| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Mailloux (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Bradsher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Keen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Frank Jones (fresh) SG - Rodney Young (fresh) SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Larson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence inbounds the ball | 22-17 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Virginia | The short jumper by Joel Lawrence is denied by Eric Larson | 22-17 |
| 19:32 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Donald Beaver | 22-17 |
| 19:16 | Wake Forest | John Edwards's layup is rejected by Harold Bradsher | 22-17 |
| 19:15 | Virginia | Ralph Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | James Wheeler misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 18:44 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Eric Larson | 22-17 |
| 18:15 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Beaver | 22-19 |
| 17:50 | Virginia | Ralph Keen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-19 |
| 17:22 | Wake Forest | Ralph Keen steals it from Donald Beaver | 25-19 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Ralph Keen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Larson - foul #2 on Eric Larson, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF), Gary Caulkins (C) Rodney Young, Donald Beaver, Eric Larson | |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Ralph Keen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Ralph Keen makes the 3rd free throw | 26-19 |
| 16:34 | Wake Forest | John Edwards is hacked by Joel Lawrence - foul #2 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edward Irwin (PF) Harold Bradsher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:16 | Wake Forest | Joel Lawrence blocks the short jumper by Frank Jones | 26-19 |
| 16:15 | Virginia | Ralph Keen pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 15:58 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-19 |
| 15:57 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence can't tip it in | 26-19 |
| 15:55 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Mailloux (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joel Lawrence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Frank Jones (fresh) SG - Samuel Mong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ralph Keen - foul #3 on Ralph Keen, team foul #2 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Aaron Babb (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Harold Bradsher (PF) John Mailloux, James Wheeler, Joel Lawrence, Ralph Keen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (SG), Willard Stone (PF) Samuel Mong, John Edwards | |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 15:10 | Virginia | Michael Lucas is fouled on the floor by Frank Jones - foul #3 on Frank Jones, team foul #2 | 26-21 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Frank Jones picks off the pass by Stanley Anderson | 26-21 |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Jones | 26-23 |
| 14:33 | Virginia | Michael Lucas is hacked by Burton Cornwell - foul #1 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #3 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (PG), Ralph Keen (C) Michael Lucas, Edward Irwin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong (SG), John Edwards (PF), Eric Larson (C) Burton Cornwell, Willard Stone, Gary Caulkins | |
| 14:15 | Virginia | Ralph Keen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 14:13 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Frank Jones | 26-23 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong is hacked by Aaron Babb - foul #2 on Aaron Babb, team foul #3 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Wheeler (SG), Joel Lawrence (SF), Edward Irwin (PF) Aaron Babb, Stanley Anderson, Harold Bradsher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver (SF), Willard Stone (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Samuel Mong, John Edwards, Eric Larson | |
| 13:34 | Wake Forest | Ralph Keen is called for the reach on Gilbert Grant - foul #4 on Ralph Keen, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Anderson (SF) Ralph Keen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Edwards (PF) Willard Stone | |
| 13:19 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver blows the layup | 26-23 |
| 13:18 | Virginia | James Wheeler gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 12:58 | Virginia | John Mailloux evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 12:40 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Jones | 29-25 |
| 12:11 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence's layup is rejected by Donald Beaver | 29-25 |
| 12:10 | Virginia | James Wheeler tips it in | 31-25 |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 11:42 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Mailloux (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Virginia | Frank Jones picks off the pass by James Wheeler | 31-25 |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones lays it in | 31-27 |
| 10:58 | Virginia | James Wheeler is hacked by Gilbert Grant - foul #1 on Gilbert Grant, team foul #4 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Aaron Babb (SG), Harold Bradsher (PF) John Mailloux, James Wheeler, Edward Irwin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Willard Stone (PF), Eric Larson (C) Gilbert Grant, Donald Beaver, John Edwards, Gary Caulkins | |
| 10:39 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 31-27 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Willard Stone gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 10:16 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young is hacked by Joel Lawrence - foul #3 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #5 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SF) Rodney Young | |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones connects on the floater near the basket | 31-29 |
| 09:27 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Grant | 31-29 |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant banks in the layup | 31-31 |
| 08:54 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Anderson and he's fouled by Samuel Mong - foul #2 on Samuel Mong, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (PG), James Wheeler (SG), Edward Irwin (C) Michael Lucas, Aaron Babb, Stanley Anderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Donald Beaver (SF), John Edwards (PF) Samuel Mong, Gilbert Grant, Willard Stone | |
| 08:54 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 08:34 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Jones | 34-34 |
| 08:13 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 08:11 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | John Mailloux steps in front of the Frank Jones pass in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 08:05 | Virginia | John Mailloux lays it up and in | 36-34 |
| 07:38 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson can't throw it down | 36-34 |
| 07:37 | Wake Forest | John Edwards tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Mailloux (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joel Lawrence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Bradsher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Frank Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Larson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Virginia | Donald Beaver takes the ball from John Mailloux | 36-36 |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver lays it in | 36-38 |
| 06:59 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher loses the dribble to John Edwards | 36-38 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones connects on the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Edward Irwin - foul #1 on Edward Irwin, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Anderson (SF), Ralph Keen (C) Joel Lawrence, Harold Bradsher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF), Willard Stone (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Rodney Young, Donald Beaver, John Edwards, Eric Larson | |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 06:45 | Virginia | Edward Irwin snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Ralph Keen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 06:23 | Virginia | John Mailloux gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 06:06 | Virginia | Frank Jones is called for the reach on James Wheeler - foul #4 on Frank Jones, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| 05:37 | Virginia | Edward Irwin misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-40 |
| 05:36 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | Willard Stone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-40 |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 04:47 | Wake Forest | Edward Irwin picks off the pass by Gilbert Grant | 36-40 |
| 04:35 | Virginia | Ralph Keen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Irwin | 39-40 |
| 04:19 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones is hacked by Stanley Anderson - foul #1 on Stanley Anderson, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Aaron Babb (SG), Harold Bradsher (PF) John Mailloux, James Wheeler, Edward Irwin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Donald Beaver (SF), John Edwards (PF), Eric Larson (C) Samuel Mong, Gilbert Grant, Willard Stone, Gary Caulkins | |
| 04:19 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 04:19 | Virginia | Ralph Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Ralph Keen is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Joel Lawrence (SF) Stanley Anderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | John Edwards tips it home | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Lucas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) SF - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Bradsher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Frank Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Larson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Virginia | The short jumper by Joel Lawrence is denied by Eric Larson | 39-42 |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 03:04 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver can't throw it down but the foul's on Joel Lawrence - foul #4 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #8 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (PG) Joel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:04 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 03:04 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 02:35 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher misses the 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 02:34 | Virginia | Ralph Keen tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson loses the dribble to Michael Lucas | 41-43 |
| 02:05 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Wheeler (SG), Joel Lawrence (SF) Aaron Babb, Michael Lucas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF), Willard Stone (PF) Rodney Young, Donald Beaver, John Edwards | |
| 01:41 | Virginia | John Mailloux splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 01:39 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 01:23 | Wake Forest | Willard Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Donald Beaver (SF), John Edwards (PF) Samuel Mong, Gilbert Grant, Willard Stone | |
| 00:54 | Virginia | Ralph Keen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 00:52 | Virginia | James Wheeler snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | John Mailloux shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Ralph Keen tips it in | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | Virginia | James Wheeler can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Jones - foul #5 on Frank Jones, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG) Frank Jones | |
| 00:03 | Virginia | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | James Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | John Edwards snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 44-43 |