| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Howard Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Moore (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Oster (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Benjamin Fugate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Baden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Little (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ho Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | James Leonard inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Virginia | Robert Oster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | David Baden is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Morris Moore can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Shawn Richardson - foul #1 on Shawn Richardson, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Morris Moore makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Morris Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Ho Xue snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | David Baden hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Leonard - foul #1 on James Leonard, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | David Baden makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Robert Oster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | James Leonard tips it home | 40-41 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate is hacked by Howard Ferguson - foul #2 on Howard Ferguson, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Robert Oster grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:50 | Virginia | Morris Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Virgilio Greco (SF) James Leonard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Ho Xue misses the lay-in | 40-41 |
| 17:32 | Virginia | Robert Oster pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | Robert Oster misses the runner from the left block | 40-41 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harold Little | 40-44 |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Robert Oster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Shawn Richardson | 40-44 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #3 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Christian (PG), Jack Hahn (SG), James Leonard (SF), Willis Werstein (PF), Alan Nappi (C) Howard Ferguson, Morris Moore, Virgilio Greco, Dennis Williams, Robert Oster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (PG), Arthur Luce (SG), Garf Ziebert (PF), Michael Sweeten (C) Benjamin Fugate, David Baden, Harold Little, Ho Xue | |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:51 | Virginia | Shawn Richardson steals the ball from Alan Nappi | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Paul Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hahn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willis Werstein (fresh) C - Alan Nappi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Poteat (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Luce (fresh) SF - Shawn Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garf Ziebert (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sweeten (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-48 |
| 15:25 | Virginia | James Leonard misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dennis Williams (PF), Virgilio Greco (C) Willis Werstein, Alan Nappi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate (PG), Ho Xue (C) Shawn Richardson, Michael Sweeten | |
| 14:44 | Virginia | James Leonard knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 42-48 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate is hacked by Paul Christian - foul #2 on Paul Christian, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Ferguson (PG), Morris Moore (SG), Alan Nappi (C) Paul Christian, Jack Hahn, James Leonard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Baden (SG), Harold Little (PF) James Poteat, Garf Ziebert | |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | David Baden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 14:08 | Virginia | Dennis Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:49 | Virginia | Alan Nappi hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Harold Little clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 45-48 |
| 13:31 | Virginia | Alan Nappi grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 13:15 | Virginia | Dennis Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Ho Xue grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Harold Little misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #4 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Hall (SF), Willis Werstein (PF), Robert Oster (C) Virgilio Greco, Dennis Williams, Alan Nappi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (PG), James Collins (SF) Benjamin Fugate, Arthur Luce | |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Harold Little misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Harold Little makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:50 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Morris Moore | 48-49 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Willis Werstein is called for the reach on Harold Little - foul #1 on Willis Werstein, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Leonard (SF) Charles Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten (SG), Shawn Richardson (SF), Garf Ziebert (C) David Baden, James Collins, Ho Xue | |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Robert Oster picks off the pass by James Poteat | 48-49 |
| 11:59 | Virginia | James Leonard drills a 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Harold Little hits the finger roll | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Howard Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Leonard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willis Werstein (fresh) C - Robert Oster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Poteat (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Sweeten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Ziebert (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Virginia | Willis Werstein hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Morris Moore | 53-51 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Poteat | 53-53 |
| 10:17 | Virginia | James Leonard misses the lay-in | 53-53 |
| 10:16 | Virginia | Willis Werstein hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Poteat | 55-56 |
| 09:49 | Virginia | The short jumper by Willis Werstein is denied by Garf Ziebert | 55-56 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Poteat | 55-56 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Harold Little slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Sweeten | 55-58 |
| 09:14 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Willis Werstein | 57-58 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Garf Ziebert | 57-60 |
| 08:29 | Virginia | James Leonard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Harold Little snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Poteat and the foul's on James Leonard - foul #2 on James Leonard, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Christian (PG), Jack Hahn (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Dennis Williams (PF), Alan Nappi (C) Howard Ferguson, Morris Moore, James Leonard, Willis Werstein, Robert Oster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate (PG), David Baden (SG), Arthur Luce (SF), Ho Xue (C) James Poteat, Shawn Richardson, Harold Little, Garf Ziebert | |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Alan Nappi lays it in set up by Jack Hahn | 59-63 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Ho Xue hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 07:47 | Virginia | Dennis Williams grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 07:42 | Virginia | Paul Christian double dribbles | 59-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | Virgilio Greco (SF) Charles Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Collins (PF) Michael Sweeten | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Paul Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hahn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Alan Nappi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Benjamin Fugate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Baden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Luce (fresh) PF - James Collins (fresh) C - Ho Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | James Collins's pass is intercepted by Alan Nappi | 59-63 |
| 07:05 | Virginia | Jack Hahn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Ho Xue gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 06:44 | North Carolina | James Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 06:42 | Virginia | Alan Nappi grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Jack Hahn can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #2 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson (SF) Arthur Luce | |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Jack Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Jack Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate is hacked by Jack Hahn - foul #1 on Jack Hahn, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert (PF) James Collins | |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | Virgilio Greco misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 05:48 | Virginia | Alan Nappi pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Alan Nappi hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Christian | 62-65 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Ho Xue drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Fugate | 62-67 |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Paul Christian is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Fugate - foul #2 on Benjamin Fugate, team foul #3 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Ferguson (PG), Morris Moore (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Robert Oster (C) Paul Christian, Jack Hahn, Virgilio Greco, Alan Nappi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (PG), Arthur Luce (SG), Harold Little (PF) Benjamin Fugate, David Baden, Ho Xue | |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Dennis Williams knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Howard Ferguson | 64-67 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Morris Moore picks off the pass by Harold Little | 64-67 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Morris Moore banks in the layup | 66-67 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 03:48 | Virginia | Dennis Williams clanks a floater from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Garf Ziebert snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Oster | 66-70 |
| 03:27 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Howard Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dennis Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Oster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Poteat (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Luce (fresh) SF - Shawn Richardson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Little (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Ziebert (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Virginia | Morris Moore knocks in the jumper from close range | 68-70 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Leonard (SF) Charles Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate (PG), David Baden (SG), Ho Xue (C) James Poteat, Arthur Luce, Garf Ziebert | |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Benjamin Fugate | 68-72 |
| 02:38 | Virginia | Dennis Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 02:36 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Moore | 68-72 |
| 02:21 | Virginia | Howard Ferguson misses the easy layup | 68-72 |
| 02:19 | Virginia | James Leonard misses the tip | 68-72 |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Robert Oster pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:02 | Virginia | Dennis Williams is hacked by Harold Little - foul #1 on Harold Little, team foul #4 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Virginia | Virgilio Greco (PF), Alan Nappi (C) Dennis Williams, Robert Oster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Luce (SF) Shawn Richardson | |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Alan Nappi's pass is intercepted by Arthur Luce | 68-72 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | David Baden grabs the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Luce and he's hacked by Alan Nappi - foul #2 on Alan Nappi, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dennis Williams (PF), Robert Oster (C) Virgilio Greco, Alan Nappi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson (SF) Arthur Luce | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate misses the free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:23 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Oster | 68-74 |
| 01:06 | Virginia | Dennis Williams's layup is rejected by Ho Xue | 68-74 |
| 01:04 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Leonard | 68-74 |
| 00:53 | Virginia | Morris Moore hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Ferguson | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Benjamin Fugate drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Baden | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Morris Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | David Baden grabs the board | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Morris Moore is called for the reach on David Baden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Morris Moore, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Sweeten (PF) Harold Little | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | David Baden makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | David Baden misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Robert Oster grabs the defensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Dennis Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-77 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson snags the defensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson is hacked by Morris Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Morris Moore, team foul #11 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Poteat (SG) David Baden | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Shawn Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | Dennis Williams pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Dennis Williams hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-78 |