| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) SF - Willard Ashcraft (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Winger (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Currier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Currier inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Cody Little drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Barnett | 31-30 |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger clanks a jumper near the basket | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | John Currier snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Cody Little is fouled on the floor by Richard Winger - foul #2 on Richard Winger, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague is hacked by Jeffrey Reinert - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reinert, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Andrews - foul #2 on David Andrews, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Ackerson | 33-32 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett is fouled on the floor by Wayne Ackerson - foul #3 on Wayne Ackerson, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG) Wayne Ackerson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Willard Ashcraft steals the ball from Jerry Tague | 33-32 |
| 17:22 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger can't tip it in | 33-32 |
| 17:18 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews can't tip it in | 33-32 |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF), Rick Tamez (C) Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), James Collins (PF), Arthur Marshall (C) Jerry Tague, Bernard Barnett, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic is hacked by Donald Hamilton - foul #3 on Donald Hamilton, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (SG) Donald Hamilton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi (C) John Currier | |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Robert Garren scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | James Collins is called for the reach on Reyes Seals - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 16:04 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Reyes Seals | 35-35 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi travels with the ball | 35-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson (SG), David Andrews (C) Reyes Seals, Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Hedeon Sivic, Arthur Marshall, Dikembe Azimi | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) PF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Garren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Collins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Cody Little comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 15:25 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert is fouled on the floor by James Collins - foul #3 on James Collins, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (PG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF) Jeffrey Reinert, Kurt Phillippi, Glenn Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (SG), John Currier (SF) Robert Garren, James Collins | |
| 15:05 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Thomas is called for the reach on David Andrews - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Ackerson | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 14:27 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:20 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Glenn Thomas (C) Donald Hamilton, David Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), James Collins (PF) Jerry Tague, Cody Little | |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | John Currier is fouled on the floor by Willard Ashcraft - foul #1 on Willard Ashcraft, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Robert Garren makes the floater from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 13:23 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert is hacked by John Currier - foul #2 on John Currier, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG) Bernard Barnett | |
| 13:07 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | John Currier comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Willard Ashcraft - foul #2 on Willard Ashcraft, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF), David Andrews (C) Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Hedeon Sivic, James Collins, Arthur Marshall | |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | John Currier misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | John Currier misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:48 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:41 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Tague is called for the reach on Kurt Phillippi - foul #1 on Jerry Tague, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Collins (SF) John Currier | |
| 12:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 12:29 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | James Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Thomas | 39-37 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Andrews | 39-37 |
| 11:58 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG), Rick Tamez (PF) Wayne Ackerson, Glenn Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (SG) Robert Garren | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) PF - Rick Tamez (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Cody Little scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Tague | 39-40 |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Cody Little | 39-40 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 10:41 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews tips it home | 41-42 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas's layup is rejected by Kurt Phillippi | 41-42 |
| 10:19 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:14 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF), Glenn Thomas (C) Jeffrey Reinert, Kurt Phillippi, Rick Tamez, David Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), John Currier (SF), Arthur Marshall (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, Bernard Barnett, James Collins, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Garren | 41-45 |
| 09:34 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas is hacked by Dikembe Azimi - foul #2 on Dikembe Azimi, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| 09:12 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Azimi swats the dunk try by Willard Ashcraft | 41-45 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Wayne Ackerson picks off the pass by Hedeon Sivic | 41-45 |
| 08:36 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wayne Ackerson | 44-45 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Ackerson | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willard Ashcraft (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Winger (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Currier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 07:35 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson is fouled on the floor by Hedeon Sivic - foul #1 on Hedeon Sivic, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Kurt Phillippi (SF), Rick Tamez (PF), David Andrews (C) Donald Hamilton, Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, Glenn Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, Hedeon Sivic, Arthur Marshall, Dikembe Azimi | |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:02 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert connects on the 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Kurt Phillippi is called for the reach on Jerry Tague - foul #2 on Kurt Phillippi, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Collins (SF) John Currier | |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:42 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kurt Phillippi | 55-46 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | James Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kurt Phillippi, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF) Wayne Ackerson, Kurt Phillippi, Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Currier (SF) James Collins | |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Currier - foul #3 on John Currier, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Winger - foul #3 on Richard Winger, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson (SG) Donald Hamilton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (SG) Bernard Barnett | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Winger | 56-46 |
| 04:24 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger loses the dribble to Jerry Tague | 56-46 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Robert Garren hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Tague | 56-48 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews buries a runner near the basket set up by Willard Ashcraft | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Robert Garren connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Thomas | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willard Ashcraft (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Winger (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Andrews (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Garren (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Currier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cody Little (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:42 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Reinert and he's fouled by Cody Little - foul #2 on Cody Little, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas (C) David Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (SG), James Collins (PF), Arthur Marshall (C) Jerry Tague, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| 03:42 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Robert Garren scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Marshall | 61-53 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-53 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Robert Garren clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 64-53 |
| 02:46 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 02:42 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reinert | 67-53 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall drills a floater in the lane set up by Bernard Barnett | 67-55 |
| 02:03 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft travels with the ball | 67-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (PG), Reyes Seals (SG), Kurt Phillippi (SF), Rick Tamez (C) Jeffrey Reinert, Wayne Ackerson, Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), Dikembe Azimi (C) Robert Garren, Bernard Barnett, John Currier | |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo is hacked by Reyes Seals - foul #2 on Reyes Seals, team foul #11 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (SG) Hedeon Sivic | |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas clanks a shot from close range | 67-57 |
| 01:39 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas hits the follow up shot | 69-57 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-57 |
| 01:29 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kurt Phillippi | 69-57 |
| 01:25 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton drills a shot from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Robert Garren clanks a floater from the left side | 71-57 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo tips it home | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez double dribbles | 71-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG) Rene Gallo | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Rick Tamez - foul #1 on Rick Tamez, team foul #12 | 71-59 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez connects on the runner from the left block | 73-61 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Wayne Ackerson (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Donald Hamilton, Reyes Seals, Kurt Phillippi, Glenn Thomas, Rick Tamez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), John Currier (SF), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, Hedeon Sivic, James Collins, Dikembe Azimi, Arthur Marshall | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert runs out the clock | 73-64 |