| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Diego Romero (fresh) SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) SF - Edward Eagle (fresh) PF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) C - Jim Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Cameron Lucas (fresh) SG - William Clayton (fresh) SF - Christopher Buttrey (fresh) PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) C - William Joyner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | William Joyner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | VCU | Cameron Lucas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Hartford | Diego Romero hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | VCU | William Clayton scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Joyner | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Hartford | Edward Eagle buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kim Bartlett | 5-2 |
| 18:39 | VCU | William Clayton's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Rogers | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Diego Romero and he's fouled by Maurice Myers - foul #1 on Maurice Myers, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 18:26 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers misses the free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:26 | VCU | William Joyner snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 18:06 | VCU | William Clayton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-2 |
| 18:04 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:45 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses the floater from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | VCU | Cameron Lucas misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Diego Romero - foul #1 on Diego Romero, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Cardoso (SG), Nicholas Osmanski (PF), Benjamin Matheney (C) William Clayton, Maurice Myers, William Joyner | |
| 17:39 | VCU | Cameron Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | VCU | Cameron Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | Hartford | Edward Eagle grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:22 | Hartford | Diego Romero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Surratt (SG) Cameron Lucas | |
| 17:02 | VCU | Benjamin Matheney scores on a floater from the left block set up by Bradley Surratt and the foul's on Diego Romero - foul #2 on Diego Romero, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (PG), Daniel Bell (PF), Lawrence Hitchens (C) Diego Romero, Eddie Rogers, Jim Simpson | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth King (SF) Christopher Buttrey | |
| 17:02 | VCU | Benjamin Matheney makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:43 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens loses the dribble to Nicholas Osmanski | 7-5 |
| 16:27 | VCU | Daniel Bell steals it from Kenneth King | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Hartford | Thomas Ling clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Cardoso - foul #1 on Mark Cardoso, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG), Brandon Cottrell (SF) Kim Bartlett, Edward Eagle | |
| Subs | VCU | William Clayton (SG), Maurice Myers (PF), William Joyner (C) Bradley Surratt, Kenneth King, Benjamin Matheney | |
| 16:17 | Hartford | Thomas Ling misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Hartford | Thomas Ling misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | VCU | William Joyner gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | VCU | William Joyner is hacked by Lawrence Hitchens - foul #1 on Lawrence Hitchens, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jim Simpson (C) Lawrence Hitchens | |
| Subs | VCU | Cameron Lucas (PG), Christopher Buttrey (SF) Mark Cardoso, Nicholas Osmanski | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Corey Thurmond (fresh) SG - Thomas Ling (fresh) SF - Brandon Cottrell (fresh) PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) C - Jim Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Cameron Lucas (fresh) SG - William Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Buttrey (fresh) PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) C - William Joyner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | Eddie Rogers (PF) Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:33 | Hartford | Thomas Ling drills a fadeaway from the right side | 9-5 |
| 15:20 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 15:19 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Eddie Rogers | 9-5 |
| 14:52 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond clanks a 3 from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:35 | VCU | A charge is called on William Joyner - foul #1 on William Joyner, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kim Bartlett (SG), Edward Eagle (SF), Lawrence Hitchens (C) Corey Thurmond, Brandon Cottrell, Jim Simpson | |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Cardoso (SG), Nicholas Osmanski (PF) William Clayton, Maurice Myers | |
| 14:23 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:21 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Rogers | 9-5 |
| 14:13 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:11 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers tips it home | 11-5 |
| 13:55 | VCU | William Joyner banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Buttrey | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:37 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:32 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hitchens - foul #2 on Lawrence Hitchens, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG), Daniel Bell (PF), Douglas Gil (C) Thomas Ling, Eddie Rogers, Lawrence Hitchens | |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Surratt (SG), Kenneth King (SF), Benjamin Matheney (C) Cameron Lucas, Christopher Buttrey, William Joyner | |
| 13:27 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mark Cardoso | 11-9 |
| 13:07 | Hartford | Benjamin Matheney swats the layup by Edward Eagle | 11-9 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Kenneth King grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Kenneth King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 12:49 | Hartford | Douglas Gil grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | Hartford | Edward Eagle drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Gil | 14-9 |
| 12:21 | VCU | Benjamin Matheney is hacked by Daniel Bell - foul #1 on Daniel Bell, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jim Simpson (C) Douglas Gil | |
| Subs | VCU | William Clayton (SG), Christopher Buttrey (SF), Maurice Myers (PF) Bradley Surratt, Kenneth King, Nicholas Osmanski | |
| 12:03 | VCU | Maurice Myers drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Cardoso | 14-11 |
| 11:59 | Hartford | Mark Cardoso is called for the reach on Corey Thurmond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Cardoso, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (PG) Corey Thurmond | |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Surratt (PG), William Joyner (C) Mark Cardoso, Benjamin Matheney | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Thomas Ling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Eagle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) C - Jim Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bradley Surratt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Buttrey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 11:09 | VCU | Maurice Myers connects on the shot from the right block | 17-13 |
| 10:40 | Hartford | Thomas Ling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 10:39 | VCU | The rebound goes to Maurice Myers | 17-13 |
| 10:23 | VCU | William Clayton misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 17-13 |
| 10:21 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:06 | VCU | William Clayton is called for 3 seconds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG), Thomas Martini (SG), Brandon Cottrell (SF), Eddie Rogers (PF) Thomas Ling, Kim Bartlett, Edward Eagle, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | VCU | Cameron Lucas (PG), Kenneth King (SF), Nicholas Osmanski (PF), Benjamin Matheney (C) Bradley Surratt, Christopher Buttrey, Maurice Myers, William Joyner | |
| 09:50 | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-13 |
| 09:48 | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:42 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers misses the lay-in | 17-13 |
| 09:41 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:12 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski makes the driving attempt from close range | 17-15 |
| 08:57 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Matheney | 17-15 |
| 08:55 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers tips it but misses | 17-15 |
| 08:54 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:47 | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell is fouled on the floor by William Clayton - foul #1 on William Clayton, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (SG), Douglas Gil (C) Thomas Martini, Jim Simpson | |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Surratt (SG), Christopher Buttrey (SF), Maurice Myers (PF), William Joyner (C) William Clayton, Kenneth King, Nicholas Osmanski, Benjamin Matheney | |
| 08:36 | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 08:35 | VCU | William Joyner pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Bradley Surratt double dribbles | 17-15 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kim Bartlett (SG), Edward Eagle (SF) Corey Thurmond, Brandon Cottrell | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:00 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-15 |
| 07:59 | VCU | Maurice Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Thomas Ling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Eagle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Gil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Cameron Lucas (fresh) SG - Bradley Surratt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Buttrey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | VCU | Bradley Surratt clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 07:35 | VCU | William Joyner gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:19 | VCU | Cameron Lucas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 07:18 | VCU | William Joyner snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 07:01 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cameron Lucas and he's fouled by Eddie Rogers - foul #1 on Eddie Rogers, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Bell (PF), Jim Simpson (C) Eddie Rogers, Douglas Gil | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Snedeker (PG), William Clayton (SG), Nicholas Osmanski (PF) Cameron Lucas, Bradley Surratt, Maurice Myers | |
| 07:01 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:44 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 06:43 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:20 | VCU | Kevin Snedeker buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Osmanski | 17-20 |
| 06:03 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-20 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 05:40 | Hartford | Daniel Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:22 | Hartford | Edward Eagle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 05:21 | VCU | Nicholas Osmanski gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:58 | VCU | Kevin Snedeker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG), Thomas Martini (SG), Brandon Cottrell (SF), Eddie Rogers (PF) Thomas Ling, Kim Bartlett, Edward Eagle, Jim Simpson | |
| Subs | VCU | Cameron Lucas (PG), Bradley Surratt (SG), Maurice Myers (PF), Benjamin Matheney (C) Kevin Snedeker, William Clayton, Christopher Buttrey, William Joyner | |
| 04:47 | Hartford | Cameron Lucas is called for the reach on Thomas Martini - foul #1 on Cameron Lucas, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| 04:29 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Benjamin Matheney - foul #1 on Benjamin Matheney, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| 04:29 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:29 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:29 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:23 | Hartford | Thomas Martini misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 04:21 | Hartford | Thomas Martini grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 04:08 | Hartford | Bradley Surratt steals the ball from Brandon Cottrell | 20-20 |
| 04:04 | VCU | Cameron Lucas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bradley Surratt | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Corey Thurmond (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Martini (fresh) SF - Brandon Cottrell (fresh) PF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Cameron Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Surratt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Osmanski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Matheney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 20-22 |
| 03:42 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers grabs the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 03:34 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brandon Cottrell | 22-22 |
| 03:25 | VCU | Bradley Surratt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 03:23 | Hartford | Daniel Bell snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 03:09 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 03:08 | VCU | Maurice Myers gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Maurice Myers is hacked by Eddie Rogers - foul #2 on Eddie Rogers, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Diego Romero (PG), Kim Bartlett (SG), Edward Eagle (SF), Jim Simpson (C) Corey Thurmond, Thomas Martini, Brandon Cottrell, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | VCU | William Clayton (SG), Christopher Buttrey (SF), William Joyner (C) Bradley Surratt, Nicholas Osmanski, Benjamin Matheney | |
| 02:44 | VCU | Maurice Myers makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Maurice Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:44 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:38 | Hartford | Edward Eagle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 02:36 | VCU | William Joyner gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:09 | VCU | Diego Romero steals the ball from William Clayton | 22-23 |
| 02:06 | Hartford | Diego Romero lays it up and in | 24-23 |
| 01:46 | VCU | William Joyner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Eagle - foul #1 on Edward Eagle, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens (PF) Eddie Rogers | |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Cardoso (PG), Benjamin Matheney (PF) Cameron Lucas, Maurice Myers | |
| 01:46 | VCU | William Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:46 | VCU | William Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:31 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 01:30 | VCU | William Joyner pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:08 | VCU | William Clayton buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Cardoso and the foul's on Jim Simpson - foul #1 on Jim Simpson, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| 01:08 | VCU | William Clayton misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:08 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Jim Simpson | 24-27 |
| 00:49 | Hartford | Diego Romero's pass is intercepted by William Joyner | 24-27 |
| 00:33 | VCU | Christopher Buttrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 00:31 | Hartford | Jim Simpson grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 00:06 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Eagle | 27-27 |
| 00:02 | VCU | William Clayton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Edward Eagle snags the defensive board | 27-27 |