| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Edward Hall (fresh) SG - Lon Carter (fresh) SF - Ben Gray (fresh) PF - Darrell Mayers (fresh) C - Daniel Sauer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fresh) SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) SF - John Morrison (fresh) PF - Manuel Greer (fresh) C - Carl Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Carl Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Manuel Greer makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Horgan and the foul's on Darrell Mayers - foul #1 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Manuel Greer makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Sauer | 3-3 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | John Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Manuel Greer - foul #1 on Manuel Greer, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:54 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:42 | Virginia | Robert Horgan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Horgan, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall's pass is intercepted by Todd Doyle in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | Virginia | John Morrison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Todd Doyle | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | Virginia | Robert Horgan loses the dribble to Lon Carter in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lon Carter | 7-5 |
| 17:53 | Virginia | John Morrison lays it in on a nice dish by Todd Doyle and he's hacked by Ben Gray - foul #1 on Ben Gray, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Edward Hall, Darrell Mayers, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Barnes (PG), Todd Brawley (SG), William Cramer (PF), Rafael Suarez (C) Todd Doyle, Robert Horgan, Manuel Greer, Carl Brooks | |
| 17:53 | Virginia | John Morrison makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:27 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 17:26 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs buries a jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | William Barnes is hacked by Ahmad Hibbs - foul #1 on Ahmad Hibbs, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Dewei Yin (SG), Mark Spurling (SF), Darrell Mayers (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Ahmad Hibbs, Lon Carter, Ben Gray, Alton Johnson, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Horgan (SG), Brian Nault (SF), William Cordova (PF), Scott Zebley (C) William Barnes, John Morrison, William Cramer, Rafael Suarez | |
| 16:33 | Virginia | Brian Nault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| 16:24 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 16:23 | Virginia | Robert Horgan grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:54 | Virginia | Mark Spurling is called for the reach on Brian Nault - foul #1 on Mark Spurling, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Edward Hall, Darrell Mayers, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG) Todd Brawley | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ahmad Hibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dewei Yin (fresh) SF - Mark Spurling (fresh) PF - Alton Johnson (fresh) C - Paul Campanella (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Horgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Nault (fresh) PF - William Cordova (fresh) C - Scott Zebley (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Virginia | Brian Nault misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Todd Doyle misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 15:36 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Nault - foul #1 on Brian Nault, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (SG), Ben Gray (SF) Dewei Yin, Mark Spurling | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Barnes (SG), Rafael Suarez (SF), Manuel Greer (PF), William Cramer (C) Robert Horgan, Brian Nault, William Cordova, Scott Zebley | |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:07 | Virginia | William Cramer lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Todd Doyle | 11-10 |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson blows the dunk but the foul's on Manuel Greer - foul #2 on Manuel Greer, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Raphael Greco (C) Ahmad Hibbs, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Virginia | Carl Brooks (C) Manuel Greer | |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl Brooks | 12-10 |
| 14:49 | Virginia | William Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Raphael Greco - foul #1 on Raphael Greco, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers (PF) Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:27 | Virginia | Carl Brooks misses the runner from the left block | 12-10 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by William Barnes - foul #1 on William Barnes, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling (SF), Daniel Sauer (C) Ben Gray, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (PG), Robert Horgan (SG), John Morrison (SF) Todd Doyle, William Barnes, Rafael Suarez | |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:56 | Virginia | Todd Brawley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 13:54 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:39 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter jams it on a great pass from Edward Hall | 16-10 |
| 13:17 | Virginia | John Morrison hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Todd Brawley and he's fouled by Mark Spurling - foul #2 on Mark Spurling, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), Dewei Yin (SG), Wade Riles (SF), Alton Johnson (PF) Edward Hall, Lon Carter, Mark Spurling, Darrell Mayers | |
| Subs | Virginia | Brian Nault (SG), William Cordova (PF), Scott Zebley (C) Robert Horgan, William Cramer, Carl Brooks | |
| 13:17 | Virginia | John Morrison makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:04 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin is fouled on the floor by Brian Nault - foul #2 on Brian Nault, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Wade Riles, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), William Barnes (SF) Brian Nault, John Morrison | |
| 12:46 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson clanks a shot from close range | 16-13 |
| 12:44 | Virginia | Todd Brawley grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 12:41 | Virginia | Todd Doyle is hacked by Dewei Yin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewei Yin, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Rafael Suarez (PF) William Cordova | |
| 12:41 | Virginia | Todd Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-13 |
| 12:24 | Virginia | Scott Zebley gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:56 | Virginia | Todd Doyle misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-13 |
| 11:55 | Virginia | Scott Zebley grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Barnes | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ahmad Hibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dewei Yin (fairly fresh) SF - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) PF - Alton Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Campanella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Todd Brawley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rafael Suarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Zebley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 11:24 | Virginia | Todd Brawley pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 11:10 | Virginia | Todd Doyle buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ahmad Hibbs | 18-19 |
| 10:46 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ben Gray - foul #2 on Ben Gray, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Lon Carter (SG), Wade Riles (SF), Darrell Mayers (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Ahmad Hibbs, Dewei Yin, Ben Gray, Alton Johnson, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Horgan (SG), William Cordova (PF), Carl Brooks (C) Todd Brawley, William Barnes, Scott Zebley | |
| 10:46 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:46 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 18-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Morrison (SF) Rafael Suarez | |
| 10:00 | Virginia | Carl Brooks misses long on a shot in the paint | 18-21 |
| 09:59 | Virginia | John Morrison misses the tip | 18-21 |
| 09:57 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lon Carter, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Cramer (C) Carl Brooks | |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Todd Doyle loses the dribble to Lon Carter in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| 09:45 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers lays it up and in | 20-21 |
| 09:43 | Virginia | Todd Doyle travels in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Barnes (PG) Todd Doyle | |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | William Barnes steals the ball from Daniel Sauer | 20-21 |
| 09:17 | Virginia | William Cordova connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 08:54 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall is hacked by William Cordova - foul #1 on William Cordova, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin (SF), Raphael Greco (C) Wade Riles, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (PG), Carl Brooks (C) William Barnes, William Cordova | |
| 08:54 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:54 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:36 | Virginia | Todd Brawley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Morrison | 22-26 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter buries a jump hook from the right block | 24-26 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Dewei Yin is called for the reach on Robert Horgan - foul #2 on Dewei Yin, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), Wade Riles (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Edward Hall, Dewei Yin, Darrell Mayers, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Barnes (SF) John Morrison | |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Robert Horgan misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Robert Horgan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson hits the finger roll | 26-27 |
| 07:33 | Virginia | Ahmad Hibbs is called for the reach on Robert Horgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ahmad Hibbs, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer (C) Ahmad Hibbs | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), Rafael Suarez (PF) Todd Brawley, William Cramer | |
| 07:33 | Virginia | Robert Horgan misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:33 | Virginia | Robert Horgan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:33 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Alton Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lon Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Riles (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Campanella (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Sauer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Horgan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rafael Suarez (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Brooks (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-27 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson loses the dribble to Todd Doyle | 26-27 |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Lon Carter steals it from Carl Brooks | 26-27 |
| 06:30 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter dunks the ball | 28-27 |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez is hacked by Paul Campanella - foul #1 on Paul Campanella, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Darrell Mayers (PF), Raphael Greco (C) Alton Johnson, Paul Campanella, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (SG), William Cordova (PF), Scott Zebley (C) Robert Horgan, William Barnes, Carl Brooks | |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:11 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter is denied on a dunk by Scott Zebley | 28-28 |
| 05:40 | Sam Houston State | Raphael Greco snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 05:25 | Virginia | Scott Zebley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 05:17 | Virginia | William Cordova is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 05:11 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers buries a driving attempt from the left block | 30-31 |
| 05:07 | Virginia | Todd Doyle can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wade Riles - foul #1 on Wade Riles, team foul #13 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Morrison (SF), William Cramer (PF), Carl Brooks (C) Rafael Suarez, William Cordova, Scott Zebley | |
| 05:07 | Virginia | Todd Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:07 | Virginia | Todd Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter clanks a jump hook in the paint | 30-33 |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Carl Brooks grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Carl Brooks is hacked by Raphael Greco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raphael Greco, team foul #14 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Darrell Mayers, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Horgan (SG) Todd Doyle | |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Carl Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Carl Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Wade Riles and the foul's on Carl Brooks - foul #1 on Carl Brooks, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (PG) Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 04:11 | Virginia | Todd Brawley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 04:09 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Sauer | 36-35 |
| 03:27 | Virginia | John Morrison misses badly on a shot from the left side | 36-35 |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Alton Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lon Carter (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wade Riles (tiring) PF - Paul Campanella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Sauer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Brawley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Horgan (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morrison (tiring) 8 pts. PF - William Cramer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Brooks (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles tips it in | 38-35 |
| 02:35 | Virginia | Robert Horgan blows the wide open layup | 38-35 |
| 02:34 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Horgan - foul #2 on Robert Horgan, team foul #9 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), Ben Gray (SF), Mark Spurling (PF), Raphael Greco (C) Alton Johnson, Wade Riles, Paul Campanella, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), William Barnes (SG), Brian Nault (SF), Manuel Greer (PF), Scott Zebley (C) Todd Brawley, Robert Horgan, John Morrison, William Cramer, Carl Brooks | |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | Brian Nault is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Barnes | 40-38 |
| 01:46 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray is hacked by Manuel Greer - foul #3 on Manuel Greer, team foul #10 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin (SG) Lon Carter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Rafael Suarez (SF), William Cordova (PF) Todd Doyle, Manuel Greer | |
| 01:46 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 01:46 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 01:27 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | William Cordova can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 00:57 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Brian Nault hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Barnes | 42-41 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Spurling | 45-41 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Rafael Suarez knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Cordova | 45-43 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 45-43 |