| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Herbst (fresh) 9 pts. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 9 pts. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Kevin Hill inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:32 | Virginia | James Kessler is whistled for a carry | 32-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (SG), Peter Folmar (C) Billy Noe, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields is hacked by Kevin Hill - foul #1 on Kevin Hill, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, William Herbst, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | Kevin Hill steals the ball from Andrew Geoghegan | 32-34 |
| 18:33 | Virginia | Earl Cannon scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Hill | 32-36 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | James Kessler denies the turnaround by Lorenzo Garcia | 32-36 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan tips it in | 34-36 |
| 17:56 | Virginia | Kevin Hill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Hill, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), William Herbst (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Billy Noe, Lorenzo Garcia, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | James Kessler steps in front of the Peter Folmar pass | 34-36 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | Dmitry Swierczynski is called for the reach on Ronald Kern - foul #2 on Dmitry Swierczynski, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF) Kevin Hill | |
| 16:46 | Virginia | James Kessler misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Herbst - foul #2 on William Herbst, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Smith (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Victor McGlinchey, William Herbst, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Lewis (SG), Darrell Spraggins (C) Earl Cannon, Stephen Harrison | |
| 16:46 | Virginia | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:46 | Virginia | James Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 16:32 | Virginia | Darrell Spraggins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:16 | Virginia | Ronald Kern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Peter Folmar | 34-38 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dmitry Swierczynski | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dmitry Swierczynski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Folmar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) PF - James Kessler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Darrell Spraggins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Virginia | Ronald Kern scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Lewis | 37-41 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dmitry Swierczynski | 39-41 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Ronald Kern splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Kessler - foul #2 on James Kessler, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), William Herbst (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Dmitry Swierczynski, Patrick Smith, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (PG), Earl Cannon (SG), Kevin Hill (SF), Stephen Harrison (PF) Ronald Kern, Thomas Lewis, Andrew Horne, James Kessler | |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 13:48 | Virginia | Fred Terrell loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG) Lorenzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich (C) Darrell Spraggins | |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kevin Hill - foul #3 on Kevin Hill, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia (PF) Billy Noe | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:03 | Virginia | Earl Cannon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alphonso Esposito - foul #1 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG) Lorenzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:03 | Virginia | Earl Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:03 | Virginia | Earl Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Stephen Harrison steps in front of the Andrew Geoghegan pass | 43-42 |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Stephen Harrison and the foul's on Andrew Geoghegan - foul #1 on Andrew Geoghegan, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (SG) Billy Noe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG) Fred Terrell | |
| 12:26 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan comes up short on the shot near the basket | 43-45 |
| 12:05 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Stephen Petrovich | 43-45 |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Kevin Hill misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Dmitry Swierczynski - foul #3 on Dmitry Swierczynski, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG) Dmitry Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kessler (PF) Stephen Petrovich | |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Kevin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Kevin Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito grabs the board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Herbst (fresh) 9 pts. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 11 pts. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 10:58 | Virginia | James Kessler is hacked by Alphonso Esposito - foul #2 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) William Herbst, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF), Darrell Spraggins (C) Kevin Hill, Stephen Harrison | |
| 10:37 | Virginia | James Kessler clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 45-46 |
| 10:23 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James Kessler | 45-46 |
| 09:54 | Virginia | James Kessler drills a floater from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 09:31 | Virginia | James Kessler grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 09:02 | Virginia | Andrew Horne misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Fields - foul #2 on Kevin Fields, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), William Herbst (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Kevin Fields, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Lewis (SG), Kevin Hill (SF), Stephen Harrison (C) Earl Cannon, James Kessler, Darrell Spraggins | |
| 09:02 | Virginia | Andrew Horne makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:02 | Virginia | Andrew Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan's pass is intercepted by Andrew Horne | 45-50 |
| 08:27 | Virginia | Ronald Kern evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | William Herbst grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:36 | Virginia | Kevin Hill loses the dribble to Andrew Geoghegan | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dmitry Swierczynski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor McGlinchey (fresh) PF - William Herbst (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Lewis steals the ball from Andrew Geoghegan | 45-50 |
| 06:52 | Virginia | Andrew Horne blows the dunk | 45-50 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 45-50 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | William Herbst is hacked by Stephen Harrison - foul #2 on Stephen Harrison, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Kevin Fields (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Alphonso Esposito, Victor McGlinchey, William Herbst, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (PG), Earl Cannon (SG), Stephen Petrovich (SF), James Kessler (PF) Ronald Kern, Thomas Lewis, Kevin Hill, Andrew Horne | |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stephen Petrovich - foul #1 on Stephen Petrovich, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Smith (SF) Dmitry Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Darrell Spraggins (C) Stephen Harrison | |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Billy Noe steps in front of the Fred Terrell pass | 48-50 |
| 05:32 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe lays it up and in | 50-50 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | James Kessler's floater is tipped away by Lorenzo Garcia | 50-50 |
| 05:05 | Virginia | Darrell Spraggins tips it home | 50-52 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-52 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 52-52 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (SG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), William Herbst (PF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Kevin Fields, Patrick Smith, Lorenzo Garcia, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG), Kevin Hill (SF), Stephen Harrison (C) Fred Terrell, Stephen Petrovich, Darrell Spraggins | |
| 04:05 | Virginia | Billy Noe steals it from Ronald Kern in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | William Herbst tips it home | 54-52 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | William Herbst is called for the reach on James Kessler - foul #3 on William Herbst, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Kevin Fields (SF) Billy Noe, Victor McGlinchey | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:24 | Virginia | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | James Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dmitry Swierczynski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Herbst (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | William Herbst misses the floater from the right side | 54-54 |
| 03:00 | Virginia | Kevin Hill gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is fouled on the floor by Dmitry Swierczynski - foul #4 on Dmitry Swierczynski, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Victor McGlinchey (SF), Peter Folmar (C) Alphonso Esposito, Kevin Fields, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | William Herbst grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Peter Folmar scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-54 |
| 01:55 | Virginia | Kevin Hill knocks in the runner from close range | 56-56 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 01:44 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Kern | 56-56 |
| 01:18 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison is hacked by Peter Folmar - foul #1 on Peter Folmar, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito (SG), Kevin Fields (SF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Dmitry Swierczynski, Victor McGlinchey, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:18 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:18 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | William Herbst is fouled on the floor by James Kessler - foul #3 on James Kessler, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | William Herbst makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | William Herbst misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | James Kessler grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Earl Cannon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Geoghegan | 57-57 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | William Herbst comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | James Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Herbst (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:34 | Virginia | Kevin Hill double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Patrick Smith (SF), Lorenzo Garcia (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Billy Noe, Kevin Fields, William Herbst, Andrew Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 04:12 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:54 | Virginia | Earl Cannon is fouled on the floor by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Kevin Fields (SF) Dmitry Swierczynski, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:54 | Virginia | Earl Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:54 | Virginia | Earl Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:33 | Rhode Island | Billy Noe scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alphonso Esposito | 60-58 |
| 03:07 | Virginia | Kevin Hill misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Fields - foul #3 on Kevin Fields, team foul #12 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dmitry Swierczynski (PG), Patrick Smith (SF), Andrew Geoghegan (C) Billy Noe, Kevin Fields, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:07 | Virginia | Kevin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:07 | Virginia | Kevin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Lorenzo Garcia can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 02:53 | Virginia | James Kessler gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Earl Cannon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 02:30 | Virginia | Kevin Hill tips it but misses | 60-60 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Andrew Geoghegan | 60-60 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Cannon - foul #4 on Earl Cannon, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Fields (SF), William Herbst (PF), Peter Folmar (C) Alphonso Esposito, Patrick Smith, Lorenzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF) Kevin Hill | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Earl Cannon drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | William Herbst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Noe (PG), Alphonso Esposito (SG) Dmitry Swierczynski, Peter Folmar | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kevin Hill (SF) Andrew Horne | |
| 00:58 | Virginia | James Kessler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side | 62-62 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | James Kessler tips it in | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Noe (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Herbst (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Geoghegan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Cannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Kessler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Andrew Geoghegan banks in the layup set up by Kevin Fields | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Kevin Hill is whistled for traveling | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Alphonso Esposito buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-64 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Earl Cannon misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-64 |