| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Townsend | 27-36 |
| 19:27 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Albert Sims is blocked by David Nelson | 27-36 |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall tips it but misses | 27-36 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Joel Kent gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | James Woodard knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Nelson | 27-39 |
| 18:40 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend drills a fadeaway from the left block | 29-39 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses long on a runner in the paint | 29-39 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Steve Townsend | 29-39 |
| 18:01 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan lays it up and in set up by Jason Horner and the foul's on Steve Townsend - foul #2 on Steve Townsend, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Joel Kent takes the ball from Chet Wall | 29-42 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Joseph Campana swats the dunk try by Leon Sullivan | 29-42 |
| 16:54 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:47 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 16:46 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana tips it but misses | 29-42 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Horner | 29-45 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-45 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses the driving attempt in the lane | 29-45 |
| 15:53 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Steve Townsend | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chet Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Campana (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Woodard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Virginia Tech | Jason Horner is called for the reach on Rick Gilbert - foul #1 on Jason Horner, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (PG), William Burnham (SG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Harvey Inman (PF), Eugene Robinson (C) Rick Gilbert, Albert Sims, Chet Wall, Joseph Campana, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Adam Gil (SG), Joseph Johnson (PF) Leon Sullivan, Jason Horner, David Nelson | |
| 15:27 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman loses the dribble to Joseph Johnson | 29-45 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses the lay-in | 29-45 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Kent | 29-45 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Adam Gil buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Bowen | 29-47 |
| 14:20 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson is whistled for a carry | 29-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Joseph Campana (PF) William Burnham, Danny Wrenn, Eugene Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), Jason Horner (SG), David Nelson (PF) Andrew Bowen, James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| 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) | |
| 13:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana drills a floater from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Rick Gilbert takes the ball from Adam Gil | 31-47 |
| 13:07 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert can't finish the layup | 31-47 |
| 13:05 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana misses the tip | 31-47 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | Jason Horner grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan loses the dribble to Rick Gilbert in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:49 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims makes the jumpshot from the left side | 33-47 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Harvey Inman denies the turnaround by Joseph Johnson | 33-47 |
| 12:19 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 12:04 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Adam Gil - foul #2 on Adam Gil, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF), Steve Townsend (C) David Cook, Joseph Campana, Harvey Inman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (SG), James Woodard (SF), Joel Kent (C) Jason Horner, Adam Gil, Joseph Johnson | |
| 12:04 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:04 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Joel Kent can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 11:36 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Steve Townsend | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. SG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 11:28 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend tips it but misses | 35-47 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Chet Wall - foul #2 on Chet Wall, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (PG), Danny Wrenn (SG), Joseph Campana (PF) Rick Gilbert, Albert Sims, Eugene Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Chet Wall - foul #3 on Chet Wall, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (PG) Danny Wrenn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG) Andrew Bowen | |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 10:18 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | James Woodard grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | James Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 09:58 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 09:50 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend scores on a 3 from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the runner from close range | 41-53 |
| 09:08 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana loses the ball out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Harvey Inman (PF), Eugene Robinson (C) William Burnham, Chet Wall, Joseph Campana, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Adam Gil (SF), Joseph Johnson (PF) Leon Sullivan, James Woodard, David Nelson | |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Adam Gil makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Bowen | 41-56 |
| 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) | |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Rick Gilbert | 44-56 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Adam Gil comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-56 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Adam Gil hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Horner | 47-59 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Rick Gilbert | 49-59 |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Joel Kent clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Horner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Joel Kent makes the floater in the paint set up by Jason Horner | 49-61 |
| 06:17 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Joel Kent knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 05:57 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall (SF), Joseph Campana (PF), Steve Townsend (C) David Cook, Harvey Inman, Eugene Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), James Woodard (SF), David Nelson (PF) Andrew Bowen, Jason Horner, Joel Kent | |
| 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) | |
| 05:42 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 05:40 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana tips it home | 51-63 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Adam Gil | 51-65 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | David Nelson picks off the pass by Joseph Campana | 51-65 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the lay-in | 51-65 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | David Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Steve Townsend is called for the reach on Leon Sullivan - foul #3 on Steve Townsend, team foul #4 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (SG) Albert Sims | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), Joel Kent (C) Adam Gil, Joseph Johnson | |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Steve Townsend - foul #4 on Steve Townsend, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Campana | 51-66 |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | David Cook steals it from Jason Horner | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Jason Horner is called for the reach on Chet Wall - foul #2 on Jason Horner, team foul #3 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Harvey Inman (PF), Eugene Robinson (C) Rick Gilbert, Chet Wall, Joseph Campana, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:49 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joel Kent | 51-66 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Harvey Inman is called for the reach on Leon Sullivan - foul #2 on Harvey Inman, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG) David Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Adam Gil (SF), Joseph Johnson (PF) Leon Sullivan, James Woodard, David Nelson | |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Danny Wrenn steals it from Jason Horner | 51-66 |
| 01:56 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Danny Wrenn | 53-66 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Wayne Worthey - foul #1 on Wayne Worthey, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (PG) Wayne Worthey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), James Woodard (SF) Andrew Bowen, Adam Gil | |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:19 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Joel Kent snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | James Woodard makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Sullivan | 53-71 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson's floater is tipped away by Joel Kent | 53-71 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Robinson | 53-71 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 00:09 | Virginia Tech | David Cook tips it but misses | 53-71 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 53-71 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan runs out the clock | 53-71 |