| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Ray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Virginia | Timothy Dow clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Browder - foul #1 on Richard Browder, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| 19:33 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 19:33 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Omer Kukoc steals the ball from Ariel Costa | 29-20 |
| 18:37 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 29-20 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Dow | 29-20 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Timothy Dow can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ariel Costa - foul #3 on Ariel Costa, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG) Ariel Costa | |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | John Smith can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Dow - foul #3 on Timothy Dow, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 17:23 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 16:57 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-21 |
| 16:55 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski tips it in | 33-21 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | John Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 16:09 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is fouled on the floor by Richard Browder - foul #2 on Richard Browder, team foul #3 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SG), Charles Werth (C) Victor Kerner, Larry Brown, Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Kevin Raffa (C) Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Chi Huang, Walter Ray | |
| 15:49 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc can't throw it down | 33-23 |
| 15:48 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Dow | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Omer Kukoc (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Werth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez (C) Charles Werth | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG) John Smith | |
| 15:31 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 15:31 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa is hacked by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #4 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG), Charles Werth (C) Timothy Dow, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF) Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato | |
| 14:39 | Virginia | David Parker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Chi Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Timothy Dow (SF) David Parker, Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Walter Ray (C) Robert Longoria, Kevin Raffa | |
| 13:41 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito slams it home on a great pass from Charles Werth and he's fouled by Walter Ray - foul #1 on Walter Ray, team foul #5 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (PF) Larry Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:41 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the free throw | 38-23 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Clarence Goff - foul #1 on Clarence Goff, team foul #6 | 38-23 |
| 13:00 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 40-23 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Werth - foul #1 on Charles Werth, team foul #3 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 12:23 | Virginia | Timothy Dow connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Larry Brown | 42-24 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Leif Mazierski is called for the reach on Clarence Goff - foul #1 on Leif Mazierski, team foul #4 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (PF) Charles Werth | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Richard Browder, Chi Huang | |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leif Mazierski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-27 |
| 11:20 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Gustavo Esposito | 42-27 |
| 10:59 | Virginia | Victor Kerner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Omer Kukoc (PF) Victor Kerner, Timothy Dow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Robert Longoria (SG), Chi Huang (PF), Kevin Raffa (C) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff, Wilfred Lobato, Walter Ray | |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gustavo Esposito - foul #1 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #5 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Browder (SF) Robert Longoria | |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 10:23 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-29 |
| 10:21 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito snags the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 09:57 | Virginia | David Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 09:56 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc tips it in | 44-29 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 09:34 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leif Mazierski | 44-29 |
| 09:20 | Virginia | Larry Brown is hacked by Bradley Coburn - foul #2 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #7 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Timothy Dow (SF), Charles Werth (C) David Parker, Gustavo Esposito, Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG) John Smith, Bradley Coburn | |
| 09:20 | Virginia | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 09:20 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | Larry Brown is called for the reach on Clarence Goff - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #6 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG) Larry Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Ray (C) Kevin Raffa | |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ariel Costa | 45-31 |
| 08:41 | Virginia | Victor Kerner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato (PF) Chi Huang | |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Werth - foul #2 on Charles Werth, team foul #7 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG) David Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SF) Richard Browder | |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 07:48 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito blows the layup | 45-32 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Werth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Omer Kukoc | 47-34 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 07:02 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 06:46 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Kerner | 49-34 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-34 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato gets the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 06:05 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 05:41 | Virginia | Timothy Dow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | Victor Kerner tips it but misses | 49-34 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc tips it back up and in | 51-34 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 05:14 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Oscar Gonzalez (C) Victor Kerner, Gustavo Esposito, Charles Werth | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Kevin Raffa (C) Clarence Goff, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato, Walter Ray | |
| 04:55 | Virginia | Robert Longoria picks off the pass by Omer Kukoc | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Omer Kukoc picks off the pass by Robert Longoria | 51-37 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | David Parker is called for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (PF) Omer Kukoc | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Dow - foul #4 on Timothy Dow, team foul #8 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG) David Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Walter Ray (C) Robert Longoria, Kevin Raffa | |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 03:36 | Virginia | Timothy Dow buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Leif Mazierski | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses the floater from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Richard Browder hits the follow up shot | 53-41 |
| 02:36 | Virginia | Timothy Dow can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 53-41 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Richard Browder pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Richard Browder loses the dribble to Timothy Dow | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:03 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the jumper near the basket | 55-41 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #9 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (PF) Leif Mazierski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 01:37 | Virginia | Chi Huang steals it from Victor Kerner | 55-43 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Oscar Gonzalez | 55-43 |
| 01:07 | Virginia | Ariel Costa takes the ball from Larry Brown | 55-43 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-43 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Dow | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is hacked by Clarence Goff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Goff, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Omer Kukoc steals the ball from Clarence Goff | 56-43 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Timothy Dow lays it in on a nice dish by Victor Kerner | 58-43 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Victor Kerner runs out the clock | 58-43 |