| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Hofstra | Burton Rascoe is called for the reach on Darrell Dawson - foul #3 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Burton Rascoe | |
| 19:28 | Hofstra | Steven Cash knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Clark | 33-32 |
| 19:10 | VCU | John Wertz banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Godsey | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Maday - foul #2 on Richard Maday, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 18:48 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson lays it in on a nice dish by Bruce Clark | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | VCU | William Godsey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Darrell Dawson steals the ball from William Godsey | 35-34 |
| 18:08 | Hofstra | Frank Robinson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jerome Jackson - foul #3 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Gabel (PF) Jerome Jackson | |
| 18:08 | Hofstra | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:08 | Hofstra | Frank Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | VCU | John Wertz clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:47 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Richard Maday - foul #3 on Richard Maday, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Michael Racine (C) Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (SF) Richard Maday | |
| 17:31 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:31 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:17 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 17:16 | Hofstra | Michael Racine pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:00 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Robinson | 42-34 |
| 16:56 | VCU | William Godsey is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Robinson - foul #2 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson (C) Steven Cash | |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Baker (SF), Rudy Gavin (C) Claude Marsh, John Wertz | |
| 16:45 | VCU | Joseph Jackson denies the turnaround by Earl Baker | 42-34 |
| 16:44 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 16:42 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jiao-Long Xyong (SG) Bruce Clark | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:28 | VCU | Robert Gabel misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | VCU | Rudy Gavin gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:15 | VCU | Rudy Gavin scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Godsey and he's hacked by Michael Racine - foul #1 on Michael Racine, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Loving (PG), Frank Robinson (C) Thomas Robinson, Darrell Dawson | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:15 | VCU | Rudy Gavin makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:02 | Hofstra | Michael Racine misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 16:01 | Hofstra | Michael Racine gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:53 | Hofstra | Frank Robinson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 42-37 |
| 15:51 | VCU | The rebound goes to Rudy Gavin | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Loving (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) SF - Michael Racine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kyle Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baker (fresh) PF - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gabel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | VCU | Kyle Hall clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jiao-Long Xyong - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Xyong, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Bruce Clark (SG) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Jerome Jackson (PF), John Wertz (C) William Godsey, Earl Baker, Rudy Gavin, Robert Gabel | |
| 15:46 | VCU | Kyle Hall makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:46 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:46 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:28 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 15:26 | Hofstra | Michael Racine misses the tip | 42-38 |
| 15:24 | VCU | Jerome Jackson snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:19 | VCU | Claude Marsh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 15:18 | VCU | John Wertz gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:04 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 15:02 | VCU | Jerome Jackson tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 14:41 | Hofstra | Richard Loving misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 14:39 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:23 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-40 |
| 14:22 | VCU | Kyle Hall grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Claude Marsh connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jerome Jackson | 42-43 |
| 14:01 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 14:00 | VCU | Jerome Jackson gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:40 | VCU | Jerome Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Burton Rascoe | 42-45 |
| 13:21 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 44-45 |
| 13:12 | VCU | Joseph Jackson steps in front of the Kyle Hall pass | 44-45 |
| 12:49 | Hofstra | Richard Loving comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 12:47 | Hofstra | Michael Racine grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:29 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-45 |
| 12:27 | VCU | John Wertz gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:04 | VCU | Bruce Clark is called for the reach on John Wertz - foul #2 on Bruce Clark, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (SG), Darrell Dawson (SF), Steven Cash (PF), Manuel Hui (C) Richard Loving, Bruce Clark, Michael Racine, Joseph Jackson, Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG), Earl Baker (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Robert Gabel (PF), Rudy Gavin (C) Burton Rascoe, Claude Marsh, Kyle Hall, Jerome Jackson, John Wertz | |
| 11:58 | VCU | Rudy Gavin buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Baker | 44-47 |
| 11:42 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 11:40 | VCU | Robert Gabel grabs the board | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Darrell Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Manuel Hui (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Godsey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Gabel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | VCU | Richard Maday misses the floater from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 11:13 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:58 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson travels with the ball | 44-47 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Jerome Jackson (PF) Earl Baker, Rudy Gavin | |
| 10:38 | VCU | William Godsey misses the lay-in | 44-47 |
| 10:37 | VCU | Jerome Jackson tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 10:24 | Hofstra | Manuel Hui misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 10:23 | VCU | William Godsey gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:19 | VCU | Burton Rascoe is hacked by Steven Cash - foul #2 on Steven Cash, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Bruce Clark (SG) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:03 | VCU | William Godsey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Robinson - foul #3 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Michael Racine (C) Manuel Hui | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:03 | VCU | William Godsey makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:03 | VCU | William Godsey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:45 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark is whistled for a carry | 44-51 |
| 09:24 | VCU | William Godsey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerome Jackson | 44-54 |
| 09:04 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 09:02 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Clark | 44-54 |
| 08:42 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Robinson | 47-54 |
| 08:25 | VCU | William Godsey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 08:24 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 08:03 | Hofstra | Steven Cash lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Racine | 49-54 |
| 07:46 | VCU | The short jumper by William Godsey is denied by Darrell Dawson | 49-54 |
| 07:45 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:30 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson buries a jumper from the baseline | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Clark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Cash (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Racine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Godsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Maday (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Gabel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses short on a shot in the paint | 51-54 |
| 07:07 | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:59 | Hofstra | William Godsey steals the ball from Darrell Dawson | 51-54 |
| 06:42 | VCU | Robert Gabel misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Robinson - foul #4 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Loving (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (SG), Joseph Jackson (SF), Michael Compton (PF), Frank Robinson (C) Thomas Robinson, Bruce Clark, Darrell Dawson, Steven Cash, Michael Racine | |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Claude Marsh (SG), Earl Baker (SF), John Wertz (C) Burton Rascoe, William Godsey, Richard Maday, Jerome Jackson | |
| 06:42 | VCU | Robert Gabel makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:42 | VCU | Robert Gabel misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:42 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Frank Robinson | 51-55 |
| 06:29 | Hofstra | Frank Robinson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Loving | 54-55 |
| 06:09 | VCU | Earl Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-55 |
| 06:07 | Hofstra | Richard Loving grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:02 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 06:00 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Wertz | 54-55 |
| 05:34 | VCU | John Wertz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Frank Robinson - foul #1 on Frank Robinson, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Rudy Gavin (PF) Robert Gabel | |
| 05:34 | VCU | John Wertz makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:34 | VCU | John Wertz misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:34 | Hofstra | Michael Compton grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 05:23 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Earl Baker - foul #3 on Earl Baker, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Godsey (PG) Earl Baker | |
| 05:23 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:23 | Hofstra | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Rudy Gavin loses the dribble to Michael Compton | 55-56 |
| 04:48 | Hofstra | Richard Loving knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jiao-Long Xyong | 58-56 |
| 04:33 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 04:32 | Hofstra | Michael Compton pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:14 | Hofstra | Jiao-Long Xyong knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Jackson | 61-56 |
| 03:54 | VCU | William Godsey misses the shot from the right side | 61-56 |
| 03:53 | Hofstra | Michael Compton grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 03:53 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Robinson (PG), Bruce Clark (SG), Darrell Dawson (SF), Steven Cash (PF) Richard Loving, Jiao-Long Xyong, Joseph Jackson, Michael Compton | |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), Richard Maday (SF), Jerome Jackson (PF) William Godsey, Kyle Hall, Rudy Gavin | |
| 03:29 | Hofstra | John Wertz blocks the short jumper by Steven Cash | 61-56 |
| 03:28 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the board | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Cash (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wertz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the floater from the baseline | 61-58 |
| 03:02 | Hofstra | Jerome Jackson swats the layup by Thomas Robinson | 61-58 |
| 03:00 | VCU | Burton Rascoe grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:53 | VCU | Burton Rascoe is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Robinson - foul #5 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Loving (PG), Michael Racine (C) Thomas Robinson, Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:53 | VCU | Burton Rascoe makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:53 | VCU | Burton Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:51 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Frank Robinson (C) Michael Racine | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:33 | Hofstra | John Wertz denies the turnaround by Darrell Dawson | 61-60 |
| 02:31 | Hofstra | Frank Robinson tips it back up and in | 63-60 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Claude Marsh is fouled on the floor by Frank Robinson - foul #2 on Frank Robinson, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:53 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Dawson | 66-62 |
| 01:24 | VCU | Jerome Jackson scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Burton Rascoe | 66-64 |
| 01:07 | Hofstra | Bruce Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Jerome Jackson gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:02 | VCU | Claude Marsh buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Burton Rascoe | 66-67 |
| 00:41 | Hofstra | Frank Robinson is hacked by Claude Marsh - foul #2 on Claude Marsh, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| 00:25 | Hofstra | Frank Robinson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Dawson | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | VCU | John Wertz buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Burton Rascoe | 68-69 |
| 00:10 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:01 | Hofstra | Darrell Dawson misses the easy layup | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Hofstra | The clock runs out | 68-69 |