| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) SF - Homer Ratliff (fresh) PF - Woodrow Jules (fresh) C - Michael Perdue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SF - Steve Steed (fresh) PF - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Virginia | Curtis Chang knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Virginia | Curtis Chang gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | The jump hook by Michael Perdue is blocked by Billy Lauterbach | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Steve Steed pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | The jumper by Wilber Lindley is denied by Michael Perdue | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Steve Steed works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Virginia | Curtis Chang double dribbles | 2-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Glenn Moore (SF), Mark Brown (PF), James McElhattan (C) Sean O'Bannion, Homer Ratliff, Woodrow Jules, Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Steve Steed is hacked by Glenn Moore - foul #1 on Glenn Moore, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Jules (PF) Curtis Chang | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | James McElhattan steals the ball from Billy Lauterbach | 2-3 |
| 16:48 | Virginia | Glenn Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from James McElhattan | 4-3 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Steve Steed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG) Woodrow Jules | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:19 | Virginia | Mark Brown misses badly on a runner near the basket | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | Virginia | Mark Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:54 | Virginia | Curtis Chang is hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Michael Perdue (C) Curtis Chang, Glenn Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) SG - Robert Harris (fresh) SF - James McElhattan (fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fresh) C - Michael Perdue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Virginia | Mark Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Farish - foul #1 on Bernard Farish, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG), Homer Ratliff (SF) Sean O'Bannion, Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:40 | Virginia | Mark Brown misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:40 | Virginia | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the lay-in | 5-3 |
| 15:23 | Virginia | James McElhattan pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 14:58 | Virginia | Curtis Chang buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James McElhattan | 8-3 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson's layup is rejected by Homer Ratliff | 8-3 |
| 14:53 | Virginia | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:31 | Virginia | Curtis Chang drills a jumper from the left side | 10-3 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Robert Harris is called for the reach on Bernard Farish in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Woodrow Jules (PF), Michael Perdue (C) Curtis Chang, Homer Ratliff, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses long on a floater from the left block | 10-3 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the offensive board | 10-3 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Steve Steed is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-3 |
| 13:50 | Virginia | Michael Perdue grabs the board | 10-3 |
| 13:23 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Bernard Farish, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG), Homer Ratliff (SF) Robert Harris, Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Bernard Farish, Steve Steed, Wilber Lindley | |
| 13:23 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion makes the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 13:23 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion makes the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is whistled for a carry | 12-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (SG), Michael Perdue (C) Sean O'Bannion, James McElhattan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (SG) James Jackson | |
| 12:30 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules lays it up and in on a nice dish by Homer Ratliff | 14-3 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-3 |
| 12:11 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Woodrow Jules | 14-3 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Wesley Pearce - foul #1 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #4 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), James McElhattan (SF), Mark Brown (C) Robert Harris, Homer Ratliff, Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steve Steed (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules makes the 1st free throw | 15-3 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules makes the 2nd free throw | 16-3 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James McElhattan (fresh) PF - Woodrow Jules (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-3 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Peterson | 16-3 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses the shot from the left wing | 16-3 |
| 10:58 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules pulls down the rebound | 16-3 |
| 10:29 | Virginia | Mark Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 16-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (SG), Homer Ratliff (SF), Michael Perdue (C) Sean O'Bannion, James McElhattan, Woodrow Jules | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Curtis Chang - foul #1 on Curtis Chang, team foul #4 | 16-3 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), James McElhattan (SF) Curtis Chang, Homer Ratliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 16-4 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-5 |
| 09:41 | Virginia | James McElhattan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Sean O'Bannion | 18-5 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 18-7 |
| 08:56 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-7 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 18-7 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Winters | 18-9 |
| 08:17 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Peterson - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #5 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG), Homer Ratliff (SF), Woodrow Jules (PF) Robert Harris, Mark Brown, Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Wilber Lindley | |
| 08:17 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 08:17 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion misses the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (SG) Sean O'Bannion | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Curtis Chang misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-9 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 19-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) SF - Homer Ratliff (fresh) PF - Woodrow Jules (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James McElhattan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Mark Luo connects on the turnaround from the right block | 19-11 |
| 07:08 | Virginia | Robert Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Homer Ratliff | 21-11 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Jackson | 21-13 |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses the shot from the left side | 21-13 |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff tips it in | 23-13 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Luo and he's fouled by Curtis Chang - foul #2 on Curtis Chang, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Glenn Moore (SG), Michael Perdue (C) Curtis Chang, Robert Harris, James McElhattan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steve Steed (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:38 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules connects on the jumper from close range set up by Sean O'Bannion | 25-16 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 25-16 |
| 05:20 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | Glenn Moore loses the dribble to Steve Steed | 25-16 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Steed | 25-18 |
| 04:40 | Virginia | Glenn Moore loses the dribble to James Jackson | 25-18 |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Steve Steed throws it down on a nice dish by James Jackson | 25-20 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), James McElhattan (SF), Mark Brown (PF) Sean O'Bannion, Homer Ratliff, Woodrow Jules | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach travels with the ball | 25-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (PG) Glenn Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Walter Peterson (SG) Ernest Winters, James Jackson | |
| 03:39 | Virginia | James McElhattan misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-20 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James McElhattan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Perdue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Steve Steed is fouled on the floor by James McElhattan - foul #1 on James McElhattan, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Woodrow Jules (PF) Robert Harris, Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Curtis Chang gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 02:55 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses the easy layup | 25-20 |
| 02:53 | Virginia | Mark Brown tips it in | 27-20 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James McElhattan - foul #2 on James McElhattan, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (SG), Homer Ratliff (SF), Michael Perdue (C) Sean O'Bannion, James McElhattan, Woodrow Jules | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Steve Steed | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Curtis Chang comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-21 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Curtis Chang steals it from Walter Peterson | 27-21 |
| 01:11 | Virginia | Walter Peterson takes the ball from Curtis Chang | 27-21 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Mark Brown steals the ball from Wilber Lindley | 27-21 |
| 00:18 | Virginia | Curtis Chang misses long on a floater from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Michael Perdue grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 27-21 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-21 |