| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Robert Powell inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| 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) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses the easy layup | 31-24 |
| 19:29 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 19:22 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Guy Washington, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (PG) Guy Washington | |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Powell | 33-24 |
| 18:38 | Virginia Tech | Robert Powell denies the turnaround by Jerry Lee | 33-24 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Manning | 33-24 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez is hacked by Otha Zets - foul #2 on Otha Zets, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski's layup is rejected by Jerry Lee | 33-24 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets's floater is knocked away by Jim Manning | 33-24 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher gets the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:27 | Virginia Tech | Jim Manning steals it from Brock Edgerly | 33-24 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Scott Hornyak is called for the reach on Robert Powell - foul #2 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #3 | 33-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Al Southwick (PF) Robert Binkowski, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Lively | 36-24 |
| 16:09 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 39-24 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Brock Edgerly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otha Zets (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Hornyak (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Maher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Wayne Lively | 41-27 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Al Southwick - foul #1 on Al Southwick, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Robert Powell, Al Southwick, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG), Russell Strouse (SF), John Maddocks (C) Brock Edgerly, Otha Zets, Scott Hornyak, Kenny Maher | |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Russell Strouse - foul #1 on Russell Strouse, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF) Jerry Lee | |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 14:26 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn's pass is intercepted by Jim Manning | 43-29 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Vaughn - foul #2 on Joseph Vaughn, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 13:49 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-29 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | Jim Manning pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 13:26 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:20 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks connects on the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Robert Binkowski - foul #1 on Robert Binkowski, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Robert Powell (SF) Wayne Lively, Ralph Sherrod | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (SG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Kenny Maher (C) Joseph Vaughn, James Parker, Russell Strouse | |
| 13:20 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | Otha Zets picks off the pass by Robert Binkowski | 45-32 |
| 12:46 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets is whistled for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (C) Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (PF) John Maddocks | |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Powell | 48-32 |
| 12:06 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 12:04 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 11:56 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Manning | 48-32 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Robert Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly (PG) Guy Washington | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-32 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Al Southwick | 48-32 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-32 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez tips it home | 50-32 |
| 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) | |
| 10:37 | Virginia Tech | Elmer Carlile steals it from Otha Zets | 50-32 |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod hits the finger roll set up by Elmer Carlile | 52-32 |
| 10:25 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Lively is called for the reach on Brock Edgerly - foul #2 on Wayne Lively, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (PG), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Jerry Lee, Kenny Maher | |
| 10:20 | Virginia Tech | Eric Wick takes the ball from Brock Edgerly | 52-32 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-32 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Maddocks | 52-32 |
| 09:55 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-32 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Wick | 55-32 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Russell Strouse, team foul #6 | 55-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), Jim Manning (PF) Wayne Lively, Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG) Otha Zets, Scott Hornyak | |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Powell | 57-32 |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-35 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Robert Powell buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Binkowski and he's fouled by Guy Washington - foul #4 on Guy Washington, team foul #7 | 59-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (C) Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Scott Hornyak (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Kenny Maher (C) Guy Washington, Brock Edgerly, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Robert Powell makes the free throw | 60-35 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (SG) Joseph Vaughn | |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod is fouled on the floor by Scott Hornyak - foul #3 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #8 | 60-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG) Lester Valentine | |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 62-35 |
| 07:30 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-35 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 62-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Hornyak (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #9 | 62-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (SG), Al Southwick (PF), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Jim Manning, Robert Basquez | |
| 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 | |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski misses the 1st free throw | 62-35 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-35 |
| 06:48 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-35 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Al Southwick pulls down the rebound | 63-35 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski's fadeaway is rejected by John Maddocks | 63-35 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the board | 63-35 |
| 06:25 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse loses the dribble to Wayne Lively | 63-35 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 65-35 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Binkowski - foul #2 on Robert Binkowski, team foul #4 | 65-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Robert Binkowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 65-36 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 65-36 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the defensive board | 65-36 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Eric Wick's floater is tipped away by John Maddocks | 65-36 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Al Southwick tips it back up and in | 67-36 |
| 05:28 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-36 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the defensive board | 67-36 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-36 |
| 05:06 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the board | 67-36 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-36 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Eric Wick | 67-36 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Elmer Carlile | 70-36 |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn is whistled for traveling | 70-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF), David Young (C) Joseph Vaughn, John Maddocks | |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Lively | 73-36 |
| 03:33 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-36 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Eric Wick gets the rebound | 73-36 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Eric Wick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brock Edgerly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Russell Strouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Young (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Elmer Carlile | 76-36 |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-36 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Eric Wick gets the rebound | 76-36 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #10 | 76-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn (SG), John Maddocks (PF) Lester Valentine, Russell Strouse | |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 77-36 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 78-36 |
| 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) | |
| 02:00 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-36 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the rebound | 78-36 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Binkowski | 81-36 |
| 01:24 | Virginia Tech | James Parker buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Brock Edgerly | 81-38 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-38 |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | David Young grabs the defensive rebound | 81-38 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | James Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-38 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski pulls down the rebound | 81-38 |
| 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 | North Carolina | Al Southwick connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Young - foul #3 on David Young, team foul #11 | 83-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Robert Binkowski | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Russell Strouse (PF) James Parker, David Young | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the free throw | 84-38 |
| 00:23 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks is called for traveling | 84-38 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively runs out the clock | 84-38 |