| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kirk Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Coco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Noyola (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brett Buck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northeastern | Brett Buck connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 19:21 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 19:19 | VCU | Michael Hubbard tips it in | 31-34 |
| 19:01 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola is hacked by Thomas Lerch - foul #1 on Thomas Lerch, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:48 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson banks in the layup | 33-34 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Tony Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 18:35 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:16 | Northeastern | Elbert Troxler picks off the pass by Kirk Burns | 33-34 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Robert Lawless lays it up and in on a great pass from Elbert Troxler | 33-36 |
| 17:55 | Northeastern | Thomas Lerch steals it from Jerry Coco | 33-36 |
| 17:52 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 17:50 | VCU | Michael Hubbard snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 17:33 | VCU | Arthur Noyola is called for the reach on Elbert Troxler - foul #1 on Arthur Noyola, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Michael Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-36 |
| 17:14 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:58 | Northeastern | Brett Buck is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Brett Buck, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine (PG), Chad Haygood (SG), Christopher Hampton (PF), Dennis Taylor (C) Kirk Burns, Jerry Coco, Brett Buck, Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Joseph Graham (SF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Elbert Troxler, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| 16:42 | VCU | Joseph Graham misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:40 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:32 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Ruben Burdine is denied by Tony Jackson | 33-36 |
| 16:30 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:18 | VCU | Thomas Lerch buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Keim | 33-39 |
| 16:03 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 16:02 | VCU | Tony Jackson pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Haygood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Noyola (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hampton (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Graham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tony Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 15:57 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:38 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor drills a turnaround near the basket | 35-39 |
| 15:22 | VCU | Tony Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:20 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:12 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-39 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Tony Jackson gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:51 | VCU | Ruben Burdine is called for the reach on Daniel Lawrence - foul #2 on Ruben Burdine, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Jerry Coco (SG), Carl Small (SF), Brett Buck (PF), Robert Peterson (C) Ruben Burdine, Chad Haygood, Arthur Noyola, Christopher Hampton, Dennis Taylor | |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Robert Lawless (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) Thomas Lerch, Tony Jackson, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 14:32 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim loses the ball out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 14:14 | Northeastern | Carl Small hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jerry Coco | 38-39 |
| 13:56 | VCU | Joseph Graham drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-42 |
| 13:41 | Northeastern | Brett Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 13:39 | Northeastern | Carl Small tips it in | 40-42 |
| 13:12 | VCU | Michael Hubbard clanks a jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 13:11 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 12:53 | Northeastern | Brett Buck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:52 | Northeastern | Carl Small can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 12:50 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 12:48 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:33 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns is fouled on the floor by Elbert Troxler - foul #1 on Elbert Troxler, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine (PG), Arthur Noyola (SF) Kirk Burns, Carl Small | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Tony Jackson (PF) Emmanuel Keim, Joseph Graham | |
| 12:19 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 12:18 | VCU | Tony Jackson grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Robert Lawless knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Coco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Noyola (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Buck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brett Buck | 43-45 |
| 11:25 | VCU | Michael Hubbard scores on a jump hook near the basket | 43-47 |
| 11:04 | Northeastern | Brett Buck misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 11:02 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 11:01 | VCU | Tony Jackson grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 10:33 | VCU | Elbert Troxler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 10:32 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:07 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Thomas Lerch grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 09:47 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is hacked by Arthur Noyola - foul #2 on Arthur Noyola, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Chad Haygood (SG), Christopher Hampton (PF), Dennis Taylor (C) Ruben Burdine, Jerry Coco, Brett Buck, Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Joseph Graham (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Elbert Troxler, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| 09:23 | VCU | Michael Stiles hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Christopher Hampton - foul #1 on Christopher Hampton, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:06 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Tony Jackson - foul #1 on Tony Jackson, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| 09:06 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:06 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:06 | VCU | Michael Stiles grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 09:04 | VCU | Kirk Burns steals it from Emmanuel Keim in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 08:50 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-49 |
| 08:48 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:33 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton buries a fadeaway from close range | 45-49 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 08:13 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:08 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Chad Haygood | 48-49 |
| 07:52 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:51 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kirk Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Haygood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Noyola (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tony Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 07:45 | VCU | Joseph Graham pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:28 | VCU | Thomas Lerch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:27 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 07:20 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor knocks in the shot in the paint | 50-49 |
| 07:01 | VCU | Thomas Lerch banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Graham | 50-51 |
| 06:38 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 50-51 |
| 06:37 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Lerch | 50-51 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Michael Stiles misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 06:23 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:00 | Northeastern | Tony Jackson blocks the jumper by Kirk Burns | 50-51 |
| 05:58 | VCU | Michael Stiles grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 05:58 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry Coco (SG), Carl Small (SF), Brett Buck (PF), Robert Peterson (C) Chad Haygood, Arthur Noyola, Christopher Hampton, Dennis Taylor | |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Stanley Janda (SG), Robert Lawless (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) Emmanuel Keim, Thomas Lerch, Joseph Graham, Michael Stiles | |
| 05:40 | VCU | Robert Lawless lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hubbard | 50-53 |
| 05:19 | Northeastern | Brett Buck connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kirk Burns | 53-53 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Elbert Troxler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine (PG), Arthur Noyola (SF) Kirk Burns, Carl Small | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Michael Stiles (PF) Stanley Janda, Tony Jackson | |
| 04:34 | Northeastern | Brett Buck connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Coco | 56-53 |
| 04:16 | VCU | Robert Lawless misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 04:14 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 03:53 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 03:52 | Northeastern | Arthur Noyola tips it in | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Coco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Noyola (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brett Buck (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Stiles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | VCU | Brett Buck swats the short shot by Michael Stiles | 58-53 |
| 03:27 | VCU | Michael Hubbard can't tip it in | 58-53 |
| 03:26 | VCU | Thomas Lerch grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 03:02 | VCU | Michael Hubbard misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-53 |
| 03:00 | Northeastern | Brett Buck snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 02:31 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 02:30 | VCU | Michael Hubbard grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Robert Lawless is hacked by Brett Buck - foul #4 on Brett Buck, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Chad Haygood (SG), Christopher Hampton (PF), Dennis Taylor (C) Ruben Burdine, Jerry Coco, Brett Buck, Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Joseph Graham (SF), Tony Jackson (PF) Elbert Troxler, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| 02:12 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim misses short on a floater from the right block | 58-53 |
| 02:10 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Jackson | 58-53 |
| 02:10 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry Coco (SG), Brett Buck (PF), Robert Peterson (C) Chad Haygood, Christopher Hampton, Dennis Taylor | |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Robert Lawless (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) Emmanuel Keim, Joseph Graham, Michael Stiles | |
| 01:53 | VCU | Elbert Troxler buries a jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 01:30 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Michael Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Robert Lawless is called for traveling | 58-55 |
| 00:52 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Michael Hubbard - foul #3 on Michael Hubbard, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| 00:52 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:52 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | VCU | Thomas Lerch buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Northeastern | Elbert Troxler is called for the reach on Brett Buck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elbert Troxler, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine (PG) Kirk Burns | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:33 | Northeastern | Brett Buck is hacked by Tony Jackson - foul #2 on Tony Jackson, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 00:31 | Northeastern | Tony Jackson is called for the reach on Brett Buck - foul #3 on Tony Jackson, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 00:31 | Northeastern | Brett Buck misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Hubbard | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | VCU | Thomas Lerch drills a shot from close range | 60-59 |
| 00:18 | Northeastern | Brett Buck is hacked by Thomas Lerch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Lerch, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG) Ruben Burdine | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:18 | Northeastern | Brett Buck misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Michael Hubbard snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Robert Lawless misses the shot from the right side | 60-59 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Michael Hubbard tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Northeastern | Brett Buck hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Peterson | 62-61 |
| 00:06 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Robert Peterson | 62-61 |