| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) SG - Bennie Mager (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) PF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) SG - Albert Sims (fresh) SF - Chet Wall (fresh) PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) C - Steve Townsend (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Utah | The rebound goes to Luis Gutierrez | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Utah | Bennie Mager clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Steve Townsend - foul #1 on Steve Townsend, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Utah | Bennie Mager makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | Utah | Bennie Mager misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall misses the 3 from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend tips it home | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Rick Gilbert - foul #1 on Rick Gilbert, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Campana | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 18:10 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-5 |
| 18:09 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez tips it but misses | 1-5 |
| 18:08 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims pulls down the rebound | 1-5 |
| 18:01 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 17:59 | Utah | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sanders | 1-5 |
| 17:47 | Utah | Bennie Mager is hacked by Albert Sims - foul #1 on Albert Sims, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| 17:42 | Utah | Bennie Mager clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-5 |
| 17:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 17:27 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 1-5 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall tips it back up and in | 1-7 |
| 17:04 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Chet Wall - foul #1 on Chet Wall, team foul #4 | 1-7 |
| 17:04 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:04 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:55 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Sims | 3-9 |
| 16:33 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Sanders - foul #1 on Kenneth Sanders, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Cardona (SG) Bennie Mager | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG), David Cook (SF), Harvey Inman (PF), Eugene Robinson (C) Albert Sims, Chet Wall, Joseph Campana, Steve Townsend | |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:59 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 15:58 | Utah | Donald Atkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fairly fresh) SG - Henry Cardona (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Burnham (fresh) SF - David Cook (fresh) PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) C - Eugene Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 15:30 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert lays it in set up by William Burnham | 7-13 |
| 15:07 | Utah | Henry Cardona misses the jumpshot from the left side | 7-13 |
| 15:05 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson is fouled on the floor by Henry Cardona - foul #1 on Henry Cardona, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Bennie Mager (SG), Michael Tracy (SF), Donald Copp (PF), Evan Hennessey (C) Elmer Sturgeon, Henry Cardona, Kenneth Sanders, Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims (SG), Chet Wall (SF), Joseph Campana (PF) Rick Gilbert, William Burnham, Eugene Robinson | |
| 14:37 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 14:36 | Utah | Michael Tracy grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 14:22 | Utah | Michael Tracy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend (C) Harvey Inman | |
| 14:14 | Virginia Tech | David Cook travels with the ball | 7-13 |
| 14:00 | Utah | Donald Copp misses long on a runner from the right block | 7-13 |
| 13:58 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:41 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend is fouled on the floor by Evan Hennessey - foul #1 on Evan Hennessey, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| 13:19 | Virginia Tech | David Cook hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 13:05 | Utah | Donald Copp is fouled on the floor by Chet Wall - foul #2 on Chet Wall, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Cardona (SG), Donald Atkinson (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Bennie Mager, Donald Copp, Evan Hennessey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), William Burnham (SG), Harvey Inman (SF) David Cook, Albert Sims, Chet Wall | |
| 12:42 | Utah | Henry Cardona misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 12:41 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:18 | Virginia Tech | Luis Gutierrez blocks the short jumper by Steve Townsend | 7-15 |
| 12:17 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham tips it home | 7-17 |
| 12:09 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez hits a shot from the right block | 9-17 |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Tracy - foul #1 on Michael Tracy, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Kenneth Sanders (SF) Dustin Mason, Michael Tracy | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims (SG), David Cook (SF) William Burnham, Joseph Campana | |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:43 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon buries a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Cardona (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Cook | 12-21 |
| 11:15 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon is called for traveling | 12-21 |
| Subs | Utah | Bennie Mager (SG) Henry Cardona | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson (C) Steve Townsend | |
| 10:47 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims misses the jumpshot from the left side | 12-21 |
| 10:46 | Utah | The rebound goes to Donald Atkinson | 12-21 |
| 10:32 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders's layup is rejected by Eugene Robinson | 12-21 |
| 10:31 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders tips it home | 14-21 |
| 10:29 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Tracy (PF), Donald Copp (C) Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (PG), Joseph Campana (PF) Rick Gilbert, Eugene Robinson | |
| 10:18 | Utah | Donald Copp drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Sanders and he's fouled by Albert Sims - foul #2 on Albert Sims, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn (SG), Eugene Robinson (C) Albert Sims, David Cook | |
| 10:18 | Utah | Donald Copp makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn connects on the jumper from the right side | 17-23 |
| 09:37 | Utah | Eugene Robinson blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Sanders | 17-23 |
| 09:36 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:32 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham scores on a 3 from the left wing | 17-26 |
| 09:20 | Utah | Eugene Robinson is called for the reach on Michael Tracy - foul #1 on Eugene Robinson, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Henry Cardona (SG), Donald Atkinson (PF) Elmer Sturgeon, Bennie Mager, Kenneth Sanders | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), David Cook (SF), Steve Townsend (C) Danny Wrenn, Harvey Inman, Eugene Robinson | |
| 09:20 | Utah | Michael Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 09:20 | Utah | Michael Tracy misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 09:20 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Campana | 18-26 |
| 09:07 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham is fouled on the floor by Dustin Mason - foul #1 on Dustin Mason, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Utah | Luis Gutierrez (C) Donald Copp | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 08:59 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana tips it but misses | 18-26 |
| 08:56 | Utah | Michael Tracy grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 08:50 | Utah | Henry Cardona can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-26 |
| 08:49 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Steve Townsend | 18-26 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert travels with the ball | 18-26 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson (PF) Joseph Campana | |
| 08:28 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez drills a shot from the left block | 20-26 |
| 08:06 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Cook | 20-28 |
| 07:46 | Utah | Dustin Mason scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Atkinson | 23-28 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Luis Gutierrez - foul #1 on Luis Gutierrez, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Bennie Mager (SG), Kenneth Sanders (SF), Donald Copp (C) Dustin Mason, Henry Cardona, Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), Danny Wrenn (SG), Harvey Inman (SF), Joseph Campana (PF) Rick Gilbert, William Burnham, David Cook, Eugene Robinson | |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:28 | Utah | Bennie Mager gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bennie Mager (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Copp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Wayne Worthey (fresh) SG - Danny Wrenn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 23-29 |
| 07:06 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders tips it in | 25-29 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Bennie Mager - foul #1 on Bennie Mager, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Utah | Evan Hennessey (C) Michael Tracy | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson (C) Steve Townsend | |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 06:30 | Utah | Evan Hennessey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Luis Gutierrez (C) Evan Hennessey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:17 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman loses the ball out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Atkinson (PF) Donald Copp | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), William Burnham (SG), David Cook (SF) Wayne Worthey, Danny Wrenn, Eugene Robinson | |
| 05:58 | Utah | Joseph Campana steals the ball from Kenneth Sanders | 25-32 |
| 05:49 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bennie Mager - foul #2 on Bennie Mager, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Cardona (SG) Bennie Mager | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:49 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:49 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:49 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 05:30 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses the runner from the left block | 25-33 |
| 05:29 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 05:06 | Utah | Donald Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-33 |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Rick Gilbert | 25-33 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 04:58 | Utah | Donald Atkinson snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 04:53 | Utah | Henry Cardona makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 04:37 | Utah | Donald Atkinson gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 04:15 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by William Burnham - foul #1 on William Burnham, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Michael Tracy (SF), Donald Copp (C) Elmer Sturgeon, Kenneth Sanders, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), Danny Wrenn (SG), Eugene Robinson (PF), Steve Townsend (C) Rick Gilbert, William Burnham, Joseph Campana, Harvey Inman | |
| 04:15 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:15 | Utah | Donald Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey loses the ball out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Evan Hennessey (C) Donald Atkinson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 03:42 | Utah | Evan Hennessey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 03:40 | Utah | Henry Cardona grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 03:16 | Utah | Dustin Mason travels with the ball | 29-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Bennie Mager (SG) Henry Cardona | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Chet Wall (SF) Wayne Worthey, Danny Wrenn, David Cook | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dustin Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bennie Mager (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Copp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Evan Hennessey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Townsend | 29-35 |
| 02:34 | Utah | Donald Copp's pass is intercepted by Albert Sims | 29-35 |
| 02:16 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Sims | 29-37 |
| 01:59 | Utah | Michael Tracy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Kenneth Sanders (SF), Donald Atkinson (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Dustin Mason, Michael Tracy, Donald Copp, Evan Hennessey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana (PF) Eugene Robinson | |
| 01:44 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall loses the dribble to Kenneth Sanders | 29-37 |
| 01:26 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders is hacked by Chet Wall - foul #3 on Chet Wall, team foul #9 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (PG), David Cook (SF), Harvey Inman (C) Rick Gilbert, Chet Wall, Steve Townsend | |
| 01:26 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:26 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:07 | Virginia Tech | David Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Sims | 31-39 |
| 00:54 | Utah | Bennie Mager is fouled on the floor by Albert Sims - foul #3 on Albert Sims, team foul #10 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson (C) Albert Sims | |
| 00:54 | Utah | Bennie Mager misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:54 | Utah | Bennie Mager makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Atkinson - foul #1 on Donald Atkinson, team foul #9 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Cardona (SG) Bennie Mager | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:29 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders throws it down set up by Elmer Sturgeon | 34-40 |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Cook | 34-43 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders is fouled on the floor by William Burnham - foul #2 on William Burnham, team foul #11 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG) Elmer Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Steve Townsend (C) William Burnham, Eugene Robinson | |
| 00:04 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-43 |