| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Besaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Ancheta (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dick Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Ferris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmund Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Kevin Hill inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Virginia | Kevin Hill can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 33-29 |
| 19:48 | Virginia | Kevin Hill tips it home | 35-29 |
| 19:29 | NC State | Earl Cannon picks off the pass by Jeffrey Besaw | 35-29 |
| 19:26 | Virginia | Kevin Hill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Cannon | 37-29 |
| 19:03 | NC State | Dick Johnson misses the dunk but the foul's on Earl Cannon - foul #2 on Earl Cannon, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:03 | NC State | Dick Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:03 | NC State | Dick Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:03 | Virginia | James Kessler gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | Virginia | Kevin Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Edmund Terry grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 18:29 | NC State | James Kessler steps in front of the Chris Ancheta pass | 37-30 |
| 18:16 | Virginia | James Kessler misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Edmund Terry snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Kevin Hill is called for the reach on Dick Johnson - foul #1 on Kevin Hill, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG), Andrew Horne (SF), Stephen Petrovich (PF), Darrell Spraggins (C) Earl Cannon, Kevin Hill, James Kessler, Stephen Harrison | |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Ray (PG), Albert Glenn (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Aaron Mead (PF), Christopher Allen (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Chris Ancheta, Dick Johnson, Raymond Ferris, Edmund Terry | |
| 17:34 | NC State | Paul Sermons knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Allen | 37-32 |
| 17:11 | Virginia | Ronald Kern knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Fred Terrell | 40-32 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Paul Sermons hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-35 |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Ronald Kern lays it in | 42-35 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Paul Sermons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (SG), Kevin Hill (SF), James Kessler (PF), Stephen Harrison (C) Ronald Kern, Andrew Horne, Stephen Petrovich, Darrell Spraggins | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Chris Ancheta (SG), Dick Johnson (SF), Ernest Rieder (PF), Edmund Terry (C) Timothy Ray, Albert Glenn, Paul Sermons, Aaron Mead, Christopher Allen | |
| 16:13 | Virginia | Jeffrey Besaw steps in front of the Kevin Hill pass in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Dick Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Lewis (PG) Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG) Jeffrey Besaw | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Chris Ancheta (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dick Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ernest Rieder (fresh) C - Edmund Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Virginia | Thomas Lewis is hacked by Alfred Marsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Marsh, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Raymond Ferris (PF) Alfred Marsh, Edmund Terry | |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Earl Cannon | 44-35 |
| 15:21 | NC State | Chris Ancheta comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-35 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 15:05 | Virginia | Raymond Ferris swats the layup by Stephen Harrison | 44-37 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Ernest Rieder snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 14:42 | Virginia | Kevin Hill snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:35 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison connects on the runner near the basket | 46-37 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Thomas Lewis is called for the reach on Dick Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG), Fred Terrell (SG), Andrew Horne (SF), Stephen Petrovich (PF), Darrell Spraggins (C) Thomas Lewis, Earl Cannon, Kevin Hill, James Kessler, Stephen Harrison | |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Ray (PG), Albert Glenn (SG), Paul Sermons (SF), Aaron Mead (PF), Edmund Terry (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Chris Ancheta, Dick Johnson, Raymond Ferris, Ernest Rieder | |
| 14:01 | NC State | Edmund Terry knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Paul Sermons and he's hacked by Darrell Spraggins - foul #1 on Darrell Spraggins, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 14:01 | NC State | Edmund Terry misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:01 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:59 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich is hacked by Paul Sermons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Sermons, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| 13:47 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Edmund Terry pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Paul Sermons scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Ray | 46-42 |
| 12:59 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 12:57 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 12:37 | NC State | Ronald Kern steals the ball from Edmund Terry | 48-42 |
| 12:19 | Virginia | Ronald Kern connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Fred Terrell and he's hacked by Timothy Ray - foul #2 on Timothy Ray, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (SG), Kevin Hill (SF), James Kessler (PF), Stephen Harrison (C) Fred Terrell, Andrew Horne, Stephen Petrovich, Darrell Spraggins | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG), Chris Ancheta (SG), Dick Johnson (SF), Ernest Rieder (PF), Christopher Allen (C) Timothy Ray, Albert Glenn, Paul Sermons, Aaron Mead, Edmund Terry | |
| 12:19 | Virginia | Ronald Kern makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Dick Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Christopher Allen blocks the short jumper by Stephen Harrison | 51-42 |
| 11:42 | NC State | Christopher Allen snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Besaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Ancheta (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dick Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ernest Rieder (fresh) C - Christopher Allen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | NC State | Dick Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Besaw | 51-44 |
| 11:00 | Virginia | Earl Cannon misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 10:58 | Virginia | James Kessler snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison loses the ball out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (PG), Andrew Horne (SF) Ronald Kern, Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Sermons (SF), Raymond Ferris (PF), Edmund Terry (C) Dick Johnson, Ernest Rieder, Christopher Allen | |
| 10:28 | NC State | Andrew Horne steals the ball from Raymond Ferris | 51-44 |
| 10:24 | Virginia | Andrew Horne dunks the ball | 53-44 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Edmund Terry buries a shot from the right side set up by Jeffrey Besaw | 53-46 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | James Kessler banks in the layup and he's fouled by Edmund Terry - foul #3 on Edmund Terry, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich (PF), Darrell Spraggins (C) Earl Cannon, Stephen Harrison | |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Ray (PG), Albert Glenn (SG), Dick Johnson (SF), Ernest Rieder (C) Jeffrey Besaw, Chris Ancheta, Paul Sermons, Edmund Terry | |
| 09:53 | Virginia | James Kessler makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Raymond Ferris clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 09:31 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Rieder | 56-46 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darrell Spraggins - foul #2 on Darrell Spraggins, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Kern (PG), Kevin Hill (SF) James Kessler, Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Allen (C) Ernest Rieder | |
| 09:15 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:15 | Virginia | Stephen Petrovich grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 09:02 | Virginia | Christopher Allen is called for the reach on Stephen Petrovich - foul #1 on Christopher Allen, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Mead (PF) Raymond Ferris | |
| 08:57 | Virginia | Kevin Hill misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Timothy Ray pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Dick Johnson scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Ray | 56-48 |
| 08:23 | Virginia | Fred Terrell is hacked by Albert Glenn - foul #2 on Albert Glenn, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (SG), Stephen Harrison (PF) Fred Terrell, Stephen Petrovich | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Ancheta (SG), Paul Sermons (SF) Albert Glenn, Dick Johnson | |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Ronald Kern misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:05 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Harrison | 56-48 |
| 07:50 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Allen - foul #2 on Christopher Allen, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF), Napoleon Spicer (PF) Kevin Hill, Darrell Spraggins | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfred Marsh (PG), Ernest Rieder (C) Timothy Ray, Christopher Allen | |
| 07:50 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:50 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Ernest Rieder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:28 | NC State | Paul Sermons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 07:27 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Napoleon Spicer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Chris Ancheta (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Sermons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Mead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Rieder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 07:18 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 06:52 | NC State | Chris Ancheta misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 06:51 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Stephen Harrison | 59-48 |
| 06:32 | Virginia | Andrew Horne jams it on a nice dish by Earl Cannon | 61-48 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Chris Ancheta drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Marsh | 61-50 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Aaron Mead gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 05:49 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kevin Hill (SF), James Kessler (PF), Darrell Spraggins (C) Andrew Horne, Napoleon Spicer, Stephen Harrison | |
| Subs | NC State | Dick Johnson (SF), Raymond Ferris (PF), Edmund Terry (C) Paul Sermons, Aaron Mead, Ernest Rieder | |
| 05:32 | NC State | Darrell Spraggins is called for the reach on Edmund Terry - foul #3 on Darrell Spraggins, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Terrell (SG) Earl Cannon | |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Glenn (SG) Chris Ancheta | |
| 05:11 | NC State | Edmund Terry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Darrell Spraggins - foul #4 on Darrell Spraggins, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Edmund Terry makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Edmund Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:09 | Virginia | James Kessler is hacked by Alfred Marsh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alfred Marsh, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Besaw (PG) Alfred Marsh | |
| 05:09 | Virginia | James Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Raymond Ferris grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Raymond Ferris misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-52 |
| 04:40 | Virginia | James Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:15 | Virginia | Ronald Kern connects on the shot from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Dick Johnson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Glenn | 63-55 |
| 04:01 | Virginia | Darrell Spraggins connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Edmund Terry hits a jumper near the basket | 65-57 |
| 03:46 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | Earl Cannon (SG), Stephen Harrison (C) Fred Terrell, Darrell Spraggins | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Ancheta (SG), Aaron Mead (PF) Albert Glenn, Raymond Ferris | |
| 03:31 | Virginia | Kevin Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Allen (C) Edmund Terry | |
| 03:19 | NC State | Dick Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 03:18 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Kern (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Earl Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Harrison (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Besaw (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Ancheta (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dick Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Aaron Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Allen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Virginia | Aaron Mead steps in front of the James Kessler pass | 65-57 |
| 02:53 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Ferris (PF), Edmund Terry (C) Aaron Mead, Christopher Allen | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Raymond Ferris connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Besaw | 65-59 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Kevin Hill misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 02:07 | Virginia | James Kessler pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison's pass is intercepted by Raymond Ferris | 65-59 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Raymond Ferris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Besaw | 65-61 |
| 01:25 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison lays it in | 67-61 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Kevin Hill steals it from Raymond Ferris | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Virginia | Earl Cannon is hacked by Chris Ancheta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Ancheta, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| 00:54 | Virginia | Earl Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Raymond Ferris snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | NC State | Chris Ancheta hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Dick Johnson | 67-63 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Earl Cannon is hacked by Jeffrey Besaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Besaw, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Earl Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Earl Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:45 | NC State | The rebound goes to Raymond Ferris | 68-63 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Edmund Terry loses the dribble to Stephen Harrison | 68-63 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Earl Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Besaw - foul #3 on Jeffrey Besaw, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Earl Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Earl Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Dick Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Besaw | 70-66 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Besaw - foul #4 on Jeffrey Besaw, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF) Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Ronald Kern makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Ronald Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Dick Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Jeffrey Besaw is called for the reach on Stephen Harrison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Besaw, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Timothy Ray (PG) Jeffrey Besaw | |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Raymond Ferris grabs the board | 73-66 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Timothy Ray is hacked by Stephen Harrison - foul #2 on Stephen Harrison, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kevin Hill (SF) Andrew Horne | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Timothy Ray makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Timothy Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | Virginia | Timothy Ray is called for the reach on Stephen Harrison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Ray, team foul #14 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Horne (SF) Kevin Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:09 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | Virginia | Stephen Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chris Ancheta | 73-67 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Edmund Terry is whistled for a carry | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Ronald Kern is hacked by Timothy Ray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Ray, team foul #15 | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Ronald Kern makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Ronald Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Timothy Ray misses the halfcourt shot | 75-67 |