Game Date: Nov 10th, 2038
VCU 85 - Murray State 99
Date: February 20th, 2038
Game: College [Conference] [#894072] 
Arena: CFSB Center
Attendance: 4,424
Player Of The Game: Ken Finnegan (4)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| VCU Rams | 49 | 36 | 85 | |
| Murray State Racers | 43 | 56 | 99 | |
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| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 31 | D. Cozzolino sf | 23 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | C. Helm pf | 30 | 9-19 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 2.1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | C. Olson c | 10 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | F. Stewart sg | 28 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | A. Knowles pg | 33 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -15 | 10.5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | A. Ferry c | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | T. Horne sf | 18 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -18 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | C. Rogers c | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | T. Stephens pg | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 25 | H. Izzo sg | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | R. Ruth sg | 18 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 11.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 32-79 | 6-24 | 15-19 | 85 | 13 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 23 | -70 | 6.7 | 46 | 9 | 15 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 40.5% | 25.0% | 78.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 43 | E. Rizzo sf | 28 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 19.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | K. Finnegan pf | 33 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | I. Abbott c | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +16 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | R. Halverson sg | 39 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +17 | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | T. Koch pg | 29 | 9-13 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +15 | 13.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | Q. Duncan pf | 26 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | M. Parker sf | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 30-58 | 11-20 | 28-35 | 99 | 6 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | +70 | 11.3 | 26 | 13 | 23 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 51.7% | 55.0% | 80.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Murray State: Ken Finnegan
Head Coaches
VCU: Johnny Clausen
Murray State: Riley Austin
Offensive Efficiencies
VCU: At the rim (5/8 62.5%) Inside (18/34 52.9%) Mid-range (3/13 23.1%) Beyond the Arc (6/24 25.0%)
Murray State: At the rim (7/11 63.6%) Inside (6/14 42.9%) Mid-range (6/13 46.2%) Beyond the Arc (11/20 55.0%)
Defensive Tactics
VCU: Man-To-Man (52.7%) Zone (17.2%) Pressure (17.2%) 2nd Chance (5.4%) Transition (7.5%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Murray State: Man-To-Man (52.6%) Zone (15.5%) Pressure (12.4%) 2nd Chance (10.3%) Transition (9.3%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
VCU: 150.5 / 149.7
Murray State: 149.4 / 144.6
Injuries
VCU: none
Murray State: sg-Simpson, c-Steeter
Game Information
Date: Saturday, February 20th, 2038
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: CFSB Center
City: Murray, KY
Attendance: 4,424
Version: 1.030
Simulated: Thu Apr 18 2024 @ 9:21:55 am PDT
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Starting Line-Ups
VCU: PG-Knowles (6' 3"), SG-Stewart (6' 3"), SF-Cozzolino (6' 5"), PF-Helm (6' 7½"), C-Olson (6' 7½")
Murray State: PG-Koch (6' 2"), SG-Halverson (6' 4½"), SF-Rizzo (6' 5"), PF-Finnegan (6' 9"), C-Abbott (6' 10½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! VCU gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Knowles passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson shoots from the low post. Finnegan rotates over and blocks the shot! Olson grabs the offensive rebound.
19:46 - VCU: Olson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Olson shoots from the low post. Foul! Abbott fouls Olson on the shot. Olson missed the first free throw. Olson makes the second free throw. VCU 1 - 0.
19:40 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. And Abbott is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Abbott makes the first free throw. Murray State 3 - 1.
19:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 4 - 3.
19:23 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots from the inside. Foul! Helm fouls Finnegan on the shot. Finnegan makes the first free throw. Finnegan missed the second free throw. Helm grabs the rebound. Tied 4 - 4.
19:12 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stewart shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
19:08 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo outside. Rizzo passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Rizzo outside. Rizzo shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Murray State 7 - 4.
18:40 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard and Rogers to Center. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Parker to Shooting Guard, Duncan to Power Forward and Halverson to Center.
18:40 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stephens passes the ball to Rogers. Rogers passes the ball to Helm outside. Helm passes the ball to Cozzolino on the perimeter. Cozzolino shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Stewart grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:22 - VCU: Stewart has the rebound and restarts the offense. Stewart tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stewart with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
18:13 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Stephens steals the pass from Halverson.
17:57 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stephens leads the fast break with Stewart and Cozzolino. Stephens lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 7 - 6.
17:53 - Murray State: Parker brings up the ball against a zone defense. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Parker outside. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan. Foul! Rogers commits a foul away from the ball.
17:34 - Murray State: The ball is inbounded to Finnegan. Finnegan passes the ball to Parker on the perimeter. Parker drives down the lane. Parker lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 9 - 6.
17:19 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stephens passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the inside. Foul! Halverson fouls Helm on the shot. Helm missed the first free throw. Helm makes the second free throw. Murray State 9 - 7.
17:03 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against pressure defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson shoots from the block. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the rebound.
16:54 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. Foul! Halverson fouls Helm on the shot. Helm makes the first free throw. Helm makes the second free throw. Tied 9 - 9.
16:42 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Halverson to Shooting Guard and Finnegan to Center.
16:42 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
16:36 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stephens leads the fast break with Stewart to the right. Stephens lays it up. The shot goes in! VCU 11 - 9.
16:32 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch drives to the basket. Foul! Stephens commits the foul on Koch.
16:22 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Parker to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Center.
16:22 - Murray State: The ball is inbounded to Parker. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan. Finnegan shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Tied 11 - 11.
16:12 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stewart passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rizzo steals the pass from Rogers.
15:59 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Finnegan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan shoots from the inside. Foul! Stewart fouls Duncan on the shot. Duncan makes the first free throw. Duncan missed the second free throw. Stewart grabs the rebound. Murray State 12 - 11.
15:47 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stephens passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stephens. VCU 13 - 12.
15:38 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard and Horne to Small Forward. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Halverson to Shooting Guard, Parker to Small Forward and Finnegan to Center.
15:38 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots in the paint. Foul! Rogers fouls Finnegan on the shot. Finnegan makes the first free throw. Finnegan makes the second free throw. Murray State 14 - 13.
15:26 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 15 - 14.
15:17 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard.
15:17 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:12 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stephens passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers passes the ball to Horne. Horne with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
14:54 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! VCU 17 - 14.
14:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard.
14:52 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Parker outside. Parker passes the ball to Koch. Koch drives by Knowles. Koch lays it up. The shot goes in! VCU 17 - 16.
14:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne on the perimeter. Horne shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the rebound.
14:20 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Halverson. Halverson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Horne grabs the rebound.
13:59 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne in the paint. Horne passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm drives down the lane. Helm lays it up. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the rebound.
13:37 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson lays it up. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
13:23 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the offensive rebound.
13:09 - VCU: Rogers has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rogers passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the rebound.
12:54 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break with Parker and Halverson. Koch lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 18 - 17.
12:51 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Ruth to Shooting Guard, Rogers to Power Forward and Olson to Center. Murray State substitutes Abbott to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Center.
12:51 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne outside. Horne shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the long rebound.
12:39 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Abbott leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Abbott passes the ball to Parker. Parker passes the ball to Koch outside. Koch passes the ball to Parker. Parker passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Ruth fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott makes the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Murray State 20 - 17.
12:06 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Small Forward, Horne to Power Forward and Rogers to Center.
12:06 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stephens in the paint. Stephens drives to the basket. Foul! Parker commits the foul on Stephens.
11:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Horne to Small Forward, Rogers to Power Forward and Olson to Center.
11:52 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Olson. Olson passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
11:42 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch turns the ball over to the other team.
11:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson passes the ball to Ruth outside. Ruth passes the ball to Horne in the paint. Horne shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ruth. Murray State 20 - 19.
11:12 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Horne steals the pass from Duncan.
11:01 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Knowles leads the fast break with Horne to the right. Knowles attempts to dunk it. Foul! Abbott fouls Knowles on the shot. Knowles makes the first free throw. Knowles makes the second free throw. VCU 21 - 20.
10:55 - Game Event: Time out. Halverson must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Shooting Guard and Abbott to Center.
10:55 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the offensive rebound.
10:44 - Murray State: Abbott has the rebound and restarts the offense. Abbott shoots from the low post. Foul! Olson fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Tied 21 - 21.
10:39 - Game Event: Time out. Olson must sit with 2 fouls. VCU substitutes Olson to Power Forward and Rogers to Center.
10:39 - VCU: Ruth brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ruth passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Olson shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
10:23 - Murray State: Halverson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Halverson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Halverson passes the ball to Koch. Koch with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the rebound.
10:15 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth. Ruth shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 23 - 21.
10:04 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan shoots from the low post. Foul! Olson fouls Duncan on the shot. Duncan missed the first free throw. Duncan makes the second free throw. VCU 23 - 22.
9:54 - Game Event: Time out. Abbott must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Center.
9:54 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne. Horne passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers passes the ball to Knowles in the paint. Finnegan steals the pass from Knowles.
9:31 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the offensive rebound.
9:15 - Murray State: Finnegan has the rebound. Finnegan shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Murray State 24 - 23.
9:13 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Abbott to Center.
9:13 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 25 - 24.
9:04 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch drives down the lane. Koch lays it up. Foul! Olson fouls Koch on the shot. Koch makes the first free throw. Koch makes the second free throw. Murray State 26 - 25.
8:55 - Game Event: Time out. Abbott must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Rizzo to Small Forward and Finnegan to Center.
8:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth. Ruth passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers passes the ball to Olson on the perimeter. Olson passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! VCU 27 - 26.
8:32 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Parker to Small Forward.
8:32 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Olson grabs the rebound.
8:23 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Olson on the perimeter. Olson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the long rebound.
8:12 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Finnegan shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the rebound.
7:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 29 - 26.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cozzolino to Small Forward and Helm to Power Forward. Murray State substitutes Rizzo to Small Forward.
7:45 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan. Finnegan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Finnegan shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. VCU 29 - 28.
7:30 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 31 - 28.
7:20 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch drives by Knowles. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the long rebound.
7:09 - VCU: Ruth brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruth shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Rizzo grabs the rebound.
7:02 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Tied 31 - 31.
6:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stewart to Shooting Guard.
6:45 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! VCU 33 - 31.
6:33 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch drives by Knowles. Koch passes the ball to Duncan at the basket. Duncan lays it up. It's blocked by Helm! Cozzolino grabs the rebound.
6:22 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Knowles leads the fast break with Stewart and Cozzolino. Knowles lays it up. Foul! Rizzo fouls Knowles on the shot. Knowles makes the first free throw. Knowles makes the second free throw. VCU 35 - 31.
6:16 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the rebound.
5:56 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the rebound.
5:44 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break with Koch to the right. Halverson passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! VCU 35 - 34.
5:39 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino in the paint. Cozzolino passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cozzolino. VCU 37 - 34.
5:24 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! VCU 37 - 36.
5:14 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino in the paint. Cozzolino passes the ball to Stewart in the paint. Stewart shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Halverson! Finnegan grabs the rebound.
4:59 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson lays it up. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the offensive rebound.
4:42 - Murray State: Duncan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Koch. Koch shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
4:21 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Finnegan steals the pass from Stewart.
4:10 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the rebound.
3:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Koch fouls Knowles blocking out to get the rebound. In the bonus, Knowles is shooting one-and-one. Knowles makes the first free throw. Knowles makes the second free throw. VCU 39 - 36.
3:46 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Abbott to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Power Forward.
3:46 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Abbott outside. Abbott passes the ball to Koch. Rogers steals the pass from Koch.
3:27 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Knowles with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
3:04 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rogers steals the pass from Koch.
2:58 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart attacks with the ball on the fast break. Stewart turns the ball over to the other team.
2:54 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Abbott leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Abbott passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson shoots from the block. It's blocked by Helm! Helm grabs the rebound.
2:34 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 41 - 36.
2:22 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:09 - Murray State: Abbott has the rebound and restarts the offense. Abbott passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots from the low post. Foul! Rogers fouls Finnegan on the shot. Finnegan makes the first free throw. Finnegan makes the second free throw. VCU 41 - 38.
1:47 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Halverson! Finnegan grabs the rebound.
1:36 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Koch fouls Knowles trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the bonus, Knowles is shooting one-and-one. Knowles makes the first free throw. Knowles makes the second free throw. VCU 43 - 38.
1:26 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch drives down the lane. Koch passes the ball to Halverson at the basket. Halverson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. And Halverson is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Halverson missed the first free throw. Rogers grabs the rebound. VCU 43 - 40.
1:13 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm passes the ball to Knowles outside. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers drives down the lane. Rogers attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! VCU 45 - 40.
0:49 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo in the paint. Rizzo passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo in the paint. Rizzo carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
0:32 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break with Knowles and Cozzolino. Stewart lays it up. Foul! Koch fouls Stewart on the shot. Stewart makes the first free throw. Stewart makes the second free throw. VCU 47 - 40.
0:28 - Game Event: Time out. Koch must sit with 3 fouls. Abbott must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Koch to Shooting Guard, Duncan to Power Forward and Halverson to Center.
0:28 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against a zone defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! VCU 47 - 43.
0:14 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! VCU 49 - 43.
0:02 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against pressure defense. The shot clock winding down. Finnegan shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Stewart grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 49, Murray State 43
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: VCU substitutes Olson to Center. Koch must sit with 3 fouls. Halverson must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Shooting Guard and Abbott to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Murray State. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Murray State: The ball is inbounded to Abbott. Cozzolino steals the pass from Abbott.
19:51 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stewart passes the ball to Knowles. Knowles with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Rizzo grabs the rebound.
19:34 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson passes the ball to Finnegan at the basket. Finnegan lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Halverson. And Finnegan is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Finnegan makes the first free throw. VCU 49 - 46.
19:22 - Game Event: Time out. Olson must sit with 4 fouls. VCU substitutes Rogers to Center. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard and Finnegan to Power Forward.
19:22 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Koch steals the pass from Helm.
19:08 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Helm steals the pass from Koch.
19:04 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stewart with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 51 - 46.
18:41 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Parker to Shooting Guard, Duncan to Power Forward and Halverson to Center.
18:41 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan outside. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
18:28 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart shoots from deep. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
18:16 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan outside. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson passes the ball to Parker outside. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan. Finnegan shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
17:42 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stewart tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stewart passes the ball to Cozzolino. Cozzolino with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
17:31 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! VCU 53 - 46.
17:29 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Duncan to Shooting Guard, Halverson to Power Forward and Finnegan to Center.
17:29 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan. Duncan passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo passes the ball to Koch in the paint. Koch shoots in the paint. Foul! Stephens fouls Koch on the shot. Koch makes the first free throw. Koch missed the second free throw. Helm grabs the rebound. VCU 53 - 47.
17:02 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stephens passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Finnegan! Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
16:50 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! VCU 55 - 47.
16:48 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Finnegan shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. VCU 55 - 49.
16:33 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stephens passes the ball to Cozzolino on the perimeter. Cozzolino tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cozzolino with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Rizzo grabs the rebound.
16:19 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Duncan. Duncan passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch passes the ball to Duncan on the perimeter. Duncan passes the ball to Koch in the paint. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots from the block. Foul! Rogers fouls Finnegan on the shot. Finnegan makes the first free throw. Finnegan makes the second free throw. VCU 55 - 51.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Rogers must sit with 4 fouls. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard, Horne to Small Forward, Rogers to Power Forward and Helm to Center. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Shooting Guard, Duncan to Small Forward, Finnegan to Power Forward and Abbott to Center.
15:50 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stewart passes the ball to Horne. Horne passes the ball to Rogers. Rogers with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the rebound.
15:33 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! VCU 55 - 54.
15:23 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard.
15:23 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stephens passes the ball to Rogers outside. Rogers passes the ball to Horne on the perimeter. Horne shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Koch grabs the long rebound.
15:04 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break with Koch to the right. Halverson attempts to dunk it. Foul! Stewart fouls Halverson on the shot. Halverson makes the first free throw. Halverson makes the second free throw. Murray State 56 - 55.
14:58 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard.
14:58 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne. Horne shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
14:47 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson passes the ball to Duncan on the perimeter. Duncan shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Murray State 59 - 55.
14:31 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Parker to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Small Forward.
14:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch steals the pass from Knowles.
14:25 - Murray State: Breakaway! Koch takes the ball the length of the court. Koch lays it up. Foul! Horne fouls Koch on the shot. Koch makes the first free throw. Koch missed the second free throw. Helm grabs the rebound. Murray State 60 - 55.
14:18 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne outside. Horne passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers passes the ball to Knowles outside. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm passes the ball to Horne. Horne with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Stewart fouls Parker trying to grab the offensive rebound.
13:46 - Murray State: The ball is inbounded to Koch. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Parker. Parker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
13:33 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stewart passes the ball to Horne outside. Horne passes the ball to Knowles. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers. Rogers passes the ball to Knowles outside. Knowles passes the ball to Horne on the perimeter. Horne shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. Murray State 60 - 58.
13:02 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Koch to Shooting Guard, Parker to Small Forward and Halverson to Power Forward.
13:02 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against pressure defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Finnegan. Murray State 62 - 58.
12:51 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard, Ruth to Shooting Guard and Olson to Center. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Rizzo to Shooting Guard, Halverson to Small Forward and Parker to Power Forward.
12:51 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Knowles. Murray State 62 - 60.
12:42 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Koch drives down the lane. Koch lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 64 - 60.
12:33 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. Murray State 64 - 62.
12:24 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. Murray State 66 - 62.
12:14 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Abbott to Point Guard, Halverson to Shooting Guard, Koch to Small Forward, Finnegan to Power Forward and Parker to Center.
12:14 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Abbott steals the pass from Knowles.
12:10 - Murray State: Abbott brings up the ball against pressure defense. Horne steals the pass from Abbott.
12:05 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Ruth leads the fast break with Knowles and Horne. Ruth passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the long rebound.
12:00 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break with Abbott to the right. Halverson lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 68 - 62.
11:55 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Small Forward and Horne to Power Forward. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Rizzo to Shooting Guard, Halverson to Small Forward, Parker to Power Forward and Abbott to Center.
11:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stephens in the paint. Stephens shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Murray State 68 - 64.
11:44 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Murray State 70 - 64.
11:34 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:22 - VCU: Ruth has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ruth passes the ball to Stephens outside. Stephens passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Abbott grabs the rebound.
11:05 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch drives down the lane. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo at the basket. Rizzo lays it up. The shot misses. Horne grabs the rebound.
10:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stephens outside. Stephens passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson passes the ball to Ruth outside. Ruth passes the ball to Stephens outside. Stephens passes the ball to Ruth outside. Ruth shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Parker grabs the rebound.
10:25 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Rizzo leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Rizzo passes the ball to Parker in the paint. Parker passes the ball to Koch. Koch passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Murray State 72 - 64.
10:25 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Murray State!
10:01 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth in the paint. Ruth shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
9:51 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Abbott on the perimeter. Abbott passes the ball to Parker in the paint. Parker passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the block. Foul! Olson fouls Abbott on the shot. Olson fouls out. Ferry replaces Olson at center. Abbott makes the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Murray State 74 - 64.
9:31 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Izzo to Shooting Guard, Ruth to Power Forward and Horne to Center.
9:31 - VCU: Izzo brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Izzo passes the ball to Horne in the paint. Horne passes the ball to Ruth outside. Ruth passes the ball to Stephens. Koch steals the pass from Stephens.
9:10 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break with Rizzo to the right. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. Murray State 77 - 64.
9:05 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Izzo outside. Izzo passes the ball to Stephens. Stephens shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Murray State 77 - 66.
8:48 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Ruth to Shooting Guard, Horne to Power Forward and Helm to Center. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Shooting Guard, Parker to Small Forward and Finnegan to Power Forward.
8:48 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Halverson. Murray State 80 - 66.
8:32 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Izzo to Shooting Guard, Ruth to Power Forward and Horne to Center.
8:32 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Izzo. Izzo passes the ball to Stephens in the paint. Stephens shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the offensive rebound.
8:15 - VCU: Ruth has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ruth passes the ball to Izzo on the perimeter. Izzo shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Koch grabs the long rebound.
8:05 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Koch passes the ball to Parker on the perimeter. Parker drives down the lane. Parker passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Parker. Murray State 83 - 66.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Ruth to Shooting Guard, Cozzolino to Small Forward, Stewart to Power Forward and Helm to Center. Murray State substitutes Parker to Shooting Guard and Rizzo to Small Forward.
7:45 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino. Cozzolino passes the ball to Knowles outside. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino. Foul! Abbott commits a foul away from the ball.
7:33 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Horne to Power Forward.
7:33 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Helm. Helm shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
7:28 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Parker leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Parker hands off the ball to Koch. Koch drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Koch commits the foul on the drive.
7:07 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne on the perimeter. Horne shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. Murray State 83 - 69.
6:53 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stewart to Power Forward.
6:53 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the rebound.
6:45 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart in the paint. Stewart shoots from the inside. Abbott rotates over and blocks the shot! Abbott grabs the rebound.
6:31 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch drives by Knowles. Koch lays it up. Offensive foul! Koch charged with the foul while taking the shot over Knowles. Koch fouls out. Duncan replaces Koch at point guard.
6:23 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Halverson to Shooting Guard, Parker to Small Forward and Rizzo to Power Forward.
6:23 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart in the paint. Stewart passes the ball to Cozzolino outside. Cozzolino drives down the lane. Cozzolino lays it up. Abbott rotates over and blocks the shot! Stewart grabs the offensive rebound.
5:57 - VCU: Stewart has the rebound. Stewart shoots from the block. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the rebound.
5:55 - Murray State: Halverson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Halverson passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan passes the ball to Parker outside. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Murray State 86 - 69.
5:31 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Duncan to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Small Forward.
5:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Abbott! Duncan grabs the rebound.
5:22 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Duncan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Duncan passes the ball to Rizzo in the paint. Rizzo passes the ball to Duncan outside. Knowles steals the pass from Duncan.
4:58 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rizzo steals the pass from Knowles.
4:52 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Duncan leads the fast break with Halverson to the right. Duncan passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Duncan. Murray State 89 - 69.
4:46 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Rizzo to Small Forward and Halverson to Power Forward.
4:46 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Offensive foul! Helm commits the foul.
4:40 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cozzolino steals the pass from Finnegan.
4:33 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Ruth leads the fast break with Knowles and Cozzolino. Ruth passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ruth. Murray State 89 - 72.
4:27 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Finnegan. Murray State 91 - 72.
4:15 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart in the paint. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. Foul! Abbott fouls Helm on the shot. Helm makes the first free throw. Helm missed the second free throw. Helm grabs the offensive rebound. Murray State 91 - 73.
3:58 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Abbott! Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
3:56 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the rebound.
3:54 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Duncan leads the fast break with Finnegan to the right. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the offensive rebound.
3:48 - Murray State: Finnegan has the rebound. Finnegan shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Finnegan charged with the foul while taking the shot over Knowles.
3:46 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth drives down the lane. Ruth attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Murray State 91 - 75.
3:29 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Small Forward and Rizzo to Power Forward.
3:29 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Rizzo in the paint. Rizzo shoots from the low post. Foul! Helm fouls Rizzo on the shot. Rizzo makes the first free throw. Rizzo makes the second free throw. Murray State 93 - 75.
3:10 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Rizzo to Small Forward and Halverson to Power Forward.
3:10 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino. Cozzolino passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth passes the ball to Helm on the perimeter. Helm shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Stewart grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:53 - VCU: Stewart has the rebound and restarts the offense. Stewart shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Murray State 93 - 78.
2:49 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan on the perimeter. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Stewart! Stewart grabs the rebound.
2:19 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth. Ruth with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Stewart fouls Halverson trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the double bonus, Halverson is shooting two free throws. Halverson makes the first free throw. Halverson makes the second free throw. Murray State 95 - 78.
2:10 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Murray State 95 - 81.
2:01 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Horne to Small Forward.
2:01 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Rizzo outside. Ruth steals the pass from Rizzo.
1:35 - VCU: Breakaway! Ruth takes the ball the length of the court. Ruth lays it up. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
1:31 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rizzo passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the offensive rebound.
1:12 - Murray State: Finnegan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Finnegan shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Murray State 97 - 81.
1:07 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stewart to Shooting Guard, Cozzolino to Small Forward, Helm to Power Forward and Rogers to Center.
1:07 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
0:59 - VCU: Helm has the rebound and restarts the offense. Helm goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Murray State 97 - 83.
0:54 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against pressure defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan outside. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan outside. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo passes the ball to Finnegan outside. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan goes for the dunk. It's blocked by Stewart! Rogers grabs the rebound.
0:20 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart attacks with the ball on the fast break. Stewart passes the ball to Knowles at the basket. Knowles lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stewart. And Knowles is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Knowles missed the first free throw. Abbott grabs the rebound. Murray State 97 - 85.
0:17 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Foul! Cozzolino commits the foul on Duncan. In the double bonus, Duncan is shooting two free throws. Duncan makes the first free throw. Duncan makes the second free throw. Murray State 99 - 85.
0:13 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
0:08 - Murray State: Finnegan dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 85, Murray State 99
Starting Line-Ups
VCU: PG-Knowles (6' 3"), SG-Stewart (6' 3"), SF-Cozzolino (6' 5"), PF-Helm (6' 7½"), C-Olson (6' 7½")
Murray State: PG-Koch (6' 2"), SG-Halverson (6' 4½"), SF-Rizzo (6' 5"), PF-Finnegan (6' 9"), C-Abbott (6' 10½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! VCU gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Knowles passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson shoots from the low post. Finnegan rotates over and blocks the shot! Olson grabs the offensive rebound.
19:46 - VCU: Olson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Olson shoots from the low post. Foul! Abbott fouls Olson on the shot. Olson missed the first free throw. Olson makes the second free throw. VCU 1 - 0.
19:40 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. And Abbott is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Abbott makes the first free throw. Murray State 3 - 1.
19:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 4 - 3.
19:23 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots from the inside. Foul! Helm fouls Finnegan on the shot. Finnegan makes the first free throw. Finnegan missed the second free throw. Helm grabs the rebound. Tied 4 - 4.
19:12 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stewart shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
19:08 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo outside. Rizzo passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Rizzo outside. Rizzo shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Murray State 7 - 4.
18:40 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard and Rogers to Center. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Parker to Shooting Guard, Duncan to Power Forward and Halverson to Center.
18:40 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stephens passes the ball to Rogers. Rogers passes the ball to Helm outside. Helm passes the ball to Cozzolino on the perimeter. Cozzolino shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Stewart grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:22 - VCU: Stewart has the rebound and restarts the offense. Stewart tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stewart with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
18:13 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Stephens steals the pass from Halverson.
17:57 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stephens leads the fast break with Stewart and Cozzolino. Stephens lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 7 - 6.
17:53 - Murray State: Parker brings up the ball against a zone defense. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Parker outside. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan. Foul! Rogers commits a foul away from the ball.
17:34 - Murray State: The ball is inbounded to Finnegan. Finnegan passes the ball to Parker on the perimeter. Parker drives down the lane. Parker lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 9 - 6.
17:19 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stephens passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the inside. Foul! Halverson fouls Helm on the shot. Helm missed the first free throw. Helm makes the second free throw. Murray State 9 - 7.
17:03 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against pressure defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson shoots from the block. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the rebound.
16:54 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. Foul! Halverson fouls Helm on the shot. Helm makes the first free throw. Helm makes the second free throw. Tied 9 - 9.
16:42 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Halverson to Shooting Guard and Finnegan to Center.
16:42 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
16:36 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stephens leads the fast break with Stewart to the right. Stephens lays it up. The shot goes in! VCU 11 - 9.
16:32 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch drives to the basket. Foul! Stephens commits the foul on Koch.
16:22 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Parker to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Center.
16:22 - Murray State: The ball is inbounded to Parker. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan. Finnegan shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Tied 11 - 11.
16:12 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stewart passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rizzo steals the pass from Rogers.
15:59 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Finnegan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan shoots from the inside. Foul! Stewart fouls Duncan on the shot. Duncan makes the first free throw. Duncan missed the second free throw. Stewart grabs the rebound. Murray State 12 - 11.
15:47 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stephens passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stephens. VCU 13 - 12.
15:38 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard and Horne to Small Forward. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Halverson to Shooting Guard, Parker to Small Forward and Finnegan to Center.
15:38 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots in the paint. Foul! Rogers fouls Finnegan on the shot. Finnegan makes the first free throw. Finnegan makes the second free throw. Murray State 14 - 13.
15:26 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 15 - 14.
15:17 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard.
15:17 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:12 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stephens passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers passes the ball to Horne. Horne with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
14:54 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! VCU 17 - 14.
14:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard.
14:52 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Parker outside. Parker passes the ball to Koch. Koch drives by Knowles. Koch lays it up. The shot goes in! VCU 17 - 16.
14:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne on the perimeter. Horne shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the rebound.
14:20 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Halverson. Halverson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Horne grabs the rebound.
13:59 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne in the paint. Horne passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm drives down the lane. Helm lays it up. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the rebound.
13:37 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson lays it up. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
13:23 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the offensive rebound.
13:09 - VCU: Rogers has the rebound and restarts the offense. Rogers passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the rebound.
12:54 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break with Parker and Halverson. Koch lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 18 - 17.
12:51 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Ruth to Shooting Guard, Rogers to Power Forward and Olson to Center. Murray State substitutes Abbott to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Center.
12:51 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne outside. Horne shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the long rebound.
12:39 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Abbott leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Abbott passes the ball to Parker. Parker passes the ball to Koch outside. Koch passes the ball to Parker. Parker passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Ruth fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott makes the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Murray State 20 - 17.
12:06 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Small Forward, Horne to Power Forward and Rogers to Center.
12:06 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stephens in the paint. Stephens drives to the basket. Foul! Parker commits the foul on Stephens.
11:52 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Horne to Small Forward, Rogers to Power Forward and Olson to Center.
11:52 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Olson. Olson passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
11:42 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch turns the ball over to the other team.
11:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson passes the ball to Ruth outside. Ruth passes the ball to Horne in the paint. Horne shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ruth. Murray State 20 - 19.
11:12 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Horne steals the pass from Duncan.
11:01 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Knowles leads the fast break with Horne to the right. Knowles attempts to dunk it. Foul! Abbott fouls Knowles on the shot. Knowles makes the first free throw. Knowles makes the second free throw. VCU 21 - 20.
10:55 - Game Event: Time out. Halverson must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Shooting Guard and Abbott to Center.
10:55 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the offensive rebound.
10:44 - Murray State: Abbott has the rebound and restarts the offense. Abbott shoots from the low post. Foul! Olson fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott missed the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Tied 21 - 21.
10:39 - Game Event: Time out. Olson must sit with 2 fouls. VCU substitutes Olson to Power Forward and Rogers to Center.
10:39 - VCU: Ruth brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ruth passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Olson shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
10:23 - Murray State: Halverson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Halverson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Halverson passes the ball to Koch. Koch with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the rebound.
10:15 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth. Ruth shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 23 - 21.
10:04 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan shoots from the low post. Foul! Olson fouls Duncan on the shot. Duncan missed the first free throw. Duncan makes the second free throw. VCU 23 - 22.
9:54 - Game Event: Time out. Abbott must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Center.
9:54 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne. Horne passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers passes the ball to Knowles in the paint. Finnegan steals the pass from Knowles.
9:31 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the offensive rebound.
9:15 - Murray State: Finnegan has the rebound. Finnegan shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Murray State 24 - 23.
9:13 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Abbott to Center.
9:13 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 25 - 24.
9:04 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch drives down the lane. Koch lays it up. Foul! Olson fouls Koch on the shot. Koch makes the first free throw. Koch makes the second free throw. Murray State 26 - 25.
8:55 - Game Event: Time out. Abbott must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Rizzo to Small Forward and Finnegan to Center.
8:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth. Ruth passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers passes the ball to Olson on the perimeter. Olson passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! VCU 27 - 26.
8:32 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Parker to Small Forward.
8:32 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Olson grabs the rebound.
8:23 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Olson on the perimeter. Olson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the long rebound.
8:12 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Finnegan shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the rebound.
7:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 29 - 26.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cozzolino to Small Forward and Helm to Power Forward. Murray State substitutes Rizzo to Small Forward.
7:45 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan. Finnegan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Finnegan shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. VCU 29 - 28.
7:30 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 31 - 28.
7:20 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch drives by Knowles. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the long rebound.
7:09 - VCU: Ruth brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ruth shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Rizzo grabs the rebound.
7:02 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Tied 31 - 31.
6:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stewart to Shooting Guard.
6:45 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! VCU 33 - 31.
6:33 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch drives by Knowles. Koch passes the ball to Duncan at the basket. Duncan lays it up. It's blocked by Helm! Cozzolino grabs the rebound.
6:22 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Knowles leads the fast break with Stewart and Cozzolino. Knowles lays it up. Foul! Rizzo fouls Knowles on the shot. Knowles makes the first free throw. Knowles makes the second free throw. VCU 35 - 31.
6:16 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the rebound.
5:56 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the rebound.
5:44 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break with Koch to the right. Halverson passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! VCU 35 - 34.
5:39 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino in the paint. Cozzolino passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cozzolino. VCU 37 - 34.
5:24 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! VCU 37 - 36.
5:14 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino in the paint. Cozzolino passes the ball to Stewart in the paint. Stewart shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Halverson! Finnegan grabs the rebound.
4:59 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson lays it up. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the offensive rebound.
4:42 - Murray State: Duncan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Koch. Koch shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
4:21 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Finnegan steals the pass from Stewart.
4:10 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Rogers grabs the rebound.
3:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Koch fouls Knowles blocking out to get the rebound. In the bonus, Knowles is shooting one-and-one. Knowles makes the first free throw. Knowles makes the second free throw. VCU 39 - 36.
3:46 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Abbott to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Power Forward.
3:46 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Abbott outside. Abbott passes the ball to Koch. Rogers steals the pass from Koch.
3:27 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Knowles with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
3:04 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rogers steals the pass from Koch.
2:58 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart attacks with the ball on the fast break. Stewart turns the ball over to the other team.
2:54 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Abbott leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Abbott passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson shoots from the block. It's blocked by Helm! Helm grabs the rebound.
2:34 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 41 - 36.
2:22 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:09 - Murray State: Abbott has the rebound and restarts the offense. Abbott passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots from the low post. Foul! Rogers fouls Finnegan on the shot. Finnegan makes the first free throw. Finnegan makes the second free throw. VCU 41 - 38.
1:47 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Halverson! Finnegan grabs the rebound.
1:36 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Koch fouls Knowles trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the bonus, Knowles is shooting one-and-one. Knowles makes the first free throw. Knowles makes the second free throw. VCU 43 - 38.
1:26 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch drives down the lane. Koch passes the ball to Halverson at the basket. Halverson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. And Halverson is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Halverson missed the first free throw. Rogers grabs the rebound. VCU 43 - 40.
1:13 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm passes the ball to Knowles outside. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers drives down the lane. Rogers attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! VCU 45 - 40.
0:49 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo in the paint. Rizzo passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo in the paint. Rizzo carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
0:32 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break with Knowles and Cozzolino. Stewart lays it up. Foul! Koch fouls Stewart on the shot. Stewart makes the first free throw. Stewart makes the second free throw. VCU 47 - 40.
0:28 - Game Event: Time out. Koch must sit with 3 fouls. Abbott must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Koch to Shooting Guard, Duncan to Power Forward and Halverson to Center.
0:28 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against a zone defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! VCU 47 - 43.
0:14 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! VCU 49 - 43.
0:02 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against pressure defense. The shot clock winding down. Finnegan shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Stewart grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 49, Murray State 43
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: VCU substitutes Olson to Center. Koch must sit with 3 fouls. Halverson must sit with 2 fouls. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Shooting Guard and Abbott to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Murray State. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Murray State: The ball is inbounded to Abbott. Cozzolino steals the pass from Abbott.
19:51 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stewart passes the ball to Knowles. Knowles with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Rizzo grabs the rebound.
19:34 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson passes the ball to Finnegan at the basket. Finnegan lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Halverson. And Finnegan is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Finnegan makes the first free throw. VCU 49 - 46.
19:22 - Game Event: Time out. Olson must sit with 4 fouls. VCU substitutes Rogers to Center. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard and Finnegan to Power Forward.
19:22 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Koch steals the pass from Helm.
19:08 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Helm steals the pass from Koch.
19:04 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart on the perimeter. Stewart tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stewart with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. VCU 51 - 46.
18:41 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Parker to Shooting Guard, Duncan to Power Forward and Halverson to Center.
18:41 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan outside. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
18:28 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stewart shoots from deep. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
18:16 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan outside. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson passes the ball to Parker outside. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan. Finnegan shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
17:42 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stewart tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stewart passes the ball to Cozzolino. Cozzolino with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
17:31 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! VCU 53 - 46.
17:29 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Duncan to Shooting Guard, Halverson to Power Forward and Finnegan to Center.
17:29 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan. Duncan passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo passes the ball to Koch in the paint. Koch shoots in the paint. Foul! Stephens fouls Koch on the shot. Koch makes the first free throw. Koch missed the second free throw. Helm grabs the rebound. VCU 53 - 47.
17:02 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stephens passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Finnegan! Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
16:50 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! VCU 55 - 47.
16:48 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Finnegan shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. VCU 55 - 49.
16:33 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against a zone defense. Stephens passes the ball to Cozzolino on the perimeter. Cozzolino tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cozzolino with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Rizzo grabs the rebound.
16:19 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Duncan. Duncan passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch passes the ball to Duncan on the perimeter. Duncan passes the ball to Koch in the paint. Koch passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan shoots from the block. Foul! Rogers fouls Finnegan on the shot. Finnegan makes the first free throw. Finnegan makes the second free throw. VCU 55 - 51.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Rogers must sit with 4 fouls. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard, Horne to Small Forward, Rogers to Power Forward and Helm to Center. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Shooting Guard, Duncan to Small Forward, Finnegan to Power Forward and Abbott to Center.
15:50 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stewart passes the ball to Horne. Horne passes the ball to Rogers. Rogers with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Duncan grabs the rebound.
15:33 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! VCU 55 - 54.
15:23 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard.
15:23 - VCU: Stephens brings up the ball against pressure defense. Stephens passes the ball to Rogers outside. Rogers passes the ball to Horne on the perimeter. Horne shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Koch grabs the long rebound.
15:04 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break with Koch to the right. Halverson attempts to dunk it. Foul! Stewart fouls Halverson on the shot. Halverson makes the first free throw. Halverson makes the second free throw. Murray State 56 - 55.
14:58 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard.
14:58 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne. Horne shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
14:47 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson passes the ball to Duncan on the perimeter. Duncan shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Murray State 59 - 55.
14:31 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Parker to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Small Forward.
14:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch steals the pass from Knowles.
14:25 - Murray State: Breakaway! Koch takes the ball the length of the court. Koch lays it up. Foul! Horne fouls Koch on the shot. Koch makes the first free throw. Koch missed the second free throw. Helm grabs the rebound. Murray State 60 - 55.
14:18 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne outside. Horne passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers passes the ball to Knowles outside. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm passes the ball to Horne. Horne with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Stewart fouls Parker trying to grab the offensive rebound.
13:46 - Murray State: The ball is inbounded to Koch. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Parker. Parker with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Helm grabs the rebound.
13:33 - VCU: Stewart brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stewart passes the ball to Horne outside. Horne passes the ball to Knowles. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers. Rogers passes the ball to Knowles outside. Knowles passes the ball to Horne on the perimeter. Horne shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. Murray State 60 - 58.
13:02 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Point Guard. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Koch to Shooting Guard, Parker to Small Forward and Halverson to Power Forward.
13:02 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against pressure defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Finnegan. Murray State 62 - 58.
12:51 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Knowles to Point Guard, Ruth to Shooting Guard and Olson to Center. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Rizzo to Shooting Guard, Halverson to Small Forward and Parker to Power Forward.
12:51 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Knowles. Murray State 62 - 60.
12:42 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Koch drives down the lane. Koch lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 64 - 60.
12:33 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. Murray State 64 - 62.
12:24 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. Murray State 66 - 62.
12:14 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Abbott to Point Guard, Halverson to Shooting Guard, Koch to Small Forward, Finnegan to Power Forward and Parker to Center.
12:14 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Abbott steals the pass from Knowles.
12:10 - Murray State: Abbott brings up the ball against pressure defense. Horne steals the pass from Abbott.
12:05 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Ruth leads the fast break with Knowles and Horne. Ruth passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the long rebound.
12:00 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Halverson leads the fast break with Abbott to the right. Halverson lays it up. The shot goes in! Murray State 68 - 62.
11:55 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stephens to Small Forward and Horne to Power Forward. Murray State substitutes Koch to Point Guard, Rizzo to Shooting Guard, Halverson to Small Forward, Parker to Power Forward and Abbott to Center.
11:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stephens in the paint. Stephens shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Murray State 68 - 64.
11:44 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Murray State 70 - 64.
11:34 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:22 - VCU: Ruth has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ruth passes the ball to Stephens outside. Stephens passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Abbott grabs the rebound.
11:05 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Koch drives down the lane. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo at the basket. Rizzo lays it up. The shot misses. Horne grabs the rebound.
10:55 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stephens outside. Stephens passes the ball to Olson in the paint. Olson passes the ball to Ruth outside. Ruth passes the ball to Stephens outside. Stephens passes the ball to Ruth outside. Ruth shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Parker grabs the rebound.
10:25 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Rizzo leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Rizzo passes the ball to Parker in the paint. Parker passes the ball to Koch. Koch passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Murray State 72 - 64.
10:25 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Murray State!
10:01 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth in the paint. Ruth shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
9:51 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Abbott on the perimeter. Abbott passes the ball to Parker in the paint. Parker passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the block. Foul! Olson fouls Abbott on the shot. Olson fouls out. Ferry replaces Olson at center. Abbott makes the first free throw. Abbott makes the second free throw. Murray State 74 - 64.
9:31 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Izzo to Shooting Guard, Ruth to Power Forward and Horne to Center.
9:31 - VCU: Izzo brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Izzo passes the ball to Horne in the paint. Horne passes the ball to Ruth outside. Ruth passes the ball to Stephens. Koch steals the pass from Stephens.
9:10 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break with Rizzo to the right. Koch passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Koch. Murray State 77 - 64.
9:05 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Izzo outside. Izzo passes the ball to Stephens. Stephens shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Murray State 77 - 66.
8:48 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Ruth to Shooting Guard, Horne to Power Forward and Helm to Center. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Shooting Guard, Parker to Small Forward and Finnegan to Power Forward.
8:48 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Koch passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson drives down the lane. Halverson passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Halverson. Murray State 80 - 66.
8:32 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Izzo to Shooting Guard, Ruth to Power Forward and Horne to Center.
8:32 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Izzo. Izzo passes the ball to Stephens in the paint. Stephens shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the offensive rebound.
8:15 - VCU: Ruth has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ruth passes the ball to Izzo on the perimeter. Izzo shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Koch grabs the long rebound.
8:05 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Koch leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Koch passes the ball to Parker on the perimeter. Parker drives down the lane. Parker passes the ball to Koch on the perimeter. Koch shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Parker. Murray State 83 - 66.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Ruth to Shooting Guard, Cozzolino to Small Forward, Stewart to Power Forward and Helm to Center. Murray State substitutes Parker to Shooting Guard and Rizzo to Small Forward.
7:45 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino. Cozzolino passes the ball to Knowles outside. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino. Foul! Abbott commits a foul away from the ball.
7:33 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Horne to Power Forward.
7:33 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Helm. Helm shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
7:28 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Parker leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Parker hands off the ball to Koch. Koch drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Koch commits the foul on the drive.
7:07 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Horne on the perimeter. Horne shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Knowles. Murray State 83 - 69.
6:53 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stewart to Power Forward.
6:53 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Koch passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Ruth grabs the rebound.
6:45 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart in the paint. Stewart shoots from the inside. Abbott rotates over and blocks the shot! Abbott grabs the rebound.
6:31 - Murray State: Koch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Koch drives by Knowles. Koch lays it up. Offensive foul! Koch charged with the foul while taking the shot over Knowles. Koch fouls out. Duncan replaces Koch at point guard.
6:23 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Finnegan to Point Guard, Halverson to Shooting Guard, Parker to Small Forward and Rizzo to Power Forward.
6:23 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart in the paint. Stewart passes the ball to Cozzolino outside. Cozzolino drives down the lane. Cozzolino lays it up. Abbott rotates over and blocks the shot! Stewart grabs the offensive rebound.
5:57 - VCU: Stewart has the rebound. Stewart shoots from the block. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the rebound.
5:55 - Murray State: Halverson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Halverson passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan passes the ball to Parker outside. Parker passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Murray State 86 - 69.
5:31 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Duncan to Shooting Guard and Halverson to Small Forward.
5:31 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Abbott! Duncan grabs the rebound.
5:22 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Duncan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Duncan passes the ball to Rizzo in the paint. Rizzo passes the ball to Duncan outside. Knowles steals the pass from Duncan.
4:58 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rizzo steals the pass from Knowles.
4:52 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Duncan leads the fast break with Halverson to the right. Duncan passes the ball to Halverson on the perimeter. Halverson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Duncan. Murray State 89 - 69.
4:46 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Rizzo to Small Forward and Halverson to Power Forward.
4:46 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against pressure defense. Knowles passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Offensive foul! Helm commits the foul.
4:40 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cozzolino steals the pass from Finnegan.
4:33 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Ruth leads the fast break with Knowles and Cozzolino. Ruth passes the ball to Knowles on the perimeter. Knowles shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ruth. Murray State 89 - 72.
4:27 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Finnegan. Murray State 91 - 72.
4:15 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Stewart in the paint. Stewart passes the ball to Helm in the paint. Helm shoots from the low post. Foul! Abbott fouls Helm on the shot. Helm makes the first free throw. Helm missed the second free throw. Helm grabs the offensive rebound. Murray State 91 - 73.
3:58 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Abbott! Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
3:56 - VCU: Helm has the rebound. Helm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the rebound.
3:54 - Murray State: Fast break opportunity! Duncan leads the fast break with Finnegan to the right. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan on the perimeter. Finnegan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the offensive rebound.
3:48 - Murray State: Finnegan has the rebound. Finnegan shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Finnegan charged with the foul while taking the shot over Knowles.
3:46 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth drives down the lane. Ruth attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Murray State 91 - 75.
3:29 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Halverson to Small Forward and Rizzo to Power Forward.
3:29 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan passes the ball to Rizzo in the paint. Rizzo shoots from the low post. Foul! Helm fouls Rizzo on the shot. Rizzo makes the first free throw. Rizzo makes the second free throw. Murray State 93 - 75.
3:10 - Game Event: Time out. Murray State substitutes Rizzo to Small Forward and Halverson to Power Forward.
3:10 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Cozzolino. Cozzolino passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth passes the ball to Helm on the perimeter. Helm shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Stewart grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:53 - VCU: Stewart has the rebound and restarts the offense. Stewart shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Murray State 93 - 78.
2:49 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan on the perimeter. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan in the paint. Finnegan passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Stewart! Stewart grabs the rebound.
2:19 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth. Ruth with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Stewart fouls Halverson trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the double bonus, Halverson is shooting two free throws. Halverson makes the first free throw. Halverson makes the second free throw. Murray State 95 - 78.
2:10 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles passes the ball to Ruth on the perimeter. Ruth shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Murray State 95 - 81.
2:01 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Horne to Small Forward.
2:01 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Halverson in the paint. Halverson passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott passes the ball to Rizzo outside. Ruth steals the pass from Rizzo.
1:35 - VCU: Breakaway! Ruth takes the ball the length of the court. Ruth lays it up. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
1:31 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo. Rizzo tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Rizzo passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Finnegan grabs the offensive rebound.
1:12 - Murray State: Finnegan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Finnegan shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Murray State 97 - 81.
1:07 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Stewart to Shooting Guard, Cozzolino to Small Forward, Helm to Power Forward and Rogers to Center.
1:07 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Knowles passes the ball to Rogers in the paint. Rogers shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Helm grabs the offensive rebound.
0:59 - VCU: Helm has the rebound and restarts the offense. Helm goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Murray State 97 - 83.
0:54 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against pressure defense. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan outside. Duncan passes the ball to Finnegan outside. Finnegan passes the ball to Rizzo on the perimeter. Rizzo passes the ball to Finnegan outside. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Duncan goes for the dunk. It's blocked by Stewart! Rogers grabs the rebound.
0:20 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Stewart attacks with the ball on the fast break. Stewart passes the ball to Knowles at the basket. Knowles lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stewart. And Knowles is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Knowles missed the first free throw. Abbott grabs the rebound. Murray State 97 - 85.
0:17 - Murray State: Finnegan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Finnegan passes the ball to Duncan in the paint. Foul! Cozzolino commits the foul on Duncan. In the double bonus, Duncan is shooting two free throws. Duncan makes the first free throw. Duncan makes the second free throw. Murray State 99 - 85.
0:13 - VCU: Knowles brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Knowles shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Halverson grabs the rebound.
0:08 - Murray State: Finnegan dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 85, Murray State 99
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