| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Gurule (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Dubin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Roca (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:56 | Virginia | Victor Kerner is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hudson - foul #2 on Robert Hudson, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Robert Hudson steals the ball from Victor Kerner | 33-25 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Robert Hudson misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Kerner - foul #1 on Victor Kerner, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Robert Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Robert Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:52 | Virginia | Timothy Dow hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gustavo Esposito | 35-27 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 18:24 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:10 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Dow | 38-27 |
| 17:48 | Florida State | Timothy Dow is called for the reach on Adam Gurule - foul #1 on Timothy Dow, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Leif Mazierski (PF), Charles Werth (C) Victor Kerner, Omer Kukoc, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), James Cabot (PF) Robert Ferguson, Adam Gurule, John Dubin | |
| 17:35 | Florida State | Cory Roca scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Baden | 38-29 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is fouled on the floor by Gilbert McEvoy - foul #2 on Gilbert McEvoy, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 17:03 | Virginia | David Parker connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Brown | 41-29 |
| 16:44 | Florida State | Ronald Moser misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 16:42 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 16:13 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 41-29 |
| 16:12 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | Leif Mazierski swats the layup by Cory Roca | 41-29 |
| 15:51 | Virginia | Charles Werth grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Werth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Moser (fresh) SG - Stephen Baden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cabot (fairly fresh) C - Cory Roca (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the easy layup | 41-29 |
| 15:21 | Virginia | Timothy Dow pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 15:06 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Ronald Moser makes the 3 from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 14:30 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane | 43-32 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the runner near the basket | 43-34 |
| 13:49 | Virginia | David Parker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Moser - foul #2 on Ronald Moser, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), David Faulkner (SG), Gustavo Esposito (SF), Omer Kukoc (PF), Oscar Gonzalez (C) David Parker, Larry Brown, Timothy Dow, Leif Mazierski, Charles Werth | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Robert Ferguson (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), John Dubin (PF) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Gilbert McEvoy, James Cabot | |
| 13:33 | Virginia | David Faulkner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 43-34 |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Cory Roca grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 13:09 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Omer Kukoc - foul #2 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| 13:09 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:09 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:44 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito clanks a floater from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 12:43 | Virginia | Victor Kerner gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:30 | Virginia | Cory Roca is called for the reach on Omer Kukoc - foul #3 on Cory Roca, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF) David Faulkner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:01 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Dubin - foul #3 on John Dubin, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Cabot (C) Cory Roca | |
| 12:01 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:01 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:01 | Florida State | Adam Gurule grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson buries a 3 from straight away | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Gurule (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Dubin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cabot (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:12 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Omer Kukoc | 44-39 |
| 10:46 | Virginia | Robert Hudson picks off the pass by Omer Kukoc | 44-39 |
| 10:26 | Florida State | John Dubin clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Omer Kukoc - foul #3 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Charles Werth (C) Victor Kerner, Gustavo Esposito, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Cory Roca (C) Robert Hudson, Robert Ferguson, Adam Gurule, James Cabot | |
| 10:26 | Florida State | John Dubin makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:26 | Florida State | John Dubin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:01 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 10:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Ronald Moser scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Dubin | 46-44 |
| 09:13 | Virginia | Timothy Dow hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 09:11 | Florida State | John Dubin gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | John Dubin hits the finger roll | 46-46 |
| 08:23 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 48-46 |
| 07:54 | Florida State | Cory Roca hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gilbert McEvoy | 48-48 |
| 07:52 | Virginia | Larry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Baden - foul #2 on Stephen Baden, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), David Faulkner (SG), Gustavo Esposito (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF), Oscar Gonzalez (C) David Parker, Larry Brown, Timothy Dow, Omer Kukoc, Charles Werth | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Robert Ferguson (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), James Cabot (C) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Gilbert McEvoy, Cory Roca | |
| 07:32 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Faulkner | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Faulkner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Gurule (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Dubin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cabot (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Florida State | The short jumper by John Dubin is denied by Gustavo Esposito | 50-48 |
| 07:08 | Florida State | Adam Gurule tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 07:04 | Virginia | Adam Gurule is called for the reach on Oscar Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Gurule, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 07:04 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:04 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Cabot | 51-50 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Adam Gurule scores on a shot from the left block set up by Robert Hudson | 51-52 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Victor Kerner | 53-52 |
| 06:07 | Florida State | John Dubin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Larry Brown (SG) Victor Kerner, David Faulkner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Cory Roca (C) James Cabot | |
| 05:38 | Virginia | Larry Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (PF) Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Robert Ferguson, Adam Gurule | |
| 05:15 | Florida State | Robert Hudson scores on a jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 04:53 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Timothy Dow (SF), Charles Werth (C) David Parker, Gustavo Esposito, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), James Cabot (PF) Robert Hudson, John Dubin | |
| 04:32 | Florida State | Ronald Moser misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 04:31 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 04:26 | Virginia | Ronald Moser steps in front of the Victor Kerner pass in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 04:25 | Florida State | Ronald Moser lays it up and in | 53-56 |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Ronald Moser is called for the reach on Larry Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Moser, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Ferguson (SG), Adam Gurule (SF) Stephen Baden, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Cory Roca grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Adam Gurule slams it home | 53-58 |
| 03:30 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc drills a floater from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Brown (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Werth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Moser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Gurule (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Cabot (tiring) 2 reb. C - Cory Roca (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Florida State | Adam Gurule clanks a shot from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 03:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Dow | 55-58 |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF) Timothy Dow, Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), John Dubin (PF) Ronald Moser, James Cabot | |
| 02:45 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 02:44 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Cory Roca | 55-58 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Adam Gurule blows the layup | 55-58 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Leif Mazierski swats the layup by Adam Gurule | 55-58 |
| 02:08 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Adam Gurule hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF), Omer Kukoc (PF), Oscar Gonzalez (C) Larry Brown, Leif Mazierski, Charles Werth | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Adam Gurule | 55-58 |
| 01:06 | Florida State | Robert Hudson misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 01:04 | Virginia | Timothy Dow gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Adam Gurule pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Victor Kerner is called for the reach on Adam Gurule in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Kerner, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Oscar Gonzalez is called for the reach on Adam Gurule - foul #3 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Adam Gurule is hacked by Timothy Dow - foul #2 on Timothy Dow, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 00:25 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | John Dubin is hacked by Gustavo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | John Dubin makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | John Dubin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Adam Gurule is hacked by Victor Kerner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Kerner, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Dubin | 58-64 |