| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Gray (fresh) SG - Kendrick Hart (fresh) SF - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) PF - Alan Wallace (fresh) C - Brandon Creger (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 | NC State | Brandon Creger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | Brandon Creger hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kendrick Hart and the foul's on James Hartfield - foul #1 on James Hartfield, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Brandon Creger makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler is hacked by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Virginia | Robert Leonard is hacked by Jonathan Hunt - foul #1 on Jonathan Hunt, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Virginia | John Gray is called for the reach on Stephen Kepler - foul #2 on John Gray, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | NC State | Quinton Kraatz (PG) John Gray | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:51 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler connects on the floater from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Alan Wallace scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Quinton Kraatz | 6-2 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | James Hartfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Kendrick Hart grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:49 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt's pass is intercepted by James Hartfield | 6-2 |
| 17:21 | Virginia | Quinton Kraatz steals it from Eric Lunt | 6-2 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Kendrick Hart dunks the ball on a nice dish by Quinton Kraatz | 8-2 |
| 16:51 | Virginia | Brandon Creger steals the ball from Eric Lunt | 8-2 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Alan Wallace is hacked by Stephen Kepler - foul #1 on Stephen Kepler, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Randolph (SG), Donald Owens (SF), Robert Whiting (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Kendrick Hart, Jonathan Hunt, Alan Wallace, Brandon Creger | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:13 | NC State | Robert Whiting clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 16:11 | Virginia | Robert Leonard grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 15:43 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 8-2 |
| 15:41 | NC State | Robert Whiting gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quinton Kraatz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Randolph (fresh) SF - Donald Owens (fresh) PF - Robert Whiting (fresh) C - Robert Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) PF - Eric Lunt (fresh) C - James Hartfield (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Hartfield - foul #2 on James Hartfield, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Kendrick Hart (SG) Quinton Kraatz | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Williams (C) James Hartfield | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:34 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 15:11 | Virginia | Paul Williams comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Coleman - foul #1 on Robert Coleman, team foul #4 | 10-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Hunt (SF), Alan Wallace (PF), Brandon Creger (C) Donald Owens, Robert Whiting, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:11 | Virginia | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:11 | Virginia | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Howard Adams picks off the pass by Jonathan Hunt | 10-4 |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Howard Adams | 10-6 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Brandon Creger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Russell Mattie (C) Stephen Kepler, Eric Lunt | |
| 14:28 | Virginia | Robert Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Brandon Creger grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph misses the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Kirchoff - foul #1 on Richard Kirchoff, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek (PG) Robert Leonard | |
| 14:20 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:57 | Virginia | Paul Williams misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 13:56 | NC State | Brandon Creger snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Alan Wallace is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Quinton Kraatz (PG) Benjamin Randolph | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Grogan (C) Howard Adams | |
| 13:34 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz misses the easy layup | 12-6 |
| 13:32 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:27 | Virginia | Russell Mattie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Rufus Silvestri (SG), Robert Coleman (C) Kendrick Hart, Brandon Creger | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Robert Leonard (SF), Eric Lunt (PF) Ivan Jelinek, Russell Mattie, Larry Grogan | |
| 13:07 | NC State | Alan Wallace can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 12-6 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Robert Coleman snags the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Alan Wallace double dribbles | 12-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Randolph (SG), Donald Owens (SF), Robert Whiting (PF) Rufus Silvestri, Jonathan Hunt, Alan Wallace | |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Adams (SG), Russell Mattie (C) Richard Kirchoff, Paul Williams | |
| 12:40 | Virginia | Robert Leonard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Russell Mattie tips it home | 12-8 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Donald Owens drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Quinton Kraatz | 15-8 |
| 12:07 | Virginia | Robert Leonard misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Whiting - foul #1 on Robert Whiting, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Kendrick Hart (SG), Brandon Creger (C) Benjamin Randolph, Robert Whiting | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Grogan (C) Eric Lunt | |
| 12:07 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:07 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Kendrick Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 11:51 | NC State | Brandon Creger hits the follow up shot | 17-10 |
| 11:40 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Owens | 17-10 |
| 11:39 | NC State | Robert Coleman pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quinton Kraatz (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kendrick Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Owens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Creger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Mattie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Grogan (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Stephen Kepler steals it from Robert Coleman | 17-10 |
| 11:24 | Virginia | Robert Leonard lays it up and in set up by Stephen Kepler | 17-12 |
| 11:14 | NC State | Brandon Creger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 11:12 | Virginia | Russell Mattie grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 10:55 | Virginia | Larry Grogan hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Kepler | 17-14 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Russell Mattie is called for the reach on Quinton Kraatz - foul #1 on Russell Mattie, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Randolph (PG), Jonathan Hunt (SF), Alan Wallace (PF) Quinton Kraatz, Robert Coleman, Brandon Creger | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Ivan Jelinek (SG), Ulysses Giannini (SF), Eric Lunt (PF), Paul Williams (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard, Russell Mattie, Larry Grogan | |
| 10:28 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph is fouled on the floor by Ulysses Giannini - foul #1 on Ulysses Giannini, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Creger (C) Donald Owens | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:28 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:09 | Virginia | Paul Williams hits the finger roll | 19-16 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Kendrick Hart is hacked by Ivan Jelinek - foul #1 on Ivan Jelinek, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Kendrick Hart makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Kendrick Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:35 | Virginia | Ivan Jelinek can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 21-16 |
| 09:33 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff grabs the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:16 | Virginia | Eric Lunt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 09:14 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff tips it back up and in | 21-18 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Alan Wallace's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Lunt | 21-18 |
| 08:46 | Virginia | Eric Lunt snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 08:33 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Jelinek | 21-21 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 08:24 | Virginia | Ulysses Giannini grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 08:08 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Alan Wallace - foul #1 on Alan Wallace, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Quinton Kraatz (PG), Robert Coleman (C) Kendrick Hart, Brandon Creger | |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF), Russell Mattie (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Ivan Jelinek, Ulysses Giannini, Eric Lunt, Paul Williams | |
| 08:08 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:08 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph is hacked by Robert Leonard - foul #1 on Robert Leonard, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Owens (SF), Robert Whiting (PF) Jonathan Hunt, Alan Wallace | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG) Richard Kirchoff | |
| 07:52 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:35 | Virginia | Larry Grogan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Russell Mattie snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benjamin Randolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Quinton Kraatz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Owens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Whiting (fresh) C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Mattie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Virginia | Howard Adams is hacked by Quinton Kraatz - foul #1 on Quinton Kraatz, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Rufus Silvestri (SG) Benjamin Randolph | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:16 | Virginia | Howard Adams makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:16 | Virginia | Howard Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Rufus Silvestri makes the 3 from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 06:37 | Virginia | Howard Adams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-25 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Robert Whiting grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Rufus Silvestri makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Quinton Kraatz | 28-25 |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Larry Grogan tips it home | 28-27 |
| 06:02 | NC State | Donald Owens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rufus Silvestri | 30-27 |
| 05:47 | Virginia | The short jumper by Larry Grogan is denied by Robert Coleman | 30-27 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Rufus Silvestri gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Rufus Silvestri blows the dunk | 30-27 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Donald Owens snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz is hacked by Russell Mattie - foul #2 on Russell Mattie, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Kendrick Hart (SG), Jonathan Hunt (SF), Alan Wallace (PF), Brandon Creger (C) Rufus Silvestri, Donald Owens, Robert Whiting, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Lunt (PF), Paul Williams (C) Russell Mattie, Larry Grogan | |
| 05:24 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 05:02 | Virginia | Alan Wallace steps in front of the Robert Leonard pass | 32-27 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Brandon Creger is denied on a layup by Eric Lunt | 32-27 |
| 04:44 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Stephen Kepler | 32-27 |
| 04:39 | Virginia | Howard Adams makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Kepler | 32-29 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Alan Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Randolph (PG) Quinton Kraatz | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Ivan Jelinek (SG), Ulysses Giannini (SF) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard | |
| 04:11 | Virginia | Eric Lunt clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Kendrick Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Ivan Jelinek is called for the reach on Kendrick Hart - foul #2 on Ivan Jelinek, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | John Gray (PG) Benjamin Randolph | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Mattie (SF), James Hartfield (C) Ulysses Giannini, Paul Williams | |
| 04:00 | NC State | Kendrick Hart misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Kendrick Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:47 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Alan Wallace grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Kendrick Hart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 03:41 | Virginia | James Hartfield pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:37 | Virginia | Alan Wallace takes the ball from Richard Kirchoff | 33-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Gray (fresh) SG - Kendrick Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) PF - Alan Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Brandon Creger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Kirchoff (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ivan Jelinek (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Mattie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Lunt (fresh) 2 blk. C - James Hartfield (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 03:11 | NC State | Alan Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Alan Wallace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 02:52 | Virginia | Russell Mattie snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 02:36 | Virginia | Eric Lunt misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 02:35 | Virginia | James Hartfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:19 | Virginia | Russell Mattie connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ivan Jelinek and he's fouled by Jonathan Hunt - foul #2 on Jonathan Hunt, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Randolph (SG), Donald Owens (SF), Robert Whiting (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Kendrick Hart, Jonathan Hunt, Alan Wallace, Brandon Creger | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF) Richard Kirchoff, Ivan Jelinek, Eric Lunt | |
| 02:19 | Virginia | Russell Mattie misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Robert Coleman pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Russell Mattie is called for the reach on Donald Owens - foul #3 on Russell Mattie, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Quinton Kraatz (SG) Benjamin Randolph | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Williams (PF) Russell Mattie | |
| 01:56 | NC State | Donald Owens misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Donald Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:56 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James Hartfield | 33-31 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Howard Adams double dribbles | 33-31 |
| 01:20 | NC State | John Gray makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Coleman and he's fouled by Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #13 | 35-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Kendrick Hart (SG) Robert Whiting | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Grogan (C) James Hartfield | |
| 01:20 | NC State | John Gray makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Howard Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Robert Coleman pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:47 | NC State | John Gray misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Howard Adams grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Howard Adams is hacked by Kendrick Hart - foul #1 on Kendrick Hart, team foul #9 | 36-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Randolph (PG), Jonathan Hunt (SF), Alan Wallace (PF) John Gray, Donald Owens, Quinton Kraatz | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Lunt (PF) Larry Grogan | |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Howard Adams makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Howard Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Eric Lunt picks off the pass by Benjamin Randolph | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Eric Lunt drills a floater from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-35 |