| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Padua (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Randle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Ebel (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Billy Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ashmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Vallecillo (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Max (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | John Harris inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia | James Ashmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| 19:38 | NC State | John Harris is called for the reach on William Padua in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Harris, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Latour (PF) John Harris | |
| 19:14 | NC State | David Peterson hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Lewis Smith | 29-24 |
| 18:57 | Virginia | Billy Larson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Lewis Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Matthew Randle misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-24 |
| 18:31 | Virginia | Richard Latour pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:29 | Virginia | Lewis Smith steps in front of the James Max pass in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Carl Ebel makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Lewis Smith | 31-24 |
| 17:46 | Virginia | James Max hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 31-24 |
| 17:44 | NC State | William Padua gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:39 | NC State | William Padua is fouled on the floor by James Ashmore - foul #3 on James Ashmore, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Jeffrey Durr (SF), Bernard Zwigart (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, William Padua, Matthew Randle, David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Howell (SG), Eldon Desoto (PF), Tyler Gregg (C) James Ashmore, Richard Latour, James Max | |
| 17:23 | NC State | William Voris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Victor Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:05 | Virginia | Michael Howell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-24 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:02 | NC State | Bernard Zwigart's pass is intercepted by Victor Vallecillo in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 17:01 | Virginia | Victor Vallecillo throws it down | 31-26 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Bernard Zwigart is alone and drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from William Voris | 33-26 |
| 16:17 | Virginia | Michael Howell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 16:15 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Gregg | 33-26 |
| 15:57 | Virginia | Billy Larson hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Howell and the foul's on John Nieves - foul #1 on John Nieves, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), William Padua (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), Louis Helton (PF), Carl Ebel (C) William Voris, Stephen McLean, Jeffrey Durr, Bernard Zwigart, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Waits (SG), John Harris (SF), Richard Latour (PF), James Max (C) Michael Howell, Victor Vallecillo, Eldon Desoto, Tyler Gregg | |
| 15:57 | Virginia | Billy Larson misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:57 | NC State | Louis Helton gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Padua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Randle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Helton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Ebel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Billy Larson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Waits (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Latour (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Max (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Carl Ebel misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 15:34 | Virginia | James Max gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:28 | Virginia | James Max's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | NC State | David Peterson (PF) Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:11 | NC State | William Padua misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Latour - foul #2 on Richard Latour, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| 15:11 | NC State | William Padua misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:11 | NC State | William Padua makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | Virginia | Thomas Waits connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Billy Larson | 34-31 |
| 14:29 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Lewis Smith tips it home | 36-31 |
| 14:25 | Virginia | Lewis Smith steals it from Billy Larson in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses the lay-in | 36-31 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Matthew Randle hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 14:00 | Virginia | Thomas Waits misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 13:59 | Virginia | James Max grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 13:50 | Virginia | Thomas Waits is called for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Jeffrey Durr (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, William Padua, David Peterson, Louis Helton | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Ashmore (SG), Victor Vallecillo (PF), Tyler Gregg (C) John Harris, Richard Latour, James Max | |
| 13:25 | NC State | Matthew Randle clanks a floater from the left side | 38-31 |
| 13:24 | NC State | John Nieves grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:07 | NC State | William Voris loses the dribble to James Ashmore | 38-31 |
| 13:02 | Virginia | James Ashmore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Zwigart (SF), Carl Ebel (C) Matthew Randle, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eldon Desoto (PF) Victor Vallecillo | |
| 12:38 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side | 40-31 |
| 12:24 | Virginia | Eldon Desoto lays it in on a great pass from Billy Larson and he's fouled by Jeffrey Durr - foul #1 on Jeffrey Durr, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), William Padua (SG), David Peterson (PF) William Voris, Stephen McLean, Jeffrey Durr | |
| Subs | Virginia | Victor Vallecillo (PF) Tyler Gregg | |
| 12:24 | Virginia | Eldon Desoto makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Lewis Smith connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bernard Zwigart | 42-34 |
| 11:45 | Virginia | Victor Vallecillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 11:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Carl Ebel | 42-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Padua (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Zwigart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Peterson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Ebel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Billy Larson (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ashmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Waits (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Victor Vallecillo (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eldon Desoto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | NC State | William Padua comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 11:20 | Virginia | James Ashmore pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 11:14 | Virginia | Lewis Smith takes the ball from Billy Larson | 42-34 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Thomas Waits steals the ball from Bernard Zwigart | 42-34 |
| 10:37 | Virginia | Victor Vallecillo is hacked by William Padua - foul #2 on William Padua, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 10:37 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-34 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), Louis Helton (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, William Padua, Bernard Zwigart, David Peterson, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Howell (PG), Richard Latour (PF), James Max (C) Billy Larson, Victor Vallecillo, Eldon Desoto | |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Matthew Randle steals the ball from Thomas Waits | 42-34 |
| 09:59 | NC State | William Voris connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Nieves | 45-34 |
| 09:41 | Virginia | Michael Howell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-34 |
| 09:39 | Virginia | James Max tips it in | 45-36 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Matthew Randle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), Jeffrey Durr (PF), Carl Ebel (C) William Voris, Louis Helton, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Billy Larson (PG), John Harris (SF), Victor Vallecillo (PF), Tyler Gregg (C) Michael Howell, James Ashmore, Richard Latour, James Max | |
| 09:10 | Virginia | Matthew Randle takes the ball from Thomas Waits in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Carl Ebel clanks a fadeaway from close range | 45-36 |
| 08:52 | Virginia | John Harris pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:48 | Virginia | Thomas Waits misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Lewis Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Lewis Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 08:12 | Virginia | Thomas Waits misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Jeffrey Durr gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Stephen McLean is hacked by Billy Larson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Larson, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), William Padua (SG), David Peterson (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, Stephen McLean, Matthew Randle, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Ashmore (SG) Thomas Waits | |
| 07:49 | NC State | John Nieves is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Voris | 50-36 |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Billy Larson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 07:35 | NC State | John Nieves pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Voris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Padua (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Durr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Peterson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Nieves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Billy Larson (very tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Ashmore (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Victor Vallecillo (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyler Gregg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | NC State | William Voris hits a floater from the right side set up by John Nieves and he's fouled by Billy Larson - foul #4 on Billy Larson, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Zwigart (SF), Louis Helton (PF) Jeffrey Durr, David Peterson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Howell (PG), Thomas Waits (SF), Richard Latour (PF), James Max (C) Billy Larson, John Harris, Victor Vallecillo, Tyler Gregg | |
| 07:10 | NC State | William Voris misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:10 | Virginia | James Max pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 07:05 | Virginia | Richard Latour is hacked by Louis Helton - foul #1 on Louis Helton, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), Matthew Randle (SF) William Voris, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:45 | Virginia | Thomas Waits comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 06:43 | NC State | Bernard Zwigart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Matthew Randle is hacked by Michael Howell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Howell, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Ebel (C) William Padua | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eldon Desoto (PF) Richard Latour | |
| 06:26 | NC State | Lewis Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 06:10 | Virginia | Thomas Waits misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Louis Helton gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Matthew Randle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-36 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), David Peterson (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, Louis Helton, Bernard Zwigart, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Virginia | Billy Larson (PG), John Harris (SF) Michael Howell, James Ashmore | |
| 05:49 | Virginia | Billy Larson hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-38 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Matthew Randle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Durr (SF) Matthew Randle | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Latour (PF), Tyler Gregg (C) Eldon Desoto, James Max | |
| 05:29 | Virginia | Richard Latour's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Durr in the backcourt | 55-38 |
| 05:06 | NC State | William Voris makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Durr | 57-38 |
| 04:56 | Virginia | Thomas Waits is called for 10 seconds | 57-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), William Padua (SG), Matthew Randle (SF), Carl Ebel (C) William Voris, Stephen McLean, David Peterson, John Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Howell (PG), James Ashmore (SG) Billy Larson, Thomas Waits | |
| 04:31 | NC State | Carl Ebel is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Lewis Smith | 59-38 |
| 04:24 | Virginia | James Ashmore can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 59-38 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Richard Latour misses the tip | 59-38 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Gregg | 59-38 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Matthew Randle steals it from John Harris | 59-38 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Lewis Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-38 |
| 03:44 | Virginia | Tyler Gregg gets the rebound | 59-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:23 | Virginia | John Harris scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lewis Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Padua (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Randle (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Durr (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Carl Ebel (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Howell (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ashmore (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Harris (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Latour (tiring) 4 reb. C - Tyler Gregg (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:54 | NC State | William Padua scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Smith | 62-40 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:51 | Virginia | James Ashmore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-40 |
| Subs | NC State | William Voris (PG), Stephen McLean (SG), Bernard Zwigart (SF), Louis Helton (PF), John Nieves (C) Lewis Smith, William Padua, Matthew Randle, Jeffrey Durr, Carl Ebel | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Waits (SF), Eldon Desoto (PF) John Harris, Richard Latour | |
| 02:29 | NC State | Thomas Waits is called for the reach on Bernard Zwigart - foul #4 on Thomas Waits, team foul #7 | 62-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Billy Larson (PG) Thomas Waits | |
| 02:29 | NC State | Bernard Zwigart misses the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 02:29 | Virginia | Eldon Desoto gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 02:08 | Virginia | Michael Howell knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 62-42 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Billy Larson is called for the reach on Stephen McLean in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billy Larson, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| Subs | NC State | David Peterson (PF) John Nieves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Waits (SF) Billy Larson | |
| 02:06 | NC State | Stephen McLean misses the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 02:06 | Virginia | Tyler Gregg pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | Thomas Waits clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-42 |
| 01:45 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen McLean | 62-42 |
| 01:39 | NC State | James Ashmore is called for the reach on Stephen McLean in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Ashmore, team foul #9 | 62-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Smith (PG), Matthew Randle (SF), Carl Ebel (C) William Voris, Bernard Zwigart, Louis Helton | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Harris (SF), Richard Latour (PF) Thomas Waits, Eldon Desoto | |
| 01:39 | NC State | Stephen McLean makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Stephen McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Michael Howell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Ebel - foul #1 on Carl Ebel, team foul #5 | 64-42 |
| Subs | NC State | William Padua (SG) Stephen McLean | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Michael Howell makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Michael Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 01:16 | NC State | David Peterson grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Matthew Randle scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Lewis Smith and he's fouled by John Harris - foul #4 on John Harris, team foul #10 | 66-43 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Matthew Randle makes the free throw | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Michael Howell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 67-43 |
| 00:41 | NC State | William Padua gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:16 | NC State | William Padua is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lewis Smith | 69-43 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John Harris can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Randle - foul #1 on Matthew Randle, team foul #6 | 69-43 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John Harris misses the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Lewis Smith runs out the clock | 69-44 |