| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stanley Janda (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adrian Goodlow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Drazen Zbierski (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Luke Colby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Herbert Rowlands (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Fox (fresh) C - Herman Knipe (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-38 |
| 19:51 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands tips it back up and in | 24-40 |
| 19:28 | VCU | George Rhodes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-40 |
| 19:27 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow snags the offensive board | 24-40 |
| 19:18 | VCU | Elbert Troxler lays it up and in set up by Michael Stiles | 26-40 |
| 18:49 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski travels with the ball | 26-40 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Elbert Troxler | 28-40 |
| 18:23 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 18:22 | VCU | The rebound goes to George Rhodes | 28-40 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Stanley Janda makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Stanley Janda grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 17:20 | VCU | Stanley Janda hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 17:19 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby clanks a runner in the paint | 31-40 |
| 17:05 | VCU | George Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:42 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow comes up short on the floater from the left side | 31-40 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Adrian Goodlow - foul #2 on Adrian Goodlow, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (SG), William Deitch (SF), Michael Hubbard (PF) Stanley Janda, Adrian Goodlow, George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller (PG), Lucas Castiglione (SF), Stanley Rowe (PF), Dominic Bianchi (C) Drazen Zbierski, Herbert Rowlands, Patrick Fox, Herman Knipe | |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Michael Hubbard misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Michael Hubbard snags the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:01 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim is fouled on the floor by Luke Colby - foul #2 on Luke Colby, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Lawrence (C) Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:47 | VCU | Michael Hubbard makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elbert Troxler | 33-42 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ronald Miller (fresh) SG - Luke Colby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lucas Castiglione (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Dominic Bianchi double dribbles | 33-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG) Elbert Troxler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski (PG) Luke Colby | |
| 15:20 | VCU | William Deitch drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stanley Janda | 35-42 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Dominic Bianchi steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Adrian Goodlow (SF) William Deitch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe (C) Dominic Bianchi | |
| 14:49 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence is denied on a layup by Herman Knipe | 35-42 |
| 14:48 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski is fouled on the floor by Michael Hubbard - foul #3 on Michael Hubbard, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), George Rhodes (PF), Michael Stiles (C) Emmanuel Keim, Michael Hubbard, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands (SF) Drazen Zbierski | |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands slams it home | 35-44 |
| 14:00 | VCU | Michael Stiles hits a fadeaway from the left block | 37-44 |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Adrian Goodlow - foul #3 on Adrian Goodlow, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (SG) Stanley Janda | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luke Colby (SG), Patrick Fox (PF) Lucas Castiglione, Stanley Rowe | |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:20 | VCU | Michael Stiles banks in the layup | 39-46 |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Luke Colby is called for the reach on Emmanuel Keim - foul #3 on Luke Colby, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF), Michael Hubbard (PF) Adrian Goodlow, George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski (PG), Lucas Castiglione (SF), Stanley Rowe (C) Ronald Miller, Herbert Rowlands, Herman Knipe | |
| 12:36 | VCU | Drazen Zbierski picks off the pass by Emmanuel Keim | 39-48 |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe buries a shot in the paint set up by Drazen Zbierski | 39-50 |
| 12:07 | VCU | Elbert Troxler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Fox | 39-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Drazen Zbierski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Colby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lucas Castiglione (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | VCU | Elbert Troxler comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Rowe - foul #2 on Stanley Rowe, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), Adrian Goodlow (SF), George Rhodes (PF) Emmanuel Keim, William Deitch, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe (C) Patrick Fox | |
| 11:26 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:26 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Lucas Castiglione | 41-54 |
| 10:56 | VCU | George Rhodes drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Janda | 44-54 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Lucas Castiglione makes the fadeaway from the right side | 44-56 |
| 10:32 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Lucas Castiglione clanks a shot from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 10:23 | VCU | George Rhodes grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 10:18 | VCU | Elbert Troxler clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby misses the runner from the baseline | 44-56 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe gets the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 09:42 | VCU | Michael Hubbard snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 09:25 | VCU | George Rhodes scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Elbert Troxler | 46-56 |
| 09:11 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-56 |
| 09:09 | VCU | Elbert Troxler pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 08:52 | VCU | Elbert Troxler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Adrian Goodlow | 49-56 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby is fouled on the floor by Stanley Janda - foul #2 on Stanley Janda, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), William Deitch (SF), Daniel Lawrence (PF), Michael Stiles (C) Elbert Troxler, Adrian Goodlow, George Rhodes, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller (SG), Herbert Rowlands (SF), Patrick Fox (PF), Dominic Bianchi (C) Luke Colby, Lucas Castiglione, Stanley Rowe, Herman Knipe | |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 08:03 | VCU | Patrick Fox swats the layup by Emmanuel Keim | 49-58 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-58 |
| 07:43 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Janda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Drazen Zbierski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Miller (fresh) SF - Herbert Rowlands (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | VCU | Drazen Zbierski takes the ball from William Deitch | 51-58 |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 07:07 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Drazen Zbierski steps in front of the William Deitch pass | 51-58 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-58 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 06:01 | Cleveland State | Stanley Janda is called for the reach on Drazen Zbierski - foul #3 on Stanley Janda, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Adrian Goodlow (SF), George Rhodes (PF) Stanley Janda, William Deitch, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luke Colby (SG), William Hagaman (SF), Stanley Rowe (PF), Herman Knipe (C) Drazen Zbierski, Herbert Rowlands, Patrick Fox, Dominic Bianchi | |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Elbert Troxler steals the ball from Herman Knipe | 51-58 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Michael Stiles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Ronald Miller | 53-60 |
| 04:56 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Adrian Goodlow steals it from William Hagaman | 53-60 |
| 04:26 | VCU | Michael Stiles is fouled on the floor by Herman Knipe - foul #1 on Herman Knipe, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SG), Michael Hubbard (C) Emmanuel Keim, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lucas Castiglione (PG), Herbert Rowlands (SF), Patrick Fox (PF) Ronald Miller, William Hagaman, Stanley Rowe | |
| 04:09 | VCU | George Rhodes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-60 |
| 03:45 | VCU | George Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Deitch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adrian Goodlow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Rhodes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lucas Castiglione (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luke Colby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Rowlands (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Knipe (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:22 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Elbert Troxler | 59-60 |
| 03:01 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-60 |
| 02:59 | VCU | Elbert Troxler pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:59 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), Michael Stiles (C) William Deitch, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski (PG), Ronald Miller (SG) Lucas Castiglione, Luke Colby | |
| 02:45 | VCU | Stanley Janda is fouled on the floor by Ronald Miller - foul #2 on Ronald Miller, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| 02:34 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the jump hook in the lane | 61-60 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe is hacked by George Rhodes - foul #2 on George Rhodes, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Hubbard (PF) George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-60 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Michael Stiles can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Miller - foul #3 on Ronald Miller, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-60 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Michael Hubbard gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:24 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Miller - foul #4 on Ronald Miller, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | VCU | George Rhodes (PF) Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luke Colby (SG) Ronald Miller | |
| 01:24 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:24 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe's dunk attempt is rejected by George Rhodes | 65-60 |
| 01:09 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Elbert Troxler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Michael Stiles tips it but misses | 65-60 |
| 01:03 | VCU | George Rhodes tips it back up and in | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Luke Colby and he's fouled by Michael Stiles - foul #2 on Michael Stiles, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Michael Stiles steals it from Patrick Fox | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is fouled in the backcourt by Drazen Zbierski - foul #2 on Drazen Zbierski, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF) Adrian Goodlow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:23 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:23 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-63 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Luke Colby | 71-63 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | George Rhodes steals the ball from Patrick Fox | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | VCU | William Deitch is fouled in the backcourt by Drazen Zbierski - foul #3 on Drazen Zbierski, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Hubbard (PF) George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:12 | VCU | William Deitch misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 00:06 | VCU | William Deitch snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:06 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Adrian Goodlow (SF) William Deitch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Elbert Troxler runs out the clock | 71-63 |