| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) SF - Adam Gurule (fresh) PF - John Dubin (fresh) C - Cory Roca (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Cory Roca wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Cory Roca misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Virginia | David Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Parker - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chi | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Virginia | Jay Puleo clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Florida State | Cory Roca grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Adam Gurule buries a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Hudson | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Virginia | Jay Puleo drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Omer Kukoc | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | David Parker steals the ball from John Dubin | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the wide open runner from close range on a great pass from Gustavo Esposito | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jay Puleo | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Virginia | Jay Puleo hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Omer Kukoc | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Parker - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Timothy Dow (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF) David Parker, Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc, Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Burditt (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 16:55 | Florida State | Peter Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Larry Brown is hacked by Cory Roca in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Roca, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (SG), James Cabot (C) Peter Pauley, Cory Roca | |
| 16:37 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is fouled on the floor by James Cabot - foul #1 on James Cabot, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edward Leiter (PF) John Dubin | |
| 16:17 | Virginia | Timothy Dow clanks a turnaround near the basket | 6-6 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | Edward Leiter pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:12 | Florida State | Frank Burditt hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Leiter | 6-8 |
| 16:09 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch's pass is intercepted by Ronald Moser in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | James Cabot hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Frank Burditt | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) SG - Larry Brown (fresh) SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frank Burditt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Moser (fresh) SF - Adam Gurule (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Edward Leiter (fresh) C - James Cabot (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi can't finish the layup | 6-10 |
| 15:35 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski tips it in | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Florida State | Ronald Moser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 15:21 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 8-10 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Larry Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:33 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi jams the wide open dunk | 10-10 |
| 14:12 | Florida State | Adam Gurule's floater is tipped away by Leif Mazierski | 10-10 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Edward Leiter hits the follow up shot | 10-12 |
| 13:52 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:51 | Florida State | Edward Leiter pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Ronald Moser misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Dow - foul #1 on Timothy Dow, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Dane Handy (PF), Jay Puleo (C) Ronald Tinch, Timothy Dow, Leif Mazierski, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), John Dubin (PF), Cory Roca (C) Frank Burditt, Adam Gurule, Edward Leiter, James Cabot | |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Ronald Moser makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Ronald Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:29 | Virginia | Larry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hudson - foul #1 on Robert Hudson, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Peter Pauley (SG) Ronald Moser | |
| 13:03 | Virginia | Jay Puleo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Pauley - foul #1 on Peter Pauley, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 13:03 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:03 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:49 | Virginia | Jay Puleo gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses long on a floater near the basket | 12-14 |
| 12:24 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Pauley - foul #2 on Peter Pauley, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) Dane Handy | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (SG) Peter Pauley | |
| 12:07 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Cory Roca is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Baden (SF) Gilbert McEvoy | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (tiring) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Moser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Baden (fresh) PF - John Dubin (fairly fresh) C - Cory Roca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Virginia | Jay Puleo drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 11:01 | Florida State | Robert Hudson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 11:00 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Xing-Fu Chi steals the ball from Cory Roca | 16-14 |
| 10:18 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 18-14 |
| 10:01 | Florida State | Stephen Baden is hacked by Jay Puleo - foul #1 on Jay Puleo, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Timothy Dow (SF), Dane Handy (PF) Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc, Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Burditt (PG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Edward Leiter (PF) Robert Hudson, Stephen Baden, John Dubin | |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Ronald Moser is fouled on the floor by Larry Brown - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Gurule (SF) Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Dane Handy swats the layup by Edward Leiter | 18-14 |
| 09:21 | Florida State | Edward Leiter tips it in | 18-16 |
| 09:00 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 18-16 |
| 08:58 | Virginia | Timothy Dow tips it home | 20-16 |
| 08:43 | Florida State | Cory Roca hits a floater from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 08:24 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Cory Roca - foul #2 on Cory Roca, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Larry Brown, Dane Handy | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), James Cabot (C) Ronald Moser, Adam Gurule, Cory Roca | |
| 08:24 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:24 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:00 | Florida State | Frank Burditt drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gilbert McEvoy | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is hacked by James Cabot - foul #2 on James Cabot, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jay Puleo (PF) Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (SG), John Dubin (C) Frank Burditt, James Cabot | |
| 07:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Moser (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) PF - Edward Leiter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Dubin (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Florida State | Ronald Moser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 07:24 | Virginia | Jay Puleo pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:01 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 24-20 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | John Dubin snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | John Dubin is fouled on the floor by Ronald Tinch - foul #1 on Ronald Tinch, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Leif Mazierski (C) Ronald Tinch, Timothy Dow, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Burditt (SG), Adam Gurule (SF) Ronald Moser, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 06:44 | Florida State | John Dubin makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | John Dubin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:44 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leif Mazierski | 24-21 |
| 06:28 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | Jay Puleo hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 06:02 | Florida State | Edward Leiter scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Frank Burditt | 26-23 |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses the easy open layup | 26-23 |
| 05:38 | Florida State | John Dubin gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Robert Hudson is hacked by Larry Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Dane Handy (PF) Larry Brown, Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Peter Pauley (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Cory Roca (C) Frank Burditt, Edward Leiter, John Dubin | |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Robert Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Robert Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:34 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 05:23 | Florida State | Adam Gurule drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 05:09 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Tinch | 28-27 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Peter Pauley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF) Dane Handy | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:01 | Virginia | Peter Pauley picks off the pass by Ronald Tinch in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses the lay-in | 28-27 |
| 04:57 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leif Mazierski | 28-27 |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hudson - foul #2 on Robert Hudson, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dane Handy (PF) Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Burditt (PG), John Dubin (PF) Robert Hudson, Adam Gurule | |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:38 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy misses the dunk | 29-27 |
| 04:36 | Virginia | Timothy Dow gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:33 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is hacked by Peter Pauley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Pauley, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (SG), Stephen Baden (SF) Peter Pauley, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 04:33 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:33 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:20 | Florida State | Cory Roca is denied on a dunk by Dane Handy | 31-27 |
| 04:18 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:54 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 03:35 | Florida State | Cory Roca buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Frank Burditt | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frank Burditt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Moser (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Baden (fresh) PF - John Dubin (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Roca (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dane Handy | 35-29 |
| 03:01 | Florida State | John Dubin loses the dribble to Xing-Fu Chi | 35-29 |
| 02:44 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the jumpshot from the left side | 35-29 |
| 02:43 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 02:26 | Virginia | Dane Handy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF), Jay Puleo (PF), Leif Mazierski (C) Timothy Dow, Dane Handy, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Adam Gurule (SF), Edward Leiter (PF), James Cabot (C) Frank Burditt, Stephen Baden, John Dubin, Cory Roca | |
| 02:11 | Florida State | Edward Leiter travels with the ball | 35-29 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Tinch | 38-29 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Ronald Moser makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Robert Hudson steals it from Omer Kukoc | 38-32 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Robert Hudson lays it in | 38-34 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 00:47 | Florida State | James Cabot grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Ronald Moser's pass is intercepted by Leif Mazierski | 38-34 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Ronald Moser | 38-34 |