| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) SG - Gary Petrie (fresh) SF - Ralph Necaise (fresh) PF - Thomas Garnica (fresh) C - James Dangelo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jose Gonzales (fresh) SG - Marco Colombo (fresh) SF - Fabian Romano (fresh) PF - James Shivers (fresh) C - Frank Barbour (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Frank Barbour wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Drexel | Marco Colombo drills a shot from the left wing set up by Fabian Romano | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Gary Petrie misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Frank Barbour | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Drexel | Marco Colombo makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Shivers | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Ralph Necaise blows the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Drexel | Fabian Romano grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Drexel | Fabian Romano is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Fabian Romano, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Ralph Necaise misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | VCU | James Dangelo tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Drexel | Frank Barbour is denied on a layup by James Dangelo | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Drexel | Fabian Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Drexel | Jose Gonzales is fouled on the floor by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Drexel | Marco Colombo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marco Colombo, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | VCU | Ralph Necaise is hacked by Jose Gonzales - foul #1 on Jose Gonzales, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | VCU | Ralph Necaise clanks a shot from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Drexel | James Shivers gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:02 | Drexel | Marco Colombo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | VCU | Ralph Necaise grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | VCU | Ralph Necaise is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Frank Leonard (SG) Marco Colombo | |
| 16:34 | Drexel | Thomas Garnica picks off the pass by Jose Gonzales | 2-4 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Gary Petrie hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dangelo | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | Drexel | Frank Barbour banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Dangelo - foul #1 on James Dangelo, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | VCU | William Schmitt (SG), Timothy Ogata (PF), Chester Jackson (C) Gary Petrie, Thomas Garnica, James Dangelo | |
| Subs | Drexel | Marco Colombo (SG), Willard Franklin (SF), Donald Griswold (PF) Jose Gonzales, Fabian Romano, James Shivers | |
| 16:01 | Drexel | Frank Barbour misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:01 | VCU | Timothy Ogata grabs the board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) SG - William Schmitt (fresh) SF - Ralph Necaise (fresh) PF - Timothy Ogata (fresh) C - Chester Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Frank Leonard (fresh) SG - Marco Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willard Franklin (fresh) PF - Donald Griswold (fresh) C - Frank Barbour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | VCU | Timothy Ogata clanks a jump hook from the right block | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | VCU | Ralph Necaise pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:32 | VCU | William Schmitt knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Howard | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | Drexel | Ralph Necaise swats the short shot by Donald Griswold | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | VCU | Timothy Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | VCU | William Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Drexel | Donald Griswold grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:50 | Drexel | Frank Barbour double dribbles | 7-6 |
| Subs | VCU | David Haworth (PG), Gary Petrie (SG), Thomas Garnica (PF) William Howard, William Schmitt, Ralph Necaise | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jose Gonzales (PG), Fabian Romano (SF) Frank Leonard, Frank Barbour | |
| 14:35 | VCU | Timothy Ogata makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Willard Franklin - foul #1 on Willard Franklin, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Norman Brown (SG), James Shivers (PF) Marco Colombo, Willard Franklin | |
| 14:35 | VCU | Timothy Ogata misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:35 | Drexel | Donald Griswold grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 14:15 | Drexel | Fabian Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | VCU | James Dangelo (C) Chester Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 13:51 | VCU | David Haworth loses the dribble to Jose Gonzales | 9-6 |
| 13:35 | Drexel | Fabian Romano misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-6 |
| 13:34 | VCU | Thomas Garnica snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Timothy Ogata misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 9-6 |
| 13:26 | Drexel | James Shivers grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:19 | Drexel | Donald Griswold drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Gary Petrie - foul #1 on Gary Petrie, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), William Schmitt (SG), Ralph Necaise (SF) David Haworth, Gary Petrie, Timothy Ogata | |
| Subs | Drexel | Marco Colombo (SG), Willard Franklin (SF) Norman Brown, Fabian Romano | |
| 13:19 | Drexel | Donald Griswold makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | VCU | William Howard misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jose Gonzales - foul #2 on Jose Gonzales, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Rudisill (PF) Thomas Garnica | |
| Subs | Drexel | Frank Leonard (PG), Andrew Smith (C) Jose Gonzales, Donald Griswold | |
| 13:01 | VCU | William Howard misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | VCU | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Drexel | Frank Leonard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Ralph Necaise snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:43 | VCU | William Schmitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Jackson (C) James Dangelo | |
| Subs | Drexel | Norman Brown (PF), Frank Barbour (C) James Shivers, Andrew Smith | |
| 12:25 | Drexel | Frank Barbour can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 12:24 | Drexel | Willard Franklin tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 12:23 | VCU | William Howard snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:08 | VCU | William Howard lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Necaise | 12-9 |
| 11:42 | Drexel | Willard Franklin scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frank Leonard | 12-12 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Necaise (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Rudisill (fresh) C - Chester Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Frank Leonard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marco Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willard Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Brown (fresh) C - Frank Barbour (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | VCU | William Howard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Leonard - foul #1 on Frank Leonard, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Petrie (SG), Thomas Garnica (PF), James Dangelo (C) William Schmitt, Charles Rudisill, Chester Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Fabian Romano (SF), James Shivers (PF) Marco Colombo, Willard Franklin | |
| 11:24 | VCU | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:24 | VCU | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:08 | Drexel | Frank Leonard loses the ball out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | VCU | David Haworth (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Drexel | Oscar Garcia (PG), Donald Griswold (C) Norman Brown, Frank Barbour | |
| 10:51 | VCU | Ralph Necaise misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:49 | VCU | James Dangelo hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 10:37 | Drexel | Oscar Garcia misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:36 | VCU | The rebound goes to Gary Petrie | 16-12 |
| 10:27 | VCU | Gary Petrie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 10:25 | VCU | James Dangelo tips it but misses | 16-12 |
| 10:24 | Drexel | Frank Leonard snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:00 | Drexel | Fabian Romano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 09:59 | VCU | The rebound goes to James Dangelo | 16-12 |
| 09:47 | VCU | Ralph Necaise makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Petrie | 19-12 |
| 09:42 | Drexel | Fabian Romano misses the lay-in | 19-12 |
| 09:40 | Drexel | Donald Griswold tips it back up and in | 19-14 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Thomas Garnica misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 09:20 | VCU | Ralph Necaise hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 09:04 | Drexel | David Haworth steals the ball from Donald Griswold | 21-14 |
| 08:56 | VCU | David Haworth's floater is knocked away by James Shivers | 21-14 |
| 08:55 | Drexel | James Shivers gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:35 | Drexel | Fabian Romano is hacked by Thomas Garnica - foul #1 on Thomas Garnica, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), William Schmitt (SG), Timothy Ogata (SF), Charles Rudisill (PF), Chester Jackson (C) David Haworth, Gary Petrie, Ralph Necaise, Thomas Garnica, James Dangelo | |
| Subs | Drexel | Norman Brown (PG), Marco Colombo (SG), Willard Franklin (SF), Frank Barbour (C) Oscar Garcia, Frank Leonard, Fabian Romano, Donald Griswold | |
| 08:24 | Drexel | James Shivers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 08:23 | Drexel | Marco Colombo hits the follow up shot | 21-16 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Timothy Ogata makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Schmitt | 23-16 |
| 07:57 | Drexel | Frank Barbour clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 23-16 |
| 07:56 | Drexel | Frank Barbour tips it in | 23-18 |
| 07:37 | VCU | Norman Brown steals it from William Howard | 23-18 |
| 07:33 | Drexel | Norman Brown banks in the layup | 23-20 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Schmitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Rudisill (fresh) C - Chester Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Norman Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marco Colombo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willard Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Shivers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Barbour (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | VCU | Chester Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Frank Barbour - foul #1 on Frank Barbour, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Petrie (SG), Ralph Necaise (SF) William Schmitt, Charles Rudisill | |
| Subs | Drexel | Oscar Garcia (PG), Fabian Romano (SF), Donald Griswold (PF) Norman Brown, Willard Franklin, James Shivers | |
| 07:13 | VCU | Chester Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:13 | VCU | Chester Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:02 | Drexel | Frank Barbour hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fabian Romano | 25-22 |
| 06:49 | VCU | William Howard comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:47 | VCU | Chester Jackson tips it home | 27-22 |
| 06:30 | Drexel | Marco Colombo is called for 3 seconds | 27-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Garnica (PF) Timothy Ogata | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 06:17 | VCU | William Howard hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Garnica | 29-22 |
| 06:03 | Drexel | Frank Barbour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 06:01 | VCU | Ralph Necaise pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:57 | VCU | Ralph Necaise knocks in the shot from the left block and the foul's on Oscar Garcia - foul #1 on Oscar Garcia, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | VCU | James Dangelo (C) Chester Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Norman Brown (SG), Willard Franklin (C) Marco Colombo, Frank Barbour | |
| 05:57 | VCU | Ralph Necaise makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:46 | Drexel | Donald Griswold misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Garnica - foul #2 on Thomas Garnica, team foul #5 | 32-22 |
| Subs | VCU | David Haworth (PG), William Schmitt (SG), Timothy Ogata (PF) William Howard, Gary Petrie, Thomas Garnica | |
| Subs | Drexel | Frank Leonard (PG) Oscar Garcia | |
| 05:46 | Drexel | Donald Griswold makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:46 | Drexel | Donald Griswold makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:29 | VCU | David Haworth is whistled for a carry | 32-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Rudisill (PF) Ralph Necaise | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 05:10 | Drexel | Frank Leonard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 05:09 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Rudisill | 32-24 |
| 04:47 | VCU | William Schmitt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 04:45 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Frank Leonard | 32-24 |
| 04:27 | Drexel | Willard Franklin is hacked by James Dangelo - foul #2 on James Dangelo, team foul #6 | 32-24 |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Gary Petrie (SG), Ralph Necaise (SF), Chester Jackson (C) David Haworth, William Schmitt, Timothy Ogata, James Dangelo | |
| Subs | Drexel | Oscar Garcia (PG), Marco Colombo (SG), James Shivers (PF), Frank Barbour (C) Frank Leonard, Norman Brown, Fabian Romano, Donald Griswold | |
| 04:09 | Drexel | Marco Colombo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 04:07 | Drexel | Oscar Garcia hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 03:48 | VCU | William Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 03:46 | VCU | Chester Jackson tips it back up and in | 34-26 |
| 03:32 | Drexel | Oscar Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-26 |
| 03:30 | VCU | Charles Rudisill gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Petrie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Necaise (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Rudisill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Oscar Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marco Colombo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willard Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Shivers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Barbour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | VCU | Ralph Necaise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Garnica (PF) Charles Rudisill | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jose Gonzales (PG), Fabian Romano (SF) Oscar Garcia, Willard Franklin | |
| 02:53 | Drexel | James Shivers scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-28 |
| 02:41 | VCU | William Howard makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Petrie | 37-28 |
| 02:22 | Drexel | James Shivers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Gary Petrie scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 02:00 | Drexel | William Howard steps in front of the Marco Colombo pass | 40-31 |
| 01:57 | VCU | Thomas Garnica hits the finger roll set up by William Howard | 42-31 |
| 01:38 | Drexel | Frank Barbour misses the lay-in | 42-31 |
| 01:36 | VCU | Ralph Necaise grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 01:14 | VCU | William Howard hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary Petrie | 45-31 |
| 00:45 | Drexel | James Shivers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Chester Jackson gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 00:37 | VCU | William Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Ralph Necaise tips it back up and in | 47-31 |
| 00:14 | Drexel | A charge is called on James Shivers - foul #1 on James Shivers, team foul #9 | 47-31 |
| Subs | VCU | David Haworth (PG), William Schmitt (SG), Timothy Ogata (SF), Charles Rudisill (PF), James Dangelo (C) William Howard, Gary Petrie, Ralph Necaise, Thomas Garnica, Chester Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Frank Leonard (PG), Norman Brown (SG), Willard Franklin (SF), Donald Griswold (PF), Andrew Smith (C) Jose Gonzales, Marco Colombo, Fabian Romano, James Shivers, Frank Barbour | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Andrew Smith takes the ball from David Haworth | 47-31 |