| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Alexander Hambly (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Martin Stamps inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:50 | VCU | Jeff Jackson buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Zellmer | 32-24 |
| 19:38 | Northeastern | Kevin Zellmer is called for the reach on Kenneth Pauls - foul #2 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:09 | Northeastern | James Woodward comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 19:07 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner gets the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:56 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Alexander Hambly | 32-26 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Howard Eisner blocks the short jumper by Jeff Jackson | 32-26 |
| 18:35 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 18:27 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeff Jackson - foul #1 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 18:27 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:27 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:27 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Chester Corey is called for traveling | 32-27 |
| 18:10 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 18:08 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson tips it home | 32-29 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Howard Eisner - foul #3 on Howard Eisner, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson (C) Howard Eisner | |
| 17:57 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:40 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Pauls | 33-32 |
| 17:16 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 17:13 | VCU | Louis May hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 17:07 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Alexander Hambly | 35-34 |
| 16:45 | VCU | Louis May lays it in | 37-34 |
| 16:29 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 16:28 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 16:15 | Northeastern | James Woodward hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 37-34 |
| 16:14 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 16:04 | Northeastern | James Woodward is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Woodward, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Steve Diamond (SF), Royal Williams (C) Alexander Hambly, Kenneth Pauls, Steven Dickson, James Woodward | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) SF - Louis Rothmiller (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Napper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Andrew Able (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Diamond (fresh) PF - Bruce Sorenson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Royal Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 15:51 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Bruce Sorenson | 37-34 |
| 15:38 | Northeastern | Royal Williams comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 15:37 | VCU | James Napper grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 15:20 | VCU | Royal Williams is called for the reach on James Napper - foul #1 on Royal Williams, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls (SG), Howard Eisner (C) Michael Peterson, Royal Williams | |
| 14:52 | VCU | James Napper makes the shot from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 14:30 | Northeastern | Andrew Able loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Jeff Jackson (C) Todd Vegas, Roger Fischer, Louis Rothmiller, James Napper | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly (PG), Steven Dickson (SF) Andrew Able, Bruce Sorenson | |
| 14:19 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 14:18 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 13:58 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Jackson - foul #2 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Corey (PF) Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Woodward (PF) Steve Diamond | |
| 13:58 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:58 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:58 | Northeastern | James Woodward snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:51 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alexander Hambly | 39-38 |
| 13:30 | VCU | Chester Corey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 13:29 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:18 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Hambly | 39-40 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Chester Corey hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Stamps | 42-40 |
| 12:51 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly is hacked by Louis May - foul #1 on Louis May, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (SG) Kenneth Pauls | |
| 12:32 | Northeastern | James Woodward can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-40 |
| 12:30 | VCU | Chester Corey snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Louis May is denied on a layup by James Woodward | 42-40 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Jeff Jackson hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 11:55 | Northeastern | Martin Stamps steals the ball from Steven Dickson | 44-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Alexander Hambly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Able (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Dickson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | VCU | Alexander Hambly steals the ball from Chester Corey | 44-40 |
| 11:44 | Northeastern | Andrew Able lays it up and in on a great pass from Alexander Hambly | 44-42 |
| 11:16 | VCU | Jeff Jackson is hacked by Andrew Able - foul #1 on Andrew Able, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG), Kenneth Pauls (SG), Bruce Sorenson (PF), Steve Diamond (C) Alexander Hambly, Steven Dickson, James Woodward, Howard Eisner | |
| 11:03 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller banks in the layup | 46-42 |
| 10:39 | Northeastern | Andrew Able drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Peterson and he's fouled by Louis Rothmiller - foul #1 on Louis Rothmiller, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG) Louis May | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 10:39 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:23 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 49-45 |
| 10:04 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond hits a jumper near the basket | 49-47 |
| 09:49 | VCU | Roger Fischer connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Vegas | 51-47 |
| 09:38 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Peterson | 51-50 |
| 09:19 | VCU | Scott Manuel clanks a turnaround from the left block | 51-50 |
| 09:18 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 09:08 | Northeastern | Andrew Able scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Peterson | 51-53 |
| 08:51 | VCU | Kenneth Pauls steals it from James Napper | 51-53 |
| 08:28 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson's floater is tipped away by Scott Manuel | 51-53 |
| 08:26 | VCU | Todd Vegas snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Bruce Sorenson picks off the pass by Roger Fischer | 51-53 |
| 08:02 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Todd Vegas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Peterson - foul #1 on Michael Peterson, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Roger Fischer, Louis Rothmiller, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly (PG), Steven Dickson (SF), James Woodward (PF), Howard Eisner (C) Michael Peterson, Andrew Able, Bruce Sorenson, Steve Diamond | |
| 07:46 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Alexander Hambly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Dickson | 51-57 |
| 07:19 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Jackson | 54-57 |
| 07:05 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Jackson - foul #3 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG) Todd Vegas | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mo Brown (SG) Kenneth Pauls | |
| 07:05 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:05 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:54 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses the jumper in the lane | 54-58 |
| 06:52 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Howard Eisner | 54-58 |
| 06:34 | Northeastern | James Woodward scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Mo Brown and he's hacked by Martin Stamps - foul #3 on Martin Stamps, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (SG) Mo Brown | |
| 06:34 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Martin Stamps knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis May | 56-61 |
| 06:00 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the runner from close range | 56-63 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer is called for traveling | 56-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls (SG) Michael Peterson | |
| 05:25 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 05:01 | VCU | James Woodward steals it from Louis May | 56-65 |
| 04:41 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Howard Eisner | 56-67 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 04:31 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Steven Dickson | 56-67 |
| 04:07 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner buries a jump hook in the lane | 56-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:57 | VCU | Chester Corey clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Dickson - foul #1 on Steven Dickson, team foul #6 | 56-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Scott Manuel (SF), James Napper (C) Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG), Andrew Able (SF), Bruce Sorenson (PF), Steve Diamond (C) Alexander Hambly, Steven Dickson, James Woodward, Howard Eisner | |
| 03:57 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:57 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:57 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:43 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-69 |
| 03:41 | VCU | The rebound goes to Chester Corey | 57-69 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Chester Corey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Able (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Bruce Sorenson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Steve Diamond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | VCU | James Napper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 03:24 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 03:02 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-69 |
| 03:01 | VCU | Scott Manuel gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 02:58 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Jeff Jackson (C) Todd Vegas, Chester Corey, James Napper | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly (PG), Steven Dickson (SF), James Woodward (PF), Howard Eisner (C) Michael Peterson, Andrew Able, Bruce Sorenson, Steve Diamond | |
| 02:56 | VCU | Louis May hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-69 |
| 02:54 | VCU | Scott Manuel snags the offensive board | 57-69 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-69 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Louis May can't tip it in | 57-69 |
| 02:40 | Northeastern | James Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 02:17 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Zellmer - foul #3 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG), Andrew Able (SF), Bruce Sorenson (PF), Steve Diamond (C) Alexander Hambly, Steven Dickson, James Woodward, Howard Eisner | |
| 02:17 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:17 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:00 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Able - foul #2 on Andrew Able, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Royal Williams (C) Kenneth Pauls | |
| 02:00 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:00 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:38 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Steve Diamond and he's hacked by Todd Vegas - foul #1 on Todd Vegas, team foul #9 | 59-72 |
| 01:38 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson misses the free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:38 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson snags the offensive board | 59-72 |
| 01:14 | Northeastern | Andrew Able can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 01:12 | Northeastern | Royal Williams tips it back up and in | 59-74 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Steve Diamond is called for the reach on Louis Rothmiller - foul #3 on Steve Diamond, team foul #8 | 59-74 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:54 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Royal Williams | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Sorenson, team foul #9 | 60-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Manuel | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Andrew Able runs out the clock | 63-74 |