| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Calvin Flanary (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Otis Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pope (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Saliba (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bivona (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Defrancisco (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Randy Saliba inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | James Madison | William Pope misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 19:35 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 19:10 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Randy Saliba - foul #1 on Randy Saliba, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 19:10 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:10 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:58 | James Madison | Randy Saliba knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Warren and he's fouled by Calvin Flanary - foul #1 on Calvin Flanary, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 18:58 | James Madison | Randy Saliba makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:39 | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary connects on the jumper near the basket | 40-40 |
| 18:11 | James Madison | John Warren can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 18:09 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Wayne Manning | 40-40 |
| 18:02 | Northeastern | Elbert Payne makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Otis Garrett | 42-40 |
| 17:38 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Elbert Payne - foul #1 on Elbert Payne, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jesse Watters (SG), Joshua Desimone (SF), Nicholas Walk (PF), Dennis White (C) Joseph Weaver, Otis Garrett, Elbert Payne, Wayne Manning | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rick Karg (PG), Allan Abad (PF) John Warren, Michael Bivona | |
| 17:38 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:38 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:25 | Northeastern | Jesse Watters is hacked by Allan Abad - foul #2 on Allan Abad, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Edward Culver (PG) Calvin Flanary | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milanowski (SF), James Smith (C) Randy Saliba, Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 17:07 | Northeastern | Dennis White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 17:06 | James Madison | Allan Abad snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 17:04 | James Madison | Rick Karg is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Culver - foul #1 on Edward Culver, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Virgil Hay (SG) William Pope | |
| 16:47 | James Madison | James Milanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 16:18 | Northeastern | Edward Culver comes up short on the floater from the right side | 42-42 |
| 16:17 | Northeastern | Joshua Desimone hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 15:56 | James Madison | James Smith travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary (PG), Joseph Weaver (SG), Otis Garrett (SF), Elbert Payne (PF), Wayne Manning (C) Edward Culver, Jesse Watters, Joshua Desimone, Nicholas Walk, Dennis White | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warren (PG), William Pope (SG), Randy Saliba (SF), Ricky Defrancisco (C) Rick Karg, Virgil Hay, James Milanowski, James Smith | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Calvin Flanary (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Otis Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pope (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Saliba (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allan Abad (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Defrancisco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 15:37 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:31 | James Madison | John Warren comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 15:30 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Elbert Payne | 44-42 |
| 15:15 | Northeastern | Otis Garrett buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Calvin Flanary | 47-42 |
| 14:56 | James Madison | William Pope lays it in and the foul's on Wayne Manning - foul #1 on Wayne Manning, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Bivona (PF) Allan Abad | |
| 14:56 | James Madison | William Pope makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:49 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| 14:41 | James Madison | Joseph Weaver is called for the reach on William Pope - foul #2 on Joseph Weaver, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joshua Desimone (PF) Elbert Payne | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 14:25 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Manning - foul #2 on Wayne Manning, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Nicholas Walk (PF) Otis Garrett | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 14:25 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:25 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:12 | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 14:11 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Michael Bivona | 47-46 |
| 14:07 | James Madison | John Warren clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 14:06 | James Madison | Randy Saliba grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:56 | James Madison | William Pope hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 13:54 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Joshua Desimone | 47-46 |
| 13:49 | Northeastern | Ricky Defrancisco steals it from Nicholas Walk | 47-46 |
| 13:32 | James Madison | William Pope hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Bivona | 47-49 |
| 13:18 | Northeastern | Nicholas Walk scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Calvin Flanary | 49-49 |
| 13:06 | James Madison | Michael Bivona is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Walk - foul #2 on Nicholas Walk, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Whisenant (PG), Jesse Watters (SG), Otis Garrett (SF), Elbert Payne (PF) Calvin Flanary, Joseph Weaver, Nicholas Walk, Wayne Manning | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rick Karg (PG), Virgil Hay (SG), James Milanowski (SF), Allan Abad (C) John Warren, William Pope, Randy Saliba, Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 13:06 | James Madison | Michael Bivona makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:06 | James Madison | Michael Bivona makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:52 | Northeastern | Elbert Payne buries a floater in the paint set up by John Whisenant | 51-51 |
| 12:29 | James Madison | Michael Bivona's layup is rejected by Elbert Payne | 51-51 |
| 12:28 | Northeastern | Elbert Payne pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:13 | Northeastern | Joshua Desimone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Nicholas Walk (C) Joshua Desimone | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Smith (C) Michael Bivona | |
| 11:58 | James Madison | Allan Abad's pass is intercepted by Elbert Payne | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - John Whisenant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Watters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Otis Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Walk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Rick Karg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Hay (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allan Abad (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Northeastern | Otis Garrett makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Watters | 54-51 |
| 11:20 | James Madison | James Milanowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 11:01 | Northeastern | Otis Garrett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 11:00 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Rick Karg | 54-53 |
| 10:55 | James Madison | Rick Karg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 10:54 | Northeastern | Nicholas Walk pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:49 | Northeastern | Otis Garrett is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary (PG), Joseph Weaver (SG), Joshua Desimone (SF), Wayne Manning (C) John Whisenant, Jesse Watters, Otis Garrett, Elbert Payne | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warren (PG), William Pope (SG), Randy Saliba (SF), Sammy Norrell (PF), Ricky Defrancisco (C) Rick Karg, Virgil Hay, James Milanowski, Allan Abad, James Smith | |
| 10:27 | Northeastern | Joseph Weaver hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Flanary | 57-53 |
| 10:13 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco is denied on a layup by Nicholas Walk | 57-53 |
| 10:11 | Northeastern | Joshua Desimone grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:50 | Northeastern | Joshua Desimone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 09:48 | James Madison | John Warren pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:42 | James Madison | Randy Saliba connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Sammy Norrell | 57-56 |
| 09:27 | Northeastern | Joseph Weaver is hacked by Randy Saliba - foul #2 on Randy Saliba, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Iverson (PF) Nicholas Walk | |
| Subs | James Madison | Allan Abad (PF), James Smith (C) Sammy Norrell, Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 09:12 | Northeastern | John Iverson misses the floater from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 09:10 | James Madison | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:04 | James Madison | William Pope hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Warren | 57-59 |
| 08:47 | Northeastern | James Smith swats the shot by Joseph Weaver | 57-59 |
| 08:46 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Randy Saliba | 57-59 |
| 08:37 | James Madison | Allan Abad throws it down on a nice dish by William Pope and the foul's on Joshua Desimone - foul #3 on Joshua Desimone, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Otis Garrett (SF), Elbert Payne (PF), Dennis White (C) Joshua Desimone, John Iverson, Wayne Manning | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rick Karg (PG), Michael Bivona (PF) John Warren, James Smith | |
| 08:37 | James Madison | Allan Abad makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:18 | Northeastern | Elbert Payne is called for traveling | 57-62 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Whisenant (PG), Jesse Watters (SG) Calvin Flanary, Joseph Weaver | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Milanowski (SF), Ricky Defrancisco (C) Randy Saliba, Allan Abad | |
| 08:01 | James Madison | William Pope misses the jump hook from the left block | 57-62 |
| 07:59 | James Madison | Michael Bivona tips it home | 57-64 |
| 07:47 | Northeastern | Elbert Payne misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 57-64 |
| 07:46 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Michael Bivona | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - John Whisenant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Watters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Otis Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Rick Karg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pope (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Milanowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Bivona (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Ricky Defrancisco (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | James Madison | William Pope loses the dribble to Dennis White | 57-64 |
| 07:29 | Northeastern | Otis Garrett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Milanowski - foul #2 on James Milanowski, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Joshua Desimone (C) Dennis White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Virgil Hay (SG) William Pope | |
| 07:29 | Northeastern | Otis Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 07:29 | Northeastern | Otis Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 07:29 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 07:14 | James Madison | James Milanowski is called for traveling | 57-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary (PG), Joseph Weaver (SG), Nicholas Walk (PF), Dennis White (C) John Whisenant, Jesse Watters, Otis Garrett, Elbert Payne | |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Saliba (SF), Allan Abad (PF) James Milanowski, Michael Bivona | |
| 06:55 | Northeastern | Virgil Hay is called for the reach on Calvin Flanary - foul #1 on Virgil Hay, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Wayne Manning (C) Dennis White | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warren (PG), James Smith (C) Virgil Hay, Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 06:40 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Weaver | 59-64 |
| 06:36 | James Madison | John Warren is hacked by Calvin Flanary in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Flanary, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 06:36 | James Madison | John Warren misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:36 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:16 | Northeastern | Joseph Weaver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 06:14 | James Madison | James Smith gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:58 | James Madison | Randy Saliba can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 59-64 |
| 05:56 | James Madison | Rick Karg tips it home | 59-66 |
| 05:34 | Northeastern | Nicholas Walk is hacked by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Whisenant (PG), Jesse Watters (SG), Otis Garrett (SF), Elbert Payne (PF) Calvin Flanary, Joseph Weaver, Joshua Desimone, Wayne Manning | |
| Subs | James Madison | Virgil Hay (PG), William Pope (SG), James Milanowski (SF), Michael Bivona (PF), Ricky Defrancisco (C) John Warren, Rick Karg, Randy Saliba, Allan Abad, James Smith | |
| 05:34 | Northeastern | Nicholas Walk makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:34 | Northeastern | Nicholas Walk misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:34 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Ricky Defrancisco | 60-66 |
| 05:22 | James Madison | Ricky Defrancisco misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 05:20 | Northeastern | Nicholas Walk grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 05:02 | Northeastern | John Whisenant connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Walk and he's hacked by Virgil Hay - foul #2 on Virgil Hay, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis White (C) Nicholas Walk | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 05:02 | Northeastern | John Whisenant makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:45 | James Madison | James Milanowski is fouled on the floor by Otis Garrett - foul #2 on Otis Garrett, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| 04:45 | James Madison | James Milanowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:45 | James Madison | James Milanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:45 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bivona | 63-67 |
| 04:25 | James Madison | Michael Bivona misses the easy layup | 63-67 |
| 04:23 | Northeastern | Elbert Payne pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 04:06 | Northeastern | Dennis White drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Whisenant | 65-67 |
| 03:46 | James Madison | Virgil Hay clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 03:45 | James Madison | James Milanowski tips it but misses | 65-67 |
| 03:44 | Northeastern | Jesse Watters grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - John Whisenant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Watters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Otis Garrett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Virgil Hay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Pope (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Milanowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bivona (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Ricky Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Northeastern | Dennis White can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ricky Defrancisco - foul #2 on Ricky Defrancisco, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary (PG), Joseph Weaver (SG), Joshua Desimone (SF), Nicholas Walk (PF) John Whisenant, Jesse Watters, Otis Garrett, Elbert Payne | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Warren (PG), Randy Saliba (SF), Allan Abad (PF), James Smith (C) Virgil Hay, James Milanowski, Michael Bivona, Ricky Defrancisco | |
| 03:25 | Northeastern | Dennis White makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:25 | Northeastern | Dennis White makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:08 | James Madison | William Pope misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Dennis White | 67-67 |
| 02:53 | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Wayne Manning (C) Dennis White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rick Karg (SG) William Pope | |
| 02:51 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Otis Garrett (SF), Elbert Payne (PF) Joshua Desimone, Nicholas Walk | |
| Subs | James Madison | William Pope (SG), Ricky Defrancisco (C) Rick Karg, James Smith | |
| 02:37 | James Madison | William Pope misses the lay-in | 67-67 |
| 02:36 | Northeastern | Otis Garrett gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning loses the ball out of bounds | 67-67 |
| 02:07 | James Madison | William Pope can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 02:06 | Northeastern | Joseph Weaver gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:58 | Northeastern | Calvin Flanary knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 01:29 | James Madison | Randy Saliba buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Warren | 70-70 |
| 01:07 | Northeastern | Joseph Weaver knocks in the shot from the left side and he's fouled by John Warren - foul #2 on John Warren, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Bivona (PF) Allan Abad | |
| 01:07 | Northeastern | Joseph Weaver misses the free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:07 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Ricky Defrancisco | 72-70 |
| 00:50 | James Madison | Michael Bivona connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Pope | 72-72 |
| 00:31 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning is fouled on the floor by Ricky Defrancisco - foul #3 on Ricky Defrancisco, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| 00:31 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:31 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:15 | James Madison | William Pope misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Elbert Payne - foul #2 on Elbert Payne, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:15 | James Madison | William Pope misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:15 | James Madison | William Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Northeastern | Wayne Manning buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Flanary | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | James Madison | James Madison calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | William Pope comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 75-73 |