| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Mazikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordan Hickerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joe Palomo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Johnston (fresh) C - Alec Vaillancourt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | VCU | Joe Palomo takes the ball from Joe Moore | 43-33 |
| 19:42 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo lays it up and in | 43-35 |
| 19:14 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson knocks in the shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 18:50 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Palomo | 45-38 |
| 18:23 | VCU | Joe Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 18:21 | Northeastern | William Johnston grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 18:07 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones drills a jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 17:48 | VCU | Robert Allen steals the ball from Alan Mazikowski | 45-40 |
| 17:43 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Allen | 45-42 |
| 17:29 | VCU | Joe Moore hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alan Mazikowski | 48-42 |
| 17:13 | Northeastern | William Johnston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 17:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to Bennie Cobbins | 48-42 |
| 17:04 | VCU | Jerome Jones's pass is intercepted by Robert Allen | 48-42 |
| 17:01 | Northeastern | Robert Allen misses the easy layup | 48-42 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 16:52 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins misses the fadeaway from the right block | 48-42 |
| 16:50 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 16:45 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Allen | 48-44 |
| 16:29 | VCU | Jerome Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 16:27 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 16:23 | Northeastern | Robert Allen comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alan Mazikowski - foul #3 on Alan Mazikowski, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| Subs | VCU | David Reynolds (PG), Joseph Carlson (SG), Richard Davis (SF), Dennis Hackett (PF), Robert Murphey (C) Joe Moore, Alan Mazikowski, Bennie Cobbins, Jordan Hickerson, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Keith Shelley (SF), James Gurley (PF), Linwood Williams (C) Stewart Jones, William Johnston, Alec Vaillancourt | |
| 16:23 | Northeastern | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:23 | Northeastern | Robert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:11 | VCU | Joseph Carlson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-46 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Richard Davis hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 15:54 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Allen | 50-49 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Dennis Hackett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Murphey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joe Palomo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Shelley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Gurley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | VCU | James Gurley steals the ball from Dennis Hackett | 50-49 |
| 15:06 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-49 |
| 15:04 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 14:47 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Robert Murphey snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Joseph Carlson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 14:24 | VCU | Robert Murphey gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Linwood Williams blocks the jumper by Dennis Hackett | 50-49 |
| 14:05 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 13:46 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 13:44 | VCU | Robert Murphey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 13:30 | VCU | Robert Murphey connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Carlson | 52-49 |
| 13:13 | Northeastern | Robert Allen knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 52-51 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Joseph Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 13:04 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 12:50 | Northeastern | James Gurley scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Joe Palomo | 52-53 |
| 12:36 | VCU | Dennis Hackett drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joseph Carlson | 54-53 |
| 12:22 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Keith Shelley | 54-55 |
| 11:59 | VCU | Joseph Carlson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Murphey | 57-55 |
| 11:52 | Northeastern | Keith Shelley connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Palomo | 57-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Reynolds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Carlson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Dennis Hackett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Murphey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joe Palomo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Shelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gurley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | VCU | Dennis Hackett drills a 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 11:19 | Northeastern | James Gurley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Murphey - foul #2 on Robert Murphey, team foul #2 | 60-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Jordan Hickerson (PF), Jerome Jones (C) David Reynolds, Joseph Carlson, Richard Davis, Dennis Hackett, Robert Murphey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin (PG), Stewart Jones (SF), William Johnston (PF), Alec Vaillancourt (C) Joe Palomo, Robert Allen, Keith Shelley, Linwood Williams | |
| 11:19 | Northeastern | James Gurley makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 11:19 | Northeastern | James Gurley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 11:11 | VCU | Alec Vaillancourt denies the turnaround by Jerome Jones | 60-59 |
| 11:10 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Joe Moore can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Grant Gatlin - foul #2 on Grant Gatlin, team foul #1 | 60-59 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Foss (PG) James Gurley | |
| 11:00 | VCU | Joe Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Joe Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 11:00 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Alec Vaillancourt | 61-59 |
| 10:55 | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 10:54 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 10:38 | VCU | Joe Moore clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Jerome Jones can't tip it in | 61-59 |
| 10:35 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 10:22 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Foss | 61-62 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 10:03 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 09:39 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones is fouled on the floor by Bennie Cobbins - foul #2 on Bennie Cobbins, team foul #3 | 61-62 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Gurley (SG) George Foss | |
| 09:28 | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 09:26 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Joe Moore loses the dribble to William Johnston | 61-62 |
| 08:44 | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Johnston | 61-65 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson clanks a shot from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 08:26 | Northeastern | William Johnston snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 08:07 | Northeastern | William Johnston is hacked by Jerome Jones - foul #2 on Jerome Jones, team foul #4 | 61-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (PG), Richard Davis (SF), Timothy Myer (C) Joe Moore, Bennie Cobbins, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joe Palomo (PG), Keith Shelley (SF), Chris Knudsen (PF) Grant Gatlin, Stewart Jones, William Johnston | |
| 07:56 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Myer - foul #1 on Timothy Myer, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis Hackett (PF) Jordan Hickerson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 07:56 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:56 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 07:39 | VCU | James Gurley is called for the reach on Joseph Carlson - foul #1 on James Gurley, team foul #2 | 61-67 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Linwood Williams (C) Alec Vaillancourt | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Mazikowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Dennis Hackett (fresh) 10 pts. C - Timothy Myer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joe Palomo (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Gurley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Keith Shelley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Knudsen (fresh) C - Linwood Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski loses the ball out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | VCU | David Reynolds (PG) Alan Mazikowski | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Foss (SG) James Gurley | |
| 07:11 | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 07:10 | VCU | Richard Davis gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 07:05 | VCU | The jump hook by Joseph Carlson is blocked by Linwood Williams | 61-67 |
| 07:03 | Northeastern | Chris Knudsen gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 06:49 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo is hacked by David Reynolds - foul #1 on David Reynolds, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Cobbins (SF), Jordan Hickerson (PF), Robert Murphey (C) David Reynolds, Dennis Hackett, Timothy Myer | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin (SG), Stewart Jones (SF) George Foss, Chris Knudsen | |
| 06:42 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Palomo | 61-70 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Richard Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-70 |
| 06:12 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 05:56 | VCU | Richard Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-70 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Robert Murphey grabs the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 05:41 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Robert Murphey snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 05:26 | VCU | Joseph Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 05:24 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 05:09 | VCU | Robert Murphey connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Davis | 63-70 |
| 05:09 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG), Jerome Jones (C) Joseph Carlson, Richard Davis, Robert Murphey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Allen (SG), William Johnston (PF), Alec Vaillancourt (C) Grant Gatlin, Keith Shelley, Linwood Williams | |
| 04:54 | Northeastern | Robert Allen clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 63-70 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 04:47 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| 04:26 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo is denied on a layup by Jordan Hickerson | 63-70 |
| 04:25 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 04:18 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Johnston - foul #3 on William Johnston, team foul #3 | 63-70 |
| 04:18 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 04:18 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:54 | Northeastern | Robert Allen is hacked by Alan Mazikowski - foul #4 on Alan Mazikowski, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| 03:54 | Northeastern | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:54 | Northeastern | Robert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:34 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 65-72 |
| 03:32 | VCU | Jerome Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Mazikowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jordan Hickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Joe Palomo (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stewart Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Johnston (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alec Vaillancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski makes the jumper from the left side | 67-72 |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 03:06 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 02:43 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Mazikowski | 70-72 |
| 02:41 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Davis (SF), Dennis Hackett (PF), Robert Murphey (C) Bennie Cobbins, Jordan Hickerson, Jerome Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 02:29 | VCU | Joe Moore misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 70-72 |
| 02:28 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 02:08 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo is hacked by Robert Murphey - foul #3 on Robert Murphey, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| Subs | VCU | David Reynolds (PG), Joseph Carlson (SG) Joe Moore, Alan Mazikowski | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin (SG), Keith Shelley (PF) Robert Allen, William Johnston | |
| 02:08 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:08 | Northeastern | Joe Palomo misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:08 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Murphey | 70-73 |
| 02:08 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| 01:54 | VCU | Grant Gatlin steps in front of the Richard Davis pass | 70-73 |
| 01:54 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Jordan Hickerson (PF), Jerome Jones (C) David Reynolds, Joseph Carlson, Richard Davis, Dennis Hackett, Robert Murphey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Allen (SG), William Johnston (PF) Grant Gatlin, Keith Shelley | |
| 01:43 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 01:42 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:28 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Allen | 70-75 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Jerome Jones lays it up and in | 72-75 |
| 00:55 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:53 | Northeastern | William Johnston can't tip it in | 72-75 |
| 00:51 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Alec Vaillancourt | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Allen | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-77 |
| 00:18 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Mazikowski - foul #5 on Alan Mazikowski, team foul #9 | 72-77 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (SG) Alan Mazikowski | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Grant Gatlin (PG), James Gurley (PF) Joe Palomo, William Johnston | |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Alec Vaillancourt misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Joseph Carlson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 00:08 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson snags the offensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Joseph Carlson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-78 |
| 00:05 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | George Foss (PG), Keith Shelley (PF) Robert Allen, James Gurley | |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | Joe Moore is called for the reach on Stewart Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Moore, team foul #10 | 75-78 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones misses the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | Stewart Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 00:02 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 75-78 |