| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - William Conway (fresh) C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) SG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) C - Gene Finch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Guy Washington | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Guy Washington, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Mark Luo grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Peter Bailey - foul #1 on Peter Bailey, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch is hacked by Billy Lauterbach - foul #1 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Mark Luo | 5-3 |
| 17:02 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Guy Washington | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses short on a runner from close range | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | Walter Peterson is called for the reach on Peter Bailey - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (PG), Kendall Singh (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Gabriel Stookey (PF), Joseph Mayo (C) Guy Washington, Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski, Paul Burgess, Gene Finch | |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Mayo is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 7-6 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) SG - Kendall Singh (fresh) SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) PF - Gabriel Stookey (fresh) C - Joseph Mayo (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:46 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Paul Burgess (PF) Kendall Singh, Scott Hornyak, Joseph Mayo | |
| 15:21 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Wayne Lively | 9-6 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey loses the dribble to Wesley Pearce | 9-6 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Mark Luo loses the dribble to Peter Bailey | 9-6 |
| 14:29 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 14:28 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey grabs the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gabriel Stookey | 9-8 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Peter Bailey is called for the reach on Mark Luo - foul #2 on Peter Bailey, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), William Conway (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Kendall Singh (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Joseph Mayo (PF), Gene Finch (C) Joseph Vaughn, Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski, Paul Burgess, Gabriel Stookey | |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-8 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:26 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Mayo's pass is intercepted by Elmer Carlile | 9-8 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | William Conway hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 11-8 |
| 13:03 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is called for 10 seconds | 11-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess (PF) Joseph Mayo | |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Bernard Farish | 13-8 |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Scott Hornyak is blocked by William Conway | 13-8 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | William Conway pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the lay-in | 13-8 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Conway | 13-8 |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 13-8 |
| 11:56 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kendall Singh (fresh) SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) C - Gene Finch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-8 |
| 11:40 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elmer Carlile - foul #2 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey (C) Gene Finch | |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Kendall Singh - foul #1 on Kendall Singh, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) William Conway | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (PG), Otha Zets (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Joseph Mayo (C) Guy Washington, Kendall Singh, Scott Hornyak, Paul Burgess | |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:04 | Virginia Tech | Mark Luo picks off the pass by Otha Zets | 15-10 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively banks in the layup set up by Mark Luo | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Otha Zets and he's hacked by Mark Luo - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (C) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:46 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mayo - foul #1 on Joseph Mayo, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 3 from straight away | 17-13 |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gabriel Stookey | 17-13 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Vaughn | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Mark Luo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 20-16 |
| 09:36 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Mayo - foul #2 on Joseph Mayo, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Kendall Singh (SG), Paul Burgess (PF), Gene Finch (C) Joseph Vaughn, Otha Zets, Gabriel Stookey, Joseph Mayo | |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Kendall Singh is blocked by Wesley Pearce | 21-16 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo lays it in on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 23-16 |
| 08:49 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Guy Washington | 23-18 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Mark Luo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 08:05 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Lively is called for the reach on Josef Kalenkoski - foul #1 on Wayne Lively, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| 08:05 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | William Conway banks in the layup set up by Bernard Farish | 25-18 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (tiring) 5 ast. SF - William Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kendall Singh (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) C - Gene Finch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:01 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) William Conway | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Gabriel Stookey (C) Kendall Singh, Josef Kalenkoski, Gene Finch | |
| 07:01 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:01 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Scott Hornyak picks off the pass by Billy Lauterbach | 25-20 |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Hornyak | 25-22 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Billy Lauterbach and he's fouled by Paul Burgess - foul #1 on Paul Burgess, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (SG) Guy Washington | |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 06:02 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Otha Zets steals the ball from Wayne Lively | 28-24 |
| 05:39 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak misses the lay-in | 28-24 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Luo | 28-24 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Lauterbach | 31-24 |
| 05:29 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Lively steals it from Joseph Vaughn in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Hornyak - foul #1 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Wilber Lindley, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Gene Finch (C) Otha Zets, Scott Hornyak, Paul Burgess | |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by Kendall Singh - foul #2 on Kendall Singh, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Otha Zets (SG), Paul Burgess (PF) Joseph Vaughn, Kendall Singh, Gabriel Stookey | |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:31 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by William Conway - foul #1 on William Conway, team foul #9 | 34-24 |
| 04:31 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:31 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Luo | 37-25 |
| 04:10 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Josef Kalenkoski, team foul #10 | 37-25 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | William Conway misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Josef Kalenkoski - foul #2 on Josef Kalenkoski, team foul #11 | 37-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (SG), Joseph Mayo (PF) Otha Zets, Paul Burgess | |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 03:30 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-25 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Luo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Mayo (fresh) C - Gene Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Gene Finch is called for the reach on Mark Luo - foul #1 on Gene Finch, team foul #12 | 39-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (C) Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (PG), Kendall Singh (SF), Gabriel Stookey (PF) Guy Washington, Josef Kalenkoski, Gene Finch | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey scores on a runner from close range and he's fouled by Billy Lauterbach - foul #2 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #10 | 41-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey misses the free throw | 41-27 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 43-27 |
| 02:10 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey gets the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 02:00 | Virginia Tech | Billy Lauterbach steals the ball from Peter Bailey | 43-27 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | William Conway is called for traveling | 43-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Paul Burgess (PF), Gene Finch (C) Joseph Vaughn, Kendall Singh, Gabriel Stookey, Joseph Mayo | |
| 01:39 | Virginia Tech | Walter Peterson takes the ball from Guy Washington in the backcourt | 43-27 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by Guy Washington - foul #2 on Guy Washington, team foul #13 | 43-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 01:12 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-27 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | William Conway pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | William Conway loses the ball out of bounds | 45-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh (SG) Peter Bailey | |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Finch | 45-27 |
| 00:13 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch gets the offensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-27 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce clanks a halfcourt shot | 45-27 |