| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) SG - James Bartz (fresh) SF - Charles Bourne (fresh) PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) C - Jason Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Gregory Isaacs (fresh) SG - Domingo Perez (fresh) SF - James Trahan (fresh) PF - Allen Belle (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Georgia Tech | James Trahan tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Bourne | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hawkins and he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson slams it home on a nice dish by Gregory Isaacs and he's hacked by Stanley Davis - foul #1 on Stanley Davis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | John Hawkins buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bartz | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Domingo Perez | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Hawkins, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, James Bartz, Charles Bourne, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 17:47 | Georgia Tech | James Trahan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregory Isaacs - foul #1 on Gregory Isaacs, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:58 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle misses the jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | John Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bartz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Casares (fresh) C - Dwight Cory (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Gregory Isaacs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Perez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Trahan (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Belle (fairly fresh) C - Michael Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, James Bartz, Charles Bourne, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | David Yarbrough (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 15:29 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Trahan | 9-7 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes loses the dribble to Allen Belle | 9-7 |
| 15:04 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs is hacked by Ronald Staley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Staley, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Frank Glasper (C) Allen Belle | |
| 14:47 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez blows the wide open dunk | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | David Casares gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | John Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | David Casares tips it home | 11-7 |
| 14:22 | Georgia Tech | James Trahan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, James Bartz, Charles Bourne, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson (C) Frank Glasper | |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton buries a 3 from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 14:13 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez is denied on a dunk by Jason Reed | 14-7 |
| 14:12 | Georgia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Isaacs | 14-7 |
| 13:47 | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 14-7 |
| 13:45 | Georgia Tech | David Yarbrough tips it home | 14-9 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-9 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis tips it home | 16-9 |
| 13:16 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Shelton - foul #1 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| 13:00 | Georgia Tech | David Yarbrough can't finish the layup | 16-9 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | James Bartz misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 12:35 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:19 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez lays it up and in set up by Gregory Isaacs and the foul's on Charles Bourne - foul #1 on Charles Bourne, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Frank Glasper (C) Allen Belle | |
| 12:19 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Jason Reed grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 16-11 |
| 12:02 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:39 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 11:37 | Georgia Tech | James Trahan hits the follow up shot | 16-13 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bartz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Reed (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Gregory Isaacs (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Perez (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Trahan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yarbrough (tiring) 2 pts. C - Frank Glasper (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Hawkins | 18-13 |
| 11:16 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs is fouled in the backcourt by John Hawkins - foul #2 on John Hawkins, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Theodore Arrington (PG), John Baumbach (SG), Allen Belle (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Gregory Isaacs, Domingo Perez, David Yarbrough, Frank Glasper | |
| 11:00 | Georgia Tech | David Casares steps in front of the James Trahan pass | 18-13 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne double dribbles | 18-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) James Bartz, Charles Bourne, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 10:25 | Georgia Tech | Vincent Shelton is called for the reach on Theodore Arrington - foul #2 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (PG), James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Harrison Clutter (SF) James Trahan | |
| 10:25 | Georgia Tech | Theodore Arrington misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Harrison Clutter is called for the reach on Charles Bourne - foul #1 on Harrison Clutter, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dwain Winters (PF) Allen Belle | |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Theodore Arrington - foul #1 on Theodore Arrington, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Dwight Cory (C) James Bartz, Charles Bourne, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Frank Glasper (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the jump hook from close range | 19-13 |
| 09:42 | Georgia Tech | Harrison Clutter snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:22 | Georgia Tech | John Baumbach scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Brian Holmes - foul #1 on Brian Holmes, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez (SG), James Trahan (SF) Theodore Arrington, Harrison Clutter | |
| 09:22 | Georgia Tech | John Baumbach makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | James Bartz knocks in the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on James Trahan - foul #1 on James Trahan, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs (PG), Allen Belle (PF), David Yarbrough (C) John Baumbach, Dwain Winters, Frank Glasper | |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | James Bartz misses the free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:03 | Georgia Tech | David Yarbrough grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 08:49 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Porter steals it from Allen Belle | 21-16 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | James Bartz is fouled on the floor by Domingo Perez - foul #1 on Domingo Perez, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PF) David Casares | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson (C) David Yarbrough | |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne's pass is intercepted by Allen Belle | 21-16 |
| 08:27 | Georgia Tech | Charles Bourne picks off the pass by Gregory Isaacs in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stanley Davis, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) James Bartz, Charles Bourne, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 07:41 | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson blows the layup | 21-16 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kyle Porter (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Gregory Isaacs (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Perez (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Trahan (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Belle (tiring) 2 stl. C - Michael Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 21-16 |
| 07:33 | Georgia Tech | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:33 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), Jason Reed (C) Brian Holmes, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 07:16 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs connects on the shot from close range | 21-18 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by James Bartz is blocked by Allen Belle | 21-18 |
| 07:09 | Georgia Tech | James Trahan gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:44 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle lays it in | 21-20 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne can't finish the layup | 21-20 |
| 06:39 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:12 | Georgia Tech | Charles Bourne is called for the reach on James Trahan - foul #2 on Charles Bourne, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Stanley Davis (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Kyle Porter, James Bartz, Ronald Staley, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Theodore Arrington (PG), John Baumbach (SG), David Yarbrough (PF), Frank Glasper (C) Gregory Isaacs, Domingo Perez, Allen Belle, Michael Johnson | |
| 06:12 | Georgia Tech | James Trahan misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:12 | Georgia Tech | James Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Theodore Arrington is called for the reach on Brian Holmes - foul #2 on Theodore Arrington, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez (SG), Harrison Clutter (SF) Theodore Arrington, James Trahan | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:32 | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez connects on the floater from the left block | 23-23 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Stanley Davis | 25-23 |
| 05:10 | Georgia Tech | John Baumbach's pass is intercepted by John Hawkins in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | John Baumbach is called for the reach on John Hawkins - foul #1 on John Baumbach, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) Brian Holmes, Charles Bourne, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs (PG), James Trahan (SF), Dwain Winters (PF) Domingo Perez, Harrison Clutter, Frank Glasper | |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:57 | Georgia Tech | David Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 04:55 | Georgia Tech | John Baumbach is fouled in the backcourt by James Bartz - foul #1 on James Bartz, team foul #11 | 26-23 |
| 04:55 | Georgia Tech | John Baumbach makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:55 | Georgia Tech | John Baumbach makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | John Hawkins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Reed | 29-25 |
| 04:05 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs is hacked by Jason Reed - foul #1 on Jason Reed, team foul #12 | 29-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Bourne (SF), Stanley Davis (PF) Ronald Staley, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez (SG), Allen Belle (PF) John Baumbach, Dwain Winters | |
| 04:05 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:05 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 03:35 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bartz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Gregory Isaacs (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Perez (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Trahan (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Belle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Stanley Davis - foul #3 on Stanley Davis, team foul #13 | 29-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Staley (SF), Dwight Cory (C) Charles Bourne, Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Theodore Arrington (SG), Harrison Clutter (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Domingo Perez, James Trahan, David Yarbrough | |
| 03:12 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:12 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | David Casares snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | James Bartz connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Hawkins and he's hacked by Allen Belle - foul #1 on Allen Belle, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Bourne (SF), Jason Reed (C) Ronald Staley, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | David Yarbrough (PF) Allen Belle | |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | James Bartz makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:30 | Georgia Tech | David Casares steps in front of the Harrison Clutter pass | 32-27 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | James Bartz pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 02:09 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Theodore Arrington | 32-27 |
| 01:53 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hawkins | 32-27 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | John Hawkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 01:03 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by David Casares - foul #1 on David Casares, team foul #14 | 35-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), Ronald Staley (PF), Dwight Cory (C) James Bartz, Charles Bourne, David Casares, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Domingo Perez (SG), James Trahan (SF), Allen Belle (PF), Frank Glasper (C) Theodore Arrington, Harrison Clutter, David Yarbrough, Michael Johnson | |
| 01:03 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:03 | Georgia Tech | Gregory Isaacs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 00:48 | Georgia Tech | Allen Belle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 00:19 | Georgia Tech | Dwight Cory swats the short shot by Gregory Isaacs | 35-28 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dwight Cory | 35-28 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Frank Glasper steals it from Ronald Staley | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | Frank Glasper hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-28 |