| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) SG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) C - Gene Finch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - William Conway (fresh) C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch jams it set up by Guy Washington and he's hacked by William Conway - foul #1 on William Conway, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | William Conway clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Burgess - foul #1 on Paul Burgess, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Virginia Tech | Billy Lauterbach denies the turnaround by Guy Washington | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Walter Peterson | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Guy Washington, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey (C) Gene Finch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach drills a turnaround near the basket | 4-6 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess loses the dribble to Walter Peterson | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Mark Luo loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (PG), Kendall Singh (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Joseph Mayo (C) Guy Washington, Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski, Paul Burgess | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kendall Singh, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Finch (C) Joseph Mayo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF) Elmer Carlile, Mark Luo | |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Gene Finch - foul #1 on Gene Finch, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) William Conway | |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach can't finish the layup | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Scott Hornyak | 7-7 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is fouled on the floor by Gene Finch - foul #2 on Gene Finch, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Paul Burgess (PF), Joseph Mayo (C) Kendall Singh, Scott Hornyak, Gabriel Stookey, Gene Finch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) SG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) PF - Paul Burgess (fresh) C - Joseph Mayo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | The jumper by Wesley Pearce is denied by Paul Burgess | 7-7 |
| 15:30 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Farish steps in front of the Joseph Vaughn pass | 7-7 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish lays it up and in | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley loses the dribble to Peter Bailey | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wilber Lindley | 7-12 |
| 13:59 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Vaughn | 9-12 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Lively | 9-14 |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-14 |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Mayo | 9-14 |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 13:30 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Mayo tips it home | 11-14 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Mark Luo knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 11-16 |
| 12:56 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Paul Burgess steals it from Mark Luo | 13-16 |
| 12:26 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski is hacked by Mark Luo - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Kendall Singh (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Gabriel Stookey (C) Joseph Vaughn, Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski, Joseph Mayo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), William Conway (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | Elmer Carlile is called for the reach on Kendall Singh - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| 11:47 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Elmer Carlile - foul #2 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Elmer Carlile | |
| 11:47 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:47 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kendall Singh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) PF - Paul Burgess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Stookey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (tiring) 2 pts. PF - William Conway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | William Conway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| 11:11 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess misses the fadeaway in the lane | 15-16 |
| 11:10 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | William Conway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Hornyak - foul #1 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Farish steals the ball from Paul Burgess | 17-17 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 10:05 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak is whistled for a carry | 17-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Joseph Mayo (PF) Scott Hornyak, Paul Burgess, Gabriel Stookey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Mark Luo | |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Mayo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 17-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (PG), Paul Burgess (PF) Guy Washington, Kendall Singh | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Billy Lauterbach | |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Peter Bailey is called for the reach on Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Peter Bailey, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:01 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 08:59 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski grabs the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:36 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Peter Bailey is denied by Wilber Lindley | 17-21 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 17-23 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Tech | William Conway steals it from Peter Bailey | 17-23 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 17-26 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski loses the ball out of bounds | 17-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Gabriel Stookey (PF), Kendall Singh (C) Otha Zets, Paul Burgess, Joseph Mayo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Bailey (fresh) SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Stookey (fresh) C - Kendall Singh (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | William Conway knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Bernard Farish | 17-28 |
| 06:44 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh connects on the floater from the left side | 19-28 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Mark Luo connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Peterson | 19-31 |
| 06:23 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #6 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (SF), Paul Burgess (PF) Peter Bailey, Josef Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, William Conway | |
| 06:08 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 19-31 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Mayo (C) Paul Burgess | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (SG) Joseph Vaughn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Lively steals the ball from Joseph Mayo | 22-31 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-31 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (PG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Paul Burgess (PF) Guy Washington, Kendall Singh, Gabriel Stookey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Wilber Lindley, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | William Conway misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Burgess - foul #2 on Paul Burgess, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey (PF) Paul Burgess | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-33 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Conway | 23-33 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Mark Luo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 03:46 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 03:42 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Farish picks off the pass by Joseph Vaughn | 23-33 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish banks in the layup | 23-35 |
| 03:23 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Wayne Lively - foul #1 on Wayne Lively, team foul #9 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Kendall Singh (PF), Gene Finch (C) Peter Bailey, Gabriel Stookey, Joseph Mayo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| 03:23 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:23 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Kalenkoski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kendall Singh (fresh) 10 pts. C - Gene Finch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) SF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley banks in the layup on a great pass from Elmer Carlile | 25-37 |
| 02:45 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | William Conway gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Gene Finch - foul #3 on Gene Finch, team foul #9 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey (SG), Paul Burgess (PF) Joseph Vaughn, Gene Finch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:30 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 02:17 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 02:15 | Virginia Tech | Peter Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Wilber Lindley - foul #3 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #10 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey (C) Josef Kalenkoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Paul Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Gabriel Stookey - foul #1 on Gabriel Stookey, team foul #10 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (PG), Scott Hornyak (SF) Guy Washington, Kendall Singh | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) William Conway | |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:36 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Stookey gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 01:17 | Virginia Tech | Wesley Pearce denies the turnaround by Gabriel Stookey | 26-38 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Walter Peterson | 26-40 |
| 00:35 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-40 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Mark Luo pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Mark Luo drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Walter Peterson and the foul's on Scott Hornyak - foul #2 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #11 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Kendall Singh (SG), Josef Kalenkoski (SF), Joseph Mayo (C) Otha Zets, Peter Bailey, Scott Hornyak, Gabriel Stookey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), William Conway (PF) Walter Peterson, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Josef Kalenkoski loses the dribble to William Conway | 26-43 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | William Conway comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-43 |