| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Larson (fresh) SG - William Mitchell (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Howard Burrell (fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) PF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | North Carolina | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno is open and buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tibor Gostomski | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | John Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Howard Burrell | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carmelo Moreno | 3-5 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses badly on a runner in the lane | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | Virginia | Stephen Groves takes the ball from Carmelo Moreno in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Thome (PG), Robert Callicoat (SG), Neal Royer (PF), Brian Dailey (C) Jeff Larson, William Mitchell, Howard Burrell, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 17:30 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Omer Kukoc | 3-8 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | John Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry White (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Jay Puleo (SF), Horacio Moran (PF), David Walls (C) John Gregory, Carmelo Moreno, Omer Kukoc, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 17:05 | Virginia | Mike Thome steals it from David Walls | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Mike Thome scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Callicoat | 6-8 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:24 | Virginia | Allen Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski hits a 3 from straight away set up by David Walls | 6-11 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Mike Thome is hacked by Horacio Moran - foul #1 on Horacio Moran, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Howard Burrell (PF), Donald Kresky (C) Robert Callicoat, Larry White, Neal Royer, Brian Dailey | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Tibor Gostomski, Horacio Moran, David Walls | |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Allen Taylor takes the ball from Mike Thome | 6-11 |
| 15:49 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the dunk | 6-11 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 6-11 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Larson (fresh) SG - William Mitchell (fresh) SF - Mike Thome (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Burrell (fresh) C - Donald Kresky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) SG - Allen Taylor (fresh) SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Mike Thome scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Larson | 9-11 |
| 15:31 | Virginia | Howard Burrell is called for the reach on John Gregory in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Burrell, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Rossetti (SF) Mike Thome | |
| Subs | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno (SF) Jay Puleo | |
| 15:10 | Virginia | John Gregory comes up short on the runner near the basket | 9-11 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Rossetti | 9-11 |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Donald Kresky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG), Mike Thome (SF), Neal Royer (C) Jeff Larson, Larry Rossetti, Donald Kresky | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Horacio Moran (PF) Allen Taylor, Omer Kukoc | |
| 14:44 | Virginia | John Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Callicoat - foul #1 on Robert Callicoat, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| 14:27 | Virginia | David Parker is fouled on the floor by Neal Royer - foul #1 on Neal Royer, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski (SG), Jay Puleo (PF), David Walls (C) David Parker, Horacio Moran, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 14:07 | Virginia | The jump hook by David Walls is blocked by Howard Burrell | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Neal Royer snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat's pass is intercepted by John Gregory in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 14:00 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno dunks the ball on a great pass from John Gregory | 9-13 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Mitchell | 12-13 |
| 13:11 | Virginia | John Gregory banks in the layup set up by Tibor Gostomski | 12-15 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Walls - foul #1 on David Walls, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG), Larry Rossetti (SF), Donald Kresky (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Robert Callicoat, Mike Thome, Howard Burrell, Neal Royer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), David Parker (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Horacio Moran (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) John Gregory, Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Jay Puleo, David Walls | |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:28 | Virginia | Allen Taylor blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Larry Rossetti snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson's floater is knocked away by Horacio Moran | 14-15 |
| 12:08 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:58 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Taylor | 14-17 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | William Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (SG), Mike Thome (SF), Neal Royer (PF), Brian Dailey (C) William Mitchell, Larry Rossetti, Donald Kresky, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski (SG) David Parker | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Callicoat (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Thome (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Neal Royer (fresh) C - Brian Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Allen Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) PF - Horacio Moran (fresh) C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Jay Puleo (PF) Allen Taylor, Horacio Moran | |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Jay Puleo is called for the reach on Neal Royer - foul #1 on Jay Puleo, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry White (SG) Jeff Larson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno (SF), David Walls (C) Omer Kukoc, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Mike Thome misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-17 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey tips it home | 16-17 |
| 10:43 | Virginia | Mike Thome steals the ball from David Walls in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat's fadeaway is rejected by Jay Puleo | 16-17 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | Neal Royer hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 10:02 | Virginia | John Gregory is hacked by Mike Thome - foul #1 on Mike Thome, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG), Larry Rossetti (SF), Howard Burrell (PF) Larry White, Mike Thome, Neal Royer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), David Parker (SG), Horacio Moran (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) John Gregory, Tibor Gostomski, Jay Puleo, David Walls | |
| 09:41 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 09:39 | Virginia | Horacio Moran tips it in | 18-19 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Horacio Moran blocks the short jumper by Brian Dailey | 18-19 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell tips it but misses | 18-19 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat tips it but misses | 18-19 |
| 09:15 | Virginia | Horacio Moran gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Allen Taylor misses long on a floater from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 08:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi tips it home | 18-21 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat's pass is intercepted by Carmelo Moreno | 18-21 |
| 08:16 | Virginia | Allen Taylor buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Xing-Fu Chi | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 08:00 | Virginia | Horacio Moran grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Robert Callicoat is called for the reach on David Parker - foul #2 on Robert Callicoat, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry White (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Mike Thome (SF), Neal Royer (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Jeff Larson, Robert Callicoat, Larry Rossetti, Howard Burrell, Brian Dailey | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Jay Puleo (PF), David Walls (C) Allen Taylor, Carmelo Moreno, Horacio Moran, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 07:34 | Virginia | David Parker misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Mike Thome pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry White (fresh) SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Thome (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Neal Royer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Parker (fairly fresh) SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) PF - Jay Puleo (fresh) C - David Walls (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Mike Thome misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Neal Royer grabs the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | Mike Thome is fouled on the floor by Omer Kukoc - foul #1 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski (SG) David Parker | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Larry White drills a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on David Walls - foul #2 on David Walls, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (SF) Mike Thome | |
| Subs | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi (C) David Walls | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Larry White misses the free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:38 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Jay Puleo is hacked by Larry White - foul #1 on Larry White, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Thome (PG), Howard Burrell (PF) Larry White, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | John Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Neal Royer tips it but misses | 20-25 |
| 05:54 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:29 | Virginia | John Gregory clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mike Thome - foul #2 on Mike Thome, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry White (SG), Donald Kresky (C) William Mitchell, Neal Royer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (SF) Jay Puleo | |
| 05:29 | Virginia | John Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:29 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Tibor Gostomski steals the ball from Mike Thome | 20-26 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 04:25 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski is whistled for a carry | 20-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Neal Royer (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Mike Thome, Larry White, Howard Burrell, Donald Kresky | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Jay Puleo (PF), Horacio Moran (C) John Gregory, Tibor Gostomski, Omer Kukoc, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-26 |
| 04:06 | Virginia | Horacio Moran pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:01 | Virginia | Stephen Groves is called for the reach on David Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Groves, team foul #10 | 20-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG) Allen Taylor | |
| 04:01 | Virginia | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:01 | Virginia | David Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 03:16 | Virginia | David Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neal Royer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Puleo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Horacio Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | John Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Mitchell | 25-28 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno is called for traveling | 25-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (SG), Howard Burrell (PF), Brian Dailey (C) William Mitchell, Neal Royer, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Virginia | Allen Taylor (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), Omer Kukoc (PF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) John Gregory, David Parker, Jay Puleo, Horacio Moran | |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Callicoat | 27-28 |
| 02:02 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey buries a floater from the right block | 29-28 |
| 01:11 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 01:10 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc hits a wide open shot from the baseline set up by Tibor Gostomski | 29-30 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell scores on a jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Robert Callicoat steps in front of the Tibor Gostomski pass in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 00:18 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Omer Kukoc | 31-30 |
| 00:15 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is hacked by Brian Dailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Dailey, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Thome (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Donald Kresky (PF), Neal Royer (C) Jeff Larson, Robert Callicoat, Howard Burrell, Brian Dailey | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), David Parker (SG), Jay Puleo (SF), Horacio Moran (PF) Allen Taylor, Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Omer Kukoc | |
| 00:15 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:15 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | William Mitchell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the fullcourt shot | 34-31 |