| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Yeary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) C - Ray Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Wallace inbounds the ball | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | VCU | Richard Hall buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Zeigler and he's fouled by Brian Ward - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 19:42 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | James Welcher loses the dribble to Phillip Zeigler | 48-43 |
| 19:18 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| 19:18 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 19:18 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 19:18 | VCU | Ray Conway grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 19:03 | VCU | Robert Smith takes the ball from Richard Hall | 48-43 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan throws it down on a nice dish by Larry Yeary | 50-43 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler knocks in the 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 50-46 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary tips it home | 52-46 |
| 18:11 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Robert Smith grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Richard Hall steps in front of the Larry Yeary pass | 52-46 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Brian Ward steals it from Phillip Zeigler in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 54-46 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Anthony Tyler misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Tyler - foul #1 on Anthony Tyler, team foul #1 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Kevin Beatty (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| Subs | VCU | Derek Heap (PG), Randall Godwin (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Wilbur Dugan (C) Phillip Zeigler, Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall, Ray Conway | |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 17:14 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Murray - foul #2 on Jeffrey Murray, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Miller (SF) Warren Jordan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:14 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 17:14 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 16:54 | VCU | Randall Godwin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 16:35 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 56-47 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 16:28 | VCU | The rebound goes to Rolf Duchnowski | 56-47 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Randall Godwin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-47 |
| 16:11 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski tips it home | 56-49 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Earl Bradley is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #1 on Earl Bradley, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Kevin Beatty, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG) Wilbur Dugan | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner's pass is intercepted by Derek Heap | 56-49 |
| 15:49 | VCU | Derek Heap banks in the layup | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Heap (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Godwin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Earl Bradley denies the turnaround by Leroy Minner | 56-51 |
| 15:35 | VCU | The rebound goes to Earl Bradley | 56-51 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 56-51 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski connects on the floater from close range set up by Derek Heap | 56-53 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 14:53 | VCU | The rebound goes to Rolf Duchnowski | 56-53 |
| 14:45 | VCU | Gregory Elrod steals it from Rolf Duchnowski | 56-53 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Leroy Minner, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Kevin Beatty (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Charles Duncan, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | VCU | George Myers (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Richard Hall (PF), Ray Conway (C) Phillip Zeigler, Derek Heap, Randall Godwin, Rolf Duchnowski, Earl Bradley | |
| 14:08 | VCU | Anthony Tyler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Richard Hall gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 13:54 | VCU | Ernest Wallace misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 13:47 | VCU | Ray Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 13:35 | VCU | Warren Jordan steals the ball from Ernest Wallace | 56-53 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Tyler - foul #2 on Anthony Tyler, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Smith (SF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Kevin Beatty, James Welcher | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 13:04 | VCU | Anthony Tyler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-53 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 12:57 | VCU | Ray Conway gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 12:53 | VCU | George Myers drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ernest Wallace | 58-56 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Robert Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brian Ward | 60-56 |
| 12:20 | VCU | Anthony Tyler buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Wallace | 60-59 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (PG), James Welcher (C) Brian Ward, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Derek Heap (SG), Earl Bradley (SF), Wilbur Dugan (PF) George Myers, Anthony Tyler, Ernest Wallace, Richard Hall | |
| 12:03 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Duncan - foul #3 on Charles Duncan, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| 11:45 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| 11:44 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Jordan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Yeary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Phillip Zeigler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Heap (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Dugan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | VCU | Charles Duncan is called for the reach on Phillip Zeigler - foul #4 on Charles Duncan, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG), Gregory Elrod (PF) Charles Duncan, Larry Yeary | |
| Subs | VCU | Randall Godwin (SF) Ray Conway | |
| 11:30 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-62 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Randall Godwin picks off the pass by Robert Smith | 60-62 |
| 11:05 | VCU | Earl Bradley drills a jumper near the basket | 60-64 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses short on a runner from the right block | 60-64 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan tips it in | 62-64 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler's pass is intercepted by Warren Jordan in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-64 |
| 10:26 | VCU | Wilbur Dugan pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Derek Heap | 62-67 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Derek Heap steals it from Kevin Beatty | 62-67 |
| 09:48 | VCU | Robert Smith takes the ball from Phillip Zeigler in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 65-67 |
| 09:18 | VCU | Earl Bradley's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 65-67 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan banks in the layup set up by Robert Smith | 67-67 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Earl Bradley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Earl Bradley, team foul #4 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Leroy Minner (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Kevin Beatty, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod, James Welcher | |
| Subs | VCU | George Myers (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Richard Hall (PF), Ray Conway (C) Phillip Zeigler, Derek Heap, Randall Godwin, Earl Bradley, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Richard Hall swats the short shot by Joseph Miller | 67-67 |
| 08:49 | VCU | Ray Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 08:43 | VCU | George Myers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Brian Ward makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Larry Yeary | 69-67 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Richard Hall is fouled on the floor by Larry Yeary - foul #1 on Larry Yeary, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Richard Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Ward | 71-68 |
| 07:48 | VCU | George Myers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (SG) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | VCU | Filip Zook (PG) George Myers | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Charles Duncan makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leroy Minner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Yeary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Filip Zook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Tyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ray Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:39 | VCU | Anthony Tyler is hacked by Charles Duncan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Duncan, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), James Welcher (C) Charles Duncan, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:39 | VCU | Anthony Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 07:39 | VCU | Anthony Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary is hacked by Anthony Tyler - foul #3 on Anthony Tyler, team foul #5 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Rolf Duchnowski (PF) Anthony Tyler, Richard Hall | |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 74-70 |
| 07:04 | VCU | Ernest Wallace snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 74-70 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Brian Ward pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Brian Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-70 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | James Welcher tips it back up and in | 76-70 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Brian Ward picks off the pass by Ray Conway in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 78-70 |
| 06:19 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler lays it in uncontested set up by Ernest Wallace | 78-72 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Leroy Minner | 80-72 |
| 05:35 | VCU | Ray Conway clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-72 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary grabs the defensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Miller (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Warren Jordan, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| Subs | VCU | George Myers (PG), Derek Heap (SG), Randall Godwin (SF), Richard Hall (PF), Earl Bradley (C) Phillip Zeigler, Filip Zook, Ernest Wallace, Rolf Duchnowski, Ray Conway | |
| 05:10 | VCU | Richard Hall is hacked by Jeffrey Murray - foul #3 on Jeffrey Murray, team foul #9 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SG) Leroy Minner | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Tyler (SG) George Myers | |
| 05:10 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 05:10 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty is denied on a layup by Richard Hall | 80-74 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Earl Bradley pulls down the rebound | 80-74 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Earl Bradley misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Gregory Elrod - foul #3 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #10 | 80-74 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Earl Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Earl Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Anthony Tyler steals it from Gregory Elrod | 80-75 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Randall Godwin is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Miller, team foul #11 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Brian Ward, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:32 | VCU | Randall Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Randall Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod's layup is rejected by Earl Bradley | 80-77 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Anthony Tyler pulls down the rebound | 80-77 |
| 04:17 | VCU | Randall Godwin is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Beatty - foul #3 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #12 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Jeffrey Murray (C) Kevin Beatty, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | VCU | Wilbur Dugan (C) Anthony Tyler | |
| 04:17 | VCU | Randall Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:17 | VCU | Randall Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-78 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the board | 80-78 |
| 03:49 | VCU | Randall Godwin misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 80-78 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Randall Godwin grabs the offensive board | 80-78 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Derek Heap misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-78 |
| 03:34 | VCU | Randall Godwin grabs the offensive board | 80-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Jordan (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Derek Heap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Godwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SF - Earl Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilbur Dugan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | VCU | Derek Heap knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-81 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Derek Heap - foul #3 on Derek Heap, team foul #6 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), Anthony Tyler (SG), Ernest Wallace (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Ray Conway (C) Derek Heap, Randall Godwin, Earl Bradley, Richard Hall, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Anthony Tyler steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 80-81 |
| 02:52 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gregory Elrod - foul #4 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #13 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SG), Joseph Miller (PF) Warren Jordan, Gregory Elrod | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:52 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 02:52 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Ray Conway steals it from James Welcher | 80-82 |
| 02:24 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #14 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Yeary (PF) James Welcher | |
| Subs | VCU | Filip Zook (SG), Richard Hall (PF) Anthony Tyler, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 02:24 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 02:24 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Joseph Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 80-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG) Brian Ward | |
| Subs | VCU | Wilbur Dugan (C) Ray Conway | |
| 02:02 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG) Kevin Beatty | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Tyler (SG), Randall Godwin (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Filip Zook, Ernest Wallace, Wilbur Dugan | |
| 01:51 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Leroy Minner - foul #2 on Leroy Minner, team foul #15 | 80-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Wallace (SF), Ray Conway (C) Randall Godwin, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| 01:51 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 01:51 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Welcher | 80-84 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses badly on a shot from the right side | 80-84 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Brian Ward can't tip it in | 80-84 |
| 01:42 | VCU | Ray Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 80-84 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 80-84 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Robert Smith grabs the board | 80-84 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 80-84 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Yeary | 80-84 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan's pass is intercepted by Ernest Wallace | 80-84 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Anthony Tyler lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Wallace | 80-86 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Smith | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | VCU | Richard Hall dunks the ball set up by Ray Conway | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Brian Ward drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-88 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 (+2) | |
| 00:13 | VCU | Richard Hall is hacked by Warren Jordan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Jordan, team foul #16 | 86-88 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Brian Ward drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 89-90 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Ward - foul #3 on Brian Ward, team foul #17 | 89-90 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 1st free throw | 89-90 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the 2nd free throw | 89-90 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the board | 89-90 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 89-90 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Brian Ward misses short on a halfcourt shot | 89-90 |