| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Francis Angel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jody Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edward Burr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Smart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Millard Alamo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Vizcarra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Francis Angel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Dennis Sanders tips it home | 41-35 |
| 19:40 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Smart | 41-38 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Joseph Hawkins picks off the pass by Francis Angel | 41-38 |
| 19:00 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:47 | VCU | Millard Alamo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-38 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Francis Angel snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Edward Burr misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-38 |
| 18:28 | VCU | Aaron Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:10 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Aaron Wood | 41-41 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Jody Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jody Brown, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 17:34 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darwin Rushing (C) Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (SF) Aaron Wood | |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Darwin Rushing, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Beadles (PF) Edward Burr | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Horne (PF), Bert Boyle (C) Joseph Hawkins, Frank Vizcarra | |
| 16:53 | VCU | Martin Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Francis Angel scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Martin Jones - foul #1 on Martin Jones, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Travis Thompson (PF) Jody Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Brent Johannsen (PG), Paul Sedlak (SF) Joseph Smart, Millard Alamo | |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Francis Angel makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:18 | VCU | Paul Sedlak comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Justin Beadles grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Travis Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 16:02 | VCU | Bert Boyle gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Francis Angel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Travis Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darwin Rushing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Brent Johannsen (fresh) SG - Martin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Sedlak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Horne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bert Boyle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | VCU | Paul Sedlak hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Horne and he's fouled by Justin Beadles - foul #1 on Justin Beadles, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cedric Trivette (PG), Edward Burr (PF), Dennis Sanders (C) Francis Angel, Daniel Taylor, Darwin Rushing | |
| Subs | VCU | Aaron Wood (SF), Joseph Hawkins (PF), Carmen Graham (C) Brent Johannsen, Steven Horne, Bert Boyle | |
| 15:38 | VCU | Paul Sedlak makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jody Brown (SG) Travis Thompson | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Millard Alamo (SG) Martin Jones, Paul Sedlak | |
| 14:59 | VCU | Aaron Wood loses the dribble to Cedric Trivette | 44-44 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Justin Beadles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:36 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Hawkins | 44-44 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Joseph Smart is hacked by Cedric Trivette - foul #2 on Cedric Trivette, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Taylor (SF) Justin Beadles | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:57 | VCU | Carmen Graham dunks the ball set up by Aaron Wood and he's hacked by Edward Burr - foul #1 on Edward Burr, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Carmen Graham makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jody Brown and he's hacked by Joseph Smart - foul #2 on Joseph Smart, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:26 | VCU | Carmen Graham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Edward Burr gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Dennis Sanders clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 47-47 |
| 13:12 | VCU | Carmen Graham pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:00 | VCU | Carmen Graham's floater is tipped away by Dennis Sanders | 47-47 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dennis Sanders | 47-47 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Jody Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Edward Burr hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 47-47 |
| 12:21 | VCU | Carmen Graham pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:58 | VCU | Aaron Wood misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 11:56 | VCU | Millard Alamo grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Cedric Trivette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edward Burr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Smart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Millard Alamo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Hawkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carmen Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | VCU | Carmen Graham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 11:39 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Dennis Sanders grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Dennis Sanders grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Millard Alamo steals the ball from Edward Burr | 47-47 |
| 10:33 | VCU | Millard Alamo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Edward Burr snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Carmen Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:01 | VCU | Millard Alamo buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Daniel Taylor - foul #1 on Daniel Taylor, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Angel (PG), Justin Beadles (SG), Travis Thompson (SF), John Scoggin (PF), Darwin Rushing (C) Cedric Trivette, Jody Brown, Daniel Taylor, Edward Burr, Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (PG), Paul Sedlak (SF), Frank Vizcarra (PF), Bert Boyle (C) Joseph Smart, Aaron Wood, Joseph Hawkins, Carmen Graham | |
| 10:01 | VCU | Millard Alamo makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Travis Thompson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Frank Vizcarra - foul #3 on Frank Vizcarra, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Horne (SF) Millard Alamo | |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Travis Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Travis Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Paul Sedlak misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Steven Horne scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Sedlak and the foul's on Darwin Rushing - foul #3 on Darwin Rushing, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Steven Horne makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Justin Beadles misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Frank Vizcarra - foul #4 on Frank Vizcarra, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Brent Johannsen (PG) Frank Vizcarra | |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Justin Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Justin Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:30 | VCU | Martin Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | John Scoggin gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Francis Angel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-53 |
| 08:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to Bert Boyle | 50-53 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Martin Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Justin Beadles - foul #2 on Justin Beadles, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Taylor (SF) John Scoggin | |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Vizcarra (PF) Brent Johannsen | |
| 07:55 | VCU | Martin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Martin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Francis Angel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Beadles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Travis Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darwin Rushing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Martin Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Sedlak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Vizcarra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Bert Boyle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Francis Angel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Justin Beadles | 53-54 |
| 07:17 | VCU | Francis Angel steals it from Bert Boyle | 53-54 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Justin Beadles jams it on a great pass from Francis Angel | 55-54 |
| 06:51 | VCU | Steven Horne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Jones | 55-56 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Justin Beadles misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 55-56 |
| 06:35 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Paul Sedlak misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Travis Thompson | 55-56 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Jones - foul #2 on Martin Jones, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Cedric Trivette (PG), Jody Brown (SG), Edward Burr (PF) Francis Angel, Justin Beadles, Travis Thompson | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Millard Alamo (SG), Aaron Wood (SF), Joseph Hawkins (PF), Carmen Graham (C) Martin Jones, Paul Sedlak, Steven Horne, Frank Vizcarra, Bert Boyle | |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:37 | VCU | Carmen Graham misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 05:36 | VCU | Aaron Wood gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:24 | VCU | Carmen Graham misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darwin Rushing - foul #4 on Darwin Rushing, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Sanders (C) Darwin Rushing | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:24 | VCU | Carmen Graham misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:24 | VCU | Carmen Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Jody Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Smart - foul #3 on Joseph Smart, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Jody Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Jody Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:08 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 04:51 | VCU | Millard Alamo is hacked by Jody Brown - foul #3 on Jody Brown, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 04:51 | VCU | Millard Alamo makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:51 | VCU | Millard Alamo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor's pass is intercepted by Millard Alamo | 58-59 |
| 04:28 | VCU | Aaron Wood dunks the ball set up by Millard Alamo | 58-61 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette is fouled on the floor by Millard Alamo - foul #3 on Millard Alamo, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Beadles (SF) Daniel Taylor | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (SF), Frank Vizcarra (C) Aaron Wood, Carmen Graham | |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Cedric Trivette misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:07 | VCU | Millard Alamo pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:52 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Smart | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Cedric Trivette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Beadles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Burr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Smart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Millard Alamo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Vizcarra (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Jody Brown lays it in on a great pass from Cedric Trivette | 60-64 |
| 03:16 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Smart | 60-66 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Edward Burr misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Martin Jones - foul #3 on Martin Jones, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Angel (PG), Daniel Taylor (SF), John Scoggin (C) Cedric Trivette, Justin Beadles, Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Sedlak (SF), Bert Boyle (C) Millard Alamo, Joseph Hawkins | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Edward Burr makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Edward Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:56 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Sanders (C) John Scoggin | |
| Subs | VCU | Millard Alamo (SG), Aaron Wood (SF), Joseph Hawkins (PF), Carmen Graham (C) Martin Jones, Paul Sedlak, Frank Vizcarra, Bert Boyle | |
| 02:43 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 62-66 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Joseph Smart tips it in | 62-68 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Jody Brown clanks a floater near the basket | 62-68 |
| 02:23 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:13 | VCU | Millard Alamo misses the easy layup | 62-68 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Francis Angel pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Edward Burr pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Edward Burr lays it in | 64-68 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Aaron Wood comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 64-68 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Jody Brown knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | VCU | Aaron Wood buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Millard Alamo and he's fouled by Edward Burr - foul #2 on Edward Burr, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (PG) Joseph Smart | |
| 00:28 | VCU | Aaron Wood makes the free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Edward Burr grabs the offensive board | 66-71 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Francis Angel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins is hacked by Francis Angel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Francis Angel, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG) Aaron Wood | |
| 00:13 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Daniel Taylor buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Francis Angel | 69-73 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Millard Alamo is fouled in the backcourt by Jody Brown - foul #4 on Jody Brown, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Sedlak (SF) Joseph Smart | |
| 00:05 | VCU | Millard Alamo makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Millard Alamo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Martin Jones is called for the reach on Francis Angel - foul #4 on Martin Jones, team foul #9 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Aaron Wood (SF) Martin Jones, Paul Sedlak | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Francis Angel makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Francis Angel makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |