| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tony Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Coronado (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell inbounds the ball | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Murphy and he's hacked by Dan Coronado - foul #1 on Dan Coronado, team foul #1 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:25 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tony Cunningham | 20-33 |
| 19:23 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy travels in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Robert Walton (C) John Murphy, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Dan Coronado hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Miller | 23-33 |
| 18:11 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe is hacked by James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Goran Plotrowski (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Alex Broderick, Dan Coronado, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| 17:50 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (PF) Robert Walton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is hacked by Tony Cunningham - foul #1 on Tony Cunningham, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), Robert Walton (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Troy Bryan - foul #1 on Troy Bryan, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry, Robert Walton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Forsythe (PF) Goran Plotrowski | |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:54 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 16:52 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers tips it in | 25-35 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 16:05 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tony Cunningham | 27-37 |
| 15:49 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-37 |
| 15:48 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tony Cunningham (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Bryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Forsythe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Demers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bradley Williams (SG), Dan Coronado (SF), Goran Plotrowski (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Troy Bryan, Richard Forsythe, Kenneth Demers | |
| 15:24 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:24 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the lay-in | 27-38 |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 14:43 | Sam Houston State | James Miller's floater is knocked away by Dan Coronado | 27-38 |
| 14:41 | Virginia | Howard Pollard pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Nicholas Dowdell steals it from Tony Cunningham | 27-38 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Murphy | 30-38 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Dan Coronado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-38 |
| 13:45 | Virginia | Howard Pollard hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 13:24 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the easy layup | 30-40 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | James Miller tips it in | 32-40 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski misses the floater in the paint | 32-40 |
| 12:54 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Howard Pollard - foul #1 on Howard Pollard, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Troy Bryan (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Tony Cunningham, Dan Coronado, Goran Plotrowski, Howard Pollard | |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:20 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #4 on Dan Saunders, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton (PF) Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:20 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:20 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 11:49 | Virginia | Troy Bryan pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Walton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Troy Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Demers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Virginia | Bradley Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 11:20 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (PF) Robert Walton | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:59 | Virginia | Fred Oglesby is called for the reach on Kenneth Demers - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (C) Kenneth Demers | |
| 10:32 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe lays it in on a great pass from Dominique Carter | 33-42 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bradley Williams - foul #4 on Bradley Williams, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Robert Walton (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Dan Coronado (SF), Goran Plotrowski (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dominique Carter, Bradley Williams, Troy Bryan, Richard Forsythe | |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton snags the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Goran Plotrowski takes the ball from Russell McAllister | 33-42 |
| 09:18 | Virginia | Alex Broderick hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Goran Plotrowski | 33-45 |
| 09:16 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is hacked by Gustavo Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Demers (C) Howard Pollard | |
| 08:57 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-45 |
| 08:53 | Virginia | John Murphy steps in front of the Gustavo Romano pass in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits the finger roll | 38-45 |
| 08:35 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 08:04 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 07:39 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Demers | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Walton (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Broderick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Coronado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Goran Plotrowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Demers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Alex Broderick buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to John Murphy | 38-48 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 38-48 |
| 06:40 | Virginia | Dan Coronado snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Walton - foul #1 on Robert Walton, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Robert Walton, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tony Cunningham (PG), Bradley Williams (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Alex Broderick, Dan Coronado, Goran Plotrowski, Kenneth Demers | |
| 06:23 | Virginia | Bradley Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 38-48 |
| 05:53 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Bradley Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 05:26 | Virginia | Troy Bryan tips it in | 38-50 |
| 05:01 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the wide open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Terry | 40-50 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | James Miller picks off the pass by Richard Forsythe | 40-50 |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister scores on a runner from the right block | 42-50 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Bradley Williams comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Dan Coronado (SF), Goran Plotrowski (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Tony Cunningham, Troy Bryan, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Bradley Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Bradley Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Dan Coronado takes the ball from Nicholas Dowdell | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Dan Coronado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Demers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Virginia | Dan Coronado scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradley Williams | 42-53 |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-53 |
| 03:02 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 02:39 | Virginia | Dan Coronado loses the dribble to Douglas Terry | 42-53 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Dominique Carter picks off the pass by Dan Saunders in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 02:34 | Virginia | Dominique Carter banks in the layup | 42-55 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 02:11 | Virginia | Bradley Williams snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Dan Coronado misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #2 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tony Cunningham (PG), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dominique Carter, Goran Plotrowski, Kenneth Demers | |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Dan Coronado misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Dan Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:28 | Sam Houston State | Howard Pollard steps in front of the Fred Oglesby pass | 42-56 |
| 01:06 | Virginia | Dan Coronado loses the dribble to Fred Oglesby | 42-56 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry travels in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Douglas Terry is called for the reach on Richard Forsythe - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Tony Cunningham takes the ball from Russell McAllister in the backcourt | 42-58 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham lays it in | 42-60 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-60 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham runs out the clock | 42-60 |