| Lineup | VCU | PG - Benjamin McBay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Casey Miller (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cedrick Samuel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Buckland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland inbounds the ball | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-48 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt tips it in | 27-50 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Casey Miller loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-50 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-50 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt grabs the offensive rebound | 27-50 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-50 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Joseph Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-50 |
| 18:51 | VCU | Casey Miller is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #1 | 27-50 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SG) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| 18:41 | VCU | Louis Powell comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 27-50 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | William Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 27-50 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | William Ross buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Buckland and he's fouled by Louis Powell - foul #1 on Louis Powell, team foul #1 | 27-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Milsap (C) Louis Powell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | William Ross misses the free throw | 27-52 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Cedrick Samuel grabs the defensive rebound | 27-52 |
| 18:33 | VCU | Casey Miller is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Miller, team foul #2 | 27-52 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | William Ross misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-52 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion hits the follow up shot | 27-54 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Casey Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-54 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion grabs the board | 27-54 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-54 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel hits the follow up shot | 27-56 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Casey Miller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin McBay | 30-56 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | William Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-56 |
| 17:47 | VCU | Cedrick Samuel pulls down the rebound | 30-56 |
| 17:43 | VCU | The jumper by Benjamin McBay is denied by Clyde Borkholder | 30-56 |
| 17:42 | VCU | Cedrick Samuel grabs the offensive rebound | 30-56 |
| 17:33 | VCU | Cedrick Samuel misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 30-56 |
| 17:31 | VCU | Cedrick Samuel tips it home | 32-56 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Cedrick Samuel steals it from John Mandell | 32-56 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Benjamin McBay is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin McBay, team foul #3 | 32-56 |
| Subs | VCU | David Fraser (PG), Luis Dyal (SG), Joseph Chao (SF), Mason Wainscott (PF), Louis Powell (C) Benjamin McBay, Casey Miller, Cedrick Samuel, Joseph Morgan, Steven Milsap | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder, Brad Fillion | |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | David Fraser steals it from Arden Buteau | 32-56 |
| 16:44 | VCU | David Fraser blows the layup | 32-56 |
| 16:43 | VCU | Joseph Chao snags the offensive board | 32-56 |
| 16:29 | VCU | David Fraser misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-56 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland pulls down the rebound | 32-56 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by William Ross and he's hacked by Mason Wainscott - foul #2 on Mason Wainscott, team foul #4 | 32-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Andres Diaz (C) Louis Powell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (SG) William Ross | |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau makes the free throw | 32-59 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Luis Dyal misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Buckland - foul #1 on Daniel Buckland, team foul #2 | 32-59 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski (C) Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 16:10 | VCU | Luis Dyal makes the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Luis Dyal makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-59 |
| 16:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to Luis Dyal | 34-59 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Fraser (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Dyal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Chao (fresh) PF - Mason Wainscott (fresh) C - Andres Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Fogel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arden Buteau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Igor Kopinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | VCU | Mason Wainscott makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Dyal | 36-59 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Alex Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-59 |
| 15:29 | VCU | The rebound goes to Mason Wainscott | 36-59 |
| 15:12 | VCU | Mason Wainscott clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland pulls down the rebound | 36-59 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Arden Buteau | 36-61 |
| 15:03 | VCU | Luis Dyal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Moon (PG), Casey Miller (SG), Cedrick Samuel (SF), Steven Milsap (PF) David Fraser, Luis Dyal, Joseph Chao, Mason Wainscott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Nicholas Fogel, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Igor Kopinski | |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | John Mandell is whistled for a carry | 36-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Morgan (PF), Louis Powell (C) Steven Milsap, Andres Diaz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:33 | VCU | Cedrick Samuel hits a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #3 | 38-61 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| 14:33 | VCU | Cedrick Samuel makes the free throw | 39-61 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-61 |
| 14:14 | VCU | The rebound goes to Cedrick Samuel | 39-61 |
| 14:12 | VCU | Casey Miller is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Benjamin McBay (PG), Steven Milsap (SF) Mark Moon, Cedrick Samuel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brad Fillion (C) Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 13:54 | VCU | The rebound goes to Louis Powell | 39-61 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Louis Powell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-61 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | John Mandell gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 13:30 | VCU | Steven Milsap pulls down the rebound | 39-61 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Louis Powell makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin McBay and he's fouled by Brad Fillion - foul #2 on Brad Fillion, team foul #4 | 41-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Moon (SG), Luis Dyal (SF) Casey Miller, Joseph Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), William Ross (SG), Arden Buteau (PF) Alex Smith, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder | |
| 13:16 | VCU | Louis Powell makes the free throw | 42-61 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Luis Dyal is called for the reach on Daniel Buckland - foul #1 on Luis Dyal, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | VCU | David Fraser (PG), Joseph Chao (SF), Andres Diaz (C) Benjamin McBay, Mark Moon, Louis Powell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski (C) Brad Fillion | |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Ross | 42-63 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Steven Milsap is hacked by Igor Kopinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Igor Kopinski, team foul #5 | 42-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Cedrick Samuel (SF), Mason Wainscott (PF) Joseph Chao, Steven Milsap | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt (C) Igor Kopinski | |
| 12:32 | VCU | Arden Buteau denies the turnaround by Mason Wainscott | 42-63 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 12:26 | VCU | Cedrick Samuel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 12:23 | VCU | Nicholas Fogel is called for the reach on David Fraser in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Fogel, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Moon (PG) David Fraser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:13 | VCU | Luis Dyal's pass is intercepted by William Ross | 42-63 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | William Ross misses the easy layup | 42-63 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau tips it home | 42-65 |
| 11:55 | VCU | Mark Moon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-65 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Mark Moon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Dyal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cedrick Samuel (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mason Wainscott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Fogel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arden Buteau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Moon - foul #2 on Mark Moon, team foul #6 | 45-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Benjamin McBay (PG), Casey Miller (SG), Joseph Chao (SF), Joseph Morgan (PF), Steven Milsap (C) Mark Moon, Luis Dyal, Cedrick Samuel, Mason Wainscott, Andres Diaz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), John Mandell (SF), Brad Fillion (PF) Nicholas Fogel, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 11:26 | VCU | William Ross takes the ball from Benjamin McBay in the backcourt | 45-67 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | William Ross hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 45-67 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Alex Smith clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-67 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt grabs the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion buries a floater from the left block set up by John Mandell | 45-69 |
| 10:14 | VCU | Brad Fillion is called for the reach on Joseph Chao - foul #3 on Brad Fillion, team foul #7 | 45-69 |
| Subs | VCU | David Fraser (PG), Andres Diaz (PF), Louis Powell (C) Benjamin McBay, Joseph Morgan, Steven Milsap | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) John Mandell, Brad Fillion, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 10:14 | VCU | Joseph Chao misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski grabs the board | 45-69 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland hits a floater from the right block | 45-71 |
| 09:53 | VCU | Casey Miller can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-71 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-71 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland grabs the offensive board | 45-71 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Alex Smith misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Fraser - foul #3 on David Fraser, team foul #7 | 45-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Luis Dyal (SG), Cedrick Samuel (SF), Joseph Morgan (PF), Mason Wainscott (C) Casey Miller, Joseph Chao, Andres Diaz, Louis Powell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (SG) William Ross | |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Alex Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Alex Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Luis Dyal buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-73 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Mason Wainscott - foul #3 on Mason Wainscott, team foul #8 | 48-73 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Moon (PG) David Fraser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mandell (SG), Arden Buteau (PF) Alex Smith, Clyde Borkholder | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 08:50 | VCU | Mason Wainscott pulls down the rebound | 48-74 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Joseph Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-74 |
| 08:34 | VCU | Mason Wainscott hits the follow up shot | 50-74 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Mason Wainscott steals the ball from Nicholas Fogel | 50-74 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Mark Moon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Luis Dyal | 53-74 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-74 |
| 07:49 | VCU | Joseph Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-74 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Mark Moon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Dyal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cedrick Samuel (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mason Wainscott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Fogel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Mandell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Buckland (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arden Buteau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Igor Kopinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | VCU | Mark Moon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-74 |
| 07:33 | VCU | Joseph Morgan hits the follow up shot | 55-74 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | John Mandell lays it in set up by Nicholas Fogel | 55-76 |
| 06:47 | VCU | Mason Wainscott can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Nicholas Fogel - foul #4 on Nicholas Fogel, team foul #8 | 55-76 |
| Subs | VCU | Benjamin McBay (PG), Casey Miller (SG), Steven Milsap (SF), Louis Powell (C) Mark Moon, Luis Dyal, Cedrick Samuel, Joseph Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), William Ross (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Igor Kopinski | |
| 06:47 | VCU | Mason Wainscott makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 06:47 | VCU | Mason Wainscott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion is hacked by Mason Wainscott - foul #4 on Mason Wainscott, team foul #9 | 57-76 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Chao (SF) Mason Wainscott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 06:08 | VCU | Benjamin McBay misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-78 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder grabs the board | 57-78 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder misses the easy layup | 57-78 |
| 05:46 | VCU | Louis Powell gets the rebound | 57-78 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Clyde Borkholder is called for the reach on Steven Milsap - foul #2 on Clyde Borkholder, team foul #9 | 57-78 |
| Subs | VCU | Cedrick Samuel (SF), Andres Diaz (C) Joseph Chao, Louis Powell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Clyde Borkholder, Brad Fillion | |
| 05:29 | VCU | Steven Milsap misses the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau snags the defensive board | 57-78 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Alex Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-78 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt misses the tip | 57-78 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau misses the tip | 57-78 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Steven Milsap grabs the defensive rebound | 57-78 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Benjamin McBay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-78 |
| Subs | VCU | David Fraser (PG), Mark Moon (SG), Louis Powell (C) Benjamin McBay, Casey Miller, Steven Milsap | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), John Mandell (SF) Alex Smith, William Ross | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | John Mandell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Cedrick Samuel - foul #3 on Cedrick Samuel, team foul #10 | 57-78 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | John Mandell makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | John Mandell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 04:41 | VCU | The rebound goes to Andres Diaz | 57-79 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Andres Diaz misses the easy layup | 57-79 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt snags the defensive board | 57-79 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-79 |
| 04:26 | VCU | Mark Moon pulls down the rebound | 57-79 |
| 04:09 | VCU | Mark Moon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-79 |
| 04:07 | VCU | Louis Powell can't tip it in | 57-79 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | John Mandell grabs the board | 57-79 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | David Fraser takes the ball from Nicholas Fogel in the backcourt | 57-79 |
| 04:01 | VCU | Mark Moon banks in the layup on a great pass from David Fraser | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-79 |
| 03:45 | VCU | The rebound goes to Andres Diaz | 59-79 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Fraser (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Moon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cedrick Samuel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andres Diaz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Fogel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Mandell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arden Buteau (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:27 | VCU | Mark Moon is called for a backcourt violation | 59-79 |
| Subs | VCU | Luis Dyal (SG), Joseph Chao (SF), Steven Milsap (PF), Mason Wainscott (C) Mark Moon, Cedrick Samuel, Andres Diaz, Louis Powell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SG), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder loses the ball out of bounds | 59-79 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Joseph Chao misses the jumper from the left wing | 59-79 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Brad Fillion | 59-79 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | William Ross misses the jump hook in the lane | 59-79 |
| 02:37 | VCU | The rebound goes to Luis Dyal | 59-79 |
| 02:33 | VCU | Joseph Chao is hacked by William Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Ross, team foul #10 | 59-79 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Moon (PG) David Fraser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:33 | VCU | Joseph Chao makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 02:33 | VCU | Joseph Chao makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mason Wainscott - foul #5 on Mason Wainscott, team foul #11 | 61-79 |
| Subs | VCU | Andres Diaz (C) Mason Wainscott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion misses the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 02:19 | VCU | Andres Diaz gets the rebound | 61-80 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Steven Milsap misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-80 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder snags the defensive board | 61-80 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder drills a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Steven Milsap - foul #2 on Steven Milsap, team foul #12 | 61-82 |
| Subs | VCU | David Fraser (PG) Mark Moon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder makes the free throw | 61-83 |
| 01:38 | VCU | David Fraser hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Dyal | 64-83 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Joseph Chao is called for the reach on William Ross - foul #1 on Joseph Chao, team foul #13 | 64-83 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | William Ross makes the 1st free throw | 64-84 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | William Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 64-84 |
| 01:21 | VCU | Steven Milsap pulls down the rebound | 64-84 |
| 01:17 | VCU | Nicholas Fogel is called for the reach on David Fraser in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nicholas Fogel, team foul #11 | 64-84 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF) Nicholas Fogel | |
| 01:17 | VCU | David Fraser makes the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 01:17 | VCU | David Fraser makes the 2nd free throw | 66-84 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | John Mandell hits the finger roll | 66-86 |
| 00:57 | VCU | William Ross steals the ball from Steven Milsap | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | William Ross buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | VCU | Luis Dyal is fouled on the floor by John Mandell - foul #2 on John Mandell, team foul #12 | 66-88 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Luis Dyal misses the 1st free throw | 66-88 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Luis Dyal makes the 2nd free throw | 67-88 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | William Ross runs out the clock | 67-88 |