| Lineup | VCU | PG - Owen Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lagarde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Zuehls (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Axford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shon Newberry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lee Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Michael Cegielski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Northeastern | Lee Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-30 |
| 19:30 | VCU | Charles Lagarde is hacked by Michael Cegielski - foul #2 on Michael Cegielski, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:07 | VCU | Michael Zuehls misses long on a turnaround from close range | 39-30 |
| 19:05 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 18:58 | Northeastern | Lee Brown lays it in set up by Shon Newberry and he's hacked by Michael Zuehls - foul #1 on Michael Zuehls, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:58 | Northeastern | Lee Brown makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Michael Zuehls connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Owen Palmer and he's hacked by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Michael Zuehls makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:14 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-33 |
| 18:12 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rhodes | 42-33 |
| 18:06 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Frederick Westfall - foul #2 on Frederick Westfall, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| 18:06 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:06 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Frederick Westfall connects on the floater from the right side set up by Owen Palmer and he's hacked by Robert Rhodes - foul #2 on Robert Rhodes, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Frederick Westfall makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:40 | Northeastern | Lee Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dan Thompson | 45-38 |
| 17:20 | VCU | Owen Palmer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 17:18 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:06 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 17:05 | VCU | Michael Zuehls grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 16:41 | VCU | Frederick Westfall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Scott (PG), Thomas Mounce (SG), Fernando Fernandez (SF), Duane Bair (PF), Jacob Erwin (C) Owen Palmer, Frederick Westfall, Charles Lagarde, Michael Zuehls, Brian Axford | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Melvin Jones (SG), Michael Lane (SF), Greg Gransky (C) Dan Thompson, Robert Rhodes, Shon Newberry, Michael Cegielski | |
| 16:28 | Northeastern | Charley Waller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 16:27 | Northeastern | Michael Lane grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:13 | Northeastern | Lee Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 16:12 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 15:57 | VCU | Jacob Erwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:55 | Northeastern | Lee Brown grabs the board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Brian Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fernando Fernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duane Bair (fresh) C - Jacob Erwin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charley Waller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Greg Gransky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Northeastern | Charley Waller is fouled on the floor by Duane Bair - foul #1 on Duane Bair, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG), Terry Gil (SG) Charley Waller, Lee Brown | |
| 15:32 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 15:31 | VCU | Jacob Erwin grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Brian Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 15:19 | Northeastern | Terry Gil snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 14:59 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Gil | 45-43 |
| 14:40 | VCU | Melvin Jones steps in front of the Fernando Fernandez pass | 45-43 |
| 14:25 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky knocks in the runner in the lane | 45-45 |
| 14:09 | VCU | Thomas Mounce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 14:07 | Northeastern | Michael Lane grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 14:03 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson is hacked by Brian Scott - foul #1 on Brian Scott, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Palmer (PG), Frederick Westfall (SG), Charles Lagarde (SF), Michael Zuehls (PF), Brian Axford (C) Brian Scott, Thomas Mounce, Fernando Fernandez, Duane Bair, Jacob Erwin | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes (PG), Shon Newberry (SF), Lee Brown (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Dan Thompson, Michael Lane, Melvin Jones, Greg Gransky | |
| 13:50 | Northeastern | Frederick Westfall takes the ball from Robert Rhodes | 45-45 |
| 13:28 | VCU | Brian Axford misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:26 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Michael Cegielski | 45-45 |
| 13:17 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes is hacked by Owen Palmer - foul #2 on Owen Palmer, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG) Terry Gil | |
| 12:55 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski misses the runner from the right block | 45-45 |
| 12:54 | VCU | The rebound goes to Owen Palmer | 45-45 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Frederick Westfall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| 12:32 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-45 |
| 12:30 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski tips it in | 45-47 |
| 12:04 | VCU | Owen Palmer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 11:46 | Northeastern | Frederick Westfall steals it from Robert Rhodes | 48-47 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Owen Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Lagarde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Zuehls (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Axford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Shon Newberry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Michael Cegielski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | VCU | Brian Axford's pass is intercepted by Michael Cegielski | 48-47 |
| 11:17 | Northeastern | Brian Axford denies the turnaround by Michael Cegielski | 48-47 |
| 11:16 | VCU | Owen Palmer snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:51 | VCU | Charles Lagarde misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Shon Newberry - foul #2 on Shon Newberry, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Scott (PG), Thomas Mounce (SG), Fernando Fernandez (PF), Jacob Erwin (C) Owen Palmer, Frederick Westfall, Michael Zuehls, Brian Axford | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Terry Gil (SG), Michael Lane (SF), Melvin Jones (PF), Greg Gransky (C) Dan Thompson, Robert Rhodes, Shon Newberry, Lee Brown, Michael Cegielski | |
| 10:51 | VCU | Charles Lagarde makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:51 | VCU | Charles Lagarde misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:51 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:33 | Northeastern | Terry Gil misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 10:31 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 49-47 |
| 10:13 | Northeastern | Michael Lane knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Gil | 49-49 |
| 09:52 | VCU | Fernando Fernandez makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Mounce | 51-49 |
| 09:45 | Northeastern | Michael Lane buries a shot from the right block | 51-51 |
| 09:29 | VCU | Thomas Mounce clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 09:27 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:19 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Lane | 51-54 |
| 09:05 | VCU | Charles Lagarde knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Mounce | 53-54 |
| 08:56 | Northeastern | Charley Waller can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Scott - foul #2 on Brian Scott, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Palmer (PG), Frederick Westfall (SG), Michael Zuehls (PF), Brian Axford (C) Brian Scott, Thomas Mounce, Charles Lagarde, Jacob Erwin | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Shon Newberry (SF), Lee Brown (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Michael Lane, Melvin Jones, Greg Gransky | |
| 08:56 | Northeastern | Charley Waller misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:56 | Northeastern | Charley Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:37 | VCU | Frederick Westfall misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 08:36 | Northeastern | Charley Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:18 | Northeastern | Lee Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lee Brown, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG) Charley Waller | |
| 07:56 | VCU | Owen Palmer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 07:55 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:47 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry connects on the shot from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Owen Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fernando Fernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Zuehls (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Axford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Gil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Shon Newberry (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lee Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Michael Cegielski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | VCU | Michael Zuehls hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 53-57 |
| 07:30 | Northeastern | Terry Gil pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 07:18 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Gil | 53-59 |
| 07:02 | VCU | Fernando Fernandez can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 53-59 |
| 07:01 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:47 | Northeastern | Brian Axford swats the short shot by Michael Cegielski | 53-59 |
| 06:45 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:35 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Zuehls - foul #2 on Michael Zuehls, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Lagarde (SF) Fernando Fernandez | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes (SG), Melvin Jones (PF) Terry Gil, Lee Brown | |
| 06:35 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:35 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:21 | VCU | Robert Rhodes steals the ball from Frederick Westfall | 53-60 |
| 06:17 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Zuehls | 53-60 |
| 06:16 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson tips it back up and in | 53-62 |
| 05:59 | VCU | Dan Thompson is called for the reach on Owen Palmer - foul #3 on Dan Thompson, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Scott (SG), Jacob Erwin (C) Frederick Westfall, Brian Axford | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Lane (SF) Shon Newberry | |
| 05:41 | VCU | Jacob Erwin travels with the ball | 53-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Mounce (SG), Duane Bair (PF) Owen Palmer, Michael Zuehls | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Greg Gransky (C) Michael Cegielski | |
| 05:23 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Lee Brown (PF) Greg Gransky | |
| 05:05 | VCU | Melvin Jones steals it from Thomas Mounce | 53-62 |
| 04:39 | Northeastern | Duane Bair is called for the reach on Melvin Jones - foul #2 on Duane Bair, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Owen Palmer (PG), Frederick Westfall (SG), Michael Zuehls (PF), Brian Axford (C) Brian Scott, Thomas Mounce, Duane Bair, Jacob Erwin | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Shon Newberry (SF), Michael Cegielski (C) Dan Thompson, Michael Lane | |
| 04:39 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:39 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Brian Axford scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Westfall and the foul's on Michael Cegielski - foul #3 on Michael Cegielski, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Fernando Fernandez (SF) Charles Lagarde | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry Gil (SG) Melvin Jones | |
| 04:19 | VCU | Brian Axford misses the free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:19 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Michael Cegielski | 55-64 |
| 03:54 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Gil | 55-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | VCU | Michael Zuehls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG), Michael Lane (PF) Robert Rhodes, Lee Brown | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Owen Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fernando Fernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Zuehls (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Axford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Gil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Shon Newberry (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Cegielski (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:11 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 03:09 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski snags the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 02:43 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 02:41 | VCU | Brian Axford gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Owen Palmer misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dan Thompson - foul #4 on Dan Thompson, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles Lagarde (SF) Michael Zuehls | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (SG), Melvin Jones (PF), Greg Gransky (C) Terry Gil, Shon Newberry, Michael Cegielski | |
| 02:37 | VCU | Owen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Owen Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:37 | Northeastern | Michael Lane snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 02:37 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| 02:17 | Northeastern | Owen Palmer picks off the pass by Charley Waller | 56-66 |
| 02:04 | VCU | Charles Lagarde scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Owen Palmer | 58-66 |
| 02:04 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Zuehls (PF) Fernando Fernandez | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry Gil (SG), Shon Newberry (SF), Lee Brown (PF), Michael Cegielski (C) Charley Waller, Michael Lane, Melvin Jones, Greg Gransky | |
| 01:38 | Northeastern | Lee Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Axford | 58-66 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Brian Axford grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Michael Zuehls misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 01:31 | Northeastern | Terry Gil pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 01:06 | Northeastern | Lee Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-66 |
| 01:05 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Zuehls | 58-66 |
| 01:00 | VCU | Frederick Westfall hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Owen Palmer | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Northeastern | Lee Brown misses badly on a shot from the right side | 61-66 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Michael Zuehls snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | VCU | Frederick Westfall is hacked by Lee Brown - foul #3 on Lee Brown, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Frederick Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Frederick Westfall misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Michael Zuehls grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Owen Palmer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski is fouled in the backcourt by Owen Palmer - foul #3 on Owen Palmer, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:18 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Charles Lagarde gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Charles Lagarde buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Zuehls | 65-66 |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski is fouled in the backcourt by Owen Palmer - foul #4 on Owen Palmer, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:08 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | VCU | Owen Palmer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-67 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski snags the defensive board | 65-67 |