| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Gilliam (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Manis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 19:41 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams snags the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 19:21 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Manis | 29-20 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball loses the ball out of bounds | 29-20 |
| 18:42 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-20 |
| 18:40 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 18:19 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-20 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Roland Polak can't finish the layup | 29-20 |
| 17:53 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gustavo Lombardi | 29-20 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Manis | 32-20 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Isaac Jackson and he's hacked by Gustavo Lombardi - foul #2 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 17:19 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 17:01 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis loses the ball out of bounds | 32-22 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Wade out of the doubleteam | 32-24 |
| 16:23 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams misses short on a shot from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Isaac Jackson | 32-24 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade makes the contested driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Michael Manis - foul #2 on Michael Manis, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SG), Paul Ebner (SF), Luis Funke (PF), Larry Sharpe (C) Joel Gilliam, Michael Manis, David Rogers, Erik Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (PG), Lyman Hays (PF), Daniel Hancock (C) Vincent Israelsen, Matthew Ball, Roland Polak | |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses the free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:58 | Virginia Tech | Larry Sharpe grabs the board | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Cage (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Ebner (fresh) PF - Luis Funke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Hancock (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage is whistled for traveling | 32-26 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | Alfredo Marino steals the ball from Luis Funke | 32-26 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Isaac Jackson | 32-29 |
| 14:19 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 32-29 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 13:51 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses short on a shot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Hancock | 32-29 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Isaac Jackson | 32-32 |
| 12:35 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage is fouled on the floor by Isaac Jackson - foul #1 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam (SG), Michael Manis (SF), David Rogers (PF), Erik Williams (C) Richard Cage, Paul Ebner, Luis Funke, Larry Sharpe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Toni Cegielski (SG), Alan Bell (SF), Matthew Ball (PF), Roland Polak (C) Alfredo Marino, Joseph Wade, Isaac Jackson, Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock | |
| 12:18 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Erik Williams | 35-32 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball buries a driving attempt in the lane | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Manis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toni Cegielski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 35-37 |
| 10:56 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Rogers | 37-37 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Lombardi - foul #3 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Wade (SG), Isaac Jackson (SF) Toni Cegielski, Alan Bell | |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gustavo Lombardi - foul #4 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (PG) Gustavo Lombardi | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | David Rogers steals the ball from Roland Polak | 37-37 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-37 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Roland Polak connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Vincent Israelsen | 39-39 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis travels with the ball | 39-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SG), Paul Ebner (SF), Luis Funke (PF), Larry Sharpe (C) Joel Gilliam, Michael Manis, David Rogers, Erik Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (PG), Lyman Hays (PF), Daniel Hancock (C) Vincent Israelsen, Matthew Ball, Roland Polak | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays is fouled on the floor by Larry Sharpe - foul #1 on Larry Sharpe, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG) Philip Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Cage (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Ebner (fresh) PF - Luis Funke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Hancock (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Hancock | 39-42 |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Ebner | 41-42 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Wade | 41-45 |
| 06:39 | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 06:13 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 05:48 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lyman Hays | 43-47 |
| 05:24 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam (SG), Michael Manis (SF), David Rogers (PF), Erik Williams (C) Richard Cage, Paul Ebner, Luis Funke, Larry Sharpe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Matthew Ball (PF), Roland Polak (C) Alfredo Marino, Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock | |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Erik Williams - foul #1 on Erik Williams, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:08 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams tips it in | 45-49 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade's floater is tipped away by Erik Williams | 45-49 |
| 03:42 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Gilliam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Manis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Erik Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-49 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Roland Polak gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-49 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Roland Polak - foul #3 on Roland Polak, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (SF) Isaac Jackson | |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 02:10 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Erik Williams | 46-49 |
| 01:46 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Erik Williams | 48-49 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-49 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 01:27 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Rogers - foul #2 on David Rogers, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SF) Alan Bell | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam throws it down | 50-50 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen scores on a jumper from close range | 50-52 |