| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Nitz (fresh) SG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) SF - Trevor Anthony (fresh) PF - James Cabot (fresh) C - Onwoachi Abdelwahed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) SG - Larry Brown (fresh) SF - Kenneth Zabek (fresh) PF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) C - Charles Werth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Cabot wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | William Nitz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Virginia | Charles Werth gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Virginia | Victor Kerner is hacked by William Nitz - foul #1 on William Nitz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Virginia | Victor Kerner tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Nitz | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Virginia | Kenneth Zabek's pass is intercepted by James Cabot | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | James Cabot misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Virginia | Larry Brown grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Virginia | Charles Werth makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Victor Kerner | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Virginia | Larry Brown knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Kerner | 3-7 |
| 16:52 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson connects on the 3 from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Virginia | Victor Kerner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | Virginia | Charles Werth misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | William Nitz snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:07 | Virginia | Victor Kerner grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:43 | Virginia | Victor Kerner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-7 |
| 15:41 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Cabot | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Nitz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Trevor Anthony (fairly fresh) PF - James Cabot (fairly fresh) C - Onwoachi Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Zabek (fresh) PF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) C - Charles Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Florida State | William Nitz is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Brown - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Runyan (PG), Raymond Jones (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Emanuel Brown (PF), Mark Coleman (C) William Nitz, Robert Ferguson, Trevor Anthony, James Cabot, Onwoachi Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Mark Coleman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-7 |
| 15:27 | Virginia | Charles Werth snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Larry Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | Florida State | Raymond Jones is hacked by Kenneth Zabek - foul #1 on Kenneth Zabek, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Faulkner (PG), Michael Iliff (PF), Jimmy Zagen (C) Victor Kerner, Oscar Gonzalez, Charles Werth | |
| 14:32 | Florida State | Mark Coleman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:08 | Virginia | Larry Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:07 | Virginia | Michael Iliff tips it in | 8-9 |
| 13:46 | Florida State | Mark Coleman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmy Zagen - foul #1 on Jimmy Zagen, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Nitz (PG), Robert Ferguson (SG), Trevor Anthony (SF) Rodney Runyan, Raymond Jones, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Daniel Bobby (PF), Charles Werth (C) Larry Brown, Kenneth Zabek, Jimmy Zagen | |
| 13:46 | Florida State | Mark Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Florida State | Mark Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:22 | Virginia | Victor Kerner is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert Ferguson | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson lays it up and in | 11-9 |
| 12:55 | Virginia | Victor Kerner evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Faulkner | 11-12 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Victor Kerner steps in front of the Mark Coleman pass | 11-12 |
| 12:10 | Virginia | Michael Iliff makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by William Nitz - foul #2 on William Nitz, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Jones (SG), James Cabot (PF), Onwoachi Abdelwahed (C) William Nitz, Mark Coleman, Emanuel Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Kenneth Zabek (SG), Oscar Gonzalez (PF) Victor Kerner, David Faulkner, Daniel Bobby | |
| 12:10 | Virginia | Michael Iliff makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:51 | Florida State | Raymond Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Ferguson | 14-15 |
| 11:37 | Virginia | Larry Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-15 |
| 11:35 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Cabot | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Anthony (fairly fresh) PF - James Cabot (fresh) 2 reb. C - Onwoachi Abdelwahed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Zabek (fresh) SF - Michael Iliff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) C - Charles Werth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Florida State | James Cabot misses the floater in the lane | 14-15 |
| 11:16 | Florida State | Trevor Anthony tips it back up and in | 16-15 |
| 10:51 | Virginia | Michael Iliff comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 10:50 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Raymond Jones | 16-15 |
| 10:45 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Cabot | 18-15 |
| 10:22 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez can't throw it down | 18-15 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | James Cabot gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:15 | Florida State | James Cabot loses the ball out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Runyan (PG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Robert Ferguson, Trevor Anthony | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Jimmy Zagen (C) Michael Iliff, Charles Werth | |
| 09:46 | Virginia | Kenneth Zabek is fouled on the floor by Onwoachi Abdelwahed - foul #1 on Onwoachi Abdelwahed, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Emanuel Brown (C) Onwoachi Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:23 | Virginia | Victor Kerner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Rodney Runyan - foul #1 on Rodney Runyan, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Ferguson (PG), Mark Coleman (C) Rodney Runyan, James Cabot | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Faulkner (SG), Daniel Bobby (PF) Larry Brown, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| 09:23 | Virginia | Victor Kerner misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:23 | Virginia | Victor Kerner misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:23 | Florida State | Mark Coleman gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Raymond Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 09:18 | Virginia | David Faulkner grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 08:49 | Virginia | Victor Kerner connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by David Faulkner | 18-17 |
| 08:41 | Florida State | Victor Kerner steals it from Raymond Jones | 18-17 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | Victor Kerner lays it up and in | 18-19 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Runyan (PG), Onwoachi Abdelwahed (C) Raymond Jones, Mark Coleman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Iliff (SF) David Faulkner | |
| 08:15 | Virginia | Victor Kerner buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 08:04 | Florida State | Michael Iliff picks off the pass by Onwoachi Abdelwahed | 18-21 |
| 08:00 | Virginia | Victor Kerner is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Runyan - foul #2 on Rodney Runyan, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Trevor Anthony (SF) Rodney Runyan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG), Oscar Gonzalez (PF), Charles Werth (C) Kenneth Zabek, Daniel Bobby, Jimmy Zagen | |
| 07:45 | Virginia | Michael Iliff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Cabot (PF) Emanuel Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:25 | Florida State | James Cabot misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Oscar Gonzalez - foul #1 on Oscar Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Jones (PG), Mark Coleman (C) Robert Ferguson, Onwoachi Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Faulkner (PG) Victor Kerner | |
| 07:25 | Florida State | James Cabot makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:25 | Florida State | James Cabot misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:25 | Virginia | Larry Brown grabs the board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) SF - Trevor Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cabot (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Faulkner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Iliff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) C - Charles Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gilbert McEvoy - foul #1 on Gilbert McEvoy, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:19 | Florida State | James Cabot snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 07:01 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy travels with the ball | 19-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | Emanuel Brown (C) Mark Coleman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Zabek (SG) David Faulkner | |
| 06:47 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Zabek and he's fouled by James Cabot - foul #1 on James Cabot, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Ferguson (PG) Gilbert McEvoy | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:47 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:26 | Florida State | James Cabot connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Michael Iliff - foul #1 on Michael Iliff, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG), Daniel Bobby (PF) Michael Iliff, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| 06:26 | Florida State | James Cabot makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:03 | Virginia | Larry Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Victor Kerner | 22-27 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | James Cabot buries a runner in the lane set up by Trevor Anthony | 24-27 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | Victor Kerner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Brown | 24-30 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Raymond Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Ferguson | 26-30 |
| 05:12 | Virginia | Victor Kerner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 05:10 | Virginia | Charles Werth hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Charles Werth steals the ball from Robert Ferguson | 26-32 |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Charles Werth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Mark Coleman (PF), Onwoachi Abdelwahed (C) Trevor Anthony, James Cabot, Emanuel Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Faulkner (SG), Michael Iliff (SF), Oscar Gonzalez (PF), Jimmy Zagen (C) Larry Brown, Kenneth Zabek, Daniel Bobby, Charles Werth | |
| 04:44 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 04:43 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Oscar Gonzalez | 26-32 |
| 04:38 | Virginia | Victor Kerner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 04:36 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez misses the tip | 26-32 |
| 04:34 | Virginia | Jimmy Zagen hits the follow up shot | 26-34 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Raymond Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Faulkner - foul #1 on David Faulkner, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Raymond Jones makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Raymond Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:17 | Virginia | Jimmy Zagen snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 04:01 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Victor Kerner | 27-36 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Mark Coleman misses long on a turnaround from close range | 27-36 |
| 03:48 | Virginia | David Faulkner gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:25 | Virginia | Victor Kerner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Faulkner | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) PF - Mark Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Onwoachi Abdelwahed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Victor Kerner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Faulkner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Iliff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Zagen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Raymond Jones scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez misses the turnaround in the lane | 29-39 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Mark Coleman pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Robert Ferguson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Raymond Jones tips it in | 31-39 |
| 02:36 | Virginia | Victor Kerner connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Oscar Gonzalez | 31-41 |
| 02:22 | Florida State | Mark Coleman travels with the ball | 31-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Nitz (PG), Trevor Anthony (SF), James Cabot (PF), Emanuel Brown (C) Robert Ferguson, Raymond Jones, Mark Coleman, Onwoachi Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (SG), Kenneth Zabek (SF), Daniel Bobby (PF), Charles Werth (C) Victor Kerner, Michael Iliff, Oscar Gonzalez, Jimmy Zagen | |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 31-41 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Bobby | 31-41 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gilbert McEvoy - foul #2 on Gilbert McEvoy, team foul #8 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Runyan (SG) Gilbert McEvoy | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Kerner (PG) David Faulkner | |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | James Cabot snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 01:22 | Florida State | James Cabot comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-42 |
| 01:20 | Virginia | Daniel Bobby grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 01:04 | Virginia | Larry Brown drills a floater in the paint set up by Victor Kerner and he's fouled by Rodney Runyan - foul #3 on Rodney Runyan, team foul #9 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Ferguson (SG), Mark Coleman (C) Rodney Runyan, James Cabot | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Iliff (PF) Daniel Bobby | |
| 01:04 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses the free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Emanuel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | Mark Coleman knocks in the floater from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Larry Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth Zabek | 33-46 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Mark Coleman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Emanuel Brown | 33-46 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Mark Coleman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Iliff - foul #2 on Michael Iliff, team foul #7 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Onwoachi Abdelwahed (C) Trevor Anthony, Emanuel Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | Oscar Gonzalez (PF) Victor Kerner | |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Mark Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Mark Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Kenneth Zabek misses long on a fullcourt shot | 34-46 |