| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 8 pts. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong hits the finger roll set up by Donald Henry and the foul's on Walter Smith - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:21 | Virginia | Walter Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #2 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:21 | Virginia | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:21 | Virginia | Walter Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 18:58 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:44 | Virginia | Richard Burdine takes the ball from Michael Mathews | 42-40 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 18:24 | Virginia | Walter Smith gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:19 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Mathews | 42-43 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Ralph Keen blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Strong | 42-43 |
| 17:51 | Virginia | Chris Mankin gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:44 | Virginia | Chris Mankin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 42-45 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong misses the shot from the right block | 42-45 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:18 | Virginia | John Mailloux comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 17:01 | Virginia | John Mailloux grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 16:46 | Virginia | Walter Smith is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Strong - foul #2 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Curtis Sims (PF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Donald Henry, Richard Burdine, Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| 16:39 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher is hacked by Curtis Sims - foul #2 on Curtis Sims, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Aaron Babb drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 42-48 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | James Sherwin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta | 45-48 |
| 16:01 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jurica Bujarski - foul #3 on Jurica Bujarski, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (C) Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG) Michael Mathews | |
| 16:01 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:01 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sherwin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) PF - Curtis Sims (fresh) C - Paul Spain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Lucas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Bradsher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Paul Spain is hacked by Harold Bradsher - foul #1 on Harold Bradsher, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF) Dana Wittmer, Paul Spain | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (PG), Ralph Keen (PF) Michael Lucas, Joel Lawrence | |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | James Sherwin grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | James Sherwin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:59 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 13:58 | Virginia | Ralph Keen pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:45 | Virginia | John Mailloux is called for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Nicholas Strong (C) James Sherwin, Richard Burdine, Curtis Sims | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), Chris Mankin (SF), Walter Smith (C) Aaron Babb, Stanley Anderson, Harold Bradsher | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| 13:13 | Virginia | Chris Mankin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Mathews | 45-53 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 12:48 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ralph Keen | 45-53 |
| 12:44 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Chris Mankin pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:31 | Virginia | Jonathan Conrad picks off the pass by John Mailloux | 45-53 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Donald Henry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 12:03 | Virginia | Walter Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 11:53 | Virginia | Michael Mathews scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Mankin | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Keen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Walter Smith picks off the pass by Jonathan Conrad | 45-55 |
| 11:26 | Virginia | Ralph Keen hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 45-58 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 11:05 | Virginia | Michael Mathews comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 11:04 | Virginia | Chris Mankin can't tip it in | 48-58 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Ralph Keen - foul #1 on Ralph Keen, team foul #3 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Paul Spain (SG), Richard Burdine (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Jonathan Trombetta, Donald Henry, Dana Wittmer, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:25 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Babb | 51-60 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad is whistled for traveling | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (C) Jonathan Conrad | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Michael Mathews | 51-62 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Jurica Bujarski is denied by Harold Bradsher | 51-62 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Michael Mathews | 51-62 |
| 08:56 | Virginia | Aaron Babb clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Paul Spain pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | James Sherwin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 08:25 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 08:15 | Virginia | Michael Mathews makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Lawrence | 51-64 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Joel Lawrence takes the ball from Jurica Bujarski | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Spain (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joel Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Bradsher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher dunks the ball on a great pass from Stanley Anderson | 51-66 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Sherwin | 53-66 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Jurica Bujarski blocks the jumper by Michael Mathews | 53-66 |
| 06:38 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Lawrence | 53-66 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | James Sherwin steals the ball from Aaron Babb | 53-66 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 05:55 | Virginia | Aaron Babb misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on James Sherwin - foul #1 on James Sherwin, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) James Sherwin, Paul Spain, Richard Burdine, Curtis Sims, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Ralph Keen (PF), Walter Smith (C) Michael Mathews, Stanley Anderson, Joel Lawrence, Harold Bradsher | |
| 05:55 | Virginia | Aaron Babb makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 05:55 | Virginia | Aaron Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the offensive board | 53-68 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Trombetta | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:08 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-68 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 04:59 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ralph Keen | 55-68 |
| 04:54 | Virginia | Aaron Babb hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Mailloux | 55-70 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG) Aaron Babb | |
| 04:27 | Virginia | Michael Lucas is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #3 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| 04:18 | Virginia | Walter Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Lucas | 55-72 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Donald Henry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Henry | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is hacked by Michael Lucas - foul #2 on Michael Lucas, team foul #4 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG) Michael Lucas | |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Burdine (SF) Dana Wittmer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jonathan Trombetta (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Burdine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Strong (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 03:34 | Virginia | Michael Mathews tips it home | 55-74 |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine is hacked by Chris Mankin - foul #1 on Chris Mankin, team foul #5 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (SG) Donald Henry | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Edward Irwin (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) Michael Mathews, John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| 03:15 | Virginia | Michael Lucas connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Babb | 55-76 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | James Sherwin buries a 3 from the left corner | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Virginia | Richard Burdine steps in front of the Harold Bradsher pass | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski (PF), Paul Spain (C) Jonathan Conrad, Nicholas Strong | |
| Subs | Virginia | Joel Lawrence (PF) Edward Irwin | |
| 02:16 | Virginia | Michael Lucas misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-76 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Burdine | 58-76 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Trombetta is blocked by Harold Bradsher | 58-76 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski hits the follow up shot | 60-76 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Michael Lucas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Trombetta - foul #4 on Jonathan Trombetta, team foul #7 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Nicholas Strong (C) James Sherwin, Jurica Bujarski, Paul Spain | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Michael Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Michael Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong gets the rebound | 60-76 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-76 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Richard Burdine pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Donald Henry is fouled on the floor by Aaron Babb - foul #2 on Aaron Babb, team foul #6 | 60-76 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta is hacked by Joel Lawrence - foul #1 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #7 | 60-76 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Jonathan Trombetta misses the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:02 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Bradsher | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Aaron Babb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-76 |
| 00:38 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Babb | 60-76 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Michael Lucas is hacked by Nicholas Strong - foul #3 on Nicholas Strong, team foul #8 | 60-76 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Michael Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Michael Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Burdine | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong is fouled on the floor by Joel Lawrence - foul #2 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #8 | 60-77 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Nicholas Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Michael Lucas runs out the clock | 62-77 |