| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Curt Jones (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Lunt (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hartfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless hits a jumper in the lane set up by Ivan Zangger | 38-29 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Richard Armenta - foul #2 on Richard Armenta, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta loses the ball out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | James Hartfield blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Armenta - foul #3 on Richard Armenta, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (C) Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:41 | Virginia | James Hartfield makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | James Hartfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Curt Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 18:08 | Virginia | Eric Lunt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:07 | Virginia | Eric Lunt tips it in | 38-36 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Curt Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rolf Frankowski | 40-36 |
| 17:38 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger is fouled on the floor by James Hartfield - foul #1 on James Hartfield, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF) Joseph McCreless, Curt Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Michael Allen (SG), Russell Mattie (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Louis Welch (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard, Eric Lunt, James Hartfield | |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger knocks in the jumper from the right side | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Virginia | Alphonso Ramos is called for the reach on Richard Kirchoff - foul #1 on Alphonso Ramos, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Calvin Robison (SG) Ivan Zangger, Rolf Frankowski | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:26 | Virginia | Russell Mattie makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Kirchoff | 42-39 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Russell Mattie steals the ball from Alphonso Ramos | 42-39 |
| 15:40 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 15:39 | Virginia | Russell Mattie pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Timothy Swenson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Calvin Robison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) PF - Alphonso Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Kirchoff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Mattie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Welch (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 15:19 | Virginia | Louis Welch gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:03 | Virginia | Timothy Swenson steals it from Paul Williams | 42-39 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax is fouled on the floor by Louis Welch - foul #1 on Louis Welch, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Rolf Frankowski (SG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Peter Tooley (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Timothy Swenson, Calvin Robison, Gerald Lomax, Alphonso Ramos, Jeff Harris | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF), Eric Lunt (PF), James Hartfield (C) Richard Kirchoff, Michael Allen, Russell Mattie, Paul Williams, Louis Welch | |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 14:34 | Virginia | James Hartfield hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 14:32 | Virginia | Eric Lunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Robert Leonard's 3 pointer is rejected by Richard Armenta | 44-39 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Ivan Zangger | 46-39 |
| 13:50 | Virginia | Rolf Frankowski picks off the pass by Robert Leonard | 46-39 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Richard Armenta blocks the jumper by Stephen Kepler | 48-39 |
| 12:55 | Virginia | Howard Adams gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:36 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler is called for traveling | 48-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (C) Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Williams (PF) Eric Lunt | |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Zangger | 50-39 |
| 12:08 | Virginia | Howard Adams drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Kepler | 50-42 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Robert Leonard is called for the reach on Joseph McCreless - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Gerald Lomax (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Ivan Zangger, Joseph McCreless, Peter Tooley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Michael Allen (SG), Russell Mattie (SF), Louis Welch (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard, James Hartfield | |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Allen - foul #3 on Michael Allen, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Armenta (C) Jeff Harris | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | Paul Williams grabs the board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Timothy Swenson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Curt Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard Kirchoff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Mattie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Virginia | Curt Jones picks off the pass by Michael Allen | 51-42 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta tips it home | 53-42 |
| 10:28 | Virginia | Rolf Frankowski steps in front of the Louis Welch pass | 53-42 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Armenta | 55-42 |
| 09:59 | Virginia | Louis Welch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Peter Tooley (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Timothy Swenson, Rolf Frankowski, Gerald Lomax, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF), Eric Lunt (PF), James Hartfield (C) Richard Kirchoff, Michael Allen, Russell Mattie, Paul Williams, Louis Welch | |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Curt Jones | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:14 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Curt Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Zangger | 60-44 |
| 08:49 | Virginia | Eric Lunt scores on a 3 from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless is fouled on the floor by Robert Leonard - foul #3 on Robert Leonard, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG) Curt Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger clanks a floater from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 08:17 | Virginia | James Hartfield gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:59 | Virginia | Robert Leonard drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley's pass is intercepted by Howard Adams | 60-50 |
| 07:27 | Virginia | Howard Adams lays it in | 60-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Tooley (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeff Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Lunt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hartfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Zangger | 63-52 |
| 06:53 | Virginia | Robert Leonard comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeff Harris | 63-52 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ivan Zangger | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Eric Lunt misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Peter Tooley - foul #4 on Peter Tooley, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Curt Jones (SG), Gerald Lomax (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Ivan Zangger, Rolf Frankowski, Joseph McCreless, Peter Tooley, Jeff Harris | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Michael Allen (SG), Russell Mattie (SF), Paul Williams (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard, James Hartfield | |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Eric Lunt misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Eric Lunt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax clanks a floater from the right side | 66-53 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Curt Jones | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Eric Lunt pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | Eric Lunt scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Swenson and he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Rolf Frankowski (SG) Timothy Swenson, Alphonso Ramos | |
| Subs | Virginia | Louis Welch (C) Eric Lunt | |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:08 | Virginia | Michael Allen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | Paul Williams can't tip it in | 69-56 |
| 05:05 | Virginia | Russell Mattie misses the tip | 69-56 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Louis Welch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-56 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Russell Mattie hits the follow up shot | 71-58 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Allen - foul #4 on Michael Allen, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF), Jeff Harris (C) Gerald Lomax, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Robert Leonard (SF), James Hartfield (C) Richard Kirchoff, Michael Allen, Paul Williams, Louis Welch | |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 03:56 | Virginia | Robert Leonard travels with the ball | 73-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Louis Welch (PF) Russell Mattie | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kepler - foul #1 on Stephen Kepler, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Peter Tooley (PF) Jeff Harris | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 03:43 | Virginia | Louis Welch pulls down the rebound | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Stephen Kepler comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 74-58 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Louis Welch tips it home | 74-60 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Tooley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Curt Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Stephen Kepler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hartfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley is whistled for traveling | 74-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Calvin Robison (SG), Richard Armenta (C) Ivan Zangger, Rolf Frankowski, Curt Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | Paul Williams (PF) Louis Welch | |
| 02:35 | Virginia | Robert Leonard misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Calvin Robison - foul #1 on Calvin Robison, team foul #5 | 74-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Joseph McCreless, Peter Tooley, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Michael Allen (SG), Russell Mattie (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, James Hartfield | |
| 02:35 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:35 | Virginia | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Rolf Frankowski (SG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Peter Tooley (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Timothy Swenson, Calvin Robison, Gerald Lomax, Alphonso Ramos, Jeff Harris | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Kepler (PG), Howard Adams (SG), Eric Lunt (PF), James Hartfield (C) Richard Kirchoff, Michael Allen, Paul Williams, Russell Mattie | |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger buries a floater from the right wing set up by Joseph McCreless | 76-62 |
| 01:44 | Virginia | James Hartfield drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Howard Adams | 76-64 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless is hacked by Robert Leonard - foul #4 on Robert Leonard, team foul #10 | 76-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Curt Jones (SG), Gerald Lomax (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Ivan Zangger, Rolf Frankowski, Peter Tooley, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Kirchoff (PG), Michael Allen (SG), Russell Mattie (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Louis Welch (C) Stephen Kepler, Howard Adams, Robert Leonard, Eric Lunt, James Hartfield | |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:14 | Virginia | Russell Mattie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-64 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Swenson | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Michael Allen hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Russell Mattie | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-67 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Russell Mattie grabs the defensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Russell Mattie clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-67 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson grabs the board | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson runs out the clock | 80-67 |