| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hartzell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hemphill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Alphin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Baker (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rush (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Mireles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Walter Alphin misses short on a shot from the left side | 29-37 |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders misses the tip | 29-37 |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders tips it in | 31-37 |
| 19:29 | Virginia | James Rush can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Alphin - foul #2 on Walter Alphin, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:29 | Virginia | James Rush makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:29 | Virginia | James Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:29 | Alabama | Walter Alphin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:22 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs drills a driving attempt near the basket | 33-38 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Paul Miller hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Rush | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | Bruce Mireles swats the short shot by Raymond Saunders | 33-41 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Walter Alphin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | Paul Miller is hacked by Donald Hemphill - foul #2 on Donald Hemphill, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 18:01 | Virginia | James Rush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jim Boswell (PF) Walter Alphin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clarence Wallin (C) Bruce Mireles | |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Douglas Baker steps in front of the Ben Gibbs pass | 36-41 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | James Rush makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Wallin | 36-44 |
| 16:59 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 16:58 | Virginia | Douglas Baker grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-44 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | David Hartzell snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 16:07 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders tips it home | 38-44 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Rush | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hartzell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hemphill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jim Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Saunders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Baker (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Wallin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Akre | 38-47 |
| 15:37 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs misses the tip | 38-47 |
| 15:36 | Virginia | James Rush gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Paul Miller drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Rush and he's fouled by Raymond Saunders - foul #2 on Raymond Saunders, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (PG), David Davis (SF), Walter Alphin (PF), Steven Negron (C) Ben Gibbs, Donald Hemphill, Jim Boswell, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia | George McMutry (PG), Erik Long (SG), Charles Kindel (PF), Bruce Mireles (C) Douglas Baker, James Rush, Dikembe Akre, Clarence Wallin | |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:14 | Alabama | Steven Negron grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:08 | Alabama | David Hartzell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Walter Alphin | 41-49 |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Charles Kindel knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Paul Miller and he's fouled by Walter Alphin - foul #3 on Walter Alphin, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Brian Hamblin (PF) Paul Miller | |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Charles Kindel makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:44 | Alabama | David Hartzell misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Kindel - foul #1 on Charles Kindel, team foul #1 | 41-52 |
| 14:44 | Alabama | David Hartzell makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:44 | Alabama | David Hartzell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Charles Kindel pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steven Negron - foul #3 on Steven Negron, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | George Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-53 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | George McMutry's pass is intercepted by David Davis | 42-53 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | David Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Hamblin - foul #2 on Brian Hamblin, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jim Boswell (SG) David Hartzell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Baker (PG), Dikembe Akre (PF) George McMutry, Brian Hamblin | |
| 13:24 | Alabama | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 13:07 | Virginia | Erik Long is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Erik Long, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG) Walter Alphin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Bennett (C) Bruce Mireles | |
| 12:47 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs is whistled for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael McFarlan (SF), Ernest Copp (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) George Hawkins, David Davis, Steven Negron | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Rush (SG), Clarence Wallin (C) Erik Long, Ronald Bennett | |
| 12:30 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kolinsky (SF) Charles Kindel | |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs misses the dunk attempt | 44-53 |
| 12:09 | Virginia | James Kolinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:05 | Virginia | James Rush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael McFarlan | 44-53 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Jim Boswell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Davis (SG), Donald Hemphill (SF) Michael McFarlan, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia | Erik Long (SF), Brian Hamblin (C) James Kolinsky, Dikembe Akre | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hemphill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jim Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Copp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Baker (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rush (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Long (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Wallin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Hamblin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin travels with the ball | 44-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (SG), Walter Alphin (PF) David Davis, Jim Boswell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruce Mireles (C) Clarence Wallin | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Douglas Baker steals the ball from Ernest Copp | 44-53 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | James Rush scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Erik Long | 44-56 |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Alphin | 47-56 |
| 10:40 | Virginia | Ben Gibbs takes the ball from Douglas Baker in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | George Hawkins lays it in on a great pass from Ben Gibbs | 49-56 |
| 10:14 | Virginia | Brian Hamblin lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Baker | 49-58 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill is hacked by Bruce Mireles - foul #3 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Davis (PG), David Hartzell (SG), Jim Boswell (SF), Steven Negron (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) Ben Gibbs, George Hawkins, Donald Hemphill, Walter Alphin, Ernest Copp | |
| Subs | Virginia | George McMutry (PG), Charles Kindel (SG), Paul Miller (SF), Dikembe Akre (PF), Clarence Wallin (C) Douglas Baker, James Rush, Erik Long, Brian Hamblin, Bruce Mireles | |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Jim Boswell double dribbles | 49-58 |
| 09:25 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre clanks a floater from the right block | 49-58 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders blows the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Akre - foul #1 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Charles Kindel lays it up and in on a great pass from George McMutry | 50-60 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 08:55 | Virginia | Paul Miller snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 08:35 | Virginia | David Hartzell takes the ball from George McMutry | 50-60 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | David Hartzell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 08:27 | Virginia | Charles Kindel snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 08:15 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin misses the lay-in | 50-60 |
| 08:14 | Virginia | Paul Miller grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 07:56 | Virginia | Charles Kindel is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Kindel, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), Donald Hemphill (SF), Walter Alphin (PF) David Davis, David Hartzell, Steven Negron | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Baker (PG), James Rush (SG), Bruce Mireles (C) George McMutry, Charles Kindel, Clarence Wallin | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Hemphill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Alphin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Baker (fresh) 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Rush (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Mireles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Donald Hemphill | 52-60 |
| 07:25 | Virginia | Paul Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-60 |
| 07:24 | Virginia | Dikembe Akre tips it home | 52-62 |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Jim Boswell connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Alphin | 54-62 |
| 06:57 | Virginia | James Rush is hacked by Walter Alphin - foul #4 on Walter Alphin, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (SG), Steven Negron (C) Jim Boswell, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia | Erik Long (SF), Charles Kindel (PF) Paul Miller, Dikembe Akre | |
| 06:45 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles loses the dribble to George Hawkins | 54-62 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs misses the dunk attempt | 54-62 |
| 06:40 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James Rush | 54-62 |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Steven Negron blocks the short jumper by Charles Kindel | 54-62 |
| 06:20 | Virginia | Erik Long tips it in | 54-64 |
| 06:05 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Erik Long - foul #2 on Erik Long, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Hartzell (SG), Ernest Copp (C) George Hawkins, Walter Alphin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clarence Wallin (PF), Brian Hamblin (C) James Rush, Bruce Mireles | |
| 06:05 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:05 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Erik Long misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Hartzell - foul #2 on David Hartzell, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dikembe Akre (PF) Brian Hamblin | |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Erik Long misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Erik Long makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Steven Negron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-65 |
| 05:26 | Virginia | Erik Long gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:15 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Steven Negron - foul #4 on Steven Negron, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (PG), David Davis (SF), Jim Boswell (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) Ben Gibbs, Donald Hemphill, Steven Negron, Ernest Copp | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Miller (SF) Douglas Baker | |
| 05:15 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:15 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | George Hawkins hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Davis | 58-67 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Charles Kindel is fouled on the floor by David Hartzell - foul #3 on David Hartzell, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Baker (PG), James Rush (SG), Brian Hamblin (C) Erik Long, Paul Miller, Clarence Wallin | |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Charles Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:30 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | George Hawkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Hartzell | 60-67 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | James Rush misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Douglas Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - George Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hartzell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jim Boswell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Saunders (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Baker (fresh) 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Rush (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Kindel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Virginia | George Hawkins is called for the reach on Douglas Baker - foul #2 on George Hawkins, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), Donald Hemphill (SF), Walter Alphin (PF), Steven Negron (C) David Hartzell, David Davis, Jim Boswell, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Miller (SF), Bruce Mireles (C) Charles Kindel, Dikembe Akre | |
| 03:32 | Virginia | Douglas Baker makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:32 | Virginia | Douglas Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Steven Negron misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bruce Mireles - foul #4 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Steven Negron makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Steven Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:21 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Donald Hemphill steals it from Brian Hamblin | 61-69 |
| 03:07 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill can't throw it down | 61-69 |
| 03:05 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:36 | Virginia | Bruce Mireles scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Baker | 61-71 |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Hartzell (SG), Raymond Saunders (C) George Hawkins, Steven Negron | |
| Subs | Virginia | Dikembe Akre (PF) Brian Hamblin | |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-71 |
| 02:26 | Virginia | Paul Miller grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Paul Miller is fouled on the floor by Donald Hemphill - foul #3 on Donald Hemphill, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Hawkins (PG), Jim Boswell (SG), David Davis (SF), Steven Negron (PF), Ernest Copp (C) Ben Gibbs, David Hartzell, Donald Hemphill, Walter Alphin, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia | George McMutry (PG), Erik Long (SG), Charles Kindel (PF), Clarence Wallin (C) Douglas Baker, James Rush, Dikembe Akre, Bruce Mireles | |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Paul Miller makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Jim Boswell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-73 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Paul Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Paul Miller buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by George McMutry | 61-75 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | David Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 01:00 | Virginia | Erik Long gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Clarence Wallin connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Erik Long | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Alabama | George Hawkins makes the jumpshot from the right side | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | George McMutry runs out the clock | 63-77 |