| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Slack (fresh) SG - Charlie Spicer (fresh) SF - Joseph Moreira (fresh) PF - Paul Seagle (fresh) C - Charles Killough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fresh) SG - John Wade (fresh) SF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) PF - Larry Rugg (fresh) C - Paul Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Paul Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Moreira - foul #1 on Joseph Moreira, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Scott Slack can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Virginia | John Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Virginia | Charlie Spicer is called for the reach on John Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charlie Spicer, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Virginia | Paul Thomas is fouled on the floor by Charles Killough - foul #1 on Charles Killough, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | John Wade misses the floater from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Paul Seagle gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Paul Seagle can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Virginia | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Virginia | John Wade hits a wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Thomas | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Scott Slack connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Virginia | Paul Thomas can't connect on a shot near the basket | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | UConn | Paul Seagle gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Paul Seagle knocks in the shot from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (PG), Mike Troupe (SG), William Smith (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Dan Lynch (C) Scott Slack, Charlie Spicer, Joseph Moreira, Paul Seagle, Charles Killough | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), James Chambliss (C) John Wade, Paul Thomas | |
| 16:13 | UConn | George Austin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Dan Lynch misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Chambliss - foul #1 on James Chambliss, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG) Benjamin Skinner | |
| 15:52 | UConn | Dan Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Dan Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - George Austin (fresh) SG - Mike Troupe (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Thomas Howard (fresh) C - Dan Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (fresh) SG - John Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Rugg (fairly fresh) C - James Chambliss (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman is called for 5 seconds | 7-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Killough (C) Dan Lynch | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Thomas (C) Larry Rugg | |
| 15:13 | UConn | George Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:12 | Virginia | Paul Thomas pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson lays it in and he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG), Charlie Spicer (SG), Joseph Moreira (SF), Paul Seagle (PF) George Austin, Mike Troupe, William Smith, Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:49 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Charles Killough knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Moreira | 10-7 |
| 14:05 | Virginia | John Wade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Dan Lynch (C) Charles Killough | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Larry Rugg (PF) Stanley Brockman, James Chambliss | |
| 13:45 | UConn | Scott Slack comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:43 | UConn | Paul Seagle hits the follow up shot | 12-7 |
| 13:40 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Seagle - foul #1 on Paul Seagle, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Howard (PF) Paul Seagle | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:20 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a great pass from Curtis Wilson | 12-9 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Joseph Moreira misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Rugg - foul #1 on Larry Rugg, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (PG), Mike Troupe (SG) Scott Slack, Charlie Spicer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:04 | UConn | Joseph Moreira makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:04 | UConn | Joseph Moreira makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:44 | Virginia | Paul Thomas hits the finger roll and the foul's on Thomas Howard - foul #1 on Thomas Howard, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | UConn | William Smith (SF), Charles Killough (C) Joseph Moreira, Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG) John Wade | |
| 12:44 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:32 | UConn | George Austin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 12:31 | Virginia | Larry Rugg grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:02 | Virginia | Paul Thomas misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 14-12 |
| 12:00 | Virginia | Larry Rugg pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Paul Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Brockman | 14-14 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - George Austin (fresh) SG - Mike Troupe (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Dan Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Killough (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fairly fresh) SG - Stanley Brockman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Larry Rugg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Thomas (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UConn | George Austin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Troupe | 17-14 |
| 10:57 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on George Austin - foul #1 on George Austin, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (PG), Charlie Spicer (SG), Thomas Howard (SF), Paul Seagle (PF) George Austin, Mike Troupe, William Smith, Dan Lynch | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG), James Chambliss (C) Stanley Brockman, Paul Thomas | |
| 10:57 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Charles Killough snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Scott Slack is hacked by James Chambliss - foul #2 on James Chambliss, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Thomas (C) James Chambliss | |
| 10:12 | UConn | Paul Seagle hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Howard | 19-16 |
| 09:43 | Virginia | John Wade can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Charlie Spicer - foul #2 on Charlie Spicer, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (SG), Joseph Moreira (SF) Charlie Spicer, Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (PG) Benjamin Skinner | |
| 09:43 | Virginia | John Wade makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:43 | Virginia | John Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Scott Slack misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Thomas, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Scott Slack makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Scott Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | John Wade is open and scores on a floater from the right block set up by Stanley Brockman | 21-20 |
| 08:35 | UConn | Joseph Moreira misses the lay-in | 21-20 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Scott Slack pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Joseph Moreira banks in the layup set up by Paul Seagle | 23-20 |
| 07:51 | Virginia | John Wade scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Stanley Brockman | 23-22 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Joseph Moreira knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Slack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mike Troupe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Moreira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Seagle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Killough (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (tiring) 3 ast. SG - John Wade (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Wilson (tired) 5 pts. PF - Larry Rugg (tiring) 2 reb. C - Paul Thomas (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman is hacked by Scott Slack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Slack, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (PG), William Smith (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Dan Lynch (C) Scott Slack, Joseph Moreira, Paul Seagle, Charles Killough | |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG) John Wade | |
| 07:20 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:20 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:57 | UConn | Thomas Howard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 25-24 |
| 06:56 | Virginia | Larry Rugg grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson can't finish the layup | 25-24 |
| 06:37 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Rugg | 25-24 |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Dan Lynch is called for the reach on Curtis Wilson - foul #1 on Dan Lynch, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG) Stanley Brockman | |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-24 |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Dan Lynch is hacked by Paul Thomas - foul #2 on Paul Thomas, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Moreira (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:31 | UConn | Joseph Moreira hits the finger roll set up by George Austin | 27-26 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | John Wade is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Slack (SG), Paul Seagle (PF) Mike Troupe, Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:46 | UConn | Paul Seagle misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Rugg - foul #2 on Larry Rugg, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UConn | William Smith (SF) Joseph Moreira | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG) Larry Rugg | |
| 04:46 | UConn | Paul Seagle makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Paul Seagle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:43 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman loses the dribble to George Austin in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 04:27 | UConn | John Wade swats the shot by Dan Lynch | 29-26 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Scott Slack tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Paul Seagle swats the short shot by John Wade | 31-26 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Dan Lynch grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 03:28 | UConn | William Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | John Wade pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - George Austin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Slack (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Paul Seagle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (tiring) SG - Stanley Brockman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Wilson (tired) 7 pts. PF - John Wade (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Thomas (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Paul Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Paul Thomas, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Troupe (PG), Charlie Spicer (SG), Joseph Moreira (SF), Thomas Howard (PF), Charles Killough (C) George Austin, Scott Slack, William Smith, Paul Seagle, Dan Lynch | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Rugg (PF), James Chambliss (C) Stanley Brockman, Paul Thomas | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Charles Killough can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-26 |
| 03:02 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 02:43 | Virginia | John Wade scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Benjamin Skinner and he's fouled by Thomas Howard - foul #2 on Thomas Howard, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| 02:43 | Virginia | John Wade misses the free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:43 | UConn | Charles Killough pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Charles Killough misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Wade - foul #1 on John Wade, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG) John Wade | |
| 02:21 | UConn | Charles Killough makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Charles Killough makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:55 | Virginia | The short jumper by James Chambliss is denied by Thomas Howard | 33-28 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Thomas Howard pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Joseph Moreira can't throw it down | 33-28 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Joseph Moreira misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 01:34 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:29 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson loses the dribble to Mike Troupe in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 01:28 | UConn | Mike Troupe lays it in | 35-28 |
| 01:24 | Virginia | Charlie Spicer steals the ball from Benjamin Skinner in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Charles Killough comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 01:04 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Curtis Wilson | 35-28 |
| 01:02 | Virginia | Joseph Moreira steals the ball from Benjamin Skinner in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Mike Troupe lays it up and in set up by Joseph Moreira | 37-28 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | Joseph Moreira steps in front of the Curtis Wilson pass in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Thomas Howard connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Charlie Spicer and he's fouled by Curtis Wilson - foul #1 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #9 | 39-28 |
| Subs | UConn | George Austin (PG), Scott Slack (SG), Paul Seagle (PF), Dan Lynch (C) Mike Troupe, Charlie Spicer, Joseph Moreira, Charles Killough | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SF) Curtis Wilson | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Thomas Howard makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:29 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner's pass is intercepted by George Austin in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 00:04 | UConn | John Wade is called for the reach on Scott Slack - foul #2 on John Wade, team foul #10 | 40-28 |
| Subs | UConn | William Smith (SF) Thomas Howard | |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Wilson (SF) Stanley Brockman | |
| 00:04 | UConn | Scott Slack makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Scott Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | John Wade misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-28 |