| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Hunger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Vick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Tyner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Foss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 19:39 | VCU | William Foss gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Thomas Harris knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 40-33 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 19:03 | VCU | Thomas Harris's layup is rejected by Gary Thompson | 40-33 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Tony Hager grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin is denied on a layup by William Foss | 40-33 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Tony Hager is fouled on the floor by David Vick - foul #2 on David Vick, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:22 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Foss | 40-33 |
| 18:02 | VCU | William Foss lays it in set up by Thomas Hunger | 40-35 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Hager | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | VCU | William Foss clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-35 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Foss | 43-35 |
| 16:57 | VCU | David Vick clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 16:56 | VCU | Edward Tyner tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Johnny Fisher | 45-37 |
| 16:05 | VCU | The jump hook by Edward Tyner is blocked by Tony Hager | 45-37 |
| 16:04 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Tyner | 45-37 |
| 15:50 | VCU | Tony Hager denies the turnaround by Thomas Hunger | 45-37 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Johnny Fisher | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Baldwin (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Gary Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hager (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Hunger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Tyner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Foss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods loses the dribble to Edward Tyner | 45-37 |
| 14:59 | VCU | Thomas Hunger can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Johnny Fisher - foul #3 on Johnny Fisher, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sang Yin (PG), Billy Logan (SG), Arthur Reyer (SF), Dale Daniel (PF), Reginald Izzo (C) Johnny Fisher, Robert Baldwin, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, Tony Hager | |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Chandler (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Benjamin Strack (PF), Robert Bourgeois (C) David Vick, Thomas Harris, Edward Tyner, William Foss | |
| 14:59 | VCU | Thomas Hunger makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:59 | VCU | Thomas Hunger misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:59 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Strack - foul #4 on Benjamin Strack, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Kennedy (SG), Gary Whiting (C) Thomas Hunger, Benjamin Strack | |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:33 | VCU | The rebound goes to Gary Whiting | 46-38 |
| 14:29 | VCU | Matthew Chandler makes the 3 from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | Sang Yin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Logan | 48-41 |
| 13:51 | VCU | Matthew Chandler misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Reginald Izzo - foul #2 on Reginald Izzo, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 13:51 | VCU | Matthew Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:51 | VCU | Matthew Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 48-43 |
| 13:29 | VCU | The rebound goes to Matthew Chandler | 48-43 |
| 13:22 | VCU | Robert Bourgeois travels with the ball | 48-43 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel is fouled on the floor by Gary Whiting - foul #1 on Gary Whiting, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin (SG), Reginald Woods (PF) Billy Logan, Reginald Izzo | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Sang Yin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Arthur Reyer | 50-43 |
| 12:37 | VCU | Roger Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-43 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Chandler - foul #2 on Matthew Chandler, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG) Dale Daniel | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Hunger (PG), David Vick (SG), Thomas Harris (SF), Edward Tyner (PF), William Foss (C) Matthew Chandler, James Kennedy, Roger Jones, Robert Bourgeois, Gary Whiting | |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:03 | VCU | William Foss grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:41 | VCU | Thomas Harris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 51-43 |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | Sang Yin grabs the board | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Sang Yin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Reyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Hunger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Vick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Tyner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Foss (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hunger - foul #3 on Thomas Hunger, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF), Tony Hager (C) Sang Yin, Arthur Reyer | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Thompson | 54-43 |
| 10:40 | VCU | Thomas Hunger connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Harris - foul #1 on Thomas Harris, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sang Yin (SG) Robert Baldwin | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Bourgeois (PF), Gary Whiting (C) Edward Tyner, William Foss | |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Robert Bourgeois scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Harris - foul #2 on Thomas Harris, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy Logan (SG), Dale Daniel (PF) Johnny Fisher, Reginald Woods | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Robert Bourgeois clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dale Daniel - foul #3 on Dale Daniel, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo (C) Tony Hager | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:37 | VCU | Robert Bourgeois misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Robert Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel tips it home | 60-49 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Thomas Harris can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 60-49 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Thomas Harris is called for the reach on Gary Thompson - foul #3 on Thomas Harris, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin (SG), Arthur Reyer (C) Billy Logan, Reginald Izzo | |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Chandler (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), William Foss (C) Thomas Hunger, David Vick, Thomas Harris, Gary Whiting | |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Robert Bourgeois snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:42 | VCU | James Kennedy misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 08:40 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Sang Yin | 63-49 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Dale Daniel is called for the reach on Robert Bourgeois - foul #4 on Dale Daniel, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG), Reginald Woods (PF), Tony Hager (C) Sang Yin, Gary Thompson, Dale Daniel | |
| Subs | VCU | David Vick (SG), Edward Tyner (PF) James Kennedy, Robert Bourgeois | |
| 07:33 | VCU | David Vick hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Arthur Reyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Matthew Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Tyner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Foss (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 07:12 | VCU | William Foss pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:59 | VCU | William Foss is called for traveling | 63-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo (SF) Arthur Reyer | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Hunger (PG), Thomas Harris (SF), Benjamin Strack (C) Matthew Chandler, Roger Jones, William Foss | |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Tony Hager's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Strack | 63-52 |
| 06:48 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Harris | 63-52 |
| 06:32 | VCU | Thomas Harris misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Tony Hager - foul #1 on Tony Hager, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy Logan (SG), Sang Yin (SF) Robert Baldwin, Reginald Izzo | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:32 | VCU | Thomas Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:32 | VCU | Thomas Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Tony Hager misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Hager | 63-54 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Thomas Hunger takes the ball from Billy Logan | 63-54 |
| 06:02 | VCU | Thomas Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Hunger | 63-56 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Sang Yin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Reginald Woods | 66-56 |
| 05:34 | VCU | David Vick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-56 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Thomas Harris hits the follow up shot | 66-58 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Billy Logan scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Johnny Fisher | 69-58 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Edward Tyner knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Hunger | 69-60 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin (SG), Gary Thompson (SF) Billy Logan, Sang Yin | |
| Subs | VCU | William Foss (C) Benjamin Strack | |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin is fouled on the floor by David Vick - foul #3 on David Vick, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Daniel (C) Tony Hager | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:03 | VCU | William Foss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 04:02 | VCU | William Foss pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 03:50 | VCU | Thomas Hunger scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel misses the lay-in | 71-62 |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | Dale Daniel pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 22 pts. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Daniel (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Hunger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Vick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edward Tyner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Foss (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Thomas Hunger picks off the pass by Reginald Woods | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | VCU | Thomas Hunger knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Foss | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Robert Baldwin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dale Daniel | 73-64 |
| 02:47 | VCU | William Foss's pass is intercepted by Johnny Fisher | 73-64 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher lays it in | 75-64 |
| 02:26 | VCU | Edward Tyner is fouled on the floor by Gary Thompson - foul #2 on Gary Thompson, team foul #6 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sang Yin (PG), Tony Hager (C) Johnny Fisher, Reginald Woods | |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Jones (SG), Benjamin Strack (PF) David Vick, Edward Tyner | |
| 02:08 | VCU | Benjamin Strack misses the lay-in | 75-64 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Tony Hager gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Missouri State | Tony Hager misses the easy layup | 75-64 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Tony Hager tips it home | 77-64 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Benjamin Strack is hacked by Gary Thompson - foul #3 on Gary Thompson, team foul #7 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy Logan (SG), Arthur Reyer (SF), Reginald Izzo (C) Robert Baldwin, Gary Thompson, Tony Hager | |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Chandler (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Robert Bourgeois (C) Thomas Hunger, Thomas Harris, William Foss | |
| 01:28 | VCU | Benjamin Strack makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Benjamin Strack makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:03 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Strack | 77-66 |
| 01:02 | VCU | Roger Jones pulls down the rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | VCU | Benjamin Strack comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | Arthur Reyer grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Bourgeois - foul #2 on Robert Bourgeois, team foul #10 | 77-66 |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo misses the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Robert Bourgeois misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 78-66 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Sang Yin grabs the board | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Sang Yin runs out the clock | 78-66 |