| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Leif Mazierski blocks the short jumper by Andres Russo | 39-30 |
| 19:27 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:22 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski's layup is rejected by Andres Russo | 39-30 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 19:06 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Robert Eaton picks off the pass by Larry Brown | 39-30 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro is hacked by Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 18:17 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 18:07 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the runner from the left block set up by Larry Brown | 41-30 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alex Padro | 41-33 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Towns - foul #3 on Robert Towns, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Jay Puleo (PF) Larry Brown, Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (C) Robert Towns | |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | David Parker is called for the reach on Mark Coogan - foul #3 on David Parker, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF) David Parker, Timothy Dow | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (PG), Alfred Bartley (SF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Robert Eaton, Andres Russo | |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 16:50 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chi | 42-33 |
| 16:33 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the lay-in | 42-33 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-33 |
| 15:58 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Alex Padro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Bartley (fresh) PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 15:41 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:30 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito loses the dribble to Danny Vedder | 42-33 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Timothy Dow (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF) Ronald Tinch, Gustavo Esposito, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Timothy McMann (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Andres Russo (PF), Robert Towns (C) Martin Clark, Alex Padro, Alfred Bartley, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is fouled on the floor by Robert Eaton - foul #2 on Robert Eaton, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (SG) Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:37 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc dunks the ball set up by Ronald Tinch | 44-33 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 13:51 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:28 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Omer Kukoc | 46-36 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Towns | 46-38 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is hacked by Robert Eaton - foul #3 on Robert Eaton, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Jay Puleo (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Ronald Tinch, Leif Mazierski, Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG) Timothy McMann | |
| 12:48 | Virginia | Robert Towns is called for the reach on Xing-Fu Chi - foul #4 on Robert Towns, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| 12:27 | Virginia | Robert Eaton is called for the reach on Larry Brown - foul #4 on Robert Eaton, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Martin Clark (SF) Robert Roberts, Robert Eaton | |
| 12:09 | Virginia | Jay Puleo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG) Larry Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG) James Leighton | |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 11:15 | Virginia | Jay Puleo dunks the ball set up by Gustavo Esposito | 48-40 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (PF) Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Andres Russo (PF) Timothy McMann, Danny Vedder | |
| 10:35 | Virginia | Robert Roberts is called for the reach on Ronald Tinch - foul #4 on Robert Roberts, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF) Gustavo Esposito, Timothy Dow | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Robert Roberts | |
| 10:27 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski lays it in on a nice dish by Omer Kukoc and the foul's on Andres Russo - foul #2 on Andres Russo, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| 10:27 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Brown - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Jay Puleo (C) Larry Brown, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG) Alex Padro | |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | Martin Clark is called for the reach on Gustavo Esposito - foul #2 on Martin Clark, team foul #8 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG) Ronald Tinch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder (C) Mark Coogan | |
| 09:53 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder drills a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Leif Mazierski - foul #1 on Leif Mazierski, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG) David Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:21 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Leighton | 52-47 |
| 09:01 | Virginia | James Leighton steals the ball from Leif Mazierski | 52-47 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Timothy Dow (SF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc, Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Mark Coogan (SF) James Leighton, Martin Clark | |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the jumper from close range | 52-47 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Vedder | 52-47 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Dane Handy (PF) Larry Brown, Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Robert Eaton (SF), Robert Towns (C) Timothy McMann, Andres Russo, Danny Vedder | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chi | 54-47 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Eaton and he's hacked by Dane Handy - foul #1 on Dane Handy, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF) Ronald Tinch, Timothy Dow | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:07 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-52 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi lays it in on a great pass from David Parker | 56-52 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Xing-Fu Chi - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Leif Mazierski (PF) David Parker, Dane Handy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (SG), Andres Russo (PF) Alex Padro, Mark Coogan | |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:06 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc is hacked by Robert Eaton - foul #5 on Robert Eaton, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG) Robert Eaton | |
| 06:06 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:06 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Omer Kukoc steals the ball from Robert Roberts | 58-54 |
| 05:44 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski slams it home on a nice dish by Omer Kukoc | 60-54 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo can't connect on a floater in the paint | 60-54 |
| 05:30 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Larry Brown steps in front of the Robert Roberts pass in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 05:01 | Virginia | Larry Brown lays it in | 62-54 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Brown steps in front of the Robert Roberts pass in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses the easy layup | 62-54 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Towns | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Leif Mazierski is called for the reach on Andres Russo - foul #2 on Leif Mazierski, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), David Parker (SG), Timothy Dow (SF), Dane Handy (PF), Jay Puleo (C) Larry Brown, Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc, Leif Mazierski, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Mark Coogan (C) Robert Roberts, Robert Towns | |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Jay Puleo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Andres Russo - foul #3 on Andres Russo, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, Andres Russo | |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark is hacked by Jay Puleo - foul #1 on Jay Puleo, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:55 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Dane Handy | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Puleo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 03:18 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Martin Clark - foul #3 on Martin Clark, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SG), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Ronald Tinch, David Parker, Dane Handy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Alfred Bartley (SF) James Leighton, Martin Clark | |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (PF) Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo (PF), Robert Towns (C) Alfred Bartley, Danny Vedder | |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Brown steals it from Robert Towns | 66-55 |
| 02:15 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Xing-Fu Chi and he's hacked by Andres Russo - foul #4 on Andres Russo, team foul #12 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Timothy McMann (SG), Martin Clark (SF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, Alex Padro, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| 02:15 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark's floater is tipped away by Leif Mazierski | 68-55 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the tip | 68-55 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gustavo Esposito and he's hacked by Martin Clark - foul #4 on Martin Clark, team foul #13 | 70-55 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Leif Mazierski steps in front of the Timothy McMann pass | 71-55 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark buries a jump hook in the paint | 71-57 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the lay-in | 71-57 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Timothy Dow pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses short on a runner from the right block | 71-57 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Timothy Dow snags the offensive board | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Larry Brown runs out the clock | 71-57 |