| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Earl Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Hubbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Werner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Dalegowski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andre Wood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Parker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horacio Moran (fresh) 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner hits a fadeaway from the left side | 23-24 |
| 19:13 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi scores on a shot from close range set up by Omer Kukoc | 23-26 |
| 18:45 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 18:44 | Virginia | Horacio Moran gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:19 | Virginia | John Gregory buries a fadeaway from close range | 23-28 |
| 18:04 | Miami (FL) | Omer Kukoc takes the ball from Earl Green | 23-28 |
| 17:45 | Virginia | Horacio Moran is fouled on the floor by Ralph Dalegowski - foul #3 on Ralph Dalegowski, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (C) Bernard Werner, Andre Wood | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jay Puleo (PF) Horacio Moran | |
| 17:23 | Virginia | John Gregory misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| 17:05 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green hits a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Omer Kukoc - foul #3 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Billy Bucci (SG) Derek Hubbert | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), David Walls (C) John Gregory, David Parker, Omer Kukoc, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 17:05 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:50 | Virginia | Sean Kuczenski steps in front of the Tibor Gostomski pass | 26-30 |
| 16:27 | Miami (FL) | Billy Bucci works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-30 |
| 16:25 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown misses the tip | 26-30 |
| 16:23 | Virginia | Jay Puleo snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 15:53 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Ralph Dalegowski | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Earl Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Bucci (fresh) SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) PF - Ralph Dalegowski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Allen Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Walls (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 15:26 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 15:00 | Virginia | Jay Puleo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alexander Douglas (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG), Bernard Werner (SF), Andre Wood (C) Earl Green, Billy Bucci, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), David Parker (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Horacio Moran (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Allen Taylor, Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Jay Puleo, David Walls | |
| 14:46 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Omer Kukoc - foul #4 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno (SF) Omer Kukoc | |
| 14:46 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:46 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Gregory | 28-33 |
| 13:56 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 13:55 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert tips it in | 30-33 |
| 13:31 | Virginia | Bernard Werner steals it from David Parker | 30-33 |
| 13:11 | Miami (FL) | John Gregory steals the ball from Andre Wood | 30-33 |
| 13:08 | Virginia | John Gregory throws it down | 30-35 |
| 12:41 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Douglas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 12:12 | Virginia | Alexander Douglas steals it from Xing-Fu Chi | 33-35 |
| 11:58 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Horacio Moran - foul #1 on Horacio Moran, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Earl Green (PG), Billy Bucci (SG), Wilbur Brown (SF) Alexander Douglas, Derek Hubbert, Bernard Werner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Jay Puleo (PF), David Walls (C) David Parker, Carmelo Moreno, Horacio Moran, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 11:58 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:32 | Virginia | Billy Bucci picks off the pass by Jay Puleo | 36-35 |
| 11:29 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown misses the easy layup | 36-35 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | David Walls gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Earl Green (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Bucci (fresh) SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) PF - Ralph Dalegowski (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andre Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Allen Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Walls (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Virginia | Earl Green picks off the pass by Allen Taylor in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 10:56 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski (C) Andre Wood | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG) John Gregory | |
| 10:54 | Virginia | David Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 10:35 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | Jay Puleo snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 10:30 | Virginia | Earl Green is called for the reach on Tibor Gostomski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Green, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert (SG) Billy Bucci | |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) David Walls | |
| 10:03 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Dalegowski - foul #4 on Ralph Dalegowski, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SF) Wilbur Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Walls (PF) David Parker | |
| 10:03 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:03 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:37 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner is hacked by Jay Puleo - foul #1 on Jay Puleo, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Horacio Moran (PF) Allen Taylor, Jay Puleo, David Walls | |
| 09:08 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski is hacked by Horacio Moran - foul #2 on Horacio Moran, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alexander Douglas (PG), Billy Bucci (SG), Floyd Sprague (C) Earl Green, Derek Hubbert, Sean Kuczenski | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG) Tibor Gostomski | |
| 08:48 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Douglas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 08:47 | Virginia | John Gregory snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 08:45 | Virginia | John Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Dalegowski - foul #5 on Ralph Dalegowski, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Frank Barnett (PF) Ralph Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Walls (C) Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 08:31 | Virginia | John Gregory misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 08:30 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:05 | Miami (FL) | Billy Bucci evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 07:45 | Virginia | John Gregory is fouled on the floor by Alexander Douglas - foul #1 on Alexander Douglas, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Earl Green (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG), Wilbur Brown (SF), Andre Wood (C) Alexander Douglas, Billy Bucci, Bernard Werner, Floyd Sprague | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Jay Puleo (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) John Gregory, David Parker, Carmelo Moreno, Horacio Moran, David Walls | |
| 07:23 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Andre Wood - foul #1 on Andre Wood, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| 07:23 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 07:23 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Earl Green (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Hubbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) PF - Frank Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andre Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Allen Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Barnett | 41-39 |
| 06:49 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the easy open layup | 41-39 |
| 06:48 | Virginia | Jay Puleo tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 06:21 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown's pass is intercepted by Omer Kukoc | 41-41 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 06:16 | Miami (FL) | Frank Barnett pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:56 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Barnett | 43-41 |
| 05:54 | Virginia | Allen Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SF), Floyd Sprague (PF) Wilbur Brown, Frank Barnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), David Parker (SG), Horacio Moran (PF), David Walls (C) Allen Taylor, Tibor Gostomski, Jay Puleo, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 05:41 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Derek Hubbert | 45-41 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | John Gregory comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bernard Werner - foul #1 on Bernard Werner, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alexander Douglas (PG), Billy Bucci (SG), Sean Kuczenski (C) Earl Green, Derek Hubbert, Andre Wood | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:36 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:15 | Miami (FL) | Billy Bucci misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 05:13 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:52 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alexander Douglas | 48-43 |
| 04:32 | Virginia | Horacio Moran is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Earl Green (PG), Derek Hubbert (SG), Andre Wood (C) Alexander Douglas, Billy Bucci, Sean Kuczenski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Jay Puleo (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) David Parker, Omer Kukoc, Horacio Moran, David Walls | |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Xing-Fu Chi - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown (SF), Sean Kuczenski (C) Bernard Werner, Floyd Sprague | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:11 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 03:56 | Virginia | John Gregory is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 03:34 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood misses short on a floater in the lane | 49-46 |
| 03:32 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:10 | Miami (FL) | The short jumper by Earl Green is denied by Xing-Fu Chi | 49-46 |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Earl Green (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Hubbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) PF - Andre Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Virginia | John Gregory scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Carmelo Moreno | 49-48 |
| 02:55 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SF), Frank Barnett (PF) Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Horacio Moran (PF) Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Jay Puleo | |
| 02:26 | Miami (FL) | Xing-Fu Chi swats the short shot by Andre Wood | 49-48 |
| 02:24 | Virginia | John Gregory gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | John Gregory clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 01:58 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 01:43 | Miami (FL) | Earl Green lays it in on a great pass from Frank Barnett | 51-48 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | John Gregory misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 01:21 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:02 | Miami (FL) | Frank Barnett misses the lay-in | 51-48 |
| 01:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Horacio Moran | 51-48 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi hits a fadeaway from the right side | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood is fouled in the backcourt by John Gregory - foul #2 on John Gregory, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 00:29 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:29 | Virginia | Horacio Moran grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 00:13 | Virginia | Horacio Moran's pass is intercepted by Earl Green | 51-50 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | David Parker is called for the reach on Andre Wood in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | Andre Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chi | 52-50 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | John Gregory can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-50 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | The clock runs out | 52-50 |