| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Paul Christian (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Morris Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Leonard (fresh) PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Oster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hollis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Harry Richter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | James Leonard inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia | Dennis Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson can't finish the layup | 30-25 |
| 19:12 | Virginia | Robert Oster snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:07 | Virginia | Dennis Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Harry Richter pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 18:50 | Virginia | James Leonard snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 18:45 | Virginia | Morris Moore misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Harry Richter - foul #1 on Harry Richter, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:45 | Virginia | Morris Moore makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:45 | Virginia | Morris Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Harry Richter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Richter | 31-28 |
| 18:09 | Virginia | Morris Moore is hacked by Tommy Nelson - foul #3 on Tommy Nelson, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess (PF) Tommy Nelson | |
| 17:52 | Virginia | Robert Oster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Hollis | 31-31 |
| 17:14 | Virginia | James Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Virgilio Greco (SF), Alan Nappi (C) James Leonard, Robert Oster | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (SG), Raymond Ross (C) Thomas Hollis, Harry Richter | |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Quinton Funchess | 31-33 |
| 16:28 | Virginia | Dennis Williams hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross lays it up and in set up by Frank Hollen and he's fouled by Morris Moore - foul #1 on Morris Moore, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jack Hahn (PG), Charles Hall (SG), Willis Werstein (PF) Paul Christian, Morris Moore, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF), Harry Richter (C) Pedro Martinez, Frank Hollen, Quinton Funchess | |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:54 | Virginia | Virgilio Greco is whistled for a carry | 34-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Ferguson (PG), Robert Oster (C) Charles Hall, Alan Nappi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson (PF) Raymond Ross | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Howard Ferguson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Hahn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willis Werstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Oster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Maze (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hollis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tsalani Ahluwalia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Richter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Scott Maze can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 15:45 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Oster | 34-36 |
| 15:29 | Virginia | Robert Oster knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Willis Werstein | 36-36 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Scott Maze misses the jump hook from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Harry Richter tips it home | 36-38 |
| 15:11 | Virginia | Willis Werstein knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Oster | 38-38 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Willis Werstein is called for the reach on Thomas Hollis - foul #1 on Willis Werstein, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Leonard (SF) Willis Werstein | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez (PG) Tsalani Ahluwalia | |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez lays it up and in | 38-40 |
| 14:32 | Virginia | James Leonard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:31 | Virginia | Jack Hahn grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:10 | Virginia | Virgilio Greco misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-40 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Maze | 38-43 |
| 13:32 | Virginia | Tommy Nelson steals the ball from Howard Ferguson | 38-43 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Scott Maze blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Oster - foul #1 on Robert Oster, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Morris Moore (SG), Dennis Williams (PF), Alan Nappi (C) Jack Hahn, Virgilio Greco, Robert Oster | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Hollen (SF), Quinton Funchess (PF), Raymond Ross (C) Thomas Hollis, Tommy Nelson, Harry Richter | |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Scott Maze makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Scott Maze makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | James Leonard is denied on a layup by Frank Hollen | 38-45 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Ross | 38-45 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 12:29 | Virginia | Pedro Martinez picks off the pass by Alan Nappi | 38-47 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Morris Moore - foul #2 on Morris Moore, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Christian (PG), Charles Hall (SF) Howard Ferguson, James Leonard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd (SG), Tommy Nelson (PF) Scott Maze, Raymond Ross | |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Paul Christian (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Morris Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Nappi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bret Lloyd (fresh) SF - Frank Hollen (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tommy Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Quinton Funchess (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Virginia | Dennis Williams misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Bret Lloyd - foul #1 on Bret Lloyd, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia (SG) Pedro Martinez | |
| 11:38 | Virginia | Dennis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:38 | Virginia | Dennis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 11:21 | Virginia | Alan Nappi grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 11:06 | Virginia | Alan Nappi is fouled on the floor by Tommy Nelson - foul #4 on Tommy Nelson, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Virgilio Greco (SF), Robert Oster (C) Charles Hall, Alan Nappi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Harry Richter (C) Tsalani Ahluwalia, Tommy Nelson | |
| 10:42 | Virginia | Paul Christian connects on the shot from the right side | 41-49 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Harry Richter is fouled on the floor by Virgilio Greco - foul #2 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Raymond Ross (PF) Quinton Funchess | |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross misses the easy layup | 41-49 |
| 09:52 | Virginia | Robert Oster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:33 | Virginia | Bret Lloyd steals it from Morris Moore | 41-49 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bret Lloyd | 41-51 |
| 09:03 | Virginia | Paul Christian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 09:02 | Virginia | Robert Oster hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 08:40 | Virginia | Robert Oster pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:11 | Virginia | Dennis Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-51 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Harry Richter grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Paul Christian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Morris Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Greco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Oster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bret Lloyd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hollis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hollen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Richter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harry Richter | 43-53 |
| 07:25 | Virginia | Robert Oster makes the 3 from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Virgilio Greco - foul #3 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Ferguson (PG), Jack Hahn (SG), James Leonard (SF), Willis Werstein (PF), Alan Nappi (C) Paul Christian, Morris Moore, Virgilio Greco, Dennis Williams, Robert Oster | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez (PG), Scott Maze (SG), Tommy Nelson (PF), Quinton Funchess (C) Bret Lloyd, Thomas Hollis, Raymond Ross, Harry Richter | |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:51 | Virginia | Willis Werstein is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Willis Werstein, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF) Frank Hollen | |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia is fouled on the floor by James Leonard - foul #3 on James Leonard, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-57 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Scott Maze can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Howard Ferguson | 46-57 |
| 05:30 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Alan Nappi | 48-57 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-57 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia lays it in set up by Scott Maze and the foul's on James Leonard - foul #4 on James Leonard, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia misses the free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:58 | Virginia | Alan Nappi snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 04:42 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Maze - foul #2 on Scott Maze, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Christian (SG), Dennis Williams (PF) Jack Hahn, Willis Werstein | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:42 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:42 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess misses long on a runner from close range | 49-59 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Dennis Williams takes the ball from Scott Maze | 49-59 |
| 03:58 | Virginia | Dennis Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Scott Maze grabs the board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Scott Maze buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Howard Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Christian (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Alan Nappi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Maze (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tsalani Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Quinton Funchess (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Virginia | James Leonard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Ferguson | 52-61 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | Morris Moore (SG), Robert Oster (C) Paul Christian, Alan Nappi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Frank Hollen (SF), Harry Richter (C) Scott Maze, Tsalani Ahluwalia, Quinton Funchess | |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Pedro Martinez | 52-63 |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Robert Oster loses the dribble to Frank Hollen | 52-63 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Pedro Martinez | 52-66 |
| 02:10 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Morris Moore | 54-66 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Harry Richter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 01:50 | Virginia | James Leonard pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Pedro Martinez steals the ball from Howard Ferguson in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis banks in the layup on a great pass from Pedro Martinez | 54-68 |
| 01:32 | Virginia | James Leonard comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-68 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Robert Oster tips it home | 56-68 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | James Leonard snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 01:11 | Virginia | Morris Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Ferguson | 58-68 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen drills a floater in the paint set up by Thomas Hollis | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Dennis Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | James Leonard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Harry Richter grabs the board | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Howard Ferguson picks off the pass by Harry Richter | 58-70 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Dennis Williams blows the layup | 58-70 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez runs out the clock | 58-70 |