| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) SF - Willard Ashcraft (fresh) PF - Richard Winger (fresh) C - David Andrews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Carl Ward (fresh) SG - Brian Duvall (fresh) SF - Leslie Smith (fresh) PF - Donald Roy (fresh) C - Nicholas Dye (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Leslie Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Boston College | Carl Ward is hacked by Wayne Ackerson - foul #1 on Wayne Ackerson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Boston College | Brian Duvall is hacked by Wayne Ackerson - foul #2 on Wayne Ackerson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG) Wayne Ackerson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 18:44 | Boston College | Carl Ward misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Boston College | Brian Duvall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Boston College | Donald Roy misses long on a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft banks in the layup on a great pass from David Andrews | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Boston College | Leslie Smith clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Willard Ashcraft - foul #1 on Willard Ashcraft, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Boston College | Leslie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:49 | Boston College | Leslie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Virginia Tech | Brian Duvall steals the ball from Donald Hamilton | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Boston College | Donald Roy lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Duvall | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Boston College | Donald Roy snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Boston College | Brian Duvall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Hamilton - foul #1 on Donald Hamilton, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:28 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews scores on a runner from the right block set up by Jeffrey Reinert | 4-5 |
| 16:05 | Boston College | Brian Duvall misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Richard Winger - foul #1 on Richard Winger, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF), Rick Tamez (C) Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 16:05 | Boston College | Brian Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:05 | Boston College | Brian Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:05 | Boston College | Brian Duvall makes the 3rd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:52 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi is hacked by Brian Duvall - foul #1 on Brian Duvall, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Hamilton (fresh) SF - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) PF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) C - Rick Tamez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Carl Ward (fresh) SG - Brian Duvall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Roy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Dye (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 15:32 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas tips it in | 6-6 |
| 15:07 | Boston College | Brian Duvall drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leslie Smith | 6-9 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 6-9 |
| 14:47 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez tips it home | 8-9 |
| 14:36 | Boston College | Jeffrey Reinert steals it from Leslie Smith | 8-9 |
| 14:31 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Reinert | 10-9 |
| 14:17 | Boston College | Carl Ward misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:59 | Virginia Tech | Donald Roy swats the dunk try by Rick Tamez | 10-9 |
| 13:58 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Brian Duvall | 10-9 |
| 13:54 | Boston College | Brian Duvall knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Carl Ward | 10-12 |
| 13:50 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Jeffrey Reinert, Donald Hamilton, Glenn Thomas, Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Smart (PG), Scott Williams (SG), David Johnston (SF), Shawn Rouse (PF), Mikel Swiatkowski (C) Carl Ward, Brian Duvall, Leslie Smith, Donald Roy, Nicholas Dye | |
| 13:32 | Boston College | James Smart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 13:30 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to David Johnston | 10-12 |
| 13:14 | Boston College | David Andrews swats the dunk try by Mikel Swiatkowski | 10-12 |
| 13:12 | Boston College | David Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:57 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 10-12 |
| 12:56 | Boston College | Scott Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:41 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:39 | Boston College | David Johnston tips it in | 10-14 |
| 12:28 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 12:27 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:16 | Boston College | Willard Ashcraft steps in front of the Scott Williams pass | 10-14 |
| 11:51 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Reyes Seals is denied by Shawn Rouse | 10-14 |
| 11:49 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kurt Phillippi (fairly fresh) SG - Reyes Seals (fresh) SF - Willard Ashcraft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Winger (fresh) C - David Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - James Smart (fresh) SG - Scott Williams (fresh) SF - David Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Rouse (fresh) C - Mikel Swiatkowski (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews is hacked by Mikel Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Mikel Swiatkowski, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Donald Hamilton (SG) Kurt Phillippi, Reyes Seals | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Ward (PG), Leslie Smith (SF), Donald Roy (PF), Nicholas Dye (C) Scott Williams, David Johnston, Shawn Rouse, Mikel Swiatkowski | |
| 11:12 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft is hacked by Leslie Smith - foul #1 on Leslie Smith, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF), Richard Brownlee (C) Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Duvall (SG) James Smart | |
| 10:54 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez is fouled on the floor by Carl Ward - foul #1 on Carl Ward, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 10:39 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-14 |
| 10:21 | Boston College | Leslie Smith's floater is tipped away by Richard Brownlee | 10-14 |
| 10:20 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:14 | Virginia Tech | Donald Roy takes the ball from Rick Tamez | 10-14 |
| 10:05 | Boston College | Brian Duvall misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Hamilton - foul #2 on Donald Hamilton, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Donald Hamilton, Rick Tamez, Glenn Thomas, Richard Brownlee | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 10:05 | Boston College | Brian Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:05 | Boston College | Brian Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:48 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses the tip | 10-15 |
| 09:46 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 09:33 | Boston College | Reyes Seals steals the ball from Brian Duvall | 12-15 |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reyes Seals | 14-15 |
| 09:11 | Boston College | Richard Winger denies the turnaround by Nicholas Dye | 14-15 |
| 09:09 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye can't tip it in | 14-15 |
| 09:07 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-15 |
| 09:01 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:50 | Boston College | Carl Ward is hacked by Willard Ashcraft - foul #2 on Willard Ashcraft, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SG), Rick Tamez (SF) Reyes Seals, Willard Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Smart (SG), David Johnston (SF), Shawn Rouse (PF), Mikel Swiatkowski (C) Brian Duvall, Leslie Smith, Donald Roy, Nicholas Dye | |
| 08:50 | Boston College | Carl Ward makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:50 | Boston College | Carl Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 08:21 | Boston College | Jeffrey Reinert steals the ball from Carl Ward | 16-17 |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Reinert | 18-17 |
| 08:13 | Boston College | James Smart knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Rouse | 18-19 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Mikel Swiatkowski steals the ball from David Andrews | 18-19 |
| 07:53 | Boston College | Mikel Swiatkowski connects on the floater in the lane set up by Carl Ward | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Tamez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Winger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Carl Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Rouse (fresh) C - Mikel Swiatkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:19 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi banks in the layup and the foul's on James Smart - foul #1 on James Smart, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (SG), Glenn Thomas (PF) Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Duvall (SG), Leslie Smith (SF), Donald Roy (PF), Nicholas Dye (C) Carl Ward, David Johnston, Shawn Rouse, Mikel Swiatkowski | |
| 07:19 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:02 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Smart | 21-23 |
| 06:45 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert blows the layup | 21-23 |
| 06:44 | Boston College | Donald Roy pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Duvall | 21-25 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert loses the dribble to Nicholas Dye | 21-25 |
| 06:18 | Boston College | Leslie Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:56 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi is called for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Toby Pewitt (SF), Richard Brownlee (C) Kurt Phillippi, Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | Boston College | Mikel Swiatkowski (PG), Scott Williams (SG) James Smart, Brian Duvall | |
| 05:34 | Boston College | Scott Williams misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:06 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert is fouled on the floor by Mikel Swiatkowski - foul #2 on Mikel Swiatkowski, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Toby Pewitt, Glenn Thomas, Richard Brownlee | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Ward (PG), David Johnston (SF), Shawn Rouse (C) Mikel Swiatkowski, Leslie Smith, Nicholas Dye | |
| 04:48 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 04:46 | Boston College | David Johnston grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 04:20 | Boston College | Scott Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 04:18 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to David Johnston | 21-25 |
| 04:09 | Boston College | Scott Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Winger - foul #2 on Richard Winger, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF) Reyes Seals, Richard Winger | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Duvall (SG), Robert Wehmeyer (C) David Johnston, Donald Roy | |
| 04:09 | Boston College | Scott Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:09 | Boston College | Scott Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:09 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 03:51 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-26 |
| 03:49 | Boston College | Carl Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rick Tamez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Carl Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Duvall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shawn Rouse (fresh) C - Robert Wehmeyer (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 21-26 |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:24 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kurt Phillippi | 24-26 |
| 03:02 | Boston College | Robert Wehmeyer misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-26 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:55 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-26 |
| 02:53 | Boston College | Carl Ward grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 02:44 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Brian Duvall and he's hacked by Glenn Thomas - foul #1 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (PG), Wayne Ackerson (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF) Jeffrey Reinert, Kurt Phillippi, Glenn Thomas, David Andrews | |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Roy (PF), Nicholas Dye (C) Scott Williams, Robert Wehmeyer | |
| 02:44 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 02:20 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye is fouled on the floor by Rick Tamez - foul #1 on Rick Tamez, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Smart (PG), Leslie Smith (SF) Carl Ward, Shawn Rouse | |
| 02:20 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:20 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:20 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 02:05 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson's pass is intercepted by James Smart | 27-30 |
| 01:58 | Boston College | Nicholas Dye knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 01:50 | Boston College | Leslie Smith grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 01:28 | Boston College | Leslie Smith is hacked by Willard Ashcraft - foul #3 on Willard Ashcraft, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Toby Pewitt (SF), David Andrews (C) Willard Ashcraft, Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | Boston College | Mikel Swiatkowski (PG) Brian Duvall | |
| 01:28 | Boston College | Leslie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:28 | Boston College | Leslie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:14 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 01:13 | Boston College | Donald Roy grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 01:02 | Boston College | Mikel Swiatkowski banks in the layup set up by Donald Roy and the foul's on Donald Hamilton - foul #3 on Donald Hamilton, team foul #12 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (PG), Kurt Phillippi (SF) Donald Hamilton, Toby Pewitt | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carl Ward (PG) Donald Roy | |
| 01:02 | Boston College | Mikel Swiatkowski makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals double dribbles | 27-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Shawn Rouse (PF) Mikel Swiatkowski | |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Carl Ward drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 00:02 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Shawn Rouse misses long on a fullcourt shot | 27-39 |