| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Reade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryant Denson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Moffett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Justin Reade inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | VCU | Bryant Denson drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Merrill | 34-24 |
| 19:11 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-24 |
| 19:10 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:59 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver banks in the layup set up by David Cloutier | 34-26 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Scott Merrill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Merrill, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:14 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 18:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerome Jones | 34-26 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Justin Reade knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Jones | 37-26 |
| 17:48 | Northeastern | Bryant Denson blocks the jumper by John Fisher | 37-26 |
| 17:47 | VCU | Jerome Jones snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 17:37 | VCU | Dennis Weaver steps in front of the Justin Reade pass | 37-26 |
| 17:15 | Northeastern | David Cloutier hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stephen Moffett | 37-29 |
| 17:01 | VCU | Bryant Denson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 16:59 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:41 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 16:40 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:22 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 16:21 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 16:14 | Northeastern | John Fisher drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Cloutier | 37-32 |
| 16:07 | VCU | James Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Miyashiro (PG), William Hui (SG), Timothy Myer (SF), Alfred Horovitz (PF), Robert Murphey (C) Scott Merrill, James Edwards, Justin Reade, Bryant Denson, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Raymond Royals (PG), Allen Smith (SG), George Dawe (SF), Sheng-li Tao (PF), Kevin Carle (C) David Cloutier, Stephen Moffett, John Fisher, Dennis Weaver, Linwood Williams | |
| 15:50 | Northeastern | George Dawe clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Myer - foul #1 on Timothy Myer, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | VCU | David Reynolds (PG) William Hui | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Foss (SG) Allen Smith | |
| 15:50 | Northeastern | George Dawe misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:50 | Northeastern | George Dawe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:50 | Northeastern | Kevin Carle grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Reynolds (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Miyashiro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Myer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Horovitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Murphey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Raymond Royals (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Dawe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sheng-li Tao (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northeastern | Kevin Carle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 15:39 | Northeastern | Raymond Royals grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 15:21 | Northeastern | Sheng-li Tao connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Foss | 37-35 |
| 15:00 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 14:40 | Northeastern | Kevin Carle misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Alfred Horovitz - foul #1 on Alfred Horovitz, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | VCU | James Edwards (SG), Justin Reade (SF) Albert Miyashiro, Timothy Myer | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG), John Fisher (SF), Dennis Weaver (PF) Raymond Royals, George Dawe, Sheng-li Tao | |
| 14:40 | Northeastern | Kevin Carle makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:40 | Northeastern | Kevin Carle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 14:13 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to John Fisher | 40-37 |
| 14:00 | Northeastern | George Foss is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on George Foss, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Bryant Denson (PF) Robert Murphey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett (SG), Linwood Williams (C) George Foss, Kevin Carle | |
| 13:47 | VCU | Dennis Weaver denies the turnaround by Bryant Denson | 40-37 |
| 13:45 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:36 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 13:17 | VCU | David Cloutier is called for the reach on David Reynolds - foul #1 on David Cloutier, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jones (C) Alfred Horovitz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 13:06 | VCU | Bryant Denson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Fisher - foul #1 on John Fisher, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Bryant Denson makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Bryant Denson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:40 | Northeastern | Jerome Jones steals it from Stephen Moffett | 42-40 |
| 12:23 | VCU | James Edwards misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Moffett - foul #3 on Stephen Moffett, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Merrill (PG) David Reynolds | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Raymond Royals (PG), George Dawe (SF) David Cloutier, John Fisher | |
| 12:23 | VCU | James Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:23 | VCU | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:03 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 12:02 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 12:01 | VCU | Justin Reade grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 11:51 | VCU | Scott Merrill drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Reade | 46-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Reade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryant Denson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Raymond Royals (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Moffett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Dawe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 11 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver misses the driving attempt in the lane | 46-40 |
| 11:30 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 11:13 | VCU | Jerome Jones is denied on a layup by Dennis Weaver | 46-42 |
| 11:11 | VCU | Justin Reade tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 10:48 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-42 |
| 10:46 | VCU | Jerome Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:25 | VCU | Justin Reade makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Merrill | 51-42 |
| 09:58 | Northeastern | Raymond Royals connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stephen Moffett | 51-45 |
| 09:48 | VCU | Justin Reade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 09:46 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:25 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | VCU | David Reynolds (PG), Timothy Myer (SF), Alfred Horovitz (PF), Robert Murphey (C) James Edwards, Justin Reade, Bryant Denson, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG), Allen Smith (SG), John Fisher (SF), Sheng-li Tao (PF), Kevin Carle (C) Raymond Royals, Stephen Moffett, George Dawe, Dennis Weaver, Linwood Williams | |
| 09:10 | VCU | Robert Murphey hits a jumper from close range | 53-45 |
| 08:57 | Northeastern | Sheng-li Tao is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Miyashiro (SG) Scott Merrill | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 08:36 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 08:35 | Northeastern | Kevin Carle grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 08:12 | Northeastern | David Cloutier comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Reynolds - foul #4 on David Reynolds, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | VCU | William Hui (SG) David Reynolds | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Raymond Royals (SG), Linwood Williams (C) Allen Smith, Kevin Carle | |
| 08:12 | Northeastern | David Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:12 | Northeastern | David Cloutier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Horovitz | 56-47 |
| 07:37 | Northeastern | Raymond Royals scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-49 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Albert Miyashiro (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Hui (fresh) SF - Timothy Myer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Horovitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Murphey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Royals (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sheng-li Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:16 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hui | 59-49 |
| 06:52 | Northeastern | John Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 06:50 | VCU | The rebound goes to Alfred Horovitz | 59-49 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Sheng-li Tao picks off the pass by William Hui | 59-49 |
| 06:22 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 59-49 |
| 06:21 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams tips it home | 59-51 |
| 06:14 | VCU | Sheng-li Tao picks off the pass by Robert Murphey | 59-51 |
| 05:54 | Northeastern | Raymond Royals misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 05:52 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:52 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | VCU | David Reynolds (PG), James Edwards (SG), Justin Reade (SF), Bryant Denson (PF), Jerome Jones (C) Albert Miyashiro, William Hui, Timothy Myer, Alfred Horovitz, Robert Murphey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Foss (SG), Dennis Weaver (PF) Raymond Royals, Sheng-li Tao | |
| 05:34 | VCU | Bryant Denson buries a runner near the basket | 61-51 |
| 05:10 | Northeastern | Bryant Denson blocks the short jumper by George Foss | 61-51 |
| 05:09 | VCU | Jerome Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:48 | VCU | James Edwards drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Reynolds | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Northeastern | David Cloutier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-51 |
| 04:43 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver tips it home | 64-53 |
| 04:23 | VCU | James Edwards lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerome Jones | 66-53 |
| 04:12 | Northeastern | David Cloutier connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Foss | 66-56 |
| 04:03 | VCU | Linwood Williams is called for the reach on Jerome Jones - foul #2 on Linwood Williams, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Dawe (SF) John Fisher | |
| 03:49 | VCU | Justin Reade drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Reynolds | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 03:34 | VCU | Justin Reade snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Reynolds (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Reade (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryant Denson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Dawe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | VCU | David Reynolds comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-56 |
| 03:10 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 02:58 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Bryant Denson - foul #1 on Bryant Denson, team foul #5 | 69-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Alfred Horovitz (PF), Robert Murphey (C) Bryant Denson, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Raymond Royals (PG), John Fisher (SF) David Cloutier, George Dawe | |
| 02:58 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:58 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:55 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Bryant Denson (PF) Robert Murphey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG) Raymond Royals | |
| 02:44 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-57 |
| 02:43 | VCU | Bryant Denson gets the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz is whistled for traveling | 69-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Merrill (PG), Albert Miyashiro (SG), Timothy Myer (SF), Robert Murphey (C) David Reynolds, James Edwards, Justin Reade, Bryant Denson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Raymond Royals (PG), Stephen Moffett (SG), George Dawe (SF), Sheng-li Tao (PF), Kevin Carle (C) David Cloutier, George Foss, John Fisher, Dennis Weaver, Linwood Williams | |
| 02:21 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-57 |
| 02:03 | VCU | Stephen Moffett steals it from Robert Murphey | 69-57 |
| 01:59 | Northeastern | George Dawe slams it home set up by Stephen Moffett | 69-59 |
| 01:41 | VCU | Alfred Horovitz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-59 |
| 01:39 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Kevin Carle | 69-59 |
| 01:15 | Northeastern | Sheng-li Tao comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 01:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to Scott Merrill | 69-59 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Stephen Moffett - foul #4 on Stephen Moffett, team foul #6 | 71-59 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro makes the free throw | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Northeastern | George Dawe misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-59 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Robert Murphey pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | VCU | Stephen Moffett picks off the pass by Alfred Horovitz | 72-59 |
| 00:12 | Northeastern | Stephen Moffett buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Albert Miyashiro runs out the clock | 72-62 |