| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (fresh) SG - Eric Wells (fresh) SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) SG - Gus Duca (fresh) SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Jack Dunn is called for the reach on Seth Watkins - foul #1 on Jack Dunn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Choe and he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Virginia | Jack Dunn gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca loses the dribble to Henry Benford | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Wells | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Virginia | Lee Mailloux is called for the reach on Jimmy Byrne - foul #1 on Lee Mailloux, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), Robert Winters (SG), John Barker (SF), Edward Reiter (PF), Gary Linger (C) Henry Benford, Eric Wells, Kenneth Brown, Jack Dunn, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Seth Watkins steps in front of the Cecil Judd pass | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Virginia | Henry Benford (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Cecil Judd, John Barker, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:57 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 16:55 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne tips it home | 2-2 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Henry Benford is called for the reach on Louis Choe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Benford, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF), Gary Linger (C) Kenneth Brown, Edward Reiter, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Jack Dunn - foul #2 on Jack Dunn, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Edward Reiter (PF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Henry Benford, John Barker, Jack Dunn, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rory Porter (C) Lee Mailloux | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:08 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca jams it | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Cecil Judd (fresh) SG - Robert Winters (fresh) SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) PF - Edward Reiter (fresh) C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rory Porter (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Virginia | Robert Winters comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 15:16 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne blows the layup | 2-7 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jimmy Kifer | 2-7 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Reiter takes the ball from Seth Watkins | 2-7 |
| 13:58 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca's layup is rejected by Edward Reiter | 5-7 |
| 13:28 | Virginia | Edward Reiter pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:24 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-7 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Seth Watkins and he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Henry Benford (PG), Eric Wells (SG), John Barker (SF), Gary Linger (PF) Cecil Judd, Robert Winters, Kenneth Brown, Edward Reiter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux (C) Rory Porter | |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 12:43 | Virginia | Henry Benford knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Wells | 8-10 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 12:23 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:56 | Virginia | Eric Wells misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 11:54 | Virginia | Eric Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:38 | Virginia | John Barker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Barker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Linger (fresh) C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (tiring) PF - Seth Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 11:19 | Virginia | John Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:13 | Virginia | John Barker misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-10 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lee Mailloux | 11-12 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne is called for a backcourt violation | 11-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Reiter (PF) Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Curtis Werner (SF), Kenneth Baker (PF), Rory Porter (C) Louis Choe, Gus Duca, Jimmy Kifer, Seth Watkins, Lee Mailloux | |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Benford - foul #2 on Henry Benford, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), Jimmy Byrne (C) Henry Benford, Edward Reiter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:08 | Virginia | Gary Linger grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Kenneth Baker takes the ball from Robert Winters | 11-12 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 11-15 |
| 09:10 | Virginia | John Barker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Curtis Werner | 11-15 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Baker | 11-18 |
| 08:41 | Virginia | Robert Winters clanks a 3 from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-18 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Baker | 11-18 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis's pass is intercepted by Eric Wells | 11-18 |
| 07:17 | Virginia | John Barker double dribbles | 11-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), Edward Reiter (PF) Robert Winters, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Seth Watkins (PF), Lee Mailloux (C) John Trump, Daniel Davis, Curtis Werner, Kenneth Baker, Rory Porter | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Cecil Judd (fresh) SG - Eric Wells (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Reiter (fresh) C - Jimmy Byrne (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins is whistled for a carry | 11-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), Gary Linger (C) Eric Wells, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:38 | Virginia | Robert Winters misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-18 |
| 06:37 | Virginia | Gary Linger tips it in | 13-18 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer loses the dribble to Gary Linger | 13-18 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Robert Winters hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Cecil Judd is called for the reach on Louis Choe - foul #1 on Cecil Judd, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Cecil Judd, John Barker, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:11 | Virginia | Eric Wells buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Reiter | 18-20 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins's floater is knocked away by Edward Reiter | 18-20 |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Choe - foul #1 on Louis Choe, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG) Robert Winters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis (SF), Rory Porter (C) Jimmy Kifer, Lee Mailloux | |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe hits the follow up shot | 18-22 |
| 03:58 | Virginia | Eric Wells knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jimmy Byrne | 20-22 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Gus Duca is called for the reach on Eric Wells - foul #1 on Gus Duca, team foul #3 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Henry Benford (PG), Robert Winters (SG), Jack Dunn (PF) Cecil Judd, Eric Wells, Edward Reiter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF), Lee Mailloux (C) Daniel Davis, Seth Watkins | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) C - Jimmy Byrne (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rory Porter (fresh) C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) | |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 20-24 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux is hacked by Jimmy Byrne - foul #1 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG) Robert Winters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:39 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Wells | 22-24 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is fouled on the floor by Eric Wells - foul #1 on Eric Wells, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), Gary Linger (C) Eric Wells, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Daniel Davis (SF) Louis Choe, Lee Mailloux | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Jack Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 01:35 | Virginia | Henry Benford is hacked by Rory Porter - foul #1 on Rory Porter, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), Jimmy Byrne (C) Robert Winters, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (PF), Lee Mailloux (C) Jimmy Kifer, Rory Porter | |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | John Trump misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 00:53 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimmy Byrne | 24-25 |
| 00:37 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 27-25 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Henry Benford snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-25 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Eric Wells snags the offensive board | 27-25 |