| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Gengler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Nault (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ray Fawcett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Cordova (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Zebley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Aaron Leighty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Godby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfonso Mendez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricardo Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Goings (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 25-30 |
| 19:30 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:19 | Virginia | Brian Nault connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | The rebound goes to William Cordova | 28-30 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | Brian Nault misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-30 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Floyd Goings | 28-30 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | William Godby double dribbles | 28-30 |
| 18:24 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Floyd Goings pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Ricardo Garcia is blocked by William Cordova | 28-30 |
| 18:04 | Virginia | Brian Nault pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:53 | Virginia | Scott Zebley is fouled on the floor by Floyd Goings - foul #1 on Floyd Goings, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Alfonso Mendez blocks the short jumper by Scott Zebley | 28-30 |
| 17:37 | Virginia | Ray Fawcett tips it in | 30-30 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 17:14 | Virginia | Ray Fawcett pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:54 | Virginia | William Cordova can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-30 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | William Godby grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez is hacked by William Cordova - foul #3 on William Cordova, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Palmer (PG), Louis Webb (SG), Corey Harding (SF), Ralph Espada (PF), Richard Scott (C) Curtis Gengler, Brian Nault, Ray Fawcett, William Cordova, Scott Zebley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon (SG), Albert Lavigne (SF), Norberto Esposito (PF), Darrell Brown (C) William Godby, Alfonso Mendez, Ricardo Garcia, Floyd Goings | |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 30-30 |
| 16:17 | Virginia | Richard Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:02 | Virginia | Louis Webb's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Lavigne | 30-30 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Darrell Brown grabs the board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Jerry Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Louis Webb (fresh) SF - Corey Harding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Espada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Aaron Leighty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eldon McMahon (fresh) SF - Albert Lavigne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Albert Lavigne | 30-33 |
| 15:25 | Virginia | Jerry Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Albert Lavigne double dribbles | 30-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Gengler (PG), Ray Fawcett (SF), William Cordova (PF) Louis Webb, Corey Harding, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez (SF) Aaron Leighty | |
| 14:40 | Virginia | Alfonso Mendez steals the ball from William Cordova | 30-33 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Albert Lavigne lays it in and he's hacked by Jerry Palmer - foul #2 on Jerry Palmer, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Scott Zebley (C) Ralph Espada | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Godby (SG), Ricardo Garcia (PF), Floyd Goings (C) Eldon McMahon, Norberto Esposito, Darrell Brown | |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Albert Lavigne misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Goings | 30-35 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Ray Fawcett is called for the reach on Alfonso Mendez - foul #1 on Ray Fawcett, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Brian Nault (SG) Jerry Palmer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Albert Lavigne grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 13:44 | Virginia | Scott Zebley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:22 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-35 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | William Godby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Floyd Goings grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Scott Zebley pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:36 | Virginia | Brian Nault hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Floyd Goings snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 33-35 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Floyd Goings gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez hits a shot from the left block | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Gengler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Nault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Fawcett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Cordova (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Zebley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Albert Lavigne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SG - William Godby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfonso Mendez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ricardo Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Goings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler misses badly on a floater from the left side | 33-37 |
| 11:40 | Virginia | Scott Zebley hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Alfonso Mendez snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | William Godby makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Albert Lavigne | 35-39 |
| 10:34 | Virginia | William Cordova connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | William Godby is fouled on the floor by Brian Nault - foul #1 on Brian Nault, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Palmer (PG), Louis Webb (SG), Corey Harding (SF), Ralph Espada (PF), Richard Scott (C) Curtis Gengler, Brian Nault, Ray Fawcett, William Cordova, Scott Zebley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty (PG), Eldon McMahon (SG), Norberto Esposito (PF), Darrell Brown (C) Albert Lavigne, William Godby, Ricardo Garcia, Floyd Goings | |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty is denied on a layup by Corey Harding | 38-39 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Brown | 38-39 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon is fouled on the floor by Louis Webb - foul #1 on Louis Webb, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Corey Harding is called for the reach on Alfonso Mendez - foul #3 on Corey Harding, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Lapan (PF) Alfonso Mendez | |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Norberto Esposito misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-39 |
| 09:27 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Louis Webb | 38-39 |
| 09:15 | Virginia | Corey Harding misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Darrell Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Corey Harding - foul #4 on Corey Harding, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Gengler (PG), Mark Monteith (C) Louis Webb, Corey Harding | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Mark Monteith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Jerry Palmer buries a floater from the right side | 40-40 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon misses long on a shot in the lane | 40-40 |
| 08:44 | Virginia | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 08:21 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Norberto Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Matthew Lapan clanks a runner from close range | 40-40 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Norberto Esposito misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Norberto Esposito tips it in | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Gengler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Espada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Monteith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Aaron Leighty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eldon McMahon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Norberto Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Lapan (fresh) C - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 07:38 | Virginia | Mark Monteith tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Matthew Lapan misses short on a floater in the paint | 42-42 |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Jerry Palmer gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:10 | Virginia | Jerry Palmer knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Curtis Gengler | 44-42 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Matthew Lapan - foul #1 on Matthew Lapan, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Louis Webb (PG), Corey Harding (SG), Ray Fawcett (SF), William Cordova (PF) Curtis Gengler, Jerry Palmer, Ralph Espada, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Godby (SG), Alfonso Mendez (SF), Ricardo Garcia (PF), Floyd Goings (C) Eldon McMahon, Norberto Esposito, Matthew Lapan, Darrell Brown | |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Corey Harding scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Fawcett | 46-42 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | William Godby drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfonso Mendez | 46-44 |
| 06:05 | Virginia | William Cordova can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | William Godby pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Aaron Leighty and the foul's on Ray Fawcett - foul #2 on Ray Fawcett, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Gengler (PG), Brian Nault (SG), Scott Zebley (C) Louis Webb, Corey Harding, Mark Monteith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Albert Lavigne (PG), Norberto Esposito (C) Aaron Leighty, Floyd Goings | |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | William Cordova travels with the ball | 46-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon (SF), Matthew Lapan (PF) Alfonso Mendez, Ricardo Garcia | |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Matthew Lapan knocks in the floater from close range set up by Albert Lavigne and he's fouled by William Cordova - foul #4 on William Cordova, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Matthew Lapan misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:30 | Virginia | Scott Zebley gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:21 | Virginia | Brian Nault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 05:19 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Fawcett | 46-49 |
| 05:02 | Virginia | William Cordova misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eldon McMahon - foul #2 on Eldon McMahon, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darrell Brown (C) Matthew Lapan | |
| 05:02 | Virginia | William Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:02 | Virginia | William Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Darrell Brown gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | William Godby misses the lay-in | 47-49 |
| 04:54 | Virginia | Scott Zebley grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 04:50 | Virginia | Brian Nault buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Eldon McMahon - foul #3 on Eldon McMahon, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| 04:50 | Virginia | Brian Nault makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Albert Lavigne is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Albert Lavigne, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Espada (SF) Ray Fawcett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Floyd Goings (C) Darrell Brown | |
| 04:18 | Virginia | Brian Nault makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Cordova | 53-49 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Floyd Goings's pass is intercepted by Ralph Espada | 53-49 |
| 03:47 | Virginia | Albert Lavigne steals it from Curtis Gengler | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Gengler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Nault (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Espada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Cordova (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Zebley (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Albert Lavigne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SG - William Godby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eldon McMahon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norberto Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Goings (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | William Godby is hacked by Ralph Espada - foul #2 on Ralph Espada, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Palmer (SG), Ray Fawcett (SF), Richard Scott (C) Brian Nault, William Cordova, Scott Zebley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty (PG), Alfonso Mendez (SF), Ricardo Garcia (PF) Albert Lavigne, Eldon McMahon, Norberto Esposito | |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | William Godby makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | William Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Ray Fawcett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | William Godby misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Scott - foul #2 on Richard Scott, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darrell Brown (C) Floyd Goings | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | William Godby makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | William Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Brian Nault (SG), William Cordova (PF), Scott Zebley (C) Jerry Palmer, Ralph Espada, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Albert Lavigne (C) Darrell Brown | |
| 02:36 | Virginia | Scott Zebley is called for a backcourt violation | 53-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eldon McMahon (SG), Floyd Goings (C) William Godby, Albert Lavigne | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Floyd Goings hits the finger roll | 53-55 |
| 01:57 | Virginia | Brian Nault misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-55 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Floyd Goings knocks in the runner near the basket | 53-57 |
| 01:28 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 01:27 | Virginia | Brian Nault snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:12 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Nault | 55-57 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia is hacked by William Cordova - foul #5 on William Cordova, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Espada (PF) William Cordova | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Godby (SG) Eldon McMahon | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Ricardo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Nault | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty is hacked by Brian Nault - foul #2 on Brian Nault, team foul #13 | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Virginia | Curtis Gengler drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Fawcett | 61-61 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Aaron Leighty scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ricardo Garcia | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Ray Fawcett comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-63 |