| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fresh) SG - John Juliano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Dingman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Oyama (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Steven Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-35 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #1 | 20-35 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is hacked by Charles Colangelo - foul #2 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #2 | 20-35 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Steven Williams scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by George Oyama - foul #3 on George Oyama, team foul #3 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris (PF) George Oyama | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 20-38 |
| 18:44 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Marion Cook | 22-38 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-38 |
| 18:24 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 18:16 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | John Hurt buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 25-40 |
| 17:41 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo blows the layup | 25-40 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Juliano - foul #1 on John Juliano, team foul #4 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 16:41 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo loses the dribble to Raymond Bain | 25-42 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the jump hook from the left block | 25-42 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng tips it back up and in | 25-44 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 25-44 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | John Hurt pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 25-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marion Cook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Bain steals the ball from Marion Cook | 25-47 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain lays it up and in | 25-49 |
| 15:28 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Charles Colangelo is denied by John Hurt | 25-49 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 25-49 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is whistled for a carry | 25-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Oyama (PF) Daniel Morris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman is hacked by John Hurt - foul #1 on John Hurt, team foul #1 | 25-49 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | John Hurt steps in front of the Charles Colangelo pass | 25-49 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits a fadeaway in the paint | 25-51 |
| 14:23 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman is hacked by John Hurt - foul #2 on John Hurt, team foul #2 | 25-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire (C) Charles Colangelo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| 14:18 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-51 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 25-51 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 25-54 |
| 14:05 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses the 3 from the right wing | 25-54 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 25-54 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 25-54 |
| 13:35 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire gets the rebound | 25-54 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-54 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen scores on a 3 from the left corner | 28-57 |
| 13:07 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Juliano | 31-57 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | John Hurt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Trenton Fletcher | 31-60 |
| 12:43 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (PG), Timothy London (SF), Charles Colangelo (C) Marion Cook, David Dingman, Phillip O'Haire | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (PF) John Hurt, Steven Williams | |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-60 |
| 12:25 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama snags the defensive board | 31-60 |
| 12:06 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo can't throw it down but the foul's on Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Daniel Morris (SF) John Juliano, Timothy London | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| 12:06 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 12:06 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 31-60 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 31-60 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins is fouled on the floor by Shaun Bare - foul #2 on Shaun Bare, team foul #5 | 31-60 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Thorn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shaun Bare (fresh) SF - Daniel Morris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-63 |
| 11:18 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-63 |
| 11:17 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama tips it home | 33-63 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), John Juliano (SG), Phillip O'Haire (C) David Thorn, Shaun Bare, Charles Colangelo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Raymond Bain, Richard Caulkins, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 10:38 | Virginia Tech | Liang Zheng denies the turnaround by Phillip O'Haire | 33-63 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-63 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski double dribbles | 33-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Daniel Morris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Juliano and the foul's on Liang Zheng - foul #3 on Liang Zheng, team foul #4 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire makes the free throw | 36-63 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | John Hurt is hacked by George Oyama - foul #4 on George Oyama, team foul #6 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo (C) George Oyama | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-63 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't tip it in | 36-63 |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-63 |
| 09:17 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-63 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 36-63 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is hacked by Charles Colangelo - foul #3 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #7 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (PG), Daniel Morris (PF) Marion Cook, Charles Colangelo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Richard Caulkins, Steven Williams | |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Morris and the foul's on Jeffrey Drennen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #5 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, Liang Zheng | |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano makes the free throw | 39-65 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski loses the dribble to David Dingman | 39-65 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Dingman | 41-65 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Drazen Blachowski | 41-67 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Thorn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Juliano (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Dingman (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Hurt - foul #3 on John Hurt, team foul #6 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), George Oyama (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) John Juliano, David Dingman, Phillip O'Haire | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) John Hurt | |
| 07:39 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 07:39 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Caulkins | 43-69 |
| 06:54 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-69 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | David Thorn is called for the reach on Richard Caulkins - foul #2 on David Thorn, team foul #8 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Timothy London (SF) David Thorn, Daniel Morris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 06:36 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 06:24 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-70 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 43-70 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Charles Colangelo picks off the pass by Trenton Fletcher | 43-70 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-70 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Steven Williams double dribbles | 46-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (SG), David Dingman (SF), Phillip O'Haire (C) Shaun Bare, Timothy London, Charles Colangelo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), Liang Zheng (PF) Raymond Bain, Steven Williams | |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Dingman | 49-70 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins loses the ball out of bounds | 49-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (PG) Marion Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:32 | Virginia Tech | Richard Caulkins steps in front of the David Dingman pass | 49-70 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins misses the easy layup | 49-70 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Drennen | 49-70 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-70 |
| 04:13 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Oyama | 51-70 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | David Thorn is called for the reach on Richard Caulkins - foul #3 on David Thorn, team foul #9 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, Liang Zheng | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire grabs the defensive rebound | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Thorn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Caulkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire is fouled on the floor by Trenton Fletcher - foul #4 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| 03:33 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 03:33 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | David Dingman steals it from Raymond Bain in the backcourt | 53-70 |
| 03:21 | Virginia Tech | Trenton Fletcher blocks the jumper by David Thorn | 53-70 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 53-72 |
| 02:32 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 53-72 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-72 |
| 02:08 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano grabs the defensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 01:49 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 53-72 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the board | 53-72 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is fouled on the floor by George Oyama - foul #5 on George Oyama, team foul #10 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), Daniel Morris (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) David Thorn, George Oyama, Phillip O'Haire | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris hits a fadeaway from the left block | 55-73 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Steven Williams buries a turnaround in the paint | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #5 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #8 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 57-77 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo connects on the shot in the lane | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain runs out the clock | 59-77 |