| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) SG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) PF - Ralph Huard (fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) SG - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) C - Warren Ruck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Warren Ruck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Alberto Castro gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Richard Smith's layup is rejected by Ralph Huard | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Mark Thomas makes the jumper from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Ruck | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Virginia | Alberto Castro is called for the reach on Nathan Irvin - foul #1 on Alberto Castro, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Ruck | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the shot from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Mark Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Hugh Reasoner - foul #1 on Hugh Reasoner, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Mark Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Mark Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 16:31 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| 16:31 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 16:31 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-9 |
| 15:48 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-9 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the board | 0-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) SG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) PF - Ralph Huard (fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) SG - Casey Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is fouled on the floor by Harry Isaacs - foul #1 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Richard Smith buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Alberto Castro and he's hacked by Nathan Irvin - foul #1 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #3 | 0-11 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 0-12 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Casey Streitenberge - foul #1 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #3 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses the 1st free throw | 0-12 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker makes the 2nd free throw | 1-12 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side | 1-14 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 1-14 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 1-14 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Tracy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Crump (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:19 | Virginia | Richard Smith blocks the jumper by Ralph Huard | 1-14 |
| 14:18 | Virginia | John Crump misses the tip | 1-14 |
| 14:17 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin tips it home | 3-14 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Richard Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-14 |
| 13:50 | Virginia | Ralph Huard pulls down the rebound | 3-14 |
| 13:31 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner can't finish the layup | 3-14 |
| 13:29 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker snags the offensive board | 3-14 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | Tracy Williams steals the ball from Nathan Irvin | 3-14 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Tracy Williams drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Streitenberge | 3-17 |
| 12:27 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-17 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the board | 3-17 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Mark Thomas travels with the ball | 3-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Coleman (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF), James Orr (PF), Harry Isaacs (C) Nathan Irvin, Hugh Reasoner, Vincent Meeker, Ralph Huard, John Crump | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Banda | |
| 11:50 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs can't finish the layup | 3-17 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 3-17 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edward Coleman (fresh) SG - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) SF - Edward Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - James Orr (fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Streitenberge (tiring) 3 reb. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-17 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth grabs the board | 3-17 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Edward Coleman knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 5-17 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-17 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the offensive board | 5-17 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-17 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | James Orr gets the rebound | 5-17 |
| 10:31 | Virginia | Edward Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Hugh Reasoner (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF) Edward Coleman, Kosoko Abdallah, Edward Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Casey Streitenberge, Richard Smith, Mark Thomas | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Harry Isaacs steals the ball from Dikembe Banda | 5-17 |
| 09:48 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-17 |
| 09:47 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs hits the follow up shot | 7-17 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Hugh Reasoner is called for the reach on Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Hugh Reasoner, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Ralph Huard (PF), John Crump (C) Hugh Reasoner, James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF) Dikembe Banda | |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-20 |
| 09:00 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses short on a jump hook from close range | 7-20 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 7-20 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Nathan Irvin is called for the reach on Alberto Castro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #5 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Coleman (PG) Nathan Irvin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Warren Ruck | |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Kosoko Abdallah steals it from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 7-20 |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth (SF) Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SG), Mark Thomas (PF) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith | |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses the 1st free throw | 7-20 |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Ralph Huard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | John Crump steals it from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 8-20 |
| 07:41 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-20 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edward Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) SF - Edward Hollingsworth (fresh) PF - Ralph Huard (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Crump (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Casey Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) PF - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Mark Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Harry Isaacs (C) John Crump | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Dikembe Banda | |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Edward Coleman double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-20 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 8-20 |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Edward Hollingsworth pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 06:45 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-20 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge grabs the board | 8-20 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Edward Hollingsworth picks off the pass by Warren Ruck | 8-20 |
| 05:52 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kosoko Abdallah | 10-20 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 10-20 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Harry Isaacs - foul #2 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Hugh Reasoner (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), James Orr (PF), John Crump (C) Edward Coleman, Kosoko Abdallah, Edward Hollingsworth, Ralph Huard, Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Casey Streitenberge, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas | |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 05:01 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski comes up short on the floater in the paint | 10-21 |
| 04:38 | Virginia | John Crump pulls down the rebound | 10-21 |
| 04:17 | Virginia | James Orr can't connect on a shot in the paint | 10-21 |
| 04:15 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker snags the offensive board | 10-21 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #7 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Harry Isaacs (C) John Crump | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Mark Thomas (PF) Alberto Castro, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | The jump hook by Mark Thomas is blocked by James Orr | 10-21 |
| 03:30 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Orr (fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin makes the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Huard (PF) James Orr | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Dikembe Banda | |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| 02:55 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the jumper from the right side | 13-21 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 13-23 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Hugh Reasoner - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Tracy Williams, Mark Thomas | |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Harry Isaacs - foul #3 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Coleman (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SG), Edward Hollingsworth (SF), James Orr (PF), John Crump (C) Nathan Irvin, Hugh Reasoner, Vincent Meeker, Ralph Huard, Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Casey Streitenberge | |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | James Orr can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #8 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 01:17 | Virginia | James Orr makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | James Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Richard Smith is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | John Crump pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Ralph Huard (PF) Edward Coleman, Edward Hollingsworth, James Orr | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda drills a driving attempt from the right block | 20-26 |