| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Harry Bolles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Correll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Gibson (fresh) C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Dow, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 19:22 | Boston College | Harry Bolles clanks a shot from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 19:03 | Virginia | Larry Brown is fouled on the floor by John Gibson - foul #2 on John Gibson, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 18:37 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 22-21 |
| 18:36 | Virginia | Larry Brown tips it in | 24-21 |
| 18:13 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips is fouled on the floor by Larry Brown - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| 18:04 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 18:03 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leif Mazierski | 24-21 |
| 17:38 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi buries a driving attempt from the left block | 26-21 |
| 17:17 | Boston College | Rex Correll hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bruce Phillips | 26-23 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Gustavo Esposito | 28-23 |
| 16:33 | Boston College | Rex Correll clanks a turnaround in the lane | 28-23 |
| 16:31 | Boston College | John Gibson tips it home | 28-25 |
| 16:09 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 16:08 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 15:52 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is fouled on the floor by Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jay Puleo (PF) Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG), Brian Hurt (C) Bruce Phillips, Michael Gabriel | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Harry Bolles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rex Correll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Hurt - foul #4 on Brian Hurt, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF) Timothy Dow | |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Nichols (SF), Kevin Heideman (C) Rex Correll, Brian Hurt | |
| 15:28 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 15:28 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 15:06 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-28 |
| 14:42 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi loses the ball out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SG), Michael Gabriel (C) Harry Bolles, John Gibson | |
| 14:23 | Boston College | Xing-Fu Chi denies the turnaround by Bruce Phillips | 30-28 |
| 14:22 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony misses the tip | 30-28 |
| 14:21 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel misses the tip | 30-28 |
| 14:19 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses the tip | 30-28 |
| 14:17 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony tips it home | 30-30 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | David Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF) Omer Kukoc, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (PG) Marshall Anthony | |
| 13:29 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Leif Mazierski - foul #1 on Leif Mazierski, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG) David Parker | |
| Subs | Boston College | Harry Bolles (PG) Daniel Nichols | |
| 13:29 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 13:06 | Virginia | The jumper by Leif Mazierski is denied by Kevin Heideman | 30-33 |
| 13:05 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 12:46 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 12:45 | Virginia | Timothy Dow gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 12:27 | Virginia | Jay Puleo scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leif Mazierski | 32-33 |
| 11:58 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 11:56 | Virginia | Jay Puleo grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 11:31 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Gabriel - foul #1 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG), John Gibson (PF) Bruce Phillips, Michael Gabriel | |
| 11:31 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:31 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 11:31 | Boston College | John Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Harry Bolles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rex Correll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Heideman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 10:56 | Virginia | Harry Bolles steals the ball from Timothy Dow | 32-33 |
| 10:51 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses the dunk attempt | 32-33 |
| 10:49 | Virginia | Jay Puleo gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Jay Puleo scores on a shot near the basket set up by Timothy Dow | 34-33 |
| 09:57 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Gustavo Esposito, Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SG), Daniel Nichols (SF), Michael Gabriel (C) Harry Bolles, Rex Correll, Kevin Heideman | |
| 09:31 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the lay-in | 34-33 |
| 09:30 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 09:25 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 09:23 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 09:03 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Gabriel - foul #2 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG) David Parker | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (PG) Marshall Anthony | |
| 09:03 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 09:03 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 08:44 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips hits a jumper in the paint | 35-35 |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Phillips - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #6 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF) Timothy Dow | |
| Subs | Boston College | Harry Bolles (PG) Daniel Nichols | |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 07:57 | Boston College | Rex Correll is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Hurt (C) Michael Gabriel | |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Bruce Phillips is called for the reach on Gustavo Esposito - foul #3 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #7 | 36-35 |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 07:15 | Boston College | Brian Hurt can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 07:13 | Virginia | Larry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Harry Bolles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rex Correll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 06:48 | Boston College | John Gibson snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 06:19 | Boston College | Brian Hurt drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Harry Bolles and the foul's on Leif Mazierski - foul #2 on Leif Mazierski, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Timothy Dow (SF), Jay Puleo (PF) Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc, Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG), Daniel Nichols (SF), Michael Gabriel (C) Bruce Phillips, Rex Correll, John Gibson | |
| 06:19 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 05:58 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 05:56 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 05:55 | Virginia | Larry Brown tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 05:54 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Brian Hurt | 38-38 |
| 05:30 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 05:20 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Brown | 40-41 |
| 04:54 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 04:52 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 04:26 | Virginia | Harry Bolles steals it from Jay Puleo | 40-41 |
| 04:23 | Boston College | Harry Bolles lays it in | 40-43 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the fadeaway from the right side | 42-43 |
| 04:04 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) David Parker, Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SG), Rex Correll (SF), John Gibson (PF) Marshall Anthony, Daniel Nichols, Michael Gabriel | |
| 03:43 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Dow - foul #2 on Timothy Dow, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 03:43 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 03:43 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 03:43 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Timothy Dow lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Brown and he's fouled by Brian Hurt - foul #5 on Brian Hurt, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Gabriel (C) Brian Hurt | |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 03:26 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 03:11 | Boston College | John Gibson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Harry Bolles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rex Correll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski drills a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by John Gibson - foul #3 on John Gibson, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| 03:04 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 02:39 | Boston College | Gustavo Esposito steps in front of the John Gibson pass | 47-44 |
| 02:35 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito slams it home | 49-44 |
| 02:17 | Boston College | Rex Correll buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 49-46 |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-46 |
| 01:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the tip | 49-46 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is hacked by Michael Gabriel - foul #3 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 01:36 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 01:07 | Boston College | Rex Correll hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 01:05 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Larry Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Harry Bolles connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by John Gibson | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Larry Brown is hacked by Harry Bolles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harry Bolles, team foul #11 | 51-49 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel loses the dribble to Xing-Fu Chi | 53-49 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi runs out the clock | 53-49 |