| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Burnham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan inbounds the ball | 23-47 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mike Kopec - foul #1 on Mike Kopec, team foul #1 | 23-47 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 23-48 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-49 |
| 19:17 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-49 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-49 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Santos Scott | 23-51 |
| 18:38 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #1 | 23-51 |
| 18:38 | Virginia Tech | James Duby makes the 1st free throw | 24-51 |
| 18:38 | Virginia Tech | James Duby makes the 2nd free throw | 25-51 |
| 18:38 | Virginia Tech | James Duby makes the 3rd free throw | 26-51 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-51 |
| 18:13 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec grabs the defensive rebound | 26-51 |
| 17:50 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 26-51 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-51 |
| 17:42 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Nelson - foul #3 on David Nelson, team foul #2 | 26-51 |
| 17:42 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana makes the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 17:42 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen is hacked by Mike Kopec - foul #2 on Mike Kopec, team foul #2 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson (PF) Joseph Campana | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (PF) David Nelson | |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen scores on a floater from the right block set up by Santos Scott | 28-53 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willis Twitchell, team foul #3 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (SG) William Burnham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chester McFarlen and the foul's on Eugene Robinson - foul #1 on Eugene Robinson, team foul #4 | 28-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend (C) Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the free throw | 28-56 |
| 16:36 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend's fadeaway is rejected by Chester McFarlen | 28-56 |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson tips it back up and in | 30-56 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses short on a jumper from the left side | 30-56 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen tips it home | 30-58 |
| 16:00 | Virginia Tech | James Duby scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Rick Gilbert | 32-58 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Woodard (fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Santos Scott hits a 3 from the left corner | 32-61 |
| 15:27 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert loses the ball out of bounds | 32-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG), Robert Webber (SF), Joseph Campana (PF), Mike Kopec (C) James Duby, Willis Twitchell, Eugene Robinson, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), David Nelson (PF), Joel Kent (C) Leon Sullivan, James Woodard, Chester McFarlen | |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Santos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-61 |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Joel Kent snags the offensive board | 32-61 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Santos Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-64 |
| 14:30 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec loses the ball out of bounds | 32-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell (SF) Robert Webber | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF) Vernon Hampton | |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Leon Sullivan | 32-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG) Rick Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen (C) Joel Kent | |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Duby | 35-64 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-64 |
| 13:43 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to William Burnham | 35-64 |
| 13:36 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-64 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham snags the offensive board | 35-64 |
| 13:26 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell hits a shot in the lane | 37-64 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | Mike Kopec steals it from Chester McFarlen | 37-64 |
| 13:00 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana double dribbles | 37-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (SG), Eugene Robinson (PF) William Burnham, Joseph Campana | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), James Woodard (PF) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Santos Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-64 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen hits the follow up shot | 37-66 |
| 12:33 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Willis Twitchell | 39-66 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-66 |
| 12:11 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Willis Twitchell | 39-66 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert slams it home on a great pass from James Duby | 41-66 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Adam Gil lays it in set up by Santos Scott | 41-68 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Kopec (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Woodard (fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Duby | 44-68 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Rick Gilbert steals the ball from Vernon Hampton | 44-68 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-68 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Santos Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-68 |
| 10:27 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-68 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Santos Scott pulls down the rebound | 44-68 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton scores on a 3 from the right wing | 44-71 |
| 09:38 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-71 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen grabs the board | 44-71 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-71 |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec pulls down the rebound | 44-71 |
| 09:08 | Virginia Tech | James Duby hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 44-71 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Vernon Hampton | 44-71 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Adam Gil is fouled on the floor by Willis Twitchell - foul #3 on Willis Twitchell, team foul #5 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (PG), William Burnham (SG), Robert Webber (SF), Joseph Campana (PF), Steve Townsend (C) James Duby, Rick Gilbert, Willis Twitchell, Eugene Robinson, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), David Nelson (PF), Joel Kent (C) Adam Gil, James Woodard, Chester McFarlen | |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-71 |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend grabs the board | 44-71 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | David Cook is fouled on the floor by Santos Scott - foul #2 on Santos Scott, team foul #3 | 44-71 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Vernon Hampton steals it from Robert Webber | 44-71 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Santos Scott buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Sullivan | 44-74 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Burnham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Webber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 31 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-74 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Webber | 44-74 |
| 06:55 | Virginia Tech | David Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Kent | 44-74 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Vernon Hampton | 44-74 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Santos Scott scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Vernon Hampton | 44-76 |
| 06:25 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Harvey Inman (PF) William Burnham, Joseph Campana | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen (C) Joel Kent | |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-76 |
| 05:55 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman grabs the board | 44-76 |
| 05:51 | Virginia Tech | Chester McFarlen blocks the short jumper by Robert Webber | 44-76 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-76 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-76 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses the tip | 44-76 |
| 05:18 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend gets the rebound | 44-76 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Harvey Inman | 46-76 |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | David Nelson double dribbles | 46-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF) Robert Webber, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), James Woodard (PF) Vernon Hampton, David Nelson | |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | James Woodard steals it from David Cook | 46-76 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harvey Inman - foul #1 on Harvey Inman, team foul #6 | 46-76 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses the 1st free throw | 46-76 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-76 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-76 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen connects on the floater from the right block | 46-78 |
| 03:37 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-78 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Webber (SF), Steve Townsend (C) David Cook, Harvey Inman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (PG), Joel Kent (C) Santos Scott, Chester McFarlen | |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Albert Sims (fresh) SG - Rick Gilbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Gil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Woodard (fresh) C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Vernon Hampton | 46-81 |
| 03:01 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Sims | 48-81 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Gil | 48-84 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Leon Sullivan is called for the reach on Robert Webber - foul #3 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #4 | 48-84 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman (C) Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Nelson (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| 02:10 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 48-84 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan snags the defensive board | 48-84 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Vernon Hampton | 48-86 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman's fadeaway is rejected by Chester McFarlen | 48-86 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-86 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Albert Sims is called for the reach on Adam Gil - foul #1 on Albert Sims, team foul #7 | 48-86 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (SG), Steve Townsend (C) Albert Sims, Harvey Inman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) Vernon Hampton | |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Adam Gil makes the 1st free throw | 48-87 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Adam Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 48-88 |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert is called for traveling | 48-88 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG) Adam Gil | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Santos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-88 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits the follow up shot | 48-90 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Robert Webber knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-90 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | David Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Townsend | 51-90 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-90 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Santos Scott runs out the clock | 51-90 |