| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Funk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Fletcher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Justice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-24 |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice misses the tip | 42-24 |
| 19:36 | Virginia Tech | William Funk grabs the offensive board | 42-24 |
| 19:27 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald Hopson | 42-24 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey snags the defensive board | 42-24 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Frank Richey buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Carl Wehner | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 18:56 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by David Robertson - foul #2 on David Robertson, team foul #1 | 45-24 |
| 18:56 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 18:56 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson pulls down the rebound | 45-25 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | David Robertson travels with the ball | 45-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 18:14 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 45-27 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Frank Richey knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by David Robertson and he's hacked by William Funk - foul #2 on William Funk, team foul #1 | 47-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG) David Robertson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (PG), Steven Deford (SG), William Shaffer (SF), Fernando Hernandez (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Scott, William Funk, Leonard Fletcher, David Cowen, Bruce Justice | |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the free throw | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SG) Frank Richey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Russel - foul #3 on Larry Russel, team foul #2 | 48-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SF) Carl Wehner | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Funk (SG) Larry Russel | |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits the finger roll | 51-27 |
| 16:54 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 51-27 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Thompson | 51-27 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-27 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson tips it home | 53-27 |
| 16:26 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Thompson takes the ball from Steven Deford in the backcourt | 53-27 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | William Funk is called for the reach on Raphael Lombardi - foul #3 on William Funk, team foul #3 | 53-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), Leonard Fletcher (SF), David Cowen (PF), Bruce Justice (C) Steven Deford, William Funk, William Shaffer, Jeremy Crose | |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | David Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-27 |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen pulls down the rebound | 53-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fernando Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Fletcher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Justice (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Virginia Tech | Carl Wehner steps in front of the Fernando Hernandez pass in the backcourt | 53-27 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner lays it in | 55-27 |
| 15:26 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott is whistled for traveling | 55-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG), John Hart (C) Fernando Hernandez, Bruce Justice | |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Robertson | 58-27 |
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Hopson - foul #2 on Donald Hopson, team foul #2 | 58-27 |
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen makes the 1st free throw | 58-28 |
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-29 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-29 |
| 14:44 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-29 |
| 14:39 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Larry Russel | 58-31 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Donald Hopson, team foul #3 | 58-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Frank Richey, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez (SG), Bruce Justice (PF) Steven Scott, David Cowen | |
| 14:08 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-31 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raphael Lombardi | 60-31 |
| 13:42 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-34 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Justice | 60-34 |
| 13:17 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Hart | 60-34 |
| 13:10 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-34 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 60-34 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Fernando Hernandez picks off the pass by Kenneth Pruett in the backcourt | 60-34 |
| 12:49 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-34 |
| 12:48 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Russel | 60-34 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Raphael Lombardi takes the ball from Fernando Hernandez | 60-34 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernardo Colombo | 63-34 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), William Funk (SG), William Shaffer (SF), David Cowen (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Larry Russel, Fernando Hernandez, Leonard Fletcher, Bruce Justice, John Hart | |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-34 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | David Robertson grabs the offensive board | 63-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Shaffer (fresh) PF - David Cowen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Crose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the jumper from the right block | 63-34 |
| 11:17 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose gets the rebound | 63-34 |
| 11:12 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hopson blocks the jumper by Steven Scott | 63-34 |
| 11:10 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott tips it home | 63-36 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | David Robertson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frank Richey | 66-36 |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | David Robertson is called for the reach on Steven Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Robertson, team foul #4 | 66-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Donald Hopson, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (PG), Fernando Hernandez (PF) Steven Scott, David Cowen | |
| 10:24 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Larry Russel, team foul #4 | 66-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (SF) Gerald Thompson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), John Fairchild (C) Larry Russel, Jeremy Crose | |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | William Funk is called for the reach on Frank Richey - foul #4 on William Funk, team foul #5 | 66-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG) David Robertson, Frank Richey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cowen (PF), John Hart (C) William Funk, John Fairchild | |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Fernando Hernandez - foul #2 on Fernando Hernandez, team foul #6 | 66-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (C) Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher (SF) William Shaffer | |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 67-36 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-36 |
| 09:41 | Virginia Tech | Earl Harper blocks the short jumper by David Cowen | 68-36 |
| 09:39 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen can't tip it in | 68-36 |
| 09:37 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses the tip | 68-36 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner snags the defensive board | 68-36 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Bernardo Colombo | 70-36 |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 70-36 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner pulls down the rebound | 70-36 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 70-36 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Hart | 70-36 |
| 08:55 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-36 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi snags the defensive board | 70-36 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 70-36 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen grabs the defensive rebound | 70-36 |
| 08:24 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-36 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the board | 70-36 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 70-36 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-36 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Raphael Lombardi | 72-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raphael Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Deford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fernando Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cowen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford's floater is knocked away by Bernardo Colombo | 72-36 |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez tips it in | 72-38 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo clanks a jumper from the baseline | 72-38 |
| 06:36 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen snags the defensive board | 72-38 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Fletcher is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (PG), William Shaffer (SF), Bruce Justice (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Deford, Leonard Fletcher, David Cowen, John Hart | |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Jeremy Crose is called for the reach on Herbert Bailey - foul #1 on Jeremy Crose, team foul #7 | 72-38 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 72-38 |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose gets the rebound | 72-38 |
| 06:13 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Gerald Thompson - foul #1 on Gerald Thompson, team foul #5 | 72-38 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose knocks in the shot in the lane | 72-40 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | David Robertson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Richey | 75-40 |
| 05:27 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-40 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey snags the defensive board | 75-40 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Donald Hopson is denied by Bruce Justice | 75-40 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-40 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 75-40 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | David Robertson tips it home | 77-40 |
| 04:22 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-43 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey scores on a jumper from the right block | 79-43 |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | Frank Richey steps in front of the Jeremy Crose pass | 79-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | David Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 79-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Carl Wehner (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Gerald Thompson, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), John Fairchild (C) William Shaffer, Jeremy Crose | |
| 03:28 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford is called for traveling in the backcourt | 79-43 |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Frank Richey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 79-43 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner snags the offensive board | 79-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. C - Herbert Bailey (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Deford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Russel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Fernando Hernandez (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Justice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - John Fairchild (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the lay-in | 79-43 |
| 02:36 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford grabs the defensive rebound | 79-43 |
| 02:19 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez misses short on a shot from the right side | 79-43 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Frank Richey gets the rebound | 79-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is hacked by John Fairchild - foul #1 on John Fairchild, team foul #8 | 79-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Donald Hopson (PF) Kenneth Pruett, Bernardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer (SF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Deford, John Fairchild | |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 79-43 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose pulls down the rebound | 79-43 |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez's floater is knocked away by Donald Hopson | 79-43 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson grabs the board | 79-43 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Bruce Justice is called for the reach on David Robertson - foul #1 on Bruce Justice, team foul #9 | 79-43 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 80-43 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-43 |
| 01:16 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez is hacked by Frank Richey - foul #1 on Frank Richey, team foul #6 | 81-43 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson lays it in on a great pass from Frank Richey | 83-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Herbert Bailey - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #7 | 83-45 |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 83-46 |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 83-47 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Robertson runs out the clock | 83-47 |