| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James McElhattan (fresh) PF - Woodrow Jules (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Perdue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | James McElhattan inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Virginia | Bernard Farish steps in front of the Michael Perdue pass | 26-27 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 28-27 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Curtis Chang splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 18:52 | Virginia | Michael Perdue gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Wilber Lindley steps in front of the Sean O'Bannion pass | 28-27 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley buries a floater near the basket | 30-27 |
| 17:39 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 17:38 | Virginia | James McElhattan grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Wesley Pearce is called for the reach on Michael Perdue - foul #3 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Glenn Moore (SF), Mark Brown (PF) Sean O'Bannion, James McElhattan, Woodrow Jules | |
| 17:03 | Virginia | Curtis Chang shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Moore | 30-29 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Steve Steed splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Glenn Moore lays it up and in and he's hacked by Steve Steed - foul #2 on Steve Steed, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), James Jackson (SG), Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish, Walter Peterson, Steve Steed | |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Jules (PF) Michael Perdue | |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Glenn Moore misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Mark Luo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 16:07 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Curtis Chang | 33-31 |
| 15:51 | Virginia | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 33-31 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Chang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Woodrow Jules (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Harris - foul #3 on Robert Harris, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Homer Ratliff (SF), James McElhattan (C) Glenn Moore, Woodrow Jules | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:24 | Virginia | Wesley Pearce is called for the reach on James McElhattan - foul #4 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Steve Steed (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Ernest Winters, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:08 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 15:07 | Virginia | Mark Brown tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Steve Steed shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 14:49 | Virginia | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:43 | Virginia | Mark Brown misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 35-33 |
| 14:41 | Virginia | James McElhattan hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 35-35 |
| 14:14 | Virginia | James McElhattan grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 13:45 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Jackson | 35-35 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Robert Harris picks off the pass by Billy Lauterbach | 35-35 |
| 13:04 | Virginia | Curtis Chang evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 35-35 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Walter Peterson (SG), Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish, James Jackson, Steve Steed | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Woodrow Jules (PF), Michael Perdue (C) Curtis Chang, Mark Brown, James McElhattan | |
| 12:23 | Virginia | Robert Harris connects on the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 12:23 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 12:03 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:34 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses long on a shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Homer Ratliff (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Woodrow Jules (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Perdue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 11:01 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 10:32 | Virginia | Michael Perdue tips it home | 35-40 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 35-40 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Michael Perdue takes the ball from Ernest Winters | 35-40 |
| 09:26 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), James Jackson (SG), Steve Steed (SF) Ernest Winters, Walter Peterson, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Chang (SG), James McElhattan (C) Sean O'Bannion, Michael Perdue | |
| 09:26 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:26 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Steve Steed hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 35-42 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | James Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Homer Ratliff - foul #4 on Homer Ratliff, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Mark Brown (C) Robert Harris, Homer Ratliff | |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 08:41 | Virginia | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 08:22 | Virginia | Curtis Chang blows the layup | 36-42 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Sean O'Bannion takes the ball from Bernard Farish | 36-42 |
| 07:56 | Virginia | Mark Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 07:07 | Virginia | Mark Brown loses the dribble to James Jackson | 38-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James McElhattan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Woodrow Jules (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Mark Brown swats the short shot by Wilber Lindley | 38-42 |
| 06:45 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 06:32 | Virginia | Curtis Chang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) James Jackson, Steve Steed, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Homer Ratliff (SF), Michael Perdue (C) Sean O'Bannion, James McElhattan, Woodrow Jules | |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 05:52 | Virginia | Curtis Chang shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #3 on Walter Peterson, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Jules (PF) Mark Brown | |
| 05:52 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:52 | Virginia | Curtis Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Michael Perdue is called for the reach on Billy Lauterbach - foul #2 on Michael Perdue, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Virginia | Mark Brown (PF) Woodrow Jules | |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Jules (PF) Mark Brown | |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Luo | 42-43 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | Curtis Chang clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 04:18 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 04:00 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 42-43 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Michael Perdue tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Steve Steed (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Ernest Winters, Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Mark Brown (PF), James McElhattan (C) Robert Harris, Woodrow Jules, Michael Perdue | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Steve Steed comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 03:42 | Virginia | Curtis Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Curtis Chang is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #4 on Walter Peterson, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Michael Perdue (C) Sean O'Bannion, James McElhattan | |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Curtis Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Michael Perdue denies the turnaround by Steve Steed | 42-46 |
| 02:57 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Chang (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Ratliff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Virginia | Curtis Chang works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Mark Brown hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Steve Steed works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 02:36 | Virginia | Michael Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 02:30 | Virginia | Mark Brown's layup is rejected by Wilber Lindley | 42-48 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is fouled on the floor by Michael Perdue - foul #3 on Michael Perdue, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Woodrow Jules (PF), James McElhattan (C) Robert Harris, Mark Brown, Michael Perdue | |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 44-48 |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion misses the easy layup | 44-48 |
| 01:35 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 01:20 | Virginia | James McElhattan knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Woodrow Jules | 44-50 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Steve Steed knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Curtis Chang evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Sean O'Bannion | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Curtis Chang is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Bernard Farish, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Perdue (C) James McElhattan | |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Curtis Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 49-53 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Sean O'Bannion steals it from Billy Lauterbach | 49-53 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Bernard Farish is called for the reach on Curtis Chang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Farish, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | James McElhattan (SF) Homer Ratliff | |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Woodrow Jules is called for the reach on Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Woodrow Jules, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Homer Ratliff (SF) James McElhattan | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Curtis Chang is hacked by Walter Peterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Peterson, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG) Walter Peterson | |
| Subs | Virginia | James McElhattan (SF) Homer Ratliff | |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Curtis Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Steve Steed works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | James Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Sean O'Bannion steps in front of the Steve Steed pass | 51-57 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Bernard Farish is called for the reach on Sean O'Bannion in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernard Farish, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG) James McElhattan | |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Sean O'Bannion makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Steve Steed splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Robert Harris runs out the clock | 54-58 |