| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Winston (fresh) SG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) SF - Shane Fries (fresh) PF - Victor Mumma (fresh) C - George Webb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Michael Hand (fresh) SG - Ronald Scheuerman (fresh) SF - Joaquin Pierce (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lewis (fresh) C - Rolf Kabacinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | Rolf Kabacinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Long Island | Joaquin Pierce tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | VCU | Shane Fries snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Larry Winston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lewis | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | VCU | The rebound goes to Victor Mumma | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | VCU | Jason Lubinski knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from George Webb | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | VCU | Shane Fries misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | VCU | Victor Mumma hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Long Island | Larry Winston steps in front of the Jeffrey Lewis pass | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Shane Fries clanks a floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Rolf Kabacinski | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Long Island | Ronald Scheuerman misses the floater from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hand | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Long Island | Michael Hand hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by George Webb - foul #1 on George Webb, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Nick Rice (SG), Christopher Cotta (PF), William Payne (C) Ronald Scheuerman, Jeffrey Lewis, Rolf Kabacinski | |
| 17:32 | Long Island | Michael Hand makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Long Island | Michael Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Victor Mumma grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | VCU | Victor Mumma is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cotta - foul #1 on Christopher Cotta, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Travis Pruitt (PG), George Fridley (SF) Michael Hand, Joaquin Pierce | |
| 16:51 | VCU | George Webb misses the lay-in | 4-3 |
| 16:50 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Christopher Cotta | 4-3 |
| 16:32 | Long Island | Victor Mumma denies the turnaround by George Fridley | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | VCU | George Webb pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Jason Lubinski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jason Lubinski, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (SG), James Perry (PF), Bryan Rice (C) Jason Lubinski, Victor Mumma, George Webb | |
| Subs | Long Island | Michael Hand (PG), Jeffrey Lewis (PF) Travis Pruitt, Christopher Cotta | |
| 16:00 | Long Island | Michael Hand is hacked by Shane Fries - foul #1 on Shane Fries, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Turner (SG), Ernest Mattoon (SF) Larry Winston, Shane Fries | |
| Subs | Long Island | Ronald Scheuerman (SG), Joaquin Pierce (SF), Rolf Kabacinski (C) Nick Rice, George Fridley, William Payne | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Holmes (fresh) SG - Donald Turner (fresh) SF - Ernest Mattoon (fresh) PF - James Perry (fresh) C - Bryan Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Michael Hand (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Scheuerman (fresh) SF - Joaquin Pierce (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rolf Kabacinski (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Long Island | Michael Hand connects on the shot from close range and he's fouled by James Perry - foul #1 on James Perry, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Long Island | Michael Hand makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | VCU | Scott Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:33 | VCU | James Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:19 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:03 | Long Island | Ronald Scheuerman hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Hand | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | VCU | Scott Holmes buries a jump hook in the paint | 8-8 |
| 14:35 | Long Island | Michael Hand buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joaquin Pierce | 8-11 |
| 14:09 | VCU | Donald Turner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Holmes and he's fouled by Ronald Scheuerman - foul #1 on Ronald Scheuerman, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Winston (PG), Jason Lubinski (SG), Victor Mumma (PF), George Webb (C) Scott Holmes, Ernest Mattoon, James Perry, Bryan Rice | |
| Subs | Long Island | Travis Pruitt (PG), Nick Rice (SG), George Fridley (SF), Christopher Cotta (PF), William Payne (C) Michael Hand, Ronald Scheuerman, Joaquin Pierce, Jeffrey Lewis, Rolf Kabacinski | |
| 14:09 | VCU | Donald Turner makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:50 | Long Island | Travis Pruitt drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Payne and the foul's on Victor Mumma - foul #1 on Victor Mumma, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Shane Fries (SF) Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 13:50 | Long Island | Travis Pruitt makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:30 | VCU | Shane Fries knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Larry Winston | 13-14 |
| 13:08 | Long Island | Travis Pruitt connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Fridley | 13-17 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Jason Lubinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 12:50 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Christopher Cotta | 13-17 |
| 12:37 | Long Island | William Payne is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Payne, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Michael Hand (PG), Joaquin Pierce (SF) Travis Pruitt, George Fridley | |
| 12:24 | VCU | Victor Mumma hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-17 |
| 12:22 | Long Island | Nick Rice grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 11:55 | Long Island | Michael Hand banks in the layup on a great pass from William Payne | 13-19 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Winston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Fries (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Mumma (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Webb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Michael Hand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Rice (fresh) SF - Joaquin Pierce (fresh) PF - Christopher Cotta (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Payne (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | VCU | Jason Lubinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shane Fries | 15-19 |
| 11:26 | Long Island | Nick Rice buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joaquin Pierce and he's hacked by Jason Lubinski - foul #2 on Jason Lubinski, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (SG), James Perry (PF) Jason Lubinski, Victor Mumma | |
| Subs | Long Island | Ronald Scheuerman (SG), Jeffrey Lewis (PF), Rolf Kabacinski (C) Michael Hand, Christopher Cotta, William Payne | |
| 11:26 | Long Island | Nick Rice makes the free throw | 15-22 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Joaquin Pierce steals it from Shane Fries | 15-22 |
| 10:55 | Long Island | Nick Rice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-22 |
| 10:53 | VCU | George Webb pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Larry Winston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 10:34 | VCU | George Webb hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 10:18 | Long Island | Nick Rice's pass is intercepted by Larry Winston | 17-22 |
| 10:14 | VCU | Larry Winston hits the finger roll | 19-22 |
| 09:49 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Perry - foul #2 on James Perry, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Turner (SG), Ernest Mattoon (SF), Victor Mumma (PF), Bryan Rice (C) Larry Winston, Shane Fries, James Perry, George Webb | |
| Subs | Long Island | Michael Hand (PG), George Fridley (SF) Nick Rice, Joaquin Pierce | |
| 09:49 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:49 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:49 | VCU | Victor Mumma pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:32 | VCU | Bryan Rice drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Victor Mumma and he's hacked by George Fridley - foul #1 on George Fridley, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Long Island | William Payne (C) Rolf Kabacinski | |
| 09:32 | VCU | Bryan Rice misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:32 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 09:08 | Long Island | Bryan Rice steals it from Ronald Scheuerman | 21-22 |
| 08:55 | VCU | Ronald Scheuerman takes the ball from Bryan Rice | 21-22 |
| 08:52 | Long Island | George Fridley lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Scheuerman | 21-24 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Bryan Rice clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 08:31 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon tips it in | 23-24 |
| 08:16 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis is hacked by Victor Mumma - foul #2 on Victor Mumma, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Shane Fries (SF), Bruce Munch (C) Ernest Mattoon, Victor Mumma | |
| Subs | Long Island | Nick Rice (SG), Joaquin Pierce (SF) Ronald Scheuerman, George Fridley | |
| 08:16 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to Bryan Rice | 23-24 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Shane Fries buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Holmes | 26-24 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Fries (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Rice (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Munch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Michael Hand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joaquin Pierce (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Payne (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis buries a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Hand | 26-26 |
| 07:16 | VCU | Shane Fries is whistled for a carry | 26-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Winston (PG), Ernest Mattoon (SG), George Webb (C) Scott Holmes, Donald Turner, Bryan Rice | |
| Subs | Long Island | Rolf Kabacinski (C) Jeffrey Lewis | |
| 07:02 | Long Island | Nick Rice can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-26 |
| 07:01 | Long Island | William Payne tips it back up and in | 26-28 |
| 06:49 | VCU | Nick Rice steps in front of the Larry Winston pass | 26-28 |
| 06:35 | Long Island | Joaquin Pierce clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 06:34 | Long Island | William Payne misses the tip | 26-28 |
| 06:33 | VCU | Shane Fries pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:12 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 06:10 | Long Island | William Payne grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 05:47 | Long Island | Nick Rice hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joaquin Pierce | 26-31 |
| 05:21 | VCU | Joaquin Pierce steals the ball from Ernest Mattoon | 26-31 |
| 05:03 | Long Island | Nick Rice comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 05:01 | Long Island | Joaquin Pierce hits the follow up shot | 26-33 |
| 04:41 | VCU | Shane Fries is fouled on the floor by Nick Rice - foul #1 on Nick Rice, team foul #5 | 26-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (SG), Donald Turner (SF), Bryan Rice (PF) Ernest Mattoon, Shane Fries, Bruce Munch | |
| Subs | Long Island | Travis Pruitt (PG), Ronald Scheuerman (SG), George Fridley (SF), Christopher Cotta (PF) Michael Hand, Nick Rice, Joaquin Pierce, William Payne | |
| 04:23 | VCU | Bryan Rice steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-33 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis (PF) Rolf Kabacinski | |
| 03:57 | Long Island | Ronald Scheuerman can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by George Webb - foul #2 on George Webb, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Jason Lubinski (SG), Victor Mumma (PF), James Perry (C) Larry Winston, Bryan Rice, George Webb | |
| Subs | Long Island | Nick Rice (PG) Travis Pruitt | |
| 03:57 | Long Island | Ronald Scheuerman makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:57 | Long Island | Ronald Scheuerman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Nick Rice is called for the reach on Scott Holmes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nick Rice, team foul #6 | 26-35 |
| 03:48 | VCU | Donald Turner loses the dribble to Nick Rice | 26-35 |
| 03:45 | Long Island | Nick Rice lays it up and in | 26-37 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Scott Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Lubinski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Mumma (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Nick Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Scheuerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Fridley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Cotta (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | VCU | James Perry makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Lubinski and he's hacked by Nick Rice - foul #3 on Nick Rice, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Douglas Kelley (SF) Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Long Island | Travis Pruitt (PG) Nick Rice | |
| 03:25 | VCU | James Perry makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:07 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Scheuerman | 29-40 |
| 02:54 | VCU | Jason Lubinski is hacked by Christopher Cotta - foul #2 on Christopher Cotta, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Ernest Mattoon (SF) Douglas Kelley | |
| Subs | Long Island | Rolf Kabacinski (C) Jeffrey Lewis | |
| 02:54 | VCU | Jason Lubinski misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:54 | Long Island | Rolf Kabacinski snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 02:39 | Long Island | Christopher Cotta loses the dribble to Jason Lubinski | 29-40 |
| 02:20 | VCU | Victor Mumma makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Mattoon | 31-40 |
| 02:02 | Long Island | Travis Pruitt scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Christopher Cotta | 31-42 |
| 01:50 | VCU | James Perry misses short on a jumper from the right block | 31-42 |
| 01:48 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 01:40 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Travis Pruitt - foul #1 on Travis Pruitt, team foul #9 | 31-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Winston (PG), George Webb (C) Scott Holmes, James Perry | |
| Subs | Long Island | Michael Hand (PG), Joaquin Pierce (SF), Jeffrey Lewis (PF), William Payne (C) Ronald Scheuerman, George Fridley, Christopher Cotta, Rolf Kabacinski | |
| 01:40 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 01:40 | VCU | Ernest Mattoon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 01:13 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Turner (SG), Shane Fries (SF), Bryan Rice (PF) Jason Lubinski, Ernest Mattoon, Victor Mumma | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 00:59 | VCU | William Payne blocks the short jumper by Bryan Rice | 33-42 |
| 00:57 | Long Island | Jeffrey Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:38 | Long Island | Travis Pruitt is hacked by Donald Turner - foul #1 on Donald Turner, team foul #10 | 33-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Holmes (SG), James Perry (PF) Donald Turner, Bryan Rice | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 00:38 | Long Island | Travis Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:38 | Long Island | Travis Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Shane Fries misses long on a floater near the basket | 33-44 |
| 00:16 | Long Island | Joaquin Pierce gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:11 | Long Island | Michael Hand clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 00:10 | VCU | George Webb gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Shane Fries is hacked by Joaquin Pierce - foul #1 on Joaquin Pierce, team foul #10 | 33-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Long Island | George Fridley (SG), Christopher Cotta (PF) Travis Pruitt, Jeffrey Lewis | |
| 00:05 | VCU | Shane Fries makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Shane Fries makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Michael Hand hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-44 |