| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roberto Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Jackman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Felix Castro (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sammie Solum (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 7 pts. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow inbounds the ball | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Victor Kerner is hacked by James Terry - foul #1 on James Terry, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 19:25 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the easy open layup | 35-21 |
| 19:24 | Air Force | The rebound goes to James Terry | 35-21 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | James Terry misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gustavo Esposito - foul #2 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Jackman - foul #1 on Keith Jackman, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 18:35 | Air Force | Sammie Solum misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-23 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | Felix Castro snags the offensive board | 37-23 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Felix Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 17:45 | Virginia | Sammie Solum steals the ball from Gustavo Esposito | 37-23 |
| 17:16 | Air Force | Keith Jackman misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-23 |
| 17:15 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito pulls down the rebound | 37-23 |
| 17:10 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito buries a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Roberto Sanchez - foul #1 on Roberto Sanchez, team foul #3 | 37-25 |
| 17:10 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the free throw | 37-25 |
| 17:10 | Air Force | Sammie Solum pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Sammie Solum is fouled on the floor by Omer Kukoc - foul #2 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck (PF) Felix Castro | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG) Victor Kerner | |
| 16:29 | Air Force | Gustavo Esposito picks off the pass by Roberto Sanchez | 37-25 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | David Parker misses the lay-in | 37-25 |
| 16:24 | Air Force | Keith Jackman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 16:01 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck is called for traveling | 37-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Reginald McCallister (PF), John Hinderliter (C) Roberto Sanchez, Keith Jackman, Sammie Solum | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Reginald McCallister (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hinderliter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 15:42 | Air Force | Reginald McCallister grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 15:37 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 15:35 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 15:15 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Brown | 37-27 |
| 14:46 | Air Force | James Terry scores on a floater from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 14:26 | Virginia | John Hinderliter swats the layup by Xing-Fu Chi | 39-27 |
| 14:24 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 13:58 | Air Force | John Hinderliter knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by James Terry | 41-27 |
| 13:47 | Virginia | Larry Brown blows the layup | 41-27 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Timothy Dow tips it home | 41-29 |
| 13:26 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 13:25 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Efrain Starbuck | 41-29 |
| 13:04 | Air Force | James Terry can't throw it down but the foul's on Timothy Dow - foul #3 on Timothy Dow, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez (SG), Keith Jackman (SF), Felix Castro (PF), Sammie Solum (C) Raphael Esposito, Efrain Starbuck, Reginald McCallister, John Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SF), Omer Kukoc (PF) David Parker, Timothy Dow, Leif Mazierski | |
| 13:04 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:04 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 12:47 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 12:46 | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 12:20 | Air Force | James Terry is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Terry, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF) Larry Brown | |
| 11:58 | Virginia | Roberto Sanchez is called for the reach on Timothy Dow - foul #2 on Roberto Sanchez, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (PG) James Terry | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roberto Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Jackman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Felix Castro (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sammie Solum (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 7 pts. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Omer Kukoc | 43-31 |
| 11:14 | Air Force | Gustavo Esposito is called for the reach on Roberto Sanchez - foul #3 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (C) Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 10:53 | Air Force | Keith Jackman double dribbles | 43-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG) Timothy Dow | |
| 10:42 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Victor Kerner | 43-34 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | Sammie Solum hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Raphael Esposito | 45-34 |
| 10:10 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito banks in the layup | 45-36 |
| 09:41 | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Reginald McCallister (SG), Efrain Starbuck (PF) Raphael Esposito, Roberto Sanchez, Felix Castro | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG) Victor Kerner | |
| 09:21 | Virginia | Efrain Starbuck takes the ball from Larry Brown | 45-36 |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Larry Brown steals the ball from Sammie Solum | 45-36 |
| 08:36 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roberto Sanchez (SG), John Hinderliter (C) Keith Jackman, Sammie Solum | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF), Dane Handy (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Larry Brown, Omer Kukoc, Leif Mazierski | |
| 08:23 | Air Force | James Terry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 08:22 | Air Force | John Hinderliter tips it home | 47-36 |
| 08:00 | Virginia | David Parker hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roberto Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Reginald McCallister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hinderliter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck is hacked by Gustavo Esposito - foul #4 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Felix Castro (PF) Reginald McCallister | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| 07:40 | Air Force | Felix Castro misses the driving attempt in the lane | 47-39 |
| 07:38 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 07:13 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is fouled on the floor by Felix Castro - foul #4 on Felix Castro, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (SF), Sammie Solum (C) Efrain Starbuck, John Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG) David Parker | |
| 06:56 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 06:55 | Air Force | Keith Jackman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:28 | Air Force | James Terry drills a 3 from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 06:03 | Virginia | James Terry picks off the pass by Xing-Fu Chi out of a doubleteam | 50-39 |
| 06:00 | Air Force | James Terry banks in the layup | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 05:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Kerner and he's fouled by Sammie Solum - foul #2 on Sammie Solum, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (PG), Reginald McCallister (SG) James Terry, Roberto Sanchez | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SF), Omer Kukoc (PF) Victor Kerner, Timothy Dow, Dane Handy | |
| 05:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 05:53 | Air Force | Sammie Solum snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 05:32 | Air Force | Felix Castro is denied on a layup by Xing-Fu Chi | 52-41 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | Felix Castro grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 05:12 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 05:11 | Virginia | David Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 05:05 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi tips it but misses | 52-41 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc tips it in | 52-43 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | Sammie Solum's floater is tipped away by Xing-Fu Chi | 52-43 |
| 04:38 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:34 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 04:33 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 52-43 |
| 04:13 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is fouled on the floor by Keith Jackman - foul #2 on Keith Jackman, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Roberto Sanchez (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), John Hinderliter (C) Raphael Esposito, Keith Jackman, Felix Castro, Sammie Solum | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Timothy Dow (SF) David Parker, Larry Brown | |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roberto Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Reginald McCallister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hinderliter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Air Force | John Hinderliter blows the layup but he's hacked by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (C) Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 03:33 | Air Force | John Hinderliter makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 03:33 | Air Force | John Hinderliter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-45 |
| 03:14 | Air Force | John Hinderliter pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 02:50 | Air Force | John Hinderliter is called for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (SF), Sammie Solum (C) Reginald McCallister, John Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) Leif Mazierski | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 02:27 | Air Force | Keith Jackman grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 02:01 | Air Force | Sammie Solum misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc | |
| 02:01 | Air Force | Sammie Solum misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 02:01 | Air Force | Sammie Solum makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi clanks a turnaround from the left block | 55-45 |
| 01:50 | Air Force | James Terry pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 01:33 | Air Force | James Terry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 01:32 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Sammie Solum - foul #3 on Sammie Solum, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Felix Castro (PF) Efrain Starbuck | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF) Larry Brown, Leif Mazierski | |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Sammie Solum is hacked by Omer Kukoc - foul #3 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Sammie Solum makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Sammie Solum makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Virginia | Timothy Dow can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-47 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Air Force | Victor Kerner is called for the reach on James Terry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Kerner, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck (SF) Keith Jackman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:47 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:47 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Efrain Starbuck - foul #3 on Efrain Starbuck, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (SF) Efrain Starbuck | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:39 | Air Force | Sammie Solum grabs the board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Air Force | James Terry connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-49 |
| 00:13 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-49 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Timothy Dow tips it but misses | 61-49 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Timothy Dow tips it in | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | James Terry runs out the clock | 61-51 |