| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) SF - Charles York (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) C - Gary Rector (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fresh) SG - Curtis Britton (fresh) SF - Ronald Patton (fresh) PF - Harold Behn (fresh) C - Evan Henry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Gary Rector wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | VCU | John Visosky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Northeastern | Harold Behn snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Emilio Garcia - foul #1 on Emilio Garcia, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | VCU | Ronald Patton steals it from Gary Rector | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Northeastern | Terry McCray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by John Visosky - foul #1 on John Visosky, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Northeastern | Terry McCray misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Northeastern | Terry McCray makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Northeastern | Terry McCray misses the 3rd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Gary Rector pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Harold Behn is called for the reach on Anthony Raphael - foul #1 on Harold Behn, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Gary Rector buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Visosky | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Northeastern | Charles York is called for the reach on Ronald Patton - foul #1 on Charles York, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Northeastern | Terry McCray can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Visosky - foul #2 on John Visosky, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF) John Visosky | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 17:24 | Northeastern | Terry McCray makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Northeastern | Terry McCray makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harold Behn - foul #2 on Harold Behn, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Danielson (PF) Harold Behn | |
| 16:59 | VCU | Emilio Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:59 | Northeastern | Evan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Northeastern | Terry McCray connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Danielson | 3-8 |
| 16:33 | VCU | Charles York misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Curtis Britton - foul #1 on Curtis Britton, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (SG), Renaldo Lopez (PF) Anthony Raphael, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 16:33 | VCU | Charles York misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:33 | VCU | Charles York makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:18 | Northeastern | Charles Danielson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 15:49 | VCU | Albert Harrah is whistled for a carry | 4-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG) Charles York | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Shane Moua (C) Evan Henry | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) SG - Albert Harrah (fresh) SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Curtis Britton (fresh) SF - Ronald Patton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Danielson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shane Moua (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Northeastern | Charles Danielson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 15:28 | VCU | Albert Harrah grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:23 | VCU | Steven Kibby connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Arnold Samuels | 7-11 |
| 15:05 | Northeastern | Charles Danielson is called for 5 seconds | 7-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG) Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Victor Omar (PG), James Goll (SG), Howard Trask (SF) Terry McCray, Curtis Britton, Ronald Patton | |
| 14:36 | VCU | James Goll picks off the pass by Renaldo Lopez | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | Northeastern | Steven Kibby steals the ball from Victor Omar | 7-11 |
| 14:02 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Raphael and he's hacked by Howard Trask - foul #1 on Howard Trask, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Steven Kibby, Albert Harrah | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Curtis Britton (SG), Ronald Patton (SF), Evan Henry (C) Victor Omar, James Goll, Shane Moua | |
| 14:02 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:43 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton's fadeaway is rejected by Charles York | 10-11 |
| 13:42 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Anthony Raphael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry McCray (PG), Shane Moua (PF) Howard Trask, Charles Danielson | |
| 13:02 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Shane Moua is denied by Emilio Garcia | 10-11 |
| 13:00 | Northeastern | Shane Moua tips it home | 10-13 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Evan Henry is called for the reach on Charles York - foul #1 on Evan Henry, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (SG), Steven Kibby (SF), Gary Rector (C) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 12:15 | VCU | Charles York can't connect on a runner from close range | 10-13 |
| 12:13 | VCU | Steven Kibby grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Gary Rector lays it in set up by Charles York and he's fouled by Terry McCray - foul #1 on Terry McCray, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Goll (SG), Howard Trask (SF), Charles Danielson (PF) Curtis Britton, Ronald Patton, Shane Moua | |
| 11:57 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:57 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Evan Henry | 12-13 |
| 11:44 | Northeastern | Howard Trask hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 12-13 |
| 11:42 | VCU | The rebound goes to Emilio Garcia | 12-13 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Charles York (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Harrah (fresh) SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Goll (fresh) SF - Howard Trask (fresh) PF - Charles Danielson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Evan Henry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the shot from close range set up by Albert Harrah | 14-13 |
| 10:45 | Northeastern | Terry McCray clanks a jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 10:43 | Northeastern | Charles Danielson tips it in | 14-15 |
| 10:16 | VCU | Charles Danielson is called for the reach on Charles York - foul #1 on Charles Danielson, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG), Renaldo Lopez (PF) Albert Harrah, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Curtis Britton (SG), Ronald Patton (SF), Shane Moua (C) Terry McCray, James Goll, Evan Henry | |
| 10:16 | VCU | Charles York makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:16 | VCU | Charles York makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:01 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton makes the turnaround from the left block | 16-17 |
| 09:37 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez misses the floater from the right side | 16-17 |
| 09:35 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez tips it home | 18-17 |
| 09:12 | Northeastern | Howard Trask scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Patton | 18-20 |
| 08:57 | VCU | Charles Danielson denies the turnaround by Gary Rector | 18-20 |
| 08:56 | Northeastern | Howard Trask gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:38 | Northeastern | Curtis Britton misses the easy layup | 18-20 |
| 08:37 | VCU | The rebound goes to Gary Rector | 18-20 |
| 08:23 | VCU | Charles York is hacked by Charles Danielson - foul #2 on Charles Danielson, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Albert Harrah (PF) Steven Kibby, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry McCray (PG), Evan Henry (C) Howard Trask, Charles Danielson | |
| 08:23 | VCU | Charles York makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:23 | VCU | Charles York misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:23 | Northeastern | Evan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:01 | Northeastern | Evan Henry misses the dunk attempt | 19-20 |
| 08:00 | VCU | Albert Harrah gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:40 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez hits the finger roll | 21-20 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles York (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 2 reb. C - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Curtis Britton (fresh) SF - Ronald Patton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shane Moua (fresh) 2 pts. C - Evan Henry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northeastern | Evan Henry knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Arnold Samuels - foul #1 on Arnold Samuels, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Rafael Bernal (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Anthony Raphael, Charles York | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 07:25 | Northeastern | Evan Henry makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:04 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Evan Henry - foul #2 on Evan Henry, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Howard Trask (PF) Evan Henry | |
| 07:04 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:04 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:04 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Shane Moua | 22-23 |
| 06:45 | Northeastern | Arnold Samuels takes the ball from Howard Trask | 22-23 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Rafael Bernal makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Renaldo Lopez | 25-23 |
| 06:15 | Northeastern | Terry McCray misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Albert Harrah gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Emilio Garcia hits a turnaround from close range set up by Rafael Bernal | 27-23 |
| 05:40 | Northeastern | Terry McCray makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 05:11 | VCU | Rafael Bernal's floater is knocked away by Shane Moua | 27-25 |
| 05:10 | Northeastern | Terry McCray grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:02 | Northeastern | Curtis Britton throws it down on a great pass from Terry McCray and he's fouled by Albert Harrah - foul #1 on Albert Harrah, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Steven Kibby (SF), Gary Rector (C) Arnold Samuels, Albert Harrah, Rafael Bernal, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Victor Omar (PG), James Goll (SF) Terry McCray, Ronald Patton | |
| 05:02 | Northeastern | Curtis Britton makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:49 | VCU | Charles York dunks the ball on a nice dish by Anthony Raphael | 29-28 |
| 04:32 | Northeastern | Victor Omar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Gary Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:16 | VCU | Victor Omar steals the ball from Charles York | 29-28 |
| 04:12 | Northeastern | Charles York is called for the reach on Victor Omar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles York, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG) Charles York | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ronald Patton (SF) Curtis Britton | |
| 04:12 | Northeastern | Victor Omar makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:12 | Northeastern | Victor Omar misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:12 | VCU | Gary Rector snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Victor Omar is called for the reach on Arnold Samuels - foul #1 on Victor Omar, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry McCray (PG), Harold Behn (PF), Evan Henry (C) Victor Omar, Ronald Patton, Shane Moua | |
| 03:55 | VCU | Arnold Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Arnold Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:44 | Northeastern | Albert Harrah blocks the short jumper by James Goll | 31-29 |
| 03:43 | VCU | Gary Rector snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 03:19 | VCU | Anthony Raphael clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 03:18 | VCU | Anthony Raphael pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Terry McCray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Goll (fresh) SF - Howard Trask (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Behn (fresh) C - Evan Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Trask - foul #2 on Howard Trask, team foul #11 | 31-29 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SF), Renaldo Lopez (PF) Arnold Samuels, Steven Kibby, Albert Harrah | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Ronald Patton (SF) Howard Trask | |
| 02:55 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:55 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:34 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 33-31 |
| 02:11 | VCU | Ronald Patton steals the ball from Anthony Raphael | 33-31 |
| 01:53 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles York - foul #3 on Charles York, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (SG), Steven Kibby (SF) Anthony Raphael, Charles York | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Howard Trask (PG), Curtis Britton (SG) Terry McCray, James Goll | |
| 01:53 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:53 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:53 | VCU | Gary Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:24 | VCU | John Visosky drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 01:05 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Albert Harrah pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:38 | VCU | The short jumper by Gary Rector is denied by Evan Henry | 35-32 |
| 00:37 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Evan Henry | 35-32 |
| 00:19 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton is hacked by Steven Kibby - foul #1 on Steven Kibby, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG) Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry McCray (PG), Charles Danielson (PF), Shane Moua (C) Howard Trask, Harold Behn, Evan Henry | |
| 00:19 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:19 | Northeastern | Ronald Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 35-33 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Steven Kibby hits the follow up shot | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Terry McCray can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-33 |