| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Janda (fresh) SF - Adrian Goodlow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kirk Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Denny (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | VCU | Elbert Troxler loses the dribble to Ruben Burdine | 34-34 |
| 19:23 | Northeastern | James Carr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 19:22 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | VCU | George Rhodes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Elbert Troxler grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:49 | VCU | Kirk Burns steals it from Adrian Goodlow | 34-36 |
| 18:46 | Northeastern | James Carr lays it up and in set up by Kirk Burns | 34-38 |
| 18:26 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from George Rhodes and he's fouled by Ruben Burdine - foul #2 on Ruben Burdine, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:26 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:08 | Northeastern | James Carr clanks a floater from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:07 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:51 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 17:50 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 17:30 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Mark Denny | 37-38 |
| 17:06 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Dennis Taylor is denied by George Rhodes | 37-38 |
| 17:04 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine tips it in | 37-40 |
| 16:41 | VCU | Dennis Taylor is called for the reach on George Rhodes - foul #2 on Dennis Taylor, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (SG), William Deitch (SF), Michael Hubbard (PF) Stanley Janda, Adrian Goodlow, George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry Coco (PG), Robert Hadfield (SF), Lester Stegall (PF), Willie Eldridge (C) Kirk Burns, James Carr, Dennis Taylor, Mark Denny | |
| 16:32 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is fouled on the floor by Ruben Burdine - foul #3 on Ruben Burdine, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Pointer (SG) Ruben Burdine | |
| 16:12 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:56 | Northeastern | Robert Hadfield can't finish the layup | 39-40 |
| 15:55 | Northeastern | Lester Stegall grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Jerry Coco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pointer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Hadfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Stegall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Willie Eldridge (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Pointer | 39-42 |
| 15:31 | VCU | Elbert Troxler connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | Northeastern | Lester Stegall misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-42 |
| 15:23 | VCU | Michael Hubbard grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Michael Hubbard comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Lester Stegall - foul #3 on Lester Stegall, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), Adrian Goodlow (SF), George Rhodes (PF) Elbert Troxler, William Deitch, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Ruben Burdine (SG), James Carr (SF), Dennis Taylor (PF), Mark Denny (C) Jerry Coco, Robert Pointer, Robert Hadfield, Lester Stegall, Willie Eldridge | |
| 14:58 | VCU | Michael Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Michael Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:44 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor is fouled on the floor by Michael Hubbard - foul #1 on Michael Hubbard, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 14:33 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Dennis Taylor, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| 14:10 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Carr - foul #1 on James Carr, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| 14:10 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:10 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:48 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor misses the dunk but the foul's on Stanley Janda - foul #3 on Stanley Janda, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG) Emmanuel Keim | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 13:48 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:48 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:28 | VCU | George Rhodes misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 13:26 | Northeastern | Mark Denny gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:12 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns buries a 3 from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 12:56 | VCU | Michael Hubbard is hacked by Mark Denny - foul #2 on Mark Denny, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Stiles (C) George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Lester Stegall (C) Mark Denny | |
| 12:56 | VCU | Michael Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:56 | VCU | Michael Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:49 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Kirk Burns | 47-49 |
| 12:35 | VCU | Kirk Burns steps in front of the Michael Hubbard pass | 47-49 |
| 12:31 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kirk Burns | 47-51 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow is hacked by James Carr - foul #2 on James Carr, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Lawrence (PF) Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry Coco (SF), Willie Eldridge (C) James Carr, Dennis Taylor | |
| 12:12 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:12 | Northeastern | Lester Stegall grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:54 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 11:53 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Janda (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Adrian Goodlow (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kirk Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Coco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lester Stegall (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Eldridge (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-51 |
| 11:39 | Northeastern | Willie Eldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:24 | Northeastern | Lester Stegall misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 11:22 | VCU | Michael Stiles pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 11:03 | Northeastern | Lester Stegall grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 10:42 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Stanley Janda is called for a charge - foul #4 on Stanley Janda, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), William Deitch (SG), George Rhodes (PF) Elbert Troxler, Stanley Janda, Adrian Goodlow | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Pointer (SG), James Carr (SF), Dennis Taylor (PF), Mark Denny (C) Kirk Burns, Ruben Burdine, Lester Stegall, Willie Eldridge | |
| 10:03 | Northeastern | Emmanuel Keim is called for the reach on Jerry Coco - foul #2 on Emmanuel Keim, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| 09:47 | Northeastern | James Carr connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Pointer | 48-57 |
| 09:18 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence is whistled for traveling | 48-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Michael Hubbard (C) Daniel Lawrence, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 09:02 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor can't connect on a floater near the basket | 48-57 |
| 09:00 | Northeastern | James Carr can't tip it in | 48-57 |
| 08:59 | VCU | William Deitch pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:31 | VCU | Michael Hubbard scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Emmanuel Keim | 50-57 |
| 08:07 | Northeastern | Michael Hubbard steps in front of the Dennis Taylor pass | 50-57 |
| 07:54 | VCU | William Deitch can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 07:53 | Northeastern | Robert Pointer grabs the board | 50-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Deitch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Jerry Coco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pointer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Denny (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northeastern | Jerry Coco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 07:26 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:17 | VCU | William Deitch misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-57 |
| 07:16 | Northeastern | Mark Denny gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:54 | Northeastern | James Carr is fouled on the floor by Michael Hubbard - foul #2 on Michael Hubbard, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), Adrian Goodlow (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Emmanuel Keim, William Deitch, George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Ruben Burdine (SG), Robert Hadfield (SF), Lester Stegall (PF), Willie Eldridge (C) Jerry Coco, Robert Pointer, James Carr, Dennis Taylor, Mark Denny | |
| 06:38 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 50-57 |
| 06:36 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Stiles | 50-57 |
| 06:14 | VCU | Ruben Burdine steals the ball from Michael Hubbard | 50-57 |
| 06:10 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine lays it in | 50-59 |
| 05:55 | VCU | Michael Stiles lays it in on a great pass from Elbert Troxler | 52-59 |
| 05:35 | Northeastern | Michael Hubbard is called for the reach on Lester Stegall - foul #3 on Michael Hubbard, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Daniel Lawrence (PF) Elbert Troxler, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor (PF) Willie Eldridge | |
| 05:14 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Burdine | 52-62 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Stanley Janda buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Emmanuel Keim | 55-62 |
| 05:00 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor hits a 3 from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 04:40 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Stanley Janda | 57-65 |
| 04:29 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Stanley Janda - foul #5 on Stanley Janda, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), George Rhodes (PF) Stanley Janda, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Carr (SF), Mark Denny (C) Robert Hadfield, Lester Stegall | |
| 04:29 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:29 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Michael Stiles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-66 |
| 03:59 | Northeastern | Mark Denny misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 03:57 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | VCU | Elbert Troxler's pass is intercepted by James Carr | 57-66 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adrian Goodlow (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kirk Burns (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ruben Burdine (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Denny (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Northeastern | Dennis Taylor hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Kirk Burns | 57-68 |
| 03:04 | VCU | Elbert Troxler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Keim | 60-68 |
| 02:35 | Northeastern | James Carr scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kirk Burns and he's hacked by Michael Stiles - foul #2 on Michael Stiles, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) Adrian Goodlow, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry Coco (PG), Robert Pointer (SG), Lester Stegall (PF) Kirk Burns, Ruben Burdine, Dennis Taylor | |
| 02:35 | Northeastern | James Carr makes the free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:32 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Stiles (C) Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine (SG) Robert Pointer | |
| 02:27 | VCU | Jerry Coco takes the ball from George Rhodes | 60-71 |
| 02:27 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Adrian Goodlow (SF) William Deitch | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kirk Burns (PG), Dennis Taylor (PF) Jerry Coco, Lester Stegall | |
| 02:09 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-71 |
| 02:08 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Stiles | 60-71 |
| 02:01 | VCU | George Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Emmanuel Keim | 62-71 |
| 01:38 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns misses the floater from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 01:37 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 01:17 | Northeastern | James Carr misses short on a runner near the basket | 62-71 |
| 01:15 | Northeastern | James Carr gets the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 01:04 | Northeastern | Ruben Burdine misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 01:02 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow grabs the board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 00:56 | Northeastern | James Carr snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Northeastern | Elbert Troxler is called for the reach on James Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elbert Troxler, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jerry Coco (SG), Michael Evans (PF), Willie Eldridge (C) Ruben Burdine, Dennis Taylor, Mark Denny | |
| 00:55 | Northeastern | James Carr makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:55 | Northeastern | James Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:50 | VCU | Adrian Goodlow can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-73 |
| 00:49 | Northeastern | Willie Eldridge snags the defensive board | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Coco | 62-76 |
| 00:16 | VCU | George Rhodes can't finish the layup | 62-76 |
| 00:14 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Michael Evans | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Kirk Burns runs out the clock | 62-76 |