| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Isaac Kanagy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kris Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Hagler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) PF - Nathan Iverson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mervin McPartland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Al Long inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Matt Kimball | 44-39 |
| 19:31 | Howard | Nathan Iverson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Hagler | 44-41 |
| 19:07 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ake | 44-41 |
| 18:44 | Howard | Dikembe Ake hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kris Barnes - foul #3 on Kris Barnes, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| 18:44 | Howard | Dikembe Ake makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:44 | Howard | Dikembe Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:36 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy is hacked by Dikembe Ake - foul #3 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (SF) Dikembe Ake | |
| 18:27 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses the runner from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 18:26 | Howard | Nathan Iverson pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:57 | Howard | Nathan Iverson misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-43 |
| 17:55 | Howard | Nathan Iverson tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 17:53 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Brooks | 44-43 |
| 17:34 | Virginia | Kris Barnes travels with the ball | 44-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Andy Munro (C) Mervin McPartland | |
| 17:06 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 17:05 | Virginia | Kris Barnes snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy double dribbles | 44-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Johnson (PG), Peter Price (SG), William Choquette (C) Isaac Kanagy, Matt Kimball, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (SG), Samuel Deshong (SF), Houston Gobert (C) Michael Sommerfield, Christopher Hagler, Nathan Iverson | |
| 16:21 | Howard | Samuel Deshong makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ardian Czernovski | 44-46 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Peter Price hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Brooks | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Choquette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ardian Czernovski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Weber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Deshong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andy Munro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Houston Gobert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Howard | Andy Munro misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Johnson - foul #1 on Russell Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy (PG) Russell Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Mervin McPartland (C) Ardian Czernovski, Samuel Deshong, Houston Gobert | |
| 15:30 | Howard | Andy Munro makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 15:30 | Howard | Andy Munro misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 15:30 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Sommerfield - foul #3 on Michael Sommerfield, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (SG) Al Long | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Hagler (SG), Nathan Iverson (PF) Richard Weber, Andy Munro | |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:54 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield's pass is intercepted by Raymond Brooks | 49-47 |
| 14:25 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks comes up short on the floater from close range | 49-47 |
| 14:24 | Howard | Mervin McPartland grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 14:07 | Howard | Nathan Iverson misses badly on a shot from close range | 49-47 |
| 14:05 | Virginia | Matt Kimball pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:43 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Isaac Kanagy | 51-47 |
| 13:30 | Howard | Christopher Hagler makes the contested jumpshot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 13:20 | Virginia | Mervin McPartland steals the ball from William Choquette | 51-49 |
| 12:59 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by William Choquette - foul #2 on William Choquette, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Johnson (SG), Al Long (SF), Kris Barnes (C) Matt Kimball, Peter Price, William Choquette | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (SG), Andy Munro (C) Christopher Hagler, Mervin McPartland | |
| 12:59 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield is fouled on the floor by Russell Johnson - foul #2 on Russell Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG), Thomas Beyer (SF) Michael Sommerfield, Dikembe Ake | |
| 12:13 | Howard | Nathan Iverson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Nathan Iverson, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| 12:00 | Virginia | Thomas Beyer steals the ball from Al Long | 51-52 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Andy Munro misses badly on a floater from the right side | 51-52 |
| 11:48 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Isaac Kanagy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Al Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Brooks (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kris Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ardian Czernovski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Weber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Nathan Iverson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Munro (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks loses the dribble to Thomas Beyer | 51-52 |
| 11:20 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 11:18 | Howard | Nathan Iverson tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 11:04 | Virginia | Al Long misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Andy Munro - foul #1 on Andy Munro, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (SG) Isaac Kanagy | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG), Christopher Hagler (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Houston Gobert (C) Ardian Czernovski, Richard Weber, Thomas Beyer, Nathan Iverson | |
| 11:04 | Virginia | Al Long makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:04 | Virginia | Al Long makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:49 | Howard | Kris Barnes denies the turnaround by Dikembe Ake | 53-54 |
| 10:48 | Howard | Houston Gobert grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:35 | Howard | Kris Barnes swats the short shot by Houston Gobert | 53-54 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | Al Long pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:18 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 10:17 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Kris Barnes comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Andy Munro - foul #2 on Andy Munro, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (SG) Russell Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Mervin McPartland (C) Andy Munro | |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Kris Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Kris Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:51 | Howard | Christopher Hagler loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Iverson (PF) Houston Gobert | |
| 09:27 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks jams it on a great pass from Matt Kimball | 56-54 |
| 09:09 | Howard | Christopher Hagler hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mervin McPartland | 56-57 |
| 08:53 | Virginia | Al Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-57 |
| 08:52 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:27 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Matt Kimball | 58-57 |
| 08:10 | Howard | Nathan Iverson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Brooks - foul #2 on Raymond Brooks, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy (PG), William Choquette (PF) Matt Kimball, Raymond Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (SG), Thomas Beyer (SF), Andy Munro (C) Christopher Hagler, Dikembe Ake, Mervin McPartland | |
| 07:55 | Howard | Kris Barnes denies the turnaround by Andy Munro | 58-57 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 07:33 | Virginia | Peter Price clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 07:32 | Howard | Richard Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Isaac Kanagy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Choquette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kris Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Weber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Iverson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Andy Munro (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Howard | Nathan Iverson lays it up and in and he's fouled by William Choquette - foul #3 on William Choquette, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Johnson (SG) Peter Price | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG) Michael Sommerfield | |
| 07:09 | Howard | Nathan Iverson makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:01 | Virginia | Al Long scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kris Barnes | 61-60 |
| 06:41 | Howard | Thomas Beyer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-60 |
| 06:40 | Virginia | Kris Barnes gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 06:25 | Howard | Andy Munro grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-60 |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Al Long snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 06:02 | Virginia | Andy Munro denies the turnaround by Isaac Kanagy | 61-60 |
| 06:00 | Virginia | Russell Johnson grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Al Long drills a jumper from the baseline | 63-60 |
| 05:20 | Howard | Nathan Iverson scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ardian Czernovski | 63-62 |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Thomas Beyer is called for the reach on Al Long - foul #4 on Thomas Beyer, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (SG), Peter Price (SF), Raymond Brooks (PF) Russell Johnson, Al Long, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sommerfield (PG), Christopher Hagler (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Houston Gobert (PF), Mervin McPartland (C) Ardian Czernovski, Richard Weber, Thomas Beyer, Nathan Iverson, Andy Munro | |
| 04:35 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks is called for traveling | 63-62 |
| 04:22 | Howard | William Choquette blocks the jumper by Dikembe Ake | 63-62 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | William Choquette grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | William Choquette knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Peter Price and the foul's on Houston Gobert - foul #2 on Houston Gobert, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Al Long (SF) Isaac Kanagy | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:07 | Virginia | William Choquette misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:07 | Howard | Houston Gobert snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 03:42 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 65-62 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Michael Sommerfield misses the tip | 65-62 |
| 03:39 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:33 | Virginia | Al Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 65-62 |
| 03:32 | Virginia | Matt Kimball hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Matt Kimball (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Long (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Brooks (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - William Choquette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Sommerfield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Hagler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mervin McPartland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Howard | Mervin McPartland misses the lay-in | 67-62 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:13 | Virginia | Al Long comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:12 | Howard | Mervin McPartland grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Christopher Hagler can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 03:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Brooks | 67-62 |
| 02:35 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 02:34 | Virginia | Matt Kimball tips it back up and in | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Howard | Al Long takes the ball from Dikembe Ake | 69-62 |
| 02:12 | Virginia | Al Long can't finish the layup | 69-62 |
| 02:10 | Howard | Mervin McPartland pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 01:50 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 01:50 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy (PG), Kris Barnes (C) Peter Price, William Choquette | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Iverson (PF) Houston Gobert | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Sommerfield - foul #4 on Michael Sommerfield, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Nathan Iverson | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Howard | Christopher Hagler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 01:04 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy is hacked by Michael Sommerfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Sommerfield, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Weber (PG) Michael Sommerfield | |
| 01:02 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:02 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:02 | Howard | Nathan Iverson snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Howard | Raymond Brooks steals it from Richard Weber | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Matt Kimball is hacked by Christopher Hagler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Hagler, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (SF) Al Long | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Matt Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:50 | Howard | Christopher Hagler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | Howard | Mervin McPartland tips it in | 72-64 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Christopher Hagler is called for the reach on Matt Kimball in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Hagler, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Matt Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Howard | Nathan Iverson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-64 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Richard Weber is called for the reach on Peter Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Weber, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Peter Price makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Peter Price makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:35 | Howard | Christopher Hagler drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mervin McPartland | 75-67 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Peter Price is hacked by Richard Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Weber, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Peter Price misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Peter Price makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Richard Weber is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Christopher Hagler | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Virginia | Peter Price is hacked by Richard Weber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Weber, team foul #14 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Virginia | Al Long (PF) Raymond Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:26 | Virginia | Peter Price misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:26 | Virginia | Peter Price makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Dikembe Ake is whistled for traveling | 77-70 |
| Subs | Virginia | Raymond Brooks (PF) Al Long | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Matt Kimball is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Weber - foul #4 on Richard Weber, team foul #15 | 77-70 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Matt Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Matt Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Mervin McPartland grabs the offensive board | 79-70 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Christopher Hagler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Kris Barnes | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy runs out the clock | 79-70 |