| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fresh) PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) C - Edward Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Richter (fresh) SG - Richard McIver (fresh) SF - Thomas Pierson (fresh) PF - Martin Castilleja (fresh) C - Rodolfo Vargas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Martin Castilleja wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Virginia | Michael Richter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Scott Brown pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | NC State | David Burkhead hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Virginia | Rodolfo Vargas pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | Richard McIver scores on a shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Martin Castilleja | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Scott Brown pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Gregory Battiste loses the dribble to Richard McIver | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | NC State | David Johnson is hacked by Thomas Pierson - foul #1 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | NC State | David Johnson is hacked by Rodolfo Vargas - foul #1 on Rodolfo Vargas, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Thomas Pierson takes the ball from Scott Brown | 0-2 |
| 16:21 | Virginia | Michael Richter slams it home on a great pass from Thomas Pierson | 0-4 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Gregory Battiste clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Martin Castilleja - foul #1 on Martin Castilleja, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lucas Borrero (SF) Thomas Pierson | |
| 16:01 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fresh) PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Richter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard McIver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lucas Borrero (fresh) PF - Martin Castilleja (fresh) C - Rodolfo Vargas (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Virginia | The jumper by Michael Richter is denied by Edward Davis | 1-4 |
| 15:37 | NC State | David Burkhead grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 15:22 | NC State | Michael Richter takes the ball from Edward Davis | 1-4 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Richard McIver loses the ball out of bounds | 1-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG) Michael Richter, Richard McIver | |
| 14:36 | NC State | David Burkhead makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 14:20 | Virginia | James Traxler drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rodolfo Vargas | 4-7 |
| 13:58 | NC State | David Johnson double dribbles | 4-7 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (SG), Thomas Pierson (SF) Douglas Pinkham, Lucas Borrero | |
| 13:31 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 13:30 | Virginia | Martin Castilleja tips it back up and in | 4-9 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Martin Castilleja - foul #2 on Martin Castilleja, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Edward Davis (C) David Burkhead, David Johnson, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Richter (PG), Tom Washington (PF) James Traxler, Martin Castilleja | |
| 13:06 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:37 | Virginia | Rodolfo Vargas drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Pierson | 6-11 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Scott Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Pierson - foul #2 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lucas Borrero (SF) Thomas Pierson | |
| 11:51 | NC State | Gregory Battiste scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Bill Glantz | 8-11 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Richter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard McIver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lucas Borrero (fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fresh) C - Rodolfo Vargas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Virginia | Gregory Battiste denies the turnaround by Michael Richter | 8-11 |
| 11:29 | NC State | Matthew Lewis snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Gregory Battiste works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 8-11 |
| 11:07 | Virginia | Rodolfo Vargas grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Michael Richter buries a shot from close range set up by Tom Washington | 8-13 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Scott Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Battiste | 11-13 |
| 10:09 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:07 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Edward Davis clanks a floater from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 09:45 | Virginia | Lucas Borrero grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | Gregory Battiste swats the shot by Rodolfo Vargas | 11-13 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Scott Brown pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Scott Brown's pass is intercepted by Lucas Borrero | 11-13 |
| 08:45 | Virginia | Lucas Borrero knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Richter | 11-16 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Tom Washington - foul #1 on Tom Washington, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG), David Johnson (SF), James Lewis (C) Bill Glantz, Gregory Battiste, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG) Michael Richter, Richard McIver | |
| 08:17 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:17 | NC State | David Johnson snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 07:58 | NC State | David Johnson is hacked by Douglas Pinkham - foul #1 on Douglas Pinkham, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:58 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:58 | Virginia | Rodolfo Vargas grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Rodolfo Vargas misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 12-16 |
| 07:27 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - James Traxler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) SF - Lucas Borrero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Washington (fairly fresh) C - Rodolfo Vargas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | NC State | David Burkhead misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 06:56 | NC State | James Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 06:43 | NC State | David Johnson's floater is tipped away by Rodolfo Vargas | 12-16 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Scott Brown gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 06:26 | NC State | David Burkhead pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 06:04 | NC State | David Burkhead buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Johnson | 15-16 |
| 05:42 | Virginia | James Traxler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #1 | 15-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Battiste (PF), Edward Davis (C) Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (SG), Thomas Pierson (SF), Martin Castilleja (PF) Douglas Pinkham, Lucas Borrero, Tom Washington | |
| 05:42 | Virginia | James Traxler makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:42 | Virginia | James Traxler misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 05:26 | NC State | David Johnson is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 15-17 |
| 05:24 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 05:08 | Virginia | Rodolfo Vargas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Richter (PG) James Traxler | |
| 04:39 | NC State | David Burkhead misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 04:38 | NC State | David Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Gregory Battiste is hacked by Thomas Pierson - foul #3 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lucas Borrero (SF) Thomas Pierson | |
| 04:16 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Gregory Battiste pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Rodolfo Vargas picks off the pass by Bill Glantz | 16-17 |
| 03:34 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #1 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #2 | 16-17 |
| Subs | NC State | James Lewis (C) Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tom Washington (C) Rodolfo Vargas | |
| 03:34 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 03:34 | Virginia | Richard McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 03:11 | NC State | David Burkhead hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gregory Battiste | 19-18 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Battiste (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Richter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard McIver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lucas Borrero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Castilleja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Washington (fresh) | |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Martin Castilleja hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 19-18 |
| 02:46 | Virginia | Lucas Borrero tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Matthew Lewis dunks the ball | 21-20 |
| 02:01 | Virginia | Lucas Borrero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | Martin Castilleja can't tip it in | 21-20 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Bill Glantz grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Gregory Battiste knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Lewis | 23-20 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Richard McIver connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Richter | 23-22 |
| 01:21 | NC State | David Burkhead evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 01:19 | Virginia | Martin Castilleja pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Richard McIver blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gregory Battiste - foul #1 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #3 | 23-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), David Johnson (SF), Edward Davis (C) Bill Glantz, Gregory Battiste, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Virginia | Rodolfo Vargas (C) Tom Washington | |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Richard McIver makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Richard McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Martin Castilleja pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Martin Castilleja drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Richard McIver and he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #4 | 23-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG) Michael Richter, Richard McIver | |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Martin Castilleja makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 23-27 |