| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Peluso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Daniel Snow inbounds the ball | 17-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clyde Richardson - foul #2 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #1 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Osbourne (PG), Henry Benford (SG), John Barker (SF), Gary Linger (C) Clyde Richardson, Allan Peluso, Kenneth Brown, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:35 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Robert Suber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-32 |
| 19:14 | Virginia | Gary Linger tips it but misses | 17-32 |
| 19:13 | NC State | Steven Galiano snags the defensive board | 17-32 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Dustin Downey's pass is intercepted by Henry Benford | 17-32 |
| 18:20 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses the easy layup | 17-32 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Steven Galiano pulls down the rebound | 17-32 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Daniel Snow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Barker - foul #2 on John Barker, team foul #2 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (PG), Allan Peluso (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Peter Osbourne, Henry Benford, John Barker, Robert Suber, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:14 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 17:58 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Allan Peluso | 20-34 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Kenneth Brown takes the ball from Steven Galiano | 20-34 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Clyde Richardson and he's fouled by Nigel Ned - foul #1 on Nigel Ned, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Henry Benford (SG) Allan Peluso | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:19 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum makes the free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:57 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the easy layup | 23-34 |
| 16:56 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne grabs the board | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:49 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 23-34 |
| 16:48 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Bryce Applebaum | 23-34 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Clyde Richardson | 25-34 |
| 16:26 | NC State | The jumper by Dustin Downey is denied by Bryce Applebaum | 25-34 |
| 16:24 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown's floater is knocked away by Daniel Snow | 25-34 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Benford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Clyde Richardson takes the ball from Nigel Ned | 25-34 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson is hacked by Nigel Ned - foul #2 on Nigel Ned, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allan Peluso (SG), Robert Suber (PF) Henry Benford, Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (PG), Micheal Fox (SG), Edward Rottman (PF) Nigel Ned, Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey | |
| 14:49 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Allan Peluso | 28-34 |
| 14:23 | NC State | Daniel Snow buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 14:02 | Virginia | Lawrence Whitlock steals the ball from Robert Suber | 28-36 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Daniel Snow connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Harry Link | 28-38 |
| 13:12 | Virginia | Allan Peluso hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clyde Richardson | 30-38 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Edward Rottman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Osbourne (PG), Henry Benford (SG), John Barker (SF), Gary Linger (C) Clyde Richardson, Allan Peluso, Kenneth Brown, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (PF) Harry Link, Daniel Snow, Edward Rottman | |
| 12:27 | Virginia | Robert Suber scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Osbourne | 33-38 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Galiano | 33-40 |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Peter Osbourne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Benford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Barker (fresh) PF - Robert Suber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Linger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Whitlock (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | NC State | Nigel Ned hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 11:36 | NC State | Dustin Downey pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:17 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Peter Osbourne - foul #1 on Peter Osbourne, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (PG), Allan Peluso (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Peter Osbourne, Henry Benford, John Barker, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:17 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson is fouled on the floor by Nigel Ned - foul #3 on Nigel Ned, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG) Allan Peluso | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Wiley (C) Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 10:35 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Brown | 35-43 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Steven Galiano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Henry Benford (SG) Eric Wells | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Snow (SF) Micheal Fox | |
| 09:54 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-43 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Clyde Richardson steals the ball from Nigel Ned in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 09:46 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson lays it in | 40-43 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Adam Wiley is whistled for a carry | 40-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allan Peluso (SG) Henry Benford | |
| Subs | NC State | Micheal Fox (SG), Edward Rottman (PF) Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey | |
| 09:11 | Virginia | Robert Suber hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Edward Rottman - foul #1 on Edward Rottman, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| 09:11 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Adam Wiley gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:04 | NC State | Nigel Ned knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Rottman | 42-45 |
| 08:38 | Virginia | Robert Suber connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Allan Peluso | 45-45 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Micheal Fox clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 08:11 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 45-45 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Daniel Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Peluso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | NC State | Daniel Snow comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 07:20 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:58 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 06:56 | Virginia | Robert Suber grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:43 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Daniel Snow snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Nigel Ned knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Snow | 45-48 |
| 06:00 | Virginia | Nigel Ned takes the ball from Kenneth Brown | 45-48 |
| 06:00 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Osbourne (PG), Henry Benford (SG), John Barker (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), Gary Linger (C) Clyde Richardson, Allan Peluso, Kenneth Brown, Robert Suber, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (PF), Lawrence Whitlock (C) Micheal Fox, Edward Rottman, Adam Wiley | |
| 05:46 | NC State | Bryce Applebaum is called for the reach on Dustin Downey - foul #1 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Peter Osbourne, John Barker, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:29 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Byrne - foul #2 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:07 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum tips it in | 47-50 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Clyde Richardson picks off the pass by Daniel Snow | 47-50 |
| 04:40 | Virginia | Henry Benford lays it up and in on a great pass from Clyde Richardson | 49-50 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Nigel Ned is hacked by Jimmy Byrne - foul #3 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Osbourne (PG), John Barker (SF), Robert Suber (PF), Gary Linger (C) Clyde Richardson, Kenneth Brown, Bryce Applebaum, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (PG), Micheal Fox (SF) Nigel Ned, Daniel Snow | |
| 03:51 | NC State | Steven Galiano hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 03:29 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Peter Osbourne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Benford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Barker (fresh) PF - Robert Suber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Linger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harry Link (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fresh) PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Harry Link hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Micheal Fox | 49-56 |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (PG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Peter Osbourne, John Barker, Robert Suber, Gary Linger | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Daniel Snow (SF) Harry Link, Micheal Fox | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown scores on a floater in the lane | 51-56 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Bryce Applebaum picks off the pass by Lawrence Whitlock | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum misses long on a floater near the basket | 51-56 |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Henry Benford gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Steven Galiano is hacked by Henry Benford - foul #1 on Henry Benford, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Allan Peluso (SG), Robert Suber (PF) Henry Benford, Bryce Applebaum | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:09 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Lawrence Whitlock denies the turnaround by Robert Suber | 54-57 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Nigel Ned grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Daniel Snow grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Daniel Snow is hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (PG) Nigel Ned | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Robert Suber snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock snags the defensive board | 54-57 |