| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Robert Powell inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Scott Hornyak is called for the reach on Robert Powell - foul #3 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SF) Scott Hornyak | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez is fouled on the floor by Kenny Maher - foul #1 on Kenny Maher, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Brock Edgerly steps in front of the Robert Binkowski pass | 27-35 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly hits the finger roll | 29-35 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Kenny Maher is called for the reach on Robert Basquez - foul #2 on Kenny Maher, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:21 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets misses the floater from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Robert Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brock Edgerly - foul #2 on Brock Edgerly, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:59 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kenny Maher | 29-35 |
| 17:44 | Virginia Tech | Robert Basquez is called for the reach on Kenny Maher - foul #1 on Robert Basquez, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 17:32 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 17:32 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:32 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Jim Manning is fouled on the floor by Guy Washington - foul #1 on Guy Washington, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Robert Binkowski | |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Guy Washington steps in front of the Robert Basquez pass | 30-35 |
| 16:29 | Virginia Tech | Robert Basquez steals the ball from Kenny Maher | 30-35 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Jim Manning can't tip it in | 30-35 |
| 16:05 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:00 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets misses the lay-in | 30-35 |
| 15:59 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly tips it in | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brock Edgerly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Maher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Manning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Powell | 32-38 |
| 15:21 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-38 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Jim Manning snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 32-38 |
| 14:50 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:42 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Robert Powell can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 32-38 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:05 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Otha Zets | 34-38 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Guy Washington, Otha Zets, Brock Edgerly, Jerry Lee, Kenny Maher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Robert Powell, Jim Manning, Robert Basquez | |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 13:22 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Strouse | 34-38 |
| 13:13 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina | Al Southwick is hacked by Russell Strouse - foul #1 on Russell Strouse, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Wayne Lively | |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Al Southwick | 34-41 |
| 12:24 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-41 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | John Maddocks picks off the pass by Ralph Sherrod | 34-41 |
| 11:45 | Virginia Tech | Eric Wick steals the ball from Russell Strouse | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses long on a floater from the left side | 34-41 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Eric Wick gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile double dribbles | 34-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Otha Zets (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Kenny Maher (C) Lester Valentine, Joseph Vaughn, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (PG), Wayne Lively (SG), Jim Manning (PF) Robert Binkowski, Elmer Carlile, Al Southwick | |
| 10:39 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Powell | 36-44 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Robert Basquez (C) Ralph Sherrod, Eric Wick | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Jim Manning hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Lively and the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (SF) Scott Hornyak | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-47 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Robert Powell snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Robert Powell connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Binkowski | 36-49 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-49 |
| 08:33 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kenny Maher | 36-49 |
| 08:27 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher lays it in on a great pass from Guy Washington | 38-49 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski misses the dunk but he's hacked by Guy Washington - foul #2 on Guy Washington, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak (SF), Russell Strouse (PF) Guy Washington, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Wayne Lively, Robert Powell, Jim Manning | |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 07:31 | Virginia Tech | Al Southwick picks off the pass by Otha Zets | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Otha Zets - foul #1 on Otha Zets, team foul #9 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks (C) Kenny Maher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Robert Binkowski | |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Hornyak and the foul's on Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (SF), Eric Wick (C) Ralph Sherrod, Robert Basquez | |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Robert Powell hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:26 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak is whistled for a carry | 41-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Brock Edgerly, Otha Zets, John Maddocks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Robert Powell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Lively and the foul's on Russell Strouse - foul #2 on Russell Strouse, team foul #10 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG) Lester Valentine | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Robert Powell makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Al Southwick - foul #1 on Al Southwick, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher (C) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 43-60 |
| 05:30 | Virginia Tech | Eric Wick is called for the reach on Kenny Maher - foul #1 on Eric Wick, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Joseph Vaughn, Russell Strouse | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jim Manning (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Al Southwick, Eric Wick | |
| 05:17 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Jim Manning connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Powell | 43-62 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | Robert Powell steps in front of the Jerry Lee pass | 43-62 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Jim Manning comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Guy Washington - foul #3 on Guy Washington, team foul #11 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG), Brock Edgerly (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Guy Washington, Otha Zets, Scott Hornyak, Jerry Lee, Kenny Maher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Robert Powell, Robert Basquez | |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the offensive board | 43-62 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively's pass is intercepted by John Maddocks | 43-62 |
| 03:48 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses long on a floater from close range | 43-62 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Al Southwick | 43-62 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is hacked by John Maddocks - foul #1 on John Maddocks, team foul #12 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Jim Manning | |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:18 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Vaughn | 46-63 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Eric Wick tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 02:32 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Russell Strouse is blocked by Eric Wick | 46-65 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Young (C) Russell Strouse | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:57 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse (PF) David Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Al Southwick | 46-67 |
| 01:28 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-67 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Strouse | 46-67 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Al Southwick - foul #2 on Al Southwick, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks misses the free throw | 48-67 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:03 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-67 |
| 01:01 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly grabs the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse is hacked by Elmer Carlile - foul #3 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Lively and he's hacked by Joseph Vaughn - foul #3 on Joseph Vaughn, team foul #13 | 50-69 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the free throw | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-70 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Al Southwick | 50-70 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively runs out the clock | 50-70 |