| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) SF - Craig Graham (fresh) PF - Miles Weiss (fresh) C - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (fresh) SG - Eric Wells (fresh) SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Villanova | Craig Graham grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie's dunk attempt is rejected by Jimmy Byrne | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Virginia | Miles Weiss picks off the pass by Henry Benford | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Virginia | Jack Dunn grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Virginia | Jack Dunn hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Boris Skarzynski | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown loses the dribble to Pablo Jimenez | 2-2 |
| 16:41 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Pablo Jimenez | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Wells | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmy Byrne - foul #1 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Pablo Jimenez, Craig Graham, Miles Weiss | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), Robert Winters (SG), John Barker (SF), Edward Reiter (PF), Gary Linger (C) Henry Benford, Eric Wells, Kenneth Brown, Jack Dunn, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:03 | Villanova | Edwin Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fresh) SG - Edwin Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fresh) PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) C - Drazen Zechman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Cecil Judd (fresh) SG - Robert Winters (fresh) SF - John Barker (fresh) PF - Edward Reiter (fresh) C - Gary Linger (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Virginia | Gary Linger drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Drazen Zechman - foul #1 on Drazen Zechman, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG) Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:38 | Virginia | Gary Linger makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:23 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores hits a turnaround from the baseline | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Virginia | John Barker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:48 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rodolfo Flores | 12-8 |
| 14:32 | Virginia | Gary Linger banks in the layup on a great pass from John Barker and the foul's on David Woodard - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Virginia | Henry Benford (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Cecil Judd, John Barker, Edward Reiter | |
| 14:32 | Virginia | Gary Linger makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:22 | Villanova | Paul Elliott is fouled on the floor by Robert Winters - foul #1 on Robert Winters, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Reiter (PF) Gary Linger | |
| 14:09 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robert Winters - foul #2 on Robert Winters, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Villanova | Miles Weiss (PF) Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG), Jack Dunn (PF) Robert Winters, Edward Reiter | |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Drazen Zechman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:39 | Virginia | Henry Benford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Judd | 13-14 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-14 |
| 13:04 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-14 |
| 13:03 | Villanova | Miles Weiss gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | David Woodard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 12:43 | Villanova | Miles Weiss snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Dunn - foul #1 on Jack Dunn, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Paul Elliott (PF), Bryan Adams (C) Boris Skarzynski, Miles Weiss, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), John Barker (SF), Edward Reiter (PF), Gary Linger (C) Cecil Judd, Kenneth Brown, Jack Dunn, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:27 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:08 | Virginia | Edward Reiter clanks a jumper near the basket | 17-14 |
| 12:07 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 11:52 | Villanova | Bryan Adams dunks the ball set up by Paul Elliott | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Flores (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) C - Bryan Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Barker (fresh) PF - Edward Reiter (fresh) C - Gary Linger (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Virginia | Gary Linger hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 19-14 |
| 11:26 | Villanova | Paul Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:59 | Villanova | Bryan Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG), Craig Graham (SF), Miles Weiss (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Rodolfo Flores, Paul Elliott, Bryan Adams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Brown (SF), Jack Dunn (PF), Jimmy Byrne (C) John Barker, Edward Reiter, Gary Linger | |
| 10:36 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Henry Benford grabs the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Benford and he's hacked by Craig Graham - foul #1 on Craig Graham, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Bryan Adams (C) Boris Skarzynski, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG) Eric Wells | |
| 10:16 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Miles Weiss connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Craig Graham | 21-17 |
| 09:38 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 09:37 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Craig Graham | 21-17 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | David Woodard is hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Bryan Adams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), John Barker (SF) Cecil Judd, Kenneth Brown | |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 09:20 | Virginia | John Barker pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:54 | Virginia | Henry Benford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 08:52 | Virginia | Henry Benford hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Woodard and the foul's on Jack Dunn - foul #2 on Jack Dunn, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Bryan Adams (C) David Woodard, Craig Graham, Miles Weiss, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), Edward Reiter (PF) Henry Benford, Jack Dunn | |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:04 | Virginia | Eric Wells comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 08:02 | Villanova | Bryan Adams snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | John Barker steals it from Boris Skarzynski | 24-19 |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Edward Reiter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Paul Elliott - foul #1 on Paul Elliott, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Craig Graham (SF), Miles Weiss (PF) Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores, Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Virginia | Henry Benford (PG) Cecil Judd | |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Edward Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Edward Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Graham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Miles Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Barker (fresh) PF - Edward Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | David Woodard is hacked by Jimmy Byrne - foul #2 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Linger (C) Jimmy Byrne | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | David Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:16 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Gary Linger | 24-21 |
| 06:47 | Virginia | Henry Benford clanks a jumper from the right side | 24-21 |
| 06:46 | Villanova | Bryan Adams snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Edward Reiter gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Henry Benford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Pablo Jimenez, Craig Graham, Miles Weiss, Bryan Adams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG) Eric Wells | |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-21 |
| 05:44 | Villanova | Paul Elliott tips it back up and in | 26-21 |
| 05:24 | Virginia | Paul Elliott is called for the reach on Edward Reiter - foul #2 on Paul Elliott, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Craig Graham (SF), Miles Weiss (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) David Woodard, Rodolfo Flores, Paul Elliott, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG) Cecil Judd | |
| 05:04 | Virginia | Edward Reiter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Miles Weiss - foul #1 on Miles Weiss, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores (SF), Drazen Zechman (C) Craig Graham, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:04 | Virginia | Edward Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:04 | Virginia | Edward Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Reiter - foul #1 on Edward Reiter, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (SG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG) Eric Wells | |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:49 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Gary Linger grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Henry Benford buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 04:08 | Villanova | Miles Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Craig Graham (SF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG) Cecil Judd | |
| 03:42 | Virginia | John Barker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 26-26 |
| 03:40 | Virginia | Henry Benford gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Henry Benford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Pablo Jimenez - foul #1 on Pablo Jimenez, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG), Paul Elliott (PF), Bryan Adams (C) David Woodard, Miles Weiss, Edwin Ritchie | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Jack Dunn (PF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Eric Wells, John Barker, Edward Reiter, Gary Linger | |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Henry Benford misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Henry Benford misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:24 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Boris Skarzynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Graham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Winters (fresh) SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne hits a wide open shot in the lane on a great pass from Henry Benford | 29-28 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Henry Benford - foul #1 on Henry Benford, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | David Woodard (PG), Rodolfo Flores (SF), Miles Weiss (PF), Drazen Zechman (C) Boris Skarzynski, Craig Graham, Paul Elliott, Bryan Adams | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:22 | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:22 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:06 | Virginia | Robert Winters travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Boris Skarzynski (PG) Pablo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:48 | Villanova | David Woodard misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | Henry Benford grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 01:23 | Virginia | Jack Dunn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-28 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown tips it home | 29-30 |
| 01:01 | Villanova | Rodolfo Flores buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Miles Weiss | 31-30 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown is hacked by David Woodard - foul #2 on David Woodard, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Pablo Jimenez (SG), Craig Graham (SF), Paul Elliott (PF), Edwin Ritchie (C) Boris Skarzynski, Rodolfo Flores, Miles Weiss, Drazen Zechman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (PG) Henry Benford | |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:22 | Villanova | David Woodard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Eric Wells - foul #1 on Eric Wells, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Miles Weiss (PF) Paul Elliott | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:22 | Villanova | David Woodard makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Eric Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | Miles Weiss pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Miles Weiss can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 34-32 |