| Lineup | San Diego | PG - John Kidd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Melgoza (fresh) 6 pts. C - Timmy Massie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kosta Korczynski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerry Offutt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alva Zell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Jerry Offutt inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | VCU | Alva Zell misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Timmy Massie - foul #1 on Timmy Massie, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Alva Zell makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Alva Zell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Harold Snyder gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:25 | VCU | Jerry Offutt misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on William Gray - foul #2 on William Gray, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 19:25 | VCU | Jerry Offutt makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:25 | VCU | Jerry Offutt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:58 | San Diego | John Kidd misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bennie Butler - foul #1 on Bennie Butler, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 18:58 | San Diego | John Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:58 | San Diego | John Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:47 | VCU | Kosta Korczynski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bennie Butler | 29-41 |
| 18:42 | San Diego | Carl Harris buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Melgoza | 32-41 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Jerry Offutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Gray - foul #3 on William Gray, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | San Diego | Alan May (SF) William Gray | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:20 | VCU | Jerry Offutt makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Jerry Offutt misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:20 | San Diego | Timmy Massie pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:56 | San Diego | Bennie Butler steps in front of the John Kidd pass | 32-42 |
| 17:53 | VCU | Bennie Butler jams it | 32-44 |
| 17:31 | San Diego | John Kidd drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Carl Harris | 34-44 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Alva Zell is fouled on the floor by Alan May - foul #1 on Alan May, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hartman (SF), Joseph Dayton (C) Jerry Offutt, Harold Snyder | |
| 17:15 | VCU | Richard Hartman comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Alan May - foul #2 on Alan May, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Eckles (C) Timmy Massie | |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Davis (SF) Kosta Korczynski | |
| 17:15 | VCU | Richard Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Richard Hartman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:15 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:02 | San Diego | Jared Davis denies the turnaround by Michael Eckles | 34-44 |
| 17:00 | VCU | Alva Zell snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 16:43 | VCU | Jared Davis misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-44 |
| 16:41 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 16:23 | San Diego | Alan May is fouled on the floor by Bennie Butler - foul #2 on Bennie Butler, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Hendon (SG), Timothy Nielsen (C) Carl Harris, Jerry Melgoza | |
| Subs | VCU | Benjamin Robinson (C) Alva Zell | |
| 16:05 | San Diego | Timothy Nielsen lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Hendon | 36-44 |
| 15:53 | VCU | Bennie Butler clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 15:51 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Timothy Nielsen | 36-44 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - John Kidd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Hendon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alan May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Eckles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jared Davis (fresh) PF - Joseph Dayton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | San Diego | John Kidd drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Bennie Butler - foul #3 on Bennie Butler, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Gray (SF), Timmy Massie (C) Alan May, Timothy Nielsen | |
| Subs | VCU | Jeremy Barney (PG), Kosta Korczynski (SG), Jerry Offutt (SF), Ron Pinnix (PF), Harold Snyder (C) Bennie Butler, Richard Hartman, Jared Davis, Joseph Dayton, Benjamin Robinson | |
| 15:46 | San Diego | John Kidd makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:29 | VCU | Jerry Offutt can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 15:28 | VCU | Ron Pinnix tips it in | 39-46 |
| 15:19 | San Diego | William Gray's pass is intercepted by Ron Pinnix | 39-46 |
| 14:53 | VCU | Harold Snyder blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Eckles - foul #1 on Michael Eckles, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Harris (SG), Jerry Melgoza (PF) John Kidd, Michael Eckles | |
| Subs | VCU | Alva Zell (PF) Ron Pinnix | |
| 14:53 | VCU | Harold Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:53 | VCU | Harold Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:39 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Offutt - foul #1 on Jerry Offutt, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Butler (PG) Jeremy Barney | |
| 14:39 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:39 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:16 | VCU | Jerry Offutt hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Bennie Butler | 40-50 |
| 13:57 | San Diego | Alva Zell takes the ball from Timmy Massie | 40-50 |
| 13:32 | VCU | Jerry Offutt buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kosta Korczynski | 40-52 |
| 13:08 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-52 |
| 13:07 | VCU | Alva Zell grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 12:45 | VCU | Bennie Butler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 12:43 | VCU | Harold Snyder can't tip it in | 40-52 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Harold Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:29 | VCU | Kosta Korczynski lays it up and in set up by Bennie Butler | 40-54 |
| 12:06 | San Diego | William Gray banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Hendon | 42-54 |
| 12:02 | VCU | Timmy Massie blocks the short jumper by Alva Zell | 42-54 |
| 12:00 | San Diego | William Gray pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 11:54 | San Diego | Carl Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 11:53 | VCU | Alva Zell snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Brian Hendon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Melgoza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Timmy Massie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kosta Korczynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Offutt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alva Zell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Snyder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | VCU | Jerry Offutt misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 11:35 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 11:28 | San Diego | Carl Harris makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Hendon | 45-54 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Timmy Massie steals it from Bennie Butler | 45-54 |
| 10:48 | San Diego | William Gray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Harold Snyder gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:43 | VCU | Bennie Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 10:42 | San Diego | William Gray pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:36 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Hendon | 47-54 |
| 10:16 | VCU | Harold Snyder lays it up and in set up by Kosta Korczynski | 47-56 |
| 10:05 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | San Diego | John Kidd (PG), Scott Arledge (SG), Alan May (SF), Michael Eckles (PF), Timothy Nielsen (C) Brian Hendon, Carl Harris, William Gray, Jerry Melgoza, Timmy Massie | |
| Subs | VCU | Jeremy Barney (PG), Richard Hartman (SG), Ron Pinnix (SF), Joseph Dayton (PF), Benjamin Robinson (C) Bennie Butler, Kosta Korczynski, Jerry Offutt, Alva Zell, Harold Snyder | |
| 09:51 | VCU | Richard Hartman clanks a floater in the paint | 47-56 |
| 09:50 | VCU | Ron Pinnix tips it in | 47-58 |
| 09:34 | San Diego | Scott Arledge is fouled on the floor by Richard Hartman - foul #3 on Richard Hartman, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| 09:16 | San Diego | Alan May hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Kidd | 50-58 |
| 08:55 | VCU | Michael Eckles steals it from Richard Hartman | 50-58 |
| 08:43 | San Diego | John Kidd is called for traveling | 50-58 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Ron Pinnix comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Alan May - foul #3 on Alan May, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Butler (PG) Jeremy Barney | |
| 08:27 | VCU | Ron Pinnix makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Ron Pinnix makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:12 | San Diego | John Kidd lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Eckles | 52-60 |
| 08:07 | VCU | Ron Pinnix misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Joseph Dayton can't tip it in | 52-60 |
| 08:04 | San Diego | Scott Arledge pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 08:00 | San Diego | John Kidd makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Arledge | 54-60 |
| 07:44 | VCU | Joseph Dayton hits the finger roll set up by Bennie Butler | 54-62 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - John Kidd (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Arledge (fresh) SF - Alan May (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Eckles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ron Pinnix (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Dayton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Robinson (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | San Diego | Joseph Dayton takes the ball from Scott Arledge | 54-62 |
| 07:09 | VCU | Ron Pinnix connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bennie Butler | 54-64 |
| 06:52 | San Diego | Michael Eckles misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 06:50 | San Diego | Timothy Nielsen tips it but misses | 54-64 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Joseph Dayton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 06:19 | VCU | Timothy Nielsen steals the ball from Ron Pinnix | 54-64 |
| 05:59 | San Diego | Scott Arledge can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 54-64 |
| 05:57 | VCU | Richard Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 05:49 | VCU | Benjamin Robinson hits a shot from the left side set up by Bennie Butler and he's fouled by Timothy Nielsen - foul #1 on Timothy Nielsen, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Hendon (PG), Carl Harris (SG), William Gray (SF), Jerry Melgoza (PF), Timmy Massie (C) John Kidd, Scott Arledge, Alan May, Michael Eckles, Timothy Nielsen | |
| Subs | VCU | Kosta Korczynski (SG), Jerry Offutt (SF), Alva Zell (PF), Harold Snyder (C) Bennie Butler, Richard Hartman, Ron Pinnix, Joseph Dayton | |
| 05:49 | VCU | Benjamin Robinson misses the free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:49 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Snyder | 54-66 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Benjamin Robinson buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kosta Korczynski | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:11 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Harris | 56-68 |
| 04:53 | VCU | Kosta Korczynski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Alva Zell tips it in | 56-70 |
| 04:32 | San Diego | Timmy Massie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alva Zell - foul #1 on Alva Zell, team foul #6 | 56-70 |
| Subs | San Diego | John Kidd (PG) Brian Hendon | |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Butler (PG) Benjamin Robinson | |
| 04:32 | San Diego | Timmy Massie makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:32 | San Diego | Timmy Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:05 | VCU | Harold Snyder connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Alva Zell and the foul's on Timmy Massie - foul #2 on Timmy Massie, team foul #9 | 58-72 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ron Pinnix (SF) Jerry Offutt | |
| 04:05 | VCU | Harold Snyder makes the free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:51 | San Diego | Jerry Melgoza drills a shot from close range set up by Carl Harris | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | VCU | John Kidd is called for the reach on Bennie Butler in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Kidd, team foul #10 | 60-73 |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Hendon (SF) William Gray | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hartman (SF) Harold Snyder | |
| 03:47 | VCU | Bennie Butler misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Bennie Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | San Diego | Carl Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Hendon | 63-74 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - John Kidd (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Hendon (fresh) 6 ast. PF - Jerry Melgoza (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Timmy Massie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kosta Korczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Richard Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alva Zell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Ron Pinnix (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | VCU | Richard Hartman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ron Pinnix | 63-77 |
| 02:53 | San Diego | Carl Harris is called for traveling | 63-77 |
| Subs | San Diego | Alan May (SF), Michael Eckles (PF), Timothy Nielsen (C) Brian Hendon, Jerry Melgoza, Timmy Massie | |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Offutt (SF), Joseph Dayton (C) Kosta Korczynski, Alva Zell | |
| 02:50 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-77 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Gray (SF), Jerry Melgoza (PF) Alan May, Timothy Nielsen | |
| Subs | VCU | Alva Zell (PF), Harold Snyder (C) Ron Pinnix, Joseph Dayton | |
| 02:42 | VCU | Alva Zell makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Hartman | 63-79 |
| 02:38 | San Diego | William Gray connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Melgoza | 66-79 |
| 02:09 | VCU | Bennie Butler misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 66-79 |
| 02:08 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Jerry Melgoza | 66-79 |
| 02:04 | San Diego | John Kidd is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Kidd, team foul #11 | 66-79 |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Epling (PG), Brian Hendon (SG), Alan May (SF), Timothy Nielsen (C) John Kidd, Carl Harris, William Gray, Jerry Melgoza | |
| Subs | VCU | Jeremy Barney (PG), Ron Pinnix (SF), Joseph Dayton (PF), Benjamin Robinson (C) Bennie Butler, Jerry Offutt, Alva Zell, Harold Snyder | |
| 01:47 | VCU | Richard Hartman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-79 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Ron Pinnix grabs the offensive board | 66-79 |
| 01:29 | VCU | Jeremy Barney's pass is intercepted by Robert Epling | 66-79 |
| 01:09 | San Diego | Michael Eckles buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Nielsen | 68-79 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Timothy Nielsen is called for the reach on Ron Pinnix - foul #2 on Timothy Nielsen, team foul #12 | 68-79 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Ron Pinnix makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Ron Pinnix makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | San Diego | Brian Hendon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-81 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Benjamin Robinson pulls down the rebound | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | VCU | Ron Pinnix scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Jeremy Barney and the foul's on Timothy Nielsen - foul #3 on Timothy Nielsen, team foul #13 | 68-83 |
| 00:20 | VCU | Ron Pinnix makes the free throw | 68-84 |
| 00:15 | San Diego | Alan May drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Hendon | 71-84 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Jeremy Barney runs out the clock | 71-84 |