| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Fields (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Billings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Seth James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Middleton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Litchfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Jason Hamm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | David Fields can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Seth James - foul #1 on Seth James, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | David Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the jumper near the basket set up by James Swarey | 35-34 |
| 19:03 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Ronnie Litchfield is denied by Michael Cai | 35-34 |
| 19:02 | Virginia Tech | David Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:45 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Swarey | 37-34 |
| 18:29 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:23 | Virginia Tech | David Fields buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Johnson | 39-34 |
| 18:01 | Holy Cross | David Fields steals it from Ronnie Litchfield | 39-34 |
| 17:42 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Litchfield picks off the pass by James Swarey | 39-34 |
| 17:24 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ronnie Litchfield | 39-36 |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | David Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), George Giambrone (SG), Jesse Warren (SF), Donald Tolbert (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) Shawn Johnson, David Fields, James Swarey, Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), John Coleman (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Joel Mikkelson (PF), Liko Sun (C) Armando Garcia, Seth James, William Middleton, Ronnie Litchfield, Jason Hamm | |
| 16:53 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:51 | Holy Cross | Joel Mikkelson can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert misses the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Coleman - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert makes the 3rd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:20 | Holy Cross | Joel Mikkelson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 41-38 |
| 16:17 | Virginia Tech | David Kennedy is called for the reach on Jesse Warren in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Kennedy, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| 16:06 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:43 | Holy Cross | Jesse Warren steals the ball from Ashley Lee | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Hargrave (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Giambrone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jesse Warren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Whitehead (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ashley Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Liko Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Swarey (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Michael Cai (C) Jesse Warren, Donald Tolbert, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Helton (PG), William Middleton (SF), Ronnie Litchfield (PF), Jason Hamm (C) Ashley Lee, David Kennedy, Joel Mikkelson, Liko Sun | |
| 15:22 | Holy Cross | William Middleton misses the floater from the right block | 44-38 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:13 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave tips it home | 46-38 |
| 14:54 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 14:53 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 14:51 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), David Fields (SG), Ernest Billings (PF) John Hargrave, George Giambrone, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG) John Coleman | |
| 14:32 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-38 |
| 14:31 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:09 | Holy Cross | William Middleton makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Helton | 46-40 |
| 13:51 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 13:49 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Litchfield snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:31 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm's pass is intercepted by Robert Baker | 46-40 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Petti - foul #1 on Anthony Petti, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (SF), Donald Tolbert (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) James Swarey, Ernest Billings, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Ashley Lee (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Joel Mikkelson (PF), Liko Sun (C) Anthony Petti, Michael Helton, William Middleton, Ronnie Litchfield, Jason Hamm | |
| 13:18 | Virginia Tech | David Kennedy steals it from David Fields | 46-40 |
| 13:06 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), George Giambrone (SG) Shawn Johnson, David Fields | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG) Ashley Lee | |
| 12:56 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:54 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert tips it in | 48-40 |
| 12:30 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Kennedy | 48-42 |
| 12:10 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 48-42 |
| 12:08 | Holy Cross | Joel Mikkelson pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:59 | Holy Cross | Seth James misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Hargrave - foul #1 on John Hargrave, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), David Fields (SG), James Swarey (SF), Ernest Billings (PF), Michael Cai (C) John Hargrave, George Giambrone, Jesse Warren, Donald Tolbert, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), John Coleman (SF), Jason Hamm (C) Armando Garcia, David Kennedy, Liko Sun | |
| 11:59 | Holy Cross | Seth James makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:59 | Holy Cross | Seth James misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:59 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:37 | Holy Cross | Joel Mikkelson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Hamm | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Billings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ashley Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Hamm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | David Fields clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Seth James - foul #2 on Seth James, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Middleton (SF), Ronnie Litchfield (PF) Seth James, Joel Mikkelson | |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:16 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm banks in the layup | 50-47 |
| 11:03 | Virginia Tech | Jason Hamm swats the shot by Ernest Billings | 50-47 |
| 11:01 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to William Middleton | 50-47 |
| 10:50 | Holy Cross | John Coleman connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ashley Lee | 50-49 |
| 10:32 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 10:12 | Holy Cross | Michael Cai is called for the reach on Ashley Lee - foul #2 on Michael Cai, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (SG), George Giambrone (SF), Donald Tolbert (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) David Fields, James Swarey, Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Michael Helton (SG), Liko Sun (PF), David Kennedy (C) Ashley Lee, John Coleman, Ronnie Litchfield, Jason Hamm | |
| 09:59 | Holy Cross | John Hargrave steps in front of the Armando Garcia pass | 52-49 |
| 09:46 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert misses the runner from close range | 52-49 |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:31 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 09:30 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 09:26 | Holy Cross | John Hargrave is called for the reach on Armando Garcia in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hargrave, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Fields (SG) Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joel Mikkelson (PF) William Middleton | |
| 09:10 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Helton and the foul's on George Giambrone - foul #2 on George Giambrone, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (SF), Robert Baker (C) David Fields, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), Ronnie Litchfield (PF) Armando Garcia, Liko Sun | |
| 09:10 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:07 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Middleton (SF) David Kennedy | |
| 08:49 | Holy Cross | William Middleton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 08:48 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 08:46 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave loses the dribble to Michael Helton in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 08:44 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton slams it home | 52-54 |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave is called for 10 seconds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Fields (SG), Michael Cai (C) George Giambrone, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), Seth James (SG), John Coleman (SF), Jason Hamm (C) Anthony Petti, Michael Helton, William Middleton, Ronnie Litchfield | |
| 08:20 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Mikkelson and he's fouled by David Fields - foul #2 on David Fields, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Swarey (SF) Jesse Warren | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 08:20 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Baker | 52-56 |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | Ashley Lee steps in front of the Robert Baker pass in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 08:04 | Holy Cross | Seth James buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 08:01 | Virginia Tech | John Coleman is called for the reach on John Hargrave in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Coleman, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG) John Hargrave | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Liko Sun (PF), David Kennedy (C) Joel Mikkelson, Jason Hamm | |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | John Coleman steps in front of the Shawn Johnson pass | 52-59 |
| 07:29 | Holy Cross | James Swarey steals it from Seth James | 52-59 |
| 07:25 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey dunks the ball | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Fields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cai (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ashley Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Liko Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | John Coleman clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Swarey - foul #3 on James Swarey, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SG), Ernest Billings (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) David Fields, Robert Baker, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), William Middleton (SF), Ronnie Litchfield (PF), Jason Hamm (C) Ashley Lee, Seth James, Liko Sun, David Kennedy | |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | John Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | John Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:08 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to James Swarey | 54-59 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | John Coleman is called for the reach on Shawn Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Coleman, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Helton (SG) John Coleman | |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:49 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses the lay-in but the foul's on Shawn Johnson - foul #1 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), Donald Tolbert (PF) Shawn Johnson, Ernest Billings | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 06:49 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:49 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:38 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (SF) James Swarey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 06:20 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jesse Warren - foul #2 on Jesse Warren, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG), Joel Mikkelson (PF) Michael Helton, Ronnie Litchfield | |
| 06:20 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:20 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Donald Tolbert | 56-62 |
| 06:03 | Virginia Tech | Jason Hamm takes the ball from John Hargrave | 56-62 |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia is fouled in the backcourt by John Hargrave - foul #3 on John Hargrave, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Fields (SG), James Swarey (SF), Ernest Billings (PF), Michael Cai (C) George Giambrone, Jesse Warren, Donald Tolbert, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey is hacked by Jason Hamm - foul #1 on Jason Hamm, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), John Coleman (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Liko Sun (PF) Armando Garcia, Seth James, William Middleton, Jason Hamm | |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:32 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 58-64 |
| 05:30 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:27 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Swarey, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG) John Hargrave | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (SG) Joel Mikkelson | |
| 05:12 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 05:07 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Cai and he's fouled by Liko Sun - foul #1 on Liko Sun, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Helton (SG) Anthony Petti | |
| 05:07 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:52 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 04:50 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-67 |
| 04:42 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings tips it in | 63-67 |
| 04:20 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Coleman | 63-69 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | David Fields is hacked by Michael Helton - foul #4 on Michael Helton, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), Jesse Warren (SF), Donald Tolbert (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) Shawn Johnson, James Swarey, Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Seth James (SG), William Middleton (SF), Ronnie Litchfield (PF), Joel Mikkelson (C) Ashley Lee, Michael Helton, John Coleman, Liko Sun, David Kennedy | |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:43 | Holy Cross | Seth James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 03:42 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Mikkelson | 65-69 |
| 03:22 | Holy Cross | Seth James connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Middleton | 65-72 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Hargrave (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Tolbert (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Middleton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronnie Litchfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. C - Joel Mikkelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jesse Warren and he's fouled by William Middleton - foul #3 on William Middleton, team foul #11 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SG) David Fields | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm (C) Joel Mikkelson | |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave makes the free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:47 | Holy Cross | William Middleton misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Warren - foul #3 on Jesse Warren, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG) Jesse Warren | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG) Armando Garcia | |
| 02:47 | Holy Cross | William Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:47 | Holy Cross | William Middleton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:47 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:47 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jason Hamm - foul #2 on Jason Hamm, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Swarey (SF) George Giambrone | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Ashley Lee (SG), Joel Mikkelson (PF), Liko Sun (C) Anthony Petti, Seth James, Ronnie Litchfield, Jason Hamm | |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:22 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings (PF) Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Johnson - foul #2 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Fields (SG) John Hargrave | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm (C) Liko Sun | |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Joel Mikkelson is called for the reach on David Fields - foul #2 on Joel Mikkelson, team foul #13 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai (C) Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG), Ronnie Litchfield (PF) Ashley Lee, Joel Mikkelson | |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:35 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses the easy layup | 72-73 |
| 01:33 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Seth James is called for the reach on James Swarey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Seth James, team foul #14 | 72-73 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:14 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Ronnie Litchfield is denied by Michael Cai | 73-73 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ernest Billings, team foul #13 | 73-73 |
| 00:34 | Holy Cross | Michael Cai denies the turnaround by Armando Garcia | 73-73 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses the lay-in | 73-73 |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Litchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Holy Cross | Seth James misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 73-73 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | The clock runs out | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Billings (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Middleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Litchfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. C - Jason Hamm (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai misses the easy layup | 73-73 |
| 04:41 | Holy Cross | Seth James pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:20 | Holy Cross | Seth James misses the jump hook from the right block | 73-73 |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | David Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | Armando Garcia is called for the reach on Shawn Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Armando Garcia, team foul #15 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), Michael Helton (SG), Joel Mikkelson (PF), Liko Sun (C) Armando Garcia, Seth James, Ronnie Litchfield, Jason Hamm | |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:57 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joel Mikkelson | 75-76 |
| 03:30 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by William Middleton - foul #4 on William Middleton, team foul #16 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (SG) David Fields | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 03:30 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:30 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:30 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey makes the 3rd free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:14 | Holy Cross | Joel Mikkelson makes the jump hook from the baseline | 77-78 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 77-78 |
| 03:01 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey can't tip it in | 77-78 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert tips it but misses | 77-78 |
| 02:58 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun pulls down the rebound | 77-78 |
| 02:58 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Fields (SG), Ernest Billings (PF), Michael Cai (C) John Hargrave, Donald Tolbert, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Jason Hamm (C) Michael Helton, Liko Sun | |
| 02:34 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-78 |
| 02:32 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 02:30 | Virginia Tech | David Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 02:04 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia's layup is rejected by Michael Cai | 77-78 |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | David Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 01:57 | Virginia Tech | Joel Mikkelson is called for the reach on David Fields - foul #3 on Joel Mikkelson, team foul #17 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG), Ronnie Litchfield (PF) Ashley Lee, Joel Mikkelson | |
| 01:57 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 01:57 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:40 | Holy Cross | Seth James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-78 |
| 01:38 | Holy Cross | Jason Hamm misses the tip | 79-78 |
| 01:36 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings snags the defensive board | 79-78 |
| 01:30 | Virginia Tech | David Fields is called for traveling in the backcourt | 79-78 |
| 01:12 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Litchfield knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Seth James | 79-80 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | David Fields makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-80 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Fields (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swarey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Billings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Cai (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Middleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ronnie Litchfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. C - Jason Hamm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Litchfield misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest Billings - foul #4 on Ernest Billings, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Litchfield makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Ronnie Litchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Fields | 84-82 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | William Middleton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 84-82 |