| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Wright inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | James Gerber clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-25 |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 19:14 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 19:12 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerry Nguyen | 39-25 |
| 18:50 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-25 |
| 18:49 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Nguyen | 39-25 |
| 18:34 | Virginia | Arthur Knight hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Pollard | 42-25 |
| 18:21 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 18:20 | Virginia | Howard Pollard gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 18:13 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is whistled for traveling | 42-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Arthur Knight, Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Rincon (SG) James Gerber, Larry Gunning | |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Burkey | 42-28 |
| 17:16 | Virginia | Dan Coronado's pass is intercepted by Mark Burkey | 42-28 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey can't finish the layup | 42-28 |
| 17:12 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 16:50 | Virginia | Dan Coronado hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dominique Carter | 44-28 |
| 16:37 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter grabs the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 15:54 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dan Coronado | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Broderick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Troy Bryan (fairly fresh) PF - Dan Coronado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Demers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Halter (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Virginia | The refs have stopped play. Dominique Carter 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. | 46-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Nelson Posada (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dominique Carter, Alex Broderick, Troy Bryan, Dan Coronado, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Larry Gunning (SG) Mark Burkey, Larry Rincon | |
| 15:25 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the floater from the left side | 46-33 |
| 15:12 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses long on a shot from the right side | 46-33 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter is hacked by Nelson Posada - foul #2 on Nelson Posada, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Howard Pollard denies the turnaround by Jason Allen | 46-33 |
| 14:35 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen tips it in | 46-35 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Howard Pollard knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Nguyen and he's fouled by Jason Allen - foul #2 on Jason Allen, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Howard Pollard makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | Nelson Posada is called for the reach on James Gerber - foul #3 on Nelson Posada, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (PG), Goran Plotrowski (C) Arthur Knight, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:52 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 13:34 | Virginia | Nelson Posada comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 13:33 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Halter | 49-37 |
| 13:17 | Southern Cal | Richard Forsythe steps in front of the Jason Allen pass | 49-37 |
| 13:08 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 49-37 |
| 13:07 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:55 | Virginia | Larry Gunning steals it from Jerry Nguyen | 49-37 |
| 12:55 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Dan Coronado (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Richard Forsythe, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG) James Gerber | |
| 12:34 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 49-37 |
| 12:32 | Virginia | Howard Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:20 | Virginia | Arthur Knight misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 12:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Halter | 49-37 |
| 12:13 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey comes up short on the floater from the right side | 49-37 |
| 12:12 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 11:48 | Virginia | Howard Pollard is fouled on the floor by Mark Burkey - foul #2 on Mark Burkey, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Goran Plotrowski (PF) Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Dan Coronado | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG) Larry Gunning | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Broderick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Troy Bryan (fresh) PF - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Wright (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Allen (tired) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Halter (tired) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski is fouled on the floor by John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Demers (C) Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Arthur Knight hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 11:19 | Virginia | Alex Broderick tips it in | 51-37 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | John Wright is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Richard Forsythe (PF) Arthur Knight, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG) Mark Burkey | |
| 11:05 | Virginia | Alex Broderick can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is hacked by Troy Bryan - foul #3 on Troy Bryan, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen (SF) Troy Bryan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | John Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Nguyen - foul #1 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Dan Coronado (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Alex Broderick, Richard Forsythe, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Gunning (SG) James Gerber, Larry Rincon | |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:08 | Virginia | Nelson Posada hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 10:07 | Virginia | Dan Coronado tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-38 |
| 09:47 | Virginia | Howard Pollard snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Wright - foul #4 on John Wright, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG) Dominique Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy (PF), Gerald Exley (C) John Wright, Jason Allen | |
| 09:30 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:30 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:23 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy drills a shot from the baseline | 54-40 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Howard Pollard hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 56-40 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nelson Posada - foul #4 on Nelson Posada, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Dan Coronado, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG) Mark Burkey | |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 08:49 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:26 | Virginia | Alex Broderick misses short on a shot from the right side | 56-41 |
| 08:24 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Forsythe - foul #2 on Richard Forsythe, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Goran Plotrowski (PF) Arthur Knight, Alex Broderick, Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon (SG), John Wright (SF) Larry Gunning, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 07:39 | Virginia | Dominique Carter's floater is tipped away by Anthony Murphy | 56-42 |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | James Gerber grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Bryan (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Demers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Rincon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Wright (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:23 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy misses the lay-in | 56-42 |
| 07:22 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:53 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Troy Bryan | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon is hacked by Troy Bryan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Bryan, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dominique Carter, Troy Bryan, Goran Plotrowski, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Jason Allen (PF), Donald Skorupski (C) James Gerber, Anthony Murphy, Gerald Exley | |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen travels with the ball | 58-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG), Jeffrey Halter (C) John Wright, Donald Skorupski | |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Rincon | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:49 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Arthur Knight | 60-45 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning is whistled for a carry | 60-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dan Coronado (PF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SF) Larry Rincon | |
| 05:13 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Halter | 60-45 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dan Coronado, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PG), Gerald Exley (C) Mark Burkey, John Wright | |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Nguyen - foul #2 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 04:40 | Virginia | Nelson Posada knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Arthur Knight | 63-46 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning drills a jumpshot from the right side | 63-48 |
| 04:02 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Halter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Arthur Knight, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Larry Rincon (SF), Anthony Murphy (PF) Larry Gunning, Jeffrey Halter, Jason Allen | |
| 03:39 | Virginia | Dominique Carter clanks a jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the board | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dan Coronado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Demers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Rincon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Exley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | Larry Rincon misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-48 |
| 03:25 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Virginia | Nelson Posada can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-48 |
| 02:56 | Virginia | Dominique Carter hits the follow up shot | 65-48 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-48 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Anthony Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley hits a wide open shot from the right side set up by James Gerber | 65-50 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | James Gerber is hacked by Nelson Posada in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nelson Posada, team foul #9 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dominique Carter, Nelson Posada, Dan Coronado, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (SG), John Wright (SF), Jason Allen (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Mark Burkey, Larry Rincon, Anthony Murphy, Gerald Exley | |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Alex Broderick is hacked by James Gerber - foul #4 on James Gerber, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Alex Broderick misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:08 | Southern Cal | James Gerber buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Gunning | 68-54 |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Howard Pollard misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Halter - foul #3 on Jeffrey Halter, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Howard Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Howard Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Broderick - foul #1 on Alex Broderick, team foul #10 | 69-54 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Arthur Knight connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Forsythe | 71-55 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Knight - foul #1 on Arthur Knight, team foul #11 | 71-55 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Arthur Knight runs out the clock | 71-57 |