| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Parker (fresh) SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Horacio Moran (fresh) C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Harris (fresh) SF - John Follis (fresh) PF - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | John Follis inbounds the ball | 28-11 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Larry Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-11 |
| 19:32 | Virginia | Horacio Moran grabs the board | 28-11 |
| 19:08 | Virginia | John Gregory connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Parker | 30-11 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Robert Hudson is fouled on the floor by Horacio Moran - foul #2 on Horacio Moran, team foul #1 | 30-11 |
| 18:48 | Alabama | Larry Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-11 |
| 18:29 | Virginia | Peter Johnson swats the short shot by John Gregory | 30-11 |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Horacio Moran tips it home | 32-11 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:11 | Alabama | The jump hook by Larry Harris is blocked by Omer Kukoc | 32-11 |
| 18:09 | Virginia | Horacio Moran gets the rebound | 32-11 |
| 18:07 | Virginia | John Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hudson - foul #3 on Robert Hudson, team foul #1 | 32-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 17:46 | Virginia | David Parker is hacked by Larry Harris - foul #3 on Larry Harris, team foul #2 | 32-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG) Larry Harris | |
| 17:37 | Virginia | John Gregory buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Omer Kukoc | 35-11 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-11 |
| 17:20 | Virginia | Horacio Moran pulls down the rebound | 35-11 |
| 17:09 | Virginia | John Gregory hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-11 |
| 17:07 | Virginia | Horacio Moran misses the tip | 35-11 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 35-11 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Christopher Zito hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Follis | 35-14 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 37-14 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Christopher Zito drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Cifuentes and he's hacked by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #2 | 37-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), David Walls (C) John Gregory, David Parker, Omer Kukoc, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Cooper (SF) John Follis | |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the free throw | 37-17 |
| 16:06 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-17 |
| 16:04 | Alabama | Christopher Zito grabs the defensive rebound | 37-17 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-17 |
| 15:52 | Alabama | Peter Johnson snags the offensive board | 37-17 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Allen Taylor (fresh) SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Horacio Moran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) SG - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) PF - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Zito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Christopher Zito drills a jumper from the baseline | 37-19 |
| 15:31 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-19 |
| 15:30 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski tips it but misses | 37-19 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Christopher Zito gets the rebound | 37-19 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:18 | Alabama | The jump hook by Christopher Zito is blocked by David Walls | 37-19 |
| 15:17 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Horacio Moran | 37-19 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Peter Johnson picks off the pass by Allen Taylor | 37-19 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Peter Johnson travels with the ball | 37-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), David Parker (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Jay Puleo (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Allen Taylor, Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Horacio Moran, David Walls | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hudson (PG), Larry Harris (SG), John Follis (SF) Derrick Cifuentes, Goran Czubakowski, Peter Johnson | |
| 14:17 | Virginia | Bryan Cooper blocks the short jumper by Xing-Fu Chi | 37-19 |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 13:56 | Virginia | John Gregory connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Parker and he's hacked by Larry Harris - foul #4 on Larry Harris, team foul #3 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG) Larry Harris | |
| 13:56 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the free throw | 40-19 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-19 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski grabs the offensive board | 40-19 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Follis | 40-21 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Parker | 42-21 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Robert Hudson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-21 |
| 12:58 | Virginia | John Gregory hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Parker and he's fouled by Christopher Zito - foul #3 on Christopher Zito, team foul #4 | 44-21 |
| 12:58 | Virginia | John Gregory misses the free throw | 44-21 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski pulls down the rebound | 44-21 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper is whistled for a carry | 44-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Johnson (PF) Bryan Cooper | |
| 12:23 | Virginia | John Gregory comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-21 |
| 12:21 | Alabama | Peter Johnson grabs the board | 44-21 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Christopher Zito's floater is tipped away by Xing-Fu Chi | 44-21 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | John Follis grabs the offensive board | 44-21 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-21 |
| 11:55 | Alabama | Robert Hudson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-21 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-21 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | John Follis tips it but misses | 44-21 |
| 11:42 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the board | 44-21 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Parker (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Omer Kukoc (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Follis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Zito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Virginia | David Parker can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-21 |
| 11:22 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc tips it but misses | 44-21 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Peter Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-21 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | John Follis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Horacio Moran (PF), David Walls (C) John Gregory, David Parker, Omer Kukoc, Jay Puleo, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PG), Timothy South (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF) Robert Hudson, Goran Czubakowski, John Follis | |
| 10:59 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno is whistled for a carry | 44-21 |
| 10:50 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes lays it in | 44-23 |
| 10:35 | Virginia | Allen Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-23 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 44-23 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | Timothy South connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 10:03 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-26 |
| 10:02 | Virginia | David Walls tips it home | 46-26 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | Christopher Zito scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-28 |
| 09:35 | Virginia | Allen Taylor misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 09:34 | Alabama | Peter Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | Carmelo Moreno takes the ball from Timothy South | 46-28 |
| 08:52 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-28 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Horacio Moran hits the follow up shot | 48-28 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Peter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-28 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | David Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 08:20 | Virginia | Horacio Moran tips it back up and in | 50-28 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes loses the ball out of bounds | 50-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), David Parker (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Jay Puleo (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Allen Taylor, Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Horacio Moran, David Walls | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG), John Follis (SF) Timothy South, Peter Johnson | |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #3 | 50-28 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Parker (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Derrick Cifuentes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Follis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Zito (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Xing-Fu Chi swats the short shot by Christopher Zito | 50-28 |
| 07:32 | Virginia | The rebound goes to John Gregory | 50-28 |
| 07:09 | Virginia | John Gregory comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-28 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-28 |
| 06:47 | Virginia | The rebound goes to John Gregory | 50-28 |
| 06:40 | Virginia | John Gregory can't finish the layup | 50-28 |
| 06:38 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi hits the follow up shot | 52-28 |
| 06:28 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-28 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes gets the offensive rebound | 52-28 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-30 |
| 06:05 | Virginia | Bryan Cooper is called for the reach on Jay Puleo - foul #3 on Bryan Cooper, team foul #5 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy South (SG), Peter Johnson (C) Derrick Cifuentes, Christopher Zito | |
| 05:45 | Virginia | John Gregory clanks a jump hook in the paint | 52-30 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper gets the rebound | 52-30 |
| 05:35 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-30 |
| 05:34 | Virginia | Jay Puleo grabs the board | 52-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:09 | Virginia | John Gregory travels with the ball | 52-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno (SF), Horacio Moran (PF) Omer Kukoc, Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper blows the layup but he's hacked by Horacio Moran - foul #3 on Horacio Moran, team foul #4 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), David Walls (C) John Gregory, David Parker, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | John Follis pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski misses long on a runner in the paint | 52-30 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | Timothy South grabs the offensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 04:32 | Alabama | John Follis clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-30 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Carmelo Moreno | 52-30 |
| 04:26 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Carmelo Moreno and he's fouled by Timothy South - foul #1 on Timothy South, team foul #6 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PG) Goran Czubakowski | |
| 04:26 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the free throw | 55-30 |
| 04:05 | Alabama | John Follis misses the jump hook from close range | 55-30 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | David Walls snags the defensive board | 55-30 |
| 03:44 | Virginia | Derrick Cifuentes is called for the reach on Carmelo Moreno - foul #2 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #7 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Allen Taylor, Tibor Gostomski, David Walls | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG), Christopher Zito (C) Timothy South, Peter Johnson | |
| 03:44 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 03:44 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 57-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski is hacked by Omer Kukoc - foul #2 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #5 | 57-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG) Carmelo Moreno | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Parker (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Horacio Moran (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Derrick Cifuentes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Follis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bryan Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Zito (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Cifuentes | 57-33 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Virginia | John Gregory clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-33 |
| 02:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the tip | 57-33 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc tips it home | 59-33 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-33 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | John Follis grabs the offensive board | 59-33 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | Omer Kukoc picks off the pass by Christopher Zito | 59-33 |
| 02:08 | Virginia | John Gregory drills a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on John Follis - foul #1 on John Follis, team foul #8 | 61-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jay Puleo (PF) Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy South (SG), Peter Johnson (PF) Goran Czubakowski, John Follis | |
| 02:08 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the free throw | 62-33 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-36 |
| 01:29 | Virginia | John Gregory drills a floater in the lane set up by Jay Puleo | 64-36 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Christopher Zito clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-36 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper tips it home | 64-38 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | John Gregory drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chi | 66-38 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Christopher Zito lays it in and the foul's on Xing-Fu Chi - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #6 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Horacio Moran (PF) Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG) Timothy South | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the free throw | 66-41 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Virginia | John Gregory drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Parker | 68-41 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by David Parker - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #7 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy South (SG) Peter Johnson | |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski misses the 1st free throw | 68-41 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | John Gregory runs out the clock | 68-42 |