| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Smart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Millard Alamo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmen Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Appleton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Aaron Wood inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Smart | 28-31 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph McCreless | 28-34 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Joseph Smart makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Millard Alamo and the foul's on Richard Armenta - foul #1 on Richard Armenta, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Joseph Smart makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Joseph Smart steps in front of the Thomas Appleton pass | 31-34 |
| 18:50 | VCU | Joseph Smart can't finish the layup | 31-34 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 18:23 | VCU | Joseph Smart snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:00 | VCU | The jumper by Carmen Graham is denied by Thomas Appleton | 31-34 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Carmen Graham tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris is whistled for traveling | 31-34 |
| 17:33 | VCU | Carmen Graham drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Smart and the foul's on Richard Armenta - foul #2 on Richard Armenta, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (SF) Aaron Wood | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Thomas Appleton, Richard Armenta | |
| 17:33 | VCU | Carmen Graham makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rolf Frankowski | 34-37 |
| 16:56 | VCU | Peter Tooley is called for the reach on Joseph Smart - foul #2 on Peter Tooley, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Paul Sedlak (SF), Steven Horne (PF), Frank Vizcarra (C) Joseph Smart, Millard Alamo, Joseph Hawkins, Carmen Graham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Gerald Lomax (PF) Jeff Harris, Joseph McCreless | |
| 16:38 | VCU | Rolf Frankowski takes the ball from Paul Sedlak | 34-37 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley is denied on a layup by Frank Vizcarra | 34-37 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Steven Horne misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Page (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Martin Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Sedlak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Horne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Vizcarra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fresh) SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Curt Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Tooley (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rolf Frankowski | 34-42 |
| 15:22 | VCU | Rolf Frankowski is called for the reach on Martin Jones - foul #2 on Rolf Frankowski, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Millard Alamo (SG), Aaron Wood (SF), Joseph Hawkins (PF) David Page, Martin Jones, Paul Sedlak, Steven Horne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Thomas Appleton (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Calvin Robison, Rolf Frankowski, Gerald Lomax, Peter Tooley | |
| 15:03 | VCU | Aaron Wood buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Millard Alamo | 37-42 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Millard Alamo picks off the pass by Thomas Appleton | 37-42 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Curt Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-45 |
| 13:46 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 13:44 | VCU | Joseph Smart gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra is whistled for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Horne (PF), Carmen Graham (C) Joseph Hawkins, Frank Vizcarra | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG) Curt Jones | |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta misses the lay-in | 37-45 |
| 13:10 | VCU | The rebound goes to Steven Horne | 37-45 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Carmen Graham knocks in the floater from close range | 39-45 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Harris | 39-47 |
| 11:58 | VCU | Steven Horne is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Horne, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Martin Jones (SG), Paul Sedlak (SF), Joseph Hawkins (PF) Joseph Smart, Millard Alamo, Aaron Wood, Steven Horne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Curt Jones (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Joseph McCreless, Thomas Appleton, Richard Armenta | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Page (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Martin Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Sedlak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmen Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Curt Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Tooley (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hawkins - foul #1 on Joseph Hawkins, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski is fouled on the floor by Martin Jones - foul #3 on Martin Jones, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-50 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Curt Jones snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 39-50 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 10:14 | VCU | David Page is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Smart (PG), Millard Alamo (SG), Frank Vizcarra (C) David Page, Paul Sedlak, Carmen Graham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG) Calvin Robison | |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Harris and the foul's on Joseph Smart - foul #3 on Joseph Smart, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Aaron Wood (SF) Martin Jones | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF), Richard Armenta (C) Gerald Lomax, Peter Tooley | |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Joseph Hawkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 09:39 | VCU | Aaron Wood tips it but misses | 39-53 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Millard Alamo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Curt Jones gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski can't throw it down | 39-53 |
| 09:05 | VCU | Millard Alamo pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 08:50 | VCU | Curt Jones steals the ball from Millard Alamo | 39-53 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Harris | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:18 | VCU | Joseph Smart misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta scores on a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Joseph Hawkins - foul #2 on Joseph Hawkins, team foul #6 | 39-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Martin Jones (SG), Paul Sedlak (SF), Steven Horne (PF), Carmen Graham (C) Millard Alamo, Aaron Wood, Joseph Hawkins, Frank Vizcarra | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Gerald Lomax (SF), Thomas Appleton (PF) Jeff Harris, Rolf Frankowski, Joseph McCreless, Curt Jones | |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the free throw | 39-59 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Smart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Jones (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Sedlak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmen Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Appleton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Armenta (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | VCU | Martin Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Steven Horne blocks the short jumper by Thomas Appleton | 39-59 |
| 07:10 | VCU | Martin Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 07:05 | VCU | Paul Sedlak hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-59 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Joseph Smart snags the offensive board | 39-59 |
| 06:44 | VCU | Steven Horne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 06:43 | VCU | Carmen Graham hits the follow up shot | 41-59 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Millard Alamo (SG) Joseph Smart | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Rolf Frankowski (SG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Peter Tooley (C) Calvin Robison, Kevin Jones, Gerald Lomax, Richard Armenta | |
| 06:12 | VCU | Martin Jones is hacked by Jeff Harris - foul #2 on Jeff Harris, team foul #5 | 41-59 |
| 06:03 | VCU | Steven Horne scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Sedlak | 44-59 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 05:45 | VCU | The rebound goes to Paul Sedlak | 44-59 |
| 05:38 | VCU | Paul Sedlak's pass is intercepted by Joseph McCreless | 44-59 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless hits the finger roll | 44-61 |
| 05:17 | VCU | Steven Horne clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeff Harris | 44-61 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 04:58 | VCU | Paul Sedlak grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Millard Alamo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Carmen Graham is called for the reach on Jeff Harris - foul #2 on Carmen Graham, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | VCU | David Page (PG), Christopher Munch (SG), Frank Vizcarra (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Millard Alamo, Paul Sedlak, Steven Horne, Carmen Graham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (SG), Curt Jones (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF) Rolf Frankowski, Joseph McCreless, Thomas Appleton | |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:05 | VCU | Martin Jones misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Curt Jones - foul #1 on Curt Jones, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Smith (SF) Jeff Harris | |
| 04:05 | VCU | Martin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:05 | VCU | Martin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Curt Jones drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Calvin Robison | 45-64 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Page (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Munch (fresh) SF - Martin Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Frank Vizcarra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curt Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Tooley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | VCU | Martin Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-64 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Christopher Munch tips it in | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is fouled on the floor by Frank Vizcarra - foul #2 on Frank Vizcarra, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bradley (C) Peter Tooley | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 03:15 | VCU | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 03:00 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gerald Lomax - foul #1 on Gerald Lomax, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Horne (PF) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:00 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:00 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | David Page picks off the pass by Kevin Smith | 49-64 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Christopher Munch lays it in on a great pass from David Page | 51-64 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-64 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Curt Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is fouled on the floor by Christopher Munch - foul #1 on Christopher Munch, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Paul Sedlak (SF) Christopher Munch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Peter Tooley (C) James Bradley | |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:10 | VCU | David Page clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | Curt Jones snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison grabs the offensive board | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-66 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax can't tip it in | 51-66 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Curt Jones tips it home | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU 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 (+1) | |
| 00:19 | VCU | Frank Vizcarra hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-68 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Curt Jones snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison runs out the clock | 51-68 |