| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Danny Allgood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Brantner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Polly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Payton (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Clay (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Lester Polly inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Hofstra | James Clay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 19:42 | Hofstra | Clarence Payton hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Clarence Payton swats the short shot by Jeff Jackson | 39-28 |
| 19:20 | Hofstra | Clarence Payton pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:15 | Hofstra | John Brantner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 19:13 | Hofstra | James Clay gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:56 | Hofstra | James Clay travels with the ball | 39-28 |
| 18:49 | VCU | Chester Corey dunks the ball on a nice dish by Louis May | 39-30 |
| 18:32 | Hofstra | Clarence Payton is whistled for a carry | 39-30 |
| 18:21 | VCU | Louis May is hacked by Lester Polly - foul #3 on Lester Polly, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker (SF) Lester Polly | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:10 | VCU | Chester Corey scores on a shot from close range set up by Louis May | 39-32 |
| 18:00 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 17:58 | Hofstra | James Clay tips it but misses | 39-32 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Louis May gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:43 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 17:41 | Hofstra | Kevin Zellmer steals it from Danny Allgood in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 17:27 | VCU | Chester Corey buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Martin Stamps | 39-34 |
| 17:10 | Hofstra | James Clay scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Brantner | 42-34 |
| 16:48 | VCU | Chester Corey is whistled for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Derrick Gilmore (PF), Anthony Lane (C) Clarence Payton, James Clay | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 16:27 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 16:25 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:21 | VCU | Louis May is fouled on the floor by Danny Allgood - foul #3 on Danny Allgood, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Peter Leggett (SF) Danny Allgood | |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG) Louis May | |
| 16:13 | VCU | Louis Rothmiller is whistled for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | David Castle (SG) John Brantner | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:48 | Hofstra | Roger Fischer is called for the reach on David Castle - foul #1 on Roger Fischer, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Lester Polly (SF), Gerard Lee (PF), James Clay (C) David Castle, Derrick Gilmore, Anthony Lane | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF) Roger Fischer, Louis Rothmiller | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Paul Whiteaker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Leggett (fresh) SF - Lester Polly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gerard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Clay (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Napper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Whiteaker | 45-34 |
| 15:03 | VCU | James Clay swats the layup by Martin Stamps | 45-34 |
| 15:01 | VCU | Martin Stamps pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 14:47 | VCU | Scott Manuel blows the layup | 45-34 |
| 14:45 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to James Clay | 45-34 |
| 14:29 | Hofstra | Peter Leggett travels with the ball | 45-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Danny Allgood (PG), John Brantner (SG) Paul Whiteaker, Peter Leggett | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Todd Vegas, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 14:13 | VCU | Chester Corey blows the layup | 45-34 |
| 14:12 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer gets the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:54 | VCU | Louis May misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 13:52 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Gerard Lee | 45-34 |
| 13:38 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood is fouled on the floor by Louis May - foul #2 on Louis May, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Clarence Payton (C) James Clay | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Scott Manuel (SF) Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps | |
| 13:22 | Hofstra | Lester Polly can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-34 |
| 13:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Chester Corey | 45-34 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses the dunk | 45-34 |
| 13:03 | Hofstra | Lester Polly grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 12:49 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 12:48 | Hofstra | John Brantner can't tip it in | 45-34 |
| 12:46 | Hofstra | Clarence Payton tips it in | 47-34 |
| 12:37 | VCU | Louis May connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Todd Vegas | 47-37 |
| 12:25 | Hofstra | John Brantner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 12:24 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Louis May misses short on a floater from the baseline | 47-37 |
| 12:18 | VCU | Scott Manuel gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Scott Manuel loses the ball out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker (SF), James Clay (C) Lester Polly, Gerard Lee | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG), Martin Stamps (SF) Todd Vegas, Scott Manuel | |
| 11:42 | Hofstra | John Brantner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Whiteaker | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Danny Allgood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brantner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Whiteaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clarence Payton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Clay (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | VCU | Louis May loses the dribble to Clarence Payton | 50-37 |
| 11:18 | Hofstra | John Brantner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 50-37 |
| 11:17 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Chester Corey's pass is intercepted by Clarence Payton | 50-37 |
| 10:45 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker is called for traveling | 50-37 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Peter Leggett (SF), Gerard Lee (PF) Danny Allgood, Clarence Payton | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 10:28 | VCU | Paul Whiteaker swats the shot by Todd Vegas | 50-37 |
| 10:27 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 10:20 | Hofstra | James Clay is hacked by James Napper - foul #1 on James Napper, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Derrick Gilmore (SF) John Brantner | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:10 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 10:09 | VCU | The rebound goes to Martin Stamps | 50-37 |
| 09:56 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Clay - foul #1 on James Clay, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Lester Polly (SF) Derrick Gilmore | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:56 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:56 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:56 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 09:27 | Hofstra | James Clay misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-38 |
| 09:26 | VCU | Todd Vegas gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:14 | VCU | Lester Polly takes the ball from Martin Stamps | 50-38 |
| 09:07 | Hofstra | Peter Leggett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 09:06 | VCU | Todd Vegas pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:47 | VCU | James Napper knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Zellmer | 50-40 |
| 08:20 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 08:19 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Martin Stamps knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Todd Vegas | 50-42 |
| 07:55 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on Martin Stamps - foul #1 on Martin Stamps, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Danny Allgood (PG), John Brantner (SG), Clarence Payton (PF), Anthony Lane (C) Peter Leggett, Lester Polly, Gerard Lee, James Clay | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Kevin Zellmer, Martin Stamps, James Napper | |
| 07:55 | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:44 | VCU | Jeff Jackson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Lane - foul #1 on Anthony Lane, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Derrick Gilmore (SF) Paul Whiteaker | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:44 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:44 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Danny Allgood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brantner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Payton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Lane (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Manuel (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 07:19 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 07:11 | VCU | Chester Corey clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Brantner - foul #3 on John Brantner, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Peter Leggett (SF) Derrick Gilmore | |
| Subs | VCU | Roger Fischer (SG), Louis Rothmiller (SF) Todd Vegas, Scott Manuel | |
| 07:11 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:11 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:47 | Hofstra | John Brantner drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 06:34 | VCU | Chester Corey is fouled on the floor by Clarence Payton - foul #2 on Clarence Payton, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker (SF), Gerard Lee (PF) Peter Leggett, Anthony Lane | |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Stamps (SF) Louis Rothmiller | |
| 06:15 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses short on a shot from the right block | 55-46 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Jeff Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:59 | VCU | Roger Fischer connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Martin Stamps | 55-49 |
| 05:42 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Brantner | 57-49 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Louis May buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roger Fischer | 57-52 |
| 05:12 | Hofstra | Clarence Payton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:11 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:11 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Lester Polly (SF), James Clay (C) Paul Whiteaker, Clarence Payton | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SG) Roger Fischer | |
| 05:06 | Hofstra | James Clay scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Lester Polly and he's hacked by Jeff Jackson - foul #2 on Jeff Jackson, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| 05:06 | Hofstra | James Clay makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Martin Stamps is hacked by James Clay - foul #2 on James Clay, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:50 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:29 | Hofstra | John Brantner knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Danny Allgood | 62-52 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Jeff Jackson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Louis May | 62-54 |
| 04:18 | Hofstra | John Brantner knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Danny Allgood | 64-54 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Louis May drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Stamps | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 03:32 | VCU | Jeff Jackson pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Danny Allgood (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brantner (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lester Polly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gerard Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Clay (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Louis May | 64-59 |
| 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) | |
| 03:12 | Hofstra | John Brantner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 03:10 | VCU | Martin Stamps gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 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) | |
| 02:43 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer is hacked by Lester Polly - foul #4 on Lester Polly, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Whiteaker (SF) Lester Polly | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 02:43 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:43 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:28 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 02:26 | Hofstra | Gerard Lee misses the tip | 64-61 |
| 02:24 | VCU | James Napper snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 02:24 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Lester Polly (SF) Paul Whiteaker | |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 02:00 | VCU | Louis May knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Jackson | 64-63 |
| 01:41 | Hofstra | James Clay's layup is rejected by Jeff Jackson | 64-63 |
| 01:39 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Chester Corey comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on John Brantner - foul #4 on John Brantner, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:13 | Hofstra | Lester Polly clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Louis May - foul #3 on Louis May, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| 01:13 | Hofstra | Lester Polly misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:13 | Hofstra | Lester Polly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:00 | VCU | Martin Stamps knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chester Corey | 65-68 |
| 00:47 | Hofstra | John Brantner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Danny Allgood | 68-68 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer's pass is intercepted by Danny Allgood | 68-68 |
| 00:15 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood hits the finger roll | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Lester Polly takes the ball from Jeff Jackson | 70-68 |
| 00:02 | Hofstra | Danny Allgood dunks the ball on a great pass from Lester Polly | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense 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 | Kevin Zellmer misses the fullcourt shot | 72-68 |