| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fresh) SG - Philip Stallings (fresh) SF - Dan Coronado (fresh) PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) C - Kenneth Demers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) C - Earl Harper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia | Philip Stallings can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bernardo Colombo - foul #1 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Wang and he's hacked by Richard Forsythe - foul #1 on Richard Forsythe, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang and he's hacked by Dan Coronado - foul #1 on Dan Coronado, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 19:08 | Virginia | Dan Coronado throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson hits the finger roll set up by Herbert Bailey | 2-8 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 2-8 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Richard Forsythe - foul #2 on Richard Forsythe, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Virginia | Howard Pollard (PF) Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 17:53 | Virginia | Philip Stallings can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Hopson - foul #1 on Donald Hopson, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG) Nelson Posada | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Frank Larkins (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey, Donald Hopson, Earl Harper | |
| 17:53 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 17:53 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Billy Walton can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 4-10 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Billy Walton tips it in | 4-12 |
| 17:27 | Virginia | Philip Stallings is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Novello - foul #1 on Harold Novello, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Raymond Downing (SG) Philip Stallings | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:11 | Virginia | Howard Pollard misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-12 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Billy Walton misses long on a jumper from the right block | 4-12 |
| 17:04 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Demers | 4-12 |
| 16:41 | Virginia | Arthur Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Gustavo Romano (PF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Arthur Knight, Dan Coronado, Howard Pollard, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Raphael Lombardi (PF), Earl Harper (C) Harold Novello, Frank Larkins, Billy Walton, Paul Stadler | |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 4-14 |
| 16:02 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-14 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernardo Colombo | 4-14 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fresh) SG - Raymond Downing (fresh) SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) PF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) C - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) PF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) C - Earl Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Raphael Lombardi | 4-16 |
| 15:36 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-16 |
| 15:34 | Virginia | Nelson Posada tips it in | 6-16 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi is hacked by Jerry Nguyen - foul #1 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Philip Stallings (SG), Dan Coronado (SF), Howard Pollard (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Nelson Posada, Raymond Downing, Jerry Nguyen, Gustavo Romano, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Charles Campbell, Raphael Lombardi | |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Dan Coronado is called for the reach on Earl Harper - foul #2 on Dan Coronado, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen (SF) Dan Coronado | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Kyle Brim (C) Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Kenneth Demers picks off the pass by Harold Novello | 6-16 |
| 14:35 | Virginia | Arthur Knight misses the runner in the lane | 6-16 |
| 14:33 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers hits the follow up shot | 8-16 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the jump hook in the paint | 8-16 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey tips it in | 8-18 |
| 14:03 | Virginia | Philip Stallings dunks the ball on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 10-18 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 13:39 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Arthur Knight is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Nguyen | 12-18 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Jerry Nguyen steps in front of the Herbert Bailey pass | 12-18 |
| 13:02 | Virginia | Arthur Knight banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Nguyen | 14-18 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey can't finish the layup | 14-18 |
| 12:33 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 12:30 | Virginia | Cheng-Gong Wang steals it from Arthur Knight in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jerry Nguyen - foul #2 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Raymond Downing (SG), Gustavo Romano (SF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Arthur Knight, Philip Stallings, Jerry Nguyen, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG), Bernardo Colombo (SG), Billy Walton (PF), Earl Harper (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Donald Hopson, Kyle Brim | |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-21 |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski tips it home | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Downing (fresh) SF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) PF - Howard Pollard (tiring) C - Goran Plotrowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Billy Walton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herbert Bailey | 16-23 |
| 11:13 | Virginia | Nelson Posada connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Downing | 18-23 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo dunks the ball set up by Herbert Bailey | 18-25 |
| 10:52 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF) Herbert Bailey | |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Charles Campbell (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Bernardo Colombo, Billy Walton | |
| 10:13 | Virginia | Howard Pollard can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-25 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Philip Stallings (SG), Kenneth Demers (C) Raymond Downing, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Stadler (C) Earl Harper | |
| 09:52 | Virginia | Cheng-Gong Wang is called for the reach on Gustavo Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| 09:37 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins double dribbles | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG) Nelson Posada | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Billy Walton (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Donald Hopson | |
| 09:26 | Virginia | Gustavo Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Billy Walton's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Demers | 18-25 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler grabs the offensive board | 18-25 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 08:46 | Virginia | Philip Stallings pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:30 | Virginia | Philip Stallings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Walton - foul #1 on Billy Walton, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Goran Plotrowski (C) Arthur Knight, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Charles Campbell, Billy Walton, Paul Stadler | |
| 08:30 | Virginia | Philip Stallings misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:30 | Virginia | Philip Stallings makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Hopson | 19-28 |
| 07:58 | Virginia | Philip Stallings lays it in set up by Nelson Posada | 21-28 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 21-28 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nelson Posada (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Stallings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gustavo Romano (tiring) PF - Howard Pollard (tired) C - Goran Plotrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Novello (fairly fresh) SF - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hopson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Gustavo Romano steals it from Raphael Lombardi | 21-28 |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Raymond Downing (SG), Kenneth Demers (C) Nelson Posada, Philip Stallings, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Billy Walton (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Harold Novello, Donald Hopson | |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins is hacked by Kenneth Demers - foul #1 on Kenneth Demers, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:38 | Virginia | Raymond Downing knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Arthur Knight | 24-30 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 24-30 |
| 06:32 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 06:27 | Virginia | Raymond Downing drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Knight | 27-30 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Demers - foul #2 on Kenneth Demers, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Goran Plotrowski (C) Arthur Knight, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Frank Larkins, Herbert Bailey, Billy Walton, Earl Harper | |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:08 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is fouled in the backcourt by Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Brim (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| 06:08 | Virginia | Nelson Posada makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:08 | Virginia | Nelson Posada makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| 05:31 | Virginia | Howard Pollard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nelson Posada | 31-32 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo buries a floater in the lane set up by Kyle Brim | 31-34 |
| 05:04 | Virginia | Nelson Posada connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gustavo Romano | 33-34 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Gustavo Romano is called for the reach on Bernardo Colombo - foul #2 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Philip Stallings (SG), Dan Coronado (SF) Nelson Posada, Raymond Downing, Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Frank Larkins (SF), Raphael Lombardi (PF), Earl Harper (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Charles Campbell, Kyle Brim, Paul Stadler | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 04:17 | Virginia | Dan Coronado drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Goran Plotrowski | 35-36 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Philip Stallings grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 03:46 | Virginia | Howard Pollard misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the dunk but the foul's on Howard Pollard - foul #1 on Howard Pollard, team foul #11 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Forsythe (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Howard Pollard, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Frank Larkins, Raphael Lombardi | |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 03:21 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Arthur Knight | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Stallings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dan Coronado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) C - Kenneth Demers (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Harold Novello (fairly fresh) SF - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Donald Hopson is called for the reach on Kenneth Demers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Hopson, team foul #8 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (PG), Raymond Downing (SG) Arthur Knight, Philip Stallings | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG) Harold Novello | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Earl Harper gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey connects on the runner from the left block set up by Raphael Lombardi | 35-39 |
| 02:27 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Hopson - foul #3 on Donald Hopson, team foul #9 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Herbert Bailey, Donald Hopson | |
| 02:27 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 02:27 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dan Coronado - foul #3 on Dan Coronado, team foul #12 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Philip Stallings (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF) Nelson Posada, Raymond Downing, Dan Coronado | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG) Bernardo Colombo | |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 02:06 | Virginia | Arthur Knight loses the dribble to Harold Novello in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Nguyen - foul #3 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #13 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (SF) Jerry Nguyen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Campbell (SF) Frank Larkins | |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 01:27 | Virginia | Earl Harper picks off the pass by Kenneth Demers | 36-42 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi clanks a shot from the right block | 36-42 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Billy Walton snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi blows the layup | 36-42 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Billy Walton gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Arthur Knight steals the ball from Charles Campbell | 36-42 |
| 00:25 | Virginia | Arthur Knight lays it up and in | 38-42 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Arthur Knight misses the fullcourt shot | 38-45 |