| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) SG - James Amidon (fresh) SF - Travis Judd (fresh) PF - Robert Petty (fresh) C - Robert Uhl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Bryan Lemire (fresh) SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) SF - George Peterson (fresh) PF - Benjamin Green (fresh) C - Edward Pierce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Benjamin Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | NC State | Robert Uhl grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Edward Pierce | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Pierce | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the driving attempt in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Virginia | Edward Pierce hits a shot from close range set up by Benjamin Green | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | NC State | The short jumper by Stephen Pollitt is denied by Edward Pierce | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Robert Uhl misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Virginia | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Virginia | Benjamin Green hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Robert Uhl gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | NC State | Travis Judd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Robert Uhl pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Robert Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Nole Houlihan | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | NC State | James Amidon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Virginia | Edward Pierce misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 16:59 | NC State | James Amidon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:58 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Edward Pierce | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | Virginia | Benjamin Green misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Amidon | 2-6 |
| 16:30 | NC State | James Amidon loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) James Amidon, Travis Judd, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Merritt (SF), John Fiske (PF) George Peterson, Benjamin Green | |
| 16:11 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire loses the dribble to Jonathan Cardoza | 2-6 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Bryan Lemire is called for the reach on Stephen Pollitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Lemire, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 4-6 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Bryan Lemire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nole Houlihan (fairly fresh) SF - Russell Merritt (fresh) PF - John Fiske (fresh) C - Edward Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan connects on the shot in the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Edward Pierce steals it from Robert Petty | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | Virginia | Russell Merritt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Russell Merritt, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG), Travis Judd (PF) Stephen Pollitt, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Russell Merritt denies the turnaround by Jonathan Cardoza | 4-8 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Nicholas Garner snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:28 | NC State | James Amidon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 14:10 | Virginia | Edward Pierce travels with the ball | 7-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (PF) Vincent Trosclair | |
| Subs | Virginia | George Peterson (SF), Benjamin Green (PF), Walter Smith (C) Russell Merritt, John Fiske, Edward Pierce | |
| 13:41 | NC State | Robert Uhl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Robert Petty (PF) Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:26 | Virginia | Robert Uhl is called for the reach on George Peterson - foul #1 on Robert Uhl, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| 13:07 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Travis Judd grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Robert Petty buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Benjamin Green - foul #1 on Benjamin Green, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG) Stephen Pollitt | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Fiske (C) Walter Smith | |
| 12:55 | NC State | Robert Petty makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:40 | Virginia | John Fiske can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 10-8 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:24 | NC State | James Amidon connects on the jumper from the left side | 12-8 |
| 12:11 | Virginia | Robert Uhl denies the turnaround by Nole Houlihan | 12-8 |
| 12:09 | NC State | James Amidon grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 12:05 | NC State | Benjamin Green is called for the reach on Travis Judd - foul #2 on Benjamin Green, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Nicholas Garner (SF) James Amidon, Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), Russell Merritt (SF), Edward Pierce (C) Bryan Lemire, George Peterson, Benjamin Green | |
| 11:57 | NC State | Robert Petty misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 11:56 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Russell Merritt | 12-8 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Uhl (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Nole Houlihan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Merritt (fresh) PF - John Fiske (fresh) C - Edward Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Virginia | Edward Pierce comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-8 |
| 11:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Petty | 12-8 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Garner | 15-8 |
| 11:29 | Virginia | Edward Pierce blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Uhl - foul #2 on Robert Uhl, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Jonathan Cardoza (C) Vincent Trosclair, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Virginia | Walter Smith (PF) John Fiske | |
| 11:29 | Virginia | Edward Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:29 | Virginia | Edward Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Robert Petty connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Stephen Pollitt | 17-10 |
| 10:58 | Virginia | Walter Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Garner - foul #1 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (PF) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG), George Peterson (SF) Nole Houlihan, Russell Merritt | |
| 10:58 | Virginia | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:58 | Virginia | Walter Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:47 | NC State | James Amidon hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Pollitt | 20-11 |
| 10:36 | Virginia | Jonathan Cardoza blocks the short jumper by Edward Pierce | 20-11 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Nicholas Garner pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Nicholas Garner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza can't tip it in | 20-11 |
| 10:14 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Smith | 20-11 |
| 09:54 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-11 |
| 09:52 | NC State | Nicholas Garner pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Nicholas Garner is whistled for traveling | 20-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Robert Petty (PF) Stephen Pollitt, James Amidon | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), John Fiske (PF) Michael Mathews, Edward Pierce | |
| 09:21 | Virginia | John Fiske hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-11 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Travis Judd pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG) Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Merritt (SF), Edward Pierce (C) George Peterson, Walter Smith | |
| 09:15 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Travis Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:10 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire is hacked by Stephen Pollitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| 08:59 | Virginia | John Fiske is called for traveling | 21-11 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG) Bryan Lemire | |
| 08:39 | NC State | Robert Petty is hacked by John Fiske - foul #1 on John Fiske, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Robert Petty can't finish the layup | 21-11 |
| 08:14 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan grabs the board | 21-11 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | Stephen Pollitt steals it from Russell Merritt | 21-11 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Nole Houlihan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Merritt (fresh) PF - John Fiske (fairly fresh) C - Edward Pierce (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | NC State | Travis Judd scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Pollitt | 24-11 |
| 07:13 | Virginia | Jonathan Cardoza blocks the short jumper by Edward Pierce | 24-11 |
| 07:12 | Virginia | Russell Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 24-11 |
| 06:48 | Virginia | Russell Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-11 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF) Vincent Trosclair, Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG), George Peterson (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Michael Mathews, Russell Merritt, John Fiske | |
| 06:33 | NC State | Robert Petty hits a floater from the right side | 26-11 |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Edward Pierce hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Lemire | 26-13 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Robert Petty banks in the layup set up by Stephen Pollitt | 28-13 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | George Peterson is open and buries a jumper from the left side set up by Bryan Lemire | 28-15 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Bryan Lemire is called for the reach on James Amidon - foul #2 on Bryan Lemire, team foul #7 | 28-15 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG) Bryan Lemire | |
| 05:33 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:33 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 05:20 | Virginia | Robert Petty steals it from Nole Houlihan | 30-15 |
| 04:59 | NC State | James Amidon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-15 |
| 04:58 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-15 |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Edward Pierce can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jonathan Cardoza - foul #1 on Jonathan Cardoza, team foul #5 | 30-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Travis Judd (PF) Stephen Pollitt, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Merritt (SF) Nole Houlihan | |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Edward Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Edward Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 04:30 | NC State | James Amidon scores on a 3 from the left corner | 33-16 |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Russell Merritt hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Peterson and he's fouled by Nicholas Garner - foul #2 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #6 | 33-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Petty (PF) Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), John Fiske (PF) George Peterson, Walter Smith | |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Russell Merritt makes the free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:47 | NC State | James Amidon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-19 |
| 03:46 | Virginia | Edward Pierce gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Amidon (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Jonathan Cardoza (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) SG - Nole Houlihan (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Russell Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fiske (fresh) C - Edward Pierce (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Virginia | Michael Mathews knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nole Houlihan | 33-22 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Robert Petty misses the dunk | 33-22 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Robert Petty hits the follow up shot | 35-22 |
| 03:13 | Virginia | John Fiske makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Merritt | 35-24 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Travis Judd is called for traveling | 35-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Nicholas Garner (SF), Robert Uhl (C) James Amidon, Vincent Trosclair, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG), George Peterson (SF), Benjamin Green (PF) Michael Mathews, Russell Merritt, Edward Pierce | |
| 02:40 | Virginia | George Peterson is fouled on the floor by Travis Judd - foul #1 on Travis Judd, team foul #7 | 35-24 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG) Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:40 | Virginia | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 02:29 | Virginia | George Peterson pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:15 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Pollitt - foul #2 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Walter Smith (C) John Fiske | |
| 02:15 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:15 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 02:00 | Virginia | Benjamin Green gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:39 | Virginia | Benjamin Green is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Nole Houlihan | 35-30 |
| 01:30 | NC State | James Amidon buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Benjamin Green comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 01:15 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Uhl | 38-30 |
| 01:10 | NC State | James Amidon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-30 |
| 01:08 | Virginia | The rebound goes to George Peterson | 38-30 |
| 01:03 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Garner - foul #3 on Nicholas Garner, team foul #9 | 38-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Travis Judd (SF) James Amidon, Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Russell Merritt (SF), John Fiske (C) George Peterson, Walter Smith | |
| 01:03 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:03 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Robert Petty hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Pollitt | 41-32 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Bryan Lemire splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Robert Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (PG) Stephen Pollitt | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (SG), Walter Smith (C) Nole Houlihan, Benjamin Green | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | John Fiske hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-35 |