| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Reis (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Nicholas Knauer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gains (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Denny Anderson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | VCU | Jason Gains takes the ball from Joshua Weston | 32-25 |
| 19:34 | Hofstra | John Jones misses the lay-in | 32-25 |
| 19:33 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Gains | 32-25 |
| 19:18 | Hofstra | Robert Hicks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 19:17 | VCU | Yuan Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:12 | VCU | The jump hook by Michael Reis is blocked by Robert Hicks | 32-25 |
| 19:10 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez tips it in | 34-25 |
| 18:57 | Hofstra | John Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Knauer | 34-28 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Michael Reis clanks a runner from the left block | 34-28 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Michael Reis pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:10 | VCU | Michael Reis misses the dunk attempt | 34-28 |
| 18:08 | Hofstra | Jason Gains grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 17:48 | Hofstra | John Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Knauer | 34-30 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Michael Reis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hicks - foul #2 on Robert Hicks, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Michael Reis makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Michael Reis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:10 | Hofstra | Nicholas Knauer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Jones | 36-32 |
| 16:49 | VCU | Michael Reis connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Alfredo Valadez | 38-32 |
| 16:36 | Hofstra | Alfredo Valadez steps in front of the John Jones pass | 38-32 |
| 16:07 | VCU | Michael Reis clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:05 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Weston | 38-32 |
| 15:51 | VCU | Joshua Weston misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Knauer - foul #2 on Nicholas Knauer, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG), Clint Goodman (SG), William Johnson (SF), William Lykes (PF) Yuan Tang, Mario Holmes, Alfredo Valadez, Michael Reis | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Rosenstein (PG), Ryan Keller (SG), Milton Allen (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Neil Lewis (C) Nicholas Knauer, John Jones, Jason Gains, Denny Anderson, Robert Hicks | |
| 15:51 | VCU | Joshua Weston misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:51 | VCU | Joshua Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Carlos Farina (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clint Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - William Lykes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joshua Weston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Joseph Rosenstein (fresh) SG - Ryan Keller (fresh) SF - Milton Allen (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neil Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Hofstra | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 15:38 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joshua Weston | 39-32 |
| 15:32 | VCU | William Lykes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 15:31 | Hofstra | Milton Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:25 | Hofstra | Joseph Rosenstein misses the dunk attempt | 39-32 |
| 15:24 | VCU | The rebound goes to Clint Goodman | 39-32 |
| 15:14 | VCU | Carlos Farina is called for 10 seconds | 39-32 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Reis (PF) Joshua Weston | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 15:09 | Hofstra | Paul Smith comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 15:09 | Hofstra | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:09 | Hofstra | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Milton Allen steals it from William Lykes | 39-34 |
| 14:31 | Hofstra | Paul Smith buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Rosenstein | 39-36 |
| 14:11 | VCU | William Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Mario Holmes (SG), Alfredo Valadez (SF) Carlos Farina, Clint Goodman, Michael Reis | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Nicholas Knauer (PG), John Jones (SG), Denny Anderson (PF) Joseph Rosenstein, Ryan Keller, Neil Lewis | |
| 13:56 | Hofstra | John Jones misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 13:54 | VCU | The rebound goes to Yuan Tang | 39-36 |
| 13:30 | VCU | William Lykes's floater is tipped away by Denny Anderson | 39-36 |
| 13:29 | Hofstra | John Jones snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:14 | Hofstra | Denny Anderson clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 13:12 | Hofstra | Paul Smith hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 12:45 | VCU | William Lykes misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Reis (PF), Joshua Weston (C) Alfredo Valadez, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jason Gains (SF), Robert Hicks (C) Milton Allen, Paul Smith | |
| 12:45 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:45 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:25 | Hofstra | Denny Anderson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 41-38 |
| 12:24 | Hofstra | Jason Gains gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:07 | Hofstra | Jason Gains is fouled on the floor by Yuan Tang - foul #1 on Yuan Tang, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG), Alfredo Valadez (SF) Yuan Tang, William Lykes | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 11:55 | Hofstra | Nicholas Knauer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-38 |
| 11:53 | VCU | Michael Reis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Carlos Farina (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Reis (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Nicholas Knauer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gains (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Denny Anderson (fresh) 3 blk. C - Robert Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | VCU | Michael Reis clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Clint Goodman (SG) Mario Holmes | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Smith (PF) Denny Anderson | |
| 11:30 | VCU | Michael Reis makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:30 | VCU | Michael Reis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:11 | Hofstra | John Jones lays it up and in | 43-40 |
| 10:42 | VCU | Joshua Weston is denied on a layup by Robert Hicks | 43-40 |
| 10:41 | VCU | Joshua Weston can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 10:39 | Hofstra | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:34 | Hofstra | Jason Gains makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Smith | 43-42 |
| 10:05 | VCU | Michael Reis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 10:04 | Hofstra | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:59 | Hofstra | Nicholas Knauer buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Hicks | 43-45 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Michael Reis can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 09:39 | VCU | Joshua Weston hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 09:26 | Hofstra | John Jones is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Mario Holmes (SG), William Johnson (PF), William Lykes (C) Clint Goodman, Alfredo Valadez, Michael Reis, Joshua Weston | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Rosenstein (PG), Ryan Keller (SG), Milton Allen (SF), Denny Anderson (PF), Neil Lewis (C) Nicholas Knauer, John Jones, Jason Gains, Paul Smith, Robert Hicks | |
| 09:08 | VCU | William Lykes connects on the floater from the left side set up by Yuan Tang | 47-45 |
| 08:48 | Hofstra | Denny Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 08:46 | Hofstra | Joseph Rosenstein grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 08:30 | Hofstra | Milton Allen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Lykes - foul #1 on William Lykes, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Alfredo Valadez (SF) Carlos Farina | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 08:30 | Hofstra | Milton Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:30 | Hofstra | Milton Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:15 | VCU | William Lykes scores on a shot from the right side set up by Alfredo Valadez | 49-47 |
| 08:06 | Hofstra | Ryan Keller hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| 07:45 | VCU | Denny Anderson swats the layup by William Lykes | 49-50 |
| 07:43 | Hofstra | Joseph Rosenstein snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - William Lykes (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Joseph Rosenstein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Keller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Milton Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Denny Anderson (fresh) 4 blk. C - Neil Lewis (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Hofstra | Joseph Rosenstein misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 07:20 | VCU | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:51 | VCU | William Lykes misses the floater from the right block | 49-50 |
| 06:50 | VCU | William Lykes can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 06:48 | Hofstra | Neil Lewis pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:33 | Hofstra | Ryan Keller scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Allen | 49-53 |
| 06:08 | VCU | William Lykes clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Neil Lewis - foul #2 on Neil Lewis, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG), Clint Goodman (SG), Michael Reis (PF), Joshua Weston (C) Yuan Tang, Mario Holmes, Alfredo Valadez, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Nicholas Knauer (PG), John Jones (SG), Jason Gains (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Robert Hicks (C) Joseph Rosenstein, Ryan Keller, Milton Allen, Denny Anderson, Neil Lewis | |
| 06:08 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:08 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:56 | Hofstra | Paul Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 05:36 | VCU | William Lykes is called for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Alfredo Valadez (SF) William Lykes | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 05:27 | Hofstra | Nicholas Knauer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 05:25 | VCU | Michael Reis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:09 | VCU | Joshua Weston misses short on a floater from the left block | 51-56 |
| 05:07 | Hofstra | Jason Gains pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:58 | Hofstra | Paul Smith misses the lay-in | 51-56 |
| 04:56 | VCU | Joshua Weston grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 04:38 | VCU | Michael Reis buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Mario Holmes (SG), William Johnson (SF) Carlos Farina, Clint Goodman, Alfredo Valadez | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Denny Anderson (PF) Paul Smith | |
| 04:38 | VCU | Michael Reis makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:16 | Hofstra | John Jones scores on a runner from the left block | 54-58 |
| 03:52 | VCU | Michael Reis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Yuan Tang | 56-58 |
| 03:43 | Hofstra | Yuan Tang takes the ball from Nicholas Knauer | 56-58 |
| 03:40 | VCU | Mario Holmes misses the lay-in | 56-58 |
| 03:38 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Denny Anderson | 56-58 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Reis (fresh) 26 pts. 10 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Nicholas Knauer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Gains (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Denny Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Hofstra | John Jones drills a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Reis - foul #1 on Michael Reis, team foul #4 | 56-60 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Milton Allen (SF), Paul Smith (C) Jason Gains, Robert Hicks | |
| 03:18 | Hofstra | John Jones misses the free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:18 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joshua Weston | 56-60 |
| 02:53 | VCU | Michael Reis misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Hofstra | Denny Anderson gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Alfredo Valadez (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jason Gains (SF), Robert Hicks (C) Milton Allen, Paul Smith | |
| 02:39 | Hofstra | Nicholas Knauer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Michael Reis grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Michael Reis connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfredo Valadez | 58-60 |
| 01:57 | Hofstra | Robert Hicks is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Hicks, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Joshua Weston makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Yuan Tang and the foul's on Jason Gains - foul #2 on Jason Gains, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Joshua Weston misses the free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:38 | Hofstra | Denny Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:22 | Hofstra | John Jones is fouled on the floor by Yuan Tang - foul #2 on Yuan Tang, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| 01:17 | Hofstra | Denny Anderson drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Knauer and the foul's on Michael Reis - foul #2 on Michael Reis, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 01:17 | Hofstra | Denny Anderson makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Joshua Weston lays it up and in set up by Yuan Tang | 62-63 |
| 00:46 | Hofstra | Jason Gains is hacked by Alfredo Valadez - foul #1 on Alfredo Valadez, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 00:46 | Hofstra | Jason Gains makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:46 | Hofstra | Jason Gains makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Joshua Weston can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Hicks - foul #4 on Robert Hicks, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Joshua Weston makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Joshua Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Hofstra | Jason Gains is hacked by Mario Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Holmes, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 00:23 | Hofstra | Jason Gains misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:23 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Reis | 64-65 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Joshua Weston connects on the shot from the left block | 66-65 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Hofstra | Robert Hicks drills a jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 00:02 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez misses long on a fullcourt shot | 66-67 |