| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Rouse (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Danny Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Newburn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Howard Vallee inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Virginia | Ray Newburn misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 19:37 | Virginia | Howard Vallee grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 19:25 | Virginia | Danny Kidd clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't throw it down | 27-32 |
| 19:00 | Virginia | The rebound goes to John Rouse | 27-32 |
| 18:52 | Virginia | Danny Kidd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Fisher - foul #2 on Steven Fisher, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Marc Pederson (SG) Steven Fisher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Ray Newburn snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | John Rouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Hurt | 27-34 |
| 18:04 | Virginia | Jeffrey Drennen steals the ball from Howard Vallee | 27-34 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is hacked by Howard Vallee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Vallee, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Schmitt (SG), Owen Youmans (SF), Gary Greear (PF), Benjamin Haar (C) John Rouse, Howard Vallee, Danny Kidd, Ray Newburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Thomas Schmitt is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #1 on Thomas Schmitt, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Steven Fisher (SG) Thomas Schmitt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hurt | 27-37 |
| 17:13 | Virginia | Steven Fisher knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marc Pederson | 30-37 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Owen Youmans steals the ball from Jeffrey Drennen in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 17:10 | Virginia | Marc Pederson misses the lay-in | 30-37 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 30-37 |
| 16:41 | Virginia | Gary Greear gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:26 | Virginia | Marc Pederson hits a jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Marc Pederson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Youmans (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Greear (fairly fresh) C - Benjamin Haar (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Marc Pederson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 15:36 | Virginia | Owen Youmans pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 15:25 | Virginia | Liang Zheng is called for the reach on Gary Greear - foul #2 on Liang Zheng, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Burzynski (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), Howard Vallee (SF), Danny Kidd (PF), Ray Newburn (C) Marc Pederson, Steven Fisher, Owen Youmans, Gary Greear, Benjamin Haar | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 15:07 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Ray Newburn steals it from Liang Zheng | 32-39 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Liang Zheng steps in front of the Howard Vallee pass | 32-39 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | John Hurt's pass is intercepted by Ray Newburn in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 14:04 | Virginia | Howard Vallee is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bain - foul #3 on Raymond Bain, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt | |
| 13:45 | Virginia | Ray Newburn can't throw it down but the foul's on Liang Zheng - foul #3 on Liang Zheng, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| 13:45 | Virginia | Ray Newburn makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:45 | Virginia | Ray Newburn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Owen Youmans (SF) Howard Vallee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:27 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski's pass is intercepted by Raymond Bain | 34-39 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Owen Youmans is called for the reach on Liang Zheng in the backcourt - foul #2 on Owen Youmans, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Steven Fisher (SG) Thomas Schmitt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses short on a shot from the right block | 34-39 |
| 12:55 | Virginia | Steven Fisher snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 12:48 | Virginia | Danny Kidd knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Burzynski - foul #4 on Richard Burzynski, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouse (PG), Howard Vallee (SF), Benjamin Haar (C) Richard Burzynski, Owen Youmans, Ray Newburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG) Raymond Bain | |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Drazen Blachowski and he's fouled by Benjamin Haar - foul #3 on Benjamin Haar, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | Marc Pederson (SG), Gary Greear (PF) Steven Fisher, Danny Kidd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), John Hurt (SF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski | |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:54 | Virginia | Howard Vallee makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Rouse (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marc Pederson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Vallee (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary Greear (fresh) C - Benjamin Haar (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Raymond Bain | 40-44 |
| 11:14 | Virginia | The jumper by John Rouse is denied by Trenton Fletcher | 40-44 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by John Rouse - foul #1 on John Rouse, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Virginia | Augustus Sieminski (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), Owen Youmans (SF), Danny Kidd (PF), Ray Newburn (C) John Rouse, Marc Pederson, Howard Vallee, Gary Greear, Benjamin Haar | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:43 | Virginia | Ray Newburn makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Augustus Sieminski | 42-46 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Steven Fisher (SG) Thomas Schmitt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:08 | Virginia | Steven Fisher's floater is knocked away by Liang Zheng | 42-46 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski blows the wide open layup | 42-46 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Steven Fisher pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | Ray Newburn misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-46 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the shot from the left side | 42-46 |
| 09:03 | Virginia | Danny Kidd grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 08:58 | Virginia | Owen Youmans can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouse (PG), Marc Pederson (SG), Gary Greear (PF), Howard Vallee (C) Augustus Sieminski, Steven Fisher, Danny Kidd, Ray Newburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| 08:58 | Virginia | Owen Youmans misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:58 | Virginia | Owen Youmans misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Steven Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ray Newburn (C) Owen Youmans | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:16 | Virginia | Ray Newburn connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Gary Greear | 44-46 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain lays it in uncontested | 44-48 |
| 07:43 | Virginia | John Rouse is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Rouse, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Burzynski (PG), Thomas Schmitt (SG), Danny Kidd (PF), Benjamin Haar (C) John Rouse, Marc Pederson, Gary Greear, Ray Newburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Burzynski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Schmitt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Vallee (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Danny Kidd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Haar (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-48 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 44-48 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Thomas Schmitt steps in front of the Raymond Bain pass | 44-48 |
| 06:33 | Virginia | Danny Kidd scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Burzynski | 47-48 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain drills a floater from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 05:56 | Virginia | Howard Vallee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the floater from the left block | 47-52 |
| 05:24 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Benjamin Haar steps in front of the Raymond Bain pass in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 05:11 | Virginia | Howard Vallee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Thomas Schmitt picks off the pass by John Hurt in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 04:48 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski double dribbles | 50-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | Steven Fisher (SG), Owen Youmans (SF), Gary Greear (PF), Ray Newburn (C) Thomas Schmitt, Howard Vallee, Danny Kidd, Benjamin Haar | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Raymond Bain, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 04:23 | Virginia | Steven Fisher pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:17 | Virginia | Gary Greear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher's floater is tipped away by Ray Newburn | 50-52 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Steven Williams tips it home | 50-54 |
| 03:35 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Burzynski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Youmans (fresh) PF - Gary Greear (fresh) C - Ray Newburn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Gary Greear is called for the reach on Steven Williams - foul #2 on Gary Greear, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Marc Pederson (SG), Danny Kidd (PF) Steven Fisher, Gary Greear | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:12 | Virginia | Ray Newburn gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:06 | Virginia | Danny Kidd knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Owen Youmans | 55-54 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-54 |
| 02:45 | Virginia | Ray Newburn gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:45 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Steven Fisher (SG), Howard Vallee (SF) Marc Pederson, Owen Youmans | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Steven Fisher is hacked by Drazen Blachowski - foul #3 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Benjamin Haar (C) Ray Newburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:06 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Fisher | 58-54 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Greear (PF) Danny Kidd | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Virginia | Steven Fisher scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-54 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Danny Kidd (PF), Ray Newburn (C) Gary Greear, Benjamin Haar | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng travels in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 01:23 | Virginia | Steven Fisher is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Howard Vallee | 64-54 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Kidd - foul #1 on Danny Kidd, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouse (PG), Marc Pederson (SG), Owen Youmans (SF), Gary Greear (PF), Benjamin Haar (C) Richard Burzynski, Steven Fisher, Howard Vallee, Danny Kidd, Ray Newburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:12 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Burzynski (PG), Steven Fisher (SG), Howard Vallee (SF), Danny Kidd (PF), Ray Newburn (C) John Rouse, Marc Pederson, Owen Youmans, Gary Greear, Benjamin Haar | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 00:52 | Virginia | Howard Vallee buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Kidd | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Danny Kidd | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski's floater is knocked away by John Hurt | 67-56 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 67-56 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Ray Newburn snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Richard Burzynski runs out the clock | 67-56 |