| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Lapierre (fresh) SG - Brad Merlin (fresh) SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) PF - Tim Speer (fresh) C - Daniel Richter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ronny Frost (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Ervin Cusack (fresh) PF - Todd Lewis (fresh) C - Jeff Callahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Hartford | Robert Coppola grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Hartford | Tim Speer buries a jumper near the basket set up by Brad Merlin | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Coppola - foul #1 on Robert Coppola, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:12 | Hartford | Tim Speer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:51 | Hartford | Brad Merlin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 18:50 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre misses the tip | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:40 | Virginia Tech | William Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 18:39 | Hartford | Daniel Richter snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:35 | Hartford | Robert Coppola drills a runner in the paint set up by Robert Lapierre | 4-1 |
| 18:16 | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ervin Cusack | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Hartford | Daniel Richter misses the 3 from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Hartford | Tim Speer tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan misses the floater in the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan hits the finger roll set up by Ronny Frost and he's hacked by Tim Speer - foul #1 on Tim Speer, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:18 | Hartford | Daniel Richter misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 6-6 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Todd Lewis grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 17:07 | Virginia Tech | Todd Lewis connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Moore | 6-8 |
| 16:51 | Hartford | Tim Speer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:43 | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost misses the lay-in | 6-8 |
| 16:41 | Hartford | Daniel Richter gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:15 | Hartford | Brad Merlin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:14 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Richter | 6-8 |
| 16:05 | Hartford | Brad Merlin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Reno (PG), Donald Motley (PF), Christopher Wright (C) Robert Lapierre, Tim Speer, Daniel Richter | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:05 | Hartford | Brad Merlin makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | Hartford | Brad Merlin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:47 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack is hacked by Robert Coppola - foul #2 on Robert Coppola, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jamie Deleon (SG), Harry Murray (SF) Brad Merlin, Robert Coppola | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ryan Reno (fresh) SG - Jamie Deleon (fresh) SF - Harry Murray (fresh) PF - Donald Motley (fresh) C - Christopher Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ronny Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ervin Cusack (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Callahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Virginia Tech | Todd Lewis can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 8-8 |
| 15:40 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 15:39 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan tips it home | 8-10 |
| 15:16 | Hartford | Harry Murray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeff Callahan - foul #1 on Jeff Callahan, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| 15:16 | Hartford | Harry Murray makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | Hartford | Harry Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Reno is called for the reach on Ronny Frost - foul #1 on Ryan Reno, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 14:50 | Virginia Tech | William Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Richter (C) Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:29 | Hartford | Daniel Richter knocks in the floater from the left block | 12-10 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Murray | 12-10 |
| 14:08 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Donald Motley | 12-10 |
| 13:55 | Hartford | Donald Motley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Lapierre (PG), Brad Merlin (SG), Tim Speer (PF) Jamie Deleon, Harry Murray, Donald Motley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jean Hunter (PG), Jeffrey Kalinowski (SG) Ronny Frost, William Moore | |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan drills a jump hook from the baseline | 12-12 |
| 13:19 | Hartford | Brad Merlin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:18 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:58 | Virginia Tech | Todd Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 12-12 |
| 12:57 | Hartford | Ryan Reno pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:52 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:51 | Hartford | Daniel Richter tips it but misses | 12-12 |
| 12:50 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kalinowski | 12-12 |
| 12:46 | Virginia Tech | Jean Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Merlin - foul #1 on Brad Merlin, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Hartford | Harry Murray (SF), Donald Motley (C) Ryan Reno, Daniel Richter | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost (PG), Matthew Richardson (SF), James Moore (C) Jean Hunter, Ervin Cusack, Jeff Callahan | |
| 12:38 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Richardson is fouled on the floor by Robert Lapierre - foul #1 on Robert Lapierre, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| 12:27 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Kalinowski misses the floater from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:25 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:01 | Hartford | Tim Speer buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brad Merlin | 14-12 |
| 11:46 | Virginia Tech | Todd Lewis scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Tim Speer - foul #2 on Tim Speer, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jamie Deleon (SG), Christopher Wright (C) Brad Merlin, Tim Speer | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Moore (SG) Jeffrey Kalinowski | |
| 11:46 | Virginia Tech | Todd Lewis misses the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:46 | Hartford | Christopher Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Lapierre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Deleon (fresh) SF - Harry Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Motley (fresh) C - Christopher Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ronny Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Richardson (fresh) PF - Todd Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Hartford | James Moore denies the turnaround by Robert Lapierre | 14-14 |
| 11:22 | Virginia Tech | James Moore snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost loses the dribble to Jamie Deleon | 14-14 |
| 10:36 | Hartford | Christopher Wright hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murray takes the ball from James Moore | 16-14 |
| 10:03 | Hartford | Harry Murray hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Motley and he's hacked by Todd Lewis - foul #1 on Todd Lewis, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Reno (PG), Brad Merlin (SG), Daniel Richter (C) Robert Lapierre, Jamie Deleon, Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jean Hunter (PG), Ervin Cusack (SF), Manuel Kerr (PF), Jeff Callahan (C) Ronny Frost, Matthew Richardson, Todd Lewis, James Moore | |
| 10:03 | Hartford | Harry Murray makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:50 | Virginia Tech | William Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 09:48 | Hartford | Harry Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:37 | Hartford | Donald Motley misses the shot from the left side | 19-14 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 09:23 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murray is called for the reach on Ervin Cusack - foul #1 on Harry Murray, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jamie Deleon (PG) Harry Murray | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Kalinowski (SG) William Moore | |
| 09:23 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:23 | Hartford | Daniel Richter gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:59 | Hartford | Ryan Reno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-14 |
| 08:57 | Hartford | Daniel Richter grabs the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:39 | Hartford | Jamie Deleon buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Motley | 21-14 |
| 08:27 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ervin Cusack | 21-16 |
| 08:12 | Hartford | Brad Merlin is whistled for traveling | 21-16 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Lapierre (PG), Christopher Wright (PF) Brad Merlin, Donald Motley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost (PG), Todd Lewis (PF) Jean Hunter, Manuel Kerr | |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 07:59 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:42 | Hartford | Jamie Deleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Hartford | Harry Murray (SF) Jamie Deleon | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Moore (SG) Jeffrey Kalinowski | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Lapierre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Reno (fresh) SF - Harry Murray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Richter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ronny Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ervin Cusack (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jeff Callahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack loses the ball out of bounds | 21-16 |
| 07:24 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Motley (PF) Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 07:12 | Virginia Tech | William Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 06:54 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG), Christopher Wright (C) Ryan Reno, Daniel Richter | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Manuel Kerr (PF) Todd Lewis | |
| 06:26 | Virginia Tech | The jumper by Ervin Cusack is denied by Christopher Wright | 21-19 |
| 06:25 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:10 | Hartford | Brad Merlin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Lapierre | 23-19 |
| 05:57 | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Moore | 23-22 |
| 05:33 | Hartford | Donald Motley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 05:32 | Hartford | Christopher Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:27 | Hartford | Manuel Kerr swats the layup by Christopher Wright | 23-22 |
| 05:25 | Hartford | Donald Motley grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 05:17 | Hartford | Harry Murray travels with the ball | 23-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Ryan Reno (PG), Jamie Deleon (SG), Daniel Richter (C) Robert Lapierre, Brad Merlin, Harry Murray | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jean Hunter (PG), Jeffrey Kalinowski (SG), Matthew Richardson (SF), Todd Lewis (PF), James Moore (C) Ronny Frost, William Moore, Ervin Cusack, Manuel Kerr, Jeff Callahan | |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Kalinowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Richardson | 23-25 |
| 04:48 | Hartford | Ryan Reno is fouled on the floor by Todd Lewis - foul #2 on Todd Lewis, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Archie Donovan (SG) Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Manuel Kerr (PF) Todd Lewis | |
| 04:24 | Hartford | Donald Motley buries a shot from the baseline set up by Daniel Richter | 25-25 |
| 04:13 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Richter takes the ball from James Moore | 25-25 |
| 03:57 | Hartford | Daniel Richter clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Manuel Kerr - foul #1 on Manuel Kerr, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG), Robert Coppola (SF), Tim Speer (PF) Jamie Deleon, Archie Donovan, Donald Motley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack (SF), Todd Lewis (PF) Matthew Richardson, Manuel Kerr | |
| 03:57 | Hartford | Daniel Richter misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:57 | Hartford | Daniel Richter misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:57 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Speer | 25-25 |
| 03:41 | Hartford | Ryan Reno misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 03:39 | Hartford | Tim Speer gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ryan Reno (fresh) SG - Brad Merlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Speer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Richter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jean Hunter (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kalinowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ervin Cusack (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Hartford | Ervin Cusack blocks the jumper by Robert Coppola | 25-25 |
| 03:24 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Kalinowski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:01 | Virginia Tech | James Moore clanks a runner from the left block | 25-25 |
| 02:59 | Hartford | Tim Speer pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:52 | Hartford | Brad Merlin scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Tim Speer | 27-25 |
| 02:35 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack misses the lay-in | 27-25 |
| 02:33 | Virginia Tech | James Moore can't tip it in | 27-25 |
| 02:31 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Robert Coppola | 27-25 |
| 02:15 | Hartford | Robert Coppola misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Lapierre (PG), Jamie Deleon (SG), Donald Motley (C) Ryan Reno, Brad Merlin, Daniel Richter | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost (PG), William Moore (SG), Jeff Callahan (C) Jean Hunter, Jeffrey Kalinowski, James Moore | |
| 02:15 | Hartford | Robert Coppola misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:15 | Hartford | Robert Coppola makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:53 | Virginia Tech | Ervin Cusack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Manuel Kerr (PF) Todd Lewis | |
| 01:51 | Hartford | Ronny Frost picks off the pass by Robert Lapierre in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 01:34 | Virginia Tech | Manuel Kerr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-25 |
| 01:32 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Ervin Cusack | 28-25 |
| 01:24 | Virginia Tech | Ronny Frost clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 01:23 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan misses the tip | 28-25 |
| 01:21 | Hartford | Robert Coppola snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 01:09 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jamie Deleon | 31-25 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Jamie Deleon is called for the reach on Manuel Kerr - foul #1 on Jamie Deleon, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Brad Merlin (SG), Daniel Richter (C) Jamie Deleon, Tim Speer | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Matthew Richardson (SF) Ervin Cusack | |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Manuel Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Callahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | William Moore buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 00:21 | Hartford | Brad Merlin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lapierre | 34-28 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lapierre steals the ball from William Moore | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Robert Lapierre comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-28 |