| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Rines (fresh) SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Dorsey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Fazio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Peyton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Jones (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Roland (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | James Hawkins inbounds the ball | 25-15 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Peyton - foul #3 on Donald Peyton, team foul #1 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Erwin Waggoner (SF) Donald Peyton | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Erwin Waggoner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-15 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | John Rines gets the rebound | 27-15 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | James Hawkins buries a runner from the right block | 29-15 |
| 18:59 | VCU | Erwin Waggoner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-15 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Michael Roland pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Michael Roland drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hondo | 31-18 |
| 17:51 | VCU | Michael Roland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt gets the rebound | 31-18 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | John Rines loses the dribble to Michael Roland | 31-18 |
| 17:20 | VCU | Christopher Dorsey's floater is knocked away by Thomas Hunt | 31-18 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | George Hondo snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Mathew Jones - foul #2 on Mathew Jones, team foul #2 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Foster Bruner (C) Michael Roland | |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 16:56 | VCU | Mathew Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Mathew Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:39 | VCU | Mathew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Mathew Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 31-19 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | James Hawkins hits a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Erwin Waggoner - foul #2 on Erwin Waggoner, team foul #3 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Fleury (PG), Roger Pendley (SG), Sean Schoenberger (PF), John Flannery (C) Christopher Dorsey, Brian Fazio, Erwin Waggoner, Mathew Jones | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the free throw | 34-19 |
| 15:52 | VCU | John Flannery hits the finger roll on a great pass from Foster Bruner | 34-21 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Fleury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Pendley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Foster Bruner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Schoenberger (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | George Hondo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Rines | 37-21 |
| 15:10 | VCU | George Hondo is called for the reach on Foster Bruner - foul #4 on George Hondo, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) George Hondo, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Fazio (SG), Donald Peyton (SF), Michael Roland (C) Roger Pendley, Sean Schoenberger, John Flannery | |
| 14:51 | VCU | Kenneth Kuhn is called for the reach on Brian Fazio - foul #1 on Kenneth Kuhn, team foul #3 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Dorsey (PG), Mathew Jones (PF) Eugene Fleury, Foster Bruner | |
| 14:41 | VCU | Michael Roland makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn can't tip it in | 37-24 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Brian Fazio is called for the reach on John Rines - foul #1 on Brian Fazio, team foul #4 | 37-24 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Fazio - foul #2 on Brian Fazio, team foul #5 | 37-24 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn is called for a backcourt violation | 38-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG) Kenneth Kuhn | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:54 | VCU | Donald Peyton's floater is tipped away by Thomas Hunt | 38-24 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | John Rines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Pendley (SG), Foster Bruner (PF) Brian Fazio, Mathew Jones | |
| 12:30 | VCU | Donald Peyton scores on a floater from the right block set up by Roger Pendley | 38-26 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the shot from the baseline | 40-26 |
| 11:52 | VCU | Donald Peyton travels with the ball | 40-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Fleury (PG), Erwin Waggoner (SF), Sean Schoenberger (C) Christopher Dorsey, Donald Peyton, Michael Roland | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Burke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Janes (fresh) PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Fleury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Pendley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erwin Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Foster Bruner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Schoenberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:05 | VCU | Roger Pendley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger snags the offensive board | 43-26 |
| 10:50 | VCU | Foster Bruner can't finish the layup | 43-26 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Fleury - foul #2 on Eugene Fleury, team foul #6 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG), James Hawkins (SF), Hamisi Asaro (C) William Burke, John Janes, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | VCU | Brian Fazio (SG), Donald Peyton (SF), Mathew Jones (PF) Roger Pendley, Erwin Waggoner, Sean Schoenberger | |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 10:41 | VCU | George Hondo takes the ball from Eugene Fleury in the backcourt | 45-26 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | James Hawkins lays it up and in set up by George Hondo | 47-26 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Mathew Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | John Rines misses the dunk attempt | 47-29 |
| 09:54 | VCU | Donald Peyton gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 09:46 | VCU | Brian Fazio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | George Hondo snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the finger roll set up by John Rines | 49-29 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Eugene Fleury scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-32 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the easy layup | 49-32 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it back up and in | 51-32 |
| 08:19 | VCU | Eugene Fleury loses the dribble to George Hondo | 51-32 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Foster Bruner - foul #1 on Foster Bruner, team foul #7 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) John Rines, James Hawkins, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Dorsey (PG), Erwin Waggoner (SF), Sean Schoenberger (PF), Michael Roland (C) Eugene Fleury, Donald Peyton, Mathew Jones, Foster Bruner | |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the free throw | 53-32 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 07:43 | VCU | Brian Fazio travels with the ball | 53-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Burke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Janes (fresh) PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Dorsey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Fazio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Erwin Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Schoenberger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Erwin Waggoner is called for the reach on George Hondo - foul #3 on Erwin Waggoner, team foul #8 | 53-32 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 07:23 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 06:56 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger is called for a charge - foul #3 on Sean Schoenberger, team foul #9 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Fleury (PG), Roger Pendley (SG), John Flannery (C) Christopher Dorsey, Brian Fazio, Michael Roland | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hunt | 55-32 |
| 06:21 | VCU | Erwin Waggoner is hacked by John Janes - foul #1 on John Janes, team foul #4 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (SF), John Rines (PF) John Janes, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:03 | VCU | Erwin Waggoner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-32 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | William Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 55-32 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Hawkins | 57-32 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Roger Pendley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-32 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 57-32 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | James Hawkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Hunt | 59-32 |
| 05:00 | VCU | Roger Pendley's pass is intercepted by John Rines | 59-32 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | George Hondo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-32 |
| 04:39 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Flannery | 59-32 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Roger Pendley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Schoenberger | 59-35 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 59-35 |
| 04:08 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sean Schoenberger | 59-35 |
| 03:57 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #5 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), John Janes (SF), Ralph Couture (PF), Hamisi Asaro (C) William Burke, James Hawkins, John Rines, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | VCU | James Crowe (PG), Foster Bruner (C) Eugene Fleury, John Flannery | |
| 03:57 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 03:57 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | George Hondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG) George Hondo | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kenneth Kuhn (fresh) SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Janes (fresh) PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Crowe (fresh) SG - Roger Pendley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erwin Waggoner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Foster Bruner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Schoenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | VCU | John Rines steals the ball from James Crowe | 59-37 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro can't connect on a runner in the paint | 59-37 |
| 02:59 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:41 | VCU | Roger Pendley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-37 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a floater in the lane | 59-37 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | John Rines snags the offensive board | 59-37 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro buries a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Sean Schoenberger - foul #4 on Sean Schoenberger, team foul #10 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), William Burke (SG), James Hawkins (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) Kenneth Kuhn, John Rines, John Janes, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Fleury (PG), John Flannery (C) James Crowe, Sean Schoenberger | |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the free throw | 62-37 |
| 01:44 | VCU | George Hondo steals the ball from Erwin Waggoner | 62-37 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | James Hawkins is fouled on the floor by John Flannery - foul #1 on John Flannery, team foul #11 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG) William Burke | |
| Subs | VCU | Sean Schoenberger (C) John Flannery | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 01:18 | VCU | The rebound goes to Sean Schoenberger | 62-37 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Sean Schoenberger connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Roger Pendley | 62-39 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | John Rines clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Foster Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | VCU | Thomas Hunt is called for the reach on Erwin Waggoner - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #6 | 62-39 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Roger Pendley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Foster Bruner | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is hacked by Sean Schoenberger - foul #5 on Sean Schoenberger, team foul #12 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Flannery (C) Sean Schoenberger | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Foster Bruner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-42 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 64-42 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | George Hondo runs out the clock | 64-42 |