| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Duane West (fresh) PF - Ron Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Magwood (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) PF - Grady Olivieri (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lon Finnerty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Duane West inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland is fouled on the floor by Terry Magwood - foul #3 on Terry Magwood, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre (PG), Harry Murdock (SG), Daniel Villarreal (SF), John Ainsworth (PF), Rufus Christian (C) Terry Magwood, Cody Brown, Randy Davis, Grady Olivieri, Lon Finnerty | |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Brandon Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Duane West | 30-28 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Murdock and he's hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #2 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown (SG), Randy Davis (SF), Grady Olivieri (PF), Lon Finnerty (C) Harry Murdock, Daniel Villarreal, John Ainsworth, Rufus Christian | |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:27 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock (PG), John Ainsworth (SF) Alvin Pitre, Randy Davis | |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Duane West misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis tips it home | 32-31 |
| 17:46 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:32 | Virginia Tech | Duane West steps in front of the Cody Brown pass | 32-31 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix misses the dunk | 32-31 |
| 17:28 | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:14 | Virginia Tech | The jumper by Cody Brown is denied by Ron Hendrix | 32-31 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth tips it home | 32-33 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Cody Brown blocks the short jumper by Charles Cleveland | 32-33 |
| 16:43 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Grady Olivieri | 32-35 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Lon Finnerty swats the short shot by Ron Hendrix | 32-35 |
| 16:27 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Grady Olivieri | 32-35 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #3 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris (PG), Zachary Kenny (SF), Bernard Walker (PF), Russell Barra (C) Charles Cleveland, Duane West, Ron Hendrix, Aaron Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre (SG), Randy Davis (SF), Rufus Christian (C) Cody Brown, Grady Olivieri, Lon Finnerty | |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Paris | 35-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Paris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Kenny (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bernard Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Barra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Harry Murdock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Pitre (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) PF - John Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rufus Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | Zachary Kenny takes the ball from Harry Murdock | 35-36 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris lays it in set up by Zachary Kenny | 37-36 |
| 15:16 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Brandon Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Zachary Kenny | 40-36 |
| 14:23 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Russell Barra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland (PG), Jack Remer (SG), Duane West (SF), Ron Hendrix (PF), Aaron Davis (C) Kenneth Paris, Brandon Smith, Zachary Kenny, Bernard Walker, Russell Barra | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood (PG), Cody Brown (SG), Daniel Villarreal (SF), Grady Olivieri (PF), Lon Finnerty (C) Harry Murdock, Alvin Pitre, Randy Davis, John Ainsworth, Rufus Christian | |
| 13:49 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown connects on the floater from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Magwood - foul #4 on Terry Magwood, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre (PG) Terry Magwood | |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 13:06 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri is hacked by Aaron Davis - foul #3 on Aaron Davis, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| 12:50 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Cleveland - foul #4 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris (PG), Russell Barra (C) Charles Cleveland, Aaron Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:50 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:50 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Russell Barra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Smith (SG) Jack Remer | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth (SF) Daniel Villarreal | |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ron Hendrix | 41-39 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Russell Barra tips it home | 43-39 |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Grady Olivieri | 43-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Paris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane West (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ron Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Barra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Alvin Pitre (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cody Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grady Olivieri (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Lon Finnerty (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Brandon Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 11:40 | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:18 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 43-41 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Russell Barra grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix lays it in set up by Kenneth Paris | 45-41 |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Duane West gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix is hacked by John Ainsworth - foul #3 on John Ainsworth, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jack Remer (SG), Zachary Kenny (SF), Bernard Walker (PF), Aaron Davis (C) Brandon Smith, Duane West, Ron Hendrix, Russell Barra | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock (PG), Daniel Villarreal (SF), Rufus Christian (C) Alvin Pitre, Grady Olivieri, Lon Finnerty | |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Daniel Villarreal denies the turnaround by Zachary Kenny | 45-41 |
| 10:04 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:59 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randy Davis (SF) Daniel Villarreal | |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jack Remer | 47-41 |
| 09:19 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Jack Remer is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Zachary Kenny | 50-43 |
| 08:47 | Virginia Tech | Randy Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Walker | 50-43 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis misses the easy open layup | 50-43 |
| 08:23 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:05 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Paris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Remer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Kenny (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bernard Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Harry Murdock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Randy Davis (fairly fresh) PF - John Ainsworth (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rufus Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rufus Christian - foul #3 on Rufus Christian, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland (PG), Brandon Smith (SG), Duane West (SF), Ron Hendrix (PF) Kenneth Paris, Jack Remer, Zachary Kenny, Bernard Walker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood (PG), Alvin Pitre (SG), Daniel Villarreal (SF), Grady Olivieri (PF), Lon Finnerty (C) Harry Murdock, Cody Brown, Randy Davis, John Ainsworth, Rufus Christian | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Magwood | 52-48 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Smith | 55-48 |
| 06:34 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ron Hendrix - foul #1 on Ron Hendrix, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Russell Barra (C) Aaron Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown (SG) Alvin Pitre | |
| 06:34 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix is hacked by Daniel Villarreal - foul #1 on Daniel Villarreal, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock (SG) Cody Brown | |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Brandon Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 05:58 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Villarreal grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 05:36 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Russell Barra pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix can't connect on a floater in the paint | 55-51 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Brandon Smith tips it in | 57-51 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 57-54 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland tips it home | 59-54 |
| 04:21 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Terry Magwood | 59-56 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Russell Barra misses short on an open runner from close range | 59-56 |
| 04:04 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 03:57 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harry Murdock | 59-58 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Russell Barra is open but misses the lay-in | 59-58 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix tips it in | 61-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Charles Cleveland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Duane West (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ron Hendrix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Barra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Magwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harry Murdock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Grady Olivieri (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Lon Finnerty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Virginia Tech | Duane West takes the ball from Daniel Villarreal | 61-58 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland lays it in on a nice dish by Duane West | 63-58 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Russell Barra is hacked by Lon Finnerty - foul #1 on Lon Finnerty, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris (PG), Jack Remer (SG), Zachary Kenny (SF), Bernard Walker (PF), Aaron Davis (C) Charles Cleveland, Brandon Smith, Duane West, Ron Hendrix, Russell Barra | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown (SG), Randy Davis (SF), John Ainsworth (PF), Rufus Christian (C) Harry Murdock, Daniel Villarreal, Grady Olivieri, Lon Finnerty | |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Rufus Christian is called for the reach on Kenneth Paris - foul #4 on Rufus Christian, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty (C) Rufus Christian | |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | Randy Davis gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:58 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Paris | 63-58 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris jams it | 65-58 |
| 01:32 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Walker denies the turnaround by Terry Magwood | 65-58 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland (PG), Brandon Smith (SG), Duane West (SF), Ron Hendrix (PF) Kenneth Paris, Jack Remer, Zachary Kenny, Bernard Walker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri (PF) John Ainsworth | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Randy Davis blocks the short jumper by Duane West | 65-58 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Cleveland | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Magwood - foul #5 on Terry Magwood, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jack Remer (SG), Zachary Kenny (SF) Brandon Smith, Duane West | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock (PG) Terry Magwood | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Russell Barra (C) Aaron Davis | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Jack Remer is hacked by Cody Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cody Brown, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Jack Remer misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Randy Davis snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Randy Davis loses the dribble to Zachary Kenny | 67-58 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Jack Remer is hacked by Cody Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cody Brown, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Jack Remer makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Jack Remer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Randy Davis's pass is intercepted by Russell Barra | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland runs out the clock | 69-58 |