| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) SF - John Currier (fresh) PF - Cody Little (fresh) C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) SF - Willard Ashcraft (fresh) PF - Richard Winger (fresh) C - David Andrews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Cody Little wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Cody Little drills a jump hook from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | Cody Little gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | John Currier misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Willard Ashcraft - foul #1 on Willard Ashcraft, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | John Currier misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | John Currier makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Tague | 6-3 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:53 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Thomas | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Cody Little blows the layup | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses the 3 from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:10 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews tips it back up and in | 6-5 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Tague | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Tague - foul #1 on Jerry Tague, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), James Collins (PF) Jerry Tague, Bernard Barnett, Cody Little | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:55 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:55 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Andrews | 8-7 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) John Currier, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF), Rick Tamez (C) Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:17 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas can't connect on a shot in the paint | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Collins | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Robert Garren drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Collins | 11-7 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) SF - James Collins (fresh) PF - Arthur Marshall (fresh) C - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) PF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) C - Rick Tamez (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez is fouled on the floor by Arthur Marshall - foul #1 on Arthur Marshall, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), John Currier (SF), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, Hedeon Sivic, James Collins, Arthur Marshall, Dikembe Azimi | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF), David Andrews (C) Wayne Ackerson, Kurt Phillippi, Glenn Thomas, Rick Tamez | |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft is hacked by John Currier - foul #1 on John Currier, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SG) Jeffrey Reinert | |
| 14:59 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to David Andrews | 11-7 |
| 14:41 | Virginia Tech | Cody Little denies the turnaround by David Andrews | 11-7 |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:31 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Barnett | 11-7 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | John Currier is denied on a layup by David Andrews | 11-7 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Cody Little tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 14:14 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:07 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Winger | 11-10 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-10 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Currier | 13-10 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willard Ashcraft | 13-13 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett lays it in on a great pass from John Currier | 15-13 |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Cody Little - foul #1 on Cody Little, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Hedeon Sivic (SG), James Collins (SF), Arthur Marshall (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, Bernard Barnett, John Currier, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Wayne Ackerson (SG), Rick Tamez (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF) Donald Hamilton, Kurt Phillippi, Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger | |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Wayne Ackerson is called for the reach on Dikembe Azimi - foul #1 on Wayne Ackerson, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee (C) David Andrews | |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Reinert takes the ball from James Collins | 15-16 |
| 12:18 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Reinert | 15-18 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | James Collins misses the easy layup | 15-18 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | James Collins tips it but misses | 15-18 |
| 11:52 | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) SF - James Collins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Marshall (fresh) C - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Ackerson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Tamez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) C - Richard Brownlee (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-18 |
| 11:24 | Virginia Tech | Richard Brownlee grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 11:20 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), John Currier (SF), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Hedeon Sivic, James Collins, Arthur Marshall, Dikembe Azimi | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF) Richard Brownlee | |
| 11:20 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:20 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Cody Little comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Rick Tamez - foul #1 on Rick Tamez, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF) Kurt Phillippi, Rick Tamez | |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft scores on a floater from the baseline | 17-22 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Robert Garren is hacked by Richard Winger - foul #1 on Richard Winger, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (SG) Robert Garren | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Andrews (C) Glenn Thomas | |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | The jumper by Raymond Thomas is denied by David Andrews | 17-22 |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague's pass is intercepted by Richard Winger | 17-22 |
| 09:17 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Winger | 17-24 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Willard Ashcraft takes the ball from John Currier | 17-24 |
| 08:40 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft is whistled for a carry | 17-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), James Collins (SF), Arthur Marshall (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, John Currier, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (PG), Kurt Phillippi (SG), Rick Tamez (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF) Jeffrey Reinert, Wayne Ackerson, Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger | |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Donald Hamilton is called for the reach on Robert Garren - foul #1 on Donald Hamilton, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-24 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:01 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews banks in the layup on a great pass from Kurt Phillippi | 17-26 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | James Collins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Garren | 20-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Barnett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Marshall (fresh) C - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kurt Phillippi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Tamez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) C - David Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Marshall is called for the reach on Kurt Phillippi - foul #2 on Arthur Marshall, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG), John Currier (SF) Bernard Barnett, Arthur Marshall | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG), Wayne Ackerson (SG) Donald Hamilton, Rick Tamez | |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Collins - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, James Collins, Dikembe Azimi | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft (SF), Richard Winger (PF) Kurt Phillippi, David Andrews | |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | Richard Winger grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:39 | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft loses the dribble to Cody Little | 20-27 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo's pass is intercepted by Richard Winger | 20-27 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Glenn Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Cody Little is whistled for a carry | 20-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), Dikembe Azimi (PF) Rene Gallo, Hedeon Sivic, Cody Little | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kurt Phillippi (SF), Rick Tamez (PF), David Andrews (C) Willard Ashcraft, Richard Winger, Glenn Thomas | |
| 05:20 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert is fouled on the floor by Bernard Barnett - foul #1 on Bernard Barnett, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SF) John Currier | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:20 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Azimi | 20-27 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Bernard Barnett | 22-27 |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Azimi - foul #1 on Dikembe Azimi, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cody Little (PF) Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by David Andrews - foul #1 on David Andrews, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willard Ashcraft (SF) Kurt Phillippi | |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azimi misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:43 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:26 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azimi | 23-29 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses badly on a shot from the right side | 23-29 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Cody Little hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Reinert | 25-32 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic double dribbles | 25-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (SG), John Currier (SF), James Collins (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Bernard Barnett, Hedeon Sivic, Cody Little, Dikembe Azimi | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton (SG), Richard Winger (PF) Wayne Ackerson, Rick Tamez | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Garren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Currier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jeffrey Reinert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Ashcraft (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Winger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reyes Seals (SG), Kurt Phillippi (SF) Jeffrey Reinert, Willard Ashcraft | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Andrews - foul #2 on David Andrews, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez (SF) Reyes Seals | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:56 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | James Collins's fadeaway is rejected by David Andrews | 27-35 |
| 02:43 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:36 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews misses long on a jumper from the left block | 27-35 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | John Currier snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Robert Garren hits a floater from the left block set up by John Currier | 29-35 |
| 01:55 | Virginia Tech | David Andrews hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Hamilton | 29-37 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Robert Garren misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 01:46 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Rick Tamez | 29-37 |
| 01:39 | Virginia Tech | Rick Tamez knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Hamilton | 29-39 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Robert Garren lays it in on a nice dish by John Currier | 31-39 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kurt Phillippi | 31-41 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | James Collins scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Tague | 34-41 |
| 00:13 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Thomas - foul #1 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #10 | 34-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), Arthur Marshall (SF), Cody Little (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, Robert Garren, John Currier, James Collins, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Ackerson (SG), Willard Ashcraft (SF), Glenn Thomas (PF), Richard Brownlee (C) Kurt Phillippi, Rick Tamez, Richard Winger, David Andrews | |
| 00:13 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:13 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Cody Little drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Azimi | 37-43 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Reinert (PG) Donald Hamilton | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Rene Gallo comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 37-43 |