| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John McNease (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 19:41 | Virginia | Robert Suber can't tip it in | 29-23 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Nigel Ned is called for 5 seconds | 29-23 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Ricky Davis (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF) Terrance Horton, Kenneth Brown, Robert Suber | |
| 19:12 | Virginia | Daniel Snow swats the short shot by Ricky Davis | 29-23 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | John McNease misses the tip | 29-23 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Nigel Ned hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 18:26 | Virginia | Ricky Davis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 18:25 | Virginia | John McNease gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:09 | Virginia | Nigel Ned is called for the reach on Robert Guerriero - foul #3 on Nigel Ned, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG) Nigel Ned | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG) Robert Guerriero | |
| 17:50 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Steven Galiano - foul #3 on Steven Galiano, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG) Steven Galiano | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Linger (C) John McNease | |
| 17:50 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Kenneth Walker is fouled on the floor by Terrance Horton - foul #2 on Terrance Horton, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Rottman (SF) Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), John McNease (C) Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, Gary Linger | |
| 17:35 | NC State | Bryce Applebaum steals it from Harry Link | 31-26 |
| 17:28 | Virginia | John McNease hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Walker - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | NC State | David Merrill (PG), Eric Haefner (PF) Kenneth Walker, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Robert Suber (PF) Clyde Richardson, Kenneth Brown, Bryce Applebaum | |
| 17:28 | Virginia | John McNease makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:28 | Virginia | John McNease makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Edward Rottman loses the dribble to Terrance Horton | 31-28 |
| 17:02 | Virginia | Terrance Horton slams it home | 31-30 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Eric Haefner hits a shot in the paint | 33-30 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Rottman - foul #1 on Edward Rottman, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Dustin Downey (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner, Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Bryce Applebaum (PF), Gary Linger (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Robert Suber, John McNease | |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Ricky Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Ricky Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:02 | NC State | The 3pt attempt by Harry Link is denied by Bryce Applebaum | 33-32 |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Ricky Davis snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Merrill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Linger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Virginia | Gary Linger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Steven Galiano (SG) David Merrill, Harry Link | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Ricky Davis, Gary Linger | |
| 15:16 | NC State | Steven Galiano can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 15:15 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:55 | Virginia | Charles Stevens buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 33-35 |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 14:29 | Virginia | Charles Stevens blows the dunk | 33-35 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Adam Wiley gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:10 | NC State | Dustin Downey buries a runner in the lane | 35-35 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Terrance Horton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryce Applebaum | 35-38 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Terrance Horton - foul #3 on Terrance Horton, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Haefner (PF), Daniel Snow (C) Lawrence Whitlock, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Robert Suber (PF), Gary Linger (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Kenneth Brown, Bryce Applebaum, John McNease | |
| 13:34 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:34 | Virginia | Ricky Davis grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 13:28 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 13:26 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Snow | 36-38 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Linger - foul #1 on Gary Linger, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Edward Rottman (SF) Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:12 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:58 | Virginia | Ricky Davis double dribbles | 38-38 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Daniel Snow clanks a shot from the left side | 38-38 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Daniel Snow grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses short on a shot near the basket | 38-38 |
| 12:28 | NC State | Daniel Snow snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Nigel Ned lays it in set up by Harry Link | 40-38 |
| 11:52 | Virginia | Gary Linger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 11:50 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson tips it in | 40-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Haefner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Linger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Harry Link comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Gary Linger gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Ricky Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Guerriero | 40-43 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Daniel Snow can't throw it down but he's hacked by Gary Linger - foul #2 on Gary Linger, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Ricky Davis, Robert Suber, Gary Linger | |
| 11:03 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:03 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:46 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Whitlock - foul #1 on Lawrence Whitlock, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Wiley (C) Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Suber (PF) Bryce Applebaum | |
| 10:34 | Virginia | Robert Suber misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Adam Wiley snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 10:06 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Edward Rottman | 43-43 |
| 09:57 | Virginia | Charles Stevens is denied on a layup by Lawrence Whitlock | 43-43 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Adam Wiley gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Steven Galiano and he's fouled by Robert Suber - foul #3 on Robert Suber, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Dustin Downey (SF), Daniel Snow (C) Kenneth Walker, Edward Rottman, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF) Kenneth Brown, Robert Suber | |
| 09:29 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:29 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 09:03 | Virginia | Terrance Horton travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Eric Haefner (PF) Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 08:48 | NC State | Nigel Ned buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Downey | 48-43 |
| 08:30 | Virginia | Terrance Horton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Eric Haefner blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Dustin Downey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Haefner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Virginia | Eric Haefner blocks the short jumper by Bryce Applebaum | 50-46 |
| 07:25 | NC State | Daniel Snow grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 07:19 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Ricky Davis - foul #1 on Ricky Davis, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Steven Galiano, Eric Haefner, Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Robert Suber (PF), Gary Linger (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, Bryce Applebaum, John McNease | |
| 07:19 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:02 | Virginia | Nigel Ned picks off the pass by Robert Guerriero | 53-46 |
| 06:59 | NC State | Nigel Ned hits the finger roll | 55-46 |
| 06:39 | Virginia | Gary Linger scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Guerriero | 55-48 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Harry Link misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 06:17 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:04 | Virginia | Lawrence Whitlock swats the layup by Kenneth Brown | 55-48 |
| 06:02 | NC State | Dustin Downey pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses short on a runner from the left block | 55-48 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Dustin Downey gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Harry Link knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 05:25 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Edward Rottman (SF), Daniel Snow (C) Harry Link, Dustin Downey, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Kenneth Brown, Robert Suber, Gary Linger | |
| 05:15 | Virginia | John McNease travels with the ball | 58-48 |
| 04:53 | NC State | John McNease denies the turnaround by Edward Rottman | 58-48 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Daniel Snow gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:30 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses the runner near the basket | 58-48 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 04:11 | Virginia | John McNease hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-48 |
| 04:10 | Virginia | Charles Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 03:57 | Virginia | Charles Stevens connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terrance Horton | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | NC State | Edward Rottman drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Charles Stevens - foul #3 on Charles Stevens, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Eric Haefner (PF) Nigel Ned, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Brown (SF), Robert Suber (PF) Ricky Davis, Bryce Applebaum | |
| 03:37 | NC State | Edward Rottman makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Haefner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John McNease (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Charles Stevens can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 03:25 | NC State | Edward Rottman grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Steven Galiano is hacked by Charles Stevens - foul #4 on Charles Stevens, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Dustin Downey (SF) Edward Rottman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:58 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:58 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Robert Suber knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Brown | 63-52 |
| 02:40 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Kenneth Walker, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF) Kenneth Brown | |
| 02:14 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock buries a shot from the left block | 65-52 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Ricky Davis scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Terrance Horton and the foul's on Nigel Ned - foul #4 on Nigel Ned, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Harry Link (SG), Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock, Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Linger (C) John McNease | |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Ricky Davis makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Ricky Davis steps in front of the Eric Haefner pass | 65-55 |
| 01:35 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 3 from straight away set up by Ricky Davis | 65-58 |
| 01:35 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Daniel Snow (C) Kenneth Walker, Harry Link, Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Brown (SF), John McNease (C) Ricky Davis, Gary Linger | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:12 | NC State | Steven Galiano loses the ball out of bounds | 65-58 |
| 00:53 | Virginia | Robert Suber is whistled for a carry | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | NC State | Terrance Horton is called for the reach on Nigel Ned in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terrance Horton, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG) Steven Galiano | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:52 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Terrance Horton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Robert Suber grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Charles Stevens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Daniel Snow snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | NC State | Terrance Horton is called for the reach on Daniel Snow in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terrance Horton, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG) Terrance Horton | |
| 00:38 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Charles Stevens is hacked by Daniel Snow - foul #1 on Daniel Snow, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock, Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Adam Wiley is hacked by Charles Stevens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Stevens, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Dustin Downey (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF) Kenneth Walker, Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Clyde Richardson (SG) Charles Stevens | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Adam Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Adam Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:26 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:25 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Snow (C) Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:23 | NC State | Robert Guerriero is called for the reach on Nigel Ned in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Guerriero, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Nigel Ned makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Robert Suber tips it back up and in | 71-62 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Harry Link is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Guerriero - foul #3 on Robert Guerriero, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Harry Link misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | John McNease gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John McNease hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harry Link - foul #2 on Harry Link, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock, Daniel Snow | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John McNease makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John McNease misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 72-63 |
| 00:10 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-63 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Edward Rottman is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Richardson - foul #1 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #14 | 72-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Daniel Snow (C) Kenneth Walker, Eric Haefner, Adam Wiley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Edward Rottman makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Edward Rottman misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:09 | Virginia | John McNease gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:07 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero loses the dribble to Nigel Ned in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Nigel Ned runs out the clock | 73-63 |