| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Moretti (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) C - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willard Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Maio (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Steven Kibby inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:43 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Maio - foul #1 on Craig Maio, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 19:43 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:43 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-42 |
| 19:02 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 18:49 | VCU | Alberto Moretti can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 27-42 |
| 18:47 | VCU | Steven Kibby pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 18:32 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Kibby | 29-42 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-42 |
| 18:05 | VCU | Anthony Steffen picks off the pass by Emilio Garcia | 29-42 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Steffen | 29-44 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Anthony Steffen is called for the reach on John Visosky - foul #3 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (PG) Anthony Steffen | |
| 17:30 | VCU | Emilio Garcia's pass is intercepted by Vincent Kuo | 29-44 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson jams it on a nice dish by Vincent Kuo | 29-46 |
| 17:09 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Emilio Garcia hits the follow up shot | 31-46 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson is hacked by Steven Kibby - foul #1 on Steven Kibby, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG), Albert Harrah (SF), Micheal Wysong (PF), Martin Knickerbocker (C) Alberto Moretti, Steven Kibby, Emilio Garcia, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Micheal Wysong steals it from Kevin Anderson | 31-46 |
| 16:21 | VCU | John Visosky comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Willard Davidson - foul #1 on Willard Davidson, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| 16:21 | VCU | John Visosky misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:21 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 16:09 | VCU | Martin Knickerbocker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Wysong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Martin Knickerbocker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew McGraw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Maio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Albert Harrah grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 15:28 | VCU | Micheal Wysong is whistled for traveling | 32-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SG), Renaldo Lopez (C) John Visosky, Martin Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Warren Cash (C) Kevin Anderson, Craig Maio | |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Warren Cash's floater is knocked away by Anthony Raphael | 32-46 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Warren Cash grabs the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-46 |
| 14:52 | VCU | Albert Harrah grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Willard Davidson steals it from Renaldo Lopez | 32-46 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Warren Cash drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Matthew McGraw | 32-48 |
| 14:05 | VCU | Albert Harrah's pass is intercepted by Matthew McGraw | 32-48 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Willard Davidson | 32-51 |
| 13:11 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Kibby | 34-51 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo loses the dribble to Albert Harrah | 34-51 |
| 12:29 | VCU | Anthony Raphael buries a jumper from the baseline | 36-51 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 12:21 | VCU | Anthony Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 12:15 | VCU | Albert Harrah is hacked by Willard Davidson - foul #2 on Willard Davidson, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Alberto Moretti (SG), Rafael Bernal (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF), Martin Knickerbocker (C) Anthony Raphael, Steven Kibby, Albert Harrah, Micheal Wysong, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Matthew Teer (PF) Matthew McGraw, Vincent Kuo, Willard Davidson | |
| 12:03 | VCU | John Visosky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Warren Cash | 36-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Moretti (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rafael Bernal (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Knickerbocker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Teer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | John Visosky takes the ball from Warren Cash | 36-51 |
| 11:30 | VCU | Matthew Teer is called for the reach on Rafael Bernal - foul #1 on Matthew Teer, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| 11:25 | VCU | John Visosky misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Robert Carter snags the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Warren Cash's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Knickerbocker | 36-51 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Emilio Garcia gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 10:30 | VCU | Martin Knickerbocker lays it in and he's hacked by Warren Cash - foul #4 on Warren Cash, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF) Rafael Bernal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willard Davidson (PF), Craig Maio (C) Matthew Teer, Warren Cash | |
| 10:30 | VCU | Martin Knickerbocker makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Robert Carter is fouled on the floor by Martin Knickerbocker - foul #2 on Martin Knickerbocker, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (C) Martin Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Visosky - foul #3 on John Visosky, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (SG) Samuel Wright | |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:59 | VCU | The rebound goes to Renaldo Lopez | 39-52 |
| 09:37 | VCU | John Visosky misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson grabs the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Carter | 39-54 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez is called for traveling | 39-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG), Albert Harrah (SF), Martin Knickerbocker (PF) Alberto Moretti, Steven Kibby, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 08:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Anthony Raphael | 39-54 |
| 08:05 | VCU | John Visosky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-54 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Craig Maio snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen is hacked by John Visosky - foul #4 on John Visosky, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SG), Micheal Wysong (PF) John Visosky, Martin Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (PG), Samuel Wright (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Warren Cash (C) Anthony Steffen, Matthew McGraw, Robert Carter, Willard Davidson, Craig Maio | |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Teer | 39-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Kibby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Micheal Wysong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Teer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Cash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Warren Cash grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Warren Cash hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 39-57 |
| 07:20 | VCU | Micheal Wysong grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 07:07 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez loses the dribble to Samuel Wright | 39-57 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses the easy layup | 39-57 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson tips it but misses | 39-57 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Wright | 39-60 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Micheal Wysong is whistled for a carry | 39-60 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Alberto Moretti (SG), Rafael Bernal (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF), Martin Knickerbocker (C) Anthony Raphael, Steven Kibby, Albert Harrah, Micheal Wysong, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Matthew McGraw (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Willard Davidson (PF) Kevin Anderson, Samuel Wright, Vincent Kuo, Matthew Teer | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Warren Cash scores on a runner from close range set up by Willard Davidson | 39-62 |
| 05:47 | VCU | Martin Knickerbocker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 39-62 |
| 05:46 | VCU | Rafael Bernal snags the offensive board | 39-62 |
| 05:41 | VCU | Martin Knickerbocker is denied on a layup by Warren Cash | 39-62 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Robert Carter pulls down the rebound | 39-62 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Willard Davidson is denied by Emilio Garcia | 39-62 |
| 05:19 | VCU | Emilio Garcia pulls down the rebound | 39-62 |
| 04:57 | VCU | Emilio Garcia hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 39-62 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Robert Carter pulls down the rebound | 39-62 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Warren Cash can't finish the layup | 39-62 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Warren Cash tips it home | 39-64 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Emilio Garcia makes the jump hook in the paint set up by John Visosky | 41-64 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 41-64 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Robert Carter tips it back up and in | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:45 | VCU | John Visosky scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Knickerbocker | 44-66 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Alberto Moretti (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rafael Bernal (fairly fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Knickerbocker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew McGraw (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willard Davidson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Martin Knickerbocker - foul #3 on Martin Knickerbocker, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (PG), Steven Kibby (SG), Albert Harrah (SF), Micheal Wysong (PF) John Visosky, Alberto Moretti, Rafael Bernal, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (PG), Samuel Wright (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Matthew Teer (PF) Anthony Steffen, Matthew McGraw, Robert Carter, Willard Davidson | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 03:12 | VCU | Martin Knickerbocker loses the dribble to Samuel Wright | 44-68 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-68 |
| 02:49 | VCU | Steven Kibby grabs the defensive rebound | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:28 | VCU | Steven Kibby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-68 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson grabs the board | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 01:56 | VCU | Micheal Wysong snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 01:51 | VCU | Steven Kibby misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-68 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Vincent Kuo | 44-68 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Anderson | 44-71 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Cash - foul #5 on Warren Cash, team foul #7 | 44-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Alberto Moretti (SG) Steven Kibby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Matthew McGraw (SG), Willard Davidson (PF), Craig Maio (C) Kevin Anderson, Samuel Wright, Matthew Teer, Warren Cash | |
| 01:06 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Knickerbocker | 45-71 |
| 00:48 | VCU | Martin Knickerbocker pulls down the rebound | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | VCU | Anthony Raphael can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Steffen - foul #4 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #8 | 45-71 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Harrah - foul #1 on Albert Harrah, team foul #6 | 47-71 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Albert Harrah comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-73 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen runs out the clock | 47-73 |