| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Oberlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 6 pts. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Mike Oberlin takes the ball from Thomas Maxwell | 20-36 |
| 19:20 | VCU | Dale Stevens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 19:18 | VCU | Nathan Justin hits the follow up shot | 22-36 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-36 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell tips it in | 22-38 |
| 18:34 | VCU | Eric Aaron can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-38 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford pulls down the rebound | 22-38 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Nathan Justin steals it from Robert Wickersham | 22-38 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Manuel Litchford is called for the reach on Mike Oberlin - foul #2 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| 17:51 | VCU | Manuel Litchford is called for the reach on Mike Oberlin - foul #3 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| 17:42 | VCU | Mike Oberlin hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Isom | 25-38 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Nathan Justin - foul #1 on Nathan Justin, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Eric Aaron misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 16:41 | VCU | Mike Oberlin grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 16:26 | VCU | Michael Isom misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Maxwell - foul #1 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| Subs | VCU | William Craig (SG), John Gabel (PF) Dale Stevens, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Elias Redman (C) Don Walker, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford | |
| 16:26 | VCU | Michael Isom misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:26 | VCU | Michael Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-43 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Oberlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gabel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Dixson (fresh) SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) C - Elias Redman (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | VCU | John Gabel blows the dunk | 25-43 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ernest Burbank | 25-43 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Elias Redman and he's hacked by William Craig - foul #3 on William Craig, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), Hugh Callanan (SF), Michael Harris (C) Michael Isom, Mike Oberlin, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG) Robert Wickersham | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the free throw | 25-45 |
| 15:29 | VCU | John Gabel grabs the board | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:14 | VCU | William Craig can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Dixson - foul #1 on James Dixson, team foul #4 | 25-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Aaron (PF) Hugh Callanan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Manuel Litchford (C) James Dixson, Elias Redman | |
| 15:14 | VCU | William Craig makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 15:14 | VCU | William Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Eric Aaron takes the ball from Richard Corbin | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:27 | VCU | Eric Aaron makes the driving attempt from the right block | 29-45 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Brian Nava | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:37 | VCU | John Jackson drills a jumpshot from the right side | 31-47 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Dale Stevens (SG), Mike Oberlin (SF), Nathan Justin (C) John Jackson, William Craig, John Gabel, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF), Elias Redman (C) Brian Nava, Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank, Manuel Litchford | |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 12:55 | VCU | Elias Redman is called for the reach on Mike Oberlin - foul #3 on Elias Redman, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG) Don Walker | |
| 12:46 | VCU | The short jumper by Michael Harris is denied by Elias Redman | 31-49 |
| 12:44 | VCU | Nathan Justin grabs the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 12:39 | VCU | Michael Isom misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Angel Romano comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Mike Oberlin - foul #2 on Mike Oberlin, team foul #4 | 31-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Aaron (PF) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Elias Redman gets the offensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 12:02 | VCU | Eric Aaron grabs the board | 31-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Oberlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Dixson (fresh) SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 7 pts. C - Elias Redman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | VCU | Angel Romano is called for the reach on Mike Oberlin - foul #2 on Angel Romano, team foul #6 | 31-50 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Manuel Litchford (C) James Dixson, Elias Redman | |
| 11:33 | VCU | Eric Aaron comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 31-50 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Angel Romano scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Wickersham | 31-52 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Eric Aaron hits the finger roll | 33-52 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Aaron - foul #2 on Eric Aaron, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 10:40 | VCU | Nathan Justin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 10:25 | VCU | Dale Stevens is whistled for traveling | 33-52 |
| Subs | VCU | William Craig (PF) Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Don Walker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Wickersham | 33-55 |
| 09:50 | VCU | William Craig comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-55 |
| 09:49 | VCU | Nathan Justin can't tip it in | 33-55 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Angel Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-55 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), John Gabel (SF), Eric Aaron (PF) Michael Isom, Dale Stevens, Mike Oberlin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG), Brian Nava (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Elias Redman (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford | |
| 09:12 | VCU | William Craig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-55 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Elias Redman pulls down the rebound | 33-55 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank is called for traveling | 33-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Harris (C) Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:33 | VCU | William Craig scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Aaron | 36-55 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Michael Harris is called for the reach on Ernest Burbank - foul #3 on Michael Harris, team foul #6 | 36-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Mike Oberlin (SF) John Jackson, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Manuel Litchford (C) James Dixson, Brian Nava, Elias Redman | |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Craig - foul #4 on William Craig, team foul #7 | 36-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG), Nathan Justin (C) William Craig, John Gabel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (PF) Ernest Burbank | |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Oberlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 9 pts. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | VCU | Richard Corbin steps in front of the Dale Stevens pass | 36-57 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Corbin | 36-60 |
| 06:59 | VCU | Michael Isom comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-60 |
| 06:57 | VCU | Mike Oberlin gets the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Manuel Litchford blocks the short jumper by Eric Aaron | 36-60 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford snags the defensive board | 36-60 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-60 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Michael Isom snags the defensive board | 36-60 |
| 06:21 | VCU | Michael Isom hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dale Stevens | 38-60 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Angel Romano | 38-62 |
| 05:41 | VCU | Richard Corbin picks off the pass by Eric Aaron | 38-62 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Corbin | 38-64 |
| 05:28 | VCU | Mike Oberlin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-64 |
| 05:26 | VCU | Nathan Justin tips it home | 40-64 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Angel Romano | 40-66 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Michael Isom comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-66 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham snags the defensive board | 40-66 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Walker and he's fouled by Eric Aaron - foul #3 on Eric Aaron, team foul #8 | 40-68 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), William Craig (SG), Hugh Callanan (SF), John Gabel (PF), Michael Harris (C) Michael Isom, Dale Stevens, Mike Oberlin, Eric Aaron, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Dixson (PG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Elias Redman (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford | |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses the free throw | 40-68 |
| 04:31 | VCU | Hugh Callanan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 04:22 | VCU | William Craig drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Jackson | 42-68 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Elias Redman clanks a turnaround in the paint | 42-68 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Elias Redman misses the tip | 42-68 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-68 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Dixson and he's hacked by Hugh Callanan - foul #1 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #9 | 42-70 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG) Richard Corbin | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank makes the free throw | 42-71 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Craig (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) PF - John Gabel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Dixson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Nava (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Elias Redman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | VCU | Hugh Callanan drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the easy layup | 45-71 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | James Dixson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Maxwell | 45-73 |
| 02:47 | VCU | Michael Harris can't connect on a shot in the paint | 45-73 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Brian Nava gets the rebound | 45-73 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | John Gabel is called for the reach on Thomas Maxwell - foul #1 on John Gabel, team foul #10 | 45-73 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Manuel Litchford (C) Brian Nava, Elias Redman | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 02:20 | VCU | Michael Harris comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-75 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham pulls down the rebound | 45-75 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Dixson | 45-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:45 | VCU | William Craig clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ernest Burbank - foul #1 on Ernest Burbank, team foul #7 | 45-78 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Angel Romano (PF) James Dixson, Ernest Burbank | |
| 01:45 | VCU | William Craig misses the 1st free throw | 45-78 |
| 01:45 | VCU | William Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 46-78 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Walker | 46-80 |
| 01:08 | VCU | John Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-80 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 46-80 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | John Gabel is called for the reach on Angel Romano - foul #2 on John Gabel, team foul #11 | 46-80 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-82 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | VCU | William Craig is whistled for traveling | 46-82 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-84 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Hugh Callanan buries a 3 from the left corner | 49-84 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Don Walker runs out the clock | 49-84 |