| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Trail (fresh) SG - Albert Snowden (fresh) SF - Mack Payne (fresh) PF - James Cranor (fresh) C - Tony Verdin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Holter (fresh) SG - Randolph Cox (fresh) SF - Sean Hickey (fresh) PF - Keith Smith (fresh) C - Alexander Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Alexander Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Virginia | Tony Verdin drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Trail | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Virginia | James Cranor gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Virginia | Mack Payne misses short on a shot near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alexander Green | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Keith Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Virginia | Albert Snowden snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | Mack Payne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sean Hickey - foul #1 on Sean Hickey, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | Mack Payne makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | Mack Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Keith Smith pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey blows the layup | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Virginia | Michael Trail snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Virginia | Randolph Cox steps in front of the Albert Snowden pass in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | Randolph Cox can't finish the layup | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Alexander Green snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:42 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter can't tip it in | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Tony Verdin snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Virginia | Michael Trail is hacked by Alexander Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Green, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Frank James (PF) James Cranor | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ervin Smith (PG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG), Gerald Holmes (SF), Raymond Williams (PF), Adolfo Gallo (C) Ronald Holter, Randolph Cox, Sean Hickey, Keith Smith, Alexander Green | |
| 17:17 | Virginia | Michael Trail is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-3 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Gerald Holmes is hacked by Mack Payne - foul #1 on Mack Payne, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (PG), Mark Grout (SG), Scott Lee (SF), Martin Turner (C) Michael Trail, Albert Snowden, Mack Payne, Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:43 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-3 |
| 16:41 | Virginia | Martin Turner gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Ervin Smith steps in front of the Scott Lee pass | 5-3 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the dunk attempt | 5-3 |
| 16:19 | Virginia | Martin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | The short jumper by Frank James is denied by Raymond Williams | 5-3 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Gorden (fresh) SG - Mark Grout (fresh) SF - Scott Lee (fresh) PF - Frank James (fresh) C - Martin Turner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ervin Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Holmes (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Williams (fairly fresh) C - Adolfo Gallo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Williams | 5-5 |
| 15:07 | Virginia | Robert Gorden makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Frank James and the foul's on Adolfo Gallo - foul #1 on Adolfo Gallo, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Albert Snowden (SG), Mack Payne (SF), James Cranor (PF), Tony Verdin (C) Mark Grout, Scott Lee, Frank James, Martin Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Holter (PG), Randolph Cox (SG), Sean Hickey (SF), Keith Smith (PF), Alexander Green (C) Ervin Smith, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Gerald Holmes, Raymond Williams, Adolfo Gallo | |
| 15:07 | Virginia | Robert Gorden makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG) Robert Gorden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:25 | Virginia | Michael Trail misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 14:23 | Illinois State | Keith Smith gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Keith Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Smith, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Lee (C) Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Marston (SG) Randolph Cox | |
| 13:40 | Virginia | Mack Payne is hacked by Alexander Green - foul #2 on Alexander Green, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (SG), Tony Verdin (C) Albert Snowden, Mack Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Williams (C) Alexander Green | |
| 13:29 | Virginia | Scott Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Neil Marston clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Raymond Williams hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Michael Trail clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-7 |
| 13:09 | Virginia | Tony Verdin tips it home | 10-7 |
| 12:43 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neil Marston | 10-9 |
| 12:23 | Virginia | Scott Lee is fouled on the floor by Neil Marston - foul #1 on Neil Marston, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Grout (PG), Albert Snowden (SG), Mack Payne (SF), Frank James (PF), Martin Turner (C) Michael Trail, Robert Gorden, Scott Lee, James Cranor, Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tapia (PG), Randolph Cox (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Adolfo Gallo (C) Ronald Holter, Neil Marston, Sean Hickey, Raymond Williams | |
| 12:16 | Virginia | Mack Payne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 12:15 | Virginia | Frank James tips it in | 12-9 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Keith Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-9 |
| 11:54 | Virginia | Frank James pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Mark Grout (fresh) SG - Albert Snowden (fresh) SF - Mack Payne (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frank James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Turner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Tapia (fresh) SG - Randolph Cox (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Smith (tiring) 2 reb. C - Adolfo Gallo (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Virginia | Albert Snowden misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Frank James hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Adolfo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-9 |
| 11:13 | Virginia | Mark Grout pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:07 | Virginia | Mack Payne buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frank James | 17-9 |
| 10:55 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 10:54 | Virginia | Martin Turner grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 10:38 | Virginia | Martin Turner knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Mack Payne | 19-9 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia loses the ball out of bounds | 19-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG), Robert Gorden (SG), Scott Lee (SF), James Cranor (PF), Tony Verdin (C) Mark Grout, Albert Snowden, Mack Payne, Frank James, Martin Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ervin Smith (PG), Neil Marston (SG), Sean Hickey (SF), Gerald Holmes (PF), Raymond Williams (C) David Tapia, Randolph Cox, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Keith Smith, Adolfo Gallo | |
| 10:17 | Virginia | Neil Marston steps in front of the James Cranor pass in the backcourt | 19-9 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Scott Lee is called for the reach on Ervin Smith - foul #1 on Scott Lee, team foul #2 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Holter (PG) Neil Marston | |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Gerald Holmes is blocked by James Cranor | 19-9 |
| 09:58 | Virginia | Michael Trail pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 09:41 | Virginia | Gerald Holmes is called for the reach on Tony Verdin - foul #1 on Gerald Holmes, team foul #7 | 19-9 |
| 09:41 | Virginia | Tony Verdin makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:41 | Virginia | Tony Verdin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Lee - foul #2 on Scott Lee, team foul #3 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dennis Moore (SF) Scott Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:28 | Virginia | Dennis Moore grabs the board | 21-9 |
| 09:20 | Virginia | Raymond Williams swats the layup by Robert Gorden | 21-9 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey grabs the board | 21-9 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-9 |
| 08:58 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James Cranor | 21-9 |
| 08:41 | Virginia | James Cranor misses the floater in the lane | 21-9 |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter pulls down the rebound | 21-9 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Holter | 21-11 |
| 08:33 | Virginia | Michael Trail is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Holter - foul #1 on Ronald Holter, team foul #8 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | Albert Snowden (SG), Frank James (PF) Robert Gorden, James Cranor | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Marston (SG), Keith Smith (PF), Adolfo Gallo (C) Ervin Smith, Gerald Holmes, Raymond Williams | |
| 08:33 | Virginia | Michael Trail makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 08:33 | Virginia | Michael Trail makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter is whistled for a carry | 23-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Grout (PG), Mack Payne (SF) Michael Trail, Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Cox (SG) Ronald Holter | |
| 07:58 | Virginia | Albert Snowden is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Grout | 25-11 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | Adolfo Gallo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Marston | 25-13 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Mark Grout (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Snowden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mack Payne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Verdin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Neil Marston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randolph Cox (fairly fresh) SF - Sean Hickey (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Smith (tiring) 2 reb. C - Adolfo Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Virginia | Frank James is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block | 27-13 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Keith Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 07:07 | Virginia | Keith Smith is called for the reach on Frank James - foul #2 on Keith Smith, team foul #9 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nicholas Douglas (PG), Robert Gorden (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), James Cranor (PF) Mark Grout, Albert Snowden, Mack Payne, Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tapia (PG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Neil Marston, Keith Smith, Adolfo Gallo | |
| 07:07 | Virginia | Frank James makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 07:07 | Virginia | Frank James misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Dennis Moore is called for the reach on David Tapia - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #4 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG), Martin Turner (C) Nicholas Douglas, Frank James | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Moore - foul #2 on Dennis Moore, team foul #5 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mack Payne (SF) Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ervin Smith (SG), Gerald Holmes (PF) Randolph Cox, Sean Hickey | |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 06:27 | Virginia | James Cranor grabs the board | 28-16 |
| 06:09 | Virginia | Mack Payne clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-16 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahluwalia | 28-16 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia is hacked by Mack Payne - foul #2 on Mack Payne, team foul #6 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Albert Snowden (SG), Tony Verdin (C) Mack Payne, Martin Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Holter (PG) David Tapia | |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | James Cranor blocks the short jumper by Gerald Holmes | 28-16 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith misses the tip | 28-16 |
| 05:37 | Virginia | Tony Verdin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Michael Trail is hacked by Ronald Holter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Holter, team foul #10 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Marston (SG), Adolfo Gallo (C) Ronald Holter, Gerald Holmes | |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Michael Trail misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Michael Trail makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:23 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith is fouled on the floor by Albert Snowden - foul #1 on Albert Snowden, team foul #7 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Grout (PG) Michael Trail | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:23 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:23 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:00 | Virginia | Robert Gorden misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-18 |
| 04:58 | Virginia | Mark Grout pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 04:37 | Virginia | Robert Gorden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Raymond Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | James Cranor blocks the short jumper by Raymond Williams | 29-18 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ahluwalia | 29-18 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Adolfo Gallo's pass is intercepted by Tony Verdin | 29-18 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Mark Grout makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Cranor | 31-18 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Adolfo Gallo misses the dunk attempt | 31-18 |
| 03:48 | Virginia | Albert Snowden grabs the defensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 03:46 | Virginia | Albert Snowden is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #11 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Trail (PG), Mack Payne (SF), Frank James (PF), Martin Turner (C) Mark Grout, Robert Gorden, James Cranor, Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Holter (PG), Randolph Cox (SG), Gerald Holmes (SF), Keith Smith (PF), Alexander Green (C) Ervin Smith, Neil Marston, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Raymond Williams, Adolfo Gallo | |
| 03:46 | Virginia | Albert Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:46 | Virginia | Albert Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Trail (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Snowden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mack Payne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Holter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Cox (fresh) SF - Gerald Holmes (fresh) PF - Keith Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-18 |
| 03:30 | Virginia | Michael Trail grabs the defensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Michael Trail is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank James | 35-18 |
| 03:07 | Illinois State | Gerald Holmes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-18 |
| 03:05 | Virginia | Frank James pulls down the rebound | 35-18 |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Michael Trail blows the wide open layup | 35-18 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Alexander Green snags the defensive board | 35-18 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-18 |
| 02:39 | Virginia | Albert Snowden grabs the board | 35-18 |
| 02:22 | Virginia | Albert Snowden is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 35-18 |
| 02:21 | Virginia | Frank James gets the offensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 02:01 | Virginia | Mack Payne is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-18 |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | Michael Trail steals it from Alexander Green | 37-18 |
| 01:39 | Virginia | Albert Snowden lays it in set up by Michael Trail | 39-18 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Keith Smith makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Holter | 39-20 |
| 01:18 | Virginia | Frank James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Gorden (PG), Mark Grout (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), Scott Lee (PF), Tony Verdin (C) Michael Trail, Albert Snowden, Mack Payne, Frank James, Martin Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tapia (PG), Sean Hickey (SF) Ronald Holter, Gerald Holmes | |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | David Tapia can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-20 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Alexander Green hits the follow up shot | 39-22 |
| 00:57 | Virginia | Robert Gorden misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 39-22 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | David Tapia gets the rebound | 39-22 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Randolph Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-22 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Dennis Moore gets the rebound | 39-22 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Robert Gorden scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Grout | 41-22 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Alexander Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-22 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Cranor (PF) Tony Verdin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Marston (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (PF), Adolfo Gallo (C) Randolph Cox, Keith Smith, Alexander Green | |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Mark Grout throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-22 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the easy layup | 41-22 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Mark Grout pulls down the rebound | 41-22 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Mark Grout can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-22 |