| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Webber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Carter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | James Carey inbounds the ball | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | William Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is hacked by Dominique Carter - foul #1 on Dominique Carter, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 19:29 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Nelson Posada loses the dribble to Michael Foster | 41-50 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Scott Stemple is blocked by Richard Forsythe | 41-50 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Michael Foster tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 18:51 | Virginia | William Carter denies the turnaround by Richard Forsythe | 43-50 |
| 18:50 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is hacked by Jerry Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), David Appling (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Michael Foster, Patrick Webber, William Carter, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Dominique Carter, Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Peter Hines knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 45-52 |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Alex Broderick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | James Carey gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Peter Hines hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Demers - foul #1 on Kenneth Demers, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG) James Carey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG) Alex Broderick | |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 18:07 | Virginia | Dan Coronado pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Thomas Smith steals it from Gustavo Romano in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | David Appling misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 17:58 | Virginia | Troy Bryan snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 17:54 | Virginia | David Appling steps in front of the Nelson Posada pass in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Appling | 48-52 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Gustavo Romano | 48-54 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | David Appling connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | Dan Coronado scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #1 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (PG), James Carey (SF), Joe Zarate (PF), Scott Stemple (C) David Appling, Robert Damron, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Gustavo Romano, Troy Bryan, Kenneth Demers | |
| 17:19 | Virginia | Dan Coronado misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber travels with the ball | 51-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Richard Forsythe (PF) Nelson Posada, Dan Coronado | |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe lays it in on a nice dish by Dominique Carter | 51-58 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is called for traveling | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (PF) Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Howard Pollard (C) Alex Broderick, Richard Forsythe | |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | James Carey grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Foster | 54-58 |
| 15:49 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Howard Pollard | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Webber (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Stemple (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Posada (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Plotrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Pollard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the floater from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber grabs the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Dominique Carter gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 15:20 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski is hacked by Patrick Webber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Webber, team foul #2 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), David Appling (SG), Peter Hines (C) Patrick Webber, James Carey, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Richard Forsythe (PF) Dominique Carter, Nelson Posada, Goran Plotrowski | |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Alex Broderick connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arthur Knight | 54-64 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | David Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 57-64 |
| 14:27 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-64 |
| 14:26 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Forsythe | 57-64 |
| 14:02 | Virginia | Howard Pollard clanks a shot from the baseline | 57-64 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Alex Broderick is called for the reach on David Appling - foul #3 on Alex Broderick, team foul #4 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG), Robert Damron (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Appling, Michael Foster, William Carter, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Alex Broderick, Jerry Nguyen, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-64 |
| 13:34 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Demers | 57-64 |
| 13:28 | Virginia | Dan Coronado is called for traveling | 57-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG) Arthur Knight | |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate loses the dribble to Nelson Posada in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| 13:13 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-64 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | David Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Forsythe (PF) Dan Coronado | |
| 12:58 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers loses the dribble to Robert Damron | 57-64 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber buries a fadeaway from the right side | 59-64 |
| 12:46 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is hacked by Patrick Webber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Webber, team foul #3 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF) Robert Damron | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG) Gustavo Romano | |
| 12:32 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-66 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith can't tip it in | 59-66 |
| 12:14 | Virginia | Arthur Knight snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 11:53 | Virginia | Scott Stemple is called for the reach on Kenneth Demers - foul #3 on Scott Stemple, team foul #4 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG), Peter Hines (C) Patrick Webber, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Dan Coronado (PF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Nelson Posada, Troy Bryan, Richard Forsythe, Kenneth Demers | |
| 11:40 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-66 |
| 11:39 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski tips it in | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Appling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Carey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Knight (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Broderick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Nguyen (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Coronado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Goran Plotrowski steps in front of the David Smith pass in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| 11:24 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 59-68 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | David Smith gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | James Carey misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Nguyen - foul #3 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Michael Foster (SG), William Carter (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, David Appling, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Howard Pollard (C) Arthur Knight, Alex Broderick, Goran Plotrowski | |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Pollard | 61-71 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | James Carey knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by William Carter | 63-71 |
| 10:07 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano is hacked by Joe Zarate - foul #1 on Joe Zarate, team foul #5 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), David Appling (SF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Goran Plotrowski (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Gustavo Romano, Jerry Nguyen, Dan Coronado, Howard Pollard | |
| 09:57 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski scores on a shot near the basket and the foul's on William Carter - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #6 | 63-73 |
| 09:57 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski makes the free throw | 63-74 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Foster and he's fouled by Troy Bryan - foul #1 on Troy Bryan, team foul #6 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG), Thomas Smith (PF) David Smith, William Carter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Richard Forsythe (PF) Dominique Carter, Kenneth Demers | |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the free throw | 65-74 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 65-74 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber's pass is intercepted by Arthur Knight | 65-74 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | Arthur Knight misses the lay-in | 65-74 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (C) Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Demers (C) Goran Plotrowski | |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Troy Bryan is hacked by Peter Hines - foul #2 on Peter Hines, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), James Carey (SF) Michael Foster, David Appling | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (PG) Arthur Knight | |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-76 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Carey | 65-76 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 08:26 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe's layup is rejected by Peter Hines | 68-76 |
| 08:24 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe tips it but misses | 68-76 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | James Carey pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Peter Hines can't finish the layup | 68-76 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Peter Hines tips it in | 70-76 |
| 07:47 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nelson Posada | 70-78 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Peter Hines can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Demers - foul #2 on Kenneth Demers, team foul #7 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Michael Foster (SG), David Appling (SF), Joe Zarate (PF) David Smith, Patrick Webber, James Carey, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Goran Plotrowski (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Nelson Posada, Troy Bryan, Richard Forsythe, Kenneth Demers | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Foster (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Appling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joe Zarate (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Hines (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Broderick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Pollard (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Virginia | Howard Pollard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-78 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Michael Foster gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Peter Hines hits a shot near the basket | 74-78 |
| 06:27 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Foster - foul #3 on Michael Foster, team foul #8 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Joe Zarate, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Dan Coronado (PF) Dominique Carter, Howard Pollard | |
| 06:27 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 06:27 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Robert Damron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF) Robert Damron | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:54 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-80 |
| 05:52 | Virginia | Arthur Knight tips it home | 74-82 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Alex Broderick steps in front of the Scott Stemple pass | 74-82 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | Dan Coronado banks in the layup set up by Alex Broderick | 74-84 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | David Appling is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG) David Appling | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Howard Pollard (C) Alex Broderick, Goran Plotrowski | |
| 05:26 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-84 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the board | 74-84 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | David Smith loses the dribble to Howard Pollard in the backcourt | 74-84 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 74-84 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 74-84 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | James Carey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 74-84 |
| 04:44 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen grabs the board | 74-84 |
| 04:44 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Patrick Webber (SG), David Appling (SF), Thomas Smith (PF) David Smith, Michael Foster, James Carey, William Carter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Goran Plotrowski (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Arthur Knight, Nelson Posada, Dan Coronado, Howard Pollard | |
| 04:39 | Virginia | Patrick Webber is called for the reach on Gustavo Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Webber, team foul #9 | 74-84 |
| 04:39 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 04:39 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber gets the rebound | 74-85 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-85 |
| 04:19 | Virginia | Thomas Smith steps in front of the Dominique Carter pass | 77-85 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 80-85 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 80-87 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Appling | 83-87 |
| 03:27 | Virginia | Dominique Carter's pass is intercepted by Robert Damron in the backcourt | 83-87 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Robert Damron lays it in | 85-87 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Webber (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Appling (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Thomas Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Stemple (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (tired) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Goran Plotrowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Demers (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-87 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | David Appling snags the defensive board | 85-87 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 85-87 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski gets the rebound | 85-87 |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Dominique Carter is fouled on the floor by Robert Damron - foul #2 on Robert Damron, team foul #10 | 85-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Michael Foster (SG), James Carey (SF), Joe Zarate (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, Patrick Webber, David Appling, Thomas Smith, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Jerry Nguyen, Goran Plotrowski, Kenneth Demers | |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Dominique Carter makes the 1st free throw | 85-88 |
| 02:33 | Virginia | Dominique Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Howard Pollard steps in front of the Peter Hines pass | 85-89 |
| 02:24 | Virginia | Joe Zarate steals the ball from Dominique Carter in the backcourt | 85-89 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 85-89 |
| 02:14 | Virginia | Howard Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 85-89 |
| 02:01 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is called for traveling | 85-89 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Alex Broderick (SG) Dominique Carter, Nelson Posada | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Troy Bryan is called for the reach on James Carey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Bryan, team foul #8 | 85-89 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Michael Foster, Joe Zarate, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF) Alex Broderick, Troy Bryan | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-89 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #11 | 87-89 |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Nelson Posada makes the 1st free throw | 87-90 |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Nelson Posada makes the 2nd free throw | 87-91 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Nelson Posada steals it from William Carter in the backcourt | 87-91 |
| 01:53 | Virginia | Nelson Posada banks in the layup | 87-93 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | William Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-93 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:32 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 87-93 |
| 01:31 | Virginia | Nelson Posada grabs the offensive rebound | 87-93 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-93 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the rebound | 87-93 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-93 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | James Carey connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Carter | 89-93 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:59 | Virginia | David Smith is called for the reach on Arthur Knight - foul #5 on David Smith, team foul #12 | 89-93 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:59 | Virginia | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 89-94 |
| 00:59 | Virginia | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 89-95 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 89-95 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | William Carter tips it home | 91-95 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Arthur Knight is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Foster, team foul #13 | 91-95 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 91-95 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 91-96 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 91-97 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Arthur Knight steals the ball from Patrick Webber in the backcourt | 91-97 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 91-99 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | William Carter is hacked by Richard Forsythe - foul #1 on Richard Forsythe, team foul #9 | 91-99 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 91-99 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 92-99 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 93-99 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Arthur Knight is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Foster, team foul #14 | 93-99 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dan Coronado (PF) Richard Forsythe | |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 93-100 |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 93-101 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 93-101 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Forsythe (PF) Dan Coronado | |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Webber - foul #4 on Patrick Webber, team foul #15 | 93-101 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe makes the 1st free throw | 93-102 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe makes the 2nd free throw | 93-103 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | David Appling is hacked by Arthur Knight in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Knight, team foul #10 | 93-103 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 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 | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | David Appling makes the 1st free throw | 94-103 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | David Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 95-103 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Patrick Webber is called for the reach on Troy Bryan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Webber, team foul #16 | 95-103 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG) Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Nelson Posada (SG), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dominique Carter, Alex Broderick, Dan Coronado, Kenneth Demers | |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 95-104 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 95-105 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Damron | 98-105 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Arthur Knight runs out the clock | 98-105 |