| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Nick Morton (fresh) SG - Victor Michaud (fresh) SF - Larry Sullivan (fresh) PF - Bradley Lee (fresh) C - Michael Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fresh) SG - David Thorn (fresh) SF - David Dingman (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:50 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away and the foul's on Victor Michaud - foul #1 on Victor Michaud, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:50 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:50 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Michael Thomas | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Victor Michaud | 3-3 |
| 19:08 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas tips it in | 5-3 |
| 18:34 | Virginia Tech | Bradley Lee steals the ball from David Dingman | 5-3 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Nick Morton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook scores on a 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:27 | Arizona State | Nick Morton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Victor Michaud | 8-6 |
| 17:10 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn misses the jumper near the basket | 8-6 |
| 17:09 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:44 | Arizona State | Nick Morton's pass is intercepted by Marion Cook | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 16:24 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 16:19 | Arizona State | Marion Cook is called for the reach on Nick Morton - foul #1 on Marion Cook, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo (PG), Earl Burns (SG), Dwayne Luz (SF), Calvin Marques (PF), Nelson Smith (C) Nick Morton, Victor Michaud, Larry Sullivan, Bradley Lee, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:55 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques banks in the layup on a great pass from Milan Rizzo | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Milan Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Burns (fresh) SF - Dwayne Luz (fresh) PF - Calvin Marques (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 15:47 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Earl Burns | 10-6 |
| 15:21 | Arizona State | David Dingman takes the ball from Earl Burns | 10-6 |
| 15:05 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama comes up short on the shot from the left block | 10-6 |
| 15:04 | Arizona State | Nelson Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:35 | Arizona State | George Oyama takes the ball from Earl Burns | 10-6 |
| 14:19 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Earl Burns is called for the reach on Marion Cook - foul #1 on Earl Burns, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Nick Morton (PG) Milan Rizzo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Phillip O'Haire (C) David Thorn, Charles Colangelo | |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shaun Bare | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | Arizona State | Nick Morton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Earl Burns | 13-8 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Thomas (C) Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:06 | Arizona State | Phillip O'Haire takes the ball from Calvin Marques | 13-8 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Calvin Marques - foul #1 on Calvin Marques, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Victor Michaud (PG), Larry Sullivan (SF), Bradley Lee (PF) Nick Morton, Dwayne Luz, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), David Thorn (SG), Timothy London (SF), Charles Colangelo (C) Marion Cook, Shaun Bare, David Dingman, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:57 | Arizona State | Earl Burns gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:39 | Arizona State | Earl Burns drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Bradley Lee | 15-9 |
| 12:24 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 15-9 |
| 12:23 | Arizona State | Bradley Lee grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 12:18 | Arizona State | John Juliano takes the ball from Victor Michaud in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo buries a jump hook in the paint set up by John Juliano | 15-11 |
| 11:42 | Arizona State | Earl Burns connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Lee | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Victor Michaud (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradley Lee (fresh) C - Calvin Marques (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-11 |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama tips it home | 18-13 |
| 11:03 | Arizona State | Timothy London is called for the reach on Earl Burns - foul #1 on Timothy London, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Nick Morton (PG), Milan Rizzo (SG), Dwayne Luz (SF), Nelson Smith (PF), Michael Thomas (C) Victor Michaud, Earl Burns, Larry Sullivan, Bradley Lee, Calvin Marques | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), Shaun Bare (SG), David Dingman (SF), Daniel Morris (PF), Phillip O'Haire (C) John Juliano, David Thorn, Timothy London, George Oyama, Charles Colangelo | |
| 10:47 | Arizona State | Nick Morton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-13 |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:30 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Shaun Bare | 18-15 |
| 10:06 | Arizona State | Nick Morton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Thomas | 21-15 |
| 09:48 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Marion Cook, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Earl Burns (SG), Calvin Marques (PF) Milan Rizzo, Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), George Oyama (PF) Marion Cook, Daniel Morris | |
| 09:30 | Arizona State | Nick Morton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 09:29 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 21-15 |
| 09:12 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:50 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques is hacked by John Juliano - foul #1 on John Juliano, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Victor Michaud (SG), Larry Sullivan (SF), Bradley Lee (PF), Nelson Smith (C) Earl Burns, Dwayne Luz, Calvin Marques, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), Charles Colangelo (C) Shaun Bare, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 08:29 | Arizona State | Nick Morton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 08:27 | Arizona State | Bradley Lee gets the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:01 | Arizona State | Nick Morton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:54 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Colangelo | 21-18 |
| 07:36 | Arizona State | David Thorn is called for the reach on Nick Morton - foul #1 on David Thorn, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Earl Burns (SG), Dwayne Luz (SF), Calvin Marques (PF), Michael Thomas (C) Victor Michaud, Larry Sullivan, Bradley Lee, Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF) David Dingman | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Nick Morton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Earl Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Luz (fresh) PF - Calvin Marques (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | George Oyama blocks the jumper by Nick Morton | 21-18 |
| 07:12 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:55 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the tip | 21-18 |
| 06:51 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:42 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo scores on a floater from the right wing set up by David Thorn | 21-20 |
| 06:13 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Juliano - foul #2 on John Juliano, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo (PG), Victor Michaud (SG), Larry Sullivan (SF), Bradley Lee (PF) Nick Morton, Earl Burns, Dwayne Luz, Calvin Marques | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), Shaun Bare (SG), David Dingman (SF), Daniel Morris (PF), Phillip O'Haire (C) John Juliano, David Thorn, Timothy London, George Oyama, Charles Colangelo | |
| 06:13 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:13 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | Michael Thomas swats the shot by Daniel Morris | 23-20 |
| 05:51 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:31 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan is called for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Nick Morton (PG), Calvin Marques (C) Milan Rizzo, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:15 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook is fouled on the floor by Bradley Lee - foul #1 on Bradley Lee, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-20 |
| 05:09 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 04:57 | Arizona State | Nick Morton makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Michaud | 26-20 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare is hacked by Victor Michaud - foul #2 on Victor Michaud, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo (PG), Earl Burns (SG), Dwayne Luz (SF), Michael Thomas (C) Nick Morton, Victor Michaud, Larry Sullivan, Calvin Marques | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), George Oyama (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) Shaun Bare, Daniel Morris, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 04:29 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo loses the ball out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan (SF), Nelson Smith (C) Dwayne Luz, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF) David Dingman | |
| 04:01 | Arizona State | Earl Burns clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 04:00 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Nick Morton (PG), Victor Michaud (SG), Dwayne Luz (SF), Calvin Marques (PF), Michael Thomas (C) Milan Rizzo, Earl Burns, Larry Sullivan, Bradley Lee, Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 03:41 | Arizona State | Nick Morton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 03:31 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy London | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Nick Morton (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Victor Michaud (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Luz (fresh) PF - Calvin Marques (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Arizona State | Charles Colangelo is called for the reach on Michael Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Earl Burns (SG), Larry Sullivan (SF), Bradley Lee (PF) Victor Michaud, Dwayne Luz, Calvin Marques | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Timothy London | |
| 03:15 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:15 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:51 | Arizona State | David Dingman picks off the pass by Nick Morton | 29-23 |
| 02:48 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama banks in the layup on a great pass from David Dingman | 29-25 |
| 02:29 | Arizona State | Nick Morton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Marion Cook - foul #3 on Marion Cook, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Victor Michaud (SG), Dwayne Luz (SF), Calvin Marques (PF), Nelson Smith (C) Earl Burns, Larry Sullivan, Bradley Lee, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), Shaun Bare (SG), Phillip O'Haire (C) Marion Cook, David Thorn, Charles Colangelo | |
| 02:29 | Arizona State | Nick Morton makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:29 | Arizona State | Nick Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses short on a shot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 02:06 | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 01:38 | Arizona State | Nick Morton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 01:36 | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz tips it home | 33-25 |
| 01:28 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 01:00 | Arizona State | Victor Michaud clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Nick Morton picks off the pass by John Juliano | 33-27 |
| 00:50 | Arizona State | Victor Michaud banks in the layup on a great pass from Nick Morton | 35-27 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Smith - foul #1 on Nelson Smith, team foul #6 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo (PG), Earl Burns (SG), Larry Sullivan (SF), Bradley Lee (PF), Michael Thomas (C) Nick Morton, Victor Michaud, Dwayne Luz, Calvin Marques, Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), Timothy London (SF), Charles Colangelo (C) Shaun Bare, David Dingman, George Oyama | |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |