| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry St. John (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Madsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Santos Deschamp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Coomes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Stanley Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ted Merrow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Callaham (fresh) PF - Jose Delagarza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Gerardo Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | John Madsen inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia | John Madsen clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 29-30 |
| 19:39 | Miami (FL) | Gerardo Hernandez grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 19:34 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Coomes - foul #2 on Larry Coomes, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:34 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:34 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:29 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon is hacked by William Callaham in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Callaham, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | Larry Coomes scores on a shot from the left block and the foul's on Gerardo Hernandez - foul #1 on Gerardo Hernandez, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | Larry Coomes makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:48 | Miami (FL) | Jose Delagarza is open but misses the lay-in | 32-32 |
| 18:46 | Miami (FL) | Ted Merrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:28 | Miami (FL) | Gerardo Hernandez is hacked by Larry Coomes - foul #3 on Larry Coomes, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | George Cleveland (C) Larry Coomes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Randall Hamilton (SG), Danny Hobbs (C) Ted Merrow, Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 18:23 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs is open and scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Sawyer out of a doubleteam | 32-34 |
| 18:03 | Virginia | Danny Hobbs takes the ball from Larry St. John | 32-34 |
| 17:43 | Miami (FL) | Jose Delagarza hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Callaham | 32-36 |
| 17:17 | Virginia | John Madsen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:15 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:07 | Miami (FL) | Randall Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Max Foster (SF), Timothy McClerkin (PF) Daniel Deleon, Larry St. John, John Madsen, Santos Deschamp | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Santiago (PG), Ted Merrow (SG), George Stanley (PF), Gerardo Hernandez (C) Stanley Sawyer, Randall Hamilton, Jose Delagarza, Danny Hobbs | |
| 17:01 | Virginia | George Cleveland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 16:48 | Miami (FL) | Reginald Tate is called for the reach on Raul Santiago - foul #1 on Reginald Tate, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| 16:37 | Miami (FL) | Gerardo Hernandez is called for traveling | 32-36 |
| 16:14 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:13 | Virginia | Max Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 16:01 | Miami (FL) | Gerardo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Simmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Max Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy McClerkin (fresh) C - George Cleveland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Merrow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Callaham (tiring) PF - George Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gerardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Miami (FL) | George Stanley makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Raul Santiago | 32-38 |
| 15:17 | Virginia | Reginald Tate clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 15:15 | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:46 | Virginia | Max Foster banks in the layup | 34-38 |
| 14:26 | Miami (FL) | Ted Merrow clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Max Foster | 34-38 |
| 13:56 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 13:39 | Miami (FL) | George Stanley clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 37-38 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Reginald Tate | 37-38 |
| 13:36 | Virginia | Reginald Tate is hacked by William Callaham in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Callaham, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Larry St. John (SG), John Madsen (SF), Santos Deschamp (PF), Larry Coomes (C) Reginald Tate, Kenneth Simmerman, Max Foster, Timothy McClerkin, George Cleveland | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer (PG), Randall Hamilton (SG), Richard Jewell (SF), Jose Delagarza (PF), Danny Hobbs (C) Raul Santiago, Ted Merrow, William Callaham, George Stanley, Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 13:07 | Virginia | John Madsen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 12:55 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Randall Hamilton | 40-40 |
| 12:37 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp is called for traveling | 40-40 |
| 12:22 | Miami (FL) | John Madsen is called for the reach on Danny Hobbs - foul #3 on John Madsen, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| 12:07 | Miami (FL) | Jose Delagarza banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stanley Sawyer | 40-42 |
| 12:02 | Virginia | Jose Delagarza picks off the pass by Daniel Deleon in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 11:56 | Miami (FL) | Richard Jewell is fouled on the floor by Larry Coomes - foul #4 on Larry Coomes, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | George Cleveland (C) Larry Coomes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jay Dobbins (SG) Randall Hamilton | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry St. John (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Madsen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Santos Deschamp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Cleveland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Stanley Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Dobbins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Jewell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jose Delagarza (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. C - Danny Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Miami (FL) | Jay Dobbins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | Virginia | John Madsen pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | Stanley Sawyer is called for the reach on Santos Deschamp - foul #1 on Stanley Sawyer, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG) Daniel Deleon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Callaham (SF), Gerardo Hernandez (C) Richard Jewell, Danny Hobbs | |
| 10:58 | Virginia | George Cleveland hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Gerardo Hernandez - foul #2 on Gerardo Hernandez, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Max Foster (SF) John Madsen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Santiago (PG) Stanley Sawyer | |
| 10:58 | Virginia | George Cleveland makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:48 | Miami (FL) | William Callaham clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 10:46 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 10:25 | Virginia | Reginald Tate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Timothy McClerkin (C) Larry St. John, George Cleveland | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Randall Hamilton (SG), Richard Jewell (SF), George Stanley (PF) Jay Dobbins, William Callaham, Jose Delagarza | |
| 10:05 | Miami (FL) | Raul Santiago is hacked by Max Foster during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Max Foster, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), John Madsen (SF) Reginald Tate, Max Foster | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs (C) Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 10:00 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Simmerman steps in front of the Randall Hamilton pass | 43-42 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randall Hamilton - foul #1 on Randall Hamilton, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer (PG), Ted Merrow (SG) Raul Santiago, Randall Hamilton | |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:16 | Miami (FL) | John Madsen takes the ball from Stanley Sawyer after a doubleteam | 44-42 |
| 09:12 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman is hacked by George Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Stanley, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Callaham (SF), Jose Delagarza (PF) Richard Jewell, George Stanley | |
| 09:12 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:12 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:12 | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman is called for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), Larry St. John (SG), George Cleveland (C) Daniel Deleon, Kenneth Simmerman, Timothy McClerkin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Randall Hamilton (SG), Gerardo Hernandez (C) William Callaham, Danny Hobbs | |
| 08:33 | Miami (FL) | Gerardo Hernandez is denied on a layup by Santos Deschamp | 45-42 |
| 08:32 | Miami (FL) | Randall Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:19 | Miami (FL) | George Cleveland steals the ball from Randall Hamilton | 45-42 |
| 08:17 | Virginia | Larry St. John double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Max Foster (SF) John Madsen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Jewell (SF) Ted Merrow | |
| 08:09 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 08:08 | Virginia | Reginald Tate grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 07:52 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp's fadeaway is rejected by Gerardo Hernandez | 45-42 |
| 07:51 | Miami (FL) | Jose Delagarza grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry St. John (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Deschamp (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Cleveland (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Stanley Sawyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Jewell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jose Delagarza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerardo Hernandez (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Tate - foul #2 on Reginald Tate, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Larry Coomes (C) Larry St. John, George Cleveland | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jay Dobbins (SG), George Stanley (PF), Danny Hobbs (C) Randall Hamilton, Jose Delagarza, Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 07:49 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:49 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:24 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 07:23 | Miami (FL) | Richard Jewell pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:58 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 06:57 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp throws it down on a nice dish by Max Foster | 47-44 |
| 06:29 | Miami (FL) | Reginald Tate is called for the reach on Danny Hobbs - foul #3 on Reginald Tate, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Madsen (PG), Larry St. John (SG), Timothy McClerkin (PF) Daniel Deleon, Reginald Tate, Santos Deschamp | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Santiago (PG), Randall Hamilton (SG), Ted Merrow (SF), Jose Delagarza (PF) Stanley Sawyer, Jay Dobbins, Richard Jewell, George Stanley | |
| 06:29 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:29 | Miami (FL) | Jose Delagarza pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Miami (FL) | Ted Merrow blows the dunk but the foul's on Max Foster - foul #2 on Max Foster, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG) Max Foster | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gerardo Hernandez (C) Danny Hobbs | |
| 06:13 | Miami (FL) | Ted Merrow misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Miami (FL) | Ted Merrow makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:44 | Virginia | John Madsen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 05:42 | Virginia | Larry Coomes tips it in | 49-45 |
| 05:19 | Miami (FL) | Raul Santiago misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 05:18 | Virginia | John Madsen grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 04:53 | Virginia | John Madsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 04:51 | Miami (FL) | Randall Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 04:40 | Miami (FL) | Jose Delagarza banks in the layup on a great pass from Raul Santiago | 49-47 |
| 04:36 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), Kenneth Simmerman (SG) Daniel Deleon, Larry St. John | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer (PG), Jay Dobbins (SG), William Callaham (SF), Richard Jewell (PF), George Stanley (C) Raul Santiago, Randall Hamilton, Ted Merrow, Jose Delagarza, Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 04:26 | Miami (FL) | Richard Jewell misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 49-47 |
| 04:24 | Miami (FL) | Jay Dobbins can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 04:23 | Virginia | Reginald Tate pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 03:57 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 03:56 | Miami (FL) | George Stanley grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 03:45 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jay Dobbins | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Simmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Madsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Timothy McClerkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Coomes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Stanley Sawyer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Dobbins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Callaham (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Jewell (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jay Dobbins - foul #1 on Jay Dobbins, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Max Foster (SF), Santos Deschamp (PF), George Cleveland (C) John Madsen, Timothy McClerkin, Larry Coomes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Santiago (PG), Danny Hobbs (C) Stanley Sawyer, Richard Jewell | |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Reginald Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:04 | Miami (FL) | Raul Santiago works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 03:02 | Miami (FL) | George Stanley tips it home | 50-52 |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Larry St. John (SG), John Madsen (SF) Reginald Tate, Kenneth Simmerman, Max Foster | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer (PG), Ted Merrow (SG), Jose Delagarza (PF) Raul Santiago, Jay Dobbins, George Stanley | |
| 02:36 | Virginia | John Madsen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Cleveland | 53-52 |
| 02:13 | Miami (FL) | Jose Delagarza knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ted Merrow | 53-54 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon is hacked by Ted Merrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Merrow, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:09 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 01:42 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:23 | Miami (FL) | Stanley Sawyer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:03 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Deleon | 56-54 |
| 00:45 | Miami (FL) | Jose Delagarza misses short on a jumper in the lane | 56-54 |
| 00:44 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Delagarza | 56-54 |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hobbs hits a wide open floater near the basket | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Virginia | John Madsen is alone and drills a shot in the paint | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gerardo Hernandez (C) Danny Hobbs | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | William Callaham hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-56 |