| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Bergstresser (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Pierce (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Teddy Bester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Frances Stayton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Eddie Montejano inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-36 |
| 19:48 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley snags the defensive board | 21-36 |
| 19:27 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester is hacked by Frank Yerby - foul #1 on Frank Yerby, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| 19:11 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Pierce and he's fouled by Eddie Montejano - foul #3 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #2 | 21-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Trinh (SF) Eddie Montejano | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 19:11 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester misses the free throw | 21-38 |
| 19:11 | VCU | Frank Yerby gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-38 |
| 18:51 | VCU | Thomas Lange tips it home | 23-38 |
| 18:30 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-38 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Thomas Lange connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Steven Trinh | 25-38 |
| 17:46 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Thomas Lange gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Pierce - foul #2 on Richard Pierce, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:07 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton drills a jump hook from close range set up by Dewey Riley | 27-40 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Teddy Bester takes the ball from Thomas Lange | 27-40 |
| 16:26 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dewey Riley | 27-42 |
| 16:16 | VCU | Donald Potvin is fouled on the floor by Frances Stayton - foul #1 on Frances Stayton, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Eric Spellman (PG), Michael Sowa (SF), Winfred Story (PF), John Tellis (C) David Bergstresser, Richard Pierce, Teddy Bester, Frances Stayton | |
| 16:01 | VCU | Perry Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 15:59 | VCU | Perry Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) SG - Merle Little (fresh) SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Eric Spellman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Sowa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winfred Story (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Tellis (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | VCU | Dewey Riley picks off the pass by Perry Johnson | 27-42 |
| 15:36 | Northeastern | Eric Spellman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dewey Riley | 27-44 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Eric Spellman is called for the reach on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Eric Spellman, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF) Robert Lee, Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Norman Graves (SG), Frances Stayton (C) Dewey Riley, John Tellis | |
| 15:05 | VCU | Frank Yerby travels with the ball | 27-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG), Calvin Haas (C) Merle Little, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 14:54 | Northeastern | Norman Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 14:52 | VCU | Frank Yerby gets the rebound | 27-44 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Frances Stayton picks off the pass by Eddie Montejano | 27-44 |
| 14:23 | Northeastern | Norman Graves misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-44 |
| 14:21 | VCU | Calvin Haas pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Eddie Montejano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Bob Dowd (PF) Frank Yerby | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Bergstresser (PG), Dewey Riley (SG), Richard Pierce (SF), Teddy Bester (PF) Eric Spellman, Norman Graves, Michael Sowa, Winfred Story | |
| 14:01 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-44 |
| 14:00 | VCU | Calvin Haas grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 13:33 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses the floater from the left side | 27-44 |
| 13:32 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 13:27 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:12 | VCU | Donald Potvin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-47 |
| 13:10 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Haas | 27-47 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Frances Stayton - foul #2 on Frances Stayton, team foul #4 | 27-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Frank Yerby (PF) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 13:05 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:42 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Frances Stayton | 29-50 |
| 12:18 | VCU | Eddie Montejano knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Frank Yerby | 31-50 |
| 11:49 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Bergstresser | 31-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) SG - Merle Little (fresh) SF - Eddie Montejano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Haas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Bergstresser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Teddy Bester (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Frances Stayton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | VCU | Eddie Montejano clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-52 |
| 11:34 | VCU | Calvin Haas tips it back up and in | 33-52 |
| 11:11 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 11:10 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton grabs the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 10:49 | Northeastern | David Bergstresser scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dewey Riley | 33-55 |
| 10:40 | VCU | Merle Little buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Montejano | 36-55 |
| 10:11 | Northeastern | The jump hook by Teddy Bester is blocked by Calvin Haas | 36-55 |
| 10:10 | VCU | Frank Yerby grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Robert Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-55 |
| 10:05 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 09:37 | Northeastern | David Bergstresser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Robert Lee, Merle Little, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Eric Spellman (PG), Norman Graves (SG), Michael Sowa (SF), Winfred Story (PF), John Tellis (C) David Bergstresser, Dewey Riley, Richard Pierce, Teddy Bester, Frances Stayton | |
| 09:19 | VCU | Perry Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Potvin | 39-55 |
| 08:59 | Northeastern | Norman Graves is called for traveling | 39-55 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Winfred Story denies the turnaround by Donald Potvin | 39-55 |
| 08:46 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 08:25 | Northeastern | Donald Potvin steals it from Michael Sowa | 39-55 |
| 08:09 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses the shot from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 08:07 | Northeastern | Winfred Story grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 07:45 | Northeastern | Eric Spellman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Eric Spellman, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (PF) Perry Johnson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dewey Riley (SG) Norman Graves | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Merle Little (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Eric Spellman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dewey Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Sowa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Winfred Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Tellis (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | VCU | Donald Potvin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lange | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:06 | Northeastern | Merle Little steps in front of the Winfred Story pass | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:43 | VCU | Donald Potvin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bob Dowd | 44-55 |
| 06:24 | Northeastern | Merle Little steals it from Winfred Story | 44-55 |
| 05:56 | VCU | Michael Sowa steals it from Donald Potvin | 44-55 |
| 05:56 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Steven Trinh, Merle Little, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Bergstresser (PG), Richard Pierce (SF), Teddy Bester (PF), Frances Stayton (C) Eric Spellman, Michael Sowa, Winfred Story, John Tellis | |
| 05:49 | Northeastern | Donald Potvin is called for the reach on David Bergstresser - foul #3 on Donald Potvin, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| 05:24 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 05:22 | VCU | Frank Yerby grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:01 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 04:59 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 04:53 | Northeastern | David Bergstresser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 04:51 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce misses the tip | 44-55 |
| 04:49 | Northeastern | Frances Stayton snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 04:32 | Northeastern | Thomas Lange is called for the reach on Frances Stayton - foul #2 on Thomas Lange, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| 04:17 | Northeastern | David Bergstresser is hacked by Donald Potvin - foul #4 on Donald Potvin, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| 03:57 | Northeastern | Dewey Riley hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Bergstresser | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | VCU | Donald Potvin is hacked by David Bergstresser - foul #1 on David Bergstresser, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Eric Spellman (PG), Norman Graves (SG), Michael Sowa (SF), Winfred Story (PF), John Tellis (C) David Bergstresser, Dewey Riley, Richard Pierce, Teddy Bester, Frances Stayton | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) SG - Merle Little (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Eric Spellman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Graves (fresh) SF - Michael Sowa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Winfred Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Tellis (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | VCU | Steven Trinh connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bob Dowd | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Northeastern | Eric Spellman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-58 |
| 03:18 | VCU | The rebound goes to Merle Little | 46-58 |
| 03:05 | VCU | Merle Little misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 03:03 | VCU | Robert Lee tips it back up and in | 48-58 |
| 03:00 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Robert Lee, Merle Little, Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Bergstresser (PG), Dewey Riley (SG), Richard Pierce (SF), Teddy Bester (PF), Frances Stayton (C) Eric Spellman, Norman Graves, Michael Sowa, Winfred Story, John Tellis | |
| 02:37 | Northeastern | David Bergstresser clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Eddie Montejano grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Donald Potvin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-58 |
| 02:24 | Northeastern | Teddy Bester pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 02:18 | Northeastern | Richard Pierce knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Bergstresser | 48-61 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Dewey Riley is called for the reach on Eddie Montejano - foul #3 on Dewey Riley, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Eric Spellman (PG), Norman Graves (SG), Michael Sowa (SF), Winfred Story (PF), John Tellis (C) David Bergstresser, Dewey Riley, Richard Pierce, Teddy Bester, Frances Stayton | |
| 02:01 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:37 | Northeastern | John Tellis misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-61 |
| 01:35 | Northeastern | Eric Spellman grabs the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:19 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa hits a shot from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Steven Trinh can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 01:05 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to John Tellis | 50-63 |
| 00:43 | Northeastern | Winfred Story misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 00:41 | VCU | Bob Dowd snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Bob Dowd is fouled on the floor by Winfred Story - foul #1 on Winfred Story, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Perry Johnson (SF) Eddie Montejano | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Bob Dowd misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:36 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to John Tellis | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Eric Spellman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 00:15 | VCU | Robert Lee grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Robert Lee misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 00:07 | Northeastern | Michael Sowa gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Eric Spellman runs out the clock | 50-63 |