Game Date: Mar 12th, 2054
VCU 83 - Illinois 97
Date: March 12th, 2054
Game: College [Conference Playoff] [#1290854] 
Arena: Conference Playoff Arena
Attendance: 8,712
Player Of The Game: Louie Holmes (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| VCU Rams | 38 | 45 | 83 | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 54 | 43 | 97 | |
| VCU Rams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 12 | M. Cassidy sf | 29 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | L. Todd pf | 28 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | R. Kaufman c | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 1 | 2 | -28 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | T. Harvey sg | 27 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | J. French pg | 28 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 5 | 2 | -25 | 12.2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | A. Grigsby sg | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 1 | 2 | -19 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 33 | B. Barbieri sg | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | C. Cox pf | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -12 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | G. Brett sf | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | R. Rich pg | 8 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2 | 4 | +16 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | D. Herr c | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 29-56 | 5-17 | 20-24 | 83 | 9 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 32-68 | 15 | 23 | -70 | 9.6 | 32 | 7 | 20 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 51.8% | 29.4% | 83.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 35 | J. Harkins sf | 32 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 11.3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | B. Muse pf | 32 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | J. Mata c | 22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0 | 4 | +6 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | L. Holmes sg | 33 | 6-16 | 3-10 | 14-14 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 0 | N. Loomis pg | 32 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 3 | 2 | +17 | 8.4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 18 | M. Navarro c | 18 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1 | 3 | +8 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. Robinson sg | 7 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | L. Hillman pf | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | H. Campbell pg | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | L. Keeler sf | 8 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 33-69 | 10-29 | 21-24 | 97 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 29-56 | 9 | 20 | +70 | 9.7 | 36 | 11 | 23 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 47.8% | 34.5% | 87.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Illinois: Louie Holmes
Head Coaches
VCU: Derek Bryant
Illinois: Anderson Hodge
Offensive Efficiencies
VCU: At the rim (5/6 83.3%) Inside (11/22 50.0%) Mid-range (8/11 72.7%) Beyond the Arc (5/17 29.4%)
Illinois: At the rim (5/8 62.5%) Inside (13/22 59.1%) Mid-range (5/10 50.0%) Beyond the Arc (10/29 34.5%)
Defensive Tactics
VCU: Man-To-Man (44.1%) Zone (15.1%) Pressure (23.7%) 2nd Chance (8.6%) Transition (8.6%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Extend: Start +1, End of 1st Half +2, Start of 2nd Half +4, End of Regulation +3
Illinois: Man-To-Man (0.0%) Zone (48.3%) Pressure (35.6%) 2nd Chance (8.0%) Transition (8.0%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Extend: Start -2, End of 1st Half -4, Start of 2nd Half +2, End of Regulation +1
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
VCU: 140.1 / 141.9
Illinois: 145.4 / 142.7
Injuries
VCU: none
Illinois: none
Overworked
VCU: none
Illinois: none
Game Information
Date: Thursday, March 12th, 2054
Game Type: College [Conference Playoff]
Arena: Hardwood Arena
City: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 8,712
Version: 1.039
Simulated: Tue Oct 6 2026 @ 9:32:14 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
VCU: PG-French (5' 11"), SG-Harvey (6' 2½"), SF-Cassidy (6' 1½"), PF-Todd (6' 5"), C-Kaufman (6' 6½")
Illinois: PG-Loomis (6' 6"), SG-Holmes (6' ½"), SF-Harkins (6' 3½"), PF-Muse (6' 8"), C-Mata (6' 11½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! VCU gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break with French and Cassidy. Harvey passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Mata grabs the rebound.
19:51 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Loomis leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holmes. Illinois 2 - 0.
19:33 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Harvey in the paint. Harvey passes the ball to French. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Cassidy. Cassidy with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Loomis fouls Cassidy on the shot. Cassidy makes the first free throw. Cassidy makes the second free throw. Tied 2 - 2.
19:03 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holmes shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Illinois 5 - 2.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Rich to Point Guard and Herr to Center. Illinois substitutes Campbell to Point Guard and Navarro to Center.
18:56 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cassidy passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cassidy. Illinois 5 - 4.
18:28 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell passes the ball to Holmes outside. Holmes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cassidy grabs the rebound.
18:16 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey drives down the lane. Harvey lays it up. Foul! Holmes fouls Harvey on the shot. Harvey makes the first free throw. Harvey makes the second free throw. VCU 6 - 5.
17:57 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Campbell passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Muse charged with the foul while taking the shot over Todd.
17:44 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rich passes the ball to Harvey on the perimeter. Harvey shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rich. VCU 9 - 5.
17:34 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes drives by Cassidy. Holmes lays it up. The shot misses. Herr grabs the rebound.
17:21 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rich drives down the lane. Rich lays it up. The shot goes in! VCU 11 - 5.
17:08 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Campbell passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
16:58 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense. Harvey drives down the lane. Harvey lays it up. The shot goes in! VCU 13 - 5.
16:45 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cassidy grabs the rebound.
16:39 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harvey. VCU 15 - 5.
16:25 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell drives by Rich. Campbell lays it up. Offensive foul! Campbell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Rich.
16:12 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Rich passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Rich outside. Rich passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! VCU 17 - 5.
15:42 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Brett to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Keeler to Small Forward.
15:42 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell drives by Rich. Campbell lays it up. The shot goes in! And Campbell is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Campbell missed the first free throw. Todd grabs the rebound. VCU 17 - 7.
15:27 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rich passes the ball to Herr in the paint. Herr passes the ball to Brett outside. Brett passes the ball to Rich on the perimeter. Rich passes the ball to Brett on the perimeter. Brett passes the ball to Herr in the paint. Offensive foul! Rich commits the foul away from the ball.
15:02 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell passes the ball to Keeler on the perimeter. Keeler shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Foul! Brett fouls Keeler blocking out to get the rebound.
14:53 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Loomis to Point Guard.
14:53 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Keeler. Keeler passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis passes the ball to Keeler on the perimeter. Keeler shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Todd fouls Muse blocking out to get the rebound.
14:26 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Muse. Muse shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Keeler grabs the long offensive rebound.
14:22 - Illinois: Keeler has the rebound and restarts the offense. Keeler passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro passes the ball to Muse. Muse with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Rich fouls Muse on the shot. Muse makes the first free throw. Muse makes the second free throw. VCU 17 - 9.
14:02 - Game Event: Time out. Rich must sit with 3 fouls. VCU substitutes Brett to Point Guard and Grigsby to Small Forward.
14:02 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against pressure defense. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to Harvey in the paint. Harvey passes the ball to Brett outside. Brett passes the ball to Grigsby in the paint. Foul! Keeler commits the foul on Grigsby.
13:45 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Harvey. Harvey passes the ball to Brett. Brett passes the ball to Harvey on the perimeter. Harvey passes the ball to Herr in the paint. Herr shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harvey. VCU 19 - 9.
13:45 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to VCU!
13:21 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Muse on the perimeter. Muse passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Muse. VCU 19 - 11.
13:06 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the rebound.
12:54 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis passes the ball to Keeler on the perimeter. Keeler shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Grigsby grabs the rebound.
12:31 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. Foul! Muse fouls Todd on the shot. Todd makes the first free throw. Todd missed the second free throw. Navarro grabs the rebound. VCU 20 - 11.
12:18 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Holmes. VCU 20 - 13.
12:04 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes French to Point Guard, Grigsby to Shooting Guard, Brett to Small Forward, Cox to Power Forward and Kaufman to Center. Muse must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Robinson to Shooting Guard, Hillman to Power Forward and Mata to Center.
12:04 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Grigsby. Grigsby tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Grigsby passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Robinson grabs the rebound.
11:45 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Robinson. Robinson passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Mata passes the ball to Robinson on the perimeter. Robinson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! VCU 20 - 16.
11:27 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Harkins to Small Forward.
11:27 - VCU: Grigsby brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Grigsby passes the ball to Cox. Cox passes the ball to Brett in the paint. Brett passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Brett in the paint. Brett shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. VCU 22 - 16.
10:57 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cassidy to Small Forward.
10:57 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Hillman in the paint. Hillman passes the ball to Loomis on the perimeter. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis passes the ball to Robinson on the perimeter. Robinson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. VCU 22 - 19.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Brett to Small Forward.
10:30 - VCU: Grigsby brings up the ball against pressure defense. Grigsby passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the low post. Foul! Mata fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman missed the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. VCU 23 - 19.
10:15 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Brett steals the pass from Loomis.
10:10 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! French leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. French passes the ball to Cox. Cox passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Grigsby on the perimeter. Grigsby drives down the lane. Grigsby lays it up. It's blocked by Hillman! Brett grabs the offensive rebound.
9:40 - VCU: Brett has the rebound. Brett shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the offensive rebound.
9:40 - VCU: Kaufman has the rebound. Kaufman shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Mata! Mata grabs the rebound.
9:38 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Hillman in the paint. Hillman passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis passes the ball to Robinson. Foul! Kaufman commits a foul away from the ball.
9:17 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cassidy to Small Forward.
9:17 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Loomis. Loomis passes the ball to Hillman in the paint. Hillman shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. VCU 23 - 21.
9:03 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Foul! Harkins commits the foul on Cassidy. In the bonus, Cassidy is shooting one-and-one. Cassidy makes the first free throw. Cassidy makes the second free throw. VCU 25 - 21.
8:57 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Holmes to Shooting Guard.
8:57 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Mata passes the ball to Hillman in the paint. Hillman passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! VCU 25 - 23.
8:34 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy. Loomis steals the pass from Cassidy.
8:24 - Illinois: Breakaway! Loomis takes the ball the length of the court. Loomis attempts to dunk it. Offensive foul! Loomis charged with the foul while taking the shot over French.
8:17 - Game Event: Time out. Loomis must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Campbell to Point Guard and Robinson to Shooting Guard.
8:17 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to Cox in the paint. Cox passes the ball to Cassidy. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Grigsby in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
7:47 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Holmes to Shooting Guard.
7:47 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Campbell passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes drives down the lane. Holmes lays it up. Foul! Grigsby fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Tied 25 - 25.
7:29 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Cox on the perimeter. Cox shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the long rebound.
7:17 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Campbell leads the fast break with Holmes to the right. Campbell passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
7:11 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mata steals the pass from French.
7:04 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Holmes passes the ball to Campbell on the perimeter. Campbell passes the ball to Hillman on the perimeter. Hillman passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hillman. Illinois 27 - 25.
7:04 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
6:34 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Todd to Power Forward.
6:34 - VCU: Grigsby brings up the ball against pressure defense. Campbell steals the pass from Grigsby.
6:27 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Grigsby fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 29 - 25.
6:11 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cox to Power Forward.
6:11 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hillman steals the pass from French.
6:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Campbell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Campbell passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Campbell. Illinois 31 - 25.
5:47 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Harvey to Shooting Guard and Todd to Power Forward.
5:47 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 31 - 27.
5:22 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins drives by Cassidy. Harkins passes the ball to Holmes at the basket. Holmes lays it up. Foul! Harvey fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 33 - 27.
5:03 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Grigsby to Shooting Guard and Cox to Power Forward.
5:03 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Cassidy. Cassidy with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 33 - 29.
4:54 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Harvey to Shooting Guard and Todd to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Loomis to Point Guard and Muse to Power Forward.
4:54 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 35 - 29.
4:41 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against pressure defense. Harvey tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Muse grabs the rebound.
4:30 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots in the paint. Foul! Cassidy fouls Harkins on the shot. Harkins makes the first free throw. Harkins missed the second free throw. Todd grabs the rebound. Illinois 36 - 29.
4:20 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy drives down the lane. Cassidy lays it up. Foul! Mata fouls Cassidy on the shot. Cassidy makes the first free throw. Cassidy makes the second free throw. Illinois 36 - 31.
3:57 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
3:47 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Holmes steals the pass from French.
3:43 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break with Loomis and Harkins. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis at the basket. Loomis lays it up. Foul! French fouls Loomis on the shot. Loomis makes the first free throw. Loomis makes the second free throw. Illinois 38 - 31.
3:38 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Foul! Mata commits the foul on Kaufman. In the double bonus, Kaufman is shooting two free throws. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. Illinois 38 - 33.
3:27 - Game Event: Time out. Mata must sit with 3 fouls. Illinois substitutes Navarro to Center.
3:27 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Illinois 41 - 33.
3:21 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Navarro! Muse grabs the rebound.
3:04 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis lays it up. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the offensive rebound.
2:54 - Illinois: Navarro has the rebound. Navarro shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 43 - 33.
2:52 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Muse steals the pass from Todd.
2:41 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Holmes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 46 - 33.
2:37 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Kaufman charged with the foul while taking the shot over Muse.
2:13 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
2:00 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Holmes steals the pass from French.
1:55 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break. Foul! Cassidy commits the foul on Holmes. In the double bonus, Holmes is shooting two free throws. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 48 - 33.
1:49 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy on the perimeter. Cassidy shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Muse grabs the rebound.
1:36 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break with Loomis to the right. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis on the perimeter. Loomis shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holmes. Illinois 51 - 33.
1:30 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the inside. Foul! Navarro fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. Illinois 51 - 35.
1:19 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes drives down the lane. Holmes lays it up. Offensive foul! Holmes charged with the foul while taking the shot over Kaufman.
1:04 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. Harkins steals the pass from French.
1:00 - Illinois: Breakaway! Harkins takes the ball the length of the court. Harkins lays it up. The shot goes in! And Harkins is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Harkins makes the first free throw. Illinois 54 - 35.
0:53 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Harvey tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harvey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 37.
0:41 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Harkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:28 - Illinois: Harkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Harkins passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
0:08 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French drives to the basket. Foul! Harkins commits the foul on French. In the double bonus, French is shooting two free throws. French missed the first free throw. French makes the second free throw. Illinois 54 - 38.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 38, Illinois 54
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Harvey must sit with 2 fouls. Cassidy must sit with 2 fouls. Kaufman must sit with 2 fouls. VCU substitutes Grigsby to Shooting Guard, Brett to Small Forward and Herr to Center. Loomis must sit with 2 fouls. Holmes must sit with 2 fouls. Harkins must sit with 2 fouls. Muse must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Campbell to Point Guard, Robinson to Shooting Guard, Keeler to Small Forward and Hillman to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Navarro. Navarro passes the ball to Robinson outside. Robinson passes the ball to Campbell. Campbell passes the ball to Keeler in the paint. Keeler shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Campbell. Illinois 56 - 38.
19:38 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Harvey to Shooting Guard, Cassidy to Small Forward and Kaufman to Center. Illinois substitutes Loomis to Point Guard, Holmes to Shooting Guard, Harkins to Small Forward, Muse to Power Forward and Mata to Center.
19:38 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to Harvey on the perimeter. Harvey shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Harvey grabs the offensive rebound.
19:26 - VCU: Harvey has the rebound. Harvey shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Mata grabs the rebound.
19:24 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Loomis passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins drives by Cassidy. Harkins passes the ball to Holmes at the basket. Holmes lays it up. Foul! Harvey fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 58 - 38.
19:01 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the low post. Muse rotates over and blocks the shot! Harkins grabs the rebound.
18:51 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Foul! Todd commits the foul on Mata.
18:46 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Herr to Center. Illinois substitutes Navarro to Center.
18:46 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Navarro. Navarro shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
18:42 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break with French to the right. Harvey passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harvey. Illinois 58 - 41.
18:36 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Illinois 60 - 41.
18:24 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Harvey passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to French. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to French in the paint. French shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Todd. Illinois 60 - 43.
17:56 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Holmes charged with the foul while taking the shot over Harvey.
17:47 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. French with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Todd grabs the offensive rebound.
17:37 - VCU: Todd has the rebound. Todd shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 60 - 45.
17:35 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Illinois 62 - 45.
17:27 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Herr in the paint. Herr tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Herr passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 62 - 47.
17:14 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis drives by Cassidy. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the offensive rebound.
17:01 - Illinois: Navarro has the rebound and restarts the offense. Navarro shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 64 - 47.
16:56 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Mata to Center.
16:56 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to French. French passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by French. Illinois 64 - 50.
16:35 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Herr grabs the rebound.
16:28 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Herr. Herr passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. French with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Herr. Illinois 64 - 52.
16:05 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Campbell to Point Guard and Navarro to Center.
16:05 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Campbell passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins passes the ball to Muse. Muse passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harkins passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harkins. Illinois 66 - 52.
15:35 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Rich to Point Guard and Brett to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Loomis to Point Guard, Keeler to Small Forward and Mata to Center.
15:35 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense. Harvey passes the ball to Brett in the paint. Brett drives down the lane. Brett passes the ball to Rich at the basket. Rich lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Brett. Illinois 66 - 54.
15:18 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Keeler. Keeler shoots a jumper from the elbow. It's blocked by Harvey! Herr grabs the rebound.
15:05 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey passes the ball to Rich on the perimeter. Rich passes the ball to Harvey in the paint. Harvey tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harvey shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rich. Illinois 66 - 56.
14:40 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Kaufman to Center.
14:40 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Mata shoots from the block. The shot misses. Muse grabs the offensive rebound.
14:24 - Illinois: Muse has the rebound and restarts the offense. Muse passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
14:06 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Brett. Brett passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the inside. Foul! Mata fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. Illinois 66 - 58.
13:51 - Game Event: Time out. Mata must sit with 4 fouls. Illinois substitutes Navarro to Center.
13:51 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis drives by Rich. Loomis lays it up. Foul! Rich fouls Loomis on the shot. Loomis makes the first free throw. Loomis missed the second free throw. Kaufman grabs the rebound. Illinois 67 - 58.
13:42 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rich. Illinois 67 - 60.
13:32 - Game Event: Time out. Rich must sit with 4 fouls. VCU substitutes Brett to Point Guard, Grigsby to Small Forward and Herr to Center.
13:32 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Holmes passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holmes. Illinois 69 - 60.
13:20 - VCU: Brett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Brett passes the ball to Grigsby outside. Grigsby tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Grigsby with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the rebound.
13:04 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break with Loomis to the right. Holmes lays it up. Foul! Brett fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 71 - 60.
12:57 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Barbieri to Shooting Guard, Cox to Power Forward and Kaufman to Center. Illinois substitutes Robinson to Shooting Guard and Harkins to Small Forward.
12:57 - VCU: Barbieri brings up the ball against a zone defense. Barbieri passes the ball to Cox. Cox passes the ball to Brett on the perimeter. Harkins steals the pass from Brett.
12:42 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro passes the ball to Robinson outside. Robinson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Muse grabs the offensive rebound.
12:27 - Illinois: Muse has the rebound and restarts the offense. Muse shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 73 - 60.
12:22 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Keeler to Small Forward.
12:22 - VCU: Brett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Brett passes the ball to Grigsby in the paint. Grigsby shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Brett grabs the offensive rebound.
12:10 - VCU: Brett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Brett passes the ball to Barbieri outside. Barbieri passes the ball to Cox in the paint. Cox passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Kaufman shoots from the inside. Foul! Navarro fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. Illinois 73 - 62.
11:50 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Rich to Point Guard, Grigsby to Shooting Guard and Cassidy to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Harkins to Small Forward.
11:50 - Illinois: Robinson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Robinson passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 75 - 62.
11:39 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Brett to Small Forward.
11:39 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Grigsby. Grigsby passes the ball to Rich. Robinson steals the pass from Rich.
11:23 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Loomis leads the fast break with Robinson and Harkins. Loomis passes the ball to Robinson on the perimeter. Robinson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. Illinois 78 - 62.
11:15 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Brett in the paint. Brett drives to the basket. Foul! Navarro commits the foul on Brett.
10:58 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes French to Point Guard and Cassidy to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Holmes to Shooting Guard.
10:58 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Kaufman. Kaufman passes the ball to French outside. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by French. Illinois 78 - 64.
10:44 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Robinson to Shooting Guard.
10:44 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
10:34 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Grigsby leads the fast break with French to the right. Grigsby passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French shoots from the three point line. It's blocked by Loomis! Kaufman grabs the offensive rebound.
10:28 - VCU: Kaufman has the rebound. Kaufman shoots from the low post. Muse rotates over and blocks the shot! Robinson grabs the rebound.
10:26 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Robinson leads the fast break with Harkins to the right. Robinson passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Robinson. Illinois 81 - 64.
10:18 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Rich to Point Guard.
10:18 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Cox outside. Cox passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy passes the ball to Cox in the paint. Cox passes the ball to Rich on the perimeter. Rich shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cox. Illinois 81 - 67.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes French to Point Guard. Illinois substitutes Holmes to Shooting Guard.
9:53 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Loomis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
9:41 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! French leads the fast break with Grigsby and Cassidy. French passes the ball to Grigsby at the basket. Grigsby lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by French. Illinois 81 - 69.
9:34 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 83 - 69.
9:25 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Grigsby on the perimeter. Grigsby passes the ball to Cassidy on the perimeter. Cassidy shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the rebound.
9:09 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break with Harkins and Loomis. Holmes passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:05 - Illinois: Navarro has the rebound and restarts the offense. Navarro shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Loomis grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:57 - Illinois: Loomis has the rebound and restarts the offense. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Kaufman steals the pass from Navarro.
8:47 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Grigsby leads the fast break with French to the right. Grigsby passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. French grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:40 - VCU: French has the rebound and restarts the offense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Foul! Muse commits the foul on Kaufman.
8:36 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Mata to Center.
8:36 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Cassidy. Cassidy passes the ball to French. French passes the ball to Grigsby on the perimeter. Grigsby shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cassidy grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:20 - VCU: Cassidy has the rebound and restarts the offense. Cassidy shoots from well beyond the arc. It's blocked by Harkins! Mata grabs the rebound.
8:15 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Foul! French commits the foul on Holmes.
8:11 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Muse. Muse passes the ball to Loomis outside. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holmes. Illinois 85 - 69.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Todd to Power Forward.
7:45 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Cassidy. Cassidy shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Illinois 85 - 71.
7:19 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cox to Power Forward.
7:19 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harkins with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
7:04 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Grigsby leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Grigsby passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy passes the ball to Cox in the paint. Cox passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to French. French with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 85 - 73.
6:35 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Harvey to Shooting Guard and Todd to Power Forward.
6:35 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Harvey steals the pass from Loomis.
6:30 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! French leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Offensive foul! Todd commits the foul.
6:16 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Loomis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the offensive rebound.
6:05 - Illinois: Holmes has the rebound and restarts the offense. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis drives by Todd. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes at the basket. Holmes lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. Illinois 87 - 73.
5:46 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Todd on the perimeter. Todd shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mata grabs the long rebound.
5:37 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Loomis grabs the long offensive rebound.
5:23 - Illinois: Loomis has the rebound and restarts the offense. Loomis shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Muse grabs the offensive rebound.
5:17 - Illinois: Muse has the rebound and restarts the offense. Muse passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
4:57 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! French leads the fast break with Cassidy and Harvey. French lays it up. Foul! Holmes fouls French on the shot. French makes the first free throw. French missed the second free throw. Holmes grabs the rebound. Illinois 87 - 74.
4:52 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the block. The shot misses. Muse grabs the offensive rebound.
4:33 - Illinois: Muse has the rebound and restarts the offense. Muse passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Muse tips it in. Illinois 89 - 74.
4:23 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 89 - 76.
4:10 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
3:56 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey passes the ball to Cassidy on the perimeter. Offensive foul! Cassidy commits the foul.
3:47 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holmes drives by Kaufman. Holmes lays it up. Kaufman rotates over and blocks the shot! Todd grabs the rebound.
3:36 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 89 - 79.
3:18 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Muse. Muse passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Harvey grabs the rebound.
3:00 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Todd charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mata.
2:43 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes shoots a jumper. Foul! Harvey fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 91 - 79.
2:17 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Harkins grabs the rebound.
2:02 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Harvey grabs the rebound.
1:50 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break with French to the right. Harvey passes the ball to French at the basket. French lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harvey. Illinois 91 - 81.
1:44 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holmes passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse turns the ball over out of bounds.
1:35 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Harvey on the perimeter. Harvey passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cassidy passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Mata grabs the rebound.
1:10 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. Illinois 94 - 81.
0:58 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Harvey in the paint. Harvey shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the offensive rebound.
0:48 - VCU: Kaufman has the rebound and restarts the offense. Kaufman shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 94 - 83.
0:43 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Mata passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 97 - 83.
0:13 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. French passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Loomis grabs the rebound.
0:03 - Illinois: Loomis dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 83, Illinois 97
Starting Line-Ups
VCU: PG-French (5' 11"), SG-Harvey (6' 2½"), SF-Cassidy (6' 1½"), PF-Todd (6' 5"), C-Kaufman (6' 6½")
Illinois: PG-Loomis (6' 6"), SG-Holmes (6' ½"), SF-Harkins (6' 3½"), PF-Muse (6' 8"), C-Mata (6' 11½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! VCU gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break with French and Cassidy. Harvey passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Mata grabs the rebound.
19:51 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Loomis leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holmes. Illinois 2 - 0.
19:33 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Harvey in the paint. Harvey passes the ball to French. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Cassidy. Cassidy with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Loomis fouls Cassidy on the shot. Cassidy makes the first free throw. Cassidy makes the second free throw. Tied 2 - 2.
19:03 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holmes shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Illinois 5 - 2.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Rich to Point Guard and Herr to Center. Illinois substitutes Campbell to Point Guard and Navarro to Center.
18:56 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cassidy passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cassidy. Illinois 5 - 4.
18:28 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell passes the ball to Holmes outside. Holmes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cassidy grabs the rebound.
18:16 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey drives down the lane. Harvey lays it up. Foul! Holmes fouls Harvey on the shot. Harvey makes the first free throw. Harvey makes the second free throw. VCU 6 - 5.
17:57 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Campbell passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Muse charged with the foul while taking the shot over Todd.
17:44 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rich passes the ball to Harvey on the perimeter. Harvey shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rich. VCU 9 - 5.
17:34 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes drives by Cassidy. Holmes lays it up. The shot misses. Herr grabs the rebound.
17:21 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rich drives down the lane. Rich lays it up. The shot goes in! VCU 11 - 5.
17:08 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Campbell passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
16:58 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense. Harvey drives down the lane. Harvey lays it up. The shot goes in! VCU 13 - 5.
16:45 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cassidy grabs the rebound.
16:39 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harvey. VCU 15 - 5.
16:25 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell drives by Rich. Campbell lays it up. Offensive foul! Campbell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Rich.
16:12 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Rich passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Rich outside. Rich passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! VCU 17 - 5.
15:42 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Brett to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Keeler to Small Forward.
15:42 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell drives by Rich. Campbell lays it up. The shot goes in! And Campbell is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Campbell missed the first free throw. Todd grabs the rebound. VCU 17 - 7.
15:27 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rich passes the ball to Herr in the paint. Herr passes the ball to Brett outside. Brett passes the ball to Rich on the perimeter. Rich passes the ball to Brett on the perimeter. Brett passes the ball to Herr in the paint. Offensive foul! Rich commits the foul away from the ball.
15:02 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell passes the ball to Keeler on the perimeter. Keeler shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Foul! Brett fouls Keeler blocking out to get the rebound.
14:53 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Loomis to Point Guard.
14:53 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Keeler. Keeler passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis passes the ball to Keeler on the perimeter. Keeler shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Todd fouls Muse blocking out to get the rebound.
14:26 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Muse. Muse shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Keeler grabs the long offensive rebound.
14:22 - Illinois: Keeler has the rebound and restarts the offense. Keeler passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro passes the ball to Muse. Muse with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Rich fouls Muse on the shot. Muse makes the first free throw. Muse makes the second free throw. VCU 17 - 9.
14:02 - Game Event: Time out. Rich must sit with 3 fouls. VCU substitutes Brett to Point Guard and Grigsby to Small Forward.
14:02 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against pressure defense. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to Harvey in the paint. Harvey passes the ball to Brett outside. Brett passes the ball to Grigsby in the paint. Foul! Keeler commits the foul on Grigsby.
13:45 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Harvey. Harvey passes the ball to Brett. Brett passes the ball to Harvey on the perimeter. Harvey passes the ball to Herr in the paint. Herr shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harvey. VCU 19 - 9.
13:45 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to VCU!
13:21 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Muse on the perimeter. Muse passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Muse. VCU 19 - 11.
13:06 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the rebound.
12:54 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis passes the ball to Keeler on the perimeter. Keeler shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Grigsby grabs the rebound.
12:31 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. Foul! Muse fouls Todd on the shot. Todd makes the first free throw. Todd missed the second free throw. Navarro grabs the rebound. VCU 20 - 11.
12:18 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Holmes. VCU 20 - 13.
12:04 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes French to Point Guard, Grigsby to Shooting Guard, Brett to Small Forward, Cox to Power Forward and Kaufman to Center. Muse must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Robinson to Shooting Guard, Hillman to Power Forward and Mata to Center.
12:04 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Grigsby. Grigsby tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Grigsby passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Robinson grabs the rebound.
11:45 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Robinson. Robinson passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Mata passes the ball to Robinson on the perimeter. Robinson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! VCU 20 - 16.
11:27 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Harkins to Small Forward.
11:27 - VCU: Grigsby brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Grigsby passes the ball to Cox. Cox passes the ball to Brett in the paint. Brett passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Brett in the paint. Brett shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. VCU 22 - 16.
10:57 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cassidy to Small Forward.
10:57 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Hillman in the paint. Hillman passes the ball to Loomis on the perimeter. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis passes the ball to Robinson on the perimeter. Robinson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. VCU 22 - 19.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Brett to Small Forward.
10:30 - VCU: Grigsby brings up the ball against pressure defense. Grigsby passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the low post. Foul! Mata fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman missed the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. VCU 23 - 19.
10:15 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Brett steals the pass from Loomis.
10:10 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! French leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. French passes the ball to Cox. Cox passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Grigsby on the perimeter. Grigsby drives down the lane. Grigsby lays it up. It's blocked by Hillman! Brett grabs the offensive rebound.
9:40 - VCU: Brett has the rebound. Brett shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the offensive rebound.
9:40 - VCU: Kaufman has the rebound. Kaufman shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Mata! Mata grabs the rebound.
9:38 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Hillman in the paint. Hillman passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis passes the ball to Robinson. Foul! Kaufman commits a foul away from the ball.
9:17 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cassidy to Small Forward.
9:17 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Loomis. Loomis passes the ball to Hillman in the paint. Hillman shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. VCU 23 - 21.
9:03 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Foul! Harkins commits the foul on Cassidy. In the bonus, Cassidy is shooting one-and-one. Cassidy makes the first free throw. Cassidy makes the second free throw. VCU 25 - 21.
8:57 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Holmes to Shooting Guard.
8:57 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Mata passes the ball to Hillman in the paint. Hillman passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! VCU 25 - 23.
8:34 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy. Loomis steals the pass from Cassidy.
8:24 - Illinois: Breakaway! Loomis takes the ball the length of the court. Loomis attempts to dunk it. Offensive foul! Loomis charged with the foul while taking the shot over French.
8:17 - Game Event: Time out. Loomis must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Campbell to Point Guard and Robinson to Shooting Guard.
8:17 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to Cox in the paint. Cox passes the ball to Cassidy. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Grigsby in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
7:47 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Holmes to Shooting Guard.
7:47 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Campbell passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes drives down the lane. Holmes lays it up. Foul! Grigsby fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Tied 25 - 25.
7:29 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Cox on the perimeter. Cox shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the long rebound.
7:17 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Campbell leads the fast break with Holmes to the right. Campbell passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
7:11 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mata steals the pass from French.
7:04 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Holmes passes the ball to Campbell on the perimeter. Campbell passes the ball to Hillman on the perimeter. Hillman passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hillman. Illinois 27 - 25.
7:04 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
6:34 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Todd to Power Forward.
6:34 - VCU: Grigsby brings up the ball against pressure defense. Campbell steals the pass from Grigsby.
6:27 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Grigsby fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 29 - 25.
6:11 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cox to Power Forward.
6:11 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hillman steals the pass from French.
6:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Campbell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Campbell passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Campbell. Illinois 31 - 25.
5:47 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Harvey to Shooting Guard and Todd to Power Forward.
5:47 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 31 - 27.
5:22 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Campbell passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins drives by Cassidy. Harkins passes the ball to Holmes at the basket. Holmes lays it up. Foul! Harvey fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 33 - 27.
5:03 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Grigsby to Shooting Guard and Cox to Power Forward.
5:03 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Cassidy. Cassidy with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 33 - 29.
4:54 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Harvey to Shooting Guard and Todd to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Loomis to Point Guard and Muse to Power Forward.
4:54 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 35 - 29.
4:41 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against pressure defense. Harvey tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Muse grabs the rebound.
4:30 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots in the paint. Foul! Cassidy fouls Harkins on the shot. Harkins makes the first free throw. Harkins missed the second free throw. Todd grabs the rebound. Illinois 36 - 29.
4:20 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy drives down the lane. Cassidy lays it up. Foul! Mata fouls Cassidy on the shot. Cassidy makes the first free throw. Cassidy makes the second free throw. Illinois 36 - 31.
3:57 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
3:47 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Holmes steals the pass from French.
3:43 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break with Loomis and Harkins. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis at the basket. Loomis lays it up. Foul! French fouls Loomis on the shot. Loomis makes the first free throw. Loomis makes the second free throw. Illinois 38 - 31.
3:38 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Foul! Mata commits the foul on Kaufman. In the double bonus, Kaufman is shooting two free throws. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. Illinois 38 - 33.
3:27 - Game Event: Time out. Mata must sit with 3 fouls. Illinois substitutes Navarro to Center.
3:27 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Illinois 41 - 33.
3:21 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Navarro! Muse grabs the rebound.
3:04 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis lays it up. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the offensive rebound.
2:54 - Illinois: Navarro has the rebound. Navarro shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 43 - 33.
2:52 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Harvey passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Muse steals the pass from Todd.
2:41 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Holmes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 46 - 33.
2:37 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Kaufman charged with the foul while taking the shot over Muse.
2:13 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
2:00 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Holmes steals the pass from French.
1:55 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break. Foul! Cassidy commits the foul on Holmes. In the double bonus, Holmes is shooting two free throws. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 48 - 33.
1:49 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy on the perimeter. Cassidy shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Muse grabs the rebound.
1:36 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break with Loomis to the right. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis on the perimeter. Loomis shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holmes. Illinois 51 - 33.
1:30 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the inside. Foul! Navarro fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. Illinois 51 - 35.
1:19 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes drives down the lane. Holmes lays it up. Offensive foul! Holmes charged with the foul while taking the shot over Kaufman.
1:04 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. Harkins steals the pass from French.
1:00 - Illinois: Breakaway! Harkins takes the ball the length of the court. Harkins lays it up. The shot goes in! And Harkins is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Harkins makes the first free throw. Illinois 54 - 35.
0:53 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Harvey tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harvey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 37.
0:41 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Harkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:28 - Illinois: Harkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Harkins passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
0:08 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. French drives to the basket. Foul! Harkins commits the foul on French. In the double bonus, French is shooting two free throws. French missed the first free throw. French makes the second free throw. Illinois 54 - 38.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 38, Illinois 54
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Harvey must sit with 2 fouls. Cassidy must sit with 2 fouls. Kaufman must sit with 2 fouls. VCU substitutes Grigsby to Shooting Guard, Brett to Small Forward and Herr to Center. Loomis must sit with 2 fouls. Holmes must sit with 2 fouls. Harkins must sit with 2 fouls. Muse must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Campbell to Point Guard, Robinson to Shooting Guard, Keeler to Small Forward and Hillman to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Navarro. Navarro passes the ball to Robinson outside. Robinson passes the ball to Campbell. Campbell passes the ball to Keeler in the paint. Keeler shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Campbell. Illinois 56 - 38.
19:38 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Harvey to Shooting Guard, Cassidy to Small Forward and Kaufman to Center. Illinois substitutes Loomis to Point Guard, Holmes to Shooting Guard, Harkins to Small Forward, Muse to Power Forward and Mata to Center.
19:38 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to Harvey on the perimeter. Harvey shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Harvey grabs the offensive rebound.
19:26 - VCU: Harvey has the rebound. Harvey shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Mata grabs the rebound.
19:24 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Loomis passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins drives by Cassidy. Harkins passes the ball to Holmes at the basket. Holmes lays it up. Foul! Harvey fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 58 - 38.
19:01 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the low post. Muse rotates over and blocks the shot! Harkins grabs the rebound.
18:51 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Foul! Todd commits the foul on Mata.
18:46 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Herr to Center. Illinois substitutes Navarro to Center.
18:46 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Navarro. Navarro shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
18:42 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break with French to the right. Harvey passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harvey. Illinois 58 - 41.
18:36 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Illinois 60 - 41.
18:24 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Harvey passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to French. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to French in the paint. French shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Todd. Illinois 60 - 43.
17:56 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Holmes charged with the foul while taking the shot over Harvey.
17:47 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. French with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Todd grabs the offensive rebound.
17:37 - VCU: Todd has the rebound. Todd shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 60 - 45.
17:35 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Illinois 62 - 45.
17:27 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Herr in the paint. Herr tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Herr passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 62 - 47.
17:14 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis drives by Cassidy. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the offensive rebound.
17:01 - Illinois: Navarro has the rebound and restarts the offense. Navarro shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 64 - 47.
16:56 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Mata to Center.
16:56 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd passes the ball to French. French passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by French. Illinois 64 - 50.
16:35 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Herr grabs the rebound.
16:28 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Herr. Herr passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. French with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Herr. Illinois 64 - 52.
16:05 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Campbell to Point Guard and Navarro to Center.
16:05 - Illinois: Campbell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Campbell passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins passes the ball to Muse. Muse passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harkins passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harkins. Illinois 66 - 52.
15:35 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Rich to Point Guard and Brett to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Loomis to Point Guard, Keeler to Small Forward and Mata to Center.
15:35 - VCU: Harvey brings up the ball against a zone defense. Harvey passes the ball to Brett in the paint. Brett drives down the lane. Brett passes the ball to Rich at the basket. Rich lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Brett. Illinois 66 - 54.
15:18 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Keeler. Keeler shoots a jumper from the elbow. It's blocked by Harvey! Herr grabs the rebound.
15:05 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey passes the ball to Rich on the perimeter. Rich passes the ball to Harvey in the paint. Harvey tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harvey shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rich. Illinois 66 - 56.
14:40 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Kaufman to Center.
14:40 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Mata shoots from the block. The shot misses. Muse grabs the offensive rebound.
14:24 - Illinois: Muse has the rebound and restarts the offense. Muse passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
14:06 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Brett. Brett passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the inside. Foul! Mata fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. Illinois 66 - 58.
13:51 - Game Event: Time out. Mata must sit with 4 fouls. Illinois substitutes Navarro to Center.
13:51 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis drives by Rich. Loomis lays it up. Foul! Rich fouls Loomis on the shot. Loomis makes the first free throw. Loomis missed the second free throw. Kaufman grabs the rebound. Illinois 67 - 58.
13:42 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Rich. Illinois 67 - 60.
13:32 - Game Event: Time out. Rich must sit with 4 fouls. VCU substitutes Brett to Point Guard, Grigsby to Small Forward and Herr to Center.
13:32 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Holmes passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holmes. Illinois 69 - 60.
13:20 - VCU: Brett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Brett passes the ball to Grigsby outside. Grigsby tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Grigsby with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the rebound.
13:04 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break with Loomis to the right. Holmes lays it up. Foul! Brett fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 71 - 60.
12:57 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Barbieri to Shooting Guard, Cox to Power Forward and Kaufman to Center. Illinois substitutes Robinson to Shooting Guard and Harkins to Small Forward.
12:57 - VCU: Barbieri brings up the ball against a zone defense. Barbieri passes the ball to Cox. Cox passes the ball to Brett on the perimeter. Harkins steals the pass from Brett.
12:42 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Navarro passes the ball to Robinson outside. Robinson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Muse grabs the offensive rebound.
12:27 - Illinois: Muse has the rebound and restarts the offense. Muse shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 73 - 60.
12:22 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Keeler to Small Forward.
12:22 - VCU: Brett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Brett passes the ball to Grigsby in the paint. Grigsby shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Brett grabs the offensive rebound.
12:10 - VCU: Brett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Brett passes the ball to Barbieri outside. Barbieri passes the ball to Cox in the paint. Cox passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Kaufman shoots from the inside. Foul! Navarro fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman makes the second free throw. Illinois 73 - 62.
11:50 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Rich to Point Guard, Grigsby to Shooting Guard and Cassidy to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Harkins to Small Forward.
11:50 - Illinois: Robinson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Robinson passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 75 - 62.
11:39 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Brett to Small Forward.
11:39 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Grigsby. Grigsby passes the ball to Rich. Robinson steals the pass from Rich.
11:23 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Loomis leads the fast break with Robinson and Harkins. Loomis passes the ball to Robinson on the perimeter. Robinson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. Illinois 78 - 62.
11:15 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Brett in the paint. Brett drives to the basket. Foul! Navarro commits the foul on Brett.
10:58 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes French to Point Guard and Cassidy to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Holmes to Shooting Guard.
10:58 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Kaufman. Kaufman passes the ball to French outside. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by French. Illinois 78 - 64.
10:44 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Robinson to Shooting Guard.
10:44 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis drives down the lane. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
10:34 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Grigsby leads the fast break with French to the right. Grigsby passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French shoots from the three point line. It's blocked by Loomis! Kaufman grabs the offensive rebound.
10:28 - VCU: Kaufman has the rebound. Kaufman shoots from the low post. Muse rotates over and blocks the shot! Robinson grabs the rebound.
10:26 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Robinson leads the fast break with Harkins to the right. Robinson passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Robinson. Illinois 81 - 64.
10:18 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Rich to Point Guard.
10:18 - VCU: Rich brings up the ball against a zone defense. Rich passes the ball to Cox outside. Cox passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy passes the ball to Cox in the paint. Cox passes the ball to Rich on the perimeter. Rich shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cox. Illinois 81 - 67.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes French to Point Guard. Illinois substitutes Holmes to Shooting Guard.
9:53 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Loomis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
9:41 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! French leads the fast break with Grigsby and Cassidy. French passes the ball to Grigsby at the basket. Grigsby lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by French. Illinois 81 - 69.
9:34 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 83 - 69.
9:25 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Grigsby on the perimeter. Grigsby passes the ball to Cassidy on the perimeter. Cassidy shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the rebound.
9:09 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Holmes leads the fast break with Harkins and Loomis. Holmes passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Navarro grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:05 - Illinois: Navarro has the rebound and restarts the offense. Navarro shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Loomis grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:57 - Illinois: Loomis has the rebound and restarts the offense. Loomis passes the ball to Navarro in the paint. Kaufman steals the pass from Navarro.
8:47 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Grigsby leads the fast break with French to the right. Grigsby passes the ball to French on the perimeter. French shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. French grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:40 - VCU: French has the rebound and restarts the offense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Foul! Muse commits the foul on Kaufman.
8:36 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Mata to Center.
8:36 - VCU: The ball is inbounded to Cassidy. Cassidy passes the ball to French. French passes the ball to Grigsby on the perimeter. Grigsby shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cassidy grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:20 - VCU: Cassidy has the rebound and restarts the offense. Cassidy shoots from well beyond the arc. It's blocked by Harkins! Mata grabs the rebound.
8:15 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Foul! French commits the foul on Holmes.
8:11 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Muse. Muse passes the ball to Loomis outside. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holmes. Illinois 85 - 69.
7:45 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Todd to Power Forward.
7:45 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Cassidy. Cassidy shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Illinois 85 - 71.
7:19 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Cox to Power Forward.
7:19 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Harkins with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
7:04 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Grigsby leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Grigsby passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy passes the ball to Cox in the paint. Cox passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy passes the ball to French. French with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 85 - 73.
6:35 - Game Event: Time out. VCU substitutes Harvey to Shooting Guard and Todd to Power Forward.
6:35 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Harvey steals the pass from Loomis.
6:30 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! French leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. French passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Offensive foul! Todd commits the foul.
6:16 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Loomis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the offensive rebound.
6:05 - Illinois: Holmes has the rebound and restarts the offense. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis drives by Todd. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes at the basket. Holmes lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. Illinois 87 - 73.
5:46 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Todd on the perimeter. Todd shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mata grabs the long rebound.
5:37 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Loomis grabs the long offensive rebound.
5:23 - Illinois: Loomis has the rebound and restarts the offense. Loomis shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Muse grabs the offensive rebound.
5:17 - Illinois: Muse has the rebound and restarts the offense. Muse passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
4:57 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! French leads the fast break with Cassidy and Harvey. French lays it up. Foul! Holmes fouls French on the shot. French makes the first free throw. French missed the second free throw. Holmes grabs the rebound. Illinois 87 - 74.
4:52 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Holmes passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the block. The shot misses. Muse grabs the offensive rebound.
4:33 - Illinois: Muse has the rebound and restarts the offense. Muse passes the ball to Loomis in the paint. Loomis shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Muse tips it in. Illinois 89 - 74.
4:23 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cassidy passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 89 - 76.
4:10 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Holmes passes the ball to Loomis. Loomis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Todd grabs the rebound.
3:56 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Harvey passes the ball to Cassidy on the perimeter. Offensive foul! Cassidy commits the foul.
3:47 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holmes drives by Kaufman. Holmes lays it up. Kaufman rotates over and blocks the shot! Todd grabs the rebound.
3:36 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 89 - 79.
3:18 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Muse. Muse passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Harvey grabs the rebound.
3:00 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Todd charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mata.
2:43 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Harkins. Harkins passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holmes shoots a jumper. Foul! Harvey fouls Holmes on the shot. Holmes makes the first free throw. Holmes makes the second free throw. Illinois 91 - 79.
2:17 - VCU: French brings up the ball against pressure defense. French passes the ball to Todd. Todd passes the ball to Cassidy outside. Cassidy shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Harkins grabs the rebound.
2:02 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Harvey grabs the rebound.
1:50 - VCU: Fast break opportunity! Harvey leads the fast break with French to the right. Harvey passes the ball to French at the basket. French lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Harvey. Illinois 91 - 81.
1:44 - Illinois: Holmes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Holmes passes the ball to Muse in the paint. Muse turns the ball over out of bounds.
1:35 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Harvey on the perimeter. Harvey passes the ball to Cassidy in the paint. Cassidy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cassidy passes the ball to Todd in the paint. Todd shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Mata grabs the rebound.
1:10 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against pressure defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Loomis. Illinois 94 - 81.
0:58 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. French passes the ball to Harvey in the paint. Harvey shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the offensive rebound.
0:48 - VCU: Kaufman has the rebound and restarts the offense. Kaufman shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 94 - 83.
0:43 - Illinois: Loomis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Loomis passes the ball to Harkins in the paint. Harkins passes the ball to Holmes on the perimeter. Holmes passes the ball to Mata in the paint. Mata passes the ball to Harkins on the perimeter. Harkins shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 97 - 83.
0:13 - VCU: French brings up the ball against a zone defense. Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. French passes the ball to Harvey. Harvey shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Loomis grabs the rebound.
0:03 - Illinois: Loomis dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
VCU 83, Illinois 97
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