| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Drew (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Ronald Scheffel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Joseph Butler inbounds the ball | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | VCU | Joseph Butler's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Dawson | 45-44 |
| 19:39 | VCU | Joseph Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 19:25 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi lays it in on a nice dish by William Godsey | 47-44 |
| 18:59 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Scheffel | 47-47 |
| 18:32 | VCU | Peter Drew can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-47 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi tips it home | 49-47 |
| 18:12 | Hofstra | Ronald Scheffel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 18:10 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Watkins | 49-47 |
| 17:57 | Hofstra | Marcelino Rossi steals the ball from Bruce Clark | 49-47 |
| 17:48 | VCU | William Godsey travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| 17:33 | Hofstra | Marcelino Rossi denies the turnaround by Darrell Dawson | 49-47 |
| 17:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Daniel McGhan | 49-47 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Peter Drew misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-47 |
| 17:06 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Darrell Dawson | 49-47 |
| 16:55 | Hofstra | Peter Drew swats the short shot by Steven Cash | 49-47 |
| 16:53 | Hofstra | Edward Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 16:41 | Hofstra | Steven Cash scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-49 |
| 16:25 | VCU | William Godsey drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel McGhan | 51-49 |
| 16:14 | Hofstra | Steven Cash can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel McGhan - foul #1 on Daniel McGhan, team foul #1 | 51-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), John Carter (PF), Otis Chang (C) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, Peter Drew, Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (SG), Michael Racine (SF), Joseph Jackson (C) Ronald Scheffel, Bruce Clark, Darrell Dawson, Edward Watkins | |
| 16:14 | Hofstra | Steven Cash makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 16:14 | Hofstra | Steven Cash misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 16:14 | VCU | Otis Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 15:47 | VCU | Otis Chang is denied on a layup by Michael Racine | 51-50 |
| 15:45 | Hofstra | Jiao-Long Xyong snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Otis Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Racine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Cash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Hofstra | John Carter swats the short shot by Michael Racine | 51-50 |
| 15:38 | VCU | John Carter gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 15:20 | VCU | Thomas Robinson is called for the reach on Burton Rascoe - foul #3 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #1 | 51-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Peter Drew (PF) Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ronald Scheffel (PG), Bobby Cannon (C) Jiao-Long Xyong, Steven Cash | |
| 15:07 | VCU | Claude Marsh's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Jackson | 51-50 |
| 15:05 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:49 | Hofstra | Ronald Scheffel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 14:47 | VCU | Otis Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:34 | VCU | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 14:32 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Drew | 51-50 |
| 14:13 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 14:12 | VCU | Peter Drew tips it in | 53-50 |
| 13:50 | Hofstra | Michael Racine loses the dribble to John Carter | 53-50 |
| 13:47 | VCU | John Carter lays it up and in | 55-50 |
| 13:34 | Hofstra | Bobby Cannon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-50 |
| 13:32 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 13:15 | Hofstra | Ronald Scheffel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Otis Chang grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 12:58 | VCU | John Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 12:57 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Drew | 55-50 |
| 12:48 | VCU | John Carter loses the dribble to Ronald Scheffel | 55-50 |
| 12:21 | Hofstra | Michael Racine banks in the layup | 55-52 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Otis Chang makes the jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| 11:49 | Hofstra | Michael Racine misses short on a floater from the left block | 57-52 |
| 11:48 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Cannon | 57-52 |
| 11:34 | Hofstra | Bobby Cannon is called for traveling | 57-52 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Daniel McGhan (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Marcelino Rossi (C) Claude Marsh, Burton Rascoe, John Carter, Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jiao-Long Xyong (PG), Bruce Clark (SG), Darrell Dawson (SF), Steven Cash (PF), Edward Watkins (C) Ronald Scheffel, Thomas Robinson, Michael Racine, Joseph Jackson, Bobby Cannon | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Drew (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcelino Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bruce Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Cash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | VCU | Peter Drew hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 57-52 |
| 11:11 | VCU | Peter Drew pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:56 | VCU | Daniel McGhan knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Godsey and he's hacked by Edward Watkins - foul #2 on Edward Watkins, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| 10:56 | VCU | Daniel McGhan makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:37 | Hofstra | Joseph Butler takes the ball from Steven Cash | 60-52 |
| 10:18 | VCU | Edward Watkins swats the short shot by Daniel McGhan | 60-52 |
| 10:16 | VCU | Marcelino Rossi tips it in | 62-52 |
| 10:10 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ronald Scheffel (PG) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| 09:54 | VCU | Joseph Butler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Watkins - foul #3 on Edward Watkins, team foul #3 | 62-52 |
| Subs | VCU | John Carter (PF) Peter Drew | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 09:54 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 09:54 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:30 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Marcelino Rossi - foul #3 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #2 | 64-52 |
| 09:30 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:30 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Joseph Butler buries a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Darrell Dawson - foul #1 on Darrell Dawson, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Michael Racine (PF) Steven Cash | |
| 09:21 | VCU | Joseph Butler makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:14 | Hofstra | Ronald Scheffel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 09:12 | VCU | John Carter gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 08:54 | VCU | Joseph Butler connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Carter | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:43 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 08:42 | Hofstra | Michael Racine grabs the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 08:33 | Hofstra | Edward Watkins hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Racine | 69-55 |
| 08:23 | VCU | William Godsey is fouled on the floor by Edward Watkins - foul #4 on Edward Watkins, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Otis Chang (PF) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, John Carter | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson (SG), Joseph Jackson (PF), Bobby Cannon (C) Bruce Clark, Darrell Dawson, Edward Watkins | |
| 08:06 | VCU | Joseph Butler hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marcelino Rossi | 72-55 |
| 07:50 | Hofstra | Bobby Cannon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcelino Rossi - foul #4 on Marcelino Rossi, team foul #3 | 72-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jiao-Long Xyong (SG), Steven Cash (PF) Ronald Scheffel, Michael Racine | |
| 07:50 | Hofstra | Bobby Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 07:50 | Hofstra | Bobby Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:21 | VCU | Burton Rascoe buries a fadeaway from the left block | 74-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Otis Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcelino Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Cash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Butler - foul #1 on Joseph Butler, team foul #4 | 74-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGhan (SG), Peter Drew (PF) Joseph Butler, Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Bruce Clark (SG), Darrell Dawson (SF) Jiao-Long Xyong, Bobby Cannon | |
| 07:12 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:12 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 06:43 | VCU | Daniel McGhan misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 74-58 |
| 06:41 | VCU | Otis Chang gets the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Steven Cash steals the ball from Otis Chang | 74-58 |
| 06:11 | Hofstra | Steven Cash connects on the jumper from the baseline | 74-60 |
| 05:53 | VCU | Darrell Dawson is called for the reach on Burton Rascoe - foul #2 on Darrell Dawson, team foul #6 | 74-60 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Joseph Butler (SF), John Carter (C) Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ronald Scheffel (PG), Michael Racine (PF), Edward Watkins (C) Thomas Robinson, Steven Cash, Joseph Jackson | |
| 05:36 | VCU | Michael Racine takes the ball from Joseph Butler | 74-60 |
| 05:18 | Hofstra | Michael Racine can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-60 |
| 05:17 | VCU | The rebound goes to Daniel McGhan | 74-60 |
| 04:55 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses short on a runner from the left block | 74-60 |
| 04:53 | VCU | Joseph Butler misses the tip | 74-60 |
| 04:52 | Hofstra | Edward Watkins pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 04:43 | Hofstra | Michael Racine clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-60 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Daniel McGhan pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 04:17 | VCU | John Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 04:16 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Darrell Dawson | 74-60 |
| 04:01 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 74-60 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Joseph Butler grabs the board | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | VCU | Joseph Butler knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Godsey | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson drills a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Racine | 76-62 |
| 03:16 | VCU | John Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-62 |
| 03:15 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Edward Watkins | 76-62 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Daniel McGhan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Drew (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Ronald Scheffel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Dawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Racine (fresh) 8 pts. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Hofstra | John Carter is called for the reach on Edward Watkins - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #5 | 76-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Otis Chang (PF), Marcelino Rossi (C) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, Joseph Butler, Peter Drew | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson (SG), Steven Cash (PF), Joseph Jackson (C) Bruce Clark, Darrell Dawson, Edward Watkins | |
| 02:59 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 76-64 |
| 02:59 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-64 |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Joseph Butler (SF) Claude Marsh, Otis Chang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Edward Watkins (C) Joseph Jackson | |
| 02:34 | VCU | William Godsey is hacked by Thomas Robinson - foul #4 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #7 | 76-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGhan (SG) Burton Rascoe | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 02:34 | VCU | William Godsey makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:34 | VCU | William Godsey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:21 | Hofstra | Ronald Scheffel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-64 |
| 02:20 | VCU | John Carter grabs the board | 78-64 |
| 01:51 | VCU | William Godsey misses short on a jumper from the left side | 78-64 |
| 01:50 | Hofstra | Steven Cash pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:44 | Hofstra | A charge is called on Thomas Robinson - foul #5 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #8 | 78-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Burton Rascoe (SG), Claude Marsh (SF), Otis Chang (C) William Godsey, Daniel McGhan, Joseph Butler, Marcelino Rossi | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jiao-Long Xyong (PG), Richard Loving (SG), Joseph Jackson (PF), Bobby Cannon (C) Ronald Scheffel, Thomas Robinson, Steven Cash, Edward Watkins | |
| 01:15 | VCU | Jiao-Long Xyong picks off the pass by Claude Marsh | 78-64 |
| 01:06 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Loving | 78-67 |
| 00:45 | VCU | John Carter makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kyle Hall | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Hofstra | Michael Racine lays it up and in | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | VCU | Otis Chang is hacked by Bobby Cannon - foul #1 on Bobby Cannon, team foul #9 | 80-69 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Otis Chang makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Otis Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:06 | Hofstra | Bobby Cannon is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bobby Cannon, team foul #10 | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Kyle Hall runs out the clock | 82-69 |