| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Heidenreich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Branscome (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Douglas Adkins (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Beckford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Berryman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Boris Hazinski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Beliveau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney McIntyre (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tom Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Corrales (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Douglas Adkins inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 34-25 |
| 19:39 | Virginia | William Berryman hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Jeffrey Beckford blocks the jumper by Boris Hazinski | 36-25 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | William Berryman gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:51 | Virginia | Jeffrey Beckford knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by Boris Hazinski - foul #1 on Boris Hazinski, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:51 | Virginia | Jeffrey Beckford misses the free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:51 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 18:27 | Virginia | Douglas Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:08 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Adkins and he's hacked by William Corrales - foul #2 on William Corrales, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| 18:08 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich makes the free throw | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 17:58 | NC State | Paul Branscome steps in front of the Tom Magee pass | 41-25 |
| 17:31 | Virginia | Paul Branscome misses the easy layup | 41-25 |
| 17:29 | Virginia | William Berryman tips it home | 43-25 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Douglas Adkins is called for the reach on Rodney McIntyre - foul #2 on Douglas Adkins, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| 16:47 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 43-25 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Boris Hazinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by William Berryman - foul #2 on William Berryman, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Frank Adams (SF), Jerry Brown (C) Douglas Adkins, William Berryman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:24 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau grabs the board | 43-28 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Heidenreich (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Branscome (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Adams (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Beckford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Boris Hazinski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Beliveau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney McIntyre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Corrales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-28 |
| 15:34 | Virginia | Jeffrey Beckford grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 15:10 | Virginia | Paul Branscome comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 15:08 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bobby Beliveau | 43-28 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-28 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Tom Magee snags the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 14:54 | NC State | Tom Magee comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 43-28 |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 14:30 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Beckford | 45-28 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre misses the runner from the baseline | 45-28 |
| 14:06 | Virginia | Jerry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 13:43 | Virginia | Frank Adams loses the dribble to Boris Hazinski | 45-28 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Magee | 45-31 |
| 12:54 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Branscome | 48-31 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre lays it up and in set up by Boris Hazinski | 48-33 |
| 12:04 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Boris Hazinski gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 11:42 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau misses the shot from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau tips it in | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Heidenreich (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Branscome (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Beckford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Boris Hazinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Beliveau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney McIntyre (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Magee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Corrales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Paul Branscome hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-35 |
| 11:18 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Heidenreich | 48-35 |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Jeffrey Beckford misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 48-35 |
| 10:52 | NC State | William Corrales snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 10:39 | NC State | Tom Magee scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Rodney McIntyre | 48-37 |
| 10:10 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 10:09 | Virginia | Frank Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:47 | Virginia | Paul Branscome clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 09:45 | Virginia | Jerry Brown tips it back up and in | 50-37 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Boris Hazinski | 50-39 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Frank Adams buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Larry Heidenreich | 52-39 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau is fouled on the floor by Frank Adams - foul #1 on Frank Adams, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Deal (PG), Douglas Adkins (SF), Casey Adams (PF), William Berryman (C) Larry Heidenreich, Frank Adams, Jeffrey Beckford, Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Ned Thompson (SG), Gerard Edwards (SF), John Norwood (PF), Lars Buczynski (C) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau, Rodney McIntyre, Tom Magee, William Corrales | |
| 08:03 | NC State | Ned Thompson travels with the ball | 52-39 |
| 07:40 | Virginia | Paul Branscome connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Berryman | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clyde Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Branscome (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Casey Adams (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Berryman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Macha (fresh) SG - Ned Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerard Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Norwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lars Buczynski (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:23 | NC State | Thomas Macha can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-39 |
| 07:22 | Virginia | William Berryman pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 07:07 | Virginia | Clyde Deal is whistled for a carry | 55-39 |
| 06:49 | NC State | John Norwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 06:48 | Virginia | Paul Branscome grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Casey Adams makes the jump hook from close range set up by Clyde Deal and the foul's on John Norwood - foul #1 on John Norwood, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich (PG) Paul Branscome | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Casey Adams makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| 06:16 | NC State | The short jumper by Lars Buczynski is denied by Casey Adams | 58-39 |
| 06:15 | Virginia | Casey Adams grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 05:55 | Virginia | Gerard Edwards swats the short shot by Larry Heidenreich | 58-39 |
| 05:54 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Adams | 58-39 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | Clyde Deal misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Lars Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Lars Buczynski is denied on a dunk by Casey Adams | 58-39 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Thomas Macha misses the tip | 58-39 |
| 05:13 | NC State | John Norwood tips it in | 58-41 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | Douglas Adkins's pass is intercepted by John Norwood | 58-41 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Ned Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gerard Edwards | 58-44 |
| 04:06 | Virginia | William Berryman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lars Buczynski - foul #2 on Lars Buczynski, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Frank Adams (SG), Jeffrey Beckford (PF) Clyde Deal, Casey Adams | |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Hazinski (PG), Bobby Beliveau (SG), Rodney McIntyre (SF), Tom Magee (PF), William Corrales (C) Thomas Macha, Ned Thompson, Gerard Edwards, John Norwood, Lars Buczynski | |
| 04:06 | Virginia | William Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:06 | Virginia | William Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Tom Magee | 59-44 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Tom Magee connects on the floater from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Beliveau - foul #2 on Bobby Beliveau, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Branscome (SG) Douglas Adkins | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Gary Kuligowski (SG), Gerard Edwards (SF), John Norwood (PF), Lars Buczynski (C) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau, Rodney McIntyre, Tom Magee, William Corrales | |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Heidenreich (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Branscome (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Beckford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Berryman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Macha (fresh) SG - Gary Kuligowski (fresh) SF - Gerard Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Norwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lars Buczynski (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | NC State | Thomas Macha buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Kuligowski | 61-48 |
| 02:53 | Virginia | Frank Adams hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Paul Branscome and the foul's on Gerard Edwards - foul #3 on Gerard Edwards, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Deal (PG), Jerry Brown (C) Larry Heidenreich, William Berryman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:53 | Virginia | Frank Adams misses the free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:53 | NC State | Lars Buczynski gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Gary Kuligowski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gerard Edwards | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Virginia | Paul Branscome misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 02:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Norwood | 63-51 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Lars Buczynski scores on a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Jeffrey Beckford - foul #4 on Jeffrey Beckford, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Casey Adams (SF) Paul Branscome | |
| Subs | NC State | Ned Thompson (SG) Thomas Macha | |
| 02:04 | NC State | Lars Buczynski makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich (PG), Paul Branscome (SG), Douglas Adkins (SF), William Berryman (C) Clyde Deal, Frank Adams, Casey Adams, Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Hazinski (PG), Bobby Beliveau (SG), Rodney McIntyre (SF), Tom Magee (PF), William Corrales (C) Gary Kuligowski, Ned Thompson, Gerard Edwards, Lars Buczynski, John Norwood | |
| 01:44 | Virginia | William Berryman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 63-54 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Bobby Beliveau grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:36 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 01:35 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich blows the layup but the foul's on Tom Magee - foul #2 on Tom Magee, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:58 | NC State | William Berryman is called for the reach on Boris Hazinski - foul #3 on William Berryman, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Macha (PG), Ned Thompson (SG), Gerard Edwards (SF), John Norwood (PF), Lars Buczynski (C) Boris Hazinski, Bobby Beliveau, Rodney McIntyre, Tom Magee, William Corrales | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | NC State | Jeffrey Beckford denies the turnaround by Thomas Macha | 64-54 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Thomas Macha tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Douglas Adkins snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Douglas Adkins is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Macha - foul #1 on Thomas Macha, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Casey Adams (C) William Berryman | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Douglas Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Douglas Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Lars Buczynski snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Gerard Edwards connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Macha | 65-56 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Paul Branscome is fouled in the backcourt by Ned Thompson - foul #1 on Ned Thompson, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Frank Adams (SF) Douglas Adkins | |
| Subs | NC State | Boris Hazinski (PG), Bobby Beliveau (SG), Rodney McIntyre (SF), Tom Magee (PF), William Corrales (C) Thomas Macha, Ned Thompson, Gerard Edwards, John Norwood, Lars Buczynski | |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Paul Branscome makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Paul Branscome makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Rodney McIntyre knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 67-58 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Bobby Beliveau is called for the reach on Paul Branscome in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Beliveau, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Paul Branscome makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Paul Branscome makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Jeffrey Beckford steals the ball from William Corrales | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Larry Heidenreich runs out the clock | 69-58 |