| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Rafael Fisher (fresh) SG - Richard Grimmett (fresh) SF - Terry Ratliff (fresh) PF - Johnny Farrell (fresh) C - Charles Buchanan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) C - Calvin Haas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Hofstra | Richard Grimmett misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | VCU | Thomas Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | VCU | Frank Yerby lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher is fouled on the floor by Donald Potvin - foul #1 on Donald Potvin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eddie Montejano - foul #1 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | VCU | The rebound goes to Calvin Haas | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Thomas Lange blows the dunk but he's fouled by Johnny Farrell - foul #1 on Johnny Farrell, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:35 | Hofstra | Eddie Montejano takes the ball from Terry Ratliff | 1-3 |
| 18:32 | VCU | Eddie Montejano lays it up and in | 1-5 |
| 18:14 | Hofstra | Johnny Farrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-5 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Terry Ratliff is called for the reach on Eddie Montejano - foul #1 on Terry Ratliff, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 17:53 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-5 |
| 17:52 | VCU | Thomas Lange grabs the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:47 | VCU | Thomas Lange is hacked by Richard Grimmett - foul #1 on Richard Grimmett, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| 17:37 | VCU | Frank Yerby's pass is intercepted by Terry Ratliff | 1-5 |
| 17:34 | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff slams it home | 3-5 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Rafael Fisher steals it from Frank Yerby | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts (PG), Ray Burciaga (C) Rafael Fisher, Charles Buchanan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:47 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:45 | Hofstra | Richard Grimmett snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:25 | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Frank Yerby grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:05 | VCU | Thomas Lange is fouled on the floor by Richard Grimmett - foul #2 on Richard Grimmett, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Staley (SG), Mark Tyson (SF), Mario Gerhard (C) Richard Grimmett, Terry Ratliff, Johnny Farrell | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| 15:44 | VCU | Perry Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 3-5 |
| 15:43 | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Benjamin Watts (fresh) SG - Joseph Staley (fresh) SF - Mark Tyson (fresh) PF - Ray Burciaga (fresh) C - Mario Gerhard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) SG - Merle Little (fresh) SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) C - Bob Dowd (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Hofstra | Mark Tyson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 15:36 | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga misses the tip | 3-5 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Steven Trinh grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 15:16 | VCU | Steven Trinh is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Trinh, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher (PG), Charles Buchanan (C) Benjamin Watts, Mario Gerhard | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG) Robert Lee | |
| 15:00 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Johnny Farrell (PF) Ray Burciaga | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG), Calvin Haas (C) Merle Little, Perry Johnson | |
| 14:38 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 14:36 | Hofstra | Mark Tyson grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 14:15 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Lange - foul #1 on Thomas Lange, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff (SF) Mark Tyson | |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF) Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| 14:15 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:15 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Calvin Haas grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Thomas Lange can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Johnny Farrell - foul #2 on Johnny Farrell, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga (PF) Johnny Farrell | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:52 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 3rd free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:35 | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard (C) Charles Buchanan | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG) Donald Potvin | |
| 13:20 | VCU | Robert Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 13:19 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:09 | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Rafael Fisher | 6-7 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Thomas Lange comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Robert Lee misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 12:49 | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:21 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Calvin Haas - foul #1 on Calvin Haas, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts (PG), Herman Blanchard (SG), Charles Buchanan (C) Rafael Fisher, Joseph Staley, Ray Burciaga | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Merle Little (SG), Bob Dowd (C) Robert Lee, Thomas Lange, Calvin Haas | |
| 12:21 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:21 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Frank Yerby | 7-7 |
| 11:54 | VCU | Donald Potvin knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bob Dowd | 7-10 |
| 11:49 | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff is fouled on the floor by Merle Little - foul #1 on Merle Little, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF) Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby | |
| 11:30 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan misses the 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 11:28 | VCU | Perry Johnson grabs the board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Benjamin Watts (fresh) SG - Herman Blanchard (fresh) SF - Terry Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Gerhard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Buchanan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Merle Little (fresh) SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) C - Bob Dowd (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | VCU | Merle Little loses the dribble to Terry Ratliff | 7-10 |
| 11:07 | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff dunks the ball | 9-10 |
| 10:54 | VCU | Merle Little knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Potvin and he's hacked by Herman Blanchard - foul #1 on Herman Blanchard, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher (PG), Joseph Staley (SG), Mark Tyson (SF), Ray Burciaga (PF) Benjamin Watts, Herman Blanchard, Terry Ratliff, Mario Gerhard | |
| Subs | VCU | Calvin Haas (C) Perry Johnson | |
| 10:54 | VCU | Merle Little makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:32 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 10:14 | VCU | Merle Little can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Staley - foul #1 on Joseph Staley, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Henry Maddix (C) Charles Buchanan | |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF) Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| 10:14 | VCU | Merle Little makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:14 | VCU | Merle Little makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:49 | Hofstra | The jumper by Mark Tyson is denied by Frank Yerby | 12-15 |
| 09:47 | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga misses the tip | 12-15 |
| 09:45 | Hofstra | Mark Tyson grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:34 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley loses the dribble to Donald Potvin | 12-15 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Merle Little comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 09:15 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:02 | Hofstra | Donald Potvin is called for the reach on Joseph Staley - foul #2 on Donald Potvin, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff (SF), Mario Gerhard (PF) Mark Tyson, Ray Burciaga | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Thomas Lange (SG) Donald Potvin, Merle Little | |
| 09:02 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Frank Yerby snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 08:41 | VCU | Terry Ratliff steals it from Thomas Lange | 12-15 |
| 08:26 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Joseph Staley is called for the reach on Thomas Lange - foul #2 on Joseph Staley, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts (PG), Herman Blanchard (SG), Charles Buchanan (C) Rafael Fisher, Joseph Staley, Henry Maddix | |
| Subs | VCU | Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| 07:57 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:45 | Hofstra | Perry Johnson is called for the reach on Mario Gerhard - foul #1 on Perry Johnson, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (PF) Perry Johnson | |
| 07:45 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:45 | VCU | Steven Trinh pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 07:23 | VCU | Thomas Lange knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Bob Dowd and he's fouled by Benjamin Watts - foul #1 on Benjamin Watts, team foul #9 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga (PF) Mario Gerhard | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:23 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Benjamin Watts (fresh) SG - Herman Blanchard (fresh) SF - Terry Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ray Burciaga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Buchanan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Merle Little (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Hofstra | Benjamin Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-20 |
| 06:50 | VCU | Thomas Lange is fouled on the floor by Charles Buchanan - foul #1 on Charles Buchanan, team foul #10 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Yerby (PF) Merle Little | |
| 06:50 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:50 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:39 | Hofstra | Herman Blanchard comes up short on the shot from the right side | 14-22 |
| 06:38 | Hofstra | Herman Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 06:22 | Hofstra | Herman Blanchard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 05:57 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Herman Blanchard - foul #2 on Herman Blanchard, team foul #11 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher (PG) Herman Blanchard | |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (PG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Calvin Haas (C) Robert Lee, Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| 05:57 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:57 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:42 | Hofstra | Terry Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 17-24 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Calvin Haas snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 05:20 | VCU | Thomas Lange scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 04:59 | Hofstra | Ray Burciaga hits a shot from the free throw line | 19-27 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Eddie Montejano loses the dribble to Benjamin Watts | 19-27 |
| 04:29 | Hofstra | Eddie Montejano is called for the reach on Rafael Fisher - foul #2 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Mark Tyson (SF), Mario Gerhard (PF), Henry Maddix (C) Terry Ratliff, Ray Burciaga, Charles Buchanan | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Steven Trinh (SF), Bob Dowd (PF) Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby | |
| 04:29 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:29 | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:29 | VCU | Steven Trinh snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 04:09 | VCU | Mark Tyson blocks the jumper by Merle Little | 20-27 |
| 04:07 | Hofstra | Henry Maddix gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 03:49 | Hofstra | Mark Tyson is called for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Grimmett (SG), Johnny Farrell (PF) Benjamin Watts, Henry Maddix | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Eddie Montejano (SF) Merle Little, Bob Dowd | |
| 03:34 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Steven Trinh hits the follow up shot | 20-29 |
| 03:19 | Hofstra | Johnny Farrell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-29 |
| 03:18 | Hofstra | Mario Gerhard tips it home | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Rafael Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Grimmett (fresh) SF - Mark Tyson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Farrell (fresh) C - Mario Gerhard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | VCU | Donald Potvin is fouled on the floor by Richard Grimmett - foul #3 on Richard Grimmett, team foul #12 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Herman Blanchard (PG), Joseph Staley (SG), Terry Ratliff (SF), Charles Buchanan (C) Rafael Fisher, Richard Grimmett, Mark Tyson, Mario Gerhard | |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Yerby (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Steven Trinh, Calvin Haas | |
| 02:57 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:57 | VCU | Donald Potvin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:34 | Hofstra | Joseph Staley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-30 |
| 02:33 | VCU | The rebound goes to Eddie Montejano | 22-30 |
| 02:18 | VCU | Eddie Montejano connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Lee | 22-32 |
| 02:00 | Hofstra | Robert Lee steps in front of the Joseph Staley pass | 22-32 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Frank Yerby lays it in | 22-34 |
| 01:30 | Hofstra | Johnny Farrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 01:29 | VCU | Donald Potvin snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 01:12 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 01:11 | Hofstra | Charles Buchanan gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 00:52 | Hofstra | Johnny Farrell hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Staley | 25-34 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Frank Yerby hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Johnny Farrell - foul #3 on Johnny Farrell, team foul #13 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rafael Fisher (PG), Mark Tyson (SF), Ray Burciaga (PF), Mario Gerhard (C) Herman Blanchard, Terry Ratliff, Johnny Farrell, Charles Buchanan | |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Steven Trinh (SF), Calvin Haas (C) Donald Potvin, Robert Lee, Eddie Montejano, Bob Dowd | |
| 00:26 | VCU | Frank Yerby makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Frank Yerby makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:03 | Hofstra | Frank Yerby swats the layup by Joseph Staley | 25-36 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Calvin Haas pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses short on a fullcourt shot | 25-36 |