| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 3 pf. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Virginia | Tom Washington double dribbles | 24-21 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits a floater from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 19:06 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 19:04 | Virginia | Tom Washington tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Scott Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Lagasse | 29-23 |
| 18:18 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:18 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses the free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Tom Washington - foul #1 on Tom Washington, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Scott Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 17:54 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:33 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 17:32 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham tips it back up and in | 29-27 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Thomas Joyce knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Hamilton | 32-27 |
| 16:58 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses short on a runner from the right block | 32-27 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Harry Isaacs is called for the reach on Bruce Page - foul #3 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Jack Lagasse, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (SG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF), James Orr (PF), Ralph Huard (C) Thomas Pierson, Vincent Meeker, Tom Washington, Harry Isaacs | |
| 16:25 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Scott Brown | 34-27 |
| 15:56 | Virginia | James Orr hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Pinkham | 34-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) SF - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Orr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Huard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Thomas Joyce loses the dribble to Hugh Reasoner | 34-29 |
| 15:31 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham lays it in set up by Hugh Reasoner | 34-31 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (PF), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Daniel Hamilton, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), Thomas Pierson (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Tom Washington (PF) Douglas Pinkham, Hugh Reasoner, Kosoko Abdallah, James Orr | |
| 14:42 | Virginia | Tom Washington works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Huard | 34-33 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Bruce Page scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Ralph Huard - foul #3 on Ralph Huard, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Harry Isaacs (C) Ralph Huard | |
| 14:16 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:52 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Bruce Page gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-33 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:11 | NC State | Tom Washington steals the ball from Jack Lagasse | 37-33 |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker is hacked by Michael Fetterman - foul #1 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Jimmy Cammack (C) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan, Michael Fetterman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (PG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF) Nathan Irvin, Vincent Meeker | |
| 12:31 | Virginia | Tom Washington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Huard (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| 12:31 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:31 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-35 |
| 12:09 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 11:40 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Washington | 37-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tom Washington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Huard (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Thomas Joyce pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce double dribbles | 37-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (PF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), James Orr (PF), Harry Isaacs (C) Thomas Pierson, Kosoko Abdallah, Tom Washington, Ralph Huard | |
| 10:35 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Reasoner | 37-40 |
| 10:26 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Vincent Meeker - foul #1 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| 10:26 | NC State | Jack Lagasse makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:26 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 10:10 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Scott Brown gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Douglas Pinkham - foul #1 on Douglas Pinkham, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SF), Bruce Page (C) Jack Lagasse, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG) Hugh Reasoner | |
| 09:24 | NC State | Thomas Joyce connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 09:05 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton jams it on a great pass from Scott Brown and the foul's on James Orr - foul #2 on James Orr, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SF), Tom Washington (PF), Ralph Huard (C) Vincent Meeker, James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| 08:47 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:47 | Virginia | Tom Washington gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:29 | Virginia | Ralph Huard drills a floater from the left side | 42-44 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Stephen Hogan misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 08:10 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Fetterman - foul #2 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Jimmy Cammack (C) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG) Douglas Pinkham | |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:06 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Kosoko Abdallah | 42-45 |
| 07:33 | Virginia | Ralph Huard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ralph Huard, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF) Thomas Pierson, Kosoko Abdallah | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Huard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 07:17 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the tip | 42-45 |
| 07:15 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:57 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Fetterman | 45-45 |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Jimmy Cammack is called for the reach on Tom Washington - foul #1 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Bruce Page (PF) Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (PG), Thomas Pierson (SG), Harry Isaacs (C) Nathan Irvin, Hugh Reasoner, Ralph Huard | |
| 06:17 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jack Lagasse - foul #2 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 06:17 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:17 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Bruce Page scores on a shot from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 05:33 | Virginia | Jimmy Cammack is called for the reach on Thomas Pierson - foul #2 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (PF) Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SF), James Orr (PF) Vincent Meeker, Tom Washington | |
| 05:33 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hamilton | 47-46 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Thomas Joyce connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Lagasse | 50-46 |
| 05:01 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Pierson | 50-48 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Thomas Joyce knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Brown | 53-48 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 04:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hamilton | 53-48 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Jack Lagasse scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce and the foul's on James Orr - foul #3 on James Orr, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Michael Fetterman (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Thomas Joyce, Scott Brown, Daniel Hamilton, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Virginia | Hugh Reasoner (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Tom Washington (PF), Ralph Huard (C) Thomas Pierson, Kosoko Abdallah, James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| 04:00 | NC State | Jack Lagasse makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jimmy Cammack - foul #3 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 03:48 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:48 | Virginia | Ralph Huard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 03:43 | NC State | Michael Fetterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (PF) Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:31 | Virginia | Tom Washington hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Pinkham | 56-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Hamilton (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hugh Reasoner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Huard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Michael Fetterman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Ralph Huard snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Tom Washington connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Pinkham | 56-52 |
| 03:05 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 03:03 | Virginia | Tom Washington pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Jack Lagasse (PF), Bruce Page (C) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Hogan, Daniel Hamilton, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), Harry Isaacs (C) Hugh Reasoner, Ralph Huard | |
| 02:39 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Douglas Pinkham | 56-54 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Thomas Joyce buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bruce Page | 59-54 |
| 02:01 | Virginia | Tom Washington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Jack Lagasse gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Harry Isaacs - foul #4 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (PF) Michael Fetterman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:46 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:46 | Virginia | Tom Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | Virginia | Tom Washington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Page - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 01:32 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:32 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:16 | NC State | Jack Lagasse scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 62-56 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs scores on a jumper from the right block | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | NC State | Thomas Pierson is called for the reach on Bruce Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:52 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs grabs the board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-58 |
| 00:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Scott Brown | 63-58 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Thomas Pierson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-58 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Scott Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Pierson - foul #3 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Thomas Joyce is called for the reach on Douglas Pinkham - foul #1 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Douglas Pinkham is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Pinkham, team foul #13 | 67-60 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:13 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Thomas Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Douglas Pinkham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Pinkham, team foul #14 | 69-60 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Joyce runs out the clock | 70-62 |