| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Doug Peete (fresh) SG - Adam Manzanares (fresh) SF - Jeff Milam (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Doyal (fresh) C - Nathan Stacy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Gaitan (fresh) SG - Timothy Platz (fresh) SF - Raymond Fasching (fresh) PF - Joseph Marsh (fresh) C - Andre Brock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy 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) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Fasching swats the short shot by Jeffrey Doyal | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Joseph Marsh pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Andre Brock makes the shot from the left block set up by Timothy Platz | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Stacy | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Fasching | 3-5 |
| 18:42 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | John Gaitan pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | John Gaitan is fouled on the floor by Doug Peete - foul #1 on Doug Peete, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Jeff Milam picks off the pass by Timothy Platz | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam misses the lay-in | 3-5 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Andre Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 17:40 | Virginia Tech | John Gaitan steps in front of the Nathan Stacy pass | 3-8 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | John Gaitan can't finish the layup | 3-8 |
| 17:35 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:29 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 17:27 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares loses the ball out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens (PG), Rubin Lewis (PF), Matthew Manzer (C) Doug Peete, Jeffrey Doyal, Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Marsh - foul #1 on Joseph Marsh, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett (C) Adam Manzanares | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Owens is called for the reach on John Gaitan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Owens, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SF), Rodney Powell (PF), John Sears (C) Raymond Fasching, Joseph Marsh, Andre Brock | |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | John Gaitan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz snags the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Matthew Manzer steals the ball from Rodney Powell | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Owens (fresh) SG - Rubin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Milam (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Manzer (fresh) C - Robert Bartlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Gaitan (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Platz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) PF - Rodney Powell (fresh) C - John Sears (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Jeffrey Owens is denied by Stanley Walden | 5-8 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | John Sears pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeff Milam - foul #1 on Jeff Milam, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete (PG), Adam Manzanares (SG), Jeffrey Doyal (PF), Nathan Stacy (C) Jeffrey Owens, Jeff Milam, Matthew Manzer, Robert Bartlett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG), Raymond Fasching (SF), Andre Brock (C) John Gaitan, Timothy Platz, John Sears | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Doyal is called for the reach on Rodney Powell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Doyal, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Pedro Contreras (SF) Rubin Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Marsh (PF) Rodney Powell | |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Raymond Fasching knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Novitsky | 5-11 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal makes the runner in the paint | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Andre Brock hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Nathan Stacy - foul #1 on Nathan Stacy, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam (SF) Pedro Contreras | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Platz (SG) Stanley Walden | |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Andre Brock makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Andre Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:18 | Virginia Tech | Andre Brock picks off the pass by Jeffrey Doyal | 7-13 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Andre Brock misses the dunk attempt | 7-13 |
| 12:56 | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete hits a jumper from the right side | 9-13 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Andre Brock banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Platz | 9-15 |
| 12:17 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy slams it home | 11-15 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens (PG), Rubin Lewis (SG), Matthew Manzer (PF), Robert Bartlett (C) Doug Peete, Adam Manzanares, Jeffrey Doyal, Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gaitan (PG), Stanley Walden (SF), John Sears (C) John Novitsky, Raymond Fasching, Andre Brock | |
| 11:52 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Rubin Lewis | 13-15 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | John Sears hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Gaitan | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Owens (fresh) SG - Rubin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Milam (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Manzer (fresh) C - Robert Bartlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Gaitan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Platz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) PF - Joseph Marsh (fresh) C - John Sears (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam misses the jumper in the lane | 13-17 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Joseph Marsh pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden misses short on a shot from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 11:08 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 11:03 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Marsh is called for the reach on Jeffrey Owens - foul #2 on Joseph Marsh, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rodney Powell (PF) Joseph Marsh | |
| 10:50 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jeffrey Owens | 15-17 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Robert Bartlett - foul #1 on Robert Bartlett, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete (PG), Adam Manzanares (SG), Jeffrey Doyal (PF), Nathan Stacy (C) Jeffrey Owens, Rubin Lewis, Matthew Manzer, Robert Bartlett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Fasching (SF) Stanley Walden | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 3rd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:12 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal misses the floater from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | John Sears grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | John Gaitan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy Platz | 15-22 |
| 09:40 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy misses the lay-in | 15-22 |
| 09:39 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy grabs the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:27 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Fasching steals the ball from Adam Manzanares | 15-22 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell misses the jumper in the paint | 15-22 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Doug Peete | 17-22 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Gaitan | 17-25 |
| 08:35 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam is fouled on the floor by Raymond Fasching - foul #1 on Raymond Fasching, team foul #3 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens (PG), Rubin Lewis (SF), Matthew Manzer (PF), Robert Bartlett (C) Doug Peete, Jeff Milam, Jeffrey Doyal, Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG), Stanley Walden (SG), Andre Brock (C) John Gaitan, Timothy Platz, John Sears | |
| 08:19 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett is whistled for a carry | 17-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn (PF) Adam Manzanares | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Andre Brock blows the layup | 17-25 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Raymond Fasching tips it home | 17-27 |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 17-27 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Andre Brock snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rubin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Manzer (fresh) PF - Dennis Clyburn (fresh) C - Robert Bartlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Walden (fresh) SF - Raymond Fasching (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rodney Powell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Raymond Fasching hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell hits the follow up shot | 17-29 |
| 07:01 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-29 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Owens steals the ball from John Novitsky in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Andre Brock - foul #1 on Andre Brock, team foul #4 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete (PG), Adam Manzanares (SG), Jeff Milam (SF), Nathan Stacy (C) Jeffrey Owens, Rubin Lewis, Matthew Manzer, Robert Bartlett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gaitan (PG), Timothy Platz (SG), John Sears (C) John Novitsky, Raymond Fasching, Rodney Powell | |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Andre Brock grabs the board | 18-29 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | John Gaitan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-29 |
| 06:36 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Walden - foul #1 on Stanley Walden, team foul #5 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal (PF) Dennis Clyburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Andre Brock is fouled on the floor by Nathan Stacy - foul #2 on Nathan Stacy, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer (C) Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Andre Brock makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Andre Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:46 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Adam Manzanares | 22-31 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | John Gaitan misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-31 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | John Sears gets the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Adam Manzanares takes the ball from John Gaitan | 22-31 |
| 04:47 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer clanks a jumper in the lane | 22-31 |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares snags the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Manzer is whistled for a carry | 22-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens (PG), Rubin Lewis (PF), Robert Bartlett (C) Doug Peete, Jeffrey Doyal, Matthew Manzer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG), Raymond Fasching (SF), Rodney Powell (PF) John Gaitan, Stanley Walden, John Sears | |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Robert Bartlett blocks the short jumper by Andre Brock | 22-31 |
| 04:13 | Virginia Tech | Robert Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:06 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam is hacked by Andre Brock - foul #2 on Andre Brock, team foul #6 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Clyburn (PF) Adam Manzanares | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Sears (C) Andre Brock | |
| 03:46 | Virginia Tech | John Novitsky is called for the reach on Jeffrey Owens - foul #1 on John Novitsky, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy (C) Robert Bartlett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Marsh (PF) Rodney Powell | |
| 03:46 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Joseph Marsh grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz is hacked by Rubin Lewis - foul #1 on Rubin Lewis, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gaitan (PG) John Novitsky | |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rubin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Milam (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Clyburn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Nathan Stacy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Gaitan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Platz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Fasching (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Marsh (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam connects on the shot in the lane set up by Dennis Clyburn and the foul's on John Gaitan - foul #1 on John Gaitan, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Doug Peete (PG), Jeffrey Doyal (PF) Jeffrey Owens, Dennis Clyburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rodney Powell (PF) John Sears | |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam misses the free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 02:59 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis is called for traveling | 24-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Adam Manzanares (SG) Jeff Milam | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Raymond Fasching is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Doyal - foul #2 on Jeffrey Doyal, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SG) Timothy Platz | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Raymond Fasching misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Doyal swats the dunk try by Stanley Walden | 24-33 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell gets the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Adam Manzanares - foul #1 on Adam Manzanares, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeff Milam (SF) Rubin Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG), Timothy Platz (SG), John Sears (C) John Gaitan, Raymond Fasching, Rodney Powell | |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:47 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Stacy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Owens (PG) Doug Peete | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | John Sears misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-34 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | John Sears makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Novitsky and he's hacked by Nathan Stacy - foul #3 on Nathan Stacy, team foul #11 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis (SG), Matthew Manzer (PF), Robert Bartlett (C) Adam Manzanares, Jeffrey Doyal, Nathan Stacy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Fasching (SF) Stanley Walden | |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | John Sears makes the free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | John Novitsky pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Novitsky | 24-40 |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Jeffrey Owens | 26-40 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Novitsky | 26-43 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Rubin Lewis loses the dribble to John Sears | 26-43 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Sears misses the fullcourt shot | 26-43 |