| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) SF - Jasper Brady (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Dalegowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson | 24-26 |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Timothy Dow blows the layup but he's hacked by Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:58 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 18:58 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:58 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:58 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 18:31 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito loses the dribble to Dwight Caldwell | 24-28 |
| 18:17 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Dow | 24-28 |
| 17:52 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gustavo Esposito | 24-30 |
| 17:39 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson is hacked by Gustavo Esposito - foul #2 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Bernard Werner (SG), Derek Hubbert (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF), Floyd Sprague (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Dennis Johnson, Jasper Brady, Dwight Caldwell, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Victor Kerner, Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc | |
| 17:32 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert loses the ball out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 17:09 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 17:08 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Sean Kuczenski | 24-30 |
| 16:51 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner is fouled on the floor by Larry Brown - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Dane Handy (PF) Larry Brown, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 16:39 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Bernard Werner | 27-30 |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is whistled for a carry | 27-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (SG) Bernard Werner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (PF) Dane Handy | |
| 16:06 | Miami (FL) | The short jumper by Derek Hubbert is denied by Leif Mazierski | 27-30 |
| 16:04 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 16:02 | Virginia | David Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (SF), Dwight Caldwell (PF) Derek Hubbert, Floyd Sprague | |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) Leif Mazierski | |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is denied on a dunk by Jasper Brady | 29-30 |
| 15:41 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Larry Franklin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jasper Brady (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Virginia | Sean Kuczenski steals it from Xing-Fu Chi | 29-30 |
| 15:03 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski lays it up and in | 31-30 |
| 14:41 | Virginia | Timothy Dow scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chi | 31-32 |
| 14:25 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady misses badly on a shot from close range | 31-32 |
| 14:24 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:15 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 31-32 |
| 14:13 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Johnson - foul #3 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Bernard Werner (SG), Derek Hubbert (SF), Wilbur Brown (PF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Larry Franklin, Dennis Johnson, Jasper Brady, Dwight Caldwell, Sean Kuczenski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Leif Mazierski (PF) David Parker, Omer Kukoc | |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:34 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-34 |
| 13:33 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 13:06 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi connects on the open driving attempt from the left block set up by Victor Kerner | 31-36 |
| 13:00 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski clanks a floater from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 12:58 | Virginia | Timothy Dow snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi can't connect on a shot from the left block | 31-36 |
| 12:40 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:18 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 12:16 | Virginia | Timothy Dow snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 11:48 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is fouled on the floor by Ralph Dalegowski - foul #3 on Ralph Dalegowski, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (SF), Dwight Caldwell (PF), Floyd Sprague (C) Bernard Werner, Derek Hubbert, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Omer Kukoc (PF) Victor Kerner, Leif Mazierski | |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 11:32 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Brown (fresh) 6 reb. SF - Jasper Brady (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Sprague (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Tinch | 31-38 |
| 10:55 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Xing-Fu Chi | 31-38 |
| 10:54 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jasper Brady - foul #2 on Jasper Brady, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Derek Hubbert (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Miroslav Murzynski, Wilbur Brown, Jasper Brady, Dwight Caldwell | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Dane Handy (PF) Ronald Tinch, Omer Kukoc | |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 10:34 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Sean Kuczenski | 31-39 |
| 10:10 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Sprague connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Franklin | 33-39 |
| 09:41 | Virginia | Sean Kuczenski swats the layup by Timothy Dow | 33-39 |
| 09:40 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Dane Handy | 33-39 |
| 09:24 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is denied on a layup by Sean Kuczenski | 33-39 |
| 09:23 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 09:05 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 35-39 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | David Parker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Xing-Fu Chi | 35-42 |
| 08:11 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Franklin and he's hacked by Gustavo Esposito - foul #3 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (PG), Jasper Brady (SF), Dwight Caldwell (PF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Larry Franklin, Dennis Johnson, Sean Kuczenski, Floyd Sprague | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF), Leif Mazierski (C) David Parker, Gustavo Esposito, Dane Handy, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 08:11 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:50 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Victor Kerner and he's hacked by Dwight Caldwell - foul #2 on Dwight Caldwell, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown (SG) Derek Hubbert | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:50 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 07:27 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Wilbur Brown | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Bernard Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Brown (fresh) 6 reb. SF - Jasper Brady (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Dalegowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Virginia | Bernard Werner picks off the pass by Larry Brown in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 07:18 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 07:02 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski banks in the layup | 43-47 |
| 06:39 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 06:37 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:10 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 06:09 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 05:48 | Miami (FL) | Victor Kerner steps in front of the Ralph Dalegowski pass | 43-47 |
| 05:24 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Brown | 43-49 |
| 05:24 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Floyd Sprague (C) Bernard Werner, Wilbur Brown, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Timothy Dow, Leif Mazierski | |
| 05:10 | Miami (FL) | Xing-Fu Chi denies the turnaround by Miroslav Murzynski | 43-49 |
| 05:09 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is hacked by Floyd Sprague - foul #1 on Floyd Sprague, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Jasper Brady, Dwight Caldwell | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Dane Handy (PF) Victor Kerner, Larry Brown | |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:45 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 04:27 | Miami (FL) | Xing-Fu Chi blocks the jumper by Derek Hubbert | 43-50 |
| 04:26 | Virginia | Dane Handy snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Parker | 43-52 |
| 04:02 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson buries a jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 04:00 | Virginia | Floyd Sprague is called for the reach on Gustavo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Floyd Sprague, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski (C) Floyd Sprague | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG) Omer Kukoc | |
| 04:00 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:00 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:00 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 03:46 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi lays it up and in | 45-55 |
| 03:31 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson travels with the ball | 45-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Bernard Werner (SG), Jasper Brady (SF), Dwight Caldwell (PF) Miroslav Murzynski, Dennis Johnson, Derek Hubbert, Sean Kuczenski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (SF) Gustavo Esposito | |
| 03:07 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the dunk | 45-55 |
| 03:05 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Dane Handy | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Larry Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Werner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jasper Brady (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Dalegowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:46 | Virginia | Dane Handy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Floyd Sprague (C) Ralph Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF) David Parker, Larry Brown, Dane Handy | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:29 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jasper Brady | 47-55 |
| 02:05 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Derek Hubbert (SF), Sean Kuczenski (PF) Larry Franklin, Bernard Werner, Jasper Brady, Dwight Caldwell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF) Leif Mazierski | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:02 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (SF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Derek Hubbert, Floyd Sprague | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady buries a jumper from the right block set up by Miroslav Murzynski | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Jasper Brady steals the ball from Victor Kerner in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 01:39 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski misses the easy layup | 49-55 |
| 01:37 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 01:35 | Virginia | Dennis Johnson steps in front of the Victor Kerner pass in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jasper Brady and the foul's on Timothy Dow - foul #3 on Timothy Dow, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell (PF) Sean Kuczenski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG) Larry Brown | |
| 01:26 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is called for 5 seconds | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Miami (FL) | Victor Kerner is called for the reach on Miroslav Murzynski - foul #2 on Victor Kerner, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Virginia | Miroslav Murzynski is called for the reach on Gustavo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Miroslav Murzynski, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Larry Brown (SG) Victor Kerner, Timothy Dow | |
| 00:26 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:26 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 00:19 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 00:13 | Virginia | Dennis Johnson is called for the reach on Larry Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Timothy Dow (SF) David Parker, Gustavo Esposito | |
| 00:13 | Virginia | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:13 | Virginia | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:05 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |