Sheehan, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| Subs | VCU | Randy Pickell (SG), Marty Humphery (SF), Stephen Tyler (C) Donald Sheehan, George Krause, Derek Kirk | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Willie Ward steals it from Stephen Barrett | 48-39 |
| 07:29 | VCU | Willie Ward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 07:27 | VCU | Randy Pickell gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Griego (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 19 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Lamoreaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Pickell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marty Humphery (fresh) PF - Willie Ward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Tyler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Ward and he's hacked by Stephen Barrett - foul #1 on Stephen Barrett, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Aiello (SF) Marty Humphery | |
| 07:03 | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses the easy layup | 48-42 |
| 06:40 | VCU | Stephen Tyler grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 06:23 | VCU | Willie Ward misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Griego - foul #3 on William Griego, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Adam Rainey (PG) Gary Lamoreaux | |
| 06:23 | VCU | Willie Ward misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:23 | VCU | Willie Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 06:03 | VCU | Roger Aiello pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:50 | VCU | Roger Aiello is fouled on the floor by Richard Darrow - foul #5 on Richard Darrow, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| Subs | VCU | George Krause (PF), Derek Kirk (C) Willie Ward, Stephen Tyler | |
| 05:50 | VCU | Roger Aiello makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:50 | VCU | Roger Aiello makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux (PG) Adam Rainey | |
| 05:16 | VCU | George Krause misses long on a floater from the left block | 48-45 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Aiello | 48-45 |
| 04:53 | VCU | George Krause snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 04:37 | VCU | Roger Aiello misses the jump hook in the lane | 48-45 |
| 04:36 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to George Krause | 48-45 |
| 04:25 | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Pickell | 48-47 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-47 |
| 04:07 | VCU | George Krause grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 03:48 | VCU | George Krause can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Darnell Carpenter | 48-47 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | George Krause is called for the reach on Ronald Newberry - foul #2 on George Krause, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Sheehan (SG), Willie Ward (PF), Stephen Tyler (C) Randy Pickell, Roger Aiello, Derek Kirk | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Griego (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 19 pts. 3 pf. C - Vincent Hansel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gary Lamoreaux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Sheehan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Krause (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Willie Ward (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Tyler (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Sheehan - foul #3 on Donald Sheehan, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| Subs | VCU | Adam Rainey (PG) Gary Lamoreaux | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:35 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux (PG), Randy Pickell (SG), Roger Aiello (SF) Adam Rainey, Donald Sheehan, George Krause | |
| 02:28 | VCU | Gary Lamoreaux can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 02:27 | VCU | Stephen Tyler tips it in | 49-49 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Barrett | 51-49 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Stephen Tyler misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Charlie Baggett - foul #2 on Charlie Baggett, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Charlie Baggett | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:38 | VCU | Stephen Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Stephen Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-51 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Roger Aiello grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 01:02 | VCU | Willie Ward banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Aiello | 51-53 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Aiello | 51-53 |
| 00:41 | VCU | The rebound goes to Willie Ward | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | VCU | Willie Ward drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Roger Aiello | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Randy Pickell snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | VCU | William Griego is called for the reach on Randy Pickell in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Griego, team foul #11 | 51-55 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Randy Pickell makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Randy Pickell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 51-56 |