| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Thorn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Oyama (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman inbounds the ball | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Hurt - foul #3 on John Hurt, team foul #1 | 48-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF) John Hurt | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman snags the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 19:29 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| 19:29 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 19:29 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses badly on a runner near the basket | 48-36 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the tip | 48-36 |
| 19:06 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to George Oyama | 48-36 |
| 19:02 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano drills a jumper from the right side set up by David Dingman | 48-38 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 18:45 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 18:33 | Virginia Tech | Steven Williams is called for the reach on George Oyama - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 18:18 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo blows the layup | 48-38 |
| 18:16 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo tips it in | 48-40 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | John Juliano takes the ball from Drazen Blachowski | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Dingman | 48-42 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Colangelo | 48-42 |
| 17:19 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 48-42 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 17:12 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 17:05 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:00 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 48-42 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 16:30 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Colangelo - foul #1 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama hits a jump hook from the right block set up by John Juliano | 52-44 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama is hacked by Liang Zheng - foul #3 on Liang Zheng, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:18 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-47 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the easy layup | 55-47 |
| 15:01 | North Carolina | Steven Williams tips it home | 57-47 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 57-47 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 60-47 |
| 14:29 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo connects on the runner near the basket | 60-49 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | John Hurt travels with the ball | 60-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Timothy London (SF), Phillip O'Haire (C) David Thorn, David Dingman, Charles Colangelo | |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Timothy London is called for the reach on Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Timothy London, team foul #2 | 60-50 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is fouled on the floor by John Juliano - foul #3 on John Juliano, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Drennen | 62-50 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Timothy London is called for the reach on John Hurt - foul #4 on Timothy London, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), David Dingman (SF), Daniel Morris (PF) John Juliano, Timothy London, George Oyama | |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Daniel Morris blocks the jumper by John Hurt | 62-53 |
| 12:40 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris loses the dribble to John Hurt | 62-53 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng's pass is intercepted by Shaun Bare | 62-53 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Phillip O'Haire is denied by Trenton Fletcher | 62-53 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 13 pts. 8 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shaun Bare (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Shaun Bare - foul #3 on Shaun Bare, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), David Thorn (SG), George Oyama (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) Marion Cook, Shaun Bare, Daniel Morris, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | George Oyama steals the ball from Raymond Bain | 63-53 |
| 11:18 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Juliano | 63-55 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 11:00 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 63-55 |
| 10:29 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Hurt - foul #4 on John Hurt, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF) Raymond Bain, John Hurt | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire (C) Charles Colangelo | |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-56 |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman tips it home | 63-58 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Daniel Morris (PF) David Thorn, George Oyama | |
| 08:53 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is hacked by Phillip O'Haire - foul #2 on Phillip O'Haire, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), Charles Colangelo (C) John Juliano, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Colangelo | 63-58 |
| 08:11 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses badly on a shot near the basket | 63-58 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins is fouled on the floor by Shaun Bare - foul #4 on Shaun Bare, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Raymond Bain, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF), George Oyama (PF) David Dingman, Daniel Morris | |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:58 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shaun Bare (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy London (fresh) 4 pf. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo buries a floater from the left side set up by George Oyama | 63-60 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Steven Williams drills a shot near the basket set up by Richard Caulkins | 65-60 |
| 07:02 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 65-60 |
| 07:00 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London misses the tip | 65-60 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Caulkins | 65-60 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Shaun Bare steps in front of the Trenton Fletcher pass | 65-60 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the lay-in | 65-60 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Drennen | 67-60 |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), David Thorn (SG) Marion Cook, Shaun Bare | |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Liang Zheng - foul #4 on Liang Zheng, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Timothy London | |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-61 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 05:08 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Bain - foul #1 on Raymond Bain, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire (C) Charles Colangelo | |
| 05:08 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:08 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 67-63 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 04:31 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | John Hurt pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Phillip O'Haire swats the short shot by Raymond Bain | 67-63 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Liang Zheng - foul #5 on Liang Zheng, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF) David Dingman | |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy London (fresh) 4 pf. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain's fadeaway is rejected by George Oyama | 67-64 |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:32 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Thorn | 67-66 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | David Thorn is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #2 on David Thorn, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) George Oyama, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:13 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Bain picks off the pass by Charles Colangelo | 67-66 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain banks in the layup | 69-66 |
| 02:49 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF), George Oyama (PF) Timothy London, Daniel Morris | |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 69-66 |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Trenton Fletcher is called for the reach on Charles Colangelo - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #12 | 69-66 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | John Hurt knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Bain and he's fouled by David Thorn - foul #3 on David Thorn, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:22 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano loses the ball out of bounds | 72-67 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Colangelo | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-70 |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman grabs the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Virginia Tech | Trenton Fletcher is called for the reach on Charles Colangelo - foul #4 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:16 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is fouled in the backcourt by David Thorn - foul #4 on David Thorn, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-71 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | David Thorn is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Thorn, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG) David Thorn | |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-71 |