| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Trail (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rush (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mack Payne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Verdin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 2 stl. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Mack Payne inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | James Rush scores on a shot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 19:34 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 19:17 | Virginia | Tony Verdin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Tony Verdin, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses long on a shot from the right block | 37-33 |
| 19:04 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Mack Payne | 37-33 |
| 18:43 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett's floater is tipped away by Joe Hunter | 37-33 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joe Hunter | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Bennett - foul #3 on Ronald Bennett, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Martin Turner (PF) Ronald Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Joe Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Joe Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:11 | Virginia | Martin Turner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Tommy Charboneau - foul #2 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:11 | Virginia | Martin Turner makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:11 | Virginia | Martin Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joe Hunter | 38-35 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart knocks in the shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 17:33 | Virginia | Mack Payne comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 38-37 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Michael Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gant | 38-40 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | James Rush connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-40 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau is hacked by Tony Verdin - foul #3 on Tony Verdin, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Grout (PG), Robert Gorden (SG), James Kolinsky (SF), Frank James (C) Michael Trail, James Rush, Mack Payne, Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG), James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Michael Lombardo (PF), James Tompkins (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo misses long on a runner from the left block | 40-40 |
| 16:27 | Virginia | Robert Gorden gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:04 | Virginia | Frank James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Lee (C) Martin Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG) Tony Charney | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Mark Grout (fresh) SG - Robert Gorden (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kolinsky (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Lee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Tompkins (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | James Tompkins is called for 3 seconds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Bennett (PF) Scott Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:30 | Virginia | Michael Lombardo blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Kolinsky | 40-40 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart loses the dribble to Mark Grout in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 15:25 | Virginia | Mark Grout lays it in | 42-40 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the jumpshot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | James Kolinsky is denied on a layup by Michael Lombardo | 42-42 |
| 14:42 | Virginia | Frank James gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:35 | Virginia | Mark Grout can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gibson | 44-44 |
| 14:11 | Virginia | Robert Gorden comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-44 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG), James Rush (SG), Mack Payne (SF), Tony Verdin (C) Mark Grout, Robert Gorden, James Kolinsky, Frank James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG), James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gibson, Brian Bozeman, Michael Lombardo, James Tompkins | |
| 13:34 | Virginia | Michael Trail misses the easy layup | 44-44 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | James Gant knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 44-47 |
| 13:09 | Virginia | Michael Trail comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Joe Hunter gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | James Gant clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Bennett - foul #4 on Ronald Bennett, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Martin Turner (PF) Ronald Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PG) Tony Charney | |
| 12:56 | St. John's | James Gant misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:40 | Virginia | Martin Turner makes the driving attempt from close range set up by James Rush | 46-48 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Turner - foul #1 on Martin Turner, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG) James Gibson | |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:05 | Virginia | Tony Verdin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-50 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is hacked by Tony Verdin - foul #4 on Tony Verdin, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Lee (C) Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Trail (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rush (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mack Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 11:48 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Scott Lee | 46-50 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | James Gant is called for the reach on James Rush - foul #3 on James Gant, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Kolinsky (SF), Frank James (C) Mack Payne, Scott Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Michael Lombardo (PF), James Tompkins (C) James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| 11:08 | Virginia | James Kolinsky banks in the layup | 48-50 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo jams it on a great pass from Ronald Gayhart | 48-52 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | James Rush misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 10:32 | Virginia | Michael Trail tips it in | 50-52 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Martin Turner - foul #2 on Martin Turner, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (PG), Mack Payne (SF), Scott Lee (C) Michael Trail, James Rush, Martin Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF) James Gibson, Brian Bozeman, James Tompkins | |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:06 | Virginia | James Kolinsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is hacked by Robert Gorden - foul #2 on Robert Gorden, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Grout (PG), Martin Turner (C) James Kolinsky, Frank James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Hunter (C) Michael Lombardo | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Joe Hunter snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Taylor | 50-57 |
| 09:17 | Virginia | Scott Lee double dribbles | 50-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PG) Ronald Gayhart | |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Tommy Charboneau and the foul's on Mack Payne - foul #2 on Mack Payne, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Bozeman (SG), James Tompkins (PF) James Gant, Tommy Charboneau | |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:34 | Virginia | Robert Gorden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG), James Rush (SG), James Kolinsky (SF), Frank James (PF) Mark Grout, Robert Gorden, Mack Payne, Martin Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG) Michael Taylor | |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Tony Charney | 50-63 |
| 07:59 | Virginia | Michael Trail scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank James | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Trail (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rush (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kolinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Tony Charney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Tompkins (fresh) C - Joe Hunter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:49 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Bozeman | 53-66 |
| 07:40 | Virginia | Frank James knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Rush | 55-66 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | James Tompkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 07:15 | Virginia | Frank James snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 06:52 | Virginia | Michael Trail comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Joe Hunter gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses short on a floater from the left block | 55-66 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | James Tompkins grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 06:12 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Trail | 55-66 |
| 06:00 | Virginia | Joe Hunter blocks the short jumper by James Kolinsky | 55-66 |
| 05:59 | Virginia | James Kolinsky tips it in | 57-66 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mack Payne (SF), Ronald Bennett (PF), Tony Verdin (C) James Kolinsky, Frank James, Scott Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Michael Lombardo (C) Tony Charney, James Gibson, Brian Bozeman, James Tompkins, Joe Hunter | |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | Michael Trail drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-66 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Michael Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Lombardo | 59-69 |
| 05:13 | Virginia | The jump hook by Tony Verdin is blocked by Michael Lombardo | 59-69 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 04:51 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Tony Verdin | 59-69 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Tommy Charboneau denies the turnaround by James Rush | 59-69 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett snags the offensive board | 59-69 |
| 04:13 | Virginia | Michael Trail hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 04:12 | Virginia | Tony Verdin tips it home | 61-69 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Trail - foul #2 on Michael Trail, team foul #10 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (PG), James Kolinsky (SG), Martin Turner (PF), Frank James (C) Michael Trail, James Rush, Ronald Bennett, Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Tompkins (C) Michael Lombardo | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Gorden (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kolinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mack Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Tompkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Virginia | Mack Payne misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-71 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Tompkins | 61-74 |
| 02:57 | Virginia | Mack Payne hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #3 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Joe Hunter (C) James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau | |
| 02:57 | Virginia | Mack Payne misses the free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 63-74 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-74 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Kolinsky - foul #2 on James Kolinsky, team foul #11 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG), James Rush (SG), Ronald Bennett (PF), Tony Verdin (C) Robert Gorden, James Kolinsky, Martin Turner, Frank James | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Tommy Charboneau (PF) James Gibson, James Tompkins | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:37 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 02:23 | Virginia | Joe Hunter is called for the reach on Tony Verdin - foul #2 on Joe Hunter, team foul #4 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF) Brian Bozeman | |
| 02:14 | Virginia | Michael Trail misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-74 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Joe Hunter pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Michael Trail steals it from Ronald Gayhart | 63-74 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Rush | 65-74 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-74 |
| 01:02 | Virginia | Mack Payne snags the defensive board | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Virginia | Michael Trail comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett snags the offensive board | 65-74 |
| 00:52 | Virginia | Mack Payne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Trail | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Gant is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Trail - foul #3 on Michael Trail, team foul #12 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Bozeman (PF) Tommy Charboneau | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Mack Payne connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Bennett | 71-76 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is hacked by Michael Trail in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Trail, team foul #13 | 71-76 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Ronald Bennett grabs the board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Mack Payne misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Verdin | 71-77 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Michael Taylor steals it from Mack Payne | 71-77 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Gant lays it in set up by Michael Taylor | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Michael Trail can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-79 |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Mack Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 71-79 |
| 00:18 | Virginia | Mack Payne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-79 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | James Gant grabs the defensive rebound | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | James Gant is hacked by James Rush in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Rush, team foul #14 | 71-79 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Michael Trail drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Bennett | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart runs out the clock | 74-81 |