| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) PF - Tony Jackson (fresh) C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fresh) SG - Patrick Jiron (fresh) SF - Michael Warner (fresh) PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Michael Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Hofstra | Thomas Lerch picks off the pass by Richard Hoffman in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Lerch | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Hofstra | Michael Warner can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Hofstra | Michael Warner can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Michael Hubbard snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Robert Lawless is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Lawless, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Hofstra | Michael Warner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | VCU | Thomas Lerch grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | VCU | Michael Warner steals the ball from Elbert Troxler | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Hofstra | Michael Warner lays it in | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | VCU | Elbert Troxler comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Hofstra | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Hubbard | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Robert Lawless's pass is intercepted by Michael Warner | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman misses the lay-in | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Hofstra | Michael Warner grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Hofstra | Michael Warner misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Lawless | 3-2 |
| 16:47 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is fouled on the floor by Richard Hoffman - foul #1 on Richard Hoffman, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (PG), Paul Gifford (SF), Hubert Dant (PF), Shawn Poplar (C) Richard Hoffman, Patrick Jiron, Jean Johnson, Michael Johnson | |
| 16:29 | VCU | Paul Gifford blocks the short jumper by Michael Hubbard | 3-2 |
| 16:27 | VCU | Elbert Troxler tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:59 | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty is hacked by Thomas Lerch - foul #1 on Thomas Lerch, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Joseph Graham (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Elbert Troxler, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Graham (fresh) PF - Tony Jackson (fresh) C - Michael Stiles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Daniel Fogarty (fresh) SG - Michael Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Paul Gifford (fresh) PF - Hubert Dant (fresh) C - Shawn Poplar (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Hofstra | Emmanuel Keim steps in front of the Michael Warner pass | 3-2 |
| 15:39 | VCU | Thomas Lerch lays it in on a great pass from Emmanuel Keim | 5-2 |
| 15:10 | Hofstra | Hubert Dant comes up short on the shot near the basket | 5-2 |
| 15:09 | VCU | Tony Jackson pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Thomas Lerch comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Hubert Dant - foul #1 on Hubert Dant, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Robert Lawless (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) Emmanuel Keim, Tony Jackson, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Patrick Jiron (SG), Jean Johnson (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Daniel Fogarty, Michael Warner, Hubert Dant, Shawn Poplar | |
| 14:46 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 14:28 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 14:27 | Hofstra | Michael Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:07 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Elbert Troxler - foul #1 on Elbert Troxler, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (SG) Thomas Lerch | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 14:07 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Richard Hoffman is called for the reach on Elbert Troxler - foul #2 on Richard Hoffman, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | VCU | Tony Jackson (PF) Joseph Graham | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (PG), Michael Warner (SF) Richard Hoffman, Paul Gifford | |
| 13:35 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 13:34 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 13:17 | Hofstra | Michael Warner connects on the jump hook near the basket | 7-7 |
| 13:10 | VCU | Michael Hubbard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elbert Troxler | 9-7 |
| 12:48 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron can't connect on a runner from the left block | 9-7 |
| 12:47 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Warner | 9-7 |
| 12:30 | Hofstra | Michael Warner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Jiron and the foul's on Emmanuel Keim - foul #1 on Emmanuel Keim, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Joseph Graham (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Emmanuel Keim, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Hubert Dant (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 12:30 | Hofstra | Michael Warner makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:10 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 9-10 |
| 12:08 | VCU | Michael Stiles tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| 11:50 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron misses long on a shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 11:48 | Hofstra | Hubert Dant tips it home | 11-12 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Graham (fresh) PF - Tony Jackson (fresh) C - Michael Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Daniel Fogarty (fresh) SG - Patrick Jiron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Warner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) C - Hubert Dant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Lerch, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Stanley Janda (SG), Daniel Lawrence (C) Elbert Troxler, Thomas Lerch, Tony Jackson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar (C) Jean Johnson | |
| 11:08 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron clanks a turnaround in the lane | 11-12 |
| 11:06 | Hofstra | Michael Warner tips it home | 11-14 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Daniel Fogarty steps in front of the Daniel Lawrence pass | 11-14 |
| 10:49 | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty lays it up and in | 11-16 |
| 10:38 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Janda | 14-16 |
| 10:19 | Hofstra | Hubert Dant misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 10:17 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Joseph Graham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 10:11 | Hofstra | Michael Warner grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 09:51 | Hofstra | Michael Warner connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Fogarty | 14-18 |
| 09:39 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence drills a driving attempt near the basket | 16-18 |
| 09:10 | Hofstra | Hubert Dant makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Stiles - foul #1 on Michael Stiles, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Robert Lawless (SF), Tony Jackson (PF), Michael Hubbard (C) Stanley Janda, Joseph Graham, Michael Stiles, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Gifford (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Michael Warner, Shawn Poplar | |
| 09:10 | Hofstra | Hubert Dant makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim misses the lay-in | 16-21 |
| 08:47 | VCU | Michael Hubbard can't tip it in | 16-21 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Tony Jackson tips it home | 18-21 |
| 08:28 | Hofstra | Hubert Dant misses the lay-in | 18-21 |
| 08:27 | Hofstra | Michael Johnson hits the follow up shot | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Tony Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Jiron - foul #1 on Patrick Jiron, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG) Emmanuel Keim | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jean Johnson (PF) Hubert Dant | |
| 08:02 | VCU | Tony Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Tony Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Robert Lawless pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Robert Lawless's layup is rejected by Jean Johnson | 18-23 |
| 07:45 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Patrick Jiron | 18-23 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Janda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tony Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Daniel Fogarty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jiron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gifford (fresh) PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron loses the ball out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Michael Warner (SG) Patrick Jiron | |
| 07:16 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is fouled on the floor by Jean Johnson - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| 07:05 | VCU | Robert Lawless comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 07:04 | Hofstra | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 06:36 | Hofstra | Michael Warner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Lawless - foul #2 on Robert Lawless, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (SG), Joseph Graham (SF) Stanley Janda, Robert Lawless | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 06:36 | Hofstra | Michael Warner makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:36 | Hofstra | Michael Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:36 | VCU | The rebound goes to Tony Jackson | 18-24 |
| 06:14 | VCU | Michael Johnson steals the ball from Michael Hubbard | 18-24 |
| 05:53 | Hofstra | Michael Warner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Michael Hubbard gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:46 | VCU | Elbert Troxler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Joseph Graham tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 05:42 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:26 | Hofstra | Michael Warner is called for traveling | 18-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), Michael Stiles (C) Elbert Troxler, Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron (SG), Hubert Dant (C) Paul Gifford, Michael Johnson | |
| 05:24 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim loses the dribble to Patrick Jiron in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 05:07 | Hofstra | Michael Warner hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Fogarty and he's fouled by Michael Stiles - foul #2 on Michael Stiles, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Lawrence (C) Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 05:07 | Hofstra | Michael Warner makes the free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:51 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence banks in the layup and he's hacked by Hubert Dant - foul #2 on Hubert Dant, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | VCU | William Deitch (SF) Tony Jackson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Eugene Jacobs (PF), Shawn Poplar (C) Jean Johnson, Hubert Dant | |
| 04:51 | VCU | Daniel Lawrence makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:28 | Hofstra | Eugene Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Keim - foul #2 on Emmanuel Keim, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG) Emmanuel Keim | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 04:28 | Hofstra | Eugene Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:28 | VCU | The rebound goes to Daniel Lawrence | 21-27 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Joseph Graham misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Warner - foul #1 on Michael Warner, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Hubbard (C) William Deitch | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Gifford (SF) Patrick Jiron | |
| 04:11 | VCU | Joseph Graham misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Joseph Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:47 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar is fouled on the floor by Michael Hubbard - foul #1 on Michael Hubbard, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Robert Lawless (SF), Tony Jackson (PF) Stanley Janda, Joseph Graham, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Jean Johnson (PF) Daniel Fogarty, Eugene Jacobs | |
| 03:47 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:47 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Thomas Lerch grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tony Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fresh) SG - Michael Warner (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Paul Gifford (fresh) PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Poplar (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | VCU | The short jumper by Robert Lawless is denied by Jean Johnson | 22-27 |
| 03:32 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 03:16 | Hofstra | Michael Warner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 03:15 | Hofstra | Michael Warner tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 02:59 | VCU | Robert Lawless hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 02:58 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 02:41 | Hofstra | Michael Warner's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Jackson | 22-29 |
| 02:39 | VCU | Robert Lawless gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:10 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is hacked by Paul Gifford - foul #1 on Paul Gifford, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Stiles (C) Michael Hubbard | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron (SG), Hubert Dant (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Paul Gifford, Jean Johnson, Shawn Poplar | |
| 02:10 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:10 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 22-29 |
| 01:41 | Hofstra | Hubert Dant makes the turnaround near the basket | 22-31 |
| 01:23 | VCU | Michael Stiles's layup is rejected by Michael Johnson | 22-31 |
| 01:21 | VCU | Elbert Troxler grabs the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 01:00 | VCU | Thomas Lerch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 00:58 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Hubert Dant | 22-31 |
| 00:38 | Hofstra | Michael Stiles is called for the reach on Michael Warner - foul #3 on Michael Stiles, team foul #11 | 22-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Joseph Graham (PF), Michael Hubbard (C) Elbert Troxler, Tony Jackson, Michael Stiles | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jean Johnson (PF) Hubert Dant | |
| 00:38 | Hofstra | Michael Warner makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:38 | Hofstra | Michael Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Robert Lawless drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lerch | 25-33 |
| 00:04 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jean Johnson | 25-35 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Robert Lawless hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 25-35 |