| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) PF - Robert Suber (fresh) C - John McNease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dominique Johnson (fresh) SG - Albert Morris (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bryce (fresh) PF - Ismael Long (fresh) C - Harry Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | John McNease wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Virginia | John McNease connects on the runner from close range set up by Terrance Horton and he's hacked by Ismael Long - foul #1 on Ismael Long, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Virginia | John McNease misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bryce | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson is fouled on the floor by Charles Stevens - foul #1 on Charles Stevens, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Bailey buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ismael Long | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Virginia | John McNease hits a turnaround from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bryce | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Charles Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | Virginia | Ricky Davis tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long is hacked by Robert Suber - foul #1 on Robert Suber, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, Robert Suber, John McNease | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Bryce Applebaum - foul #1 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:18 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ismael Long - foul #2 on Ismael Long, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell (PF) Ismael Long | |
| 17:18 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:18 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:18 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 6-6 |
| 17:01 | Virginia | Stanley Slade gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Kenneth Bryce takes the ball from Bryce Applebaum | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Clyde Richardson | 6-6 |
| 15:57 | Virginia | John Merrick clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Bailey snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) SG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) SF - Stanley Slade (fresh) PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) C - John Merrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dominique Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Morris (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bryce (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George O'Connell (fresh) C - Harry Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson is hacked by Bryce Applebaum - foul #2 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Robert Suber (PF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Stanley Slade, Bryce Applebaum, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 15:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:30 | Virginia | Robert Suber grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:20 | Virginia | Charles Stevens connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terrance Horton | 9-6 |
| 14:52 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Merrick (PF) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG), Curtis Thomas (SF) Dominique Johnson, Kenneth Bryce | |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Ponds | 9-9 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | John Merrick's floater is tipped away by Harry Bailey | 9-9 |
| 13:51 | Virginia | Charles Stevens grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:35 | Virginia | Charles Stevens is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 9-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), Robert Suber (PF) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, John McNease | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris (SG), Todd Garrett (PF) Albert Morris, George O'Connell | |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 13:20 | Virginia | John Merrick comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 9-9 |
| 13:18 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to John Merrick | 9-9 |
| 13:05 | Virginia | Stanley Slade jams it | 11-9 |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 11-9 |
| 12:57 | Virginia | Robert Suber grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Virginia | Stanley Slade misses the 3 from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Slade steps in front of the Harry Bailey pass | 11-9 |
| 12:16 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson is hacked by Curtis Thomas - foul #1 on Curtis Thomas, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Stanley Slade, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson (PG), Albert Morris (SG), Kenneth Bryce (SF) Harry Ponds, Chad Morris, Curtis Thomas | |
| 12:06 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Todd Garrett | 11-9 |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Todd Garrett is denied by John McNease | 11-9 |
| 11:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce tips it home | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 2 reb. C - John McNease (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dominique Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bryce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Garrett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Virginia | John McNease throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Merrick (PF) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell (PF) Harry Bailey | |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce misses the jump hook near the basket | 11-11 |
| 11:09 | Virginia | John Merrick snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 11:03 | Virginia | Charles Stevens knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ricky Davis | 13-11 |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 10:36 | Virginia | John Merrick grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 10:14 | Virginia | Charles Stevens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 09:58 | Virginia | John McNease gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | Terrance Horton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 09:52 | Virginia | John Merrick tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Charles Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 09:32 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses short on a floater near the basket | 13-11 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Morris grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 09:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Morris | 13-13 |
| 08:40 | Virginia | Kenneth Bryce is called for the reach on Ricky Davis - foul #1 on Kenneth Bryce, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), Robert Suber (PF) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG), Chad Morris (SG), Charlie Burnett (SF), Curtis Thomas (PF), Harry Bailey (C) Dominique Johnson, Albert Morris, Kenneth Bryce, George O'Connell, Todd Garrett | |
| 08:21 | Virginia | Stanley Slade can't connect on a shot near the basket | 13-13 |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charlie Burnett | 13-16 |
| 07:49 | Virginia | Stanley Slade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-16 |
| 07:47 | Virginia | Robert Suber snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) SG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) SF - Stanley Slade (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 3 reb. C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harry Ponds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Morris (fresh) SF - Charlie Burnett (fresh) PF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) C - Harry Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Virginia | Robert Suber clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-16 |
| 07:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 07:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Bailey buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charlie Burnett | 13-18 |
| 06:53 | Virginia | John McNease comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 13-18 |
| 06:52 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Suber | 13-18 |
| 06:40 | Virginia | John McNease is whistled for traveling | 13-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), John Merrick (C) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Stanley Slade, John McNease | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson (PG), Albert Morris (SG), George O'Connell (PF) Harry Ponds, Chad Morris, Charlie Burnett | |
| 06:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Stevens is called for the reach on Albert Morris - foul #2 on Charles Stevens, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (SG) Charles Stevens | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce (SF) Curtis Thomas | |
| 06:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce is whistled for traveling | 13-18 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses the jumper from the left block | 13-18 |
| 05:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bryce | 13-18 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Clyde Richardson - foul #1 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (SG), John McNease (C) Clyde Richardson, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett (C) Harry Bailey | |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:32 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 05:19 | Virginia | Terrance Horton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 04:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 13-19 |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 04:38 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero lays it up and in | 15-19 |
| 04:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dominique Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (SG), John Merrick (C) Robert Guerriero, John McNease | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds (PG), Curtis Thomas (SF), Harry Bailey (C) Dominique Johnson, Kenneth Bryce, George O'Connell | |
| 03:58 | Virginia | Terrance Horton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Suber | 18-19 |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Clyde Richardson is called for the reach on Todd Garrett - foul #2 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), John McNease (C) Terrance Horton, Clyde Richardson, Ricky Davis, Robert Suber, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Slade (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harry Ponds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) PF - Todd Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Albert Morris - foul #1 on Albert Morris, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF), John Merrick (C) Stanley Slade, John McNease | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Long (PF) Todd Garrett | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Merrick - foul #1 on John Merrick, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Ponds makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Terrance Horton is fouled on the floor by Harry Ponds - foul #1 on Harry Ponds, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Merrick (C) John McNease | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Morris (SG), Kenneth Bryce (SF) Albert Morris, Curtis Thomas | |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Terrance Horton makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Terrance Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Bryce misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 02:44 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Bryce Applebaum | 22-23 |
| 02:21 | Virginia | Ricky Davis knocks in the jumper from the left block | 24-23 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The jumper by Harry Ponds is denied by John Merrick | 24-23 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Ricky Davis snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 01:41 | Virginia | Harry Ponds takes the ball from Charles Stevens | 24-23 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Stevens steals it from Kenneth Bryce | 24-23 |
| 01:20 | Virginia | Ricky Davis lays it up and in set up by Charles Stevens | 26-23 |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Bailey is whistled for a carry | 26-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Stanley Slade (SF), Robert Suber (PF), John McNease (C) Terrance Horton, Ricky Davis, Bryce Applebaum, John Merrick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson (PG), Albert Morris (SG), Curtis Thomas (SF), George O'Connell (C) Harry Ponds, Chad Morris, Kenneth Bryce, Harry Bailey | |
| 00:52 | Virginia | Charles Stevens clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Stanley Slade grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Ismael Long is called for the reach on Charles Stevens - foul #3 on Ismael Long, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Bryce Applebaum (PF) Robert Guerriero, Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Todd Garrett (C) Ismael Long | |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Dominique Johnson steps in front of the John McNease pass | 28-23 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dominique Johnson blows the layup | 28-23 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | George O'Connell tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses short on a fullcourt shot | 28-25 |