| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Charles Wilson inbounds the ball | 40-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| 19:30 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 19:28 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Lafreniere | 40-42 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Okpara Abke hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 19:10 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 18:43 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Okpara Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Willie Stevenson steals the ball from Stanley Kirkpatrick | 40-42 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 18:17 | Alabama | Charles Wilson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Kirkpatrick | 42-42 |
| 17:53 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Okpara Abke - foul #4 on Okpara Abke, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), Paul Catlett (SF) Okpara Abke, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Jon Reed (C) Joseph Lowery, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| 17:53 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:53 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Ken Lozada is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #4 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG) John Thompson | |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere's pass is intercepted by Jon Reed | 42-43 |
| 17:12 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Paul Catlett pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Paul Catlett connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wilford Miller | 44-43 |
| 16:31 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Wilford Miller snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Wilford Miller misses the dunk | 44-43 |
| 16:22 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Paul Catlett lays it in on a great pass from Richard Lafreniere | 46-43 |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Wilford Miller takes the ball from Jon Reed | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ken Lozada (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Catlett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wilford Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Tolan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Yonakor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Lafreniere | 48-43 |
| 15:26 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Stevenson | 48-46 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Wilford Miller drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Lafreniere and he's hacked by Jon Reed - foul #1 on Jon Reed, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), William Stricklin (SF) Richard Lafreniere, Ken Lozada, Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Willie Stevenson, Lee Tolan, Baran Boryszewski, Jon Reed | |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Wilford Miller misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:59 | Virginia Tech | Stanley Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Mark Floyd - foul #4 on Stanley Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG), Theodore Washington (C) Stanley Kirkpatrick, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:46 | Virginia Tech | Theodore Washington swats the short shot by Joseph Lowery | 50-46 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese travels with the ball | 50-46 |
| 14:20 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-46 |
| 14:19 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:06 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell is hacked by Willie Darrah - foul #1 on Willie Darrah, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| 13:55 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 13:54 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-46 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Charles Wilson gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:25 | Alabama | Charles Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), Lee Tolan (SG), Jon Reed (C) Willie Darrah, Jay Yonakor, Mark Floyd | |
| 13:02 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lee Tolan | 50-48 |
| 12:45 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 12:33 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (SG), Paul Catlett (SF), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF), Roger Thomas (C) Timothy Young, Charles Wilson, William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), John Thompson (SG), Baran Boryszewski (PF) Lee Tolan, Joseph Lowery, Russell Giese | |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Okpara Abke is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #5 on John Thompson, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (C) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery (SF) John Thompson | |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Okpara Abke hits a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Joseph Lowery - foul #3 on Joseph Lowery, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor (SG) Willie Stevenson | |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:39 | Virginia Tech | Stanley Kirkpatrick denies the turnaround by Jon Reed | 55-48 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jay Yonakor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Lowery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Okpara Abke travels with the ball | 55-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), Lee Tolan (SG), Mark Floyd (C) Willie Darrah, Jay Yonakor, Jon Reed | |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery clanks a shot from the left side | 55-48 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Catlett | 55-48 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-48 |
| 10:27 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-48 |
| 10:26 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd tips it but misses | 58-48 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wilford Miller | 58-48 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 10:08 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd tips it in | 58-50 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Okpara Abke | 61-50 |
| 09:34 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses long on a floater from the left side | 61-50 |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd can't tip it in | 61-50 |
| 09:31 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 09:17 | Alabama | Okpara Abke is fouled on the floor by Willie Stevenson - foul #2 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Charles Wilson (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Richard Lafreniere, Paul Catlett, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Jay Yonakor (SG), Russell Giese (PF), Jon Reed (C) Willie Stevenson, Lee Tolan, Baran Boryszewski, Mark Floyd | |
| 09:17 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:17 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:00 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 65-53 |
| 08:36 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Okpara Abke - foul #5 on Okpara Abke, team foul #3 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG) Okpara Abke | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 08:36 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:36 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese can't finish the layup | 68-54 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell is hacked by Willie Darrah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Darrah, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG) Joseph Lowery | |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 08:02 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 07:47 | Virginia Tech | Stanley Kirkpatrick steps in front of the Willie Darrah pass | 68-54 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jay Yonakor - foul #1 on Jay Yonakor, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 07:41 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | Theodore Washington gets the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 07:35 | Alabama | A charge is called on Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #4 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (C) Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG) Willie Darrah | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ken Lozada (fresh) SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Tolan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Yonakor (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 07:13 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere's pass is intercepted by Russell Giese | 68-54 |
| 06:48 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-54 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed gets the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 06:28 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese banks in the layup | 68-56 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick's floater is tipped away by Russell Giese | 68-56 |
| 06:12 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Giese | 68-56 |
| 06:08 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG), Paul Catlett (SF), William Stricklin (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Ken Lozada, Charles Wilson, Stanley Kirkpatrick, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Willie Stevenson, Lee Tolan, Russell Giese, Jon Reed | |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Timothy Young misses long on a runner near the basket | 68-56 |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Theodore Washington hits the follow up shot | 70-56 |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah scores on a shot from the right side set up by Joseph Lowery | 70-58 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 70-58 |
| 05:35 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 05:21 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Darrah | 70-60 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Timothy Young drills a jumper near the basket | 72-60 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-60 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery grabs the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-60 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | William Stricklin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SG), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF), Wilford Miller (C) Timothy Young, William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG), Willie Stevenson (SF), Russell Giese (PF) Jay Yonakor, Joseph Lowery, Baran Boryszewski | |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Wilford Miller misses the jump hook from the baseline | 72-60 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Charles Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 04:00 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-60 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 72-60 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. SF - Paul Catlett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Tolan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-60 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 72-60 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Paul Catlett comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 72-60 |
| 03:04 | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Wilson - foul #3 on Charles Wilson, team foul #5 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG) Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor (SF), Jon Reed (C) Willie Darrah, Mark Floyd | |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Wilford Miller snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere is fouled on the floor by Willie Stevenson - foul #3 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Stricklin (PF) Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | William Stricklin snags the offensive board | 73-61 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Lee Tolan - foul #1 on Lee Tolan, team foul #11 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF) Ken Lozada | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Baran Boryszewski (PF) Willie Stevenson, Russell Giese | |
| 02:13 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | William Stricklin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:50 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-61 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Wilford Miller misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Jon Reed - foul #2 on Jon Reed, team foul #12 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (SF) William Stricklin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Wilford Miller makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Wilford Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:02 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Paul Catlett comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Reed - foul #3 on Jon Reed, team foul #13 | 76-63 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 78-63 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Paul Catlett pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere is hacked by Willie Darrah - foul #3 on Willie Darrah, team foul #14 | 78-63 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed blows the layup | 79-63 |