| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Moses (fresh) SG - Richard Bostick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Marmon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Robert Powell inbounds the ball | 23-19 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 19:35 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Marmon | 23-19 |
| 19:14 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses the fadeaway from the left block | 23-19 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Jason Braaten and he's hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #1 on Harold Fowler, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses short on a shot from the left block | 23-22 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Robert Powell can't connect on a floater in the paint | 23-22 |
| 18:18 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Marmon | 23-22 |
| 17:55 | Virginia | Jason Braaten steps in front of the Richard Bostick pass | 23-22 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Braaten | 23-24 |
| 17:23 | Virginia | Fred Moses is hacked by Jason Braaten - foul #1 on Jason Braaten, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Fred Moses, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF), Eric Wick (C) Jason Braaten, Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Jim Manning, Robert Basquez | |
| 17:00 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers's pass is intercepted by Ralph Sherrod | 23-24 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Al Southwick buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Wick | 23-26 |
| 16:10 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand travels with the ball | 23-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SG) Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Nick Lane comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the tip | 23-26 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Eric Wick tips it in | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) SG - Fred Moses (fresh) SF - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 3 pf. C - Leon Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 23-28 |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand tips it but misses | 23-28 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Al Southwick grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Al Southwick is blocked by Tommy Haupt | 23-28 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Robert Mancha gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 14:26 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt misses the floater from the left side | 23-28 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Eric Wick snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses short on a shot in the paint | 23-28 |
| 14:18 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 14:11 | Virginia | Fred Moses's pass is intercepted by Nick Lane | 23-28 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Chambers - foul #2 on Clifton Chambers, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Clifton Chambers, Tommy Haupt, Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Robert Binkowski (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Troy Minzenberger, Nick Lane, Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick, Eric Wick | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Fred Moses is called for the reach on Jason Braaten - foul #3 on Fred Moses, team foul #3 | 23-28 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Jim Manning lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Robert Binkowski | 23-30 |
| 13:06 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Binkowski - foul #2 on Robert Binkowski, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| 13:06 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 13:06 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Robert Powell knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Braaten | 25-32 |
| 12:34 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 12:33 | Virginia | Harold Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 12:11 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG) Fred Moses | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF), Eric Wick (C) Robert Powell, Robert Basquez | |
| 11:46 | Virginia | Robert Binkowski steps in front of the Harold Fowler pass | 27-32 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten is hacked by Clifton Chambers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifton Chambers, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Mancha (PF) Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 11:25 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Richard Bostick (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 3 pf. C - Harold Fowler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Binkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Jim Manning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Virginia | The short jumper by Richard Bostick is denied by Eric Wick | 27-32 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Jim Manning throws it down on a nice dish by Jason Braaten | 27-34 |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Robert Marmon (PF) Richard Bostick, Eric Maxwell, Robert Mancha | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Al Southwick (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Jason Braaten, Robert Binkowski, Ralph Sherrod, Jim Manning, Eric Wick | |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Marmon | 27-34 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez tips it home | 27-36 |
| 09:29 | Virginia | Harold Fowler scores on a shot from the right side set up by Fred Moses | 29-36 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Al Southwick lays it in on a great pass from Robert Powell | 29-38 |
| 08:42 | Virginia | Robert Marmon scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Nick Lane knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-41 |
| 07:58 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Al Southwick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Clifton Chambers - foul #4 on Clifton Chambers, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Clifton Chambers, Tommy Haupt, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Robert Binkowski (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Eric Wick (C) Troy Minzenberger, Nick Lane, Robert Powell, Robert Basquez | |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:28 | Virginia | Richard Bostick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Binkowski - foul #3 on Robert Binkowski, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jim Manning (PF) Al Southwick | |
| 07:28 | Virginia | Richard Bostick misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 07:28 | Virginia | Richard Bostick makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Eric Wick drills a runner near the basket set up by Jason Braaten and he's fouled by Robert Mancha - foul #4 on Robert Mancha, team foul #6 | 32-45 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the free throw | 32-45 |
| 07:11 | Virginia | Robert Mancha snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Moses (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bostick (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Leon Ferdinand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:54 | Virginia | Richard Bostick connects on the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Jim Manning - foul #3 on Jim Manning, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| 06:54 | Virginia | Richard Bostick makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Eric Wick buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jim Manning | 35-47 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-47 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Moses - foul #4 on Fred Moses, team foul #7 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (SF), Robert Basquez (PF) Robert Binkowski, Jim Manning | |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:41 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Tommy Haupt (SG) Fred Moses, Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (SG) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 05:41 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 05:41 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jason Braaten | 37-51 |
| 05:08 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | Robert Marmon hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Robert Powell buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jason Braaten | 39-54 |
| 04:23 | Virginia | Robert Powell swats the layup by Eric Maxwell | 39-54 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Braaten, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Jason Braaten, Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Robert Basquez | |
| 04:06 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand misses the jump hook from the left block | 39-54 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 39-54 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Tommy Haupt steps in front of the Al Southwick pass | 39-54 |
| 03:56 | Virginia | Fred Moses misses the dunk attempt | 39-54 |
| 03:54 | Virginia | Fred Moses grabs the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 03:47 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Fred Moses is called for the reach on Troy Minzenberger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Moses, team foul #8 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG) Fred Moses | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 03:32 | Virginia | Richard Bostick clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-56 |
| 03:31 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand tips it in | 43-56 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the fadeaway in the lane | 43-56 |
| 03:03 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand grabs the board | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (tiring) 4 pf. SG - Richard Bostick (tired) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Haupt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Leon Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Wick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Eric Wick swats the layup by Richard Bostick | 43-56 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 43-56 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-56 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Eric Wick tips it but misses | 43-56 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 43-56 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Al Southwick lays it in | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Al Southwick - foul #1 on Al Southwick, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Robert Mancha makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Robert Mancha makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Nick Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 01:25 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Al Southwick can't finish the layup | 45-58 |
| 00:59 | Virginia | Robert Mancha snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt lays it up and in | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Clifton Chambers is called for the reach on Troy Minzenberger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clifton Chambers, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (PG) Clifton Chambers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Robert Mancha snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Eric Wick steps in front of the Richard Bostick pass | 47-58 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Nick Lane is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Nick Lane, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| 00:09 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell hits a jump hook from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Robert Binkowski (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Troy Minzenberger, Nick Lane, Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick, Eric Wick | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Richard Bostick is called for the reach on Robert Basquez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bostick, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Al Southwick (PF) Jason Braaten, Jim Manning | |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell is hacked by Troy Minzenberger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Eric Wick (C) Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Robert Basquez | |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger runs out the clock | 51-60 |