| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) SG - Nelson Posada (fresh) SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) C - Howard Pollard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) SF - Toby Segovia (fresh) PF - Jay Broome (fresh) C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Forsythe - foul #1 on Richard Forsythe, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Virginia | Nelson Posada drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Knight | 3-1 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Walter Allen buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Anthony Kuzma | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Virginia | Arthur Knight misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma's pass is intercepted by Howard Pollard | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | Virginia | Nelson Posada knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Florida State | Jay Broome misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 17:46 | Virginia | Howard Pollard snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe tips it but misses | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Virginia | Howard Pollard tips it in | 8-3 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma connects on the shot from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:52 | Virginia | Anthony Kuzma takes the ball from Arthur Knight | 8-5 |
| 16:49 | Florida State | Toby Segovia blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann tips it but misses | 8-5 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | Jay Broome tips it home | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Virginia | Howard Pollard misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Dana Hartmann - foul #1 on Dana Hartmann, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Dan Coronado (PF) Arthur Knight, Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Brandon Liedtke (SF), Daniel Dotson (PF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma, Toby Segovia, Jay Broome, Dana Hartmann | |
| 16:31 | Virginia | Howard Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Virginia | Howard Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Demers (C) Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Dominique Carter misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Fulk - foul #1 on James Fulk, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Dominique Carter makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Dominique Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Broderick (fresh) SF - Troy Bryan (fresh) PF - Dan Coronado (fresh) C - Kenneth Demers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) SF - Brandon Liedtke (fresh) PF - Daniel Dotson (fresh) C - James Fulk (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Jon Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:22 | Florida State | James Taylor misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 11-7 |
| 15:20 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Troy Bryan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 15:13 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers can't tip it in | 11-7 |
| 15:11 | Florida State | Jon Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:09 | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Goran Plotrowski (PF) Alex Broderick, Troy Bryan, Dan Coronado | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:53 | Virginia | Nelson Posada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (PG) Dominique Carter | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa (PG), Darryl Smith (PF) Brandon Liedtke, Daniel Dotson | |
| 14:30 | Florida State | James Fulk loses the dribble to Kenneth Demers | 11-7 |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 14:05 | Florida State | James Fulk grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Jerry Nguyen takes the ball from Brandon Zamarripa | 11-7 |
| 13:47 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Zamarripa | 11-7 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:32 | Florida State | James Taylor is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Zamarripa | 11-9 |
| 13:14 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 13:12 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Jerry Nguyen is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Goran Plotrowski, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Anthony Kuzma (SG), Toby Segovia (SF), Jay Broome (PF), Dana Hartmann (C) Brandon Zamarripa, Jon Hayes, James Taylor, Darryl Smith, James Fulk | |
| 13:00 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 12:59 | Florida State | Walter Allen tips it back up and in | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Virginia | Arthur Knight hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:38 | Florida State | Walter Allen is hacked by Arthur Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Knight, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Walter Allen is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Arthur Knight grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | Virginia | Arthur Knight misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-11 |
| 11:59 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 11:49 | Florida State | Walter Allen blows the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Knight - foul #2 on Arthur Knight, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Nelson Posada (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Dan Coronado (PF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Arthur Knight, Alex Broderick, Troy Bryan, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:49 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:49 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) PF - Dan Coronado (fresh) C - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Toby Segovia (fresh) PF - Jay Broome (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:29 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:12 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 11:10 | Virginia | Dominique Carter pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 10:49 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | Walter Allen is hacked by Dominique Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominique Carter, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (SG), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Nelson Posada, Dan Coronado, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Brandon Liedtke (SF), Daniel Dotson (PF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma, Toby Segovia, Jay Broome, Dana Hartmann | |
| 10:29 | Florida State | James Taylor misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 10:28 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 10:27 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:14 | Virginia | Dominique Carter makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Forsythe | 16-13 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | James Taylor is hacked by Dominique Carter - foul #2 on Dominique Carter, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Dominique Carter, Jerry Nguyen, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:26 | Florida State | Kenneth Demers steals it from James Fulk | 16-13 |
| 09:10 | Virginia | Nelson Posada hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Daniel Dotson | 16-13 |
| 09:06 | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke's pass is intercepted by Gustavo Romano in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 08:55 | Virginia | Nelson Posada loses the dribble to James Taylor | 16-13 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Nelson Posada, Troy Bryan, Dan Coronado, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Brandon Zamarripa (SG), Darryl Smith (PF), Dana Hartmann (C) Jon Hayes, Brandon Liedtke, Daniel Dotson, James Fulk | |
| 08:30 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Toby Segovia (SF) Brandon Zamarripa, James Taylor | |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Gustavo Romano - foul #1 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Pollard (C) Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (PF) Darryl Smith | |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:45 | Virginia | Howard Pollard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-15 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) SG - Alex Broderick (fresh) SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) PF - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Toby Segovia (fresh) PF - Jay Broome (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dana Hartmann (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Allen | 16-17 |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Howard Pollard's layup is rejected by Dana Hartmann | 16-17 |
| 07:13 | Florida State | Toby Segovia grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma is hacked by Alex Broderick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Broderick, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Alex Broderick, Jerry Nguyen, Goran Plotrowski, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Brandon Liedtke (SF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Toby Segovia, Dana Hartmann | |
| 07:11 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | James Fulk pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:59 | Florida State | James Taylor is hacked by Gustavo Romano - foul #2 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #9 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG), Daniel Dotson (PF) Anthony Kuzma, Jay Broome | |
| 06:59 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:59 | Florida State | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:59 | Florida State | James Fulk grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:45 | Florida State | James Taylor misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | James Fulk grabs the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | James Taylor banks in the layup and he's fouled by Nelson Posada - foul #1 on Nelson Posada, team foul #10 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Forsythe (PF) Dan Coronado | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:24 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is hacked by Brandon Liedtke - foul #1 on Brandon Liedtke, team foul #3 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski (C) Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Darryl Smith (PF) James Fulk | |
| 05:54 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe knocks in the floater from close range | 18-22 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Bryan - foul #1 on Troy Bryan, team foul #11 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen (SF), Howard Pollard (C) Troy Bryan, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa (PG) Brandon Liedtke | |
| 05:52 | Florida State | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:41 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen double dribbles | 18-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (PF) Darryl Smith | |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Jay Broome is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range | 18-25 |
| 05:08 | Virginia | Alex Broderick is hacked by Jon Hayes - foul #1 on Jon Hayes, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dan Coronado (PF) Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Toby Segovia (SF), Dana Hartmann (C) Brandon Zamarripa, James Taylor, Daniel Dotson | |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Dan Coronado misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jay Broome - foul #1 on Jay Broome, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Alex Broderick, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG) Jon Hayes | |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Dan Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Dan Coronado misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Toby Segovia snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Walter Allen is open and scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dana Hartmann | 19-27 |
| 04:17 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen loses the ball out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF) Jerry Nguyen, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Darryl Smith (PF) Jay Broome | |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Walter Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 19-27 |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Nelson Posada gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 03:33 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 03:31 | Virginia | Nelson Posada grabs the offensive board | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alex Broderick (tiring) SF - Troy Bryan (fresh) PF - Dan Coronado (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Demers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Toby Segovia (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darryl Smith (fresh) C - Dana Hartmann (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Virginia | Troy Bryan is fouled on the floor by Toby Segovia - foul #1 on Toby Segovia, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Nelson Posada, Alex Broderick, Dan Coronado, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Brandon Liedtke (SF), Daniel Dotson (PF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma, Toby Segovia, Darryl Smith, Dana Hartmann | |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Fulk - foul #2 on James Fulk, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen (SF) Troy Bryan | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Gustavo Romano steals the ball from James Taylor | 21-27 |
| 02:45 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen banks in the layup on a great pass from Gustavo Romano | 23-27 |
| 02:36 | Florida State | James Fulk is hacked by Jerry Nguyen - foul #2 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski (C) Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (PF) Daniel Dotson | |
| 02:36 | Florida State | James Fulk makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:36 | Florida State | James Fulk makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:24 | Virginia | Arthur Knight hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 02:22 | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 02:20 | Florida State | James Taylor is hacked by Jerry Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #13 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Troy Bryan (SF) Gustavo Romano, Jerry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:20 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:20 | Florida State | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:20 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Arthur Knight is hacked by Jay Broome - foul #2 on Jay Broome, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Pollard (C) Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG) Brandon Liedtke | |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Walter Allen knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by James Fulk | 25-32 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is hacked by James Fulk - foul #3 on James Fulk, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Arthur Knight, Goran Plotrowski, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Toby Segovia (SF), Daniel Dotson (PF), Dana Hartmann (C) Jon Hayes, James Taylor, Jay Broome, James Fulk | |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Nelson Posada makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Nelson Posada makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Walter Allen | 27-37 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Dan Coronado misses badly on a shot from the left block | 27-37 |