| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Cannaday (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hal Wright (fresh) SF - Chad Cooper (fresh) PF - Ernie McCornack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Cannon (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sidney Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison inbounds the ball | 17-27 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | John Macdonald misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 17-27 |
| 19:41 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | Dale Taylor is called for the reach on John Cannaday in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Taylor, team foul #1 | 17-27 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon is fouled on the floor by John Macdonald - foul #2 on John Macdonald, team foul #2 | 17-27 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | John Macdonald is hacked by John Cannaday in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cannaday, team foul #1 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall (PF) Ernie McCornack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Rochester (SF) Cortez Harrison | |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester comes up short on the shot from the left side | 17-27 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 18:26 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto (PG) John Cannaday | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Christopher Harrod (SG), Duane Davis (PF), Daniel Cassell (C) John Macdonald, Dale Taylor, Scott Hanson, Sidney Terrell | |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-27 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell tips it but misses | 17-27 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell misses the tip | 17-27 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester misses the tip | 17-27 |
| 18:03 | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 17:42 | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Cooper | 19-27 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester travels with the ball | 19-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday (PG), Ernie McCornack (PF) Norris Lomanto, Ricky Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Cortez Harrison (SF), Scott Hanson (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) Bernard Mahone, Richard Rochester, Duane Davis, Daniel Cassell | |
| 16:54 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | John Macdonald clanks a floater from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Cannon | 21-27 |
| 16:10 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Hal Wright | 23-27 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | John Macdonald makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Sidney Terrell and the foul's on Chad Cooper - foul #2 on Chad Cooper, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto (PG), Charles Pesina (SG), Joseph Bittner (SF), Ricky Hall (PF), Kelvin Sunday (C) John Cannaday, Hal Wright, Chad Cooper, Ernie McCornack, Raymond Cannon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Taylor (SG), Richard Rochester (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Daniel Cassell (C) Christopher Harrod, Cortez Harrison, Scott Hanson, Sidney Terrell | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | John Macdonald makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Norris Lomanto (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Pesina (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Bittner (fresh) PF - Ricky Hall (fresh) C - Kelvin Sunday (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rochester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) C - Daniel Cassell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 15:14 | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina misses the tip | 23-30 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell's pass is intercepted by Charles Pesina | 23-30 |
| 14:33 | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | John Macdonald is hacked by Kelvin Sunday in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kelvin Sunday, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday (PG), Raymond Cannon (C) Joseph Bittner, Kelvin Sunday | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Cortez Harrison (SF), Scott Hanson (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) John Macdonald, Richard Rochester, Duane Davis, Daniel Cassell | |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Dale Taylor | 23-32 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto is denied on a layup by Scott Hanson | 23-32 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | John Cannaday steals it from Bernard Mahone in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| 13:06 | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-32 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Sidney Terrell | 23-32 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Mahone and the foul's on John Cannaday - foul #3 on John Cannaday, team foul #4 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner (PG), Hal Wright (SG), Ernie McCornack (PF), Kelvin Sunday (C) John Cannaday, Norris Lomanto, Ricky Hall, Raymond Cannon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Christopher Harrod (SG), Daniel Cassell (C) Bernard Mahone, Dale Taylor, Sidney Terrell | |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson misses the free throw | 23-34 |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Harrod picks off the pass by Hal Wright | 23-34 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod lays it in | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Cassell - foul #2 on Daniel Cassell, team foul #3 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper (SF), Lloyd Patterson (C) Joseph Bittner, Kelvin Sunday | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Rochester (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) Cortez Harrison, Scott Hanson, Daniel Cassell | |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Duane Davis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Duane Davis misses the lay-in | 25-36 |
| 11:24 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack grabs the board | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Charles Pesina (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Hal Wright (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Chad Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernie McCornack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Harrod (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rochester (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) C - Sidney Terrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:22 | Virginia Tech | John Macdonald is called for the reach on Charles Pesina in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Macdonald, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday (PG), Joseph Bittner (SG), Raymond Cannon (C) Charles Pesina, Hal Wright, Ernie McCornack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG) John Macdonald | |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Patterson | 28-36 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Duane Davis is called for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (SG), Kelvin Sunday (PF) Chad Cooper, Lloyd Patterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Taylor (SG), Cortez Harrison (SF), Scott Hanson (PF), Daniel Cassell (C) Christopher Harrod, Richard Rochester, Duane Davis, Sidney Terrell | |
| 10:20 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday misses the jumper from close range | 28-36 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina (SF) John Cannaday | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG) Bernard Mahone | |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bittner | 30-36 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor's pass is intercepted by Hal Wright in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 09:54 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright jams it | 32-36 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Raymond Cannon is called for the reach on John Macdonald - foul #3 on Raymond Cannon, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday (PG), Chad Cooper (SF), Ernie McCornack (PF) Joseph Bittner, Hal Wright, Kelvin Sunday | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Rochester (SF), Sidney Terrell (C) Cortez Harrison, Daniel Cassell | |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | John Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Cannaday - foul #4 on John Cannaday, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Norris Lomanto (PG), Lloyd Patterson (PF) John Cannaday, Ernie McCornack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod (SG) Dale Taylor | |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | John Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | John Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Charles Pesina steps in front of the Scott Hanson pass | 32-38 |
| 08:19 | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina's fadeaway is rejected by Sidney Terrell | 32-38 |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 08:01 | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina makes the floater from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | John Macdonald misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester tips it but misses | 34-38 |
| 07:33 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Norris Lomanto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Pesina (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chad Cooper (tired) 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Patterson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Raymond Cannon (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Harrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rochester (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Hanson (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Sidney Terrell (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Sidney Terrell and he's fouled by Charles Pesina - foul #1 on Charles Pesina, team foul #7 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday (PG), Hal Wright (SG), Joseph Bittner (SF), Ernie McCornack (PF), Ricky Hall (C) Norris Lomanto, Charles Pesina, Chad Cooper, Lloyd Patterson, Raymond Cannon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Dale Taylor (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Daniel Cassell (C) John Macdonald, Richard Rochester, Scott Hanson, Sidney Terrell | |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 06:13 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cassell - foul #3 on Daniel Cassell, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison (SF) Christopher Harrod | |
| 05:54 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday is called for traveling | 34-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina (SF), Kelvin Sunday (C) Joseph Bittner, Ernie McCornack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Ricky Hall picks off the pass by Dale Taylor in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 04:52 | Virginia Tech | Kelvin Sunday is hacked by Bernard Mahone - foul #3 on Bernard Mahone, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack (PF) Ricky Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:29 | Virginia Tech | Charles Pesina misses short on a shot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Ernie McCornack can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Duane Davis pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison loses the ball out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner (SF), Raymond Cannon (C) Charles Pesina, Kelvin Sunday | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Hanson (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) Duane Davis, Daniel Cassell | |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Cortez Harrison is called for the reach on Joseph Bittner - foul #1 on Cortez Harrison, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Christopher Harrod (SG) Bernard Mahone, Dale Taylor | |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | John Macdonald connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Cortez Harrison | 34-46 |
| 03:18 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon travels in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper (SF), Ricky Hall (PF) Hal Wright, Ernie McCornack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Cannaday (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Bittner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Cooper (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Hall (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Cannon (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Harrod (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Harrison (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hanson (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Sidney Terrell (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 34-46 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | John Macdonald grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | John Macdonald connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sidney Terrell | 34-48 |
| 02:05 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Macdonald | 34-48 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison makes the shot from close range | 34-50 |
| 01:37 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Cooper, team foul #8 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (SG), Ernie McCornack (PF) Joseph Bittner, Ricky Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Taylor (SG) Christopher Harrod | |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | John Macdonald knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sidney Terrell | 34-53 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Cannon misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright grabs the offensive board | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday is fouled on the floor by John Macdonald - foul #4 on John Macdonald, team foul #8 | 34-53 |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | John Cannaday misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | John Macdonald is whistled for a carry | 35-53 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Dale Taylor steals it from Hal Wright | 35-53 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Macdonald runs out the clock | 35-53 |