| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SG - Bradley White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gene Finch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Steve Steed and the foul's on Gene Finch - foul #3 on Gene Finch, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (C) Gene Finch | |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the free throw | 42-26 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Jackson | 44-26 |
| 18:01 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey loses the dribble to Steve Steed | 44-26 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley drills a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Willie Misner - foul #3 on Willie Misner, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (C) Willie Misner | |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the free throw | 46-26 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom pulls down the rebound | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:28 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Farish | 46-26 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-26 |
| 16:57 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski snags the defensive board | 46-26 |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 46-26 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom tips it in | 46-28 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-28 |
| 16:18 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-28 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | James Jackson tips it but misses | 48-28 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it but misses | 48-28 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | James Jackson can't tip it in | 48-28 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Steve Steed grabs the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Steed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fairly fresh) SG - Bradley White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Dutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Damon Bascom (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Steve Steed comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 48-28 |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 15:11 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Bailey | 48-31 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley's floater is tipped away by Damon Bascom | 48-31 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses the tip | 48-31 |
| 14:46 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:41 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom is fouled on the floor by Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Walter Peterson (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Bernard Farish, James Jackson, Steve Steed, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess (PG), Kendall Singh (SG), Willie Misner (PF), Gene Finch (C) Peter Bailey, Bradley White, Josef Kalenkoski, Michael Dutton | |
| 14:36 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kendall Singh | 48-34 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Walter Peterson | 50-34 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Walter Peterson - foul #4 on Walter Peterson, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG) Walter Peterson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF) Damon Bascom | |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch misses the free throw | 50-36 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh hits a 3 from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley slams it home | 52-39 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Luo - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses the 3rd free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Mark Luo pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (SF) Josef Kalenkoski | |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Mark Luo - foul #2 on Mark Luo, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Bradley White (SG) Paul Burgess, Kendall Singh | |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish buries a shot from the right side set up by Ernest Winters | 54-41 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner is hacked by Billy Lauterbach - foul #3 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Ernest Winters, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom (C) Gene Finch | |
| 11:38 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses short on a floater from the right side | 54-41 |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the board | 54-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Peter Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley White (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Dutton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Damon Bascom (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski (SF), William Gilliam (C) Michael Dutton, Willie Misner | |
| 10:55 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-41 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-41 |
| 10:23 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to William Gilliam | 54-41 |
| 10:16 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom hits a runner near the basket | 54-43 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Bernard Farish | 56-43 |
| 09:47 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Farish picks off the pass by Peter Bailey in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Bernard Farish, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (PG), Kendall Singh (SG), Willie Misner (PF), Gene Finch (C) Peter Bailey, Bradley White, Josef Kalenkoski, William Gilliam | |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Gene Finch is called for the reach on Ernest Winters - foul #4 on Gene Finch, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Steve Steed | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess (PG), William Gilliam (C) Damon Bascom, Gene Finch | |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Winters | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner is whistled for a carry | 58-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bradley White (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF) Paul Burgess, William Gilliam | |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Mark Luo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ernest Winters | 61-43 |
| 07:30 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-43 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | James Jackson grabs the board | 61-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Lauterbach (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kendall Singh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bradley White (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Misner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Dutton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Mark Luo clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 61-43 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters tips it in | 63-43 |
| 06:52 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-43 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 63-43 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses long on a floater from the left block | 63-43 |
| 06:27 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 06:23 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kendall Singh - foul #2 on Kendall Singh, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) James Jackson, Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (PG), Damon Bascom (SF), Paul Burgess (PF), Gene Finch (C) Kendall Singh, Josef Kalenkoski, Willie Misner, Michael Dutton | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 05:46 | Virginia Tech | Bradley White buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 65-49 |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bradley White | 65-49 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Walter Peterson is called for the reach on Bradley White - foul #5 on Walter Peterson, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), James Jackson (SG), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Ernest Winters, Walter Peterson, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF) Bradley White, Paul Burgess | |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom misses the dunk but the foul's on Billy Lauterbach - foul #4 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Misner (PF) Michael Dutton | |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Damon Bascom is called for the reach on Billy Lauterbach - foul #3 on Damon Bascom, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh (SG) Damon Bascom | |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the runner from close range set up by James Jackson | 67-51 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey is fouled on the floor by Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Bernard Farish, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | James Jackson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kendall Singh - foul #3 on Kendall Singh, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Bernard Farish, Steve Steed, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton (PG), Damon Bascom (SF), Paul Burgess (PF), William Gilliam (C) Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski, Willie Misner, Gene Finch | |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 03:32 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 03:30 | Virginia Tech | William Gilliam tips it in | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Dutton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kendall Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Damon Bascom (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Kendall Singh steps in front of the Mark Luo pass | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Mark Luo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 02:23 | Virginia Tech | William Gilliam snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton is hacked by Ernest Winters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Winters, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by William Gilliam - foul #3 on William Gilliam, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | William Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | Michael Dutton misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 70-55 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 70-55 |
| 01:18 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 01:12 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Mark Luo pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley drills a driving attempt near the basket | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-55 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 72-55 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | William Gilliam is called for the reach on Wilber Lindley - foul #4 on William Gilliam, team foul #8 | 72-55 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:16 | Virginia Tech | Damon Bascom snags the defensive board | 72-55 |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | William Gilliam misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 72-55 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters runs out the clock | 72-55 |