| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Chance Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Wright (fresh) SF - Ratko Rakowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Pointer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Balcom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Hector Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Woodrow Knupp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Brownfield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Henson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | John Brownfield inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Virginia | Hector Lopez is fouled on the floor by Gordon Wright - foul #3 on Gordon Wright, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Canada (SG) Gordon Wright | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:28 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp double dribbles | 32-32 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | David Balcom misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Nelson | 32-32 |
| 18:44 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Pointer - foul #2 on John Pointer, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 18:44 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Harold Canada grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from John Pointer | 34-33 |
| 18:10 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hector Lopez | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Harold Canada is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Ruben (PG), Lester Westlake (SG), Michael Hill (SF), Jerrell Mitchell (PF), Jarrod Hoffman (C) Chance Woods, Harold Canada, Ratko Rakowski, John Pointer, David Balcom | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:43 | Virginia | Hector Lopez is hacked by Michael Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hill, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| 17:29 | Virginia | John Brownfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Jerrell Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | Virginia | John Brownfield gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:05 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben's pass is intercepted by John Brownfield | 34-35 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Lester Westlake steals it from Hector Lopez in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Jerrell Mitchell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chance Woods (PG), Ratko Rakowski (SF), John Pointer (PF), David Balcom (C) Lester Westlake, Michael Hill, Jerrell Mitchell, Jarrod Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:14 | Virginia | John Brownfield hits a jumper from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 15:54 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Chance Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ruben (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ratko Rakowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Pointer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Balcom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Hector Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Woodrow Knupp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Brownfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Henson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Virginia | John Brownfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:57 | Virginia | Richard Henson misses the easy open layup | 34-37 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Balcom | 34-37 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | David Balcom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chance Woods and the foul's on John Brownfield - foul #1 on John Brownfield, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Canada (PG), Gordon Wright (SG), Michael Hill (SF), Lester Westlake (PF) Chance Woods, Eric Ruben, Ratko Rakowski, John Pointer | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Robinson (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), Carl Gaston (C) Woodrow Knupp, Richard Henson, Thomas Nelson | |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | David Balcom makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:17 | Virginia | John Brownfield is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Harold Canada grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Lester Westlake - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jarrod Hoffman (C) David Balcom | |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp (SG), Fred Springer (SF) Hector Lopez, John Brownfield | |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Harold Canada comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 37-37 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Lester Westlake snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Harold Canada misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 13:02 | Virginia | Carl Gaston grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:50 | Virginia | David Robinson misses short on a floater near the basket | 37-37 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Gordon Wright gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Gordon Wright is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Gordon Wright, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chance Woods (PG), Ratko Rakowski (SF), John Pointer (PF) Gordon Wright, Michael Hill, Lester Westlake | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hector Lopez (PG), John Brownfield (SF), Richard Henson (PF), Thomas Nelson (C) Woodrow Knupp, Fred Springer, Robert Johnson, Carl Gaston | |
| 12:04 | Virginia | John Brownfield connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski drills a floater from the right side set up by Harold Canada and the foul's on Thomas Nelson - foul #3 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Ruben (SG), David Balcom (C) Harold Canada, Jarrod Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Carl Gaston (C) Thomas Nelson | |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Chance Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Ruben (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ratko Rakowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Pointer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Balcom (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Hector Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brownfield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Henson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Gaston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Virginia | Richard Henson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Chance Woods snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | John Pointer hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chance Woods and he's hacked by Richard Henson - foul #1 on Richard Henson, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Johnson (PF) Richard Henson | |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | John Pointer makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:53 | Virginia | David Robinson's pass is intercepted by Ratko Rakowski | 43-40 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | John Pointer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 10:22 | Virginia | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:09 | Virginia | David Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Balcom | 43-40 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ratko Rakowski | 46-40 |
| 09:42 | Virginia | Carl Gaston misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ratko Rakowski - foul #3 on Ratko Rakowski, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Westlake (SG), Michael Hill (SF), Jerrell Mitchell (PF), Jarrod Hoffman (C) Eric Ruben, Ratko Rakowski, John Pointer, David Balcom | |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp (SG), Richard Henson (SF) Hector Lopez, John Brownfield | |
| 09:42 | Virginia | Carl Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:42 | Virginia | Carl Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Lester Westlake double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hector Lopez (PG), Thomas Nelson (C) David Robinson, Carl Gaston | |
| 09:00 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Nelson | 46-43 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Lester Westlake loses the ball out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Canada (SG) Jarrod Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Robinson (PG), John Brownfield (SF), Charles Adams (PF) Hector Lopez, Richard Henson, Robert Johnson | |
| 08:29 | Virginia | John Brownfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Chance Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski (SF), David Balcom (C) Michael Hill, Jerrell Mitchell | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 08:05 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Canada - foul #1 on Harold Canada, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Pointer (PF) Lester Westlake | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:49 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp knocks in the shot in the lane set up by David Robinson | 46-45 |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | David Balcom misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | John Pointer grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Chance Woods (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Canada (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ratko Rakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Pointer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Balcom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Woodrow Knupp (tiring) 12 pts. SF - John Brownfield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Adams (fresh) C - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | David Balcom clanks a shot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 06:54 | Virginia | David Robinson gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp is fouled in the backcourt by Chance Woods - foul #1 on Chance Woods, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Ruben (PG), Gordon Wright (SG), Michael Hill (SF), Lester Westlake (PF), Jarrod Hoffman (C) Chance Woods, Harold Canada, Ratko Rakowski, John Pointer, David Balcom | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hector Lopez (PG), Richard Henson (PF), Carl Gaston (C) David Robinson, Charles Adams, Thomas Nelson | |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Jarrod Hoffman gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jarrod Hoffman | 48-45 |
| 06:09 | Virginia | Hector Lopez is fouled on the floor by Eric Ruben - foul #3 on Eric Ruben, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Johnson (PF) John Brownfield | |
| 06:09 | Virginia | Hector Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:09 | Virginia | Hector Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben is fouled on the floor by Hector Lopez - foul #2 on Hector Lopez, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski (SF) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Lester Westlake misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben tips it home | 50-47 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chance Woods (PG), Harold Canada (SG), John Pointer (PF), David Balcom (C) Eric Ruben, Gordon Wright, Lester Westlake, Jarrod Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Robinson (SG), John Brownfield (SF), Thomas Nelson (C) Woodrow Knupp, Richard Henson, Carl Gaston | |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Harold Canada hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Pointer | 52-47 |
| 04:27 | Virginia | David Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Chance Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski is whistled for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Hill (SF) Ratko Rakowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp (SG) Hector Lopez | |
| 03:51 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | John Pointer makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 54-49 |
| 03:20 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson is called for a backcourt violation | 54-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Ruben (PG), Gordon Wright (SG), Lester Westlake (PF), Jarrod Hoffman (C) Chance Woods, Harold Canada, John Pointer, David Balcom | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Henson (PF), Carl Gaston (C) Robert Johnson, Thomas Nelson | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eric Ruben (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Wright (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Michael Hill (fresh) PF - Lester Westlake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarrod Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Woodrow Knupp (tiring) 12 pts. SF - John Brownfield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Henson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Gaston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hector Lopez (PG), Fred Springer (SF) David Robinson, John Brownfield | |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski (SF), John Pointer (PF), David Balcom (C) Michael Hill, Lester Westlake, Jarrod Hoffman | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Robinson (SG), John Brownfield (SF), Thomas Nelson (C) Woodrow Knupp, Fred Springer, Carl Gaston | |
| 02:44 | Virginia | David Robinson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Nelson | 55-52 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Eric Ruben and he's hacked by John Brownfield - foul #2 on John Brownfield, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Ratko Rakowski makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:57 | Virginia | Hector Lopez misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 01:55 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson tips it in | 58-54 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | John Pointer is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #3 on David Robinson, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chance Woods (PG) Eric Ruben | |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp (SG) David Robinson | |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | John Pointer misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Thomas Nelson gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:33 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | John Pointer clanks a turnaround in the paint | 58-54 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | John Brownfield snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 01:00 | Virginia | The jump hook by Hector Lopez is blocked by Ratko Rakowski | 58-54 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ratko Rakowski | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Gordon Wright makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ratko Rakowski | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Virginia | Woodrow Knupp's pass is intercepted by John Pointer | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Hector Lopez is called for the reach on Gordon Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hector Lopez, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Ruben (PG), Michael Hill (SF), Lester Westlake (PF) Chance Woods, Ratko Rakowski, John Pointer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Gordon Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Gordon Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:23 | Virginia | Gordon Wright takes the ball from Thomas Nelson in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Michael Hill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gordon Wright | 64-54 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Hector Lopez can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Hill - foul #3 on Michael Hill, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chance Woods (PG), Ratko Rakowski (SF), John Pointer (PF) Eric Ruben, Michael Hill, Lester Westlake | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Hector Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Hector Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Gordon Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow Knupp - foul #1 on Woodrow Knupp, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Ruben (PG), Michael Hill (SF) Chance Woods, Ratko Rakowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Gordon Wright misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Gordon Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Richard Henson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 00:09 | Virginia | Richard Henson gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:07 | Virginia | John Brownfield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | David Balcom pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Eric Ruben runs out the clock | 65-56 |