| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Chris Mankin inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia | Michael Mathews can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 19:39 | Virginia | Ralph Keen tips it but misses | 28-27 |
| 19:37 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | Ralph Keen swats the shot by Raymond Thompson | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Wake Forest | James Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:01 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 18:59 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones can't tip it in | 28-27 |
| 18:57 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | Ralph Keen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 18:40 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 18:20 | Wake Forest | John Edwards is open but misses the lay-in | 28-27 |
| 18:18 | Wake Forest | John Edwards hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 17:59 | Virginia | Michael Mathews misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 17:57 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the left block | 32-27 |
| 17:24 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Ralph Keen hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 16:58 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frank Jones | 35-29 |
| 16:35 | Virginia | John Edwards steals the ball from John Mailloux | 35-29 |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | Michael Mathews steals it from Gary Caulkins | 35-29 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 15:53 | Virginia | Walter Smith snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Keen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Virginia | Ralph Keen makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Mailloux | 35-31 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Mailloux - foul #2 on John Mailloux, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Samuel Mong (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Michael Carter (C) Raymond Thompson, James Frazier, John Edwards, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Aaron Babb (SG), James Wheeler (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) Michael Mathews, John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:19 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:55 | Virginia | Eric Larson picks off the pass by Joel Lawrence | 36-31 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Lawrence | 36-31 |
| 14:32 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:21 | Virginia | James Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Michael Carter | 36-31 |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Carter and the foul's on Harold Bradsher - foul #2 on Harold Bradsher, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver (SG) Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG) Michael Lucas | |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:58 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Joel Lawrence | 38-31 |
| 13:51 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher drills a floater from the right block set up by Aaron Babb | 38-33 |
| 13:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Burton Cornwell | 40-33 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | Michael Mathews shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 13:00 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses the dunk attempt | 40-33 |
| 12:33 | Virginia | Michael Mathews gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:12 | Virginia | Aaron Babb is fouled on the floor by Eric Larson - foul #1 on Eric Larson, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SF), John Edwards (PF) Samuel Mong, Eric Larson | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Ralph Keen (PF), Walter Smith (C) Aaron Babb, James Wheeler, Joel Lawrence, Harold Bradsher | |
| 11:58 | Virginia | Michael Mathews travels with the ball | 40-33 |
| 11:37 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter is hacked by Walter Smith - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Beaver (fresh) SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver misses short on a floater from the right block | 40-33 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | Ralph Keen is called for the reach on Michael Carter - foul #3 on Ralph Keen, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| 10:35 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 10:34 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 10:16 | Virginia | Chris Mankin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 09:47 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-36 |
| 09:45 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 09:26 | Virginia | Michael Mathews is hacked by Burton Cornwell - foul #2 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Frank Jones (SG), James Frazier (SF), Eric Larson (PF) Burton Cornwell, Donald Beaver, Gilbert Grant, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG) Michael Mathews | |
| 09:19 | Virginia | Aaron Babb buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 44-39 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 08:36 | Wake Forest | Ralph Keen is called for the reach on Eric Larson - foul #4 on Ralph Keen, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong (SF), John Edwards (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) James Frazier, Eric Larson, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), James Wheeler (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) John Mailloux, Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Babb - foul #3 on Aaron Babb, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SF) Samuel Mong | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence banks in the layup set up by Aaron Babb | 46-41 |
| 07:32 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 07:31 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Joel Lawrence | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Bradsher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Wheeler | 46-43 |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | John Edwards hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Thompson | 48-43 |
| 06:55 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Thompson - foul #2 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Donald Beaver (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Michael Carter (C) Raymond Thompson, Frank Jones, James Frazier, John Edwards, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Walter Smith (C) Aaron Babb, James Wheeler, Harold Bradsher | |
| 06:55 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:55 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell is fouled on the floor by Michael Mathews - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Edwards (PF) Eric Larson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Keen (PF) Joel Lawrence | |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Chris Mankin snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Michael Mathews works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:11 | Wake Forest | John Edwards connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Burton Cornwell | 50-44 |
| 05:59 | Virginia | Michael Mathews evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Mankin | 50-47 |
| 05:34 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 05:32 | Virginia | Chris Mankin snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 05:05 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 04:48 | Virginia | Ralph Keen grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 04:44 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 04:42 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Donald Beaver | 50-47 |
| 04:42 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Frank Jones (SG), James Frazier (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Burton Cornwell, Donald Beaver, Samuel Mong, John Edwards, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:24 | Wake Forest | James Frazier drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Walter Smith - foul #2 on Walter Smith, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| 04:24 | Wake Forest | James Frazier misses the free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:24 | Virginia | Ralph Keen pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:01 | Virginia | Chris Mankin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Mailloux | 52-50 |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | James Frazier tips it in | 54-50 |
| 03:12 | Virginia | Chris Mankin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Wake Forest | James Frazier's pass is intercepted by Ralph Keen | 54-52 |
| 02:32 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 02:31 | Virginia | John Mailloux pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:14 | Virginia | Michael Mathews misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 02:13 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Mailloux - foul #3 on John Mailloux, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Edwards (PF) Eric Larson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | Walter Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Chris Mankin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 54-55 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | John Edwards can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 54-55 |
| 01:07 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:53 | Virginia | Chris Mankin is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 54-55 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Ralph Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Ralph Keen is hacked by Raymond Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Walter Smith is hacked by Frank Jones - foul #3 on Frank Jones, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | James Frazier is called for the reach on Michael Mathews - foul #1 on James Frazier, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | James Frazier is called for the reach on Michael Mathews - foul #2 on James Frazier, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Michael Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 54-55 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Mathews and he's hacked by James Frazier - foul #3 on James Frazier, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | James Frazier misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | Chris Mankin grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Raymond Thompson is called for the reach on Chris Mankin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 00:01 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | John Edwards snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | John Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 56-58 |