| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Roger Horton (fresh) SG - Al Monroe (fresh) SF - Michael Lemire (fresh) PF - Herman Simmons (fresh) C - Morris Rosenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) SF - Adolfo Greco (fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fresh) C - Woodrow Jules (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Herman Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Hartford | Woodrow Jules is called for the reach on Morris Rosenberger - foul #1 on Woodrow Jules, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Hartford | The jump hook by Herman Simmons is blocked by Mark Brown | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Hartford | Herman Simmons tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Curtis Chang can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Roger Horton | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Hartford | Al Monroe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Virginia | Mark Brown buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Sean O'Bannion | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Hartford | Al Monroe misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Virginia | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Virginia | Roger Horton is called for the reach on Sean O'Bannion in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Horton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Fred Sterling (SG), James McElhattan (SF) Sean O'Bannion, Curtis Chang, Adolfo Greco | |
| 17:38 | Virginia | Herman Simmons takes the ball from Fred Sterling | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Hartford | Al Monroe makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Morris Rosenberger | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | Virginia | Robert Harris is hacked by Morris Rosenberger - foul #1 on Morris Rosenberger, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG), Adolfo Greco (SF) Fred Sterling, Mark Brown | |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules loses the dribble to Michael Lemire | 4-2 |
| 16:22 | Hartford | Herman Simmons double dribbles | 4-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | Randy Bridges (SF), Nicholas Serna (C) Michael Lemire, Morris Rosenberger | |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Brown (PF) Woodrow Jules | |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Serna - foul #1 on Nicholas Serna, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG) Mark Brown | |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Roger Horton (fresh) SG - Al Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Bridges (fresh) PF - Herman Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Serna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) SF - Adolfo Greco (fresh) PF - James McElhattan (fresh) C - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Hartford | Roger Horton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 15:43 | Hartford | Al Monroe gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:29 | Hartford | Nicholas Serna misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 15:27 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Sean O'Bannion | 4-3 |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Randy Bridges takes the ball from Adolfo Greco | 4-3 |
| 15:20 | Hartford | Roger Horton lays it in set up by Randy Bridges | 6-3 |
| 14:56 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 6-3 |
| 14:54 | Hartford | Randy Bridges gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:32 | Hartford | Al Monroe's pass is intercepted by Sean O'Bannion | 6-3 |
| 14:27 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion hits the finger roll | 6-5 |
| 14:13 | Hartford | Randy Bridges drills a 3 from straight away | 9-5 |
| 13:56 | Virginia | James McElhattan slams it home set up by Sean O'Bannion | 9-7 |
| 13:38 | Hartford | Roger Horton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sean O'Bannion - foul #1 on Sean O'Bannion, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Lemire (SF), Gerald Cuthbertson (PF), Morris Rosenberger (C) Al Monroe, Herman Simmons, Nicholas Serna | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Sterling (PG), Mark Brown (PF), Woodrow Jules (C) Sean O'Bannion, Curtis Chang, Adolfo Greco | |
| 13:38 | Hartford | Roger Horton makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:38 | Hartford | Roger Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Woodrow Jules | 10-7 |
| 13:13 | Virginia | James McElhattan can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 10-7 |
| 13:12 | Hartford | Gerald Cuthbertson grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:59 | Hartford | Gerald Cuthbertson is denied on a layup by Woodrow Jules | 10-7 |
| 12:58 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James McElhattan | 10-7 |
| 12:35 | Virginia | James McElhattan double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Wiley (PG), Michael Smith (SG) Roger Horton, Randy Bridges | |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG) Robert Harris | |
| 12:21 | Hartford | Gerald Cuthbertson drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Wiley | 12-7 |
| 12:06 | Virginia | Mark Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James McElhattan | 12-9 |
| 11:54 | Hartford | Michael Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 11:53 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steven Wiley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Lemire (fresh) PF - Gerald Cuthbertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morris Rosenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Sterling (fresh) SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) SF - James McElhattan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Woodrow Jules (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Virginia | Curtis Chang buries a floater from the right side set up by Fred Sterling | 12-11 |
| 11:21 | Hartford | Michael Smith travels with the ball | 12-11 |
| Subs | Hartford | Al Monroe (SG), Herman Simmons (PF) Michael Smith, Gerald Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Adolfo Greco (SF) Fred Sterling, James McElhattan | |
| 10:52 | Virginia | Al Monroe steals it from Mark Brown | 12-11 |
| 10:45 | Hartford | Al Monroe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:44 | Virginia | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 10:13 | Hartford | Al Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Roger Horton (PG), Randy Bridges (SF), Nicholas Serna (C) Steven Wiley, Michael Lemire, Morris Rosenberger | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), James McElhattan (PF) Sean O'Bannion, Mark Brown | |
| 09:44 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 12-14 |
| 09:42 | Hartford | Al Monroe grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 09:18 | Hartford | Randy Bridges connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Serna | 15-14 |
| 09:14 | Virginia | Curtis Chang misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 09:12 | Hartford | Herman Simmons pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:00 | Hartford | Al Monroe buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Horton | 18-14 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Bridges - foul #1 on Randy Bridges, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Gerald Cuthbertson (PF) Herman Simmons | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Mark Brown (PF) Curtis Chang, Woodrow Jules | |
| 08:37 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:37 | Hartford | Nicholas Serna pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:16 | Hartford | Nicholas Serna drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Roger Horton and the foul's on James McElhattan - foul #1 on James McElhattan, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Lemire (SF) Randy Bridges | |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Jules (C) Adolfo Greco | |
| 08:16 | Hartford | Nicholas Serna misses the free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:16 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 07:52 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-15 |
| 07:51 | Virginia | Mark Brown tips it but misses | 20-15 |
| 07:50 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Brown | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Roger Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Al Monroe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lemire (fresh) PF - Gerald Cuthbertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Serna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James McElhattan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Woodrow Jules (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Virginia | James McElhattan buries a jumper from the right block set up by Sean O'Bannion | 20-17 |
| 07:11 | Hartford | Al Monroe works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:10 | Hartford | Gerald Cuthbertson grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:45 | Hartford | Michael Lemire misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 06:43 | Hartford | Nicholas Serna pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:27 | Hartford | Woodrow Jules takes the ball from Roger Horton | 20-17 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion is fouled on the floor by Roger Horton - foul #2 on Roger Horton, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | Randy Bridges (PG), Steven Wiley (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Herman Simmons (PF), Morris Rosenberger (C) Roger Horton, Al Monroe, Michael Lemire, Gerald Cuthbertson, Nicholas Serna | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Sterling (PG), Curtis Chang (SG), Adolfo Greco (SF) Sean O'Bannion, Robert Harris, Mark Brown | |
| 05:45 | Virginia | James McElhattan clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Herman Simmons - foul #1 on Herman Simmons, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Mark Brown (PF) Fred Sterling, Woodrow Jules | |
| 05:45 | Virginia | James McElhattan misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | James McElhattan misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:45 | Hartford | Herman Simmons snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 05:43 | Hartford | Randy Bridges's pass is intercepted by Robert Harris in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| 05:42 | Virginia | Robert Harris jams it | 20-19 |
| 05:23 | Hartford | Randy Bridges works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 05:21 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Wiley | 20-19 |
| 05:14 | Hartford | Morris Rosenberger drills a floater near the basket set up by Steven Wiley | 22-19 |
| 04:53 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-22 |
| 04:46 | Hartford | Steven Wiley clanks a jumper in the lane | 22-22 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:34 | Virginia | Steven Wiley is called for the reach on James McElhattan - foul #1 on Steven Wiley, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Al Monroe (SG), Michael Lemire (SF) Steven Wiley, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Woodrow Jules (C) Robert Harris, Mark Brown | |
| 04:34 | Virginia | James McElhattan makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:34 | Virginia | James McElhattan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:22 | Hartford | Randy Bridges misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 04:20 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Rosenberger | 22-24 |
| 04:03 | Hartford | Randy Bridges works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 04:02 | Virginia | James McElhattan grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 04:00 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| Subs | Hartford | Roger Horton (PG) Randy Bridges | |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Brown (PF) James McElhattan | |
| 03:44 | Hartford | Roger Horton is fouled on the floor by Sean O'Bannion - foul #2 on Sean O'Bannion, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Roger Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Al Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lemire (fresh) PF - Herman Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Morris Rosenberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adolfo Greco (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Woodrow Jules (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Hartford | Michael Lemire is fouled on the floor by Curtis Chang - foul #1 on Curtis Chang, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Hartford | Gerald Cuthbertson (C) Morris Rosenberger | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), James McElhattan (SF) Sean O'Bannion, Adolfo Greco | |
| 03:14 | Hartford | Michael Lemire misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-24 |
| 03:13 | Hartford | Al Monroe tips it but misses | 22-24 |
| 03:12 | Virginia | James McElhattan grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Gerald Cuthbertson is called for the reach on Woodrow Jules - foul #1 on Gerald Cuthbertson, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Hartford | Randy Bridges (SF), Nicholas Serna (C) Michael Lemire, Herman Simmons | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Adolfo Greco (SF) Robert Harris, James McElhattan | |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:39 | Hartford | Gerald Cuthbertson is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Roger Horton | 24-26 |
| 02:18 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules is fouled on the floor by Al Monroe - foul #1 on Al Monroe, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Brown (SF), Morris Rosenberger (C) Al Monroe, Nicholas Serna | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), James McElhattan (PF) Sean O'Bannion, Mark Brown | |
| 02:18 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:18 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:01 | Hartford | Woodrow Jules swats the shot by Steven Brown | 24-28 |
| 01:59 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Rosenberger | 24-28 |
| 01:43 | Hartford | Steven Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Roger Horton | 26-28 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Curtis Chang misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Randy Bridges - foul #2 on Randy Bridges, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Al Monroe (SG), Michael Lemire (SF), Herman Simmons (PF) Randy Bridges, Steven Brown, Gerald Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Mark Brown (PF) Robert Harris, Adolfo Greco | |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:10 | Hartford | Al Monroe makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 29-30 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Curtis Chang hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 00:22 | Hartford | Al Monroe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 00:21 | Hartford | Morris Rosenberger grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:02 | Hartford | Morris Rosenberger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Mark Brown misses the fullcourt shot | 29-32 |