| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Rugg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Derrick Mays (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Richard Walker inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Richard Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 19:34 | Virginia | John Wade grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 19:05 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-27 |
| 19:04 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman tips it in | 32-27 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Derrick Mays | 32-30 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson is hacked by Richard Walker - foul #2 on Richard Walker, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 17:55 | Virginia | Larry Rugg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | Florida State | Derrick Mays hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 17:36 | Virginia | Larry Rugg pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:17 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Paul Thomas | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence drills a jumper from the right block set up by Jeffrey Fields and he's hacked by Curtis Wilson - foul #1 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Chambliss (C) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:55 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:55 | Virginia | Larry Rugg pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | James Chambliss misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 16:38 | Virginia | John Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:16 | Virginia | John Wade misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 16:15 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:02 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields comes up short on the runner in the lane | 34-32 |
| 16:01 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Rugg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - James Chambliss (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Fields (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Upshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Virginia | James Chambliss comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 15:33 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:17 | Florida State | Richard Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 15:15 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 14:55 | Virginia | Larry Rugg gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:36 | Virginia | Richard Walker takes the ball from John Wade | 34-32 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Rugg - foul #1 on Larry Rugg, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), Paul Thomas (C) Stanley Brockman, Larry Rugg | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), Albert Murphy (C) Jeffrey Fields, Frank Lawrence | |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Albert Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:00 | Florida State | A charge is called on David Collison - foul #4 on David Collison, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Rugg (PF) James Chambliss | |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (SG) David Collison | |
| 13:41 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 34-33 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | William McIntosh grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:35 | Florida State | Curtis Wilson picks off the pass by Derrick Mays | 34-33 |
| 13:15 | Virginia | John Wade connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Benjamin Skinner | 36-33 |
| 13:01 | Florida State | Larry Rugg steps in front of the Derrick Mays pass | 36-33 |
| 12:57 | Virginia | Paul Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Skinner | 38-33 |
| 12:40 | Florida State | Richard Walker is whistled for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Chambliss (PF) Larry Rugg | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (SG), Ryan Evanski (SF), Frank Lawrence (PF) William McIntosh, Richard Walker, Thomas Upshaw | |
| 12:22 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the runner in the paint | 40-33 |
| 12:03 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 12:01 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:44 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 40-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG) John Wade | |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (PG) Derrick Mays | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Brockman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Wilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Chambliss (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William McIntosh (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Fields (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Evanski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Paul Thomas hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 11:08 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski scores on a floater near the basket set up by William McIntosh | 42-35 |
| 10:45 | Virginia | James Chambliss hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Jeffrey Fields - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Rugg (PF) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Florida State | Derrick Mays (PG), Richard Walker (SF), Thomas Upshaw (PF) Jeffrey Fields, Ryan Evanski, Frank Lawrence | |
| 10:45 | Virginia | James Chambliss makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Larry Rugg - foul #2 on Larry Rugg, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG), Paul Thomas (C) Stanley Brockman, James Chambliss | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 10:00 | Virginia | Larry Rugg pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:32 | Virginia | John Wade misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 09:31 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:09 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner is hacked by Albert Murphy - foul #4 on Albert Murphy, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), James Chambliss (C) John Wade, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (SG), Frank Lawrence (C) William McIntosh, Albert Murphy | |
| 08:48 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Walker - foul #3 on Richard Walker, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Longacre (PG) Derrick Mays | |
| 08:48 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson misses the free throw | 47-35 |
| 08:48 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Frank Lawrence | 47-35 |
| 08:38 | Florida State | David Longacre makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Stanley Brockman's pass is intercepted by Richard Walker | 47-38 |
| 07:57 | Florida State | Benjamin Skinner picks off the pass by Frank Lawrence | 47-38 |
| 07:53 | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner hits the finger roll | 49-38 |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Chambliss - foul #2 on James Chambliss, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG), Paul Thomas (C) Benjamin Skinner, Larry Rugg | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), Derrick Mays (SG), Ryan Evanski (SF), Albert Murphy (C) David Longacre, Jeffrey Fields, Richard Walker, Frank Lawrence | |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 07:33 | Virginia | James Chambliss grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stanley Brockman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Curtis Wilson (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Chambliss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Evanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Upshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Rugg (PF) James Chambliss | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Lawrence (PF) Thomas Upshaw | |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Derrick Mays buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Collison | 49-42 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Paul Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Derrick Mays loses the dribble to Larry Rugg | 51-42 |
| 05:58 | Virginia | John Wade is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Wade, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Skinner (PG), James Chambliss (PF) Stanley Brockman, Larry Rugg | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (SG), Richard Walker (SF), Thomas Upshaw (PF) Derrick Mays, Ryan Evanski, Frank Lawrence | |
| 05:35 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 05:34 | Virginia | Paul Thomas snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 05:30 | Virginia | James Chambliss misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by James Chambliss - foul #3 on James Chambliss, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:01 | Virginia | Albert Murphy steals the ball from Benjamin Skinner | 51-44 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | David Collison is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Skinner - foul #4 on Benjamin Skinner, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Rugg (PF) Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:42 | Florida State | David Collison makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | David Collison misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:42 | Virginia | James Chambliss pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Richard Walker is called for the reach on Curtis Wilson - foul #4 on Richard Walker, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| 03:58 | Virginia | David Collison steals the ball from Larry Rugg | 51-45 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Albert Murphy | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Benjamin Skinner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Wade (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Curtis Wilson (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Rugg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - James Chambliss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Fields (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Walker (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Upshaw (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Richard Walker steals it from Curtis Wilson | 51-47 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields knocks in the shot from the left side | 51-49 |
| 02:32 | Virginia | James Chambliss knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Richard Walker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Rugg - foul #3 on Larry Rugg, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG), Paul Thomas (C) John Wade, James Chambliss | |
| Subs | Florida State | Derrick Mays (SG), Frank Lawrence (PF) Jeffrey Fields, Thomas Upshaw | |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Richard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Richard Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:15 | Virginia | Paul Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Paul Thomas misses the easy layup | 54-50 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Frank Lawrence | 54-50 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG) Stanley Brockman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (SG), Thomas Upshaw (PF) Derrick Mays, Frank Lawrence | |
| 01:36 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Collison | 54-52 |
| 01:18 | Virginia | Paul Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | Albert Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:32 | Virginia | David Collison is called for the reach on Paul Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Collison, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Derrick Mays (PG) David Collison | |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Paul Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Richard Walker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Derrick Mays | 56-55 |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Jeffrey Fields is called for the reach on Larry Rugg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Larry Rugg makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Larry Rugg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Brockman (SG) John Wade | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson is hacked by Jeffrey Fields in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (SG) Jeffrey Fields | |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Curtis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Wade (SG) Stanley Brockman | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Derrick Mays clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Mays | 60-55 |