| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Larson (fresh) SG - William Mitchell (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Howard Burrell (fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Martin Milligan (fresh) SG - John Myers (fresh) SF - Nathan Lewis (fresh) PF - Elwood Theriault (fresh) C - Reginald Seymore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:56 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Groves | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Martin Milligan steals the ball from Stephen Groves | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Georgia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Myers | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Georgia Tech | John Myers lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | John Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Georgia Tech | John Smith picks off the pass by Nathan Lewis in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Georgia Tech | John Myers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | William Mitchell is hacked by Martin Milligan - foul #1 on Martin Milligan, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG), Larry White (SG), Mike Thome (SF), Neal Royer (PF), Brian Dailey (C) Jeff Larson, William Mitchell, John Smith, Howard Burrell, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nathan Lewis - foul #1 on Nathan Lewis, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Mike Thome makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Larry White | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Georgia Tech | Robert Callicoat is called for the reach on John Myers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Callicoat, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Georgia Tech | Nathan Lewis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Nathan Lewis, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski (SF) Nathan Lewis | |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Georgia Tech | Mike Thome is called for the reach on Robert Gasiorowski - foul #1 on Mike Thome, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Miguel Garcia (PG), Howard Beasley (SG), Drew Cota (PF), James Powell (C) Martin Milligan, John Myers, Elwood Theriault, Reginald Seymore | |
| 15:44 | Georgia Tech | Drew Cota comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Neal Royer snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Callicoat (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Larry White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Thome (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Royer (fairly fresh) C - Brian Dailey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) SG - Howard Beasley (fresh) SF - Robert Gasiorowski (fresh) PF - Drew Cota (fresh) C - James Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Mike Thome misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 15:24 | Georgia Tech | James Powell gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:03 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Larry Rossetti (SF), Howard Burrell (PF), Donald Kresky (C) Robert Callicoat, Larry White, Mike Thome, Neal Royer, Brian Dailey | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan (PG), John Myers (SG) Miguel Garcia, Howard Beasley | |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 14:25 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan hits a floater from the left side set up by John Myers | 5-6 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Drew Cota - foul #1 on Drew Cota, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stephen Groves (C) Howard Burrell | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley (SG), Elwood Theriault (PF), Reginald Seymore (C) John Myers, Drew Cota, James Powell | |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Groves - foul #1 on Stephen Groves, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG), Mike Thome (SF) Jeff Larson, Larry Rossetti | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Miguel Garcia (PG) Martin Milligan | |
| 13:41 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | William Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Mike Thome comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | William Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Mike Thome misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 12:46 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:22 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 7-6 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry White (SG), John Smith (SF), Howard Burrell (PF), Neal Royer (C) Robert Callicoat, William Mitchell, Donald Kresky, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan (PG), John Myers (SG), Drew Cota (PF), James Powell (C) Miguel Garcia, Howard Beasley, Elwood Theriault, Reginald Seymore | |
| 12:14 | Georgia Tech | John Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Larry White - foul #1 on Larry White, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 11:49 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Mike Thome - foul #2 on Mike Thome, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG) Mike Thome | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 11:49 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 11:34 | Georgia Tech | John Myers grabs the board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Larson (fresh) SG - Larry White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Howard Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neal Royer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Martin Milligan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gasiorowski (tiring) PF - Drew Cota (fresh) C - James Powell (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Georgia Tech | Howard Burrell steals it from Robert Gasiorowski in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Robert Gasiorowski is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Robert Gasiorowski, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG) Jeff Larson | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 11:03 | Georgia Tech | John Myers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 11:02 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 10:46 | Georgia Tech | James Powell double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG), Larry Rossetti (SF) Larry White, John Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | William Whittle (PG), Reginald Seymore (C) Martin Milligan, James Powell | |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Callicoat and the foul's on William Whittle - foul #1 on William Whittle, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault (PF) Drew Cota | |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:12 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski is fouled on the floor by Larry Rossetti - foul #1 on Larry Rossetti, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (SG), Donald Kresky (PF), Brian Dailey (C) Robert Callicoat, Howard Burrell, Neal Royer | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Miguel Garcia (PG), Howard Beasley (SG) William Whittle, John Myers | |
| 09:53 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore can't throw it down | 10-9 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey misses the jumper from the right block | 10-9 |
| 09:28 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 09:18 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 10-9 |
| 09:17 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 08:53 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore drills a turnaround in the lane | 10-11 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson misses the jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 08:42 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 08:22 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Dailey - foul #1 on Brian Dailey, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG), Larry White (SG), John Smith (SF), Howard Burrell (PF), Neal Royer (C) Jeff Larson, William Mitchell, Larry Rossetti, Donald Kresky, Brian Dailey | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan (PG), John Myers (SG), Drew Cota (PF) Miguel Garcia, Howard Beasley, Elwood Theriault | |
| 08:22 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 08:22 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry White and he's hacked by Drew Cota - foul #2 on Drew Cota, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault (PF), James Powell (C) Drew Cota, Reginald Seymore | |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:00 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Burrell | 16-13 |
| 07:20 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski misses the 3 from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell grabs the board | 16-13 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Callicoat (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Howard Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Royer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Martin Milligan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gasiorowski (tired) 3 reb. PF - Elwood Theriault (tiring) 3 reb. C - James Powell (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | William Whittle (PG) Robert Gasiorowski | |
| 06:54 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (SG) Larry White | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 06:54 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:54 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Neal Royer pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Elwood Theriault - foul #1 on Elwood Theriault, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:26 | Georgia Tech | John Myers is called for traveling | 19-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG), Mike Thome (SF), Donald Kresky (PF), Brian Dailey (C) Robert Callicoat, John Smith, Howard Burrell, Neal Royer | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley (SG), Nathan Lewis (SF) William Whittle, John Myers | |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson clanks a shot in the lane | 19-14 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Donald Kresky hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 06:04 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-14 |
| 06:02 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault misses the tip | 21-14 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | William Mitchell grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 05:37 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 05:36 | Georgia Tech | Nathan Lewis hits the follow up shot | 23-16 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Brian Dailey knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Jeff Larson | 25-16 |
| 04:56 | Georgia Tech | William Mitchell steals the ball from Elwood Theriault | 25-16 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | William Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeff Larson | 28-16 |
| 04:31 | Georgia Tech | Jeff Larson is called for the reach on Martin Milligan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Larson, team foul #9 | 28-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat (PG), Larry White (SG), John Smith (SF), Howard Burrell (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Jeff Larson, William Mitchell, Mike Thome, Donald Kresky, Brian Dailey | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Myers (SG), Reginald Seymore (C) Howard Beasley, James Powell | |
| 04:31 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:31 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Smith | 31-18 |
| 03:58 | Georgia Tech | John Myers drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Martin Milligan and he's fouled by Larry White - foul #2 on Larry White, team foul #10 | 31-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Miguel Garcia (PG), Drew Cota (PF) Martin Milligan, Elwood Theriault | |
| 03:58 | Georgia Tech | John Myers makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | John Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Callicoat | 34-21 |
| 03:15 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Miguel Garcia | 34-23 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Callicoat (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Drew Cota (fresh) C - Reginald Seymore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell misses short on a runner in the lane | 34-23 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves gets the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Smith | 37-23 |
| 02:31 | Georgia Tech | John Myers misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-23 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Burrell | 37-23 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Robert Callicoat evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-23 |
| 02:14 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 01:54 | Georgia Tech | Nathan Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-23 |
| 01:53 | Georgia Tech | Drew Cota hits the follow up shot | 37-25 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Larry White and the foul's on Nathan Lewis - foul #3 on Nathan Lewis, team foul #9 | 39-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Larson (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Mike Thome (SF), Neal Royer (C) Robert Callicoat, Larry White, John Smith, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | William Whittle (PG), Howard Beasley (SG), Robert Gasiorowski (SF), Elwood Theriault (PF) Miguel Garcia, John Myers, Nathan Lewis, Drew Cota | |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Howard Burrell makes the free throw | 40-25 |
| 01:21 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 01:19 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault tips it home | 40-27 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 01:08 | Georgia Tech | Reginald Seymore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 01:03 | Georgia Tech | William Whittle is hacked by Jeff Larson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Larson, team foul #11 | 40-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Dailey (C) Howard Burrell | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | James Powell (C) Reginald Seymore | |
| 01:03 | Georgia Tech | William Whittle misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 01:03 | Georgia Tech | William Whittle misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Neal Royer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Jeff Larson drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Neal Royer | 42-27 |
| 00:27 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault makes the jump hook in the lane | 42-29 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Mike Thome connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 45-29 |