| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McElhattan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Woodrow Jules (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Edward Simons comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Sterling (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:45 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:45 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | James McElhattan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Kevin Hitch's layup is rejected by Woodrow Jules | 25-30 |
| 19:06 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Woodrow Jules | 25-30 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion lays it up and in on a great pass from Woodrow Jules | 27-30 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Kovach and he's fouled by James McElhattan - foul #2 on James McElhattan, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (SG) Curtis Chang | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:46 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:17 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion lays it up and in set up by Fred Sterling | 29-33 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Edward Simons misses short on a floater from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 18:03 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 29-33 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James McElhattan - foul #3 on James McElhattan, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG), Mark Brown (PF) Sean O'Bannion, James McElhattan | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:52 | NC State | Edward Simons misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:29 | Virginia | Robert Harris comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #3 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Ross (PF) Edward Simons | |
| 17:29 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:29 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Joseph Kovach clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:05 | Virginia | Fred Sterling snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:42 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Ross - foul #4 on Charles Ross, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Adolfo Greco (SF) Fred Sterling | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Edward Simons (PF) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins, Charles Ross | |
| 16:42 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:42 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Woodrow Jules takes the ball from Dwayne Tart | 32-34 |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Adolfo Greco | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolfo Greco (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Woodrow Jules (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Kevin Hitch comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Adolfo Greco - foul #4 on Adolfo Greco, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Sterling (SF), Mark Brown (PF), James McElhattan (C) Sean O'Bannion, Adolfo Greco, Woodrow Jules | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SF) Edward Simons | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:42 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:21 | Virginia | Mark Brown dunks the ball | 36-35 |
| 14:59 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 14:58 | Virginia | James McElhattan gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:33 | Virginia | Fred Sterling clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Stanley - foul #1 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart | |
| 14:33 | Virginia | Fred Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:33 | Virginia | Fred Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:14 | NC State | Mathew Doby loses the dribble to Mark Brown | 38-35 |
| 13:45 | Virginia | The jump hook by Mark Brown is blocked by Edward Simons | 38-35 |
| 13:43 | Virginia | Fred Sterling misses the tip | 38-35 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Edward Simons snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:23 | NC State | Joseph Kovach is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #4 on Mark Brown, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Adolfo Greco (SF), Woodrow Jules (C) Sean O'Bannion, Fred Sterling, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| 13:11 | NC State | Joseph Kovach buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dwayne Tart | 38-38 |
| 12:47 | Virginia | Edward Simons blocks the short jumper by Woodrow Jules | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Joseph Kovach grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 12:20 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Woodrow Jules | 38-38 |
| 12:03 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Chang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolfo Greco (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James McElhattan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Woodrow Jules (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hitch (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | NC State | Edward Simons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 11:46 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 11:19 | Virginia | Robert Harris clanks a shot from close range | 38-38 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Kevin Hitch snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Joseph Kovach and he's hacked by Robert Harris - foul #2 on Robert Harris, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Fred Sterling (SF) Robert Harris, Adolfo Greco | |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Charles Ross (C) Joseph Kovach, Edward Simons, Kevin Hitch | |
| 11:09 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:43 | Virginia | Douglas Hopkins steals the ball from Sean O'Bannion | 38-41 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Charles Ross drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Tart | 38-43 |
| 10:05 | Virginia | Curtis Chang is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 10:04 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Ross | 38-43 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (SG), Adolfo Greco (SF) Curtis Chang, Fred Sterling | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Edward Simons (PF) Mathew Doby, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart | |
| 09:15 | Virginia | Robert Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Harris, team foul #7 | 38-43 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Charles Ross can't finish the layup | 38-43 |
| 09:00 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Sean O'Bannion | 38-43 |
| 08:38 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 08:36 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses short on a floater from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 08:11 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 40-43 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 08:02 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bobby Stanley - foul #2 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG), Mark Brown (PF) Robert Harris, Woodrow Jules | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Charles Ross | |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Chang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolfo Greco (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - James McElhattan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #5 on Mark Brown, team foul #8 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Woodrow Jules (C) Sean O'Bannion, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:46 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Robert Harris is hacked by Bobby Stanley - foul #3 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG) Bobby Stanley | |
| 07:04 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco double dribbles | 42-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG) Joseph Kovach | |
| 06:50 | NC State | Dwayne Tart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 06:48 | Virginia | James McElhattan grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Curtis Chang hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Sean O'Bannion | 44-44 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Dwayne Tart is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Sean O'Bannion | 44-44 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco is whistled for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG) Sean O'Bannion | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Mathew Doby, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Edward Simons | |
| 05:15 | NC State | Joseph Kovach connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Douglas Hopkins | 44-47 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 44-47 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Charles Ross pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Bobby Stanley double dribbles | 44-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG) Bobby Stanley | |
| 04:11 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 04:09 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco tips it in | 46-47 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-47 |
| 03:56 | Virginia | The rebound goes to James McElhattan | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Chang (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolfo Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James McElhattan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Woodrow Jules (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Virginia | Curtis Chang works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #1 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG) Woodrow Jules | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (PF) Kevin Hitch | |
| 03:37 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 03:37 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Kovach | 48-50 |
| 03:18 | Virginia | Curtis Chang is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 03:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Ross | 48-50 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Dwayne Tart connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Kovach | 48-53 |
| 02:28 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the shot from the left side set up by Adolfo Greco | 50-53 |
| 02:28 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Jules (C) Curtis Chang | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF) Dwayne Tart | |
| 02:11 | NC State | Joseph Kovach hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 02:10 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 01:44 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-53 |
| 01:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Ross | 50-53 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Joseph Kovach double dribbles | 50-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Charles Ross | |
| 00:54 | Virginia | Adolfo Greco drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Curtis Chang | 53-53 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Edward Simons knocks in the floater from the left block | 53-55 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | James McElhattan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Kovach - foul #3 on Joseph Kovach, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | James McElhattan makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | James McElhattan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:10 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Joseph Kovach connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-57 |