| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) C - John McNease (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brosnan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Wood inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Howard Young can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Stevens - foul #2 on Charles Stevens, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Bryce Applebaum (PF), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Robert Suber, John McNease | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:40 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Charles Stevens is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | John McNease (C) John Merrick | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:59 | UMass | John McNease swats the short shot by Howard Young | 39-37 |
| 18:58 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Bryce Applebaum | 39-37 |
| 18:29 | Virginia | Henry Toles steps in front of the Ricky Davis pass | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Robert Brosnan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Stevens - foul #3 on Charles Stevens, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), John Merrick (C) Robert Guerriero, Charles Stevens, John McNease | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:10 | UMass | Robert Brosnan makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Robert Brosnan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:42 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Howard Young - foul #1 on Howard Young, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), Adam Valentine (SF) Henry Toles, James Wood | |
| 17:42 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:42 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Adam Valentine knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:11 | Virginia | Robert Brosnan is called for the reach on John Merrick - foul #1 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Suber (PF), John McNease (C) Bryce Applebaum, John Merrick | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SF), James Springer (C) Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| 16:54 | Virginia | Robert Suber buries a shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Corey Glover knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Nielsen | 42-44 |
| 16:10 | Virginia | Robert Suber makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terrance Horton | 45-44 |
| 15:41 | UMass | Walter Ertel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-44 |
| 15:39 | Virginia | Ricky Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 5 pts. C - John McNease (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nielsen (fresh) PF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Springer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:11 | Virginia | John McNease misses the floater from close range | 45-44 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Walter Ertel gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Clyde Richardson is called for the reach on Corey Glover - foul #1 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Clyde Richardson, Ricky Davis, Robert Suber, John McNease | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Corey Glover, David Nielsen, Adam Valentine, James Springer | |
| 15:00 | UMass | Wiley Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Henry Toles | 45-47 |
| 14:37 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 14:35 | Virginia | John Merrick tips it home | 47-47 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Henry Toles is hacked by Bryce Applebaum - foul #1 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF), John McNease (C) Stanley Slade, John Merrick | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:17 | UMass | Robert Brosnan connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-49 |
| 13:57 | Virginia | John McNease can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Brosnan - foul #2 on Robert Brosnan, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG) Robert Guerriero | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG) Wiley Clark | |
| 13:57 | Virginia | John McNease makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:57 | Virginia | John McNease makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Henry Toles misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bryce Applebaum - foul #2 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Slade (SF), John Merrick (C) Ricky Davis, John McNease | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:40 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:23 | Virginia | Charles Stevens clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Henry Toles snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Henry Toles travels with the ball | 49-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Ricky Davis (SF), Robert Suber (PF), John McNease (C) Terrance Horton, Stanley Slade, Bryce Applebaum, John Merrick | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG) Corey Glover | |
| 12:37 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Toles - foul #3 on Henry Toles, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG) Robert Guerriero | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), Adam Valentine (SF), James Springer (C) Henry Toles, James Wood, Robert Brosnan | |
| 12:37 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:37 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Charles Stevens takes the ball from Adam Valentine | 51-51 |
| 12:02 | Virginia | Terrance Horton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Stevens | 54-51 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Corey Glover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-51 |
| 11:38 | Virginia | John McNease pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 5 pts. C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Valentine (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Howard Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 11:09 | Virginia | Charles Stevens grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 10:41 | Virginia | Howard Young is called for the reach on Terrance Horton - foul #2 on Howard Young, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Stanley Slade (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Ricky Davis, Robert Suber, John McNease | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Clark (PG), Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Robert Brosnan (C) Walter Ertel, Corey Glover, Howard Young, James Springer | |
| 10:18 | Virginia | Stanley Slade buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Stevens | 57-51 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Stanley Slade blocks the jumper by Wiley Clark | 57-51 |
| 09:48 | UMass | Henry Toles grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:38 | UMass | James Wood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wiley Clark | 57-53 |
| 09:09 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero lays it up and in on a great pass from Bryce Applebaum | 59-53 |
| 08:51 | UMass | James Wood misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Bryce Applebaum - foul #3 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Ricky Davis (SF), Robert Suber (PF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Stanley Slade, Bryce Applebaum, John Merrick | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Howard Young (PF) Wiley Clark, Adam Valentine | |
| 08:51 | UMass | James Wood misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:51 | UMass | James Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:23 | Virginia | John McNease makes the jumpshot from the right side | 61-54 |
| 07:59 | UMass | James Wood can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Stevens - foul #4 on Charles Stevens, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum (PF) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), James Springer (C) Henry Toles, Robert Brosnan | |
| 07:59 | UMass | James Wood makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:59 | UMass | James Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:39 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 07:37 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | UMass | Howard Young misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John McNease - foul #1 on John McNease, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Suber (PF) Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | UMass | Adam Valentine (SF) James Wood | |
| 07:13 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:13 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:44 | Virginia | Adam Valentine steals it from Charles Stevens | 61-58 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Adam Valentine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 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 | UMass | Robert Brosnan (C) Howard Young | |
| 06:12 | Virginia | James Springer takes the ball from John Merrick | 61-58 |
| 05:57 | UMass | James Springer misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 05:56 | Virginia | John Merrick snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Stanley Slade misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Adam Valentine - foul #2 on Adam Valentine, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Robert Suber (PF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Bryce Applebaum, John Merrick | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), David Nielsen (SF) Walter Ertel, James Springer | |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Stanley Slade makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Stanley Slade misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Robert Brosnan snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Henry Toles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Robert Brosnan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:57 | UMass | Henry Toles misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Stanley Slade pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:40 | Virginia | Terrance Horton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Suber | 65-58 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Adam Valentine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Suber - foul #1 on Robert Suber, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF) Stanley Slade, Robert Suber | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), Howard Young (PF) Corey Glover, David Nielsen | |
| 04:34 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Adam Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Charles Stevens can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 04:06 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum tips it back up and in | 67-60 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Walter Ertel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Suber (PF), John Merrick (C) Bryce Applebaum, John McNease | |
| Subs | UMass | James Wood (SF), James Springer (C) Adam Valentine, Robert Brosnan | |
| 03:52 | Virginia | Charles Stevens buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Terrance Horton | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | UMass | Henry Toles buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Merrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Walter Ertel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wood (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Howard Young (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Virginia | Charles Stevens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 03:18 | Virginia | Ricky Davis hits the follow up shot | 71-63 |
| 03:01 | UMass | James Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Ricky Davis grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 02:36 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Howard Young gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Henry Toles can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-63 |
| 02:28 | Virginia | Robert Suber snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 02:04 | Virginia | Charles Stevens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Terrance Horton | 73-63 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Walter Ertel is hacked by Terrance Horton - foul #3 on Terrance Horton, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | John McNease (C) John Merrick | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Adam Valentine (PF) Henry Toles, James Wood, Howard Young | |
| 01:46 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Walter Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:28 | Virginia | The short jumper by Ricky Davis is denied by James Springer | 73-65 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Adam Valentine gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 01:26 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Toles (SG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, David Nielsen, Adam Valentine, James Springer | |
| 01:12 | UMass | Howard Young loses the dribble to Charles Stevens | 73-65 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Ricky Davis lays it in set up by Charles Stevens | 75-65 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Henry Toles clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Stevens - foul #5 on Charles Stevens, team foul #11 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (SG) Charles Stevens | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), David Nielsen (SF), Adam Valentine (PF), James Springer (C) Walter Ertel, James Wood, Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| 01:05 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Henry Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Terrance Horton is fouled on the floor by Corey Glover - foul #2 on Corey Glover, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (SG) Clyde Richardson | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Ertel (PG), James Wood (SF), Howard Young (PF), Robert Brosnan (C) Corey Glover, David Nielsen, Adam Valentine, James Springer | |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Howard Young gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | Henry Toles misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:52 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Suber | 75-67 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Robert Suber is hacked by Walter Ertel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Ertel, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Howard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:43 | UMass | James Wood can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 75-67 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | John McNease is hacked by Henry Toles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Toles, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | John McNease makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | John McNease misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Robert Brosnan snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Howard Young is hacked by Robert Suber - foul #2 on Robert Suber, team foul #12 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (SG) Robert Guerriero | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:36 | UMass | Howard Young makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Howard Young misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Robert Suber grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Walter Ertel is called for the reach on Robert Suber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Ertel, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (SG) Clyde Richardson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Robert Suber makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Robert Suber makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Robert Brosnan double dribbles | 78-68 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Wiley Clark (SG), David Nielsen (SF), Adam Valentine (PF), James Springer (C) Walter Ertel, Henry Toles, James Wood, Howard Young, Robert Brosnan | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Terrance Horton runs out the clock | 78-68 |