| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Harned (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Trost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo inbounds the ball | 18-17 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | George Trost is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-20 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | George Trost grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | George Trost is hacked by William Harned - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #1 | 18-20 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Roland Polak can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Victor White - foul #2 on Victor White, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | Victor White lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 20-20 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the tip | 20-20 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver clanks a jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | William Harned tips it in | 22-20 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Roland Polak connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by George Trost | 22-22 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Roland Polak - foul #4 on Roland Polak, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Daniel Hancock (SG), Matthew Ball (SF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Roland Polak | |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | James Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone (SF) Lyman Hays | |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 25-22 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 25-22 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) SG - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) PF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Lyman Hays (PF) Neal Masters, Kenneth Rathbone, James Nelson | |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Melvin Phillips | 27-22 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by William Harned - foul #2 on William Harned, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG) Matthew Ball | |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 27-22 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Victor White pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Hugo - foul #1 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Harned - foul #3 on William Harned, team foul #4 | 29-22 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Victor White gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Victor White hits a driving attempt in the lane | 31-23 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Ball (SG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF), James Nelson (PF), Roland Polak (C) George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock | |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver knocks in the shot in the lane and the foul's on Matthew Ball - foul #2 on Matthew Ball, team foul #3 | 33-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG) Zachariah Varney | |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Roland Polak buries a floater from the free throw line | 34-25 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the easy layup | 34-25 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor White (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) PF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball is called for traveling | 37-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Billy Bryant, Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Lyman Hays (PF) Neal Masters, Matthew Ball, Kenneth Rathbone, James Nelson | |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | William Harned loses the dribble to Roland Polak | 37-25 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Dollinger - foul #1 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #5 | 37-25 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Roland Polak gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Zachariah Varney | 37-29 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | George Trost grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | George Trost misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Harned | 37-29 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | James Johnson blows the layup | 37-29 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Zachariah Varney | 37-29 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | George Trost hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bobby Hugo and the foul's on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #1 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #6 | 37-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Henry Weaver (PF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Lawrence McClatcher, James Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Daniel Hancock (SF), Matthew Ball (C) Zachariah Varney, Bobby Hugo, Roland Polak | |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 39-32 |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the shot from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - William Harned (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) SG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the lay-in | 39-32 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Hancock - foul #2 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) William Harned | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, George Trost, Lyman Hays | |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock's pass is intercepted by Billy McNaughton | 44-37 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Victor White - foul #3 on Victor White, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF), James Johnson (C) Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (SG), Lyman Hays (PF) Daniel Hancock, Matthew Ball | |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is called for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), William Harned (SF), Henry Weaver (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, Billy Bryant, Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone (SF) Bobby Hugo | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Roland Polak drills a shot in the paint | 46-40 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | James Johnson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 46-40 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Roland Polak gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, James Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF) Neal Masters, Kenneth Rathbone | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Harned (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Trost (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo clanks a jump hook in the paint | 46-40 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver loses the ball out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Victor White can't finish the layup | 46-40 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Roland Polak tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Roland Polak dunks the ball on a great pass from George Trost | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | William Harned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | George Trost's fadeaway is rejected by William Harned | 46-44 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |