| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bostick (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Homer Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Marmon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:58 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 19:44 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 29-40 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce can't tip it in | 29-40 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Robert Marmon snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is fouled on the floor by Robert Marmon - foul #3 on Robert Marmon, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is whistled for traveling | 31-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (PG), Michael Perdue (SF), William Arevalo (PF) Lewis Rutledge, Eric Maxwell, Homer Ratliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Eric Wick (C) Ralph Sherrod, Wilber Lindley | |
| 17:54 | Virginia | Michael Perdue hits a 3 from straight away | 34-40 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Robert Basquez (PF) Walter Peterson, Wesley Pearce | |
| 17:33 | Virginia | William Arevalo buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Perdue | 36-40 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Lively and he's fouled by Robert Marmon - foul #4 on Robert Marmon, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Harold Fowler (C) Tommy Haupt, Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:03 | Virginia | Michael Perdue is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Eric Wick gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | William Arevalo snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:36 | Virginia | Wayne Lively picks off the pass by Richard Bostick | 36-43 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively's pass is intercepted by Michael Perdue | 36-43 |
| 16:13 | Virginia | Richard Bostick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Perdue | 38-43 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | William Arevalo is called for the reach on Wayne Lively in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Arevalo, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (PG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Homer Ratliff (PF) Lewis Rutledge, Michael Perdue, William Arevalo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Robert Basquez, Eric Wick | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bostick (tired) 2 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Homer Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Virginia | Wesley Pearce swats the short shot by Eric Maxwell | 38-43 |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 38-43 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 38-45 |
| 14:43 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #2 on Harold Fowler, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Michael Perdue (SG), William Arevalo (C) Tommy Haupt, Richard Bostick, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Robert Basquez (SF), Eric Wick (C) Bernard Farish, Ralph Sherrod, Wilber Lindley | |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 40-45 |
| 13:54 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 13:30 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses the 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 13:29 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:09 | Virginia | William Arevalo's floater is tipped away by Eric Wick | 40-45 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | William Arevalo is called for the reach on Robert Basquez in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Arevalo, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (C) William Arevalo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF) Walter Peterson, Robert Basquez | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 12:39 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Eric Maxwell | 40-45 |
| 12:24 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Perdue | 43-45 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Eric Maxwell steps in front of the Ralph Sherrod pass in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 12:19 | Virginia | Michael Perdue hits the finger roll set up by Eric Maxwell | 45-45 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Homer Ratliff - foul #1 on Homer Ratliff, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (PG), Richard Bostick (SG), William Arevalo (PF) Lewis Rutledge, Michael Perdue, Homer Ratliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (C) Elmer Carlile, Eric Wick | |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:29 | Virginia | William Arevalo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Robert Basquez (PF) Wayne Lively, Wesley Pearce | |
| 11:29 | Virginia | William Arevalo misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:29 | Virginia | William Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bostick (tired) 2 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Marmon (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Basquez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Walter Peterson | 46-49 |
| 10:58 | Virginia | Robert Basquez takes the ball from William Arevalo | 46-49 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by Richard Bostick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bostick, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Perdue (SF) Eric Maxwell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 46-50 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | Robert Marmon grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 10:10 | Virginia | Michael Perdue shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 48-50 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 09:19 | Virginia | William Arevalo gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:01 | Virginia | William Arevalo misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-50 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Peterson | 48-50 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 48-53 |
| 08:32 | Virginia | William Arevalo makes the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Basquez - foul #2 on Robert Basquez, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Eric Maxwell (SF) Tommy Haupt, Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, Ralph Sherrod, Robert Basquez, Wilber Lindley | |
| 08:32 | Virginia | William Arevalo makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is open but can't throw it down | 51-53 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile tips it in | 51-55 |
| 07:36 | Virginia | Michael Perdue shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Bernard Farish, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | Harold Fowler (PF) William Arevalo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:36 | Virginia | Michael Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:36 | Virginia | Michael Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Wayne Lively | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Perdue (tiring) 22 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Marmon (tiring) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Harold Fowler loses the ball out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Virginia | Homer Ratliff (PF) Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Eric Wick is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Bernard Farish | 53-59 |
| 06:06 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff lays it in uncontested | 55-59 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 05:47 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:31 | Virginia | Michael Perdue tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Perdue, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Harold Fowler (C) Michael Perdue, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Eric Wick | |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 55-59 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't connect on a floater from the right block | 55-59 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod can't tip it in | 55-59 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod is hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #3 on Harold Fowler, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (C) Richard Bostick, Homer Ratliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Robert Basquez (PF) Bernard Farish, Wesley Pearce | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:13 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 55-61 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Elmer Carlile | 55-61 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #4 on Harold Fowler, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Perdue (SG), Homer Ratliff (PF) Tommy Haupt, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:42 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Homer Ratliff | 55-62 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-62 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Ralph Sherrod steps in front of the Lewis Rutledge pass | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Perdue (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Homer Ratliff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Marmon (tired) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 55-62 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (PG), William Arevalo (PF) Lewis Rutledge, Homer Ratliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF), Eric Wick (C) Ralph Sherrod, Robert Basquez, Wilber Lindley | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses short on an open shot near the basket | 55-62 |
| 02:36 | Virginia | William Arevalo snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:20 | Virginia | William Arevalo knocks in the floater from close range set up by Eric Maxwell | 57-62 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Homer Ratliff (PF) Eric Maxwell, William Arevalo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Eric Wick | |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is hacked by Homer Ratliff - foul #2 on Homer Ratliff, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Eric Maxwell (SF) Tommy Haupt, Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF) Elmer Carlile | |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 01:32 | Virginia | Richard Bostick is fouled on the floor by Bernard Farish - foul #3 on Bernard Farish, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Robert Marmon is whistled for traveling | 57-62 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 57-62 |
| 00:53 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge buries a fadeaway in the lane | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is hacked by Lewis Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Rutledge, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Robert Basquez (PF) Ralph Sherrod, Wesley Pearce | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:23 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by Richard Bostick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Bostick, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Bernard Farish steps in front of the Richard Bostick pass | 59-65 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bostick - foul #4 on Richard Bostick, team foul #14 | 59-65 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:07 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson runs out the clock | 59-67 |