| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Anthony Daniels (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Ikeda (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dima Smialowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Seth Knudsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Rose (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz inbounds the ball | 58-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels clanks a shot from the left side | 58-35 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz grabs the offensive board | 58-35 |
| 19:21 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda's floater is tipped away by Larry Rose | 58-35 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Munz - foul #2 on Thomas Munz, team foul #1 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG) Robert Edwards | |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 18:54 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-36 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz grabs the offensive board | 58-36 |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-36 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz tips it home | 60-36 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-36 |
| 18:10 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Munz | 60-36 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | John Crosby picks off the pass by Thomas Munz | 60-36 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose knocks in the shot from close range | 60-38 |
| 17:18 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda loses the ball out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG), Jerry Knights (SG), George Carrasco (SF), Brian Minor (PF), Daniel Thomas (C) Anthony Daniels, Ronnie Ikeda, Bernard Lantz, Thomas Munz, Robert Tillman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings (PF), Jared Sloan (C) Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | John Crosby comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-38 |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 16:46 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-38 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Billings | 60-38 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 16:25 | Virginia Tech | George Carrasco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Buske (PG), Larry Rose (C) Richard Perry, Jared Sloan | |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | George Carrasco is called for the reach on John Crosby - foul #1 on George Carrasco, team foul #2 | 60-41 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 16:00 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Stehle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Knights (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Carrasco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Minor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Buske (fresh) SG - John Crosby (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dima Smialowski (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Billings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Rose (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Virginia Tech | Dima Smialowski takes the ball from George Carrasco | 60-41 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Buske is fouled on the floor by Brian Minor - foul #2 on Brian Minor, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG), Ronnie Ikeda (SG), Thomas Munz (PF), Patrick White (C) Jeffrey Stehle, Jerry Knights, Brian Minor, Daniel Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Jared Sloan (PF), Ira Irick (C) Paul Buske, John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Larry Rose | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 15:23 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to George Carrasco | 60-41 |
| 15:07 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz loses the dribble to Matthew Billings | 60-41 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Munz - foul #3 on Thomas Munz, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz (SF) George Carrasco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Larry Rose (C) Richard Perry, Jared Sloan, Ira Irick | |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 14:51 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-43 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | John Crosby buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Rose | 60-45 |
| 14:14 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-45 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Daniels - foul #1 on Anthony Daniels, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG), Jerry Knights (SG), Brian Minor (PF), Daniel Thomas (C) Anthony Daniels, Ronnie Ikeda, Thomas Munz, Patrick White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Ira Irick (C) John Crosby, Robert Edwards, Larry Rose | |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Billings steals it from Jerry Knights | 63-46 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernard Lantz - foul #1 on Bernard Lantz, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Carrasco (SF) Bernard Lantz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Justin Mullin - foul #4 on Justin Mullin, team foul #1 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards (PG), John Crosby (SG), Larry Rose (C) Justin Mullin, Richard Perry, Ira Irick | |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor snags the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-47 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stehle is called for the reach on John Crosby - foul #3 on Jeffrey Stehle, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG), Thomas Munz (PF) Jeffrey Stehle, Brian Minor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Seth Knudsen (PF), Ira Irick (C) Robert Edwards, Matthew Billings, Larry Rose | |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Seth Knudsen - foul #2 on Seth Knudsen, team foul #2 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards (PG), Matthew Billings (PF), Larry Rose (C) John Crosby, Seth Knudsen, Ira Irick | |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Perry | 65-51 |
| 12:37 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz connects on the open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by George Carrasco | 67-51 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry loses the dribble to Daniel Thomas | 67-51 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Knights | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Anthony Daniels (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Knights (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Carrasco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Thomas Munz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Perry (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dima Smialowski (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Billings (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Rose (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 11:42 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Anthony Daniels | 69-51 |
| 11:38 | Virginia Tech | Richard Perry steals the ball from Anthony Daniels in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG), Bernard Lantz (SF), Robert Tillman (C) Anthony Daniels, Jerry Knights, Daniel Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Buske (PG), John Crosby (SG), Seth Knudsen (PF), Ira Irick (C) Richard Perry, Dima Smialowski, Matthew Billings, Larry Rose | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen hits a jump hook from the right block set up by John Crosby and he's hacked by Robert Tillman - foul #1 on Robert Tillman, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda (SG) George Carrasco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski (SF) Robert Edwards | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen makes the free throw | 69-54 |
| 11:14 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | John Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen snags the offensive board | 69-54 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Buske comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 10:33 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz knocks in the floater from close range set up by Ronnie Ikeda | 71-54 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle is fouled in the backcourt by John Crosby - foul #3 on John Crosby, team foul #3 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG), George Carrasco (SF), Brian Minor (PF), Patrick White (C) Jeffrey Stehle, Bernard Lantz, Thomas Munz, Robert Tillman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Larry Rose (C) Paul Buske, Dima Smialowski, Ira Irick | |
| 10:13 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen drills a shot from the left block set up by John Crosby | 71-59 |
| 09:59 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Larry Rose | 71-59 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Rose | 71-61 |
| 09:16 | Virginia Tech | Seth Knudsen steps in front of the Brian Minor pass | 71-61 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Brian Minor steals it from Richard Perry | 71-61 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda misses the easy layup but the foul's on Larry Rose - foul #3 on Larry Rose, team foul #4 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG), Jerry Knights (SF), Thomas Munz (PF), Robert Tillman (C) Anthony Daniels, George Carrasco, Brian Minor, Patrick White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), Ira Irick (C) Richard Perry, Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings buries a 3 from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Edwards - foul #3 on Robert Edwards, team foul #5 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz (SF), Daniel Thomas (C) Ronnie Ikeda, Robert Tillman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Jared Sloan (PF) Robert Edwards, John Crosby, Dima Smialowski | |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Stehle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Knights (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Lantz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Billings (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jared Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ira Irick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG) Jeffrey Stehle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen (PF) Jared Sloan | |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Knights | 77-64 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-67 |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Richard Perry takes the ball from Daniel Thomas in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry lays it in | 77-69 |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz is fouled in the backcourt by Seth Knudsen - foul #3 on Seth Knudsen, team foul #6 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Carrasco (SG) Jerry Knights | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Larry Rose (C) Richard Perry, Seth Knudsen, Ira Irick | |
| 06:56 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Billings blocks the jumper by George Carrasco | 77-69 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Larry Rose | 77-69 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-69 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| 06:21 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz hits the finger roll set up by George Carrasco and he's hacked by Larry Rose - foul #4 on Larry Rose, team foul #7 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG), Jerry Knights (SG), Robert Tillman (C) Anthony Daniels, Bernard Lantz, Daniel Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Seth Knudsen (PF), Ira Irick (C) John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Matthew Billings, Larry Rose | |
| 06:21 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz makes the free throw | 80-69 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Stehle - foul #4 on Jeffrey Stehle, team foul #9 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor (PF) Thomas Munz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | Robert Tillman snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| 05:55 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle is hacked by Seth Knudsen - foul #4 on Seth Knudsen, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz (SF) George Carrasco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), Larry Rose (C) Richard Perry, Robert Edwards, Seth Knudsen, Ira Irick | |
| 05:55 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 05:55 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Tillman - foul #2 on Robert Tillman, team foul #10 | 82-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda (SG), Patrick White (PF) Jerry Knights, Brian Minor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Seth Knudsen (PF) John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Matthew Billings | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose makes the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | Patrick White grabs the board | 82-71 |
| 05:15 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-71 |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz hits the follow up shot | 84-71 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose hits the finger roll | 84-73 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Justin Mullin takes the ball from Ronnie Ikeda in the backcourt | 84-73 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Edwards hits the finger roll set up by Justin Mullin | 84-75 |
| 04:48 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Edwards - foul #4 on Robert Edwards, team foul #9 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG), George Carrasco (SF), Thomas Munz (PF), Daniel Thomas (C) Jeffrey Stehle, Bernard Lantz, Patrick White, Robert Tillman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), Ira Irick (C) Richard Perry, Robert Edwards, Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| 04:48 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 04:48 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda misses the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Crosby | 85-77 |
| 04:12 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Carrasco | 87-77 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 87-77 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights (SG) Ronnie Ikeda | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Seth Knudsen (PF), Larry Rose (C) John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Matthew Billings, Ira Irick | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Anthony Daniels (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Knights (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Carrasco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Seth Knudsen (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Rose (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas misses the easy layup | 87-77 |
| 03:37 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels tips it home | 89-77 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Seth Knudsen buries a shot from the right wing set up by Justin Mullin | 89-79 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Seth Knudsen is called for the reach on Thomas Munz - foul #5 on Seth Knudsen, team foul #10 | 89-79 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG), Robert Tillman (C) Anthony Daniels, Daniel Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), Ira Irick (C) Richard Perry, Robert Edwards, Seth Knudsen, Larry Rose | |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz makes the 1st free throw | 90-79 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz makes the 2nd free throw | 91-79 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 91-81 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 91-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz (SF) George Carrasco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 91-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Buske (SG) John Crosby | |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 91-81 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights grabs the board | 91-81 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 91-81 |
| 01:57 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz tips it in | 93-81 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stehle steals it from Ira Irick | 93-81 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Lantz loses the dribble to Matthew Billings | 93-81 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings is fouled on the floor by Bernard Lantz - foul #2 on Bernard Lantz, team foul #11 | 93-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG), Ronnie Ikeda (SG) Jeffrey Stehle, Jerry Knights | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG) Justin Mullin | |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings misses the 1st free throw | 93-81 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 93-81 |
| 01:03 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz grabs the defensive rebound | 93-81 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 93-81 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings gets the rebound | 93-81 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 93-81 |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels gets the rebound | 93-81 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels runs out the clock | 93-81 |