| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fresh) SG - Brent Goodson (fresh) SF - Jerry Offutt (fresh) PF - Alva Zell (fresh) C - Joseph Dayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Brittain (fresh) SG - George Forman (fresh) SF - Matthew Fong (fresh) PF - Martin Curtiss (fresh) C - Jin Chin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Joseph Dayton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | VCU | Bennie Butler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Drexel | Jin Chin tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Drexel | George Forman gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Drexel | George Forman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Drexel | George Forman snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Drexel | Matthew Fong is fouled on the floor by Alva Zell - foul #1 on Alva Zell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Drexel | Jin Chin connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Brittain | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | VCU | George Forman steps in front of the Bennie Butler pass | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Drexel | Jin Chin's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Dayton | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Dayton | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | VCU | Bennie Butler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Brittain - foul #1 on Robert Brittain, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | VCU | Bennie Butler makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | VCU | Bennie Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Drexel | Jin Chin hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by Alva Zell - foul #2 on Alva Zell, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | VCU | Ron Pinnix (PF) Alva Zell | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 17:58 | Drexel | Jin Chin misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | VCU | Joseph Dayton snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | VCU | Bennie Butler misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Brittain - foul #2 on Robert Brittain, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Orville Marshall (PG) Robert Brittain | |
| 17:35 | VCU | Bennie Butler misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | VCU | Bennie Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Drexel | George Forman knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | VCU | Bennie Butler drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Offutt | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Orville Marshall | 5-9 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Jerry Offutt can't finish the layup | 5-9 |
| 16:34 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Orville Marshall | 5-9 |
| 16:11 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Ron Pinnix snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Jerry Offutt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Orville Marshall | 5-9 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brent Goodson (fresh) SF - Jerry Offutt (fairly fresh) PF - Ron Pinnix (fresh) C - Joseph Dayton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Orville Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Forman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Fong (fresh) PF - Martin Curtiss (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jin Chin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Drexel | George Forman is fouled on the floor by Ron Pinnix - foul #1 on Ron Pinnix, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Kulp (SG), Jared Davis (SF), Harold Snyder (C) Brent Goodson, Jerry Offutt, Joseph Dayton | |
| Subs | Drexel | James Ellis (PF) Martin Curtiss | |
| 15:29 | Drexel | Jin Chin hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Fong | 5-11 |
| 15:15 | VCU | The jumper by Jared Davis is denied by Jin Chin | 5-11 |
| 15:13 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Matthew Fong | 5-11 |
| 14:58 | Drexel | Jin Chin is hacked by Larry Kulp - foul #1 on Larry Kulp, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hartman (SG) Bennie Butler | |
| Subs | Drexel | Erich Mason (SG), Leonard Kearns (SF), John Hiatt (C) George Forman, Matthew Fong, Jin Chin | |
| 14:39 | Drexel | James Ellis makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Erich Mason and he's fouled by Harold Snyder - foul #1 on Harold Snyder, team foul #5 | 5-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Brent Goodson (SG), Benjamin Robinson (C) Richard Hartman, Ron Pinnix | |
| Subs | Drexel | Thomas Burr (PG) Orville Marshall | |
| 14:39 | Drexel | James Ellis misses the free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:39 | VCU | Harold Snyder gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:23 | VCU | Brent Goodson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-13 |
| 14:22 | VCU | Jared Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Brent Goodson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Offutt (SF), Joseph Dayton (C) Jared Davis, Benjamin Robinson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Martin Curtiss (PF) Leonard Kearns | |
| 13:47 | Drexel | James Ellis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Joseph Dayton grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 13:21 | VCU | Joseph Dayton clanks a shot from the right side | 5-13 |
| 13:19 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 12:58 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Erich Mason and he's fouled by Harold Snyder - foul #2 on Harold Snyder, team foul #6 | 5-15 |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Butler (PG), Ron Pinnix (PF) Larry Kulp, Harold Snyder | |
| Subs | Drexel | Orville Marshall (PG), George Forman (SG), Matthew Fong (SF), Jin Chin (C) Thomas Burr, Erich Mason, James Ellis, John Hiatt | |
| 12:58 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss makes the free throw | 5-16 |
| 12:38 | VCU | Ron Pinnix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-16 |
| 12:28 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-16 |
| 12:26 | VCU | Joseph Dayton snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Brent Goodson misses long on a shot from the left side | 5-16 |
| 12:11 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss pulls down the rebound | 5-16 |
| 11:57 | Drexel | Jin Chin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Orville Marshall | 5-19 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brent Goodson (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Offutt (fairly fresh) PF - Ron Pinnix (fresh) C - Joseph Dayton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Orville Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Forman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Fong (fresh) PF - Martin Curtiss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jin Chin (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:42 | VCU | Joseph Dayton is fouled on the floor by George Forman - foul #1 on George Forman, team foul #3 | 5-19 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Kulp (SG), Jared Davis (SF), Benjamin Robinson (C) Brent Goodson, Jerry Offutt, Joseph Dayton | |
| Subs | Drexel | James Ellis (PF) Martin Curtiss | |
| 11:26 | VCU | Ron Pinnix lays it up and in on a great pass from Bennie Butler and he's fouled by Jin Chin - foul #1 on Jin Chin, team foul #4 | 7-19 |
| 11:26 | VCU | Ron Pinnix makes the free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:08 | Drexel | Matthew Fong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-19 |
| 11:07 | Drexel | The offensive rebound goes to Jin Chin | 8-19 |
| 10:56 | Drexel | James Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Thomas Burr (PG) Orville Marshall | |
| 10:33 | VCU | Ron Pinnix knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bennie Butler | 11-19 |
| 10:14 | Drexel | Larry Kulp takes the ball from George Forman | 11-19 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Jared Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Kulp | 13-19 |
| 09:54 | Drexel | Thomas Burr misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 09:52 | VCU | Ron Pinnix snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Bennie Butler knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Larry Kulp | 15-19 |
| 09:19 | Drexel | Matthew Fong knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Burr | 15-22 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Bennie Butler's pass is intercepted by Thomas Burr in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 09:05 | Drexel | Thomas Burr hits a floater from the left side | 15-24 |
| 08:55 | VCU | Larry Kulp is fouled on the floor by George Forman - foul #2 on George Forman, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hartman (PG), Brent Goodson (SG), Jerry Offutt (SF), Joseph Dayton (C) Bennie Butler, Larry Kulp, Jared Davis, Benjamin Robinson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Orville Marshall (PG), Erich Mason (SG), Leonard Kearns (SF), Martin Curtiss (PF), John Hiatt (C) Thomas Burr, George Forman, Matthew Fong, James Ellis, Jin Chin | |
| 08:45 | VCU | Ron Pinnix blows the layup but the foul's on Martin Curtiss - foul #1 on Martin Curtiss, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| 08:45 | VCU | Ron Pinnix misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:45 | VCU | Ron Pinnix makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:30 | Drexel | Brent Goodson is called for the reach on Martin Curtiss - foul #1 on Brent Goodson, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| 08:30 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:30 | VCU | Ron Pinnix gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:12 | VCU | Richard Hartman can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 16-24 |
| 08:11 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Pinnix | 16-24 |
| 07:58 | VCU | Joseph Dayton is fouled on the floor by John Hiatt - foul #1 on John Hiatt, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Butler (PG) Richard Hartman | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 07:58 | VCU | Joseph Dayton makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:58 | VCU | Joseph Dayton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:58 | Drexel | John Hiatt gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:39 | Drexel | Joseph Dayton is called for the reach on Leonard Kearns - foul #1 on Joseph Dayton, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Benjamin Robinson (PF) Ron Pinnix | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 07:39 | Drexel | Leonard Kearns misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:39 | VCU | Joseph Dayton pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Goodson (fresh) SF - Jerry Offutt (fresh) PF - Benjamin Robinson (fresh) C - Joseph Dayton (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Orville Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Erich Mason (fresh) SF - Leonard Kearns (fresh) PF - Martin Curtiss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hiatt (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | VCU | Brent Goodson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Dayton and he's fouled by Erich Mason - foul #1 on Erich Mason, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jin Chin (C) John Hiatt | |
| 07:12 | VCU | Brent Goodson makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:00 | Drexel | Benjamin Robinson steals it from Martin Curtiss | 20-24 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Orville Marshall is called for the reach on Bennie Butler - foul #1 on Orville Marshall, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Matthew Fong (SF) Leonard Kearns | |
| 06:39 | VCU | Bennie Butler makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Bennie Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:39 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:20 | Drexel | Jin Chin is denied on a layup by Joseph Dayton | 21-24 |
| 06:18 | VCU | Joseph Dayton pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:59 | VCU | Brent Goodson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bennie Butler | 24-24 |
| 05:40 | Drexel | Orville Marshall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 05:38 | Drexel | Matthew Fong grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:22 | Drexel | Bennie Butler steals the ball from Jin Chin | 24-24 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Brent Goodson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bennie Butler | 27-24 |
| 04:51 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 27-24 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Bennie Butler snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Jerry Offutt misses the jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 04:30 | Drexel | Martin Curtiss gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:25 | Drexel | Erich Mason makes the shot from the right side set up by Orville Marshall | 27-26 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Brent Goodson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 04:12 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Offutt | 27-26 |
| 03:56 | VCU | Jerry Offutt misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Brent Goodson tips it home | 29-26 |
| 03:46 | Drexel | Matthew Fong double dribbles | 29-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Kulp (PG), Richard Hartman (SG), Ron Pinnix (SF), Alva Zell (PF), Harold Snyder (C) Bennie Butler, Brent Goodson, Jerry Offutt, Benjamin Robinson, Joseph Dayton | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Brittain (PG), George Forman (SG), Leonard Kearns (SF), James Ellis (PF), John Hiatt (C) Orville Marshall, Erich Mason, Matthew Fong, Martin Curtiss, Jin Chin | |
| 03:19 | VCU | Ron Pinnix blows the layup | 29-26 |
| 03:17 | VCU | Ron Pinnix tips it in | 31-26 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Kulp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Hartman (fresh) SF - Ron Pinnix (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alva Zell (fresh) C - Harold Snyder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Brittain (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Forman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Kearns (fresh) PF - James Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hiatt (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Drexel | Robert Brittain scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Richard Hartman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 02:37 | Drexel | George Forman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-29 |
| 02:36 | VCU | Alva Zell grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 02:14 | VCU | George Forman takes the ball from Ron Pinnix | 34-29 |
| 02:05 | Drexel | Leonard Kearns blows the layup | 34-29 |
| 02:03 | VCU | The rebound goes to Alva Zell | 34-29 |
| 01:56 | VCU | Richard Hartman is fouled on the floor by George Forman - foul #3 on George Forman, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Butler (PG), Brent Goodson (SG) Larry Kulp, Harold Snyder | |
| Subs | Drexel | Thomas Burr (SG), Matthew Fong (SF) George Forman, Leonard Kearns | |
| 01:56 | VCU | Richard Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:56 | VCU | Richard Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:38 | Drexel | Robert Brittain blows the layup but he's fouled by Brent Goodson - foul #2 on Brent Goodson, team foul #9 | 36-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Davis (SF) Richard Hartman | |
| Subs | Drexel | Erich Mason (SG), Jin Chin (C) Thomas Burr, John Hiatt | |
| 01:38 | Drexel | Robert Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:38 | Drexel | Robert Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:14 | VCU | Ron Pinnix hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Bennie Butler | 38-31 |
| 01:07 | Drexel | Matthew Fong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 01:06 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ron Pinnix | 38-31 |
| 00:48 | VCU | Bennie Butler clanks a floater near the basket | 38-31 |
| 00:46 | Drexel | The rebound goes to James Ellis | 38-31 |
| 00:31 | Drexel | Erich Mason misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Brent Goodson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Jared Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Kulp (PG), Jerry Offutt (SF), Harold Snyder (PF), Joseph Dayton (C) Bennie Butler, Jared Davis, Alva Zell, Ron Pinnix | |
| Subs | Drexel | Orville Marshall (PG), Leonard Kearns (SF), Martin Curtiss (PF) Robert Brittain, Matthew Fong, James Ellis | |
| 00:01 | Drexel | Erich Mason drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Brent Goodson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-34 |