| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lee Coello (fresh) SG - James Willams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rusty Canty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Sawyers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chase Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joe Schoch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Pritchett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Garon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Garver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Rusty Canty inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | VCU | Rusty Canty misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-31 |
| 19:43 | VCU | Rusty Canty tips it in | 29-31 |
| 19:28 | New Orleans | Dennis Simpson is fouled on the floor by Chase Jackson - foul #2 on Chase Jackson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:13 | New Orleans | Lawrence Garver lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Schoch | 29-33 |
| 18:50 | VCU | Lee Coello connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | Joe Schoch is hacked by Chase Jackson - foul #3 on Chase Jackson, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis King (PG), James Underwood (PF), Paul Harris (C) Lee Coello, Ross Sawyers, Chase Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold (PF), Kevin Willbanks (C) Lawrence Garver, Dennis Simpson | |
| 18:14 | New Orleans | James Willams picks off the pass by Kevin Willbanks | 32-33 |
| 18:07 | VCU | James Underwood misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 18:05 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gerald Bechtold | 32-33 |
| 17:47 | New Orleans | John Pritchett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Paul Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:17 | VCU | James Underwood is hacked by Joe Schoch - foul #1 on Joe Schoch, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Coello (PG), Ross Sawyers (PF) James Willams, Rusty Canty | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Williams (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Lesley Brown (SF), Lawrence Garver (PF) Joe Schoch, John Pritchett, Willie Garon, Kevin Willbanks | |
| 16:56 | VCU | Ross Sawyers scores on a shot near the basket | 34-33 |
| 16:41 | New Orleans | Robert Moore makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 34-35 |
| 16:23 | VCU | James Underwood's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Bechtold | 34-35 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Ross Sawyers gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:04 | VCU | James Underwood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Harris and he's fouled by Gerald Bechtold - foul #1 on Gerald Bechtold, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Shawn Adams (PG), Michael Duncan (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Anthony London (C) Lee Coello, Dennis King, Paul Harris, Ross Sawyers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joe Schoch (PG), Stephen Whitney (PF), Dennis Simpson (C) Robert Moore, Lawrence Garver, Gerald Bechtold | |
| 16:04 | VCU | James Underwood misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:04 | New Orleans | Dennis Simpson gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Shawn Adams (fresh) SG - Michael Duncan (fresh) SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Underwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony London (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joe Schoch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lesley Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Whitney (fresh) C - Dennis Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | New Orleans | Joe Schoch connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Whitney | 36-38 |
| 15:36 | VCU | Anthony London is called for 3 seconds | 36-38 |
| Subs | VCU | James Willams (SG), Chase Jackson (C) Shawn Adams, James Underwood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Pritchett (SG), Willie Garon (SF) Charles Williams, Lesley Brown | |
| 15:12 | New Orleans | Willie Garon drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Joe Schoch | 36-40 |
| 15:04 | VCU | James Willams knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Duncan | 39-40 |
| 14:48 | New Orleans | Willie Garon banks in the layup | 39-42 |
| 14:30 | VCU | James Willams misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 14:28 | New Orleans | Willie Garon gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:19 | New Orleans | John Pritchett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Coello (PG), Rusty Canty (SF), Ross Sawyers (PF) Michael Duncan, Robert Cooper, Anthony London | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Williams (PG), Terry Green (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Lawrence Garver (PF), Kevin Willbanks (C) Joe Schoch, John Pritchett, Willie Garon, Stephen Whitney, Dennis Simpson | |
| 14:01 | VCU | Ross Sawyers clanks a runner from the left block | 39-42 |
| 13:59 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 13:38 | New Orleans | Terry Green loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis King (SG) James Willams | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lesley Brown (SF), Gerald Bechtold (C) Terry Green, Kevin Willbanks | |
| 13:19 | VCU | Dennis King is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | VCU | James Underwood (C) Chase Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joe Schoch (PG), John Pritchett (SG), Willie Garon (SF) Charles Williams, Robert Moore, Lesley Brown | |
| 13:04 | VCU | James Underwood is hacked by Gerald Bechtold - foul #2 on Gerald Bechtold, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Duncan (SG), Paul Harris (C) Lee Coello, Ross Sawyers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks (C) Lawrence Garver | |
| 12:51 | VCU | Rusty Canty is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Duncan | 41-42 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Joe Schoch drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 12:22 | VCU | Dennis King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Cooper (SG), Chase Jackson (C) Dennis King, Rusty Canty | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Lesley Brown (PF), Dennis Simpson (C) Gerald Bechtold, Kevin Willbanks | |
| 11:58 | New Orleans | John Pritchett connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Schoch | 41-47 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Harris (fresh) PF - James Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chase Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joe Schoch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Pritchett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Garon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lesley Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | VCU | Paul Harris loses the dribble to Lesley Brown | 41-47 |
| 11:24 | New Orleans | Lesley Brown drills a 3 from straight away set up by Joe Schoch | 41-50 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Lesley Brown takes the ball from Michael Duncan | 41-50 |
| 10:50 | New Orleans | Lesley Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 10:48 | New Orleans | John Pritchett snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Joe Schoch scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lesley Brown | 41-52 |
| 10:19 | VCU | Chase Jackson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-52 |
| 10:18 | VCU | James Underwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:58 | VCU | Michael Duncan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 09:57 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Dennis Simpson | 41-52 |
| 09:52 | New Orleans | Joe Schoch clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 09:51 | VCU | Chase Jackson pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:46 | VCU | Robert Cooper is whistled for a carry | 41-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Coello (PG), James Willams (SG), Rusty Canty (SF), Ross Sawyers (PF), Anthony London (C) Michael Duncan, Robert Cooper, Paul Harris, James Underwood, Chase Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Williams (PG), Terry Green (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Lawrence Garver (PF), Gerald Bechtold (C) Joe Schoch, John Pritchett, Willie Garon, Lesley Brown, Dennis Simpson | |
| 09:33 | New Orleans | Terry Green is fouled on the floor by James Willams - foul #1 on James Willams, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| 09:19 | New Orleans | Robert Moore can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Rusty Canty - foul #2 on Rusty Canty, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| 09:19 | New Orleans | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:19 | New Orleans | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:16 | VCU | Lee Coello loses the dribble to Terry Green in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| 09:13 | New Orleans | Terry Green lays it in | 41-56 |
| 08:54 | VCU | James Willams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ross Sawyers | 43-56 |
| 08:47 | New Orleans | Charles Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Rusty Canty snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 08:33 | VCU | James Willams is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rusty Canty | 46-56 |
| 08:12 | New Orleans | Lawrence Garver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Chase Jackson (C) Anthony London | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joe Schoch (PG), Willie Garon (SF), Stephen Whitney (PF), Kevin Willbanks (C) Terry Green, Robert Moore, Lawrence Garver, Gerald Bechtold | |
| 08:04 | VCU | Ross Sawyers clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Whitney - foul #2 on Stephen Whitney, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis King (PG) Lee Coello | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:04 | VCU | Ross Sawyers misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:04 | VCU | Ross Sawyers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:35 | New Orleans | Willie Garon buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Schoch | 47-58 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dennis King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Willams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rusty Canty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Sawyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Chase Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Joe Schoch (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Garon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Whitney (fresh) C - Kevin Willbanks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | VCU | Dennis King is hacked by Kevin Willbanks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Willbanks, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Shawn Adams (PG), James Underwood (PF) James Willams, Ross Sawyers | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Pritchett (SG) Charles Williams | |
| 07:17 | VCU | Chase Jackson travels with the ball | 47-58 |
| 07:00 | New Orleans | John Pritchett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Willbanks | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:53 | VCU | Chase Jackson is called for traveling | 47-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Coello (PG), Paul Harris (SF) Shawn Adams, Rusty Canty | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terry Green (PG), Robert Moore (SF), Lawrence Garver (PF), Gerald Bechtold (C) Joe Schoch, Willie Garon, Stephen Whitney, Kevin Willbanks | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:29 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 06:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to James Underwood | 47-61 |
| 06:11 | VCU | James Underwood knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Harris | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:49 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 05:47 | VCU | Chase Jackson pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:45 | VCU | Chase Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Duncan (PG), James Willams (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Ross Sawyers (PF), Anthony London (C) Lee Coello, Dennis King, Paul Harris, James Underwood, Chase Jackson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Joe Schoch (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Lesley Brown (SF), Stephen Whitney (PF), Dennis Simpson (C) Terry Green, John Pritchett, Robert Moore, Lawrence Garver, Gerald Bechtold | |
| 05:31 | New Orleans | Charles Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lesley Brown | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:27 | VCU | Joe Schoch takes the ball from Michael Duncan in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Charles Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:53 | VCU | James Willams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-65 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Anthony London tips it home | 51-65 |
| 04:29 | New Orleans | Stephen Whitney steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Rusty Canty (SF), James Underwood (PF), Paul Harris (C) Robert Cooper, Ross Sawyers, Anthony London | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Moore (SG), Willie Garon (SF), Lawrence Garver (PF) Joe Schoch, Lesley Brown, Stephen Whitney | |
| 04:16 | VCU | Michael Duncan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-65 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | Lawrence Garver grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 03:51 | New Orleans | Lawrence Garver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 03:49 | New Orleans | Willie Garon grabs the offensive board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:28 | New Orleans | Charles Williams makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Willie Garon | 51-67 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Willams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rusty Canty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Garon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Garver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | VCU | Michael Duncan scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Willams | 53-67 |
| 02:58 | New Orleans | Lawrence Garver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Shawn Adams (PG), Dennis King (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Anthony London (PF) Michael Duncan, James Willams, Rusty Canty, Paul Harris | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Terry Green (PG), Lesley Brown (SF), Gerald Bechtold (PF), Kevin Willbanks (C) Robert Moore, Willie Garon, Lawrence Garver, Dennis Simpson | |
| 02:54 | VCU | Dennis King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Charles Williams drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lesley Brown | 53-70 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Anthony London misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-70 |
| 02:27 | VCU | Anthony London tips it but misses | 53-70 |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | Kevin Willbanks snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Gerald Bechtold's layup is rejected by Anthony London | 53-70 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Anthony London pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:47 | VCU | Robert Cooper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-70 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Gerald Bechtold | 53-70 |
| 01:40 | New Orleans | Charles Williams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-70 |
| 01:38 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 53-70 |
| 01:21 | VCU | Shawn Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-70 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Duncan (SG), Paul Harris (SF) Shawn Adams, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Moore (SG) Terry Green | |
| 00:58 | New Orleans | Paul Harris is called for the reach on Lesley Brown - foul #1 on Paul Harris, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | New Orleans | Anthony London denies the turnaround by Charles Williams | 53-70 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Michael Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | VCU | Dennis King can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-70 |
| 00:22 | New Orleans | Lesley Brown snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Charles Williams runs out the clock | 53-70 |