| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fresh) SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) PF - Thomas Appleton (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) SG - Howard Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) PF - Eric Lunt (fresh) C - James Hartfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Virginia | Thomas Appleton denies the turnaround by Robert Leonard | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Eric Lunt gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler is fouled on the floor by Thomas Appleton - foul #1 on Thomas Appleton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | Robert Leonard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Howard Adams snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Virginia | Robert Leonard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton's pass is intercepted by Howard Adams | 0-0 |
| 17:35 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Adams | 0-2 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta tips it in | 2-2 |
| 16:50 | Virginia | James Hartfield blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph McCreless - foul #1 on Joseph McCreless, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Joseph McCreless, Thomas Appleton, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:50 | Virginia | James Hartfield makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | Virginia | James Hartfield misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Stephen Kepler is called for the reach on Gerald Lomax - foul #1 on Stephen Kepler, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG) Jeff Harris | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Eric Lunt snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:20 | Virginia | Eric Lunt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Kepler | 2-5 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Curt Jones | 4-5 |
| 15:54 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fresh) SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) SF - Curt Jones (fresh) PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Tooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) PF - Eric Lunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hartfield (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | James Hartfield denies the turnaround by Curt Jones | 4-5 |
| 15:46 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:41 | Virginia | Robert Leonard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Howard Adams | 4-8 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Lomax and he's fouled by James Hartfield - foul #1 on James Hartfield, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF), Thomas Appleton (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Rolf Frankowski, Gerald Lomax, Peter Tooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek (PG), Richard Kirchoff (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Russell Mattie (C) Stephen Kepler, Robert Leonard, Eric Lunt, James Hartfield | |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek makes the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Thomas Appleton - foul #2 on Thomas Appleton, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Gerald Lomax (PF) Calvin Robison, Thomas Appleton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Grogan (C) Howard Adams | |
| 15:02 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless lays it up and in set up by Jeff Harris | 9-11 |
| 14:26 | Virginia | Russell Mattie clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:25 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:13 | Virginia | Russell Mattie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG), Peter Tooley (C) Gerald Lomax, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF), Eric Lunt (PF), James Hartfield (C) Ivan Jelinek, Richard Kirchoff, Russell Mattie, Paul Williams, Larry Grogan | |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Curt Jones buries a shot from the left wing set up by Peter Tooley | 11-11 |
| 13:21 | Virginia | Eric Lunt is hacked by Curt Jones - foul #1 on Curt Jones, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Smith (SF), James Bradley (C) Joseph McCreless, Curt Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:08 | Virginia | Robert Leonard is fouled on the floor by Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (PF) James Bradley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Robert Leonard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Lomax - foul #1 on Gerald Lomax, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley's fadeaway is rejected by James Hartfield | 11-13 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 12:33 | Virginia | Eric Lunt pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:28 | Virginia | Howard Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley lays it up and in | 13-13 |
| 12:00 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Robert Leonard picks off the pass by Jeff Harris | 13-15 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Tooley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Lunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hartfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:22 | Virginia | Robert Leonard tips it back up and in | 13-17 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Lunt - foul #1 on Eric Lunt, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Curt Jones (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Jeff Harris, Gerald Lomax, Peter Tooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Ivan Jelinek (SG), Russell Mattie (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard, Eric Lunt, James Hartfield | |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:57 | Virginia | Paul Williams grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:36 | Virginia | Russell Mattie slams it home and he's fouled by Kevin Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF) Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:36 | Virginia | Russell Mattie makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 10:13 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Larry Grogan | 14-20 |
| 09:46 | Virginia | Richard Armenta swats the layup by Larry Grogan | 14-20 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Rolf Frankowski | 14-20 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ivan Jelinek - foul #1 on Ivan Jelinek, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF), James Hartfield (C) Richard Kirchoff, Ivan Jelinek, Russell Mattie, Larry Grogan | |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James Hartfield | 14-20 |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Paul Williams misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Richard Armenta - foul #1 on Richard Armenta, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (PF) Rolf Frankowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Curt Jones | 16-22 |
| 08:53 | Virginia | Curt Jones steals the ball from Robert Leonard | 16-22 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless hits the finger roll set up by Curt Jones | 18-22 |
| 08:26 | Virginia | Paul Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 18-22 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Paul Williams picks off the pass by Calvin Robison | 18-22 |
| 07:43 | Virginia | Howard Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-22 |
| 07:42 | Virginia | Paul Williams gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Howard Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curt Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph McCreless (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Armenta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hartfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta knocks in the shot near the basket and the foul's on James Hartfield - foul #2 on James Hartfield, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Rolf Frankowski (SG), Peter Tooley (PF) Calvin Robison, Curt Jones, Joseph McCreless | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Eric Lunt (PF), Russell Mattie (C) Stephen Kepler, Paul Williams, James Hartfield | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:58 | Virginia | Peter Tooley is called for the reach on Eric Lunt - foul #1 on Peter Tooley, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF) Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek (PG) Robert Leonard | |
| 06:58 | Virginia | Eric Lunt makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:58 | Virginia | Eric Lunt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless is whistled for a carry | 21-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bradley (C) Gerald Lomax | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 21-24 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | James Bradley clanks a runner in the paint | 21-24 |
| 06:27 | Virginia | Eric Lunt pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:13 | Virginia | James Bradley is called for the reach on Richard Kirchoff - foul #1 on James Bradley, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Grogan (C) Howard Adams | |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:13 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 05:43 | Virginia | Russell Mattie gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:28 | Virginia | Eric Lunt hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Kirchoff | 21-28 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-28 |
| 05:09 | Virginia | Russell Mattie gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:59 | Virginia | Russell Mattie scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Jelinek | 21-30 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Larry Grogan - foul #1 on Larry Grogan, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Curt Jones (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Jeff Harris, Peter Tooley, James Bradley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF), Paul Williams (PF) Richard Kirchoff, Ivan Jelinek, Russell Mattie, Eric Lunt | |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Richard Armenta is called for the reach on Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Richard Armenta, team foul #11 | 23-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Joseph McCreless, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Curt Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Gerald Lomax, Peter Tooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Hartfield (C) Larry Grogan | |
| 03:36 | Virginia | James Hartfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-32 |
| 03:35 | Virginia | Paul Williams grabs the offensive board | 23-32 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Gerald Lomax (SF) Calvin Robison, Rolf Frankowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Louis Welch (PF) Paul Williams | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curt Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Appleton (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Louis Welch (fresh) C - James Hartfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Curt Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-32 |
| 02:55 | Virginia | Howard Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bradley (C) Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Lunt (PF) Louis Welch | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax misses the tip | 26-32 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | James Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton makes the runner from close range set up by Jeff Harris | 28-32 |
| 02:10 | Virginia | Robert Leonard hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Kepler | 28-34 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | James Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG), Peter Tooley (C) Thomas Appleton, James Bradley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Ivan Jelinek (SG), Russell Mattie (SF) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard | |
| 01:38 | Virginia | James Hartfield knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Jelinek | 28-36 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Curt Jones | 30-36 |
| 01:07 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Ivan Jelinek - foul #2 on Ivan Jelinek, team foul #8 | 30-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Richard Armenta (C) Jeff Harris, Curt Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF), Paul Williams (PF) Ivan Jelinek, Eric Lunt, James Hartfield | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Robert Leonard misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 31-36 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski buries a driving attempt in the paint | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Robert Leonard misses long on a fullcourt shot | 33-36 |