| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Bradley White (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) C - Derek Frisina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) SG - Donald Omar (fresh) SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) PF - Randy Green (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Green gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Kelley steps in front of the Bradley White pass | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Randy Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Randy Green tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Sanabria picks off the pass by Willie Misner | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria lays it in | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Randy Green | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Kelley | 0-7 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner clanks a runner from close range | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 17:02 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:57 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bradley White, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Donald Omar, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Bailey - foul #1 on Peter Bailey, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (PG), Damon Bascom (SF) Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:36 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (PG), Paul Burgess (PF) Willie Misner, Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay is hacked by Paul Burgess - foul #1 on Paul Burgess, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG) Bradley White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Gene Finch (fresh) SF - Michael Dutton (fresh) PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) C - Damon Bascom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) C - John Desrochers (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is fouled on the floor by Paul Burgess - foul #2 on Paul Burgess, team foul #4 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF) Paul Burgess | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-7 |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Dusty Grant | 0-7 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Desrochers | 0-10 |
| 14:46 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-10 |
| 14:44 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 14:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bradley White (SG), Willie Misner (PF), Derek Frisina (C) Peter Bailey, Gene Finch, Josef Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| 14:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses the 1st free throw | 0-10 |
| 14:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 1-10 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 1-10 |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Willie Misner | 1-10 |
| 13:41 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton banks in the layup | 3-10 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-10 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (PG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF) Michael Dutton, Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| 13:13 | Virginia Tech | Donald Omar steals it from Josef Kalenkoski | 3-10 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Randy Green is whistled for traveling | 3-10 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG) Gene Finch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Donald Omar, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| 12:38 | Virginia Tech | Dusty Grant is called for the reach on Josef Kalenkoski - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (SG) Bradley White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (C) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| 12:28 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 12:26 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner tips it in | 5-10 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Willie Misner is called for the reach on Gary Wells - foul #1 on Willie Misner, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (SG) Gene Finch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 11:56 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 11:51 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 11:49 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner tips it home | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Michael Dutton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Frisina (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) SG - Donald Omar (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) PF - Randy Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Randy Green's dunk attempt is rejected by Willie Misner | 7-10 |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 11:23 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-10 |
| 11:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Omar | 10-12 |
| 10:49 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina misses the easy layup | 10-12 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Peterson | 10-15 |
| 10:25 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Peter Bailey, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (PG), Bradley White (SG), Damon Bascom (C) Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski, Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (C) Donald Omar, Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 10:11 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 10:05 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-15 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Derek Frisina (C) Michael Dutton, Willie Misner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Gary Wells, Randy Green | |
| 09:11 | Virginia Tech | John Desrochers swats the short shot by Bradley White | 10-15 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch comes up short on the runner near the basket | 10-18 |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch tips it in | 12-18 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is hacked by Josef Kalenkoski - foul #1 on Josef Kalenkoski, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (SF) Josef Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Randy Green (PF) Donald Omar, John Desrochers | |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Kelley and he's fouled by Damon Bascom - foul #1 on Damon Bascom, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (C) Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) John Desrochers | |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Randy Green snags the offensive board | 12-21 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Williams | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Finch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley White (fresh) SF - Michael Dutton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damon Bascom (fresh) C - Derek Frisina (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglas Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Randy Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-23 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Damon Bascom blocks the short jumper by Randy Green | 14-23 |
| 07:08 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 07:02 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton is whistled for a carry | 14-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Willie Misner (PF) Gene Finch, Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Randy Green buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Douglas Williams and the foul's on Derek Frisina - foul #1 on Derek Frisina, team foul #9 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Gavin Fay (SF) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley | |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White is whistled for traveling | 14-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, Randy Green | |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the board | 14-26 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is denied on a layup by Willie Misner | 14-26 |
| 05:54 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bradley White | 14-26 |
| 05:47 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina misses the dunk but the foul's on John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #4 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (SF) Josef Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| 05:47 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:47 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Dutton - foul #1 on Michael Dutton, team foul #10 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF) Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Green (PF) Richard Peterson | |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Gary Wells - foul #1 on Gary Wells, team foul #5 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (PG) Michael Dutton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Timothy Kelley (SF) Donald Omar, Gary Wells | |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria can't finish the layup | 18-28 |
| 04:43 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Josef Kalenkoski and he's hacked by Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, Randy Green | |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Peterson | 21-31 |
| 03:51 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom scores on a turnaround from the left block | 23-31 |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Wells | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Bradley White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Misner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Damon Bascom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 23-34 |
| 03:27 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:02 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner lays it up and in | 25-34 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar is hacked by Bradley White - foul #2 on Bradley White, team foul #11 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Michael Dutton (SG), Paul Burgess (SF), Derek Frisina (C) Gene Finch, Bradley White, Josef Kalenkoski, Damon Bascom | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-35 |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | Derek Frisina pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Paul Burgess steals it from Randy Green | 28-35 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses the floater from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Randy Green pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Derek Frisina picks off the pass by Randy Green | 28-35 |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Kelley - foul #1 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #7 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (SG), Damon Bascom (C) Willie Misner, Derek Frisina | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, John Desrochers | |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Randy Green pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Randy Green blows the dunk | 28-35 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Green | 28-35 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF) Michael Dutton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 28-35 |