| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otha Zets (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets inbounds the ball | 46-21 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly double dribbles | 46-21 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Otha Zets is called for the reach on Wilber Lindley - foul #3 on Otha Zets, team foul #1 | 46-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (SF) Otha Zets | |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the easy layup | 46-21 |
| 19:02 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 46-21 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenny Maher | 46-24 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce blows the layup | 46-24 |
| 18:34 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher grabs the board | 46-24 |
| 18:27 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington loses the dribble to Wesley Pearce | 46-24 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-24 |
| 17:38 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Guy Washington | 46-26 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-26 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Vaughn | 46-26 |
| 17:02 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 46-26 |
| 17:00 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher tips it but misses | 46-26 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley pulls down the rebound | 46-26 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wesley Pearce | 48-26 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-26 |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses the tip | 48-26 |
| 16:18 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher tips it back up and in | 48-28 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley connects on the floater from the left block set up by Ralph Sherrod and the foul's on Kenny Maher - foul #1 on Kenny Maher, team foul #2 | 50-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Robert Basquez (PF) Walter Peterson, Ralph Sherrod, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Otha Zets (SG), Kendall Singh (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Guy Washington, Brock Edgerly, Joseph Vaughn, Jerry Lee, Kenny Maher | |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the free throw | 50-28 |
| 15:59 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh pulls down the rebound | 50-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Basquez (fresh) C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kendall Singh (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Maddocks (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks misses the lay-in | 50-28 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez snags the defensive board | 50-28 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is whistled for traveling | 50-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:13 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (SG), Kenny Maher (C) Lester Valentine, John Maddocks | |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 52-31 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-34 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Peterson and the foul's on Kenny Maher - foul #2 on Kenny Maher, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Robert Basquez, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Otha Zets, Joseph Vaughn, Russell Strouse | |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the free throw | 55-34 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh snags the offensive board | 55-34 |
| 13:22 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Brock Edgerly | 55-36 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley can't throw it down | 55-36 |
| 13:03 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| 12:58 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Guy Washington | 55-39 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lee - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (SF), Russell Strouse (C) Kendall Singh, Kenny Maher | |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 58-39 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington buries a 3 from straight away set up by Brock Edgerly | 58-42 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Otha Zets steals it from Walter Peterson | 58-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otha Zets (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Strouse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:41 | Virginia Tech | Wilber Lindley denies the turnaround by Brock Edgerly | 58-42 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 58-42 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Wilber Lindley is blocked by Jerry Lee | 58-42 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Strouse | 58-42 |
| 10:49 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 10:44 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Brock Edgerly is blocked by Wesley Pearce | 58-42 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce loses the ball out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Robert Basquez (PF), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, Ralph Sherrod, Wesley Pearce, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (SG), Kendall Singh (SF), Kenny Maher (C) Guy Washington, Brock Edgerly, Jerry Lee | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:07 | Virginia Tech | Eric Wick denies the turnaround by Kendall Singh | 58-42 |
| 10:06 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kendall Singh | 58-42 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Wick - foul #1 on Eric Wick, team foul #1 | 58-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak (PF) Russell Strouse | |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Otha Zets - foul #4 on Otha Zets, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG) Otha Zets | |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 3rd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:29 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak loses the dribble to Eric Wick | 59-44 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | Eric Wick scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Basquez | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:54 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine misses the driving attempt in the lane | 61-44 |
| 08:53 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher hits the follow up shot | 61-46 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez hits the follow up shot | 63-46 |
| 08:24 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Robert Basquez, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), Russell Strouse (PF) Lester Valentine, Joseph Vaughn, Scott Hornyak | |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 65-46 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #2 | 65-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (PF) Russell Strouse | |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 07:30 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher grabs the board | 65-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kendall Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher is whistled for traveling | 65-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (SF) Kendall Singh | |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Kenny Maher steals it from Wilber Lindley | 65-46 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher misses the lay-in | 65-46 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Otha Zets steals the ball from Elmer Carlile | 65-46 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Lee - foul #4 on Jerry Lee, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Robert Basquez (SF), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Ralph Sherrod, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Guy Washington, Jerry Lee, Kenny Maher | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 05:20 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Otha Zets, team foul #7 | 66-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG) Otha Zets, Brock Edgerly | |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce tips it back up and in | 68-46 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Eric Wick | 68-46 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Bernard Farish | 70-46 |
| 04:16 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lester Valentine | 70-49 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Lively | 72-49 |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks misses the easy layup | 72-49 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Basquez | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-49 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Eric Wick snags the offensive board | 72-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Basquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) SF - Kendall Singh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | John Maddocks is called for the reach on Wayne Lively - foul #1 on John Maddocks, team foul #8 | 72-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF) Bernard Farish, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak (SF) Kendall Singh | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse hits the finger roll | 74-51 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-51 |
| 02:19 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak pulls down the rebound | 74-51 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine loses the ball out of bounds | 74-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Young (PF) John Maddocks | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez is hacked by Joseph Vaughn - foul #3 on Joseph Vaughn, team foul #9 | 74-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks (C) David Young | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-51 |
| 01:35 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Lively is called for the reach on Joseph Vaughn - foul #2 on Wayne Lively, team foul #3 | 76-51 |
| 01:19 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-51 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-51 |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine pulls down the rebound | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Eric Wick swats the dunk try by Russell Strouse | 76-51 |
| 00:42 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks can't tip it in | 76-51 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod gets the rebound | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | John Maddocks steps in front of the Ralph Sherrod pass | 76-51 |
| 00:14 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Vaughn | 76-54 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively runs out the clock | 76-54 |