| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Sam Wise (fresh) SG - Phillip Cressey (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Andrew Payne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Cassell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Hal Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Bark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ricky Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Dison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright double dribbles | 24-23 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 24-23 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 18:43 | Virginia Tech | John Bark misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 18:42 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:22 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Hal Wright and the foul's on Toby Story - foul #3 on Toby Story, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG) Sam Wise | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 18:22 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Mahone | 28-26 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | John Bark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-26 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Andrew Payne snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Toby Story's pass is intercepted by Hal Wright | 28-26 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone is hacked by Bruce Dison - foul #2 on Bruce Dison, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (PG), Michael Runion (SG), Duane Davis (PF), Marion Gassaway (C) Bernard Mahone, Phillip Cressey, Daniel Cassell, Toby Story | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver (PG), Joseph Bittner (SG), Lawrence Becton (SF), William Allmon (PF), Seth Soucie (C) Hal Wright, John Bark, Chad Cooper, Ricky Hall, Bruce Dison | |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Seth Soucie blocks the short jumper by Sam Wise | 28-29 |
| 16:11 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 15:47 | Virginia Tech | William Allmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Sam Wise (fresh) SG - Michael Runion (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Payne (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Samuel Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bittner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Becton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Allmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Soucie (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Michael Runion is hacked by William Allmon - foul #1 on William Allmon, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (PG) Samuel Oliver | |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Sam Wise lays it in | 30-29 |
| 14:59 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner is hacked by Andrew Payne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Payne, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Toby Story (C) Sam Wise, Marion Gassaway | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | Toby Story swats the layup by Lawrence Becton | 30-29 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Runion | 30-29 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Toby Story is fouled on the floor by Seth Soucie - foul #2 on Seth Soucie, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey (SG), Kenneth Marr (PF) Michael Runion, Duane Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Bark (SG), Chad Cooper (SF), Ricky Hall (PF), Adrian Jones (C) Joseph Bittner, Lawrence Becton, William Allmon, Seth Soucie | |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 14:01 | Virginia Tech | John Bark loses the dribble to Phillip Cressey in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone's floater is knocked away by Ricky Hall | 32-29 |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 13:18 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bernard Mahone | 34-31 |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Mahone | 36-34 |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Bark | 36-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip Cressey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Andrew Payne (tired) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Marr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Toby Story (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Hal Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Cooper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ricky Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey is fouled on the floor by John Bark - foul #2 on John Bark, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (PG), Michael Runion (SG), Daniel Cassell (PF), Marion Gassaway (C) Bernard Mahone, Phillip Cressey, Kenneth Marr, Toby Story | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver (PG), Joseph Bittner (SG), Lawrence Becton (SF), William Allmon (PF), Bruce Dison (C) Hal Wright, John Bark, Chad Cooper, Ricky Hall, Adrian Jones | |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Michael Runion can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Payne - foul #3 on Andrew Payne, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway tips it in | 40-38 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | William Allmon misses the jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Andrew Payne gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell is hacked by William Allmon - foul #2 on William Allmon, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Duane Davis (PF) Sam Wise, Daniel Cassell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Bark (SG), Chad Cooper (SF), Ricky Hall (PF), Seth Soucie (C) Joseph Bittner, Lawrence Becton, William Allmon, Bruce Dison | |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 09:22 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:57 | Virginia Tech | Andrew Payne is called for the reach on Ricky Hall - foul #4 on Andrew Payne, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey (SG), Kenneth Marr (SF), Toby Story (C) Michael Runion, Andrew Payne, Marion Gassaway | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (PG) Samuel Oliver | |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Toby Story | 40-38 |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Hal Wright steals the ball from Phillip Cressey | 40-38 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Mahone steps in front of the Seth Soucie pass in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Cressey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Marr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Hal Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Cooper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ricky Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Seth Soucie (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright jams it on a great pass from Seth Soucie | 40-40 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | John Bark takes the ball from Kenneth Marr | 40-40 |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | John Bark banks in the layup | 40-42 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Duane Davis clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Duane Davis misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 06:26 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Hall | 40-45 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Seth Soucie is called for the reach on Duane Davis - foul #3 on Seth Soucie, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (PG), Michael Runion (SG), Andrew Payne (SF), Daniel Cassell (PF), Marion Gassaway (C) Bernard Mahone, Phillip Cressey, Kenneth Marr, Duane Davis, Toby Story | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver (PG), Joseph Bittner (SG), Lawrence Becton (SF), William Allmon (PF), Bruce Dison (C) Hal Wright, John Bark, Chad Cooper, Ricky Hall, Seth Soucie | |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Payne | 42-45 |
| 05:42 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Payne - foul #5 on Andrew Payne, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG) Andrew Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | William Allmon misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernard Mahone - foul #2 on Bernard Mahone, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (PG) Samuel Oliver | |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | William Allmon makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | William Allmon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway grabs the board | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Runion and he's fouled by William Allmon - foul #3 on William Allmon, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | William Allmon snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Runion - foul #3 on Michael Runion, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:58 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Sam Wise hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 04:13 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Bittner drills a runner near the basket set up by Hal Wright | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bittner - foul #1 on Joseph Bittner, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey (SG), Kenneth Marr (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Toby Story (C) Michael Runion, Sam Wise, Daniel Cassell, Marion Gassaway | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver (PG), Chad Cooper (SF), Ricky Hall (PF), Adrian Jones (C) Hal Wright, Lawrence Becton, William Allmon, Bruce Dison | |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | Phillip Cressey steps in front of the Samuel Oliver pass in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey dunks the ball | 51-50 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Cressey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Marr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Samuel Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bittner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ricky Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Oliver hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Samuel Oliver steals the ball from Bernard Mahone in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 02:55 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall's pass is intercepted by Phillip Cressey | 51-52 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (PG), Michael Runion (SG), Daniel Cassell (PF) Bernard Mahone, Kenneth Marr, Duane Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright (PG), John Bark (SG), Bruce Dison (C) Samuel Oliver, Joseph Bittner, Adrian Jones | |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Chad Cooper drills a 3 from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell is denied on a dunk by Bruce Dison | 54-55 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Sam Wise grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 54-55 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Toby Story hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| 01:04 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall lays it in | 56-57 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Sam Wise can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Wise - foul #1 on Sam Wise, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr (SF) Michael Runion | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Hall misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Toby Story grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr misses the fadeaway from close range | 56-57 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey tips it but misses | 56-57 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Wise - foul #2 on Sam Wise, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Hal Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 56-59 |