| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) SG - Michael Combs (fresh) SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) PF - Russell Giese (fresh) C - Mark Floyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gary Anderson (fresh) SG - David Thibodeau (fresh) SF - Fred McKever (fresh) PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) C - Leland Patino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Leland Patino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Boston College | Leland Patino banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Anderson and the foul's on Joseph Lowery - foul #1 on Joseph Lowery, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Boston College | Leland Patino makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Williams swats the layup by Mark Floyd | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Boston College | Gary Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Boston College | Gary Anderson scores on a floater from the left block | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Boston College | Leland Patino misses the jump hook near the basket | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Boston College | Fred McKever tips it but misses | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Boston College | David Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Boston College | Gary Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:23 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Gary Anderson | 0-5 |
| 16:59 | Boston College | Gary Anderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Floyd - foul #1 on Mark Floyd, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), William Berry (SF), John Mullis (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Gary Anderson, Fred McKever, Bernard Williams, Leland Patino | |
| 16:54 | Boston College | William Berry hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Curtis Todd | 0-8 |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson hits a jumper from the right side | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | Boston College | David Thibodeau's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Giese | 2-8 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Giese | 2-8 |
| 15:58 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by John Mullis - foul #1 on John Mullis, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed (C) Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Anderson (PG) Curtis Todd | |
| 15:58 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gary Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thibodeau (fairly fresh) SF - William Berry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mullis (fresh) C - Donald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Boston College | Gary Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:42 | Boston College | Donald Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | Boston College | William Berry buries a shot from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:14 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed hits the finger roll set up by Michael Combs | 7-10 |
| 14:58 | Boston College | William Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Michael Wise (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Mark Floyd (C) John Thompson, Michael Combs, Joseph Lowery, Russell Giese, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Boston College | Fred McKever (SF), Bernard Williams (PF), Leland Patino (C) William Berry, John Mullis, Donald Johnson | |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Saucedo | 10-10 |
| 14:23 | Boston College | David Thibodeau buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 14:01 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 13:59 | Boston College | Leland Patino pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:41 | Boston College | Mark Floyd steals the ball from Bernard Williams | 10-12 |
| 13:35 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:18 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo is hacked by David Thibodeau - foul #1 on David Thibodeau, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Russell Giese (PF), Jon Reed (C) Willie Darrah, Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo, Baran Boryszewski, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG) Gary Anderson | |
| 13:06 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed's floater is tipped away by Bernard Williams | 10-12 |
| 13:05 | Boston College | Curtis Todd grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 12:41 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 12:39 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:23 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Fred McKever - foul #1 on Fred McKever, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Steven Rickel (SG), William Berry (SF), John Mullis (PF), Donald Johnson (C) David Thibodeau, Fred McKever, Bernard Williams, Leland Patino | |
| 12:23 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:23 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:03 | Boston College | Curtis Todd buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Berry | 11-14 |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Berry - foul #1 on William Berry, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd (C) Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Rickel (fresh) SF - William Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mullis (fresh) C - Donald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Boston College | John Mullis connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Rickel | 13-16 |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF) Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Anderson (PG) Curtis Todd | |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:04 | Boston College | Steven Rickel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 11:03 | Boston College | William Berry grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | Boston College | William Berry throws it down set up by Gary Anderson | 15-18 |
| 10:27 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 10:08 | Boston College | Gary Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Johnson | 18-21 |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Michael Wise (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Russell Giese (PF), Jon Reed (C) John Thompson, Michael Combs, Joseph Lowery, Baran Boryszewski, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Thibodeau (SG), Fred McKever (SF), Bernard Williams (PF), Leland Patino (C) Steven Rickel, William Berry, John Mullis, Donald Johnson | |
| 09:43 | Boston College | Willie Darrah is called for the reach on David Thibodeau - foul #1 on Willie Darrah, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG) Gary Anderson | |
| 09:30 | Boston College | Leland Patino misses short on a jump hook from close range | 18-21 |
| 09:28 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise knocks in the shot from the left side | 20-21 |
| 09:05 | Boston College | Leland Patino hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 09:04 | Boston College | David Thibodeau can't tip it in | 20-21 |
| 09:02 | Boston College | Leland Patino grabs the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:43 | Boston College | Bernard Williams comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Russell Giese - foul #1 on Russell Giese, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG) Willie Darrah | |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Anderson (PG) Curtis Todd | |
| 08:43 | Boston College | Bernard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:43 | Boston College | Bernard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:25 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo loses the ball out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Mark Floyd (C) Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 08:18 | Boston College | Leland Patino throws it down set up by Gary Anderson | 20-24 |
| 08:09 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese is whistled for traveling | 20-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF) Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Boston College | William Berry (SF) Fred McKever | |
| 07:50 | Boston College | Leland Patino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gary Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Leland Patino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery is called for traveling | 20-24 |
| 07:29 | Boston College | William Berry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 07:19 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Thibodeau - foul #2 on David Thibodeau, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), Steven Rickel (SG), John Mullis (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Gary Anderson, David Thibodeau, Bernard Williams, Leland Patino | |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:10 | Boston College | Steven Rickel grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:50 | Boston College | Donald Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Rickel and he's fouled by Mark Floyd - foul #2 on Mark Floyd, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Russell Giese (PF), Jon Reed (C) Michael Combs, Joseph Lowery, Baran Boryszewski, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Boston College | Fred McKever (SF) William Berry | |
| 06:50 | Boston College | Donald Johnson makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 21-27 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah is hacked by Curtis Todd - foul #1 on Curtis Todd, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Thibodeau (SG) Steven Rickel | |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:20 | Boston College | John Mullis grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 06:05 | Boston College | Fred McKever comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 21-27 |
| 06:03 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Chris Saucedo | 21-27 |
| 05:49 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed buries a turnaround in the paint | 23-27 |
| 05:26 | Boston College | Russell Giese steals it from Fred McKever | 23-27 |
| 05:11 | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Curtis Todd | 23-27 |
| 04:59 | Boston College | Fred McKever is hacked by Chris Saucedo - foul #1 on Chris Saucedo, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Willie Darrah, Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese, Jon Reed | |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Anderson (PG), William Berry (SF), Bernard Williams (PF), Leland Patino (C) Curtis Todd, Fred McKever, John Mullis, Donald Johnson | |
| 04:54 | Boston College | Leland Patino misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Michael Combs - foul #1 on Michael Combs, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| 04:54 | Boston College | Leland Patino makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:54 | Boston College | Leland Patino makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 23-29 |
| 04:31 | Boston College | William Berry hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bernard Williams | 23-31 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 04:22 | Boston College | William Berry pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 04:17 | Boston College | William Berry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 04:16 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Floyd | 23-31 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Berry - foul #2 on William Berry, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese (PF) Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Steven Rickel (SG) David Thibodeau | |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Bernard Williams misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 03:34 | Boston College | Leland Patino grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gary Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Rickel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Berry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Leland Patino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Boston College | Gary Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 03:23 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Floyd | 25-31 |
| 03:06 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 03:05 | Boston College | Bernard Williams gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:57 | Boston College | Bernard Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Rickel and he's hacked by Russell Giese - foul #2 on Russell Giese, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Fred McKever (SF) William Berry | |
| 02:57 | Boston College | Bernard Williams misses the free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:57 | Boston College | Leland Patino pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 02:43 | Boston College | Gary Anderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Floyd - foul #3 on Mark Floyd, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed (C) Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Thibodeau (SG), John Mullis (PF) Steven Rickel, Bernard Williams | |
| 02:43 | Boston College | Gary Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:43 | Boston College | Gary Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:43 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is fouled on the floor by David Thibodeau - foul #3 on David Thibodeau, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF) Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), Steven Rickel (SG), Donald Johnson (C) Gary Anderson, David Thibodeau, Leland Patino | |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:25 | Boston College | John Mullis gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:16 | Boston College | Steven Rickel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF) Michael Combs, Joseph Lowery | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 02:08 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed hits a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Wise and he's fouled by John Mullis - foul #2 on John Mullis, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 02:08 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:08 | Boston College | John Mullis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 02:03 | Boston College | Steven Rickel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Todd | 27-37 |
| 01:56 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Todd steals the ball from Chris Saucedo | 27-37 |
| 01:52 | Boston College | Curtis Todd lays it in | 27-39 |
| 01:39 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jon Reed, team foul #10 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bernard Williams (PF) John Mullis | |
| 01:32 | Boston College | Fred McKever's layup is rejected by Jon Reed | 27-39 |
| 01:30 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 01:14 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Thompson (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Russell Giese (PF) Willie Darrah, Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo, Baran Boryszewski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Anderson (PG), William Berry (SF), Leland Patino (C) Curtis Todd, Fred McKever, Donald Johnson | |
| 00:58 | Boston College | Leland Patino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Berry | 27-41 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bernard Williams - foul #1 on Bernard Williams, team foul #11 | 27-41 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:48 | Boston College | Bernard Williams snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 00:29 | Boston College | Bernard Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), John Mullis (PF) Steven Rickel, Bernard Williams | |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed misses the lay-in | 28-41 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed can't tip it in | 28-41 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Leland Patino snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Leland Patino misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-41 |