| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Seth Durden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Roepke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Triana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fortier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Vincent Tucker inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | VCU | Seth Durden is called for the reach on Bart Smith - foul #2 on Seth Durden, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Clayton Heath is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clayton Heath, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:14 | Northeastern | Howard Gagner is called for the reach on Michael Roepke - foul #2 on Howard Gagner, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 18:55 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Vincent Tucker - foul #1 on Vincent Tucker, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| 18:55 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:55 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:37 | VCU | Vincent Tucker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Vincent Tucker, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| 18:26 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Fortier | 44-33 |
| 18:09 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick blows the layup | 44-33 |
| 18:07 | Northeastern | John Fortier grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 17:48 | Northeastern | John Fortier is called for traveling | 44-33 |
| 17:36 | VCU | John Fortier denies the turnaround by Roscoe Helmick | 44-33 |
| 17:34 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 17:29 | VCU | Vincent Tucker is hacked by Brett Rogers - foul #1 on Brett Rogers, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| 17:17 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Clayton Heath tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 16:53 | Northeastern | Roscoe Helmick is called for the reach on Seth Durden - foul #1 on Roscoe Helmick, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Young (PG), Hans Ropiski (SG), Howard Sizemore (PF), William Bisikirski (C) Seth Durden, Michael Roepke, Christopher Triana, John Fortier | |
| 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 | |
| 16:42 | Northeastern | John Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 16:40 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to William Bisikirski | 44-35 |
| 16:31 | Northeastern | Howard Sizemore misses the lay-in | 44-35 |
| 16:30 | VCU | Ronald Cordova pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Gerald Wile drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Marvin Scott | 44-37 |
| 15:52 | Northeastern | Howard Sizemore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Richardson - foul #1 on Christopher Richardson, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Seth Durden (PG), Michael Roepke (SG), Christopher Triana (PF), John Fortier (C) John Young, Hans Ropiski, Brett Rogers, William Bisikirski | |
| Subs | VCU | Clayton Heath (PF) Christopher Richardson | |
| 15:52 | Northeastern | Howard Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:52 | Northeastern | Howard Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Seth Durden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Roepke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Triana (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fortier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Marvin Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Wile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Fortes (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | VCU | Gerald Wile is whistled for a carry | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Hans Ropiski (SF) Howard Sizemore | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Ronald Cordova, Richard Fortes | |
| 15:02 | Northeastern | Hans Ropiski's pass is intercepted by Vincent Tucker | 46-37 |
| 14:49 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on John Fortier - foul #1 on John Fortier, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| 14:49 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:49 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:35 | Northeastern | John Fortier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 14:33 | VCU | The rebound goes to Bart Smith | 46-39 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Howard Gagner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 14:18 | VCU | Clayton Heath snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 14:00 | VCU | Vincent Tucker buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 13:37 | Northeastern | Hans Ropiski knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Seth Durden | 48-41 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Howard Gagner scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 13:07 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 48-43 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Howard Gagner gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:47 | VCU | John Fortier blocks the short jumper by Vincent Tucker | 48-43 |
| 12:46 | Northeastern | John Fortier gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Northeastern | Michael Roepke's fadeaway is rejected by Clayton Heath | 48-43 |
| 12:22 | VCU | The rebound goes to Clayton Heath | 48-43 |
| 12:15 | VCU | Bart Smith misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hans Ropiski - foul #2 on Hans Ropiski, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Young (PG), David James (SG), Brett Rogers (SF), Howard Sizemore (PF), William Bisikirski (C) Seth Durden, Michael Roepke, Hans Ropiski, Christopher Triana, John Fortier | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (SG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Richard Fortes (PF), Christopher Richardson (C) Howard Gagner, Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 12:15 | VCU | Bart Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:15 | VCU | Bart Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:58 | Northeastern | Howard Sizemore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | VCU | Ronald Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:51 | VCU | Bart Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Fortes | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - John Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Howard Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Bisikirski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Fortes (fresh) C - Christopher Richardson (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 11:31 | Northeastern | David James pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:18 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David James | 51-46 |
| 10:59 | VCU | Ronald Cordova knocks in the shot in the paint | 51-48 |
| 10:41 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers travels with the ball | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Hans Ropiski (SG) David James | |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF) Bart Smith, Christopher Richardson | |
| 10:16 | VCU | Ronald Cordova buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Vincent Tucker | 51-50 |
| 09:57 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Young | 54-50 |
| 09:38 | Northeastern | The refs have stopped play. Hans Ropiski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Seth Durden (PG), Michael Roepke (SG), Christopher Triana (PF), John Fortier (C) John Young, Hans Ropiski, Howard Sizemore, William Bisikirski | |
| Subs | VCU | Howard Gagner (SG), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Gerald Wile, Ronald Cordova, Richard Fortes | |
| 09:29 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick's pass is intercepted by Michael Roepke | 54-50 |
| 09:04 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brett Rogers | 56-50 |
| 08:44 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 08:19 | Northeastern | John Fortier clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Vincent Tucker - foul #3 on Vincent Tucker, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Howard Sizemore (SF) Brett Rogers | |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (PG), Ronald Cordova (SF) Marvin Scott, Vincent Tucker | |
| 08:19 | Northeastern | John Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:19 | Northeastern | John Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:08 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Roepke - foul #2 on Michael Roepke, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 08:08 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:08 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:52 | Northeastern | John Fortier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 07:50 | Northeastern | John Fortier can't tip it in | 58-54 |
| 07:49 | Northeastern | Michael Roepke snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Seth Durden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Roepke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Triana (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fortier (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Gerald Wile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roscoe Helmick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northeastern | Clayton Heath swats the dunk try by Christopher Triana | 58-54 |
| 07:38 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ronald Cordova | 58-54 |
| 07:33 | VCU | Gerald Wile makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clayton Heath | 58-56 |
| 07:18 | Northeastern | Seth Durden can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:17 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ronald Cordova | 58-56 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Ronald Cordova comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Seth Durden - foul #3 on Seth Durden, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Young (PG), Brett Rogers (SF), William Bisikirski (C) Seth Durden, Christopher Triana, John Fortier | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Marvin Scott (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF) Gerald Wile, Howard Gagner, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 06:52 | VCU | Ronald Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Ronald Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:36 | Northeastern | Michael Roepke misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Marvin Scott - foul #2 on Marvin Scott, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Fortes (C) Clayton Heath | |
| 06:36 | Northeastern | Michael Roepke makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:36 | Northeastern | Michael Roepke misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Ronald Cordova snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:17 | VCU | Bart Smith clanks a shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Vincent Tucker hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 06:03 | Northeastern | Michael Roepke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David James (SG) Michael Roepke | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:37 | VCU | Richard Fortes clanks a shot from the left side | 59-60 |
| 05:36 | Northeastern | David James snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 05:25 | Northeastern | William Bisikirski misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Vincent Tucker - foul #4 on Vincent Tucker, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Seth Durden (PG), Christopher Triana (PF) John Young, Howard Sizemore | |
| Subs | VCU | Howard Gagner (SG), Clayton Heath (PF) Marvin Scott, Richard Fortes | |
| 05:25 | Northeastern | William Bisikirski makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:25 | Northeastern | William Bisikirski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:16 | VCU | Vincent Tucker misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Seth Durden - foul #4 on Seth Durden, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Fortier (C) William Bisikirski | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:16 | VCU | Vincent Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:16 | VCU | Vincent Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:59 | Northeastern | Bart Smith steals the ball from David James | 61-62 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Howard Gagner's pass is intercepted by David James | 61-62 |
| 04:31 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:10 | VCU | Howard Gagner is fouled on the floor by David James - foul #2 on David James, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Roepke (SG), Howard Sizemore (SF) David James, Brett Rogers | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Richard Fortes (SF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Bart Smith, Vincent Tucker, Ronald Cordova | |
| 04:10 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:10 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:50 | Northeastern | John Fortier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Seth Durden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Roepke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Triana (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fortier (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Marvin Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Fortes (fresh) PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | VCU | Clayton Heath hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 03:25 | VCU | Clayton Heath tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 03:23 | Northeastern | Seth Durden's pass is intercepted by Marvin Scott in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 03:22 | VCU | Marvin Scott jams it | 64-68 |
| 03:10 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana is whistled for a carry | 64-68 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Young (PG), Brett Rogers (SF) Seth Durden, Howard Sizemore | |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (SG), Christopher Richardson (PF) Howard Gagner, Clayton Heath | |
| 03:06 | VCU | Marvin Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Roepke - foul #3 on Michael Roepke, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Howard Sizemore (PF) Christopher Triana | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:06 | VCU | Marvin Scott misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:06 | Northeastern | John Fortier snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 02:45 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Wile - foul #2 on Gerald Wile, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Bisikirski (C) John Fortier | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Cordova (SF) Christopher Richardson | |
| 02:45 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:45 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:45 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:45 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Richard Fortes misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 02:27 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to William Bisikirski | 65-68 |
| 02:27 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Seth Durden (PG), Christopher Triana (PF), John Fortier (C) John Young, Howard Sizemore, William Bisikirski | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Clayton Heath (PF) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Ronald Cordova, Richard Fortes | |
| 02:07 | Northeastern | Michael Roepke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-68 |
| 02:06 | Northeastern | Michael Roepke tips it back up and in | 67-68 |
| 01:57 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-68 |
| 01:55 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:40 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Roepke | 69-68 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Vincent Tucker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-68 |
| 01:18 | Northeastern | John Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:09 | Northeastern | Brett Rogers buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Clayton Heath tips it in | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana is fouled on the floor by Clayton Heath - foul #2 on Clayton Heath, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:20 | VCU | The rebound goes to Roscoe Helmick | 72-70 |
| 00:10 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Howard Gagner is blocked by Christopher Triana | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana is hacked by Howard Gagner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Gagner, team foul #12 | 72-70 |
| 00:05 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:05 | Northeastern | Christopher Triana misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:05 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | VCU | Vincent Tucker misses the turnaround from close range | 72-70 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Seth Durden gets the rebound | 72-70 |