| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip travels with the ball | 25-35 |
| 19:28 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses the 3 from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 19:27 | Virginia | Ralph Keen tips it back up and in | 27-35 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is hacked by John Mailloux - foul #2 on John Mailloux, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Donald Smith connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Foster | 27-37 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Chris Mankin makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Chris Mankin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly knocks in the floater from the left block | 29-39 |
| 18:02 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster blows the layup over the doubleteam | 29-39 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Ralph Keen grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 17:17 | Virginia | Michael Mathews hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| 17:15 | Virginia | Chris Mankin tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Walter Smith - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG), William Stolberg (PF) Millard Haislip, Donald Smith | |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:34 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 33-40 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Harold Bradsher is called for the reach on James Croom - foul #1 on Harold Bradsher, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Philip McGraw (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Mark Shelly, Joshua Foster, Christopher Fay | |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | William Stolberg misses the floater from the left side | 33-40 |
| 15:58 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Bradsher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) SG - James Croom (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Virginia | Aaron Babb throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 35-40 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Aaron Babb picks off the pass by William Stolberg | 35-40 |
| 15:19 | Virginia | Michael Mathews can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | William Stolberg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Steve Warner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 14:58 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:53 | Virginia | Michael Mathews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | William Stolberg drills a shot from the right side | 35-42 |
| 14:10 | Virginia | Michael Mathews knocks in the jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | James Croom misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-42 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | William Stolberg tips it in | 37-44 |
| 13:37 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 39-44 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Steve Warner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 39-44 |
| 13:16 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 12:57 | Virginia | Michael Mathews can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 39-44 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | James Croom is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on James Croom, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Ralph Keen (PF), Walter Smith (C) Aaron Babb, Stanley Anderson, Joel Lawrence, Harold Bradsher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Steve Warner, James Croom, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 12:23 | Virginia | Ralph Keen loses the dribble to Donald Smith | 39-44 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Shelly | 39-47 |
| 11:59 | Virginia | Michael Mathews is hacked by Joshua Foster - foul #1 on Joshua Foster, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 11:47 | Virginia | Michael Mathews can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Shelly - foul #1 on Mark Shelly, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| 11:47 | Virginia | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:47 | Virginia | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Donald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG) Michael Mathews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:08 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses short on a runner near the basket | 41-47 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster lays it in on a great pass from Millard Haislip | 41-49 |
| 10:28 | Virginia | Walter Smith double dribbles | 41-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG) Michael Lucas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu (PF) Donald Smith | |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 41-49 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly tips it back up and in | 41-51 |
| 09:33 | Virginia | Chris Mankin is whistled for traveling | 41-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Edward Irwin (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF) Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, Christopher Fay | |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw is fouled on the floor by Stanley Anderson - foul #1 on Stanley Anderson, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Joel Lawrence (PF) Edward Irwin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG) Mark Shelly | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Aaron Babb steps in front of the Philip McGraw pass | 41-51 |
| 09:02 | Virginia | Aaron Babb lays it up and in | 43-51 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | James Croom hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Warner | 43-54 |
| 08:17 | Virginia | Matthew Espiritu blocks the short jumper by Harold Bradsher | 43-54 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Steve Warner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Croom and the foul's on Joel Lawrence - foul #2 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Keen (PF) Joel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:11 | Virginia | Ralph Keen gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 07:56 | Virginia | Ralph Keen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (PG), Chris Mankin (SF) Michael Mathews, Stanley Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG) Steve Warner | |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is hacked by Aaron Babb - foul #3 on Aaron Babb, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Walter Smith (C) Harold Bradsher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Mailloux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 43-56 |
| 07:25 | Virginia | Walter Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 07:05 | Virginia | Aaron Babb clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 07:03 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Smith | 43-56 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 06:48 | Virginia | Ralph Keen can't tip it in | 43-56 |
| 06:46 | Virginia | Ralph Keen hits the follow up shot | 45-56 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 06:28 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Smith | 45-56 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | John Mailloux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), Harold Bradsher (C) Aaron Babb, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG) Millard Haislip | |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Mailloux - foul #3 on John Mailloux, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Anderson (SF) Chris Mankin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu (C) Christopher Fay | |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:54 | Virginia | Mark Shelly steps in front of the Harold Bradsher pass | 45-58 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 45-58 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster misses the tip | 45-58 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | John Mailloux pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:12 | Virginia | Ralph Keen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 48-58 |
| 04:53 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Mathews | 50-58 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 50-60 |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Ralph Keen is whistled for traveling | 50-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Walter Smith (C) John Mailloux, Stanley Anderson, Ralph Keen, Harold Bradsher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Mark Shelly, James Croom, Joshua Foster, Donald Smith, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Walter Smith denies the turnaround by Philip McGraw | 50-60 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | William Stolberg tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 03:58 | Virginia | Walter Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Virginia | Millard Haislip takes the ball from Michael Mathews | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Mankin - foul #1 on Chris Mankin, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG) Steve Warner | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Smith | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Michael Mathews loses the dribble to Mark Shelly in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joel Lawrence - foul #3 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | Harold Bradsher (C) Joel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-63 |
| 02:12 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 02:03 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher's pass is intercepted by Philip McGraw | 50-63 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF) Michael Mathews, Chris Mankin, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) William Stolberg | |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Millard Haislip is called for the reach on Harold Bradsher - foul #2 on Millard Haislip, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Foster (SF) Philip McGraw | |
| 01:15 | Virginia | Aaron Babb connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Lucas | 53-65 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Joel Lawrence - foul #4 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #11 | 53-65 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Fay - foul #3 on Christopher Fay, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Aaron Babb misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-67 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly runs out the clock | 54-67 |