| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Boles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Gannaway (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Albert Barrow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - William England (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Albert Barrow inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | VCU | Louis Gannaway is called for the reach on Richard Hall - foul #2 on Louis Gannaway, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:27 | VCU | Terry Nobles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 19:25 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 19:08 | Northeastern | Jack Bray is fouled on the floor by Richard Hall - foul #1 on Richard Hall, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:53 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway is fouled on the floor by Phillip Zeigler - foul #2 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 18:35 | Northeastern | Jack Bray is fouled on the floor by Albert Barrow - foul #2 on Albert Barrow, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| 18:26 | Northeastern | Jack Bray misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert Barrow - foul #3 on Albert Barrow, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (SF) Albert Barrow | |
| 18:26 | Northeastern | Jack Bray misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:26 | Northeastern | Jack Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:12 | VCU | William England is fouled on the floor by David Boles - foul #2 on David Boles, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 17:57 | VCU | James Stout misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-35 |
| 17:56 | VCU | Richard Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:39 | VCU | Terry Nobles scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 17:21 | Northeastern | David Boles misses the floater from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 17:19 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 17:18 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby tips it in | 33-38 |
| 17:13 | VCU | James Stout loses the dribble to Daniel Cherry | 33-38 |
| 17:10 | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| 16:53 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 16:51 | VCU | William England grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:27 | VCU | Richard Hall is hacked by David Boles - foul #3 on David Boles, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (PG), Jamie Huff (SG), Joseph Brake (SF), Christopher Stone (PF), Fred King (C) David Boles, Daniel Cherry, Jack Bray, Louis Gannaway, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (PG), Ernest Wallace (SG), John Porter (PF), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Phillip Zeigler, Terry Nobles, Richard Hall, William England | |
| 16:18 | VCU | David Migues misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | VCU | John Porter snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Ernest Wallace is fouled on the floor by Fred King - foul #2 on Fred King, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| 15:52 | VCU | John Porter banks in the layup set up by Ernest Wallace | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Blanc (fresh) SG - Jamie Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Brake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stone (fresh) C - Fred King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Migues (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Stout (fresh) PF - John Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northeastern | Joseph Brake makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Stone | 37-40 |
| 15:18 | VCU | James Stout misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 15:17 | VCU | John Porter hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 14:55 | Northeastern | Fred King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 37-42 |
| 14:53 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 14:39 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Porter - foul #1 on John Porter, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Boles (PG), Daniel Cherry (SG), Jack Bray (SF), Cecil Crosby (C) Richard Blanc, Jamie Huff, Joseph Brake, Fred King | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Terry Nobles (SG), Albert Barrow (SF), Richard Hall (PF), William England (C) David Migues, Ernest Wallace, James Stout, John Porter, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 14:39 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:39 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:27 | VCU | Jack Bray denies the turnaround by William England | 39-42 |
| 14:25 | VCU | William England grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:04 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:02 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 13:57 | Northeastern | Jack Bray drills a jumper near the basket set up by David Boles | 41-42 |
| 13:36 | VCU | Albert Barrow double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway (PF) Christopher Stone | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:28 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on William England - foul #1 on William England, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| 13:28 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:28 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:09 | VCU | Richard Hall hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by William England | 43-44 |
| 12:56 | Northeastern | David Boles knocks in the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Phillip Zeigler - foul #3 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (SG), Fred King (C) Daniel Cherry, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:56 | Northeastern | David Boles makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:35 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler dunks the ball on a nice dish by William England | 46-46 |
| 12:08 | Northeastern | Jack Bray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Boles | 48-46 |
| 11:53 | VCU | Fred King is called for the reach on Terry Nobles - foul #3 on Fred King, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry (SG), Joseph Brake (SF), Cecil Crosby (C) Richard Blanc, Jack Bray, Fred King | |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (PG), John Porter (PF), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Phillip Zeigler, Richard Hall, William England | |
| 11:44 | VCU | David Migues is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Boles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Gannaway (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Crosby (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Migues (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Albert Barrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:28 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 11:09 | VCU | David Migues makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 10:52 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Boles | 51-49 |
| 10:40 | VCU | John Porter misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Cherry - foul #2 on Daniel Cherry, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (PG), Christopher Stone (PF) David Boles, Louis Gannaway | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), James Stout (SF), William England (C) Terry Nobles, Albert Barrow, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 10:40 | VCU | John Porter makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:40 | VCU | John Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:29 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Brake | 53-51 |
| 10:10 | VCU | John Porter misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Cherry - foul #3 on Daniel Cherry, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jamie Huff (SG), Jack Bray (SF), Fred King (C) Daniel Cherry, Joseph Brake, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:10 | VCU | John Porter makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:10 | VCU | John Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:10 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Fred King | 53-52 |
| 09:55 | Northeastern | Jack Bray misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 09:53 | VCU | John Porter pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:46 | VCU | William England drills a turnaround in the lane | 53-54 |
| 09:23 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Blanc | 56-54 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Christopher Stone steals the ball from John Porter | 56-54 |
| 09:05 | Northeastern | Jamie Huff is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Boles (PG), Louis Gannaway (PF) Jamie Huff, Fred King | |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), Albert Barrow (SF), Richard Hall (PF) David Migues, James Stout, John Porter | |
| 08:51 | VCU | William England misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Boles - foul #4 on David Boles, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry (SG), Cecil Crosby (C) David Boles, Christopher Stone | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG) Phillip Zeigler | |
| 08:51 | VCU | William England makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:51 | VCU | William England makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:36 | Northeastern | Jack Bray is fouled on the floor by Albert Barrow - foul #4 on Albert Barrow, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Wallace (PG), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Albert Barrow, William England | |
| 08:36 | Northeastern | Jack Bray misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:36 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Richard Hall banks in the layup set up by Ernest Wallace | 56-58 |
| 08:09 | Northeastern | Rolf Duchnowski swats the layup by Louis Gannaway | 56-58 |
| 08:07 | VCU | Ernest Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 07:45 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 07:43 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Richard Blanc (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Bray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Gannaway (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cecil Crosby (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Stout (fresh) PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Boles (PG), Joseph Brake (SF), Christopher Stone (C) Richard Blanc, Jack Bray, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Albert Barrow (SF), William England (C) Ernest Wallace, James Stout, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 07:12 | VCU | Joseph Brake steals it from Richard Hall | 56-58 |
| 06:52 | Northeastern | Joseph Brake misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-58 |
| 06:50 | VCU | William England pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:32 | VCU | William England misses short on a jumper from the right side | 56-58 |
| 06:31 | Northeastern | Christopher Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:09 | Northeastern | Joseph Brake misses short on a shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 06:08 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Stone | 56-58 |
| 05:58 | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 05:57 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:38 | VCU | Richard Hall hits the finger roll | 56-60 |
| 05:26 | Northeastern | Joseph Brake travels with the ball | 56-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (SG), Jack Bray (SF), Cecil Crosby (C) Daniel Cherry, Joseph Brake, Louis Gannaway | |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (SG), John Porter (PF) Terry Nobles, Richard Hall | |
| 05:02 | VCU | David Migues knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Zeigler | 56-63 |
| 04:45 | Northeastern | David Boles misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Phillip Zeigler - foul #4 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Fred King (PF) Christopher Stone | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (SG), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Phillip Zeigler, William England | |
| 04:45 | Northeastern | David Boles misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:45 | Northeastern | David Boles misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:45 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:33 | VCU | John Porter loses the dribble to Cecil Crosby | 56-63 |
| 04:17 | Northeastern | The jumper by Fred King is denied by Albert Barrow | 56-63 |
| 04:15 | VCU | The rebound goes to David Migues | 56-63 |
| 04:01 | VCU | John Porter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 03:44 | VCU | Jack Bray denies the turnaround by James Stout | 56-63 |
| 03:43 | Northeastern | Fred King grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Boles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Blanc (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Bray (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Fred King (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Crosby (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Migues (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stout (fresh) SF - Albert Barrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Porter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Northeastern | Jack Bray is denied on a layup by Albert Barrow | 56-63 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Albert Barrow snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 03:16 | VCU | The short jumper by John Porter is denied by Fred King | 56-63 |
| 03:14 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Jack Bray | 56-63 |
| 03:04 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Boles | 58-63 |
| 03:00 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry (SG), Louis Gannaway (PF) Richard Blanc, Fred King | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Terry Nobles (SG), Richard Hall (PF), William England (C) David Migues, James Stout, John Porter, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 02:48 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 02:47 | Northeastern | Jack Bray grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 02:26 | Northeastern | Richard Hall swats the layup by Jack Bray | 58-63 |
| 02:25 | VCU | William England grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:09 | VCU | William England misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Richard Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-65 |
| 01:25 | Northeastern | Phillip Zeigler steps in front of the Jack Bray pass | 58-65 |
| 01:22 | VCU | Albert Barrow banks in the layup set up by Phillip Zeigler | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Northeastern | Louis Gannaway knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jack Bray | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | VCU | Daniel Cherry is called for the reach on Terry Nobles - foul #4 on Daniel Cherry, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (SF) Albert Barrow | |
| 00:57 | VCU | Terry Nobles makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:57 | VCU | Terry Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Northeastern | Daniel Cherry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-69 |
| 00:51 | VCU | William England gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | VCU | William England is hacked by David Boles in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Boles, team foul #10 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Richard Blanc (PG) David Boles | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:50 | VCU | William England makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:50 | VCU | William England misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:50 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 00:42 | Northeastern | Cecil Crosby clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 00:41 | VCU | William England pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | VCU | Jack Bray is called for the reach on Terry Nobles - foul #2 on Jack Bray, team foul #11 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jamie Huff (SG), Joseph Brake (SF), Christopher Stone (PF), Fred King (C) Daniel Cherry, Jack Bray, Louis Gannaway, Cecil Crosby | |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (PG), John Porter (PF), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Phillip Zeigler, Richard Hall, William England | |
| 00:19 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Terry Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:11 | Northeastern | Fred King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 00:10 | VCU | James Stout grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | VCU | David Migues runs out the clock | 60-71 |