| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) SF - James Kessler (fresh) PF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kelvin Witmer (fresh) SG - Gene Neihoff (fresh) SF - Rick Benge (fresh) PF - Charles Marsh (fresh) C - Brandon Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Rick Benge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Rick Benge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Marsh - foul #1 on Charles Marsh, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | Brandon Bennett grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Marsh | 1-2 |
| 18:39 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Kern | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses long on a shot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Kern | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James Kessler | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | James Kessler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Kessler, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Virginia | Earl Cannon buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Kern | 8-4 |
| 16:34 | Florida State | Charles Marsh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 16:32 | Florida State | Brandon Bennett tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brandon Bennett - foul #1 on Brandon Bennett, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:22 | Florida State | Brandon Bennett gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | Florida State | Charles Marsh misses short on a shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Earl Cannon | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Witmer - foul #1 on Kelvin Witmer, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 15:48 | Virginia | Charles Marsh steps in front of the Stephen Harrison pass | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Kessler (fresh) PF - Stephen Petrovich (fresh) 1 pts. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kelvin Witmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Neihoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rick Benge (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Marsh (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:21 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:20 | Florida State | Rick Benge grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Earl Cannon steals the ball from Gene Neihoff | 8-8 |
| 14:58 | Virginia | James Kessler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| 14:42 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 14:40 | Florida State | Charles Marsh tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 14:21 | Virginia | James Kessler banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Kern | 12-10 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the lay-in | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 13:55 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:33 | Virginia | Ronald Kern knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 14-10 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | The short jumper by Rick Benge is denied by Stephen Harrison | 14-10 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff tips it in | 14-12 |
| 12:53 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich's floater is tipped away by Charles Marsh | 14-12 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Rick Benge | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer is hacked by James Kessler - foul #2 on James Kessler, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Lewis (PG), Fred Terrell (SG), Kevin Hill (SF), Andrew Horne (PF), Darrell Spraggins (C) Ronald Kern, Earl Cannon, James Kessler, Stephen Petrovich, Stephen Harrison | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clarence Price (SG), Stephen Ellwood (SF), William Shelton (PF), Cory Kelly (C) Kelvin Witmer, Gene Neihoff, Charles Marsh, Brandon Bennett | |
| 12:17 | Florida State | Cory Kelly connects on the floater from the right block | 14-14 |
| 12:00 | Virginia | Kevin Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:58 | Florida State | Cory Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:49 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hill - foul #1 on Kevin Hill, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Slovinsky (PG) Rick Benge | |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Cory Kelly misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Darrell Spraggins - foul #1 on Darrell Spraggins, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Cory Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Cory Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Lewis (fresh) SG - Fred Terrell (fresh) SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) PF - Andrew Horne (fresh) C - Darrell Spraggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jay Slovinsky (fresh) SG - Clarence Price (fresh) SF - Stephen Ellwood (fresh) PF - William Shelton (fresh) C - Cory Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Virginia | Kevin Hill's layup is rejected by Cory Kelly | 14-16 |
| 11:27 | Florida State | Cory Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:04 | Florida State | Andrew Horne blocks the jumper by Clarence Price | 14-16 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Kevin Hill snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:45 | Virginia | William Shelton is called for the reach on Andrew Horne - foul #1 on William Shelton, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG) Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Benge (PG), Gene Neihoff (SG) Jay Slovinsky, Clarence Price | |
| 10:33 | Virginia | Ronald Kern comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Rick Benge scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Neihoff and the foul's on Darrell Spraggins - foul #2 on Darrell Spraggins, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Napoleon Spicer (C) Darrell Spraggins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer (PG), Charles Marsh (PF), Brandon Bennett (C) Stephen Ellwood, William Shelton, Cory Kelly | |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:14 | Virginia | Andrew Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:59 | Virginia | Andrew Horne drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Kern | 16-18 |
| 09:35 | Florida State | Rick Benge buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Marsh | 16-20 |
| 09:26 | Virginia | Kevin Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (SG), Stephen Petrovich (PF), Stephen Harrison (C) Fred Terrell, Andrew Horne, Napoleon Spicer | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:06 | Florida State | Ronald Kern steals it from Brandon Bennett | 16-20 |
| 09:02 | Virginia | Ronald Kern lays it in | 18-20 |
| 08:57 | Florida State | Rick Benge lays it in on a great pass from Kelvin Witmer | 18-22 |
| 08:48 | Virginia | Earl Cannon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Earl Cannon, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood (SF), Cory Kelly (C) Kelvin Witmer, Charles Marsh | |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Kevin Hill denies the turnaround by Rick Benge | 18-22 |
| 08:27 | Virginia | Kevin Hill gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:14 | Virginia | Earl Cannon is fouled on the floor by Gene Neihoff - foul #1 on Gene Neihoff, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Slovinsky (PG), Clarence Price (SG), William Shelton (PF) Rick Benge, Gene Neihoff, Brandon Bennett | |
| 08:00 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is whistled for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF) Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Clarence Price drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Slovinsky | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Petrovich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jay Slovinsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Ellwood (fresh) PF - William Shelton (fresh) C - Cory Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clarence Price - foul #1 on Clarence Price, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Napoleon Spicer (PF) Stephen Petrovich | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer (PG), Rick Benge (SF), Charles Marsh (PF) Jay Slovinsky, Stephen Ellwood, William Shelton | |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Ronald Kern makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Ronald Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Clarence Price hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Cannon - foul #2 on Earl Cannon, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Lewis (PG), Fred Terrell (SG) Ronald Kern, Earl Cannon | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Clarence Price makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Clarence Price makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:47 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses the lay-in | 20-26 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Clarence Price grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:39 | Florida State | Clarence Price drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Marsh | 20-29 |
| 06:20 | Virginia | Charles Marsh swats the dunk try by Stephen Harrison | 20-29 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Charles Marsh gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 06:12 | Florida State | Rick Benge is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rick Benge, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG), Earl Cannon (SG), James Kessler (SF), Stephen Petrovich (PF) Thomas Lewis, Fred Terrell, Andrew Horne, Stephen Harrison | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gene Neihoff (SG), Brandon Bennett (C) Clarence Price, Cory Kelly | |
| 06:01 | Virginia | James Kessler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 06:00 | Florida State | Charles Marsh grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Rick Benge can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Earl Cannon - foul #3 on Earl Cannon, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kevin Hill (SF) Earl Cannon | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood (SF) Kelvin Witmer | |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Rick Benge makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Rick Benge makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:33 | Virginia | James Kessler misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 20-31 |
| 05:32 | Virginia | Ronald Kern grabs the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 05:18 | Virginia | James Kessler is whistled for a carry | 20-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clarence Price (SG), Cory Kelly (C) Rick Benge, Charles Marsh | |
| 05:04 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-31 |
| 05:02 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:58 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 04:57 | Virginia | Ronald Kern pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Kevin Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Bennett | 20-31 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Napoleon Spicer | 20-31 |
| 04:34 | Virginia | James Kessler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 20-31 |
| 04:32 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brandon Bennett | 20-31 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Clarence Price buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-34 |
| 04:10 | Virginia | Ronald Kern splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Hill | 23-34 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Ellwood | 23-37 |
| 03:31 | Virginia | Ronald Kern comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Brandon Bennett snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Petrovich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Napoleon Spicer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gene Neihoff (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Price (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen Ellwood (fresh) PF - Brandon Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Florida State | Gene Neihoff is called for a backcourt violation | 23-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Lewis (PG), Fred Terrell (SG), Andrew Horne (PF), Stephen Harrison (C) Ronald Kern, Kevin Hill, Stephen Petrovich, Napoleon Spicer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kelvin Witmer (PG), Rick Benge (SF), Charles Marsh (PF) Gene Neihoff, Stephen Ellwood, Brandon Bennett | |
| 02:56 | Virginia | James Kessler misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cory Kelly - foul #1 on Cory Kelly, team foul #8 | 23-37 |
| 02:56 | Virginia | James Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:56 | Virginia | James Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Cory Kelly double dribbles | 25-37 |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Fred Terrell hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Lewis | 27-37 |
| 02:03 | Florida State | Rick Benge makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Clarence Price | 27-39 |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Charles Marsh takes the ball from Stephen Harrison | 27-39 |
| 01:40 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by James Kessler - foul #3 on James Kessler, team foul #9 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG), Kevin Hill (SF) Thomas Lewis, James Kessler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gene Neihoff (SG) Clarence Price | |
| 01:40 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:40 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 01:33 | Virginia | Kevin Hill misses long on an open jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Kelvin Witmer - foul #2 on Kelvin Witmer, team foul #9 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Shelton (C) Cory Kelly | |
| 01:33 | Virginia | Kevin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:33 | Virginia | Kevin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Rick Benge misses short on a shot near the basket | 29-39 |
| 01:10 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Marsh | 29-39 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Rick Benge lays it up and in set up by William Shelton | 29-41 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Fred Terrell | 29-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich (PF) Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Bennett (PF) Charles Marsh | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Brandon Bennett is fouled on the floor by Stephen Petrovich - foul #1 on Stephen Petrovich, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Darrell Spraggins (C) Stephen Harrison | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood (SF), Cory Kelly (C) Kelvin Witmer, William Shelton | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Brandon Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Brandon Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Darrell Spraggins snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Fred Terrell is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronald Kern | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Stephen Ellwood misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-42 |