| Lineup | VCU | PG - Sean Tardiff (fresh) SG - George Agee (fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Bain (fresh) C - Walter Massey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Steven Witten (fresh) SG - Ricky Marvin (fresh) SF - Howard Howlett (fresh) PF - Craig Greer (fresh) C - Louis Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steven Witten | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Sean Tardiff is fouled on the floor by Ricky Marvin - foul #1 on Ricky Marvin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Sean Tardiff misses the floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | VCU | George Agee hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Wright - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | VCU | John Wright drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Sean Tardiff | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer is denied on a layup by Robert Bain | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | VCU | John Wright pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | VCU | Walter Massey loses the dribble to Steven Witten | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | Steven Witten hits the finger roll | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | VCU | Robert Bain throws it down on a great pass from John Wright | 6-6 |
| 17:06 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin misses the easy layup | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | VCU | John Wright grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | VCU | Sean Tardiff travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Kenneth Pew (SG), Morris Graig (C) Steven Witten, Ricky Marvin, Louis Powell | |
| 16:35 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Rickey Jones | 6-8 |
| 16:20 | VCU | George Agee misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:18 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Howard Howlett | 6-8 |
| 15:57 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett travels with the ball | 6-8 |
| Subs | VCU | James Kroll (PG), Edward Hall (SG), Edward Ewing (SF), Emil Ashton (PF) Sean Tardiff, George Agee, John Wright, Robert Bain | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson (PF) Craig Greer | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Kroll (fresh) SG - Edward Hall (fresh) SF - Edward Ewing (fresh) PF - Emil Ashton (fresh) C - Walter Massey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rickey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Pew (fresh) SF - Howard Howlett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Robinson (fresh) C - Morris Graig (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | VCU | James Kroll misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 15:38 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Ewing - foul #1 on Edward Ewing, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite (C) Walter Massey | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin (SG), Louis Powell (C) Kenneth Pew, Morris Graig | |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:09 | VCU | Edward Ewing gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:42 | VCU | James Kroll misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 14:40 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:22 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell is hacked by Edward Ewing - foul #2 on Edward Ewing, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Tardiff (PG), George Agee (SG), John Wright (SF), Robert Bain (PF) James Kroll, Edward Hall, Edward Ewing, Woodrow Wilhite | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Steven Witten (PG), Kal Wallis (SF), Craig Greer (PF) Rickey Jones, Howard Howlett, Richard Robinson | |
| 13:58 | Gonzaga | Kal Wallis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 13:35 | VCU | Emil Ashton is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:34 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to John Wright | 6-11 |
| 13:21 | VCU | Emil Ashton scores on a shot in the lane set up by John Wright | 8-11 |
| 13:10 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 13:09 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:57 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Massey (C) Emil Ashton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Morris Graig (C) Louis Powell | |
| 12:38 | VCU | Walter Massey misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Morris Graig - foul #1 on Morris Graig, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| 12:38 | VCU | Walter Massey makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:38 | VCU | Walter Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:21 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Massey - foul #1 on Walter Massey, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite (PF) Robert Bain | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Howard Howlett (SF) Steven Witten, Kal Wallis | |
| 12:21 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:21 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:08 | VCU | John Wright is fouled on the floor by Rickey Jones - foul #1 on Rickey Jones, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Edward Hall (SF) John Wright | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew (SG) Ricky Marvin | |
| 12:03 | VCU | George Agee clanks a 3 from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 12:01 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:56 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett is whistled for a carry | 10-13 |
| Subs | VCU | James Kroll (SG) George Agee | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Sean Tardiff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kroll (fresh) SF - Edward Hall (fresh) PF - Woodrow Wilhite (fresh) C - Walter Massey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rickey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Pew (fresh) SF - Howard Howlett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Greer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Morris Graig (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | VCU | Kenneth Pew is called for the reach on James Kroll - foul #1 on Kenneth Pew, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| 11:23 | VCU | Sean Tardiff clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 11:21 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:05 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett clanks a floater in the paint | 10-13 |
| 11:03 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 11:02 | VCU | Walter Massey snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:42 | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 10:41 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Morris Graig | 10-13 |
| 10:24 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer is hacked by Walter Massey - foul #2 on Walter Massey, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | VCU | George Agee (SG), John Wright (SF), Robert Bain (PF), Emil Ashton (C) Sean Tardiff, Edward Hall, Woodrow Wilhite, Walter Massey | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Steven Witten (PG), Ricky Marvin (SG), Kal Wallis (SF), Richard Robinson (PF), Louis Powell (C) Rickey Jones, Kenneth Pew, Howard Howlett, Craig Greer, Morris Graig | |
| 10:12 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 10-13 |
| 10:10 | VCU | Emil Ashton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:05 | VCU | George Agee double dribbles | 10-13 |
| 09:57 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell is denied on a layup by John Wright | 10-13 |
| 09:55 | VCU | Robert Bain snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 09:49 | VCU | John Wright is whistled for traveling | 10-13 |
| 09:20 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Edward Hall (SF) John Wright | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:20 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:20 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:58 | VCU | Steven Witten steps in front of the George Agee pass | 10-15 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Emil Ashton steals the ball from Louis Powell | 10-15 |
| 08:40 | VCU | Edward Hall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 08:38 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:24 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell connects on the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by James Kroll - foul #1 on James Kroll, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Tardiff (PG) James Kroll | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett (SF), Craig Greer (PF) Kal Wallis, Richard Robinson | |
| 08:24 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 07:59 | VCU | Emil Ashton is called for traveling | 10-18 |
| Subs | VCU | Tim Webb (SF), Woodrow Wilhite (C) George Agee, Emil Ashton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Morris Graig (C) Steven Witten, Louis Powell | |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett blows the dunk but he's hacked by Tim Webb - foul #1 on Tim Webb, team foul #8 | 10-18 |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Sean Tardiff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Hall (fresh) SF - Tim Webb (fresh) PF - Robert Bain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Woodrow Wilhite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rickey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Marvin (fresh) SF - Howard Howlett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Morris Graig (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | VCU | Robert Bain knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Sean Tardiff and he's fouled by Ricky Marvin - foul #2 on Ricky Marvin, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew (SG) Ricky Marvin | |
| 07:26 | VCU | Robert Bain misses the free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:26 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edward Hall - foul #1 on Edward Hall, team foul #9 | 12-20 |
| Subs | VCU | James Kroll (SG) Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:12 | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 07:06 | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Craig Greer - foul #1 on Craig Greer, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| 07:06 | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:06 | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:49 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett throws it down on a great pass from Kenneth Pew | 14-22 |
| 06:35 | VCU | Craig Greer steps in front of the Woodrow Wilhite pass | 14-22 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew is fouled on the floor by James Kroll - foul #2 on James Kroll, team foul #10 | 14-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Carl Ingram (PG), George Agee (SG), Emil Ashton (PF) Sean Tardiff, James Kroll, Robert Bain | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Steven Witten (PG), Kal Wallis (SF), Louis Powell (C) Rickey Jones, Howard Howlett, Morris Graig | |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell grabs the offensive board | 14-23 |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Tim Webb - foul #2 on Tim Webb, team foul #11 | 14-23 |
| Subs | VCU | Edward Hall (SF) Tim Webb | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Edward Hall hits a driving attempt near the basket | 16-25 |
| 05:23 | Gonzaga | Carl Ingram is called for the reach on Steven Witten - foul #1 on Carl Ingram, team foul #12 | 16-25 |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Tardiff (PG), Robert Bain (PF) Carl Ingram, Woodrow Wilhite | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:23 | Gonzaga | Steven Witten makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:23 | Gonzaga | Steven Witten makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:08 | VCU | Kenneth Pew is called for the reach on Sean Tardiff - foul #2 on Kenneth Pew, team foul #7 | 16-27 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin (SG) Kenneth Pew | |
| 05:08 | VCU | Sean Tardiff misses the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:08 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Steven Witten throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Edward Hall drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sean Tardiff | 19-27 |
| 04:44 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 19-27 |
| 04:42 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 04:41 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell tips it in | 19-29 |
| 04:15 | VCU | Robert Bain buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-29 |
| 03:57 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | VCU | James Kroll (PG), Carl Ingram (SG), John Wright (SF), Edward Ewing (PF), Walter Massey (C) Sean Tardiff, George Agee, Edward Hall, Robert Bain, Emil Ashton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Howard Howlett (SF), Richard Robinson (PF), Morris Graig (C) Steven Witten, Kal Wallis, Craig Greer, Louis Powell | |
| 03:42 | VCU | Edward Ewing comes up short on the runner in the paint | 22-29 |
| 03:41 | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Kroll (fresh) SG - Carl Ingram (fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Ewing (fresh) C - Walter Massey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rickey Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Marvin (fresh) SF - Howard Howlett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Morris Graig (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin connects on the shot from the left side and he's fouled by John Wright - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #13 | 22-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite (PF) John Wright | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:22 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin makes the free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Rickey Jones picks off the pass by James Kroll in the backcourt | 22-32 |
| 03:15 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Ingram - foul #2 on Carl Ingram, team foul #14 | 22-32 |
| 03:15 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:15 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:15 | VCU | Walter Massey pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 03:01 | VCU | Woodrow Wilhite makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Kroll | 25-33 |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Robinson | 25-36 |
| 02:32 | VCU | Walter Massey buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Kroll and he's hacked by Howard Howlett - foul #1 on Howard Howlett, team foul #8 | 27-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Tardiff (PG), George Agee (SG) James Kroll, Carl Ingram | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew (SG), Kal Wallis (SF), Craig Greer (PF), Louis Powell (C) Ricky Marvin, Howard Howlett, Richard Robinson, Morris Graig | |
| 02:32 | VCU | Walter Massey misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:32 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 02:17 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Pew | 27-38 |
| 02:03 | VCU | George Agee drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Tardiff | 30-38 |
| 01:46 | Gonzaga | Kal Wallis is hacked by Edward Ewing - foul #3 on Edward Ewing, team foul #15 | 30-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Edward Hall (SF), Emil Ashton (PF) Edward Ewing, Woodrow Wilhite | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Steven Witten (PG) Rickey Jones | |
| 01:46 | Gonzaga | Kal Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 01:46 | Gonzaga | Kal Wallis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Walter Massey snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 01:24 | VCU | George Agee is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Agee, team foul #16 | 30-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Bain (PF) Emil Ashton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin (SG) Kenneth Pew | |
| 01:10 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 01:08 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer tips it back up and in | 30-41 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Walter Massey's fadeaway is rejected by Kal Wallis | 30-41 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Robert Bain tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 00:32 | Gonzaga | Edward Hall steals it from Ricky Marvin | 32-41 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Sean Tardiff is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sean Tardiff, team foul #17 | 32-41 |
| Subs | VCU | James Kroll (PG), Tim Webb (SF), Emil Ashton (PF), Woodrow Wilhite (C) Sean Tardiff, George Agee, Robert Bain, Walter Massey | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Howard Howlett (SF), Morris Graig (C) Steven Witten, Kal Wallis, Louis Powell | |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Howard Howlett is blocked by Emil Ashton | 32-41 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Emil Ashton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Emil Ashton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-41 |