| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (fresh) SG - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bostick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Marmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie misses the dunk but he's hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #2 on Harold Fowler, team foul #1 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Nick Lane, Al Southwick | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Tony Mayer - foul #1 on Tony Mayer, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG), Al Southwick (C) Tony Mayer, Larry Moultrie | |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten connects on the jump hook from close range | 22-22 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | Ralph Howard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod blows the layup | 22-22 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod snags the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Eric Maxwell takes the ball from Ralph Sherrod | 22-22 |
| 17:43 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell slams it home | 24-22 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Sherrod | 24-24 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses the easy layup | 24-24 |
| 16:45 | Virginia | Robert Marmon tips it but misses | 24-24 |
| 16:44 | Virginia | Harold Fowler tips it in | 26-24 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten is hacked by Ralph Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Howard, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Fred Moses (SG), Quentin Cook (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Ralph Howard, Eric Maxwell, Richard Bostick, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane, Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick | |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Tony Mayer | 26-26 |
| 15:53 | Virginia | Fred Moses buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Quentin Cook | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Moses (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Quentin Cook (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Ferdinand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Jason Cronk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Clifton Chambers picks off the pass by Jason Cronk in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 15:49 | Virginia | Fred Moses lays it up and in on a great pass from Clifton Chambers | 31-26 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jason Cronk | 31-28 |
| 14:56 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Clifton Chambers | 33-28 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Quentin Cook steals the ball from Troy Minzenberger in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses the lay-in | 33-28 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Quentin Cook - foul #3 on Quentin Cook, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Eric Maxwell (SG), Richard Bostick (SF), Robert Marmon (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Clifton Chambers, Fred Moses, Quentin Cook, Robert Mancha, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG), Ralph Sherrod (PF), Al Southwick (C) Tony Mayer, Paul Thompson, Larry Moultrie | |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:09 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jason Cronk - foul #3 on Jason Cronk, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Larry Moultrie (C) Troy Minzenberger, Al Southwick | |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod is fouled on the floor by Ralph Howard - foul #4 on Ralph Howard, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG) Ralph Howard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Al Southwick blows the dunk | 35-29 |
| 13:03 | Virginia | Robert Marmon grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 12:55 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell hits a fadeaway near the basket | 37-29 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Al Southwick hits the finger roll | 37-31 |
| 12:17 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell's pass is intercepted by Al Southwick | 37-31 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Nick Lane knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 11:32 | Virginia | Richard Bostick misses the driving attempt near the basket | 37-34 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bostick (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Marmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Nick Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Nick Lane makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jason Braaten | 37-36 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Jason Cronk is called for the reach on Richard Bostick - foul #4 on Jason Cronk, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Fred Moses (SG), Quentin Cook (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Leon Ferdinand (C) Clifton Chambers, Eric Maxwell, Richard Bostick, Robert Marmon, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF) Nick Lane, Jason Cronk | |
| 10:38 | Virginia | Ralph Sherrod steps in front of the Quentin Cook pass | 37-36 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG) Tony Mayer | |
| 09:59 | Virginia | Robert Mancha misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Al Southwick's layup is rejected by Quentin Cook | 37-36 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Robert Mancha gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 09:09 | Virginia | Ralph Howard drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Nick Lane - foul #1 on Nick Lane, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SG), Thomas Crews (C) Quentin Cook, Leon Ferdinand | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane | |
| 09:09 | Virginia | Ralph Howard makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod tips it home | 40-38 |
| 08:42 | Virginia | Ralph Howard is hacked by Larry Moultrie - foul #2 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (PF) Robert Mancha | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG) Tony Mayer | |
| 08:19 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell can't connect on a shot from close range | 40-38 |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Robert Marmon gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell blows the layup but the foul's on Nick Lane - foul #2 on Nick Lane, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Quentin Cook (SF), Harold Fowler (C) Ralph Howard, Fred Moses, Thomas Crews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Tony Mayer (SG) Troy Minzenberger, Nick Lane | |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Al Southwick | 42-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand (PF) Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG), Jason Cronk (SF) Tony Mayer, Al Southwick | |
| 07:29 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quentin Cook (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leon Ferdinand (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie's pass is intercepted by Clifton Chambers | 42-38 |
| 07:00 | Virginia | Quentin Cook can't finish the layup | 42-38 |
| 06:58 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 06:37 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell drills a jumper in the lane | 44-38 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk is hacked by Leon Ferdinand in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Ferdinand, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Fred Moses (SG), Richard Bostick (SF), Robert Mancha (PF), Thomas Crews (C) Clifton Chambers, Eric Maxwell, Quentin Cook, Leon Ferdinand, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Al Southwick (C) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane, Larry Moultrie | |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger is whistled for a carry | 44-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (PF) Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG) Troy Minzenberger | |
| 05:53 | Virginia | Fred Moses is hacked by Tony Mayer - foul #2 on Tony Mayer, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG) Jason Braaten, Tony Mayer | |
| 05:53 | Virginia | Fred Moses makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:53 | Virginia | Fred Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod loses the dribble to Fred Moses | 46-38 |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Robert Mancha connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Ralph Howard and the foul's on Jason Cronk - foul #5 on Jason Cronk, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Harold Fowler (C) Thomas Crews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Larry Moultrie (C) Troy Minzenberger, Nick Lane, Jason Cronk | |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Robert Mancha makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 05:13 | Virginia | Harold Fowler pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 04:44 | Virginia | Robert Mancha is whistled for a carry | 49-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Chambers (PG), Eric Maxwell (SG), Quentin Cook (SF) Ralph Howard, Fred Moses, Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Paul Thompson (SF) Jason Braaten, Tony Mayer, Larry Moultrie | |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 04:24 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 04:02 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clifton Chambers and the foul's on Nick Lane - foul #3 on Nick Lane, team foul #9 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand (PF), Thomas Crews (C) Robert Mancha, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Larry Moultrie (C) Nick Lane, Al Southwick | |
| 04:02 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Paul Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SG) Eric Maxwell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Quentin Cook is hacked by Paul Thompson - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #10 | 52-38 |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Quentin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Quentin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 54-38 |
| 03:32 | Virginia | Thomas Crews gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 03:30 | Virginia | Tony Mayer steals it from Clifton Chambers in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Quentin Cook gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Clifton Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Moses (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Quentin Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leon Ferdinand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Crews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Ralph Sherrod (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Quentin Cook is fouled on the floor by Tony Mayer - foul #3 on Tony Mayer, team foul #11 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (C) Larry Moultrie | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Quentin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Quentin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 56-38 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Al Southwick tips it in | 56-40 |
| 02:51 | Virginia | Tony Mayer takes the ball from Fred Moses | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 02:12 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand jams it set up by Clifton Chambers | 58-43 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod lays it in and the foul's on Fred Moses - foul #2 on Fred Moses, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Mancha (PF) Thomas Crews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie (C) Al Southwick | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses the free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:01 | Virginia | Robert Mancha grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 01:41 | Virginia | Robert Mancha gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Fred Moses hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-45 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Tony Mayer | 58-45 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Fred Moses steps in front of the Troy Minzenberger pass in the backcourt | 58-45 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Moses | 60-45 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod buries a shot from the left block | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Troy Minzenberger is called for the reach on Leon Ferdinand - foul #1 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #12 | 60-47 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Leon Ferdinand grabs the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Robert Mancha buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Quentin Cook | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Troy Minzenberger | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Clifton Chambers runs out the clock | 62-50 |