| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Maio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Ransberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawerence Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hathcock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Damon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Edgar Johnson - foul #2 on Edgar Johnson, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Wesley Kegler (PF) Robert Gantz, Edgar Johnson | |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | David Damon connects on the floater in the lane | 27-35 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | Wesley Kegler blocks the short jumper by Gregory Phillips | 27-35 |
| 19:07 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips tips it back up and in | 29-35 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | James Hathcock is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF) William Ehrlich, Wesley Kegler | |
| 18:22 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman hits the finger roll | 31-35 |
| 17:58 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco is called for 3 seconds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wesley Kegler (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF) Robert Gantz, Matthew Folkes | |
| 17:42 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman can't finish the layup | 31-35 |
| 17:40 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wesley Kegler | 31-35 |
| 17:15 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber (SF), Henry Woods (PF), Loyd Nixon (C) Lawerence Mackey, Mark Coleman, Gregory Phillips | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Matthew Folkes (SF) James Hathcock, Wesley Kegler | |
| 16:59 | Virginia Tech | Henry Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (SG) Ray Ransberger | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Robert Gantz (SG) Jason Tolbert, Edgar Johnson | |
| 16:38 | Alabama | David Damon knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Folkes and he's hacked by Loyd Nixon - foul #3 on Loyd Nixon, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick (C) Loyd Nixon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF) James Hathcock, Matthew Folkes | |
| 16:38 | Alabama | David Damon misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 16:25 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin comes up short on the floater in the paint | 31-37 |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Robert Gantz pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | David Damon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 31-37 |
| 16:01 | Virginia Tech | Henry Woods snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Maio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Goodwin (fresh) SF - Robin Barber (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Henry Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Henry Woods scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Maio and he's fouled by Robert Gantz - foul #1 on Robert Gantz, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger (SG), Lawerence Mackey (SF), Gregory Phillips (C) David Maio, Robin Barber, Anthony Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Matthew Folkes (SF) Jason Tolbert, Robert Gantz | |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Henry Woods misses the free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 15:42 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses short on a floater from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 35-37 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips is fouled on the floor by James Hathcock - foul #3 on James Hathcock, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman (PF) Henry Woods | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG) Edgar Johnson | |
| 14:59 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman tips it home | 37-37 |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Lawerence Mackey is called for the reach on James Hathcock - foul #3 on Lawerence Mackey, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maio (PG) Curtis Goodwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG), Wesley Kegler (PF) William Ehrlich, Matthew Folkes | |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Ray Ransberger steals the ball from Jimmy Defranco | 37-37 |
| 14:08 | Virginia Tech | David Maio makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ray Ransberger | 39-37 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | David Damon misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Phillips - foul #1 on Gregory Phillips, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (SG), Henry Woods (SF), Loyd Nixon (C) Ray Ransberger, Lawerence Mackey, Gregory Phillips | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Matthew Folkes (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF) James Hathcock, Robert Gantz, Wesley Kegler | |
| 13:51 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:40 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon is hacked by David Damon - foul #1 on David Damon, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| 13:35 | Virginia Tech | David Maio clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Coleman - foul #2 on Mark Coleman, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber (SF) Mark Coleman | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), William Ehrlich (SG) Jason Tolbert, Edgar Johnson | |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:48 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | David Damon gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 12:09 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Folkes - foul #2 on Matthew Folkes, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger (SG), Lawerence Mackey (SF) David Maio, Robin Barber | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) James Hathcock, William Ehrlich, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 12:09 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:09 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco comes up short on the shot from close range | 40-41 |
| 11:44 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Curtis Goodwin (fairly fresh) SG - Ray Ransberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawerence Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Loyd Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wellman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin knocks in the runner near the basket | 42-41 |
| 11:18 | Alabama | Henry Woods denies the turnaround by Jimmy Defranco | 42-41 |
| 11:16 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawerence Mackey - foul #4 on Lawerence Mackey, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maio (PG), Robin Barber (SF), Mark Coleman (PF), Gregory Phillips (C) Curtis Goodwin, Lawerence Mackey, Loyd Nixon, Henry Woods | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Matthew Folkes (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF), David Damon (C) Jason Tolbert, Robert Gantz, Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:24 | Virginia Tech | David Maio misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 10:23 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:01 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Hathcock and he's hacked by Ray Ransberger - foul #2 on Ray Ransberger, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG) Wesley Kegler | |
| 10:01 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | David Maio comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 42-45 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Hathcock | 42-47 |
| 09:22 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Hathcock - foul #4 on James Hathcock, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Henry Woods (SF) Ray Ransberger | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Edgar Johnson (PF) James Hathcock, William Ehrlich, Matthew Folkes | |
| 09:22 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:22 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:22 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | David Damon misses short on a floater from the left block | 42-47 |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Robin Barber | 42-47 |
| 09:00 | Virginia Tech | David Maio clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-47 |
| 08:59 | Alabama | David Damon snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Coleman - foul #3 on Mark Coleman, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (SG) Robin Barber | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wesley Kegler (SF) Robert Gantz | |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gregory Phillips | 42-48 |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Defranco - foul #3 on Jimmy Defranco, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon (PF) Mark Coleman | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF) Wesley Kegler, Edgar Johnson | |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Damon | 43-50 |
| 07:27 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Woods | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Maio (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) SG - William Ehrlich (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Defranco (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Folkes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Damon (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 06:39 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by William Ehrlich - foul #1 on William Ehrlich, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger (SG), Lawerence Mackey (SF), Mark Coleman (PF) David Maio, Henry Woods, Gregory Phillips | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Edgar Johnson (PF) Jason Tolbert, William Ehrlich, Matthew Folkes | |
| 06:39 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:39 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:39 | Alabama | David Damon gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Damon | 45-55 |
| 06:03 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey is whistled for a carry | 45-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber (PG) Curtis Goodwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wesley Kegler (SF) Robert Gantz | |
| 05:39 | Alabama | David Damon can't connect on a shot in the paint | 45-55 |
| 05:38 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger buries a jumper from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | Mark Coleman picks off the pass by James Hathcock | 47-55 |
| 05:06 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jimmy Defranco | 47-55 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | James Hathcock drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Edgar Johnson | 47-58 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Loyd Nixon | 50-58 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 04:00 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maio (PG), Henry Woods (PF), Gregory Phillips (C) Lawerence Mackey, Mark Coleman, Loyd Nixon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF), John Wellman (C) Wesley Kegler, Edgar Johnson, David Damon | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Phillips - foul #2 on Gregory Phillips, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (SG) Ray Ransberger | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:20 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Maio (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robin Barber (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hathcock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Defranco (tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Folkes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Damon (tiring) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes's floater is tipped away by Gregory Phillips | 50-60 |
| 02:59 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 02:59 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Ransberger (SG), Lawerence Mackey (SF), Mark Coleman (PF) Curtis Goodwin, Robin Barber, Henry Woods | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) David Damon | |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | Mark Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| 02:26 | Alabama | David Damon lays it in set up by Robert Gantz | 50-62 |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | David Maio comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-62 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | James Hathcock is hacked by David Maio - foul #2 on David Maio, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (PG), Robin Barber (SG), Henry Woods (SF), Loyd Nixon (PF), Anthony Kirkpatrick (C) David Maio, Ray Ransberger, Lawerence Mackey, Mark Coleman, Gregory Phillips | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Robert Gantz, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 02:03 | Alabama | James Hathcock makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | James Hathcock makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:55 | Virginia Tech | John Wellman swats the shot by Robin Barber | 50-64 |
| 01:54 | Alabama | John Wellman pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco lays it in on a nice dish by James Hathcock | 50-66 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber is whistled for traveling | 50-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG), David Damon (C) William Ehrlich, John Wellman | |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-66 |
| 00:56 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hathcock | 52-68 |
| 00:22 | Virginia Tech | James Hathcock takes the ball from Robin Barber | 52-68 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James Hathcock runs out the clock | 52-68 |