| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - George Fenton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Norton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harold Clough (fresh) 6 reb. C - Arthur Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Adam Norton inbounds the ball | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Hofstra | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-44 |
| 19:49 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 19:31 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Leon Emmert | 38-46 |
| 19:10 | Hofstra | Charles Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Fenton | 41-46 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Adam Norton steals the ball from Leon Emmert | 41-46 |
| 18:33 | Hofstra | Adam Norton travels with the ball | 41-46 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Charles Gordon buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 17:55 | Hofstra | George Fenton drills a 3 from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Charles Smith steals the ball from Michael McFarlen | 44-48 |
| 17:39 | Hofstra | Adam Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Wayne Schilling (C) Arthur Foster | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Kyle Crawford (SF), Otis Matteo (PF), Richard Parker (C) Michael McFarlen, Leon Emmert, Ronald Zurawski, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 17:14 | VCU | Kyle Crawford scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Hill | 44-50 |
| 16:59 | Hofstra | George Fenton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-50 |
| 16:58 | VCU | Kyle Crawford gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 16:51 | VCU | Charles Smith is called for the reach on Charles Gordon - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brian Turner (PG), Robert McKinnon (SF), Wendell Johnson (C) George Fenton, Adam Norton, Harold Clough | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Hendrick (PF) Charles Gordon | |
| 16:42 | VCU | Wayne Schilling takes the ball from Gary Hill | 44-50 |
| 16:25 | Hofstra | Robert McKinnon misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Parker - foul #3 on Richard Parker, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Leon Emmert (SF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Gary Hill, Richard Parker, Paul Hendrick | |
| 16:25 | Hofstra | Robert McKinnon makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 16:25 | Hofstra | Robert McKinnon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 16:14 | VCU | Kyle Crawford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 16:13 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Wayne Schilling | 46-50 |
| 15:55 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Wetherbee - foul #2 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Adam Norton (SF), Denny Uhl (PF), Arthur Foster (C) Brian Turner, Charles Smith, Wayne Schilling | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Zurawski (PF) Otis Matteo | |
| 15:55 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 15:55 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Wendell Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McKinnon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Norton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Denny Uhl (fresh) 3 pf. C - Arthur Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee clanks a turnaround in the paint | 48-50 |
| 15:40 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 15:20 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses the jumper in the paint | 48-50 |
| 15:18 | Hofstra | Robert McKinnon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 14:49 | Hofstra | Arthur Foster is hacked by Joseph Wetherbee - foul #3 on Joseph Wetherbee, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | George Fenton (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Wayne Schilling (C) Wendell Johnson, Robert McKinnon, Arthur Foster | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (PG), Charles Gordon (SG), Richard Parker (SF), Otis Matteo (C) Michael McFarlen, Kyle Crawford, Leon Emmert, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 14:39 | Hofstra | Denny Uhl misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 14:37 | Hofstra | Adam Norton tips it in | 50-50 |
| 14:30 | VCU | Denny Uhl is called for the reach on Otis Matteo - foul #4 on Denny Uhl, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Harold Clough (PF) Denny Uhl | |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Hendrick (PF) Ronald Zurawski | |
| 14:16 | VCU | Richard Parker connects on the runner from the right block | 50-52 |
| 13:57 | Hofstra | Charles Smith banks in the layup set up by Adam Norton | 52-52 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Charles Gordon is hacked by George Fenton - foul #3 on George Fenton, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee (C) Paul Hendrick | |
| 13:47 | VCU | Charles Gordon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 13:46 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee tips it in | 52-54 |
| 13:29 | Hofstra | Harold Clough scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Adam Norton picks off the pass by Richard Parker | 54-54 |
| 12:48 | Hofstra | Adam Norton is fouled on the floor by Richard Parker - foul #4 on Richard Parker, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert McKinnon (SG), Wendell Johnson (SF), Arthur Foster (C) Charles Smith, Adam Norton, Wayne Schilling | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG), Leon Emmert (SF), Ronald Zurawski (PF) Gary Hill, Richard Parker, Otis Matteo | |
| 12:35 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Zurawski - foul #1 on Ronald Zurawski, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (C) Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 12:35 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:35 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Leon Emmert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 12:00 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert McKinnon | 58-54 |
| 11:44 | VCU | George Fenton takes the ball from Charles Gordon | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - George Fenton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert McKinnon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Emmert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 11:31 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by George Fenton | 60-54 |
| 11:15 | VCU | Kyle Crawford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 11:14 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Zurawski | 60-54 |
| 11:09 | VCU | Michael McFarlen hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leon Emmert | 60-56 |
| 11:05 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Harold Clough | 63-56 |
| 10:59 | VCU | Kyle Crawford misses the jump hook from the baseline | 63-56 |
| 10:58 | Hofstra | Wendell Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 10:48 | Hofstra | Arthur Foster is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Foster, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Charles Smith (SG), Adam Norton (SF), Wayne Schilling (PF) George Fenton, Harold Clough, Arthur Foster | |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Hill (SG), Otis Matteo (PF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Charles Gordon, Leon Emmert, Ronald Zurawski | |
| 10:34 | VCU | Michael McFarlen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| 10:07 | Hofstra | Robert McKinnon makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Schilling | 65-56 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert McKinnon - foul #2 on Robert McKinnon, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brian Turner (PG), Arthur Foster (C) Robert McKinnon, Wendell Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Leon Emmert (SF) Kyle Crawford | |
| 09:38 | VCU | Michael McFarlen makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Michael McFarlen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:26 | Hofstra | Brian Turner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 09:25 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 09:11 | VCU | Leon Emmert can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 09:09 | Hofstra | Wayne Schilling pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 08:44 | Hofstra | Adam Norton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Gary Hill grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Michael McFarlen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leon Emmert | 65-61 |
| 08:09 | Hofstra | Arthur Foster drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Schilling | 68-61 |
| 07:50 | VCU | Michael McFarlen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 07:48 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Otis Matteo | 68-61 |
| 07:25 | VCU | Michael McFarlen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 07:23 | Hofstra | Wayne Schilling grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Brian Turner (fresh) SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Norton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Wayne Schilling (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Arthur Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael McFarlen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leon Emmert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otis Matteo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wetherbee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Hofstra | Wayne Schilling connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 71-61 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Michael McFarlen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| 06:50 | Hofstra | Adam Norton pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 06:38 | Hofstra | Arthur Foster connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Adam Norton | 73-61 |
| 06:14 | VCU | Arthur Foster blocks the jumper by Gary Hill | 73-61 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Leon Emmert misses the tip | 73-61 |
| 06:11 | VCU | Leon Emmert can't tip it in | 73-61 |
| 06:09 | Hofstra | Brian Turner snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 05:49 | Hofstra | Joseph Wetherbee picks off the pass by Brian Turner | 73-61 |
| 05:49 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | Hofstra | George Fenton (PG), Denny Uhl (PF), Wendell Johnson (C) Brian Turner, Wayne Schilling, Arthur Foster | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Crawford (PG), Charles Gordon (SG), Paul Hendrick (SF), Ronald Zurawski (PF), Richard Parker (C) Michael McFarlen, Gary Hill, Leon Emmert, Otis Matteo, Joseph Wetherbee | |
| 05:29 | VCU | Charles Gordon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 05:28 | Hofstra | Denny Uhl grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 05:12 | Hofstra | Adam Norton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-61 |
| 05:11 | VCU | The rebound goes to Kyle Crawford | 73-61 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Paul Hendrick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on George Fenton - foul #4 on George Fenton, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Paul Hendrick misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Paul Hendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:24 | Hofstra | George Fenton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 04:23 | Hofstra | Adam Norton gets the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 04:06 | Hofstra | Denny Uhl knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Smith | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski misses badly on a shot near the basket | 76-62 |
| 03:51 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Gordon | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | VCU | Charles Gordon lays it in | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Hofstra | Adam Norton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 76-64 |
| 03:16 | VCU | Richard Parker gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - George Fenton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Norton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Denny Uhl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Wendell Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hendrick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Zurawski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | VCU | Kyle Crawford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Fenton - foul #5 on George Fenton, team foul #7 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brian Turner (PG), Robert McKinnon (SF), Harold Clough (PF), Arthur Foster (C) George Fenton, Adam Norton, Denny Uhl, Wendell Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Leon Emmert (SF), Otis Matteo (PF), Joseph Wetherbee (C) Paul Hendrick, Ronald Zurawski, Richard Parker | |
| 03:04 | VCU | Kyle Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 03:04 | VCU | Kyle Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:46 | Hofstra | Harold Clough hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 76-66 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Joseph Wetherbee pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| 02:44 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Adam Norton (SF) Brian Turner | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael McFarlen (PG) Kyle Crawford | |
| 02:34 | VCU | Leon Emmert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Adam Norton - foul #2 on Adam Norton, team foul #8 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Zurawski (PF) Otis Matteo | |
| 02:34 | VCU | Leon Emmert makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:34 | VCU | Leon Emmert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:31 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Denny Uhl (PF) Harold Clough | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:21 | Hofstra | Adam Norton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 76-68 |
| 02:19 | VCU | Leon Emmert snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Leon Emmert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Gordon | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Hofstra | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-70 |
| 01:39 | VCU | The rebound goes to Leon Emmert | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:34 | VCU | Leon Emmert knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael McFarlen | 76-72 |
| 01:23 | Hofstra | Robert McKinnon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-72 |
| 01:21 | Hofstra | Adam Norton grabs the offensive board | 76-72 |
| 01:07 | Hofstra | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Leon Emmert misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Norton - foul #3 on Adam Norton, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Leon Emmert makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Leon Emmert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Hofstra | Adam Norton misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 76-74 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Ronald Zurawski grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Michael McFarlen connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Gordon | 76-76 |
| 00:03 | Hofstra | Denny Uhl's layup is rejected by Joseph Wetherbee | 76-76 |
| 00:01 | Hofstra | Charles Smith hits the follow up shot | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Leon Emmert misses short on a fullcourt shot | 78-76 |