| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard McIver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Traxler (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere drills a jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 19:14 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 28-24 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Richard Howell grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | William Singleton double dribbles | 28-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jerry Merchant (C) William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| 18:31 | Virginia | Richard McIver loses the ball out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Richard Howell | |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Richard McIver is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard McIver, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Aaron Butler (C) William Singleton, Richard Lamere | |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bill Quincy | 28-29 |
| 17:20 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Traxler | 30-29 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses long on a floater from the left block | 30-29 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Mowrey | 30-29 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler drills a jumper in the lane | 30-31 |
| 16:26 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Meeker | 32-31 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Nathan Irvin picks off the pass by Thomas Mowrey | 32-31 |
| 16:07 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin lays it up and in | 34-31 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard McIver - foul #4 on Richard McIver, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SF), Tom Washington (PF) Richard McIver, James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Jerry Merchant, Aaron Butler | |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fresh) C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Tom Washington | 36-34 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Tom Washington - foul #1 on Tom Washington, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Orr (C) Lonnie Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Brady Pilcher (C) Thomas Mowrey, Harold Clancy | |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:19 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Tom Washington | 36-34 |
| 14:54 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brady Pilcher | 36-34 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | James Orr snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:14 | Virginia | Bill Quincy steals the ball from Douglas Pinkham | 36-34 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher tips it in | 36-36 |
| 13:29 | Virginia | William Singleton steals the ball from James Orr | 36-36 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | William Singleton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Craig Brooks | 36-38 |
| 12:57 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brady Pilcher | 36-38 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Orr - foul #1 on James Orr, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (PG), James Traxler (SF), Vincent Meeker (PF), Lonnie Thomas (C) Thomas Pierson, Nathan Irvin, Tom Washington, James Orr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF), Harold Clancy (C) William Singleton, Richard Lamere | |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:39 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Lonnie Thomas | 36-38 |
| 12:12 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard McIver and he's fouled by Thomas Mowrey - foul #3 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG) Douglas Pinkham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Brady Pilcher, Harold Clancy | |
| 12:12 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 38-38 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is called for a charge - foul #3 on Bill Quincy, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard McIver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Traxler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Quincy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harold Clancy (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 38-38 |
| 11:35 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 11:12 | Virginia | James Traxler is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SG) Thomas Pierson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Harold Clancy, Aaron Butler | |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 38-38 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 10:43 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy loses the dribble to Lonnie Thomas | 38-40 |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), Tom Washington (PF) James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Harold Clancy (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Thomas Mowrey, Richard Lamere, Jerry Merchant | |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Aaron Butler - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (SF) Douglas Pinkham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 08:58 | Virginia | Tom Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:39 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses long on a shot from the left side | 39-40 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 39-40 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks double dribbles | 39-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (SG), James Orr (C) Richard McIver, Lonnie Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| 08:04 | Virginia | Tom Washington is whistled for a carry | 39-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SF), Vincent Meeker (PF) James Traxler, Tom Washington | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (PF) Richard Lamere | |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Orr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Quincy (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Mowrey | 39-43 |
| 06:57 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Pinkham | 42-43 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Merchant | 42-46 |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Butler | 42-46 |
| 06:22 | Virginia | James Orr snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 05:54 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Nathan Irvin steps in front of the Aaron Butler pass | 42-46 |
| 05:30 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (PG), James Traxler (SF), Lonnie Thomas (C) Thomas Pierson, Douglas Pinkham, James Orr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant, Aaron Butler | |
| 05:05 | Virginia | James Traxler is hacked by Bill Quincy - foul #4 on Bill Quincy, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SG) Nathan Irvin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher (C) Harold Clancy | |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG) Douglas Pinkham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Quincy | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Virginia | Richard McIver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (C) Brady Pilcher | |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Vincent Meeker denies the turnaround by Bill Quincy | 42-48 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | William Singleton gets the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 03:52 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 03:40 | Virginia | James Traxler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (SG), Tom Washington (PF) Thomas Pierson, Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF), Brady Pilcher (C) William Singleton, Harold Clancy | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard McIver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Traxler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Quincy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 03:12 | Virginia | Tom Washington snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 03:01 | Virginia | Richard McIver buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nathan Irvin | 44-48 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 02:45 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 44-48 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Irvin - foul #1 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SF), Vincent Meeker (PF) James Traxler, Tom Washington | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Thomas Mowrey, Richard Lamere, Brady Pilcher | |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:49 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas is hacked by Jerry Merchant - foul #3 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (SF) Douglas Pinkham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| 01:35 | Virginia | James Traxler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits a fadeaway from close range set up by William Singleton and he's fouled by James Traxler - foul #3 on James Traxler, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Virginia | Richard McIver can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is fouled on the floor by James Traxler - foul #4 on James Traxler, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) William Singleton | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Virginia | James Traxler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Thomas | 44-53 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Richard McIver clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker snags the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | James Traxler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-53 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Irvin - foul #2 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 00:23 | Virginia | James Traxler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 00:22 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is hacked by Richard McIver in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard McIver, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG) Richard McIver | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SF), Tom Washington (PF), James Orr (C) James Traxler, Vincent Meeker, Lonnie Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks runs out the clock | 44-55 |