| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Revels (fresh) SG - Bruce Williams (fresh) SF - Daniel Baker (fresh) PF - Terry Means (fresh) C - Reid Schulze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) PF - Roy Prater (fresh) C - Joseph Carney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Reid Schulze wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Reid Schulze blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Philip Perry grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | Joseph Carney is called for the reach on Reid Schulze - foul #1 on Joseph Carney, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Virginia | Daniel Baker can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Roy Prater - foul #1 on Roy Prater, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Virginia | Daniel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:48 | Virginia | Daniel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Joseph Carney's floater is tipped away by Reid Schulze | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Reid Schulze | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Virginia | Terry Means loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Roy Prater's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:14 | Virginia | Reid Schulze scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Williams | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:51 | Virginia | Terry Means gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:39 | Virginia | Bruce Williams buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Terry Means | 7-3 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Joseph Carney loses the ball out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ken Carlson (SG), Ryan Moskowitz (PF) Bruce Williams, Terry Means | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:10 | Virginia | Reid Schulze hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Earl Baro can't connect on a shot from close range | 7-3 |
| 15:49 | Virginia | Daniel Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Revels (fairly fresh) SG - Ken Carlson (fresh) SF - Daniel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Moskowitz (fresh) C - Reid Schulze (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) PF - Roy Prater (fresh) C - Joseph Carney (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Virginia | Ken Carlson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Reid Schulze | 9-3 |
| 15:38 | Houston | Joseph Carney can't finish the layup | 9-3 |
| 15:36 | Virginia | The rebound goes to John Revels | 9-3 |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Ryan Moskowitz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roy Prater - foul #2 on Roy Prater, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Horn (SG), Christopher Randolph (C) Daniel Baker, Reid Schulze | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SF), Jesse Masters (PF) Earl Baro, Roy Prater | |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Ryan Moskowitz makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Ryan Moskowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Tony Byrd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 11-3 |
| 15:00 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ryan Moskowitz | 11-3 |
| 14:32 | Virginia | Christopher Randolph loses the dribble to Joseph Carney | 11-3 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Joseph Carney is hacked by Ken Carlson - foul #1 on Ken Carlson, team foul #1 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruce Williams (PG), Daniel Baker (SF), Terry Means (PF), Reid Schulze (C) John Revels, Timothy Horn, Ryan Moskowitz, Christopher Randolph | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), Earl Baro (SF), Howard Heskett (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Joseph Carney | |
| 13:58 | Houston | Jesse Masters misses the easy layup | 11-3 |
| 13:57 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Reid Schulze | 11-3 |
| 13:32 | Virginia | Ken Carlson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 11-3 |
| 13:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jesse Masters | 11-3 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Howard Heskett is hacked by Reid Schulze - foul #1 on Reid Schulze, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Horn (SG) Ken Carlson | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) John Douglas | |
| 13:12 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Philip Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Reid Schulze is called for the reach on William Piper - foul #2 on Reid Schulze, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ryan Moskowitz (C) Reid Schulze | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Joseph Carney (C) William Piper, Howard Heskett | |
| 12:38 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the jumper in the paint set up by Earl Baro | 11-5 |
| 12:22 | Virginia | Timothy Horn buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Joseph Carney is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Byrd | 14-7 |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Daniel Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-7 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Horn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Means (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Moskowitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Masters (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Tony Byrd's pass is intercepted by Terry Means | 17-7 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Daniel Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-7 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses short on a floater from the right wing | 17-7 |
| 10:43 | Virginia | Ryan Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 10:22 | Virginia | Ryan Moskowitz hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Tony Byrd - foul #1 on Tony Byrd, team foul #4 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Revels (PG), Ken Carlson (SF), Christopher Randolph (C) Bruce Williams, Daniel Baker, Terry Means | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG), William Piper (SF), Robert McWatters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Jesse Masters, Joseph Carney | |
| 10:22 | Virginia | Ryan Moskowitz misses the free throw | 19-7 |
| 10:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Howard Heskett | 19-7 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-7 |
| 10:00 | Virginia | Christopher Randolph pulls down the rebound | 19-7 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Timothy Horn clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #5 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Terry Means (PF) Ryan Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Timothy Horn makes the 1st free throw | 20-7 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Timothy Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-7 |
| 09:19 | Houston | William Piper misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-7 |
| 09:17 | Houston | William Piper gets the offensive rebound | 21-7 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-7 |
| 08:57 | Houston | William Piper tips it but misses | 21-7 |
| 08:56 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Randolph | 21-7 |
| 08:33 | Virginia | Ken Carlson blows the layup but he's hacked by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #1 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #6 | 21-7 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Baker (SF) Timothy Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Augustus Bonkowski, Robert McWatters | |
| 08:33 | Virginia | Ken Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 21-7 |
| 08:33 | Virginia | Ken Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-7 |
| 08:10 | Houston | William Piper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-7 |
| 08:08 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Heskett | 22-7 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Howard Heskett hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Philip Perry | 22-9 |
| 07:38 | Virginia | Daniel Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-9 |
| 07:36 | Virginia | Christopher Randolph hits the follow up shot | 24-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Revels (fresh) SG - Ken Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Baker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Means (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Piper (fresh) PF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Howard Heskett hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 24-9 |
| 07:24 | Virginia | Terry Means grabs the board | 24-9 |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Daniel Baker misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 24-9 |
| 07:13 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Randolph | 24-9 |
| 06:54 | Virginia | Tony Byrd steals it from Terry Means | 24-9 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Philip Perry banks in the layup set up by Tony Byrd | 24-11 |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Ken Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-11 |
| 06:21 | Virginia | Daniel Baker snags the offensive board | 24-11 |
| 06:00 | Virginia | Ken Carlson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 24-11 |
| 05:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 24-11 |
| 05:40 | Houston | William Piper connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 24-14 |
| 05:20 | Virginia | Daniel Baker banks in the layup | 26-14 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses the jumper from close range | 26-14 |
| 05:08 | Virginia | John Revels grabs the board | 26-14 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | John Revels hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Philip Perry - foul #1 on Philip Perry, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruce Williams (SG), Manuel Sims (SF), Ryan Moskowitz (C) Ken Carlson, Daniel Baker, Christopher Randolph | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (PF) William Piper, Howard Heskett | |
| 05:03 | Virginia | John Revels misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | John Revels makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | John Revels misses the 3rd free throw | 27-14 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jesse Masters grabs the board | 27-14 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Earl Baro scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-16 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Tony Byrd steps in front of the Ryan Moskowitz pass | 27-16 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Earl Baro can't finish the layup | 27-16 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ryan Moskowitz | 27-16 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | John Revels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Horn (SG) John Revels | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG), Robert McWatters (PF) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Joseph Carney | |
| 03:57 | Houston | Timothy Horn steals it from Earl Baro | 27-16 |
| 03:28 | Virginia | John Douglas takes the ball from Bruce Williams | 27-16 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Horn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Sims (fresh) PF - Terry Means (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ryan Moskowitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Douglas (fresh) SG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McWatters (fresh) C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Jesse Masters is fouled on the floor by Ryan Moskowitz - foul #1 on Ryan Moskowitz, team foul #4 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ken Carlson (SG), Daniel Baker (SF), Reid Schulze (C) Timothy Horn, Manuel Sims, Terry Means | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Roy Prater (PF) John Douglas, Robert McWatters | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Earl Baro can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Ken Carlson - foul #2 on Ken Carlson, team foul #5 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Joseph Carney (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Jesse Masters | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 02:42 | Virginia | Bruce Williams is fouled on the floor by Roy Prater - foul #3 on Roy Prater, team foul #8 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (PF) Roy Prater | |
| 02:42 | Virginia | Bruce Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 02:42 | Virginia | Bruce Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Howard Heskett snags the defensive board | 28-18 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the wide open shot from the right side | 28-20 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | Tony Byrd is called for the reach on Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Tony Byrd, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Randolph (PF) Ryan Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SF), Jesse Masters (PF) Earl Baro, Howard Heskett | |
| 01:59 | Virginia | Bruce Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 01:42 | Houston | William Piper is called for traveling | 28-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Horn (SG) Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:20 | Virginia | Ken Carlson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Horn | 30-20 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Tony Byrd is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Perry out of a doubleteam | 30-23 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Christopher Randolph misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Jesse Masters gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Philip Perry is hacked by Ken Carlson - foul #3 on Ken Carlson, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Revels (PG), Manuel Sims (SF), Ryan Moskowitz (PF) Ken Carlson, Daniel Baker, Christopher Randolph | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF), Howard Heskett (C) Tony Byrd, Joseph Carney | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 30-23 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Reid Schulze grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |