| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wade (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Rugg (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez's pass is intercepted by Paul Thomas | 24-29 |
| 19:19 | Virginia | John Wade is hacked by Craig Robison - foul #1 on Craig Robison, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 18:54 | Virginia | John Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:31 | Virginia | John Wade scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Benjamin Skinner | 24-31 |
| 18:29 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson (SF), Donald Scott (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:12 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 18:10 | Virginia | Paul Thomas tips it home | 24-33 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon drills a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Paul Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Thomas, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG) Santo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), James Chambliss (C) John Wade, Paul Thomas | |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Larry Sampson is called for the reach on Curtis Wilson - foul #3 on Larry Sampson, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF) Jackie Honeycutt, Larry Sampson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:13 | Virginia | Donald Clark steals the ball from Curtis Wilson | 27-33 |
| 17:10 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis hits the finger roll set up by Donald Clark | 29-33 |
| 16:49 | Virginia | James Chambliss misses the floater near the basket | 29-33 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Larry Rugg snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 16:32 | Virginia | James Chambliss is hacked by Darrell Coleman - foul #1 on Darrell Coleman, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Raymond Davis, Donald Clark, Darrell Coleman, Donald Scott, Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG), Paul Thomas (C) Benjamin Skinner, Larry Rugg | |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Wilson | 29-35 |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Curtis Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Chambliss (fairly fresh) C - Paul Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Larry Sampson (PF) Santo Ramirez, Alex Mann | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Larry Rugg (PF) Stanley Brockman, James Chambliss | |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 14:43 | Virginia | John Wade is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket | 32-37 |
| 14:18 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Rugg - foul #1 on Larry Rugg, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Alex Mann (PF) Donald Clark, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:18 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:18 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Santo Ramirez - foul #3 on Santo Ramirez, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon (C) Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:57 | Virginia | Paul Thomas misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 34-37 |
| 13:56 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Rugg | 34-37 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Paul Thomas is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Benjamin Skinner | 34-39 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (SF), Donald Scott (PF) Larry Sampson, Alex Mann | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (PG), James Chambliss (C) Benjamin Skinner, Paul Thomas | |
| 13:16 | Virginia | Donald Scott picks off the pass by Larry Rugg in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | James Chambliss picks off the pass by Raymond Davis | 34-39 |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Raymond Davis is called for the reach on John Wade - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Raymond Davis, Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:19 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 12:18 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Chambliss | 34-39 |
| 12:00 | Virginia | James Chambliss misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Larry Rugg gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wade (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Curtis Wilson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Rugg (tiring) 7 reb. C - James Chambliss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Virginia | Larry Rugg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Darrell Coleman, Donald Scott, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Paul Thomas (C) John Wade, James Chambliss | |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG) Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 11:07 | Virginia | Santo Ramirez picks off the pass by Stanley Brockman in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 11:06 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt hits the finger roll set up by Santo Ramirez | 36-39 |
| 11:03 | Virginia | Santo Ramirez takes the ball from Paul Thomas in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 10:48 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Paul Thomas blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | Larry Rugg gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:04 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman's pass is intercepted by Alex Mann | 36-39 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Curtis Wilson - foul #1 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Clark (SG), Larry Sampson (PF) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Alex Mann | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG) Stanley Brockman | |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | John Wade is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Travis Daniel, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Chambliss (PF) Larry Rugg | |
| 09:08 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-39 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Paul Thomas pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:46 | Virginia | Paul Thomas misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 39-39 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is hacked by Curtis Wilson - foul #2 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG) Raymond Davis, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Rugg (PF) James Chambliss | |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 08:09 | Virginia | Paul Thomas grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 08:07 | Virginia | John Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Honeycutt - foul #3 on Jackie Honeycutt, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF) Donald Scott, Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG) John Wade | |
| 07:57 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Skinner | 39-41 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Larry Rugg swats the short shot by Travis Daniel | 39-41 |
| 07:39 | Virginia | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Sampson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stanley Brockman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Wilson (tired) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Rugg (tiring) 8 reb. C - Paul Thomas (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Jackie Honeycutt is called for the reach on Benjamin Skinner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jackie Honeycutt, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Craig Robison (C) Larry Sampson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 07:10 | Virginia | Paul Thomas connects on the shot in the lane set up by Benjamin Skinner | 42-44 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 06:45 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel grabs the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Thomas - foul #2 on Paul Thomas, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Clark (SG), Larry Sampson (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG), James Chambliss (C) Benjamin Skinner, Paul Thomas | |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:04 | Virginia | John Wade scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Brockman and he's fouled by Travis Daniel - foul #2 on Travis Daniel, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (PF) Travis Daniel | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:04 | Virginia | John Wade makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Sampson | 47-47 |
| 05:28 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson double dribbles | 47-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Craig Robison (C) Raymond Davis, Larry Sampson, Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Paul Thomas (C) Stanley Brockman, Larry Rugg | |
| 05:01 | Virginia | John Wade clanks a turnaround near the basket | 47-50 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Paul Thomas swats the layup by Craig Robison | 47-50 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | John Wade connects on the shot from the right block set up by Paul Thomas | 49-52 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Clark | 52-52 |
| 03:56 | Virginia | James Chambliss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:55 | Virginia | John Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:38 | Virginia | Darrell Coleman steals the ball from Curtis Wilson | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darrell Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Robison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (tiring) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Wade (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Curtis Wilson (tired) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Chambliss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Thomas (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Coleman | 55-52 |
| 03:19 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Larry Sampson (C) Donald Clark, Darrell Coleman, Donald Scott, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), Larry Rugg (PF) Curtis Wilson, Paul Thomas | |
| 03:00 | Virginia | John Wade can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Sampson - foul #4 on Larry Sampson, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| 03:00 | Virginia | John Wade makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:00 | Virginia | John Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:41 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel tips it but misses | 55-54 |
| 02:38 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 02:16 | Virginia | James Chambliss is hacked by Larry Sampson - foul #5 on Larry Sampson, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon (C) Larry Sampson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Wilson (SF) Benjamin Skinner | |
| 02:16 | Virginia | James Chambliss misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:16 | Virginia | James Chambliss makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:59 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 01:57 | Virginia | Larry Rugg gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson knocks in the floater from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | John Wade takes the ball from Jackie Honeycutt | 55-57 |
| 01:21 | Virginia | James Chambliss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Alex Mann | 55-57 |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez is fouled on the floor by Stanley Brockman - foul #3 on Stanley Brockman, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Craig Robison (C) Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Paul Thomas (C) Stanley Brockman, James Chambliss | |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Curtis Wilson steps in front of the Jackie Honeycutt pass | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt is whistled for traveling | 55-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG) John Wade | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Jackie Honeycutt is called for the reach on Paul Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jackie Honeycutt, team foul #11 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (SG) Jackie Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Paul Thomas grabs the board | 55-61 |