| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Bettis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Omer Kukoc picks off the pass by Walter Bettis | 23-36 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #1 on Walter Bettis, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:59 | Virginia | The jumper by Omer Kukoc is denied by Walter Bettis | 24-36 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Omer Kukoc denies the turnaround by Paul Dunneback | 24-36 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 18:13 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Kerner | 26-36 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is whistled for traveling | 26-36 |
| 17:48 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi's floater is tipped away by Paul Dunneback | 26-36 |
| 17:46 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc blows the dunk | 26-36 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken's pass is intercepted by Timothy Dow | 26-36 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Victor Kerner | 28-36 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't finish the layup | 28-36 |
| 16:33 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 16:09 | Virginia | Paul Daly steals the ball from Timothy Dow | 28-36 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the lay-in | 28-36 |
| 16:05 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 15:40 | Virginia | Paul Dunneback is called for the reach on Omer Kukoc - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Victor Kerner, Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the shot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't tip it in | 28-36 |
| 15:04 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Dunneback | |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 14:25 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:11 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 14:09 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Larry Brown - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SF), Omer Kukoc (PF) Larry Brown, Timothy Dow, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Israel Zambrana | |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Omer Kukoc - foul #4 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dane Handy (PF) Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:41 | Virginia | Dane Handy snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 13:36 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | David Parker takes the ball from Maurice Lokken | 31-38 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Dane Handy blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | David Parker picks off the pass by Robert Zentz | 31-38 |
| 12:46 | Virginia | Victor Kerner jams it on a nice dish by David Parker | 33-38 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Kerner - foul #2 on Victor Kerner, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Dane Handy, Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 12:12 | Virginia | Dean Canterbury takes the ball from Xing-Fu Chi | 33-40 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 12:05 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:00 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Parker | 35-40 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Zentz and he's fouled by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Timothy Dow (SF) Victor Kerner, David Parker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken | |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:22 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Xing-Fu Chi | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 37-43 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Timothy Dow gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:56 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury knocks in the shot from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 10:10 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 10:08 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito tips it home | 39-45 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Larry Brown takes the ball from Dikembe Abdullah after a doubleteam | 39-45 |
| 09:40 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 09:39 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:13 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-45 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the fadeaway from the right side | 39-45 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Omer Kukoc | 39-45 |
| 08:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 41-45 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), David Parker (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Larry Brown, Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Walter Bettis, Dean Canterbury | |
| 08:08 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from David Parker and he's hacked by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 08:08 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 07:59 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chi | 43-45 |
| 07:36 | Virginia | David Parker can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 07:13 | Virginia | David Parker gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SF), Omer Kukoc (PF) Timothy Dow, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito's layup is rejected by Dean Canterbury | 43-45 |
| 06:29 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito tips it in | 45-45 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 45-47 |
| 05:43 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc loses the dribble to Robert Zentz | 45-47 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz lays it up and in | 45-49 |
| 05:16 | Virginia | Dean Canterbury is called for the reach on Gustavo Esposito - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Timothy Dow (SF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Victor Kerner, David Parker, Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 04:57 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Lokken | 47-52 |
| 04:31 | Virginia | Paul Daly picks off the pass by Timothy Dow | 47-52 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is open and buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Zentz out of the doubleteam | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 47-54 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Omer Kukoc picks off the pass by Walter Bettis | 47-54 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Larry Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Larry Brown gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 03:09 | Virginia | Timothy Dow connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Larry Brown | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Omer Kukoc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Xing-Fu Chi - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), David Parker (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Larry Brown, Gustavo Esposito, Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Israel Zambrana | |
| 02:49 | Virginia | Maurice Lokken steals it from Xing-Fu Chi out of a doubleteam | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Chi - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Chi, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF) David Parker, Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 02:23 | Virginia | Timothy Dow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Victor Kerner - foul #3 on Victor Kerner, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 01:57 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 49-57 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is called for traveling | 49-57 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 01:12 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it back up and in | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:56 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Kerner - foul #4 on Victor Kerner, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Paul Daly | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Victor Kerner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Victor Kerner is called for the reach on Bojan Wolinski - foul #5 on Victor Kerner, team foul #11 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG) Victor Kerner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito hits the finger roll | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 53-65 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Wilfredo Molina denies the turnaround by Xing-Fu Chi | 53-65 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 53-65 |