Game Date: Nov 5th, 2044
VCU 82 - North Carolina Central 101
Date: October 29th, 2044
Game: College [Non-Conference] [#1054650] 
Arena: McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium
Attendance: 8,665
Player Of The Game: Bob Wilson (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| VCU Rams | 36 | 46 | 82 | |
| North Carolina Central Eagles | 52 | 49 | 101 | |
| VCU Rams | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 32 | L. Elder sf | 32 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 6.2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | T. Gentry pf | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -20 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | R. Strong c | 28 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -13 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | N. Nixon sg | 27 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -15 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 33 | K. Whitlock pg | 27 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -12 | 20.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | G. Holtzer pg | 13 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -7 | 10.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | E. Smiley c | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | E. Steffen sg | 13 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 44 | E. Williams sf | 8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 31-65 | 5-18 | 15-24 | 82 | 9 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | -95 | 7.9 | 42 | 10 | 17 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 47.7% | 27.8% | 62.5% | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 51 | L. McDonnell sf | 32 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +20 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | B. Wilson pf | 30 | 8-15 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +15 | 12.5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | C. Manning c | 32 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +22 | 1.7 | 12 | 0 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | I. Ballard sg | 32 | 7-19 | 4-13 | 2-2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +12 | 13.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | C. He pg | 28 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +15 | 10.8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | M. Maddox pg | 24 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +13 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 25 | G. Harlan sf | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | P. Sommers pf | 18 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3.8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | D. Thompson sg | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 38-75 | 10-25 | 15-16 | 101 | 10 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 17 | +95 | 8.1 | 52 | 6 | 15 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 50.7% | 40.0% | 93.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
North Carolina Central: Bob Wilson
Head Coaches
VCU: Jared Paige
North Carolina Central: Sal Schrock
Offensive Efficiencies
VCU: At the rim (4/9 44.4%) Inside (17/24 70.8%) Mid-range (5/14 35.7%) Beyond the Arc (5/18 27.8%)
North Carolina Central: At the rim (9/11 81.8%) Inside (17/29 58.6%) Mid-range (2/10 20.0%) Beyond the Arc (10/25 40.0%)
Defensive Tactics
VCU: Man-To-Man (48.4%) Zone (17.9%) Pressure (21.1%) 2nd Chance (6.3%) Transition (6.3%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
North Carolina Central: Man-To-Man (74.5%) Zone (6.4%) Pressure (6.4%) 2nd Chance (5.3%) Transition (7.4%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
VCU: 142.6 / 142.1
North Carolina Central: 144.7 / 140.0
Injuries
VCU: pf-Ellsworth
North Carolina Central: sg-McAlister
Overworked
VCU: none
North Carolina Central: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, October 29th, 2044
Game Type: College [Non-Conference]
Arena: McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium
City: Durham, NC
Attendance: 8,665
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Sun Apr 13 2025 @ 9:32:36 am PDT
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Starting Line-Ups
VCU: PG-Whitlock (6' ½"), SG-Nixon (6' 3½"), SF-Elder (6' 4"), PF-Gentry (6' 5"), C-Strong (6' 8")
North Carolina Central: PG-He (6' 3"), SG-Ballard (6' ½"), SF-McDonnell (6' 4"), PF-Wilson (6' 6"), C-Manning (6' 9")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! VCU gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Whitlock passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gentry. VCU 2 - 0.
19:38 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Ballard shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilson. North Carolina Central 3 - 2.
19:04 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Whitlock charged with the foul while taking the shot over He.
18:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Holtzer to Point Guard and Smiley to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Shooting Guard and Sommers to Center.
18:52 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. It's blocked by Elder! Smiley grabs the rebound.
18:34 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Holtzer passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots from the inside. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the rebound.
18:23 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers goes for the dunk. Foul! Smiley fouls Sommers on the shot. Sommers missed the first free throw. Sommers makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 4 - 2.
18:11 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Holtzer passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. Nixon passes the ball to Holtzer outside. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holtzer. Tied 4 - 4.
17:49 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 6 - 4.
17:38 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Holtzer.
17:31 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! He leads the fast break. Foul! Holtzer commits the foul on He.
17:25 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Wilson. Wilson passes the ball to Maddox. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to He in the paint. He goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Wilson. North Carolina Central 8 - 4.
17:04 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nixon passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 8 - 6.
16:54 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maddox. North Carolina Central 10 - 6.
16:33 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holtzer. North Carolina Central 10 - 8.
16:24 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 12 - 8.
16:14 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry passes the ball to Nixon outside. Nixon passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Foul! Wilson commits a foul away from the ball.
15:54 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Williams to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard, Thompson to Shooting Guard, Harlan to Small Forward and McDonnell to Power Forward.
15:54 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Holtzer. Holtzer passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Foul! Sommers fouls Smiley blocking out to get the rebound.
15:39 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Williams outside. Williams passes the ball to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Holtzer. Holtzer tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holtzer shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gentry. North Carolina Central 12 - 10.
15:10 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers passes the ball to Thompson outside. Thompson passes the ball to Harlan. Harlan turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:46 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard, McDonnell to Small Forward, Sommers to Power Forward and Manning to Center.
14:46 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Nixon. Nixon drives down the lane. Nixon passes the ball to Williams on the perimeter. Williams shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
14:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Maddox leads the fast break with Ballard to the right. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Sommers tips it in. North Carolina Central 14 - 10.
14:16 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Holtzer outside. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams. Williams passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Nixon shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Sommers grabs the rebound.
13:41 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Nixon grabs the rebound.
13:33 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams. Williams shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Maddox grabs the rebound.
13:20 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the low post. Foul! Smiley fouls Manning on the shot. Manning makes the first free throw. Manning makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 16 - 10.
13:05 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams. Williams passes the ball to Smiley. Foul! Ballard commits a foul away from the ball.
12:53 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Whitlock to Point Guard, Steffen to Shooting Guard, Smiley to Power Forward and Strong to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Thompson to Shooting Guard and Ballard to Small Forward.
12:53 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Strong. Strong hands off the ball to Steffen. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock in the paint. Whitlock passes the ball to Williams in the paint. Williams shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Whitlock. North Carolina Central 16 - 12.
12:31 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard in the paint. Ballard drives by Williams. Ballard passes the ball to Maddox at the basket. Maddox lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ballard. North Carolina Central 18 - 12.
12:14 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Holtzer to Point Guard.
12:14 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 18 - 15.
12:04 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox drives by Holtzer. Maddox lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 20 - 15.
11:51 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Whitlock to Point Guard and Elder to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard, Maddox to Shooting Guard and Wilson to Power Forward.
11:51 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Smiley. Smiley passes the ball to Whitlock outside. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Steffen. North Carolina Central 20 - 17.
11:26 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Ballard outside. Ballard passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Foul! Strong commits a foul away from the ball.
11:13 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Wilson. Wilson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
11:07 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen outside. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Elder passes the ball to Whitlock. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Elder. North Carolina Central 20 - 19.
10:38 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 22 - 19.
10:27 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen outside. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen in the paint. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen. The shot clock winding down. Steffen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. He grabs the rebound.
9:53 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Whitlock steals the pass from Maddox.
9:48 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder shoots from the low post. Foul! Ballard fouls Elder on the shot. Elder missed the first free throw. Elder makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 22 - 20.
9:37 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard, Ballard to Shooting Guard and Harlan to Small Forward.
9:37 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Wilson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Strong.
9:27 - Game Event: Time out. Wilson must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes Sommers to Power Forward.
9:27 - VCU: Steffen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Steffen passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Strong tips it in. Tied 22 - 22.
9:16 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Harlan in the paint. Harlan passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
8:59 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen attacks with the ball on the fast break. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Maddox grabs the long rebound.
8:55 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Maddox passes the ball to Harlan in the paint. Harlan shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
8:43 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Harlan grabs the rebound.
8:29 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard outside. Ballard shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 25 - 22.
8:19 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Small Forward.
8:19 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder. Elder passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. Foul! McDonnell fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 25 - 24.
8:01 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Maddox tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Maddox passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 27 - 24.
7:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Gentry to Power Forward. Ballard must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard and Maddox to Shooting Guard.
7:52 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Sommers grabs the rebound.
7:43 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Maddox passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 29 - 24.
7:30 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 29 - 26.
7:19 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Maddox outside. Whitlock steals the pass from Maddox.
7:07 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock outside. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock outside. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Maddox grabs the long rebound.
6:35 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Maddox with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
6:23 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound and restarts the offense. Manning shoots from the block. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 31 - 26.
6:17 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Nixon to Shooting Guard.
6:17 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nixon shoots from deep. The shot misses. Strong grabs the offensive rebound.
6:13 - VCU: Strong has the rebound and restarts the offense. Strong passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Gentry charged with the foul while taking the shot over Sommers.
6:02 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard and Ballard to Shooting Guard.
6:02 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard in the paint. Ballard shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
5:35 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break with Whitlock to the right. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 31 - 29.
5:30 - Game Event: Time out. Ballard must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard and Maddox to Shooting Guard.
5:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He drives to the basket. Foul! Nixon commits the foul on He. In the bonus, He is shooting one-and-one. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 33 - 29.
5:19 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong. Strong shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Elder grabs the offensive rebound.
5:09 - VCU: Elder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Elder passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 33 - 31.
4:56 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard and Wilson to Power Forward.
4:56 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nixon grabs the rebound.
4:44 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. Nixon shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. He grabs the long rebound.
4:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 36 - 31.
4:20 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon. Nixon shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
4:07 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 38 - 31.
3:58 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Whitlock.
3:53 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break with He and McDonnell. Ballard attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 40 - 31.
3:53 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
3:49 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. Nixon shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Strong grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:38 - VCU: Strong has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonnell steals the pass from Strong.
3:31 - North Carolina Central: Breakaway! McDonnell takes the ball the length of the court. McDonnell lays it up. It's blocked by Elder! Whitlock grabs the rebound.
3:24 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Whitlock. North Carolina Central 40 - 33.
3:13 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to He in the paint. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Gentry grabs the long rebound.
2:45 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Whitlock leads the fast break with Elder and Nixon. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long rebound.
2:40 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to He. He shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
2:15 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock lays it up. Foul! He fouls Whitlock on the shot. Whitlock makes the first free throw. Whitlock missed the second free throw. Manning grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 40 - 34.
2:07 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
1:53 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound and restarts the offense. Manning passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 43 - 34.
1:33 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
1:20 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! He leads the fast break. Foul! Nixon commits the foul on He. In the bonus, He is shooting one-and-one. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 45 - 34.
1:12 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard steals the pass from Whitlock.
1:04 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break with He and McDonnell. Ballard lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 47 - 34.
1:00 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder shoots from the low post. Foul! McDonnell fouls Elder on the shot. Elder makes the first free throw. Elder missed the second free throw. Wilson grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 47 - 35.
0:51 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 50 - 35.
0:44 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against a zone defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Strong grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:33 - VCU: Strong has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonnell steals the pass from Strong.
0:27 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the inside. Foul! Strong fouls Wilson on the shot. Wilson makes the first free throw. Wilson makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 52 - 35.
0:17 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock lays it up. Foul! He fouls Whitlock on the shot. Whitlock missed the first free throw. Whitlock makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 52 - 36.
0:06 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 36, North Carolina Central 52
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Nixon must sit with 2 fouls. Strong must sit with 2 fouls. VCU substitutes Steffen to Shooting Guard and Smiley to Center. He must sit with 2 fouls. Wilson must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard and Sommers to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors North Carolina Central. They receive the ball...
19:55 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Maddox. Maddox passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
19:28 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Steffen drives down the lane. Steffen lays it up. Foul! Ballard fouls Steffen on the shot. Steffen missed the first free throw. Steffen missed the second free throw. Manning grabs the rebound.
19:09 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Maddox passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the block. The shot goes in! And Manning is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Manning makes the first free throw. North Carolina Central 55 - 36.
18:59 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Nixon to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard, Maddox to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Power Forward and Sommers to Center.
18:59 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock passes the ball to Smiley at the basket. Smiley lays it up. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
18:51 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 57 - 36.
18:41 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder. Elder with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 57 - 38.
18:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 59 - 38.
18:19 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock lays it up. Sommers rotates over and blocks the shot! Maddox grabs the rebound.
18:02 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. Foul! Whitlock fouls He on the shot. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 61 - 38.
17:49 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard.
17:49 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon. Nixon passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 61 - 40.
17:35 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Nixon grabs the rebound.
17:17 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break with Whitlock to the right. Nixon lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 61 - 42.
17:13 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Shooting Guard.
17:13 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. Smiley steals the pass from He.
17:07 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break with Whitlock to the right. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Maddox grabs the long rebound.
17:01 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers passes the ball to Maddox. Maddox turns the ball over out of bounds.
16:48 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard.
16:48 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. Nixon passes the ball to Elder. Elder shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 61 - 44.
16:36 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to He in the paint. He turns the ball over to the other team.
16:25 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon outside. Nixon passes the ball to Smiley on the perimeter. Smiley shoots from the corner. Foul! Sommers fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley missed the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. Smiley makes the third free throw. North Carolina Central 61 - 46.
16:03 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Ballard. Ballard with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nixon grabs the rebound.
15:52 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. He steals the pass from Nixon.
15:43 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
15:32 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Smiley. Smiley shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Elder grabs the offensive rebound.
15:23 - VCU: Elder has the rebound. Elder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 61 - 48.
15:21 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Holtzer to Point Guard and Williams to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard and Manning to Center.
15:21 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 63 - 48.
15:10 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Sommers to Center.
15:10 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Holtzer.
15:05 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maddox. North Carolina Central 65 - 48.
14:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Strong to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Manning to Center.
14:52 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 65 - 50.
14:43 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Smiley to Center.
14:43 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:36 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. Foul! Manning fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 65 - 52.
14:25 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox drives by Holtzer. Maddox lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 67 - 52.
14:09 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonnell steals the pass from Holtzer.
14:06 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Foul! Smiley commits the foul on Wilson.
13:55 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Strong to Center.
13:55 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to Maddox. Maddox shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 69 - 52.
13:55 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
13:44 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams on the perimeter. Williams passes the ball to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Nixon. Nixon passes the ball to Holtzer outside. Ballard steals the pass from Holtzer.
13:15 - North Carolina Central: Breakaway! Ballard takes the ball the length of the court. Ballard lays it up. Foul! Nixon fouls Ballard on the shot. Ballard makes the first free throw. Ballard makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 71 - 52.
13:09 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams on the perimeter. Williams shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 71 - 55.
12:58 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Steffen to Shooting Guard and Smiley to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Sommers to Shooting Guard and Ballard to Small Forward.
12:58 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
12:44 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Steffen passes the ball to Williams on the perimeter. Williams passes the ball to Holtzer outside. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Williams in the paint. Williams shoots from the inside. Foul! Manning fouls Williams on the shot. Williams makes the first free throw. Williams makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 71 - 57.
12:11 - North Carolina Central: Sommers brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sommers shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:05 - North Carolina Central: Wilson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wilson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 74 - 57.
12:01 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley. Smiley shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Williams grabs the offensive rebound.
11:49 - VCU: Williams has the rebound. Williams shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 74 - 59.
11:47 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Elder to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard and Maddox to Shooting Guard.
11:47 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the block. The shot misses. Holtzer grabs the rebound.
11:36 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen leads the fast break with Holtzer to the right. Steffen passes the ball to Holtzer on the perimeter. Holtzer shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Steffen. North Carolina Central 74 - 62.
11:31 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
11:19 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Holtzer leads the fast break with Steffen and Elder. Holtzer lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 74 - 64.
11:14 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Williams to Small Forward.
11:14 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
11:05 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong passes the ball to Steffen in the paint. Steffen shoots from the low post. Foul! Maddox fouls Steffen on the shot. Steffen missed the first free throw. Steffen makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 74 - 65.
10:49 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Elder to Small Forward.
10:49 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Maddox passes the ball to He. He shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maddox. North Carolina Central 76 - 65.
10:39 - VCU: Steffen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Steffen drives down the lane. Steffen passes the ball to Holtzer at the basket. Holtzer lays it up. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
10:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 78 - 65.
10:15 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Ballard grabs the rebound.
10:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 81 - 65.
9:54 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard, Ballard to Shooting Guard and McDonnell to Small Forward.
9:54 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Elder grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:43 - VCU: Elder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Elder passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
9:32 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:26 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonnell passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
9:13 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound. Manning shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
9:11 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard steals the pass from Holtzer.
9:08 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard. Ballard shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
8:59 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots in the paint. Manning rotates over and blocks the shot! Wilson grabs the rebound.
8:48 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Maddox leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maddox drives by Holtzer. Maddox lays it up. Offensive foul! Maddox charged with the foul while taking the shot over Steffen.
8:33 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Whitlock to Point Guard and Gentry to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard.
8:33 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against a zone defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen outside. Steffen passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Steffen. And Strong is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Strong missed the first free throw. Wilson grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 81 - 67.
8:19 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Ballard in the paint. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
8:06 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound. Manning shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
8:04 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound and restarts the offense. Manning passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 83 - 67.
7:53 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Nixon to Shooting Guard.
7:53 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 83 - 69.
7:42 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
7:20 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against a zone defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry passes the ball to Strong. Offensive foul! Strong commits the foul.
7:09 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Steffen to Shooting Guard and Smiley to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Shooting Guard and Ballard to Small Forward.
7:09 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Manning outside. Manning passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Ballard. North Carolina Central 85 - 69.
6:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Nixon to Shooting Guard and Gentry to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard and McDonnell to Small Forward.
6:45 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Whitlock. North Carolina Central 85 - 71.
6:34 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 87 - 71.
6:12 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Elder shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Elder grabs the offensive rebound.
5:53 - VCU: Elder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Elder shoots from the low post. Foul! McDonnell fouls Elder on the shot. Elder makes the first free throw. Elder makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 87 - 73.
5:49 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock steals the pass from He.
5:45 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock lays it up. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
5:24 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Manning at the basket. Manning lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. And Manning is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Manning makes the first free throw. North Carolina Central 90 - 73.
5:13 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong turns the ball over to the other team.
5:09 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Elder grabs the long rebound.
4:51 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Gentry passes the ball to Whitlock. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the rebound.
4:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 93 - 73.
4:07 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong at the basket. Strong lays it up. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the rebound.
3:56 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:38 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonnell passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonnell. North Carolina Central 96 - 73.
3:29 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon outside. He steals the pass from Nixon.
3:19 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ballard passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Whitlock grabs the rebound.
2:55 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock in the paint. Whitlock carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
2:51 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Elder grabs the long rebound.
2:40 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nixon passes the ball to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gentry. North Carolina Central 96 - 75.
2:17 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard passes the ball to He in the paint. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to He. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to He. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. He grabs the offensive rebound.
1:41 - North Carolina Central: He has the rebound. He shoots from the block. The shot misses. Whitlock grabs the rebound.
1:39 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
1:30 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ballard passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 99 - 75.
1:12 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against a zone defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong at the basket. Strong lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Whitlock. North Carolina Central 99 - 77.
1:01 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to McDonnell outside. McDonnell passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson drives down the lane. Wilson passes the ball to Ballard at the basket. Ballard lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilson. North Carolina Central 101 - 77.
0:28 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nixon passes the ball to Gentry. Gentry shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 101 - 79.
0:16 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
0:03 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. North Carolina Central is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Whitlock shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 101 - 82.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 82, North Carolina Central 101
Starting Line-Ups
VCU: PG-Whitlock (6' ½"), SG-Nixon (6' 3½"), SF-Elder (6' 4"), PF-Gentry (6' 5"), C-Strong (6' 8")
North Carolina Central: PG-He (6' 3"), SG-Ballard (6' ½"), SF-McDonnell (6' 4"), PF-Wilson (6' 6"), C-Manning (6' 9")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! VCU gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Whitlock passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gentry. VCU 2 - 0.
19:38 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Ballard shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilson. North Carolina Central 3 - 2.
19:04 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Whitlock charged with the foul while taking the shot over He.
18:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Holtzer to Point Guard and Smiley to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Shooting Guard and Sommers to Center.
18:52 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. It's blocked by Elder! Smiley grabs the rebound.
18:34 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Holtzer passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots from the inside. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the rebound.
18:23 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers goes for the dunk. Foul! Smiley fouls Sommers on the shot. Sommers missed the first free throw. Sommers makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 4 - 2.
18:11 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Holtzer passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. Nixon passes the ball to Holtzer outside. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holtzer. Tied 4 - 4.
17:49 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 6 - 4.
17:38 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Holtzer.
17:31 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! He leads the fast break. Foul! Holtzer commits the foul on He.
17:25 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Wilson. Wilson passes the ball to Maddox. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to He in the paint. He goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Wilson. North Carolina Central 8 - 4.
17:04 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nixon passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 8 - 6.
16:54 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maddox. North Carolina Central 10 - 6.
16:33 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holtzer. North Carolina Central 10 - 8.
16:24 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 12 - 8.
16:14 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry passes the ball to Nixon outside. Nixon passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Foul! Wilson commits a foul away from the ball.
15:54 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Williams to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard, Thompson to Shooting Guard, Harlan to Small Forward and McDonnell to Power Forward.
15:54 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Holtzer. Holtzer passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Foul! Sommers fouls Smiley blocking out to get the rebound.
15:39 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Williams outside. Williams passes the ball to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Holtzer. Holtzer tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holtzer shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gentry. North Carolina Central 12 - 10.
15:10 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers passes the ball to Thompson outside. Thompson passes the ball to Harlan. Harlan turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:46 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard, McDonnell to Small Forward, Sommers to Power Forward and Manning to Center.
14:46 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Nixon. Nixon drives down the lane. Nixon passes the ball to Williams on the perimeter. Williams shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
14:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Maddox leads the fast break with Ballard to the right. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Sommers tips it in. North Carolina Central 14 - 10.
14:16 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Holtzer outside. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams. Williams passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Nixon shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Sommers grabs the rebound.
13:41 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Nixon grabs the rebound.
13:33 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams. Williams shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Maddox grabs the rebound.
13:20 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the low post. Foul! Smiley fouls Manning on the shot. Manning makes the first free throw. Manning makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 16 - 10.
13:05 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams. Williams passes the ball to Smiley. Foul! Ballard commits a foul away from the ball.
12:53 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Whitlock to Point Guard, Steffen to Shooting Guard, Smiley to Power Forward and Strong to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Thompson to Shooting Guard and Ballard to Small Forward.
12:53 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Strong. Strong hands off the ball to Steffen. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock in the paint. Whitlock passes the ball to Williams in the paint. Williams shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Whitlock. North Carolina Central 16 - 12.
12:31 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard in the paint. Ballard drives by Williams. Ballard passes the ball to Maddox at the basket. Maddox lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ballard. North Carolina Central 18 - 12.
12:14 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Holtzer to Point Guard.
12:14 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 18 - 15.
12:04 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox drives by Holtzer. Maddox lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 20 - 15.
11:51 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Whitlock to Point Guard and Elder to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard, Maddox to Shooting Guard and Wilson to Power Forward.
11:51 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Smiley. Smiley passes the ball to Whitlock outside. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Steffen. North Carolina Central 20 - 17.
11:26 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Ballard outside. Ballard passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Foul! Strong commits a foul away from the ball.
11:13 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Wilson. Wilson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
11:07 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen outside. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Elder passes the ball to Whitlock. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Elder. North Carolina Central 20 - 19.
10:38 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 22 - 19.
10:27 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen outside. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen in the paint. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen. The shot clock winding down. Steffen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. He grabs the rebound.
9:53 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Whitlock steals the pass from Maddox.
9:48 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder shoots from the low post. Foul! Ballard fouls Elder on the shot. Elder missed the first free throw. Elder makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 22 - 20.
9:37 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard, Ballard to Shooting Guard and Harlan to Small Forward.
9:37 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Wilson charged with the foul while taking the shot over Strong.
9:27 - Game Event: Time out. Wilson must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes Sommers to Power Forward.
9:27 - VCU: Steffen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Steffen passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Strong tips it in. Tied 22 - 22.
9:16 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Harlan in the paint. Harlan passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
8:59 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen attacks with the ball on the fast break. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Maddox grabs the long rebound.
8:55 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Maddox passes the ball to Harlan in the paint. Harlan shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
8:43 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Harlan grabs the rebound.
8:29 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard outside. Ballard shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 25 - 22.
8:19 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Small Forward.
8:19 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder. Elder passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the low post. Foul! McDonnell fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 25 - 24.
8:01 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Maddox tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Maddox passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 27 - 24.
7:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Gentry to Power Forward. Ballard must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard and Maddox to Shooting Guard.
7:52 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Sommers grabs the rebound.
7:43 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Maddox passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 29 - 24.
7:30 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 29 - 26.
7:19 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Maddox outside. Whitlock steals the pass from Maddox.
7:07 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock outside. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen passes the ball to Whitlock outside. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Maddox grabs the long rebound.
6:35 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Maddox with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
6:23 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound and restarts the offense. Manning shoots from the block. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 31 - 26.
6:17 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Nixon to Shooting Guard.
6:17 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nixon shoots from deep. The shot misses. Strong grabs the offensive rebound.
6:13 - VCU: Strong has the rebound and restarts the offense. Strong passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Gentry charged with the foul while taking the shot over Sommers.
6:02 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard and Ballard to Shooting Guard.
6:02 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard in the paint. Ballard shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
5:35 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break with Whitlock to the right. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 31 - 29.
5:30 - Game Event: Time out. Ballard must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard and Maddox to Shooting Guard.
5:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He drives to the basket. Foul! Nixon commits the foul on He. In the bonus, He is shooting one-and-one. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 33 - 29.
5:19 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong. Strong shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Elder grabs the offensive rebound.
5:09 - VCU: Elder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Elder passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 33 - 31.
4:56 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard and Wilson to Power Forward.
4:56 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nixon grabs the rebound.
4:44 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. Nixon shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. He grabs the long rebound.
4:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 36 - 31.
4:20 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon. Nixon shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
4:07 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 38 - 31.
3:58 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Whitlock.
3:53 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break with He and McDonnell. Ballard attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 40 - 31.
3:53 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
3:49 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. Nixon shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Strong grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:38 - VCU: Strong has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonnell steals the pass from Strong.
3:31 - North Carolina Central: Breakaway! McDonnell takes the ball the length of the court. McDonnell lays it up. It's blocked by Elder! Whitlock grabs the rebound.
3:24 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Whitlock. North Carolina Central 40 - 33.
3:13 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to He in the paint. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Gentry grabs the long rebound.
2:45 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Whitlock leads the fast break with Elder and Nixon. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long rebound.
2:40 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to He. He shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
2:15 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock lays it up. Foul! He fouls Whitlock on the shot. Whitlock makes the first free throw. Whitlock missed the second free throw. Manning grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 40 - 34.
2:07 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
1:53 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound and restarts the offense. Manning passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 43 - 34.
1:33 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
1:20 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! He leads the fast break. Foul! Nixon commits the foul on He. In the bonus, He is shooting one-and-one. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 45 - 34.
1:12 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard steals the pass from Whitlock.
1:04 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break with He and McDonnell. Ballard lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 47 - 34.
1:00 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder shoots from the low post. Foul! McDonnell fouls Elder on the shot. Elder makes the first free throw. Elder missed the second free throw. Wilson grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 47 - 35.
0:51 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 50 - 35.
0:44 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against a zone defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder on the perimeter. Elder shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Strong grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:33 - VCU: Strong has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonnell steals the pass from Strong.
0:27 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the inside. Foul! Strong fouls Wilson on the shot. Wilson makes the first free throw. Wilson makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 52 - 35.
0:17 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock lays it up. Foul! He fouls Whitlock on the shot. Whitlock missed the first free throw. Whitlock makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 52 - 36.
0:06 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 36, North Carolina Central 52
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Nixon must sit with 2 fouls. Strong must sit with 2 fouls. VCU substitutes Steffen to Shooting Guard and Smiley to Center. He must sit with 2 fouls. Wilson must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard and Sommers to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors North Carolina Central. They receive the ball...
19:55 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Maddox. Maddox passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
19:28 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Steffen drives down the lane. Steffen lays it up. Foul! Ballard fouls Steffen on the shot. Steffen missed the first free throw. Steffen missed the second free throw. Manning grabs the rebound.
19:09 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Maddox passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the block. The shot goes in! And Manning is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Manning makes the first free throw. North Carolina Central 55 - 36.
18:59 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Nixon to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard, Maddox to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Power Forward and Sommers to Center.
18:59 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock passes the ball to Smiley at the basket. Smiley lays it up. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
18:51 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 57 - 36.
18:41 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder. Elder with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 57 - 38.
18:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 59 - 38.
18:19 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock lays it up. Sommers rotates over and blocks the shot! Maddox grabs the rebound.
18:02 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. Foul! Whitlock fouls He on the shot. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 61 - 38.
17:49 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard.
17:49 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon. Nixon passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 61 - 40.
17:35 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to McDonnell in the paint. McDonnell passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Nixon grabs the rebound.
17:17 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break with Whitlock to the right. Nixon lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 61 - 42.
17:13 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Shooting Guard.
17:13 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. Smiley steals the pass from He.
17:07 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break with Whitlock to the right. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Maddox grabs the long rebound.
17:01 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Sommers in the paint. Sommers passes the ball to Maddox. Maddox turns the ball over out of bounds.
16:48 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard.
16:48 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon on the perimeter. Nixon passes the ball to Elder. Elder shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 61 - 44.
16:36 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to He in the paint. He turns the ball over to the other team.
16:25 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon outside. Nixon passes the ball to Smiley on the perimeter. Smiley shoots from the corner. Foul! Sommers fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley missed the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. Smiley makes the third free throw. North Carolina Central 61 - 46.
16:03 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Ballard. Ballard with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nixon grabs the rebound.
15:52 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. He steals the pass from Nixon.
15:43 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Smiley grabs the rebound.
15:32 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Smiley. Smiley shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Elder grabs the offensive rebound.
15:23 - VCU: Elder has the rebound. Elder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 61 - 48.
15:21 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Holtzer to Point Guard and Williams to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard and Manning to Center.
15:21 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 63 - 48.
15:10 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Sommers to Center.
15:10 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Holtzer.
15:05 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maddox. North Carolina Central 65 - 48.
14:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Strong to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Manning to Center.
14:52 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 65 - 50.
14:43 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Smiley to Center.
14:43 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:36 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. Foul! Manning fouls Smiley on the shot. Smiley makes the first free throw. Smiley makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 65 - 52.
14:25 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard passes the ball to Maddox on the perimeter. Maddox drives by Holtzer. Maddox lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 67 - 52.
14:09 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonnell steals the pass from Holtzer.
14:06 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Foul! Smiley commits the foul on Wilson.
13:55 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Strong to Center.
13:55 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to Maddox. Maddox shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 69 - 52.
13:55 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
13:44 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams on the perimeter. Williams passes the ball to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Nixon. Nixon passes the ball to Holtzer outside. Ballard steals the pass from Holtzer.
13:15 - North Carolina Central: Breakaway! Ballard takes the ball the length of the court. Ballard lays it up. Foul! Nixon fouls Ballard on the shot. Ballard makes the first free throw. Ballard makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 71 - 52.
13:09 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Williams on the perimeter. Williams shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 71 - 55.
12:58 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Steffen to Shooting Guard and Smiley to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Sommers to Shooting Guard and Ballard to Small Forward.
12:58 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
12:44 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Steffen passes the ball to Williams on the perimeter. Williams passes the ball to Holtzer outside. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley passes the ball to Williams in the paint. Williams shoots from the inside. Foul! Manning fouls Williams on the shot. Williams makes the first free throw. Williams makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 71 - 57.
12:11 - North Carolina Central: Sommers brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sommers shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:05 - North Carolina Central: Wilson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wilson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 74 - 57.
12:01 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley. Smiley shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Williams grabs the offensive rebound.
11:49 - VCU: Williams has the rebound. Williams shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 74 - 59.
11:47 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Elder to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard and Maddox to Shooting Guard.
11:47 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the block. The shot misses. Holtzer grabs the rebound.
11:36 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Steffen leads the fast break with Holtzer to the right. Steffen passes the ball to Holtzer on the perimeter. Holtzer shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Steffen. North Carolina Central 74 - 62.
11:31 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
11:19 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Holtzer leads the fast break with Steffen and Elder. Holtzer lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 74 - 64.
11:14 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Williams to Small Forward.
11:14 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maddox passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
11:05 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong passes the ball to Steffen in the paint. Steffen shoots from the low post. Foul! Maddox fouls Steffen on the shot. Steffen missed the first free throw. Steffen makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 74 - 65.
10:49 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Elder to Small Forward.
10:49 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against pressure defense. Maddox passes the ball to He. He shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maddox. North Carolina Central 76 - 65.
10:39 - VCU: Steffen brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Steffen drives down the lane. Steffen passes the ball to Holtzer at the basket. Holtzer lays it up. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
10:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 78 - 65.
10:15 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Smiley in the paint. Smiley shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Ballard grabs the rebound.
10:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 81 - 65.
9:54 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Point Guard, Ballard to Shooting Guard and McDonnell to Small Forward.
9:54 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Steffen on the perimeter. Steffen shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Elder grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:43 - VCU: Elder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Elder passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
9:32 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:26 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonnell passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
9:13 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound. Manning shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
9:11 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard steals the pass from Holtzer.
9:08 - North Carolina Central: Maddox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maddox passes the ball to Ballard. Ballard shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
8:59 - VCU: Holtzer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holtzer passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots in the paint. Manning rotates over and blocks the shot! Wilson grabs the rebound.
8:48 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Maddox leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maddox drives by Holtzer. Maddox lays it up. Offensive foul! Maddox charged with the foul while taking the shot over Steffen.
8:33 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Whitlock to Point Guard and Gentry to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard.
8:33 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against a zone defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Steffen outside. Steffen passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Steffen. And Strong is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Strong missed the first free throw. Wilson grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 81 - 67.
8:19 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Ballard in the paint. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
8:06 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound. Manning shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Manning grabs the offensive rebound.
8:04 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound and restarts the offense. Manning passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 83 - 67.
7:53 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Nixon to Shooting Guard.
7:53 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 83 - 69.
7:42 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
7:20 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against a zone defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry passes the ball to Strong. Offensive foul! Strong commits the foul.
7:09 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Steffen to Shooting Guard and Smiley to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Maddox to Shooting Guard and Ballard to Small Forward.
7:09 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Manning outside. Manning passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Ballard. North Carolina Central 85 - 69.
6:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Nixon to Shooting Guard and Gentry to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Ballard to Shooting Guard and McDonnell to Small Forward.
6:45 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Whitlock. North Carolina Central 85 - 71.
6:34 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 87 - 71.
6:12 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Elder shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Elder grabs the offensive rebound.
5:53 - VCU: Elder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Elder shoots from the low post. Foul! McDonnell fouls Elder on the shot. Elder makes the first free throw. Elder makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 87 - 73.
5:49 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock steals the pass from He.
5:45 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock lays it up. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
5:24 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Manning at the basket. Manning lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. And Manning is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Manning makes the first free throw. North Carolina Central 90 - 73.
5:13 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong turns the ball over to the other team.
5:09 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Elder grabs the long rebound.
4:51 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock on the perimeter. Whitlock passes the ball to Gentry in the paint. Gentry tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Gentry passes the ball to Whitlock. Whitlock with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the rebound.
4:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 93 - 73.
4:07 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong at the basket. Strong lays it up. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the rebound.
3:56 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonnell grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:38 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonnell passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonnell. North Carolina Central 96 - 73.
3:29 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Nixon outside. He steals the pass from Nixon.
3:19 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Ballard leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Ballard passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Whitlock grabs the rebound.
2:55 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nixon passes the ball to Whitlock in the paint. Whitlock carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
2:51 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Elder grabs the long rebound.
2:40 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Nixon leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nixon passes the ball to Gentry. Gentry passes the ball to Elder in the paint. Elder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Gentry. North Carolina Central 96 - 75.
2:17 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ballard passes the ball to He in the paint. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to He. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to He. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. He grabs the offensive rebound.
1:41 - North Carolina Central: He has the rebound. He shoots from the block. The shot misses. Whitlock grabs the rebound.
1:39 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
1:30 - North Carolina Central: Ballard brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ballard passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 99 - 75.
1:12 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against a zone defense. Whitlock drives down the lane. Whitlock passes the ball to Strong at the basket. Strong lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Whitlock. North Carolina Central 99 - 77.
1:01 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning passes the ball to McDonnell outside. McDonnell passes the ball to Ballard on the perimeter. Ballard passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson drives down the lane. Wilson passes the ball to Ballard at the basket. Ballard lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilson. North Carolina Central 101 - 77.
0:28 - VCU: Nixon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nixon passes the ball to Gentry. Gentry shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nixon. North Carolina Central 101 - 79.
0:16 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Elder grabs the rebound.
0:03 - VCU: Whitlock brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. North Carolina Central is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Whitlock shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 101 - 82.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 82, North Carolina Central 101
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