| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryant Denson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chris Knudsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | VCU | Bryant Denson buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Edwards | 27-25 |
| 19:20 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 19:19 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Jerome Jones misses the dunk | 27-25 |
| 19:10 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Dennis Weaver | 27-25 |
| 19:06 | Northeastern | David Cloutier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 19:04 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerome Jones | 27-25 |
| 18:39 | VCU | James Edwards comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Allen - foul #2 on Robert Allen, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:39 | VCU | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:39 | VCU | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:19 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 18:17 | Northeastern | David Cloutier snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 18:02 | Northeastern | David Cloutier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 17:38 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins is fouled on the floor by David Cloutier - foul #1 on David Cloutier, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 17:26 | VCU | James Edwards misses short on a floater from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 17:24 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:09 | Northeastern | David Cloutier is hacked by Joe Moore - foul #3 on Joe Moore, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | VCU | David Reynolds (PG), Robert Murphey (C) Joe Moore, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Foss (PG), George Dawe (C) David Cloutier, Linwood Williams | |
| 16:59 | Northeastern | Robert Allen connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Foss | 29-28 |
| 16:56 | VCU | David Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Allen - foul #3 on Robert Allen, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Reade (SG), Alfred Horovitz (C) James Edwards, Bryant Denson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett (SG) Robert Allen | |
| 16:38 | VCU | Justin Reade is fouled on the floor by George Foss - foul #1 on George Foss, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Myer (SF) Bennie Cobbins | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Calkins (PF), Sheng-li Tao (C) Chris Knudsen, Dennis Weaver | |
| 16:25 | VCU | Robert Murphey buries a jumper from the left wing set up by David Reynolds | 31-28 |
| 16:03 | Northeastern | George Dawe connects on the jumper from the left side set up by George Foss | 31-30 |
| 15:38 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 15:36 | VCU | Robert Murphey tips it but misses | 31-30 |
| 15:34 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Reade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Myer (fresh) PF - Robert Murphey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Horovitz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - George Foss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Moffett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Dawe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Calkins (fresh) C - Sheng-li Tao (fresh) | |
| 15:05 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 15:04 | VCU | The rebound goes to Timothy Myer | 33-30 |
| 14:48 | VCU | Robert Murphey misses the lay-in | 33-30 |
| 14:46 | Northeastern | Kenneth Calkins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:38 | Northeastern | George Dawe misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 14:36 | VCU | Robert Murphey gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Timothy Myer loses the dribble to George Dawe | 33-30 |
| 14:02 | Northeastern | Sheng-li Tao misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 14:01 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Murphey | 33-30 |
| 13:48 | VCU | David Reynolds misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Sheng-li Tao - foul #2 on Sheng-li Tao, team foul #5 | 33-30 |
| Subs | VCU | James Edwards (SG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Bryant Denson (PF), Jerome Jones (C) Justin Reade, Timothy Myer, Robert Murphey, Alfred Horovitz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Chris Knudsen (SF), Dennis Weaver (PF), Linwood Williams (C) George Foss, Stephen Moffett, George Dawe, Kenneth Calkins, Sheng-li Tao | |
| 13:48 | VCU | David Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 13:48 | VCU | David Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 13:48 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 13:32 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 13:12 | VCU | David Reynolds connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bryant Denson | 36-33 |
| 12:52 | Northeastern | Jerome Jones steps in front of the Robert Allen pass | 36-33 |
| 12:35 | VCU | Jerome Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 12:34 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:17 | Northeastern | Bryant Denson steals it from Linwood Williams | 36-33 |
| 12:02 | VCU | Bryant Denson hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Bennie Cobbins | 38-33 |
| 11:48 | Northeastern | David Cloutier makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Allen | 38-36 |
| 11:22 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-36 |
| 11:20 | VCU | Bryant Denson snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryant Denson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Knudsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | VCU | Linwood Williams swats the layup by David Reynolds | 38-36 |
| 11:09 | Northeastern | Robert Allen gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:05 | Northeastern | David Cloutier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 11:04 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Weaver | 38-36 |
| 10:53 | Northeastern | Robert Allen is fouled on the floor by Jerome Jones - foul #2 on Jerome Jones, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (PG), Robert Murphey (C) David Reynolds, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Foss (PG), George Dawe (C) David Cloutier, Linwood Williams | |
| 10:43 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver is fouled on the floor by Bryant Denson - foul #3 on Bryant Denson, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Reade (SG), Alfred Horovitz (C) James Edwards, Bryant Denson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett (SG) Robert Allen | |
| 10:27 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Myer (SF) Bennie Cobbins | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Calkins (PF), Sheng-li Tao (C) Chris Knudsen, Dennis Weaver | |
| 09:47 | Northeastern | George Foss misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Robert Murphey gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Joe Moore misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Foss - foul #2 on George Foss, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | VCU | James Edwards (SG), Bryant Denson (PF), Jerome Jones (C) Timothy Myer, Robert Murphey, Alfred Horovitz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Linwood Williams (C) George Foss, Stephen Moffett, Kenneth Calkins | |
| 09:21 | VCU | Joe Moore misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Joe Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:11 | Northeastern | Joe Moore steps in front of the Linwood Williams pass | 39-39 |
| 09:07 | VCU | Justin Reade lays it in set up by Joe Moore | 41-39 |
| 08:57 | Northeastern | James Edwards is called for the reach on Robert Allen - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Cobbins (SF) Justin Reade | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen (SF), Dennis Weaver (PF) George Dawe, Sheng-li Tao | |
| 08:47 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver hits a floater from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 08:33 | VCU | Jerome Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 08:12 | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bennie Cobbins - foul #2 on Bennie Cobbins, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| 08:12 | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:12 | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:12 | VCU | James Edwards grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 08:03 | VCU | Joe Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Harvey Pickett (PG) Joe Moore | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 07:48 | Northeastern | David Cloutier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Robert Allen hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 07:26 | VCU | Jerome Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 07:24 | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Harvey Pickett (fresh) SG - James Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryant Denson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Knudsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Northeastern | Robert Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Bryant Denson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:53 | VCU | Harvey Pickett hits a driving attempt from close range | 43-43 |
| 06:28 | Northeastern | Bryant Denson steps in front of the Chris Knudsen pass | 43-43 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Bryant Denson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Weaver - foul #2 on Dennis Weaver, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (PG), Justin Reade (SG), Timothy Myer (SF), Robert Murphey (C) Harvey Pickett, James Edwards, Bennie Cobbins, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Foss (PG), Stephen Moffett (SG), George Dawe (SF), Kenneth Calkins (PF), Sheng-li Tao (C) David Cloutier, Robert Allen, Chris Knudsen, Dennis Weaver, Linwood Williams | |
| 06:15 | VCU | Bryant Denson makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Bryant Denson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Timothy Myer pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:06 | VCU | Justin Reade drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryant Denson | 47-43 |
| 05:53 | Northeastern | George Foss's floater is tipped away by Timothy Myer | 47-43 |
| 05:52 | VCU | The rebound goes to Justin Reade | 47-43 |
| 05:43 | VCU | Justin Reade makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Moore | 50-43 |
| 05:16 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett connects on the 3 from straight away set up by George Dawe | 50-46 |
| 04:51 | VCU | George Dawe steps in front of the Justin Reade pass | 50-46 |
| 04:41 | Northeastern | George Dawe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | VCU | James Edwards (SG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Alfred Horovitz (C) Justin Reade, Timothy Myer, Bryant Denson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Chris Knudsen (SF), Dennis Weaver (PF), Linwood Williams (C) George Foss, Stephen Moffett, George Dawe, Kenneth Calkins, Sheng-li Tao | |
| 04:15 | VCU | Joe Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-46 |
| 04:13 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Robert Allen | 50-46 |
| 04:02 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver's pass is intercepted by Bennie Cobbins | 50-46 |
| 03:57 | VCU | Joe Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bennie Cobbins | 52-46 |
| 03:39 | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 03:37 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 03:31 | VCU | James Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-46 |
| 03:30 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 03:13 | Northeastern | Robert Allen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Murphey - foul #1 on Robert Murphey, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | VCU | David Reynolds (PG), Jerome Jones (C) Joe Moore, Robert Murphey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 03:13 | Northeastern | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:13 | Northeastern | Robert Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:13 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Horovitz (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Knudsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:47 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Reynolds | 54-47 |
| 02:25 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Chris Knudsen | 54-50 |
| 02:25 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (PG), Bryant Denson (PF) David Reynolds, Alfred Horovitz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 02:02 | VCU | Robert Allen steals it from Jerome Jones | 54-50 |
| 01:37 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver buries a jumper near the basket set up by David Cloutier | 54-52 |
| 01:18 | VCU | James Edwards misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 01:16 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Robert Allen | 54-52 |
| 00:59 | Northeastern | David Cloutier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 00:57 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 00:39 | VCU | Joe Moore connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Jones | 56-54 |
| 00:36 | Northeastern | David Cloutier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | VCU | Joe Moore is hacked by David Cloutier - foul #2 on David Cloutier, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| 00:34 | VCU | Joe Moore makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:34 | VCU | Joe Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Linwood Williams | 58-56 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Joe Moore is fouled in the backcourt by David Cloutier - foul #3 on David Cloutier, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Joe Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Joe Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:18 | Northeastern | David Cloutier misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-56 |
| 00:17 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:15 | Northeastern | David Cloutier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | Northeastern | Robert Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:10 | Northeastern | Jerome Jones picks off the pass by Dennis Weaver | 60-56 |
| 00:09 | VCU | David Cloutier is called for the reach on Joe Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Cloutier, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Reade (SF) Bennie Cobbins | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 00:09 | VCU | Joe Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Joe Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:04 | Northeastern | David Cloutier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Myer (PF), Robert Murphey (C) Bryant Denson, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 00:02 | VCU | Robert Allen is called for the reach on Timothy Myer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Allen, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Timothy Myer makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Timothy Myer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | David Cloutier misses long on a halfcourt shot | 64-56 |