| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Christopher Hruska (fresh) SG - Vincent Blais (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bauer (fresh) PF - Keith McClaine (fresh) C - Joey Polley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Miroslav Murzynski (fresh) SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) SF - Jasper Brady (fresh) PF - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) C - Ralph Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski hits a shot in the paint set up by Dwight Caldwell | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | Miroslav Murzynski steps in front of the Vincent Blais pass | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine is denied on a dunk by Dwight Caldwell | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Miami (FL) | Vincent Blais is called for the reach on Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Vincent Blais, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Keith McClaine | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer is hacked by Jasper Brady - foul #1 on Jasper Brady, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincent Blais | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Miroslav Murzynski | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Dwight Caldwell - foul #1 on Dwight Caldwell, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bauer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bauer, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman (PF) Keith McClaine | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 17:01 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:01 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:59 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Werner steps in front of the Vincent Blais pass in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner clanks a jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Virginia Tech | Floyd Sprague blocks the short jumper by Christopher Hruska | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Floyd Sprague | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner misses the easy layup | 6-6 |
| 15:49 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner tips it home | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Christopher Hruska (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Blais (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bauer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Kaufman (fresh) C - Joey Polley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Larry Franklin (fresh) SG - Bernard Werner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Hubbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) C - Floyd Sprague (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | Larry Franklin picks off the pass by Jeffrey Bauer in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 15:36 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Derek Hubbert | 6-10 |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Sean Kuczenski blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Bauer | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska tips it in | 8-10 |
| 14:54 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner hits a 3 from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer is hacked by Bernard Werner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Werner, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine (PF) Antonio Kaufman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Jasper Brady (SF), Dwight Caldwell (PF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Larry Franklin, Bernard Werner, Derek Hubbert, Sean Kuczenski, Floyd Sprague | |
| 14:30 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska travels with the ball | 8-13 |
| 14:09 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joey Polley | 10-13 |
| 13:35 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski misses badly on a shot from the right block | 10-13 |
| 13:33 | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Dalegowski picks off the pass by Vincent Blais in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 13:19 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady banks in the layup on a nice dish by Miroslav Murzynski and the foul's on Jeffrey Bauer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bauer, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Clayton (PG) Jeffrey Bauer | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Wilbur Brown (PF), Sean Kuczenski (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Dwight Caldwell, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 13:19 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:58 | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine blows the layup | 10-16 |
| 12:56 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:44 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady misses short on a runner in the paint | 10-16 |
| 12:43 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson grabs the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 12:25 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wilbur Brown | 10-18 |
| 12:07 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska blows the layup | 10-18 |
| 12:05 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:45 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin misses the easy layup | 10-18 |
| 11:44 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson snags the offensive board | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Stephen Clayton (fresh) SG - Vincent Blais (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joey Polley (tiring) PF - Keith McClaine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Hruska (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Larry Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Jasper Brady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) C - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 10-18 |
| 11:24 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Clayton snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 11:00 | Virginia Tech | Wilbur Brown steals the ball from Joey Polley | 10-18 |
| 10:45 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Joey Polley - foul #1 on Joey Polley, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer (SF), Antonio Kaufman (PF) Stephen Clayton, Keith McClaine | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Bernard Werner (SG), Dwight Caldwell (PF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Larry Franklin, Dennis Johnson, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski | |
| 10:45 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:45 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:45 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley's fadeaway is rejected by Dwight Caldwell | 10-19 |
| 10:20 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman can't tip it in | 10-19 |
| 10:19 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Ralph Dalegowski | 10-19 |
| 10:14 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jasper Brady | 10-21 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais is whistled for traveling | 10-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert (SF) Jasper Brady | |
| 09:32 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert is denied on a layup by Antonio Kaufman | 10-21 |
| 09:30 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell tips it in | 10-23 |
| 09:28 | Virginia Tech | Dwight Caldwell steals the ball from Christopher Hruska in the backcourt | 10-23 |
| 09:15 | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ralph Dalegowski | 10-26 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-26 |
| 08:49 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-26 |
| 08:48 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell gets the rebound | 10-26 |
| 08:31 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 10-26 |
| 08:30 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert tips it back up and in | 10-28 |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska is fouled in the backcourt by Miroslav Murzynski - foul #1 on Miroslav Murzynski, team foul #4 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Floyd Sprague (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Bernard Werner, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 08:02 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-28 |
| 08:01 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin pulls down the rebound | 10-28 |
| 07:39 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 10-28 |
| 07:38 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman grabs the board | 10-28 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Christopher Hruska (tired) 7 pts. SG - Vincent Blais (tired) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bauer (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Kaufman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joey Polley (tired) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Larry Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) SF - Derek Hubbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Sprague (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska loses the ball out of bounds | 10-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine (PF) Antonio Kaufman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Bernard Werner (SG), Sean Kuczenski (PF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Larry Franklin, Dennis Johnson, Dwight Caldwell, Floyd Sprague | |
| 06:55 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hruska - foul #1 on Christopher Hruska, team foul #5 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown (SF) Derek Hubbert | |
| 06:43 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski is hacked by Jeffrey Bauer - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bauer, team foul #6 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Clayton (PG) Jeffrey Bauer | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 06:33 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Hruska - foul #2 on Christopher Hruska, team foul #7 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (SF) Bernard Werner | |
| 06:33 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 10-29 |
| 06:33 | Miami (FL) | Wilbur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-30 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | Wilbur Brown is called for the reach on Vincent Blais in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilbur Brown, team foul #5 | 10-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SG) Wilbur Brown | |
| 06:13 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Clayton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 10-30 |
| 06:12 | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine gets the offensive rebound | 10-30 |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Sean Kuczenski - foul #1 on Sean Kuczenski, team foul #6 | 12-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman (PF) Stephen Clayton | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Floyd Sprague (C) Miroslav Murzynski, Bernard Werner, Ralph Dalegowski | |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine misses the free throw | 12-30 |
| 05:50 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski gets the rebound | 12-30 |
| 05:36 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin banks in the layup set up by Dennis Johnson and the foul's on Keith McClaine - foul #1 on Keith McClaine, team foul #8 | 12-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Clayton (PG) Antonio Kaufman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert (SF), Dwight Caldwell (PF) Jasper Brady, Sean Kuczenski | |
| 05:36 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin makes the free throw | 12-33 |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska drills a jumper from the right side | 14-33 |
| 04:55 | Miami (FL) | Christopher Hruska picks off the pass by Larry Franklin | 14-33 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer (SF), Antonio Kaufman (PF) Stephen Clayton, Keith McClaine | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 04:43 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bauer - foul #4 on Jeffrey Bauer, team foul #9 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Bullock (SG) Jeffrey Bauer | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 04:43 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert makes the 1st free throw | 14-34 |
| 04:43 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert misses the 2nd free throw | 14-34 |
| 04:43 | Miami (FL) | Floyd Sprague grabs the offensive rebound | 14-34 |
| 04:24 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Kaufman is called for the reach on Larry Franklin - foul #1 on Antonio Kaufman, team foul #10 | 14-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SG), Jasper Brady (SF), Wilbur Brown (PF), Sean Kuczenski (C) Dennis Johnson, Derek Hubbert, Dwight Caldwell, Floyd Sprague | |
| 04:24 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 14-35 |
| 04:24 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-36 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Paul Bullock knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Joey Polley | 16-36 |
| 03:42 | Miami (FL) | Sean Kuczenski misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 16-36 |
| 03:40 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman snags the defensive board | 16-36 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Vincent Blais (tired) 1 ast. SG - Paul Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joey Polley (very tired) PF - Antonio Kaufman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Hruska (very tired) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Larry Franklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bernard Werner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jasper Brady (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilbur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Kuczenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Virginia Tech | Paul Bullock clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-36 |
| 03:24 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jasper Brady | 16-36 |
| 03:00 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner is whistled for traveling | 16-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Clayton (PG), Keith McClaine (PF) Paul Bullock, Antonio Kaufman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Miroslav Murzynski (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Derek Hubbert (SF), Dwight Caldwell (PF), Ralph Dalegowski (C) Larry Franklin, Bernard Werner, Jasper Brady, Wilbur Brown, Sean Kuczenski | |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 16-36 |
| 02:36 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski gets the rebound | 16-36 |
| 02:25 | Miami (FL) | Derek Hubbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer (SF) Stephen Clayton | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:04 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer is whistled for a carry | 16-36 |
| 02:04 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 16-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (SF) Derek Hubbert | |
| 01:42 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Miroslav Murzynski | 16-38 |
| 01:37 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Johnson steps in front of the Jeffrey Bauer pass in the backcourt | 16-38 |
| 01:26 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joey Polley - foul #2 on Joey Polley, team foul #11 | 16-38 |
| 01:26 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski misses the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 01:26 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-39 |
| 00:58 | Miami (FL) | The refs have stopped play. Dennis Johnson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 16-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bernard Werner (SG) Dennis Johnson | |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer can't finish the layup | 16-39 |
| 00:56 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady gets the rebound | 16-39 |
| 00:40 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Dalegowski buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Jasper Brady | 16-41 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Joey Polley is denied by Dwight Caldwell | 16-41 |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-41 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais is whistled for traveling | 16-41 |