| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Isaac Kanagy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Kimball (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Long (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kris Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fresh) SG - John Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dima Smialowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Burdett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Rose (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Al Long inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-32 |
| 19:30 | Virginia | Al Long grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 19:05 | Virginia | Al Long is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Brooks | 38-32 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Kris Barnes picks off the pass by Jeremiah Church | 38-32 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | Al Long is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Church - foul #3 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Clinton Englund (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), David Thomas (C) Jeremiah Church, John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Joseph Burdett, Larry Rose | |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy travels with the ball | 38-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Larry Rose (C) David Thomas | |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:55 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks is called for a charge - foul #3 on Raymond Brooks, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (SG), William Choquette (C) Matt Kimball, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett (PF), David Thomas (C) Matthew Billings, Larry Rose | |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett can't finish the layup | 38-32 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | William Choquette pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Virginia | Al Long is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Johnson (PG) Isaac Kanagy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Matthew Billings (PF), Larry Rose (C) Richard Perry, Joseph Burdett, David Thomas | |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Brooks takes the ball from Larry Rose | 38-32 |
| 17:03 | Virginia | Peter Price's pass is intercepted by Justin Mullin in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Raymond Brooks picks off the pass by Clinton Englund | 38-32 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Larry Rose | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Long (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - William Choquette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clinton Englund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Billings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Rose (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Virginia | William Choquette loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy (PG), Matt Kimball (SG), Kris Barnes (C) Russell Johnson, Peter Price, William Choquette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), David Thomas (C) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, Clinton Englund, Matthew Billings, Larry Rose | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry is fouled on the floor by Matt Kimball - foul #1 on Matt Kimball, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | David Thomas hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Burdett | 40-37 |
| 15:09 | Virginia | Matt Kimball loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (SG), Larry Rose (C) Richard Perry, David Thomas | |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose drills a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Al Long - foul #1 on Al Long, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:28 | Virginia | Donald Galligan is called for the reach on Al Long - foul #4 on Donald Galligan, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (SF) Al Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), David Thomas (C) Clinton Englund, Donald Galligan, Larry Rose | |
| 14:09 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Church - foul #4 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), John Crosby (SG), Larry Rose (C) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, David Thomas | |
| 13:49 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Kimball | 43-40 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett can't connect on a shot in the paint | 43-40 |
| 13:19 | Virginia | Kris Barnes pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kris Barnes - foul #3 on Kris Barnes, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Johnson (SG), Al Long (SF), William Choquette (PF) Matt Kimball, Peter Price, Raymond Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Matthew Billings (PF), David Thomas (C) John Crosby, Joseph Burdett, Larry Rose | |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:48 | Virginia | Russell Johnson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG) Dima Smialowski | |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund hits the finger roll | 45-44 |
| 12:20 | Virginia | Al Long hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Choquette | 47-44 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 12:05 | Virginia | Kris Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Al Long misses the lay-in | 47-44 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Isaac Kanagy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Al Long (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Choquette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kris Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clinton Englund (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Billings (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Clinton Englund | 47-46 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Kris Barnes drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Johnson | 49-46 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Perry | 49-48 |
| 10:43 | Virginia | Richard Perry is called for the reach on Isaac Kanagy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Perry, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (PG), Peter Price (SG), Raymond Brooks (PF) Isaac Kanagy, Russell Johnson, William Choquette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), Larry Rose (C) Justin Mullin, Richard Perry, Matthew Billings, David Thomas | |
| 10:27 | Virginia | Peter Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett's fadeaway is rejected by Kris Barnes | 49-48 |
| 09:59 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Brooks | 49-48 |
| 09:40 | Virginia | Kris Barnes connects on the runner near the basket set up by Peter Price | 51-48 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses long on a shot in the paint | 51-48 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | John Crosby snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Johnson (PG), William Choquette (C) Peter Price, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:39 | Virginia | Al Long connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Matt Kimball | 54-48 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Russell Johnson picks off the pass by Clinton Englund in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Al Long makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Johnson | 56-48 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Larry Rose is blocked by William Choquette | 56-48 |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Al Long pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:02 | Virginia | Matt Kimball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy (PG) Matt Kimball | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Matthew Billings (SF), David Thomas (C) John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Larry Rose | |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Billings | 56-50 |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Al Long hits a wide open floater in the lane set up by Isaac Kanagy | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Isaac Kanagy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Long (tiring) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Brooks (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - William Choquette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clinton Englund (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Billings (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Burdett (tiring) 4 pts. C - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Perry | 58-53 |
| 07:12 | Virginia | William Choquette clanks a floater from the right block | 58-53 |
| 07:11 | Virginia | William Choquette tips it in | 60-53 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (SG), Kris Barnes (C) Russell Johnson, William Choquette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), John Crosby (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Larry Rose (C) Richard Perry, Matthew Billings, Joseph Burdett, David Thomas | |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Al Long hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Clinton Englund - foul #1 on Clinton Englund, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett (PF) Clinton Englund | |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Al Long makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Al Long makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 06:00 | Virginia | Al Long snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:57 | Virginia | Peter Price double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (SG) Al Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (SG) John Crosby | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett scores on a runner from the left block set up by Jeremiah Church | 62-55 |
| 05:15 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Brooks | 64-55 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | Al Long (PF) Raymond Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Matthew Billings (PF) Clinton Englund, Joseph Burdett | |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremiah Church | 64-57 |
| 04:55 | Virginia | Matt Kimball is hacked by Jeremiah Church in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Joseph Burdett (C) Jeremiah Church, John Crosby, Larry Rose | |
| 04:55 | Virginia | Matt Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:55 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 04:37 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Al Long | 65-57 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 65-57 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Perry | 65-57 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Isaac Kanagy - foul #1 on Isaac Kanagy, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Johnson (PG), Raymond Brooks (PF), William Choquette (C) Isaac Kanagy, Peter Price, Kris Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), John Crosby (SG), Larry Rose (C) Richard Perry, Matthew Billings, Joseph Burdett | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 65-59 |
| 03:20 | Virginia | Al Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Russell Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Kimball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Al Long (tiring) 24 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Brooks (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - William Choquette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Galligan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clinton Englund (very tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. C - Larry Rose (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy (PG) Matt Kimball | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett (PF), David Thomas (C) Justin Mullin, Larry Rose | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 02:53 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the board | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 65-59 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett misses the shot from close range | 65-59 |
| 02:20 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:16 | Virginia | Al Long blows the layup | 65-59 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | John Crosby loses the dribble to Al Long | 65-59 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Al Long makes the wide open floater from the right block on a great pass from Isaac Kanagy | 67-59 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan is fouled on the floor by William Choquette - foul #3 on William Choquette, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (SG), Kris Barnes (C) Russell Johnson, William Choquette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Larry Rose (C) Clinton Englund, David Thomas | |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:24 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 01:01 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks is open and scores on a shot in the paint set up by Isaac Kanagy and he's hacked by Joseph Burdett - foul #1 on Joseph Burdett, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), David Thomas (C) John Crosby, Donald Galligan, Joseph Burdett, Larry Rose | |
| 01:01 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | David Thomas misses the jump hook in the paint | 70-59 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Kris Barnes gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Perry - foul #2 on Richard Perry, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Matt Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Mullin, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks is denied on a layup by Matthew Billings | 71-59 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-59 |