| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten is fouled on the floor by Robert Rezendes - foul #1 on Robert Rezendes, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Jason Braaten, Jason Cronk, Larry Moultrie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | John Maddocks swats the short shot by Al Southwick | 29-25 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Paul Thompson tips it back up and in | 31-25 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Paul Thompson pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:07 | Virginia Tech | Paul Thompson is called for the reach on Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Jason Cronk (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Troy Minzenberger, Paul Thompson, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:55 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod clanks a shot from the left side | 31-25 |
| 17:30 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:24 | Virginia Tech | James Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-25 |
| 17:22 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Maddocks | 31-25 |
| 17:01 | Virginia Tech | James Parker misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Cronk | 31-25 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten jams it set up by Nick Lane | 33-25 |
| 16:27 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | John Maddocks is called for the reach on Nick Lane - foul #1 on John Maddocks, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Ralph Sherrod | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs (SG), James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Brock Edgerly, James Parker, John Maddocks | |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Nick Lane connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Cronk and the foul's on James Rausch - foul #1 on James Rausch, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG) Jason Braaten | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG), Russell Strouse (PF) Robert Rezendes, Jerry Lee | |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Nick Lane makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Rausch (fresh) PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Gunther (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Rausch | 36-31 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Minzenberger | 38-31 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Gibbs | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Al Southwick drills a driving attempt from close range | 40-33 |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Al Southwick can't connect on a floater near the basket | 40-33 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Al Southwick hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Cronk - foul #1 on Jason Cronk, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Troy Minzenberger, Larry Moultrie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF), John Maddocks (C) Larry Brown, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:39 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Al Southwick gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten jams it on a nice dish by Nick Lane | 44-34 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Jason Cronk, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG) Paul Gibbs | |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 12:35 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 12:29 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the runner from close range | 44-36 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-36 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:57 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly buries a driving attempt from close range | 44-38 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 44-38 |
| 11:38 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Lane (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Russell Strouse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by Brock Edgerly is blocked by Ralph Sherrod | 44-38 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 44-38 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Braaten, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Jason Cronk (SF), Al Southwick (C) Nick Lane, Paul Thompson, Larry Moultrie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (PF) Russell Strouse | |
| 10:50 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown is fouled on the floor by Jason Braaten - foul #3 on Jason Braaten, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| 10:30 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sherrod - foul #2 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG) Tony Mayer | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (SG), James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Brock Edgerly, James Parker, John Maddocks | |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | James Rausch takes the ball from Ralph Sherrod | 44-38 |
| 09:48 | Virginia Tech | Jason Cronk picks off the pass by James Rausch | 44-38 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Al Southwick scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Jason Braaten | 46-38 |
| 09:09 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nick Lane and the foul's on Paul Gunther - foul #1 on Paul Gunther, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Larry Moultrie (C) Nick Lane, Ralph Sherrod | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Larry Brown, Jerry Lee, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Rezendes | 49-40 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Brock Edgerly steals the ball from Jason Cronk | 49-40 |
| 07:53 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 07:31 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Cronk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly scores on a shot from the left side set up by James Parker | 49-42 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Al Southwick can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Russell Strouse - foul #4 on Russell Strouse, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF) Jason Braaten, Tony Mayer, Jason Cronk | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG) Robert Rezendes | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:45 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 06:44 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 06:35 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown is whistled for traveling | 51-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cronk (SF) Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Nick Lane makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Sherrod | 54-42 |
| 06:02 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Nick Lane pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Strouse - foul #5 on Russell Strouse, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Al Southwick (PF) Troy Minzenberger, Jason Cronk | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (SG), Jerry Lee (SF), James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Brock Edgerly, James Parker, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Braaten, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG) Jason Braaten | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-42 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther gets the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by James Rausch is denied by Al Southwick | 56-42 |
| 04:47 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes misses the tip | 56-42 |
| 04:46 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther tips it in | 56-44 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Nick Lane is fouled on the floor by Paul Gunther - foul #2 on Paul Gunther, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Jason Cronk (SF) Troy Minzenberger, Larry Moultrie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF), John Maddocks (C) Robert Rezendes, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Nick Lane makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Nick Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:29 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 04:24 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly's pass is intercepted by Al Southwick | 57-44 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 03:50 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Cronk - foul #2 on Jason Cronk, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Larry Moultrie (C) Nick Lane, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (PG) Larry Brown | |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cronk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Virginia Tech | Jason Cronk takes the ball from James Parker | 60-45 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie blows the layup | 60-45 |
| 02:56 | Virginia Tech | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 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) | |
| 02:39 | Virginia Tech | Tony Mayer is called for the reach on Brock Edgerly - foul #1 on Tony Mayer, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Al Southwick (C) Jason Braaten, Jason Cronk, Larry Moultrie | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) James Parker, John Maddocks | |
| 02:39 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Troy Minzenberger | 63-45 |
| 02:16 | Virginia Tech | Troy Minzenberger picks off the pass by Jerry Lee | 63-45 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger hits the finger roll | 65-45 |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Brock Edgerly | 65-47 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie (C) Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs (SG) Brock Edgerly | |
| 01:16 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 65-47 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by James Rausch - foul #2 on James Rausch, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Paul Thompson - foul #2 on Paul Thompson, team foul #9 | 67-47 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer blows the layup | 67-49 |
| 00:23 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Paul Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger runs out the clock | 67-49 |