| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fresh) SG - Charles Mercer (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - George Bradt (fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Myers (fresh) SG - Martin Milligan (fresh) SF - Arthur Will (fresh) PF - Elwood Theriault (fresh) C - Robert Gasiorowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | George Bradt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | John Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Georgia Tech | John Myers gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Georgia Tech | John Myers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Will Brown | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Arthur Will - foul #1 on Arthur Will, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Will Brown tips it in | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Will Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Allen Pullins (PF), William Lovett (C) Will Brown, Charles Mercer, George Bradt, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 17:14 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Gasiorowski, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley (SG) John Myers | |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Will - foul #2 on Arthur Will, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stephen Groves (C) William Lovett | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | George Woodby (PG), Justin Smith (C) Arthur Will, Robert Gasiorowski | |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:20 | Georgia Tech | George Woodby misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:18 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:02 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault is fouled on the floor by Stephen Groves - foul #1 on Stephen Groves, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Charles Mercer (SG), John Smith (SF), George Bradt (PF) Harold Grafenstein, Marshall Coleman, Keith Wolf, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Myers (PG) George Woodby | |
| 15:45 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Myers | 6-5 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - George Bradt (fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Myers (fresh) SG - Howard Beasley (fresh) SF - Martin Milligan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elwood Theriault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | John Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Mercer | 9-5 |
| 15:05 | Georgia Tech | John Myers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elwood Theriault | 9-7 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | George Bradt is hacked by Elwood Theriault - foul #1 on Elwood Theriault, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF), William Lovett (C) Will Brown, Charles Mercer, George Bradt, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski (PF) Elwood Theriault | |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Keith Wolf makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Smith out of a doubleteam | 11-7 |
| 14:01 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Allen Pullins (PF) Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | George Woodby (PG), Elwood Theriault (PF) John Myers, Justin Smith | |
| 14:01 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:01 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | George Woodby steals the ball from William Lovett | 11-9 |
| 13:19 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Lovett - foul #1 on William Lovett, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Charles Mercer (SG), George Bradt (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Keith Wolf, Harold Grafenstein, Allen Pullins, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 13:19 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:19 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | John Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina | George Bradt tips it home | 13-11 |
| 12:57 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan travels in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Will Brown | 15-11 |
| 12:14 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses long on a shot in the paint | 15-11 |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Bradt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - George Woodby (fresh) SG - Howard Beasley (fairly fresh) SF - Martin Milligan (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Elwood Theriault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Gasiorowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer banks in the layup set up by Keith Wolf | 17-11 |
| 11:04 | Georgia Tech | George Woodby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 11:03 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 10:42 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-11 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Gasiorowski - foul #2 on Robert Gasiorowski, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Allen Pullins (PF) Will Brown, Charles Mercer, Keith Wolf, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Myers (PG), Justin Smith (PF), Mark Hendrix (C) George Woodby, Howard Beasley, Robert Gasiorowski | |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:25 | Georgia Tech | Mark Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:01 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Lovett (C) Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | John Smith scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Harold Grafenstein | 19-11 |
| 09:34 | Georgia Tech | John Myers is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley (SG) Elwood Theriault | |
| 09:13 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-11 |
| 09:12 | Georgia Tech | Justin Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 08:54 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 19-11 |
| 08:26 | Georgia Tech | Justin Smith gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 08:22 | Georgia Tech | Mark Hendrix is hacked by William Lovett in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lovett, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Marshall Coleman, Harold Grafenstein, Allen Pullins, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | George Woodby (PG) Howard Beasley | |
| 08:00 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Bradt (PF) Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault (PF) Mark Hendrix | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - George Woodby (fresh) SG - John Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Milligan (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Elwood Theriault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-14 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses long on a shot from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 06:45 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:41 | Georgia Tech | Charles Mercer takes the ball from Martin Milligan in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by George Woodby - foul #1 on George Woodby, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SF) Will Brown, Keith Wolf | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley (SG), Robert Gasiorowski (SF), Mark Hendrix (C) George Woodby, Martin Milligan, Justin Smith | |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 05:53 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Howard Beasley | 21-16 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Elwood Theriault is called for the reach on George Bradt - foul #2 on Elwood Theriault, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), Allen Pullins (C) Charles Mercer, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan (SF) Elwood Theriault | |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | George Bradt makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | George Bradt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:14 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan misses the open dunk but he's fouled by Harold Grafenstein - foul #1 on Harold Grafenstein, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF) Harold Grafenstein, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 05:14 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:14 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Matthew Freshour snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | John Smith travels with the ball | 23-17 |
| 04:50 | Georgia Tech | Mark Hendrix's pass is intercepted by Allen Pullins | 23-17 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Mark Hendrix is called for the reach on Allen Pullins - foul #1 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stephen Groves (C) Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | George Woodby (PG) John Myers | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:27 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 04:25 | Georgia Tech | John Smith is called for the reach on Robert Gasiorowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Matthew Freshour (PF) John Smith, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 04:25 | Georgia Tech | Robert Gasiorowski misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Matthew Freshour snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Will Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Gasiorowski - foul #3 on Robert Gasiorowski, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Myers (PF), Justin Smith (C) Robert Gasiorowski, Mark Hendrix | |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Will Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves lays it up and in on a great pass from Marshall Coleman and he's fouled by Justin Smith - foul #1 on Justin Smith, team foul #10 | 26-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Dingler (SF) Keith Wolf | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the free throw | 27-17 |
| 03:48 | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Smith | 27-20 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Will Brown | 29-20 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marshall Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dingler (fresh) PF - Matthew Freshour (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - George Woodby (fresh) SG - Howard Beasley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Milligan (tired) 9 pts. PF - John Myers (tiring) 2 pts. C - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Georgia Tech | George Woodby is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Woodby, team foul #11 | 29-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (PG), Charles Mercer (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), George Bradt (PF) Will Brown, Marshall Coleman, Michael Dingler, Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Arthur Will (SF), Elwood Theriault (PF), Mark Hendrix (C) Martin Milligan, John Myers, Justin Smith | |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer can't throw it down | 29-20 |
| 02:53 | Georgia Tech | Mark Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 02:51 | Georgia Tech | Harold Grafenstein steals it from George Woodby in the backcourt | 29-20 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | George Bradt lays it up and in set up by Harold Grafenstein | 31-20 |
| 02:30 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault blows the layup | 31-20 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | George Bradt grabs the board | 31-20 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses the dunk but he's hacked by Howard Beasley - foul #1 on Howard Beasley, team foul #12 | 31-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Allen Pullins (C) Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Myers (PG) George Woodby | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:13 | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-20 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to George Bradt | 32-20 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from George Bradt | 34-20 |
| 01:47 | Georgia Tech | Howard Beasley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), Michael Dingler (SF), Stephen Groves (C) Keith Wolf, Charles Mercer, Harold Grafenstein, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan (SG), Justin Smith (C) Howard Beasley, Mark Hendrix | |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | John Myers steals the ball from Stephen Groves | 34-20 |
| 01:16 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan jams it set up by John Myers | 34-22 |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves scores on a runner from the right block | 36-22 |
| 00:45 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 00:44 | Georgia Tech | Elwood Theriault tips it in | 36-24 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves can't throw it down | 36-24 |
| 00:28 | Georgia Tech | Martin Milligan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 00:26 | Georgia Tech | John Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Pullins - foul #1 on Allen Pullins, team foul #8 | 36-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), George Bradt (PF), William Lovett (C) Marshall Coleman, Michael Dingler, Allen Pullins, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | George Woodby (PG), Mark Hendrix (C) Martin Milligan, Justin Smith | |
| 00:26 | Georgia Tech | John Myers makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:26 | Georgia Tech | John Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | Arthur Will grabs the board | 36-26 |