| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Gengler (fresh) SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) SF - John Morrison (fresh) PF - William Cordova (fresh) C - Carl Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) PF - Walter Pothier (fresh) C - William Counts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Walter Pothier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | American U. | William Counts is fouled on the floor by Curtis Gengler - foul #1 on Curtis Gengler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | American U. | Walter Pothier comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by William Cordova - foul #1 on William Cordova, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | American U. | Walter Pothier makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:26 | American U. | Walter Pothier makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Virginia | Robert Horgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | American U. | Michael Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | American U. | The jump hook by Walter Pothier is blocked by Carl Brooks | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Virginia | Carl Brooks pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Virginia | William Cordova throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | American U. | John Morrison is called for the reach on Michael Pittman - foul #1 on John Morrison, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | American U. | Michael Pittman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Chandler | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Virginia | Carl Brooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | Virginia | Robert Horgan tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | American U. | Gary Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | Virginia | John Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:58 | Virginia | William Cordova misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 16:57 | American U. | Michael Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | American U. | Michael Pittman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Morrison - foul #2 on John Morrison, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Brian Nault (SF) John Morrison | |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Glover (PF) Walter Pothier | |
| 16:53 | American U. | Michael Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | American U. | Michael Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Carl Brooks grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Michael Pittman is called for the reach on Brian Nault - foul #1 on Michael Pittman, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeff Semon (SF), David Frey (C) Michael Pittman, William Counts | |
| 16:15 | Virginia | Brian Nault buries a 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:06 | American U. | David Frey travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (SG) Gary Chandler | |
| 15:46 | Virginia | Brian Nault misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:44 | Virginia | Carl Brooks tips it home | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Gengler (fresh) SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Nault (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Cordova (fairly fresh) C - Carl Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) SG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) PF - Albert Glover (fresh) C - David Frey (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Nault - foul #1 on Brian Nault, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | William Cramer (PF), Scott Zebley (C) William Cordova, Carl Brooks | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Walter Pothier (PF) Gary Mattera, Albert Glover | |
| 15:29 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:29 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:29 | Virginia | William Cramer pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Virginia | Scott Zebley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | American U. | David Frey grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Virginia | Scott Zebley gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Virginia | Scott Zebley knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 9-6 |
| 14:26 | American U. | Jeff Semon scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Borchert | 9-8 |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Brian Nault can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Pothier - foul #1 on Walter Pothier, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Palmer (SG), Ralph Espada (SF), William Cordova (PF), Carl Brooks (C) Curtis Gengler, Robert Horgan, William Cramer, Scott Zebley | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Albert Glover (PF), William Counts (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Gregory Borchert, Jeff Semon, Walter Pothier, David Frey | |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Brian Nault makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Brian Nault makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:45 | American U. | Gary Chandler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Counts | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Virginia | Brian Nault buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 13:03 | American U. | Gary Chandler clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Palmer - foul #1 on Jerry Palmer, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ray Fawcett (SG) Brian Nault | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 13:03 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:03 | American U. | Gary Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:46 | Virginia | Carl Brooks hits a turnaround in the lane | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | American U. | Michael Pittman misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ray Fawcett - foul #1 on Ray Fawcett, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Gengler (PG), Robert Horgan (SG), William Cramer (PF), Scott Zebley (C) Jerry Palmer, Ray Fawcett, William Cordova, Carl Brooks | |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Pothier (PF) Albert Glover | |
| 12:23 | American U. | Michael Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | American U. | Michael Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:04 | Virginia | Scott Zebley is hacked by Walter Pothier - foul #2 on Walter Pothier, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Glover (PF) Walter Pothier | |
| 11:52 | Virginia | William Cramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| 11:34 | American U. | Scott Zebley steals it from Gary Chandler | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Gengler (fresh) SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Espada (fresh) PF - William Cramer (fresh) C - Scott Zebley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) C - William Counts (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-14 |
| 11:13 | American U. | A charge is called on Gary Chandler - foul #1 on Gary Chandler, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ray Fawcett (SF), Carl Brooks (C) Ralph Espada, Scott Zebley | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), David Frey (C) Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman, William Counts | |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Carl Brooks clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Mattera - foul #1 on Gary Mattera, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Carl Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | Carl Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:43 | American U. | David Frey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 10:41 | Virginia | Carl Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:19 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler is hacked by Gary Mattera - foul #2 on Gary Mattera, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | Brian Nault (SF), William Cordova (PF) Ray Fawcett, William Cramer | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG) Gary Mattera | |
| 10:10 | Virginia | Robert Horgan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 10:08 | American U. | Albert Glover gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:02 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Robert Horgan - foul #1 on Robert Horgan, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG) Albert Glover | |
| 10:02 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:02 | Virginia | William Cordova snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:37 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 09:35 | Virginia | Robert Horgan misses the tip | 19-14 |
| 09:33 | American U. | David Frey snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:26 | American U. | David Frey blows the layup | 19-14 |
| 09:24 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher tips it home | 19-16 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler is hacked by Ronnie Fletcher - foul #1 on Ronnie Fletcher, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Espada (SF), William Cramer (C) Robert Horgan, Carl Brooks | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (SF), William Counts (C) Ronnie Fletcher, David Frey | |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:04 | American U. | William Counts snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:49 | American U. | Jeff Semon connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Counts | 20-18 |
| 08:27 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:26 | American U. | Jeff Semon grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | American U. | Michael Pittman's pass is intercepted by Brian Nault | 20-18 |
| 07:50 | Virginia | William Cordova misses the lay-in | 20-18 |
| 07:48 | American U. | Gregory Borchert gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:40 | American U. | Gregory Borchert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 07:39 | Virginia | The rebound goes to William Cramer | 20-18 |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Gary Chandler steals it from Curtis Gengler in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 07:25 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Cordova - foul #2 on William Cordova, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Palmer (PG), Robert Horgan (SG), Carl Brooks (C) Curtis Gengler, Brian Nault, William Cordova | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Albert Glover (PF) Gary Chandler, Jeff Semon | |
| 07:25 | American U. | Gregory Borchert makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:25 | American U. | Gregory Borchert makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Jerry Palmer (fresh) SG - Robert Horgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Espada (fresh) PF - William Cramer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronnie Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Borchert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) C - William Counts (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Virginia | William Cramer's fadeaway is rejected by William Counts | 20-20 |
| 07:04 | Virginia | Robert Horgan tips it in | 22-20 |
| 06:49 | American U. | William Counts connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Ralph Espada - foul #1 on Ralph Espada, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Zebley (PF) William Cramer | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Link (SG) Gregory Borchert | |
| 06:49 | American U. | William Counts makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Jerry Palmer misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Albert Glover - foul #1 on Albert Glover, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | American U. | David Frey (C) William Counts | |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Jerry Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Jerry Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:36 | American U. | David Frey snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Kevin Link clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 06:21 | American U. | Michael Pittman tips it in | 22-25 |
| 06:12 | Virginia | Jerry Palmer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 06:10 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kevin Link | 22-25 |
| 05:53 | American U. | Michael Pittman is hacked by Ralph Espada - foul #2 on Ralph Espada, team foul #11 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ray Fawcett (SF), Richard Scott (C) Ralph Espada, Carl Brooks | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:53 | American U. | Michael Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:53 | American U. | Michael Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:33 | Virginia | Ray Fawcett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-26 |
| 05:31 | American U. | David Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:22 | American U. | Richard Scott steals it from Michael Pittman | 22-26 |
| 05:02 | Virginia | Kevin Link steals it from Jerry Palmer | 22-26 |
| 04:49 | American U. | Michael Pittman is fouled on the floor by Richard Scott - foul #1 on Richard Scott, team foul #12 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Gengler (PG), Brian Nault (SF), William Cramer (PF) Jerry Palmer, Ray Fawcett, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), William Counts (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Kevin Link, Albert Glover | |
| 04:49 | American U. | Michael Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:49 | American U. | Michael Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:33 | Virginia | Brian Nault can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 04:32 | American U. | David Frey grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Gary Chandler connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Gregory Borchert | 22-30 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | William Counts steals it from Curtis Gengler | 22-30 |
| 04:01 | American U. | Gregory Borchert is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gregory Borchert, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ray Fawcett (SF), Carl Brooks (C) Robert Horgan, Scott Zebley | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeff Semon (SF), Albert Glover (PF) Michael Pittman, David Frey | |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Carl Brooks makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 03:33 | American U. | Jeff Semon is whistled for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Morrison (SF), William Cordova (PF) Ray Fawcett, William Cramer | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Walter Pothier (PF) Gregory Borchert, Albert Glover | |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Carl Brooks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Morrison | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Gengler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Nault (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Morrison (fresh) PF - William Cordova (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Pothier (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Counts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | American U. | Walter Pothier connects on the floater from close range | 27-32 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | William Cordova misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 02:49 | Virginia | William Cordova tips it home | 29-32 |
| 02:36 | American U. | Jeff Semon clanks a shot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 02:34 | American U. | William Counts gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:21 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 02:20 | American U. | Jeff Semon grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Gary Chandler is hacked by Curtis Gengler - foul #2 on Curtis Gengler, team foul #13 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Horgan (SG) Brian Nault | |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Glover (C) William Counts | |
| 02:08 | American U. | Gary Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Gary Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:50 | Virginia | Robert Horgan is whistled for a carry | 29-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Palmer (PG), William Cramer (C) Curtis Gengler, Carl Brooks | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (SG), David Frey (C) Gary Chandler, Walter Pothier | |
| 01:35 | American U. | Jeff Semon blows the layup | 29-34 |
| 01:33 | Virginia | William Cordova grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 01:10 | Virginia | Robert Horgan misses the floater near the basket | 29-34 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | John Morrison hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 00:40 | American U. | Gregory Borchert makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Mattera | 31-36 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | David Frey steals it from John Morrison | 31-36 |
| 00:05 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | William Cordova pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | William Cordova misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 31-36 |