| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Woodard inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan loses the dribble to Joseph Campana | 38-27 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims hits a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Jason Horner - foul #3 on Jason Horner, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Rick Gilbert steps in front of the Jason Horner pass | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall lays it in on a great pass from Rick Gilbert | 38-32 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Joseph Campana swats the short shot by Leon Sullivan | 38-32 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits the follow up shot | 40-32 |
| 18:19 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana can't tip it in | 40-32 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | David Nelson scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Leon Sullivan | 42-32 |
| 17:44 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims double dribbles | 42-32 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-32 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Jason Horner | 44-32 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | David Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Chet Wall - foul #2 on Chet Wall, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (SG), Adam Gil (SF) Jason Horner, James Woodard | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (PG), William Burnham (SG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF), Lee Perry (C) Rick Gilbert, Albert Sims, Chet Wall, Joseph Campana, Steve Townsend | |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson is whistled for a carry | 46-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF), Joseph Johnson (PF) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | James Woodard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | James Woodard snags the offensive board | 46-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Gil (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Woodard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Burnham (fresh) SF - Danny Wrenn (fresh) PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | James Woodard buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 48-32 |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | David Cook drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Adam Gil - foul #2 on Adam Gil, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), Jason Horner (SG), David Nelson (PF) Andrew Bowen, James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Joseph Campana (PF), Steve Townsend (C) William Burnham, Danny Wrenn, Eugene Robinson, Lee Perry | |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | David Cook makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Adam Gil loses the dribble to Rick Gilbert | 48-35 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert banks in the layup | 48-37 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Adam Gil drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 14:00 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 13:59 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend tips it in | 51-39 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Adam Gil scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Horner | 54-39 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims double dribbles | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF), Joel Kent (C) Adam Gil, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall (SF), Harvey Inman (C) David Cook, Steve Townsend | |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the shot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 13:06 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 12:59 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leon Sullivan - foul #1 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (SG) Jason Horner | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG) Albert Sims | |
| 12:59 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:59 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Andrew Bowen and he's hacked by Chet Wall - foul #3 on Chet Wall, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn (SG), Eugene Robinson (C) Rick Gilbert, Joseph Campana | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 57-40 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | James Woodard pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Joel Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), Joseph Johnson (PF) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (PG), Steve Townsend (C) Danny Wrenn, Eugene Robinson | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:43 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-40 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Adam Gil | 57-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Adam Gil (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Burnham (fresh) SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen is called for traveling | 57-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), Jason Horner (SG) Andrew Bowen, James Woodard | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Joseph Campana (PF) David Cook, William Burnham, Harvey Inman | |
| 11:07 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-40 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (SF) Chet Wall | |
| 10:35 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 10:34 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | David Cook connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rick Gilbert | 57-43 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Rick Gilbert is called for the reach on Leon Sullivan - foul #2 on Rick Gilbert, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF), David Nelson (PF) Adam Gil, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman (C) Steve Townsend | |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 09:41 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:25 | Virginia Tech | David Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Kent | 57-43 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Joseph Campana picks off the pass by Leon Sullivan | 57-43 |
| 09:08 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | James Woodard snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | James Woodard hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Sullivan | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:30 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman loses the ball out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Adam Gil (SG) Leon Sullivan, Jason Horner | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (PG), Danny Wrenn (SG), Chet Wall (SF), Steve Townsend (C) Rick Gilbert, Albert Sims, David Cook, Joseph Campana | |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 59-43 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | James Woodard tips it but misses | 59-43 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 07:55 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall loses the dribble to Andrew Bowen | 59-43 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Joel Kent hits a jump hook near the basket set up by David Nelson | 61-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Adam Gil (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Woodard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Burnham (fresh) SG - Danny Wrenn (fresh) SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-43 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Adam Gil misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Joel Kent hits the follow up shot | 63-43 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall misses short on a shot from the baseline | 63-43 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Joel Kent snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | The jumper by David Nelson is denied by Steve Townsend | 63-43 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), Jason Horner (SG), Joseph Johnson (PF) Andrew Bowen, Adam Gil, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Joseph Campana (PF) William Burnham, Danny Wrenn, Harvey Inman | |
| 05:48 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana blows the layup | 63-43 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | James Woodard snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses short on a shot from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Albert Sims | 63-43 |
| 05:17 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall can't finish the layup | 63-43 |
| 05:15 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert tips it back up and in | 63-45 |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 63-45 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:43 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 04:42 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana grabs the offensive board | 63-45 |
| 04:37 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses long on a shot in the lane | 63-45 |
| 04:36 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall gets the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #4 | 63-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), David Nelson (PF) James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (PG), William Burnham (SG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Harvey Inman (PF), Eugene Robinson (C) Rick Gilbert, Albert Sims, Chet Wall, Joseph Campana, Steve Townsend | |
| 04:17 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman lays it in and he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #3 on David Nelson, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Joseph Campana (PF) William Burnham, Danny Wrenn, Eugene Robinson | |
| 04:17 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman misses the free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:17 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana grabs the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | David Cook comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-47 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | David Nelson pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | David Nelson can't tip it in | 63-47 |
| 03:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert is fouled on the floor by David Nelson - foul #4 on David Nelson, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joel Kent (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Eugene Robinson (C) Rick Gilbert, Albert Sims, Joseph Campana | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Burnham (fresh) SF - Danny Wrenn (fresh) PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-47 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan lays it in on a great pass from Jason Horner | 65-47 |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman misses the lay-in | 65-47 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Leon Sullivan | 65-47 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | David Cook steals the ball from Leon Sullivan | 65-47 |
| 02:11 | Virginia Tech | David Cook banks in the layup | 65-49 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Harvey Inman steps in front of the Leon Sullivan pass | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex 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) | |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | David Cook hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Adam Gil misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 01:21 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Harvey Inman | 65-51 |
| 01:15 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-51 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | William Burnham is called for the reach on Leon Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Burnham, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF) Adam Gil | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Danny Wrenn - foul #1 on Danny Wrenn, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Danny Wrenn - foul #2 on Danny Wrenn, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | James Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Virginia Tech | David Nelson swats the layup by Eugene Robinson | 66-51 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan runs out the clock | 66-51 |