| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hackett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Hatfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Day (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - John Coleman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stacy Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terrence Cannon (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph White (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Dennis Hackett inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | VCU | Dennis Hackett can't connect on a shot from the left side | 33-29 |
| 19:44 | Hartford | Joseph White snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:28 | Hartford | John Brown scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Charles Hatfield can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 33-32 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Joseph Carlson tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 19:11 | Hartford | Joseph White grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:06 | Hartford | John Brown is whistled for a carry | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Dennis Hackett hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Jim York and the foul's on Joseph White - foul #2 on Joseph White, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Dennis Hackett makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:48 | Hartford | Joseph Day picks off the pass by John Brown | 36-32 |
| 18:32 | VCU | Joseph Carlson drills a shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:27 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon misses badly on a floater from the right block | 38-32 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Dennis Hackett pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Dennis Hackett misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:06 | Hartford | Stacy Carter snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:42 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 17:41 | Hartford | John Brown tips it home | 38-34 |
| 17:26 | VCU | Joseph Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terrence Cannon - foul #1 on Terrence Cannon, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Rice (SF), Clarence Noble (PF), Jordan Hickerson (C) Dennis Hackett, Charles Hatfield, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Hartford | Manuel Waller (SG), John Sims (SF), Paul Vines (PF) Stacy Carter, Terrence Cannon, John Brown | |
| 17:26 | VCU | Joseph Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:26 | VCU | Joseph Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:10 | Hartford | Jim York is called for the reach on John Coleman - foul #3 on Jim York, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | VCU | George Mitchell (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG) Jim York, Joseph Carlson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg (SF) Joseph White | |
| 16:57 | Hartford | John Coleman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 16:56 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:36 | Hartford | John Sims buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Funderburg | 40-36 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski misses the floater from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:16 | VCU | Clarence Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:58 | VCU | George Mitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clarence Noble | 42-36 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Mazikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Noble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Hickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - John Coleman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Manuel Waller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Funderburg (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Paul Vines (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Hartford | Manuel Waller scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Coleman | 42-39 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski's pass is intercepted by John Sims | 42-39 |
| 14:46 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg is hacked by Robert Rice - foul #1 on Robert Rice, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), Joseph Carlson (SG), Dennis Hackett (SF), Charles Hatfield (PF), Joseph Day (C) George Mitchell, Alan Mazikowski, Robert Rice, Clarence Noble, Jordan Hickerson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Stacy Carter (SG), Terrence Cannon (SF), Justin Mitchell (PF), Joseph White (C) John Coleman, Manuel Waller, John Sims, Paul Vines | |
| 14:26 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 14:24 | VCU | Joseph Day snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | VCU | Joseph Day buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 13:43 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 13:42 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 13:29 | VCU | Joseph Day hits the finger roll | 47-41 |
| 13:12 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon can't finish the layup | 47-41 |
| 13:10 | VCU | Joseph Day gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Jim York's pass is intercepted by Joseph White | 47-41 |
| 12:31 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stacy Carter | 47-44 |
| 12:13 | VCU | Dennis Hackett loses the dribble to Wesley Funderburg | 47-44 |
| 12:08 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg banks in the layup | 47-46 |
| 11:41 | VCU | Dennis Hackett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 11:40 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hackett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Hatfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Day (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Wesley Funderburg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stacy Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Cannon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Justin Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell travels with the ball | 47-46 |
| Subs | VCU | George Mitchell (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG), Robert Rice (SF), Clarence Noble (PF), Jordan Hickerson (C) Jim York, Joseph Carlson, Dennis Hackett, Charles Hatfield, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Hartford | John Coleman (PG), Manuel Waller (SG), John Sims (SF), John Brown (PF), Paul Vines (C) Wesley Funderburg, Stacy Carter, Terrence Cannon, Justin Mitchell, Joseph White | |
| 11:23 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson misses long on a shot from close range | 47-46 |
| 11:22 | Hartford | Paul Vines gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:07 | Hartford | Manuel Waller hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Coleman | 47-49 |
| 10:48 | VCU | George Mitchell clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | Hartford | Paul Vines gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:41 | Hartford | John Coleman lays it up and in set up by Manuel Waller | 47-51 |
| 10:23 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Mitchell | 50-51 |
| 10:07 | Hartford | John Coleman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 10:05 | VCU | Jordan Hickerson snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 09:58 | VCU | George Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Coleman - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), Charles Hatfield (PF), Joseph Day (C) Alan Mazikowski, Clarence Noble, Jordan Hickerson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Stacy Carter (SG), Terrence Cannon (SF), Justin Mitchell (PF), Joseph White (C) Manuel Waller, John Sims, John Brown, Paul Vines | |
| 09:58 | VCU | George Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:58 | VCU | George Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:40 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon hits a runner from the right block set up by John Coleman | 52-53 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Robert Rice misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 09:19 | VCU | Joseph Day snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 09:14 | VCU | John Coleman steps in front of the Joseph Day pass | 52-53 |
| 09:07 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Day | 52-53 |
| 09:05 | VCU | Charles Hatfield snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Stacy Carter is called for the reach on George Mitchell - foul #3 on Stacy Carter, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (SG), Dennis Hackett (SF) George Mitchell, Robert Rice | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 08:38 | VCU | Charles Hatfield connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-53 |
| 08:17 | Hartford | Stacy Carter is whistled for a carry | 54-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Clarence Noble (C) Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 08:00 | VCU | Dennis Hackett makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:55 | Hartford | John Coleman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 07:37 | VCU | Clarence Noble connects on the runner from the left block | 59-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hackett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Hatfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Noble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - John Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stacy Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrence Cannon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Justin Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell misses the shot from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 07:10 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon misses the tip | 59-56 |
| 07:08 | VCU | Charles Hatfield snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:45 | VCU | Jim York misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 06:44 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Stacy Carter | 59-56 |
| 06:27 | Hartford | John Coleman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Hackett - foul #1 on Dennis Hackett, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | VCU | George Mitchell (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG), Robert Rice (SF), Joseph Day (C) Jim York, Joseph Carlson, Dennis Hackett, Charles Hatfield | |
| Subs | Hartford | Manuel Waller (SG), John Sims (SF), John Brown (PF), Paul Vines (C) Stacy Carter, Terrence Cannon, Justin Mitchell, Joseph White | |
| 06:27 | Hartford | John Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:27 | Hartford | John Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Rice | 59-56 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Robert Rice hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 06:12 | Hartford | The rebound goes to John Brown | 59-56 |
| 06:08 | Hartford | John Coleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-56 |
| 06:07 | VCU | Clarence Noble pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:02 | VCU | George Mitchell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:01 | VCU | Clarence Noble snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:52 | VCU | Clarence Noble misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 59-56 |
| 05:50 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Day | 59-56 |
| 05:39 | VCU | Robert Rice misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 05:37 | Hartford | John Coleman gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:28 | Hartford | George Mitchell steals it from John Brown | 59-56 |
| 05:24 | VCU | Robert Rice slams it home set up by George Mitchell | 61-56 |
| 05:12 | Hartford | John Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis Hackett (SF) Clarence Noble | |
| Subs | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg (SF), Justin Mitchell (PF) John Coleman, John Brown | |
| 04:49 | VCU | Manuel Waller steals the ball from Joseph Day | 61-56 |
| 04:46 | Hartford | Manuel Waller lays it up and in | 61-58 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Joseph Day connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Rice | 64-58 |
| 04:09 | Hartford | Alan Mazikowski is called for the reach on Manuel Waller - foul #2 on Alan Mazikowski, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), Joseph Carlson (SG), Charles Hatfield (PF) George Mitchell, Alan Mazikowski, Joseph Day | |
| Subs | Hartford | Stacy Carter (SG), Terrence Cannon (SF), Joseph White (C) Manuel Waller, Wesley Funderburg, Paul Vines | |
| 03:50 | Hartford | John Sims misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jim York - foul #4 on Jim York, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Clarence Noble (C) Dennis Hackett | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 03:50 | Hartford | John Sims misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:50 | Hartford | John Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:31 | VCU | John Sims takes the ball from Jim York | 64-59 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Hatfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Noble (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - John Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stacy Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrence Cannon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph White (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Hartford | Clarence Noble denies the turnaround by Stacy Carter | 64-59 |
| 03:18 | VCU | Clarence Noble pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:14 | VCU | Robert Rice misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-59 |
| 03:13 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 03:05 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Rice - foul #2 on Robert Rice, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Alan Mazikowski (SF) Robert Rice | |
| Subs | Hartford | John Coleman (PG), John Brown (PF) John Sims, Justin Mitchell | |
| 03:05 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:05 | Hartford | Terrence Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:47 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 02:28 | Hartford | John Coleman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 02:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to Clarence Noble | 67-61 |
| 02:27 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis Hackett (SF), Joseph Day (C) Alan Mazikowski, Clarence Noble | |
| Subs | Hartford | Justin Mitchell (PF) John Brown | |
| 02:24 | VCU | Jim York throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 02:13 | Hartford | Jim York steps in front of the John Coleman pass | 67-61 |
| 02:10 | VCU | Jim York misses the lay-in | 67-61 |
| 02:08 | Hartford | Stacy Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 01:50 | Hartford | John Coleman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-63 |
| 01:34 | VCU | Jim York misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Charles Hatfield tips it in | 69-63 |
| 01:11 | Hartford | Joseph Day swats the short shot by Terrence Cannon | 69-63 |
| 01:09 | VCU | Jim York grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 00:56 | VCU | Joseph Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:54 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Hartford | John Coleman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stacy Carter | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | VCU | Dennis Hackett misses the dunk attempt | 69-66 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Dennis Hackett grabs the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | VCU | Dennis Hackett is hacked by Justin Mitchell - foul #4 on Justin Mitchell, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | VCU | Justin Mitchell is called for the reach on Charles Hatfield - foul #5 on Justin Mitchell, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Hartford | John Brown (PF) Justin Mitchell | |
| 00:11 | VCU | John Brown is called for the reach on Dennis Hackett - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Dennis Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Dennis Hackett misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | Hartford | Joseph White grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 00:07 | Hartford | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:06 | Hartford | Joseph White snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:04 | Hartford | Joseph White scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 00:02 | VCU | John Coleman is called for the reach on Dennis Hackett in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Coleman, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Dennis Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Dennis Hackett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Hartford | Hartford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | John Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 72-69 |