| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Oberlin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jason Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mukai (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roscoe Coble (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Mike Oberlin inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | VCU | Roscoe Coble is called for the reach on Eric Aaron - foul #2 on Roscoe Coble, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 19:31 | VCU | Nathan Justin misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Ross - foul #1 on Jason Ross, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 19:31 | VCU | Nathan Justin misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:31 | VCU | Nathan Justin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:22 | James Madison | John Mukai misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 19:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Dale Stevens | 44-40 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Dale Stevens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 19:02 | James Madison | Bruce Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:55 | James Madison | Jason Ross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 18:54 | James Madison | John Dickson tips it in | 44-42 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Mike Oberlin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Dickson - foul #2 on John Dickson, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Mike Oberlin misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Mike Oberlin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:36 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 18:21 | James Madison | John Mukai can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 18:19 | VCU | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Nathan Justin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 18:03 | James Madison | The rebound goes to John Mukai | 44-42 |
| 17:50 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble is fouled on the floor by Eric Aaron - foul #3 on Eric Aaron, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Hollar (PG), William Craig (PF) John Jackson, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Chapman (SG) John Dickson | |
| 17:38 | James Madison | Bruce Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Mike Oberlin snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Jason Ross picks off the pass by Dale Stevens | 44-42 |
| 17:04 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble lays it in on a nice dish by John Mukai and he's fouled by William Craig - foul #2 on William Craig, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Hugh Callanan (SF), John Gabel (PF), Michael Harris (C) Dale Stevens, Mike Oberlin, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | David Foran (SF), Robert Tilson (C) John Mukai, Bruce Miller | |
| 17:04 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:04 | VCU | Hugh Callanan grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 16:40 | VCU | Hugh Callanan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 16:38 | VCU | William Craig gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 16:31 | VCU | Michael Harris misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 16:29 | James Madison | David Foran snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 16:08 | James Madison | Hugh Callanan swats the short shot by Joseph Chapman | 44-44 |
| 16:07 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| 15:49 | VCU | Robert Tilson steals it from William Craig | 44-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kenneth Hollar (fresh) SG - William Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) PF - John Gabel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jason Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Foran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roscoe Coble (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Tilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | James Madison | Robert Tilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Dale Stevens (SG), Mike Oberlin (SF), Eric Aaron (PF), Nathan Justin (C) Kenneth Hollar, William Craig, Hugh Callanan, John Gabel, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | James Madison | Irwin Cobb (PG), John Dickson (SG), John Mukai (SF), Bruce Miller (C) Jason Ross, Joseph Chapman, David Foran, Roscoe Coble | |
| 15:26 | VCU | Michael Isom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 15:25 | VCU | Nathan Justin gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 15:15 | VCU | Nathan Justin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 44-46 |
| 15:14 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Bruce Miller | 44-46 |
| 15:01 | James Madison | Bruce Miller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 15:00 | James Madison | John Mukai hits the follow up shot | 44-48 |
| 14:53 | VCU | Mike Oberlin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Stevens | 47-48 |
| 14:35 | James Madison | Robert Tilson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Michael Isom scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Aaron and the foul's on Irwin Cobb - foul #1 on Irwin Cobb, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Chapman (PG), Walter Ballard (PF) Irwin Cobb, Robert Tilson | |
| 14:31 | VCU | Michael Isom makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:09 | James Madison | John Dickson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Mike Oberlin grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Joseph Chapman is called for the reach on Michael Isom - foul #2 on Joseph Chapman, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | VCU | William Craig (SG) Dale Stevens | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jason Ross (PG), David Foran (SF), Raymond Backman (C) Joseph Chapman, John Mukai, Bruce Miller | |
| 13:38 | VCU | Mike Oberlin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 13:36 | James Madison | David Foran pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:32 | James Madison | Jason Ross scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Dickson | 50-54 |
| 13:21 | VCU | Nathan Justin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 13:20 | James Madison | Jason Ross snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 13:16 | James Madison | Nathan Justin is called for the reach on David Foran - foul #2 on Nathan Justin, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), John Gabel (SF), Michael Harris (PF) Michael Isom, Mike Oberlin, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Chapman (SG), Roscoe Coble (PF) John Dickson, Walter Ballard | |
| 12:59 | James Madison | Jason Ross knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Backman | 50-56 |
| 12:47 | VCU | Nathan Justin's floater is tipped away by David Foran | 50-56 |
| 12:46 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Raymond Backman | 50-56 |
| 12:40 | James Madison | David Foran scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Chapman | 50-59 |
| 12:25 | VCU | John Gabel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 12:23 | James Madison | David Foran gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 12:17 | James Madison | David Foran misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-59 |
| 12:16 | VCU | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Michael Harris loses the dribble to Jason Ross | 50-59 |
| 11:38 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nathan Justin - foul #3 on Nathan Justin, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Dale Stevens (SG), Mike Oberlin (SF), Eric Aaron (PF) John Jackson, William Craig, Michael Harris, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dickson (SG), John Mukai (SF), Bruce Miller (C) Jason Ross, David Foran, Raymond Backman | |
| 11:38 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 11:38 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Oberlin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gabel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Joseph Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dickson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mukai (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roscoe Coble (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Bruce Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | VCU | The short jumper by Eric Aaron is denied by Bruce Miller | 50-61 |
| 11:17 | VCU | Eric Aaron tips it home | 52-61 |
| 11:13 | James Madison | John Mukai buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Dickson | 52-64 |
| 10:56 | VCU | John Dickson is called for the reach on Eric Aaron - foul #3 on John Dickson, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Harris (C) John Gabel | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jason Ross (PG), Robert Tilson (PF) Joseph Chapman, Roscoe Coble | |
| 10:48 | VCU | Dale Stevens double dribbles | 52-64 |
| 10:34 | James Madison | Jason Ross knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Dickson | 52-66 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Eric Aaron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-66 |
| 10:10 | James Madison | Bruce Miller pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 10:05 | James Madison | John Dickson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-66 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Eric Aaron gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 09:43 | VCU | Eric Aaron's floater is tipped away by Bruce Miller | 52-66 |
| 09:42 | VCU | Eric Aaron tips it in | 54-66 |
| 09:25 | James Madison | Jason Ross misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 09:24 | James Madison | Robert Tilson snags the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 09:06 | James Madison | Robert Tilson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Eric Aaron - foul #4 on Eric Aaron, team foul #5 | 54-68 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), William Craig (SG), Hugh Callanan (SF), John Gabel (PF), Nathan Justin (C) Michael Isom, Dale Stevens, Mike Oberlin, Eric Aaron, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | James Madison | Irwin Cobb (SG), Roscoe Coble (PF) John Dickson, Bruce Miller | |
| 09:06 | James Madison | Robert Tilson misses the free throw | 54-68 |
| 09:06 | VCU | John Gabel snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 08:43 | VCU | William Craig connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 08:39 | James Madison | John Mukai clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Hugh Callanan - foul #2 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Chapman (PG), David Foran (C) Jason Ross, Robert Tilson | |
| 08:39 | James Madison | John Mukai misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 08:39 | James Madison | John Mukai makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 08:12 | VCU | Nathan Justin misses long on a runner from close range | 57-69 |
| 08:10 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 08:04 | James Madison | John Mukai knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roscoe Coble | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:46 | VCU | William Craig comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Irwin Cobb - foul #2 on Irwin Cobb, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Mike Oberlin (SF), Eric Aaron (PF) John Jackson, Hugh Callanan, John Gabel | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jason Ross (PG), Bruce Miller (C) Irwin Cobb, John Mukai | |
| 07:46 | VCU | William Craig misses the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 07:46 | VCU | William Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 07:27 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 07:26 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble snags the offensive board | 58-72 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Mike Oberlin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jason Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Foran (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roscoe Coble (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Bruce Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:04 | James Madison | William Craig steps in front of the David Foran pass | 58-72 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Nathan Justin connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-72 |
| 06:37 | James Madison | Bruce Miller lays it in set up by Joseph Chapman | 60-74 |
| 06:23 | VCU | Eric Aaron is called for traveling | 60-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG) William Craig | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dickson (SG), Robert Tilson (PF) Joseph Chapman, Roscoe Coble | |
| 06:06 | James Madison | David Foran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-74 |
| 06:05 | VCU | The rebound goes to Dale Stevens | 60-74 |
| 05:49 | VCU | Nathan Justin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-74 |
| 05:48 | James Madison | The rebound goes to John Dickson | 60-74 |
| 05:42 | James Madison | Robert Tilson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-74 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Mike Oberlin grabs the board | 60-74 |
| 05:23 | VCU | Dale Stevens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-74 |
| 05:21 | VCU | Eric Aaron pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-74 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Michael Isom is whistled for a carry | 60-74 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), William Craig (SF), John Gabel (PF), Michael Harris (C) Michael Isom, Mike Oberlin, Eric Aaron, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Irwin Cobb (PG), John Mukai (SF), Roscoe Coble (PF) Jason Ross, David Foran, Bruce Miller | |
| 04:53 | James Madison | John Gabel steals the ball from Robert Tilson | 60-74 |
| 04:49 | VCU | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Mukai - foul #3 on John Mukai, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| 04:49 | VCU | John Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:49 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Roscoe Coble | 60-74 |
| 04:29 | James Madison | John Dickson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 04:28 | VCU | John Jackson gets the rebound | 60-74 |
| 04:03 | VCU | Dale Stevens drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Craig | 63-74 |
| 03:51 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 03:49 | VCU | John Gabel grabs the board | 63-74 |
| 03:43 | VCU | The jump hook by John Jackson is blocked by Roscoe Coble | 63-74 |
| 03:41 | James Madison | Roscoe Coble pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | James Madison | Robert Tilson is fouled on the floor by John Gabel - foul #1 on John Gabel, team foul #7 | 63-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Mike Oberlin (SF), Nathan Justin (C) Dale Stevens, William Craig, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jason Ross (PG), Joseph Chapman (SG), Bruce Miller (C) Irwin Cobb, John Dickson, Roscoe Coble | |
| 03:37 | James Madison | Robert Tilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 03:37 | James Madison | Robert Tilson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 03:12 | VCU | John Gabel misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Jason Ross - foul #2 on Jason Ross, team foul #9 | 63-76 |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Aaron (PF) Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Walter Ballard (PF) Robert Tilson | |
| 03:12 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:12 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Oberlin (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Gabel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jason Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Mukai (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Ballard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:53 | James Madison | Walter Ballard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-76 |
| Subs | VCU | Hugh Callanan (SG), Nathan Justin (C) John Jackson, John Gabel | |
| Subs | James Madison | Roscoe Coble (PF) Walter Ballard | |
| 02:37 | VCU | Mike Oberlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 65-76 |
| 02:35 | James Madison | John Mukai grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| 02:31 | James Madison | Jason Ross makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Chapman | 65-78 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Mike Oberlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-78 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Nathan Justin grabs the offensive board | 65-78 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Nathan Justin misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Miller - foul #2 on Bruce Miller, team foul #10 | 65-78 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Hollar (PG), William Craig (SG), Michael Harris (PF) Michael Isom, Mike Oberlin, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | James Madison | Irwin Cobb (SG), David Foran (SF), Walter Ballard (PF), Raymond Backman (C) Jason Ross, John Mukai, Roscoe Coble, Bruce Miller | |
| 02:02 | VCU | Nathan Justin makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Nathan Justin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:47 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Backman | 67-80 |
| 01:31 | VCU | William Craig misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Irwin Cobb - foul #3 on Irwin Cobb, team foul #11 | 67-80 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), John Gabel (PF) Kenneth Hollar, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Robert Tilson (C) Raymond Backman | |
| 01:31 | VCU | William Craig makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:31 | VCU | William Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 01:11 | James Madison | David Foran's pass is intercepted by John Gabel | 69-80 |
| 01:05 | VCU | David Foran steals it from John Jackson | 69-80 |
| 00:44 | James Madison | Robert Tilson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-80 |
| 00:42 | VCU | John Gabel grabs the board | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | VCU | John Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-80 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Robert Tilson gets the rebound | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman clanks a shot from the right side | 69-80 |
| 00:28 | James Madison | Walter Ballard hits the follow up shot | 69-82 |
| 00:22 | VCU | John Gabel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-82 |
| 00:21 | James Madison | Robert Tilson gets the rebound | 69-82 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman runs out the clock | 69-82 |