| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Adrian Goodlow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kirk Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Coco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Haygood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) C - Robert Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Rhodes - foul #2 on George Rhodes, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| 19:45 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 19:45 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 19:31 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-34 |
| 19:29 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 19:12 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Rhodes - foul #3 on George Rhodes, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Hubbard (PF) George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 19:12 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 19:12 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Michael Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 19:09 | VCU | Kirk Burns steps in front of the Elbert Troxler pass in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 19:07 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco banks in the layup set up by Kirk Burns | 46-36 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Elbert Troxler hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 18:38 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco is whistled for a carry | 48-36 |
| 18:18 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 18:02 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is fouled on the floor by Kirk Burns - foul #3 on Kirk Burns, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine (PG) Kirk Burns | |
| 17:54 | VCU | Thomas Lerch connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 17:35 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Ruben Burdine | 51-38 |
| 17:20 | VCU | Chad Haygood is called for the reach on Michael Hubbard - foul #2 on Chad Haygood, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF) Adrian Goodlow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton (PF) Dennis Taylor | |
| 17:07 | VCU | Michael Stiles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Pointer (SG), Carl Small (SF), Lester Stegall (C) Jerry Coco, Chad Haygood, Robert Peterson | |
| 16:45 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 16:44 | VCU | Michael Stiles snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 16:39 | VCU | William Deitch loses the ball out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Daniel Lawrence (C) Elbert Troxler, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Small | 51-41 |
| 16:07 | VCU | William Deitch hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 15:54 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine is fouled on the floor by Michael Hubbard - foul #1 on Michael Hubbard, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), George Rhodes (PF) Thomas Lerch, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Jerry Coco (SG), Chad Haygood (SF), Dennis Taylor (PF), Robert Peterson (C) Ruben Burdine, Robert Pointer, Carl Small, Christopher Hampton, Lester Stegall | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Janda (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kirk Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Coco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Haygood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jerry Coco and he's hacked by Daniel Lawrence - foul #2 on Daniel Lawrence, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Adrian Goodlow (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Stanley Janda, William Deitch, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 15:37 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:13 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 14:51 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Haygood | 56-46 |
| 14:42 | VCU | Michael Stiles misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Peterson - foul #1 on Robert Peterson, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG) Emmanuel Keim | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 14:42 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 14:42 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 14:25 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson drills a turnaround near the basket | 58-48 |
| 14:12 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-48 |
| 14:11 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses the tip | 58-48 |
| 14:09 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Dennis Taylor | 58-48 |
| 13:55 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 13:54 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 13:34 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns misses the shot from the right side | 58-48 |
| 13:33 | VCU | Michael Stiles pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 13:18 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 13:16 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Dennis Taylor | 58-48 |
| 12:58 | Northeastern | George Rhodes denies the turnaround by Jerry Coco | 58-48 |
| 12:57 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Stiles | 58-48 |
| 12:44 | VCU | George Rhodes lays it up and in | 60-48 |
| 12:27 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), William Deitch (SF), Michael Hubbard (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Elbert Troxler, Adrian Goodlow, George Rhodes, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine (PG), Robert Pointer (SG), Carl Small (SF), Christopher Hampton (PF), Lester Stegall (C) Kirk Burns, Jerry Coco, Chad Haygood, Dennis Taylor, Robert Peterson | |
| 12:07 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Keim | 63-48 |
| 11:49 | Northeastern | Michael Hubbard takes the ball from Robert Pointer | 63-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pointer (fresh) SF - Carl Small (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Stegall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | VCU | The short jumper by Daniel Lawrence is denied by Christopher Hampton | 63-48 |
| 11:26 | Northeastern | Christopher Hampton gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 11:22 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ruben Burdine and he's hacked by Thomas Lerch - foul #1 on Thomas Lerch, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG) Thomas Lerch | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 11:22 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:02 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-51 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 10:44 | VCU | Elbert Troxler loses the dribble to Robert Pointer | 63-51 |
| 10:25 | Northeastern | Lester Stegall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Michael Stiles (C) Emmanuel Keim, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Jerry Coco (SG), Chad Haygood (SF), Robert Peterson (C) Robert Pointer, Ruben Burdine, Carl Small, Lester Stegall | |
| 10:01 | VCU | Michael Hubbard loses the ball out of bounds | 63-51 |
| 09:59 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| 09:39 | VCU | Michael Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Stanley Janda (SF), George Rhodes (PF) Elbert Troxler, William Deitch, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor (PF) Christopher Hampton | |
| 09:22 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood lays it up and in set up by Dennis Taylor | 63-53 |
| 09:04 | VCU | Michael Stiles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 09:03 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 08:43 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 08:42 | VCU | Michael Stiles gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 08:26 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim comes up short on the floater from the right side | 63-53 |
| 08:24 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 08:18 | Northeastern | George Rhodes is called for the reach on Jerry Coco - foul #4 on George Rhodes, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Adrian Goodlow (SF), Michael Hubbard (PF) Thomas Lerch, Stanley Janda, George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine (PG), Christopher Hampton (C) Kirk Burns, Robert Peterson | |
| 07:57 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine hits a 3 from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 07:47 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the jump hook near the basket | 65-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Adrian Goodlow (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Coco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Haygood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco dunks the ball | 65-58 |
| 07:16 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 07:15 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Christopher Hampton | 65-58 |
| 07:11 | Northeastern | Adrian Goodlow is called for the reach on Chad Haygood - foul #1 on Adrian Goodlow, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Daniel Lawrence (C) Emmanuel Keim, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Robert Peterson (C) Jerry Coco, Dennis Taylor | |
| 07:11 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:11 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Elbert Troxler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | VCU | George Rhodes (PF) Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Carl Small (SF) Chad Haygood | |
| 06:34 | Northeastern | Carl Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-60 |
| 06:17 | VCU | Thomas Lerch scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Elbert Troxler | 67-60 |
| 06:02 | Northeastern | Carl Small is whistled for a carry | 67-60 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Adrian Goodlow, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Pointer (SG) Christopher Hampton | |
| 05:52 | VCU | William Deitch misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-60 |
| 05:50 | Northeastern | Carl Small grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 05:39 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by George Rhodes - foul #5 on George Rhodes, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Lawrence (PF) George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry Coco (SG), Lester Stegall (PF) Robert Pointer, Ruben Burdine | |
| 05:39 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:39 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:24 | VCU | William Deitch is whistled for traveling | 67-61 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Pointer (PG), Chad Haygood (SF) Kirk Burns, Robert Peterson | |
| 05:12 | Northeastern | Lester Stegall buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Coco | 67-63 |
| 04:56 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Lerch | 69-63 |
| 04:44 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Stiles - foul #3 on Michael Stiles, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Adrian Goodlow (SF), Michael Hubbard (PF) Elbert Troxler, William Deitch, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor (PF), Christopher Hampton (C) Carl Small, Lester Stegall | |
| 04:44 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:44 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:24 | VCU | Michael Hubbard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 04:23 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:07 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Coco | 69-67 |
| 03:53 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is fouled on the floor by Jerry Coco - foul #2 on Jerry Coco, team foul #4 | 69-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), Daniel Lawrence (C) Thomas Lerch, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Ruben Burdine (SG), Robert Peterson (C) Robert Pointer, Jerry Coco, Christopher Hampton | |
| 03:27 | VCU | Michael Hubbard is whistled for traveling | 69-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), William Deitch (SF) Stanley Janda, Adrian Goodlow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Carl Small (SF) Chad Haygood | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kirk Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Small (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 03:09 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:05 | VCU | Michael Hubbard is fouled on the floor by Ruben Burdine - foul #2 on Ruben Burdine, team foul #5 | 69-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG) Emmanuel Keim | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry Coco (SG) Carl Small | |
| 02:42 | VCU | Ruben Burdine steals it from Daniel Lawrence | 69-67 |
| 02:20 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 02:18 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:18 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Adrian Goodlow (SF), Michael Stiles (C) William Deitch, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Chad Haygood (SF) Ruben Burdine | |
| 02:10 | VCU | Thomas Lerch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-67 |
| 01:41 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-67 |
| 01:23 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lerch and the foul's on Chad Haygood - foul #3 on Chad Haygood, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| 01:23 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:06 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor clanks a jumper from close range | 72-67 |
| 01:05 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Stiles | 72-67 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Michael Hubbard misses long on a shot from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:36 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jerry Coco | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | VCU | Kirk Burns is called for the reach on Michael Stiles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kirk Burns, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (SG), Stanley Janda (SF), Daniel Lawrence (PF) Thomas Lerch, Adrian Goodlow, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 00:31 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Michael Stiles misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:31 | Northeastern | Robert Peterson grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 00:25 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Coco | 73-69 |
| 00:21 | Northeastern | Emmanuel Keim steals the ball from Chad Haygood | 73-69 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim lays it in | 75-69 |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Chad Haygood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-69 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:07 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF) Stanley Janda | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 00:04 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is hacked by Jerry Coco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Coco, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco misses long on a halfcourt shot | 77-69 |