| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Ricky Davis inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne loses the ball out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum (PF) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Lee Hyde misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Byrne - foul #1 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Suber (PF) Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Lee Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Lee Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Robert Suber connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Richardson | 42-33 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Richard Adkins misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Evan Davis | 42-33 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | John Bragg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Guerriero - foul #1 on Robert Guerriero, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum (PF) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:39 | Kent State | John Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | John Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | John Bragg makes the 3rd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Lee Hyde gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Lee Hyde is fouled on the floor by Bryce Applebaum - foul #3 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Osbourne (SG), Robert Suber (PF) Robert Guerriero, Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Lee Hyde connects on the shot from close range set up by Richard Adkins and he's hacked by Jimmy Byrne - foul #2 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Lee Hyde misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:48 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Suber | 42-38 |
| 17:32 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson makes the floater from the left side | 44-38 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Evan Davis's pass is intercepted by Ricky Davis | 44-38 |
| 17:01 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 17:00 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Evan Davis is called for the reach on Robert Suber - foul #2 on Evan Davis, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (SG), Gary Linger (C) Peter Osbourne, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (PG), John Gatton (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Leonel Cooper (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Adkins, John Bragg, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Lee Hyde | |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Robert Suber hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clyde Richardson | 47-38 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Robert Fowler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Michael Meagher snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Michael Meagher is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne (C) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:46 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne buries a shot in the lane set up by Clyde Richardson | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clyde Richardson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Linger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Gatton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Ricky Davis is called for the reach on Michael Meagher - foul #1 on Ricky Davis, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum (PF) Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Adkins (PG) Peter Gamble | |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Robert Fowler is fouled on the floor by Bryce Applebaum - foul #4 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Suber (PF) Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Davis (PF) Robert Fowler | |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Richard Adkins is fouled on the floor by Ricky Davis - foul #2 on Ricky Davis, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allan Peluso (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Clyde Richardson, Ricky Davis, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:46 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne banks in the layup set up by Robert Suber | 51-40 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Michael Meagher loses the ball out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (PG), Peter Osbourne (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Gary Linger (C) Allan Peluso, Robert Guerriero, Kenneth Brown, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Lee Hyde (C) John Gatton, Michael Meagher, Leonel Cooper | |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Peter Osbourne misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Hoffman - foul #1 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne (C) Robert Suber | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Peter Osbourne misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Peter Osbourne misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | John Bragg buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lee Hyde | 51-43 |
| 13:33 | Virginia | Ricky Davis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 13:31 | Virginia | Ricky Davis gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:14 | Virginia | Ricky Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-43 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Lee Hyde grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Evan Davis misses the easy layup | 51-43 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Lee Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | John Bragg is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Bragg, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (SG), Robert Suber (PF) Peter Osbourne, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Gamble (PG), John Gatton (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Leonel Cooper (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Adkins, John Bragg, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Lee Hyde | |
| 12:02 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Peter Gamble can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 51-43 |
| 11:53 | Virginia | Gary Linger grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 11:31 | Virginia | Ricky Davis makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Linger | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clyde Richardson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Linger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Gatton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Meagher (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Leonel Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Robert Fowler is denied on a layup by Robert Suber | 53-43 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Robert Fowler hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 10:41 | Virginia | Robert Suber clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Peter Gamble misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 10:22 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:18 | Virginia | Ricky Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Suber | 56-45 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | John Gatton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Gamble | 56-48 |
| 09:50 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero travels with the ball | 56-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allan Peluso (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Clyde Richardson, Ricky Davis, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Adkins (PG), John Bragg (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF), Lee Hyde (C) Peter Gamble, John Gatton, Michael Meagher, Leonel Cooper, Robert Fowler | |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Richard Adkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:24 | Virginia | Robert Suber knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Guerriero | 59-48 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Richard Adkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 08:56 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | John Bragg gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Richard Adkins clanks a shot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Hyde | 59-51 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Lee Hyde can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown misses short on a floater from the left block | 59-53 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Evan Davis grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 07:41 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:15 | Virginia | Allan Peluso misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 59-53 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Evan Davis grabs the board | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Allan Peluso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Guerriero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Adkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Richard Adkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 06:47 | Virginia | Robert Suber pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:30 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown misses the lay-in | 59-53 |
| 06:28 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 06:27 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero slams it home set up by Allan Peluso | 61-53 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | John Bragg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 05:53 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Allan Peluso | 61-53 |
| 05:53 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (PG), Peter Osbourne (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), Gary Linger (C) Allan Peluso, Robert Guerriero, Kenneth Brown, Robert Suber, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonel Cooper (C) Lee Hyde | |
| 05:30 | Virginia | Ricky Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 05:29 | Virginia | Peter Osbourne tips it in | 63-53 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Leonel Cooper is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Leonel Cooper, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne (C) Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (SG), Michael Meagher (SF) John Bragg, Robert Hoffman | |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum throws it down set up by Ricky Davis | 65-53 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Richard Adkins is hacked by Clyde Richardson - foul #1 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Fowler (C) Evan Davis | |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne misses short on a shot in the paint | 65-55 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Robert Fowler pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Richard Adkins connects on the floater in the lane set up by John Gatton | 65-57 |
| 03:51 | Virginia | Ricky Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson tips it home | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Richard Adkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 03:33 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leonel Cooper - foul #3 on Leonel Cooper, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (SG) Peter Osbourne | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF), Lee Hyde (C) Richard Adkins, Michael Meagher, Leonel Cooper, Robert Fowler | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Gatton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bragg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Hyde (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | John Bragg is fouled on the floor by Bryce Applebaum - foul #5 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Linger (PF) Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | John Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | John Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Ricky Davis | 70-59 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Lee Hyde's pass is intercepted by Robert Guerriero | 70-59 |
| 02:18 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero blows the layup | 70-59 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | John Gatton gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Lee Hyde misses the easy layup | 70-59 |
| 01:52 | Virginia | Ricky Davis gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Gary Linger clanks a jump hook near the basket | 70-59 |
| 01:28 | Virginia | Gary Linger pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:07 | Virginia | Ricky Davis loses the dribble to John Bragg | 70-59 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | John Bragg lays it up and in | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero is hacked by John Gatton - foul #1 on John Gatton, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allan Peluso (PG), Robert Suber (PF) Clyde Richardson, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Adkins (PG) John Gatton | |
| 00:57 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero is fouled on the floor by John Bragg - foul #3 on John Bragg, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| 00:57 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:57 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | John Bragg clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 00:52 | Virginia | Robert Suber grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 72-61 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Evan Davis snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Richard Adkins is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Byrne - foul #3 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (PG) Allan Peluso | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gatton (SG), Michael Meagher (SF), Leonel Cooper (PF), Robert Fowler (C) John Bragg, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Lee Hyde | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Virginia | Ricky Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Adkins - foul #2 on Richard Adkins, team foul #8 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allan Peluso (PG) Clyde Richardson | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Bragg (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF), Lee Hyde (C) John Gatton, Michael Meagher, Leonel Cooper, Robert Fowler | |
| 00:15 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Evan Davis grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | John Bragg clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Lee Hyde grabs the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | John Bragg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-63 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Lee Hyde grabs the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Adkins is hacked by Jimmy Byrne - foul #4 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (PG) Allan Peluso | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |