| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jason Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dickson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mukai (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Otzweiler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Hugh Callanan inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | VCU | Hugh Callanan travels with the ball | 33-27 |
| 19:21 | James Madison | James Otzweiler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-27 |
| 19:20 | James Madison | John Dickson tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Dale Stevens is fouled on the floor by Bruce Miller - foul #2 on Bruce Miller, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:34 | VCU | Hugh Callanan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-29 |
| 18:15 | James Madison | John Mukai buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jason Ross | 35-32 |
| 18:05 | VCU | Dale Stevens buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Isom and he's hacked by John Dickson - foul #2 on John Dickson, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 18:05 | VCU | Dale Stevens misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:05 | James Madison | James Otzweiler grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 17:44 | James Madison | John Mukai comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 17:43 | James Madison | Bruce Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:30 | James Madison | John Mukai clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 17:29 | VCU | Nathan Justin gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Michael Isom makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Hugh Callanan | 39-32 |
| 16:49 | James Madison | Jason Ross is fouled on the floor by Hugh Callanan - foul #1 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), Ira Thomas (SG), John Gabel (SF), Robert Berry (PF) Michael Isom, Dale Stevens, Hugh Callanan, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Chapman (SG), Clyde Kolakowski (SF), Robert Tilson (PF), Raymond Backman (C) John Dickson, John Mukai, James Otzweiler, Bruce Miller | |
| 16:39 | James Madison | Jason Ross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:37 | VCU | Robert Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:32 | VCU | John Jackson misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 16:31 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Raymond Backman | 39-32 |
| 16:25 | James Madison | Robert Tilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:23 | VCU | John Gabel pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:00 | VCU | John Gabel misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Backman - foul #2 on Raymond Backman, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Ira Thomas, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Weatherwax (SG), John Mukai (SF) Jason Ross, Clyde Kolakowski | |
| 16:00 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:00 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gabel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Joseph Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Weatherwax (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Mukai (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Tilson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Raymond Backman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | James Madison | John Mukai hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Weatherwax | 41-35 |
| 15:33 | VCU | John Gabel is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Gabel, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Hugh Callanan (SF), Eric Aaron (PF) John Jackson, John Gabel, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dickson (SG), Bruce Miller (C) Joseph Weatherwax, Raymond Backman | |
| 15:12 | James Madison | John Mukai makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Miller and the foul's on Hugh Callanan - foul #2 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jason Ross (PG), James Otzweiler (PF) Joseph Chapman, Robert Tilson | |
| 15:12 | James Madison | John Mukai makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Dale Stevens is whistled for a carry | 41-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Nathan Justin (C) Robert Berry | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 14:35 | James Madison | Michael Isom steals the ball from John Dickson | 41-38 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Michael Isom misses the easy layup | 41-38 |
| 14:31 | James Madison | Bruce Miller gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:06 | James Madison | John Dickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (SG) Dale Stevens | |
| Subs | James Madison | Clyde Kolakowski (SF) John Mukai | |
| 13:47 | VCU | Eric Aaron drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Isom | 44-38 |
| 13:41 | James Madison | Eric Aaron is called for the reach on James Otzweiler - foul #1 on Eric Aaron, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Ira Thomas (SG) Michael Isom | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Chapman (SG), Robert Tilson (PF) John Dickson, James Otzweiler | |
| 13:30 | James Madison | Bruce Miller connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Ross | 44-40 |
| 13:15 | VCU | Hugh Callanan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 13:13 | James Madison | Robert Tilson pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:06 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG), John Gabel (SF), Robert Berry (PF) Ira Thomas, Hugh Callanan, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Mukai (SF), Raymond Backman (C) Clyde Kolakowski, Bruce Miller | |
| 12:45 | VCU | John Gabel drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Jackson | 47-40 |
| 12:25 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Backman | 47-42 |
| 12:10 | VCU | John Gabel buries a floater from the left block set up by Robert Berry and he's fouled by John Mukai - foul #2 on John Mukai, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG) Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dickson (SG), James Otzweiler (PF), Bruce Miller (C) Jason Ross, Robert Tilson, Raymond Backman | |
| 12:10 | VCU | John Gabel makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:49 | James Madison | James Otzweiler throws it down on a nice dish by John Mukai and the foul's on John Gabel - foul #3 on John Gabel, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Hugh Callanan (SF), Eric Aaron (PF) John Jackson, John Gabel | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 11:49 | James Madison | James Otzweiler makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Joseph Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Dickson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mukai (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Otzweiler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | VCU | Dale Stevens drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 11:28 | James Madison | John Dickson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 53-45 |
| 11:26 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:16 | James Madison | John Mukai is hacked by Hugh Callanan - foul #3 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Ira Thomas (SG), Nathan Justin (C) Dale Stevens, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jason Ross (PG), Clyde Kolakowski (SF) Joseph Chapman, John Mukai | |
| 10:58 | James Madison | Bruce Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (SG) Ira Thomas | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 10:32 | VCU | Michael Isom can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Ross - foul #1 on Jason Ross, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Robert Tilson (C) Bruce Miller | |
| 10:32 | VCU | Michael Isom makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:32 | VCU | Michael Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:20 | James Madison | Clyde Kolakowski buries a turnaround in the lane | 55-47 |
| 10:01 | VCU | Eric Aaron buries a 3 from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 09:38 | James Madison | Clyde Kolakowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Hugh Callanan - foul #4 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG), John Gabel (SF), Robert Berry (PF) John Jackson, Hugh Callanan, Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Chapman (SG), Bruce Miller (C) John Dickson, James Otzweiler | |
| 09:38 | James Madison | Clyde Kolakowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:38 | James Madison | Clyde Kolakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Nathan Justin gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:12 | VCU | Nathan Justin misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Miller - foul #3 on Bruce Miller, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Elton Peters (PG) Michael Isom | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Mukai (SF) Clyde Kolakowski | |
| 09:12 | VCU | Nathan Justin makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:12 | VCU | Nathan Justin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:12 | James Madison | Robert Tilson grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 09:01 | James Madison | Jason Ross's pass is intercepted by Dale Stevens | 59-48 |
| 08:51 | VCU | Nathan Justin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Mitchell (PF) Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 08:34 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Robert Berry grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Joseph Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-48 |
| 08:03 | James Madison | Jason Ross gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 07:59 | James Madison | A charge is called on Joseph Chapman - foul #2 on Joseph Chapman, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Hugh Callanan (SF), Eric Aaron (PF), Nathan Justin (C) Elton Peters, John Gabel, Joseph Mitchell, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dickson (SG), James Otzweiler (PF) Jason Ross, Robert Tilson | |
| 07:44 | VCU | Hugh Callanan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Isom | 62-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Joseph Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Dickson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mukai (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Otzweiler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | James Madison | Eric Aaron steals the ball from John Mukai | 62-48 |
| 07:07 | VCU | Hugh Callanan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dale Stevens | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:54 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman is fouled on the floor by Michael Isom - foul #3 on Michael Isom, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Backman (C) Bruce Miller | |
| 06:54 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:54 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:25 | VCU | Dale Stevens's pass is intercepted by John Dickson | 65-50 |
| 06:20 | James Madison | John Dickson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Isom - foul #4 on Michael Isom, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (SG) Dale Stevens | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jason Ross (PG), Robert Tilson (PF) Joseph Chapman, James Otzweiler | |
| 06:20 | James Madison | John Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 06:20 | James Madison | John Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:05 | VCU | Nathan Justin clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Backman - foul #3 on Raymond Backman, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Ira Thomas (SG) Michael Isom | |
| Subs | James Madison | Clyde Kolakowski (SF) John Mukai | |
| 06:05 | VCU | Nathan Justin makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:05 | VCU | Nathan Justin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:52 | James Madison | John Dickson clanks a shot from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 05:50 | James Madison | Raymond Backman pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:33 | James Madison | Raymond Backman is hacked by Hugh Callanan - foul #5 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #10 | 67-52 |
| Subs | VCU | John Gabel (SF), Robert Berry (C) Hugh Callanan, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Bruce Miller (C) Robert Tilson | |
| 05:33 | James Madison | Raymond Backman makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:33 | James Madison | Raymond Backman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:33 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Berry | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:12 | VCU | Eric Aaron's pass is intercepted by John Dickson | 67-53 |
| 05:08 | James Madison | John Dickson banks in the layup | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:51 | VCU | Robert Berry hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ira Thomas | 70-55 |
| 04:44 | James Madison | Jason Ross connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Dickson | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:23 | VCU | John Gabel is denied on a layup by Bruce Miller | 70-58 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Ira Thomas tips it back up and in | 72-58 |
| 04:17 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Isom (PG), Dale Stevens (SG), Nathan Justin (C) John Jackson, Ira Thomas, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Mukai (SF), James Otzweiler (PF) Clyde Kolakowski, Raymond Backman | |
| 04:05 | James Madison | John Dickson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Mukai | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | VCU | James Otzweiler is called for the reach on Eric Aaron - foul #3 on James Otzweiler, team foul #9 | 72-60 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Eric Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Eric Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Isom (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Gabel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Aaron (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Nathan Justin (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jason Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Dickson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mukai (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Otzweiler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | James Madison | Bruce Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-60 |
| 03:22 | VCU | Eric Aaron grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 03:04 | VCU | John Gabel connects on the runner from the right block set up by Eric Aaron | 76-60 |
| 02:57 | James Madison | John Mukai connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Jason Ross | 76-62 |
| 02:39 | VCU | Eric Aaron connects on the floater in the paint set up by Dale Stevens and he's fouled by James Otzweiler - foul #4 on James Otzweiler, team foul #10 | 78-62 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), Ira Thomas (SG), Robert Berry (C) Michael Isom, Dale Stevens, Nathan Justin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Chapman (PG), Joseph Weatherwax (SG), Clyde Kolakowski (SF), Robert Tilson (PF), Raymond Backman (C) Jason Ross, John Dickson, John Mukai, James Otzweiler, Bruce Miller | |
| 02:39 | VCU | Eric Aaron misses the free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:39 | James Madison | Robert Tilson grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 02:23 | James Madison | Robert Tilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Chapman | 78-65 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Raymond Backman is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #4 on Raymond Backman, team foul #11 | 78-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Mitchell (PF) Eric Aaron | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 01:59 | VCU | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:59 | VCU | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 01:37 | James Madison | Robert Tilson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #11 | 80-65 |
| 01:37 | James Madison | Robert Tilson makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:37 | James Madison | Robert Tilson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 01:18 | VCU | Ira Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Jackson | 82-67 |
| 01:05 | James Madison | Robert Tilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-67 |
| 01:04 | VCU | John Gabel pulls down the rebound | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | VCU | John Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Berry | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-67 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Raymond Backman pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-67 |
| 00:30 | James Madison | Joseph Chapman hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Weatherwax | 84-70 |
| 00:00 | VCU | John Jackson runs out the clock | 84-70 |