| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Timothy Dow | 27-35 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-35 |
| 19:19 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Omer Kukoc | 27-35 |
| 19:06 | Virginia | Anthony Scott is called for the reach on Oscar Gonzalez - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:58 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc is fouled on the floor by Kenneth White - foul #2 on Kenneth White, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | Larry Brown is fouled on the floor by Harvey Maddux - foul #1 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | Timothy Dow buries a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Kenneth White - foul #3 on Kenneth White, team foul #4 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:23 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harvey Maddux | 30-38 |
| 17:43 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Victor Kerner and he's hacked by Michael Flannery - foul #3 on Michael Flannery, team foul #5 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF) Michael Flannery | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:43 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux clanks a shot from the left side | 30-41 |
| 17:35 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Dow | 30-41 |
| 17:17 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-41 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 17:11 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Omer Kukoc | 30-41 |
| 17:05 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen (C) Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF), Charles Werth (C) Victor Kerner, Larry Brown, Omer Kukoc, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| 16:37 | Virginia | Charles Werth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is called for 10 seconds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SG) Harvey Maddux | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:12 | Virginia | David Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-41 |
| 16:10 | Virginia | Timothy Dow pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:49 | Virginia | Wayne Allen takes the ball from Gustavo Esposito | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) SF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Werth (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses the shot from the left side | 30-41 |
| 15:25 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:08 | Virginia | Thomas Fisher steals it from David Parker | 30-41 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter clanks a floater from the right side | 30-41 |
| 14:49 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 14:47 | Virginia | David Parker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Anthony Scott, Thomas Fisher, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF), Oscar Gonzalez (C) David Parker, Timothy Dow, Leif Mazierski, Charles Werth | |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 14:20 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 14:19 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 30-43 |
| 13:58 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 13:51 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Kerner and he's hacked by Kenneth White - foul #4 on Kenneth White, team foul #6 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (SF) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:51 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the free throw | 30-46 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux is whistled for traveling | 30-46 |
| 13:25 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Oscar Gonzalez | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter drills a floater from the baseline | 32-48 |
| 13:00 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Kerner | 32-51 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Gustavo Esposito steals it from Adam Poindexter | 32-51 |
| 12:28 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 32-51 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Scott | 32-51 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux buries a jumper from the left side | 34-51 |
| 11:45 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Victor Kerner | 34-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Poindexter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Omer Kukoc (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Omer Kukoc - foul #1 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #1 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Thomas Fisher (SF), Wayne Allen (C) Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), David Faulkner (SG), Timothy Dow (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF), Charles Werth (C) Victor Kerner, Larry Brown, Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 11:21 | Virginia | David Parker makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Faulkner | 36-56 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 10:55 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the dunk but he's fouled by Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings (C) Michael Flannery | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:55 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 10:55 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Anthony Scott | 42-58 |
| 10:23 | Virginia | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Timothy Dow - foul #2 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (SF), Johnson Henry (C) Harvey Maddux, Robert Jennings | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF) David Faulkner, Charles Werth | |
| 10:23 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 10:23 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 09:58 | Virginia | Timothy Dow scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Parker | 42-62 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Dow is called for the reach on Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Timothy Dow, team foul #2 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG) David Parker | |
| 09:27 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-62 |
| 09:26 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leif Mazierski | 42-62 |
| 09:20 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the dunk attempt | 42-62 |
| 09:19 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the tip | 42-62 |
| 09:18 | Virginia | Timothy Dow snags the offensive board | 42-62 |
| 09:08 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski can't finish the layup | 42-62 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Brown - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #3 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF) Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (PF), Oscar Gonzalez (C) Omer Kukoc, Leif Mazierski | |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 08:39 | Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Dow is blocked by Michael Flannery | 43-62 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Gonzalez blocks the short jumper by Anthony Scott | 43-62 |
| 08:27 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:17 | Virginia | Timothy Dow scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Oscar Gonzalez and the foul's on Anthony Scott - foul #3 on Anthony Scott, team foul #9 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF) Thomas Fisher, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (PF) Larry Brown | |
| 08:17 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the free throw | 43-64 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux is hacked by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #2 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen (C) David Scott | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), David Faulkner (SG) Victor Kerner, Timothy Dow | |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:45 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Faulkner | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-67 |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez grabs the board | 43-67 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #10 | 43-67 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-68 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen tips it but misses | 43-68 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), David Scott (C) Adam Poindexter, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Timothy Dow (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF), Charles Werth (C) David Parker, David Faulkner, Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| 06:53 | Virginia | Victor Kerner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry (C) David Scott | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 06:47 | Virginia | Victor Kerner gets the rebound | 43-68 |
| 06:41 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski banks in the layup set up by Charles Werth | 43-70 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Leif Mazierski denies the turnaround by Thomas Fisher | 43-70 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Timothy Dow gets the rebound | 43-70 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | The jump hook by Timothy Dow is blocked by Kenneth White | 43-70 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux pulls down the rebound | 43-70 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-70 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth White | 43-70 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Fisher | 45-70 |
| 05:49 | Virginia | Charles Werth loses the ball out of bounds | 45-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SG), David Scott (SF), Wayne Allen (PF), Robert Jennings (C) Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-70 |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Robert Jennings is called for the reach on Leif Mazierski - foul #1 on Robert Jennings, team foul #11 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Omer Kukoc (PF) Victor Kerner, Charles Werth | |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-71 |
| 04:50 | Virginia | Timothy Dow clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-71 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings pulls down the rebound | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Larry Brown is called for the reach on Adam Poindexter - foul #4 on Larry Brown, team foul #5 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Faulkner (SG), Gustavo Esposito (SF), Oscar Gonzalez (C) Larry Brown, Timothy Dow, Leif Mazierski | |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-71 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 04:08 | Virginia | David Parker makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Faulkner | 48-74 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Omer Kukoc swats the short shot by Adam Poindexter | 48-74 |
| 03:48 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jennings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the jumper from the right side | 48-74 |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | David Scott gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Omer Kukoc swats the short shot by David Scott | 48-74 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Allen | 48-74 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-74 |
| 02:49 | Virginia | David Faulkner gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 02:25 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is denied on a layup by Robert Jennings | 48-74 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Fisher | 48-74 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Thomas Fisher is blocked by Oscar Gonzalez | 48-74 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | David Faulkner grabs the board | 48-74 |
| 01:34 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Parker | 48-77 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-77 |
| 01:12 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Gustavo Esposito | 48-77 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-77 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez can't tip it in | 48-77 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Omer Kukoc takes the ball from Robert Jennings | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Virginia | David Parker blows the layup | 48-77 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 48-77 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | David Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Timothy Dow (SF) David Parker, David Faulkner, Gustavo Esposito | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Victor Kerner runs out the clock | 48-77 |