| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Isabell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Stannard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Harden (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Beaudette (fresh) 6 pts. C - Orlando Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Vincent Tucker inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | VCU | Clayton Heath comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-32 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette is hacked by Vincent Tucker - foul #2 on Vincent Tucker, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard loses the ball out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 18:50 | VCU | Howard Gagner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Isabell | 40-32 |
| 18:19 | VCU | Orlando Cuevas blocks the short jumper by Clayton Heath | 40-32 |
| 18:18 | VCU | Clayton Heath tips it in | 40-34 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas lays it in on a great pass from James Isabell | 42-34 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Gagner | 42-36 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Harden | 45-36 |
| 17:20 | VCU | Bart Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Orlando Cuevas | 45-36 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Isabell | 47-36 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Howard Gagner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 16:48 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick tips it home | 47-38 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 16:32 | VCU | Clayton Heath snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 16:16 | VCU | Bart Smith connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Vincent Tucker | 47-41 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard buries a runner from the baseline set up by James Isabell | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Isabell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lee Stannard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Harden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Beaudette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Orlando Cuevas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Tucker (fairly fresh) PF - Clayton Heath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Roscoe Helmick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | VCU | Howard Gagner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 15:22 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Clayton Heath drills a fadeaway near the basket | 49-43 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:47 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Howard Gagner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette misses short on a floater near the basket | 49-46 |
| 14:08 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:49 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Orlando Cuevas | 49-46 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Vincent Tucker takes the ball from Lee Stannard | 49-46 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Howard Gagner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Vincent Tucker | 49-48 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette tips it home | 51-48 |
| 12:42 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:26 | VCU | Orlando Cuevas is called for the reach on Clayton Heath - foul #3 on Orlando Cuevas, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson (PG), Floyd Simmons (SG), Walter Pittman (SF), Martin Newson (PF), George Adair (C) James Isabell, Lee Stannard, Shawn Harden, John Beaudette, Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Gerald Wile (SG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Richard Fortes (PF), Christopher Richardson (C) Bart Smith, Howard Gagner, Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 12:10 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses the easy layup | 51-48 |
| 12:09 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Richardson | 51-48 |
| 11:54 | VCU | Christopher Richardson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Theodore Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Floyd Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Newson (fresh) C - George Adair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Marvin Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wile (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Fortes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | George Adair tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 11:29 | VCU | The short jumper by Christopher Richardson is denied by George Adair | 53-48 |
| 11:28 | VCU | Richard Fortes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:23 | VCU | Christopher Richardson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 53-50 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Martin Newson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 11:03 | VCU | The rebound goes to Christopher Richardson | 53-50 |
| 10:57 | VCU | Christopher Richardson misses the easy layup | 53-50 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Fortes blocks the short jumper by Martin Newson | 53-50 |
| 10:35 | VCU | Richard Fortes pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:29 | VCU | Floyd Simmons steps in front of the Ronald Cordova pass | 53-50 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Theodore Johnson | 55-50 |
| 09:43 | VCU | George Adair blocks the short jumper by Marvin Scott | 55-50 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | George Adair grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 09:15 | VCU | Marvin Scott snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 09:00 | VCU | Marvin Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 08:39 | VCU | The rebound goes to Christopher Richardson | 55-50 |
| 08:13 | VCU | Theodore Johnson steps in front of the Ronald Cordova pass | 55-50 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Cordova - foul #2 on Ronald Cordova, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Isabell (PG), Shawn Harden (SF), John Beaudette (PF), Orlando Cuevas (C) Theodore Johnson, Floyd Simmons, Martin Newson, George Adair | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Ronald Cordova, Richard Fortes, Christopher Richardson | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Isabell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Walter Pittman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Shawn Harden (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Beaudette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Orlando Cuevas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:25 | VCU | Howard Gagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Orlando Cuevas, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard (SG) Walter Pittman | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:01 | VCU | Shawn Harden steals it from Roscoe Helmick | 57-50 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden lays it up and in | 59-50 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Howard Gagner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 06:34 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick tips it in | 59-52 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Gagner - foul #2 on Howard Gagner, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Fortes (PG), Ronald Cordova (C) Bart Smith, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:06 | VCU | Richard Fortes is hacked by James Isabell - foul #1 on James Isabell, team foul #3 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG) Richard Fortes | |
| 05:58 | VCU | Howard Gagner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Beaudette | 63-52 |
| 05:24 | VCU | Vincent Tucker misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-52 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Vincent Tucker is called for the reach on James Isabell - foul #3 on Vincent Tucker, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Newson (C) Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (SG), Richard Fortes (C) Howard Gagner, Vincent Tucker | |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Martin Newson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 04:49 | VCU | Richard Fortes gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:33 | VCU | Martin Newson is called for the reach on Clayton Heath - foul #2 on Martin Newson, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson (PG), Floyd Simmons (PF), George Adair (C) James Isabell, John Beaudette, Martin Newson | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Roscoe Helmick (C) Gerald Wile, Clayton Heath | |
| 04:19 | VCU | Bart Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-52 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | George Adair connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Lee Stannard | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:02 | VCU | Bart Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-52 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | George Adair gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | George Adair gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Theodore Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Stannard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Harden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - George Adair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Fortes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman (SF), Martin Newson (PF) Lee Stannard, Shawn Harden | |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (PG), Christopher Richardson (PF) Bart Smith, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:55 | VCU | Ronald Cordova hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Fortes | 65-55 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Isabell (PG), Shawn Harden (SF), John Beaudette (PF), Orlando Cuevas (C) Theodore Johnson, Walter Pittman, Martin Newson, George Adair | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Gerald Wile, Marvin Scott, Richard Fortes, Christopher Richardson, Ronald Cordova | |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Floyd Simmons | 68-55 |
| 02:15 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Harden - foul #3 on Shawn Harden, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson (PG), Walter Pittman (SF), Martin Newson (PF), George Adair (C) James Isabell, Shawn Harden, John Beaudette, Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Richard Fortes (PF), Christopher Richardson (C) Bart Smith, Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 02:15 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:15 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Simmons and the foul's on Marvin Scott - foul #2 on Marvin Scott, team foul #5 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (SG) Howard Gagner | |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson makes the free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Gerald Wile hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Christopher Richardson tips it in | 71-59 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 01:14 | VCU | Christopher Richardson gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 01:07 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-59 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | George Adair pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman tips it home | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | VCU | Christopher Richardson buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Wile and the foul's on George Adair - foul #3 on George Adair, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Christopher Richardson makes the free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | George Adair loses the dribble to Gerald Wile | 73-62 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Ronald Cordova hits a driving attempt in the lane | 73-64 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Isabell (PG), Lee Stannard (SG), Shawn Harden (SF), John Beaudette (PF), Orlando Cuevas (C) Theodore Johnson, Floyd Simmons, Walter Pittman, Martin Newson, George Adair | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Christopher Richardson, Ronald Cordova, Richard Fortes | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell runs out the clock | 73-64 |