| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Antonio Vallo (fresh) SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) SF - Alfred Foerster (fresh) PF - Thomas Pope (fresh) C - Brian Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Remigiusz Zalusky (fresh) SG - Fernando Hernandez (fresh) SF - Marco Gallo (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) C - Mario Lopez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mario Lopez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner and he's hacked by Thomas Pope - foul #1 on Thomas Pope, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre makes the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:26 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Jones hits a 3 from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Mario Lopez can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 3-4 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:59 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Akre steps in front of the Alfred Foerster pass | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Fernando Hernandez misses short on a jump hook from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:41 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Mario Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Mario Lopez pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Knight | 3-4 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Brian Knight is denied by Mario Lopez | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akre | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Alfred Foerster takes the ball from Marco Gallo | 3-4 |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster throws it down | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | North Carolina | Mario Lopez is hacked by Brian Knight - foul #1 on Brian Knight, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Shuster (SG), Akim Zupp (SF), Harry Choquette (C) Anthony Jones, Alfred Foerster, Brian Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ted Jacobson (PG), Matthew Prejean (SG), Chiumbo Emanuel (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), Robert Christopher (C) Remigiusz Zalusky, Fernando Hernandez, Marco Gallo, Dikembe Akre, Mario Lopez | |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | Robert Christopher misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 15:52 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo is hacked by Robert Christopher - foul #1 on Robert Christopher, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Jackson (PG), Leslie Bryce (PF) Antonio Vallo, Thomas Pope | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SG - Stephen Shuster (fresh) SF - Akim Zupp (fresh) PF - Leslie Bryce (fresh) C - Harry Choquette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ted Jacobson (fresh) SG - Matthew Prejean (fresh) SF - Chiumbo Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) C - Robert Christopher (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp comes up short on the floater from the right side | 5-6 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Prejean | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Ted Jacobson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Jones (SG), Alfred Foerster (SF), Brian Knight (C) Richard Jackson, Leslie Bryce, Harry Choquette | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:59 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo (PG), Thomas Pope (PF) Stephen Shuster, Akim Zupp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Remigiusz Zalusky (PG), Fernando Hernandez (SG), Marco Gallo (SF) Ted Jacobson, Matthew Prejean, Robert Christopher | |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali buries a fadeaway in the paint | 5-8 |
| 14:09 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Jones is hacked by Fernando Hernandez - foul #1 on Fernando Hernandez, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre (PF), Mario Lopez (C) Chiumbo Emanuel, Dikembe Ali | |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pope misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 13:54 | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight gets the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pope buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marco Gallo | 7-10 |
| 13:16 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Pope | 10-10 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Fernando Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Fernando Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre hits a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Thomas Pope - foul #2 on Thomas Pope, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Shuster (SG), Akim Zupp (PF), Harry Choquette (C) Anthony Jones, Thomas Pope, Brian Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ted Jacobson (PG), Matthew Prejean (SG), Chiumbo Emanuel (SF) Remigiusz Zalusky, Fernando Hernandez, Marco Gallo | |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:29 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster misses the easy layup | 10-13 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Mario Lopez snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:14 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp misses the tip | 10-16 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Antonio Vallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Shuster (fresh) SF - Alfred Foerster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Akim Zupp (fresh) C - Harry Choquette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ted Jacobson (fresh) SG - Matthew Prejean (fresh) SF - Chiumbo Emanuel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Lopez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Matthew Prejean - foul #1 on Matthew Prejean, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Jackson (PG), Leslie Bryce (PF), Brian Knight (C) Antonio Vallo, Alfred Foerster, Harry Choquette | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Remigiusz Zalusky (PG), Fernando Hernandez (SG), Marco Gallo (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Ted Jacobson, Matthew Prejean, Dikembe Akre, Mario Lopez | |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel is hacked by Stephen Shuster - foul #1 on Stephen Shuster, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Jones (SG) Richard Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Marco Gallo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 13-18 |
| 10:54 | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:49 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Shuster misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Marco Gallo gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Fernando Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Christopher (C) Chiumbo Emanuel | |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Jones | 15-18 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Fernando Hernandez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Marco Gallo tips it home | 15-20 |
| 09:46 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-20 |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight tips it but misses | 15-20 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marco Gallo | 15-20 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Anthony Jones - foul #1 on Anthony Jones, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo (PG), Keith Nicola (SG), Alfred Foerster (SF), Harry Choquette (C) Stephen Shuster, Anthony Jones, Akim Zupp, Brian Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ted Jacobson (PG), Matthew Prejean (SG), Dikembe Akre (PF), Mario Lopez (C) Remigiusz Zalusky, Fernando Hernandez, Marco Gallo, Robert Christopher | |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali makes the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Harry Choquette - foul #1 on Harry Choquette, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight (C) Leslie Bryce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali misses the free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:59 | Virginia Tech | Harry Choquette pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:54 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 08:52 | Virginia Tech | Harry Choquette misses the tip | 15-22 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Mario Lopez snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Prejean is fouled on the floor by Keith Nicola - foul #1 on Keith Nicola, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Prejean misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Harry Choquette snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 08:37 | Virginia Tech | Keith Nicola grabs the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:29 | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-22 |
| 08:27 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo misses the tip | 15-22 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ted Jacobson | 15-22 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Matthew Prejean drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mario Lopez | 15-25 |
| 07:57 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-25 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Prejean | 15-27 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Antonio Vallo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Nicola (fresh) SF - Alfred Foerster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Choquette (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Knight (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Matthew Prejean (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Jacobson (fresh) SF - Chiumbo Emanuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Brian Knight is hacked by Ted Jacobson - foul #1 on Ted Jacobson, team foul #4 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Jones (SG), Akim Zupp (PF) Keith Nicola, Brian Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Remigiusz Zalusky (PG), Fernando Hernandez (SG), Marco Gallo (SF) Matthew Prejean, Ted Jacobson, Chiumbo Emanuel | |
| 06:58 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Antonio Vallo | 17-27 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Akim Zupp steals the ball from Dikembe Akre | 17-27 |
| 06:10 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Anthony Jones and the foul's on Dikembe Akre - foul #1 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leslie Bryce (PF) Harry Choquette | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Dikembe Akre, Mario Lopez | |
| 06:10 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Fernando Hernandez and he's fouled by Anthony Jones - foul #2 on Anthony Jones, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Jackson (PG), Stephen Shuster (SG), Brian Knight (C) Antonio Vallo, Anthony Jones, Alfred Foerster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Remigiusz Zalusky - foul #1 on Remigiusz Zalusky, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 05:16 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Knight | 23-30 |
| 05:11 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Shuster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Fernando Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Remigiusz Zalusky gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Remigiusz Zalusky knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 23-32 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Akim Zupp double dribbles | 23-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo (PG), Alfred Foerster (SF), Harry Choquette (C) Richard Jackson, Akim Zupp, Brian Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre (PF), Mario Lopez (C) Chiumbo Emanuel, Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Marco Gallo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Shuster | 23-32 |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Shuster drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Vallo | 25-32 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Alfred Foerster blocks the short jumper by Marco Gallo | 25-32 |
| 03:44 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Leslie Bryce | 25-32 |
| 03:40 | Virginia Tech | Fernando Hernandez picks off the pass by Leslie Bryce | 25-32 |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | Fernando Hernandez blows the layup | 25-32 |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | Harry Choquette grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Antonio Vallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Shuster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Foerster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leslie Bryce (fresh) C - Harry Choquette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Remigiusz Zalusky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fernando Hernandez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marco Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo is fouled on the floor by Mario Lopez - foul #1 on Mario Lopez, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Jones (SG), Thomas Pope (PF) Stephen Shuster, Leslie Bryce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ted Jacobson (PG), Matthew Prejean (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF) Remigiusz Zalusky, Fernando Hernandez, Marco Gallo | |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Dikembe Ali is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| 02:59 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pope jams it on a nice dish by Alfred Foerster | 27-32 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Anthony Jones is called for the reach on Matthew Prejean - foul #3 on Anthony Jones, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Shuster (SG), Akim Zupp (SF), Brian Knight (C) Anthony Jones, Alfred Foerster, Harry Choquette | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Matthew Prejean makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Matthew Prejean misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Dikembe Akre snags the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Ted Jacobson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo buries a floater from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Ted Jacobson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Ted Jacobson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pope gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Vallo scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Shuster | 32-35 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Chiumbo Emanuel travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leslie Bryce (SG), Alfred Foerster (SF) Antonio Vallo, Akim Zupp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Remigiusz Zalusky (PG), Fernando Hernandez (SG), Marco Gallo (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Matthew Prejean, Ted Jacobson, Dikembe Akre, Mario Lopez | |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster is fouled on the floor by Marco Gallo - foul #1 on Marco Gallo, team foul #9 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Christopher (C) Chiumbo Emanuel | |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Alfred Foerster makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Marco Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Jackson (PG), Harry Choquette (C) Stephen Shuster, Brian Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Richard Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Foerster | 37-35 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Remigiusz Zalusky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 00:23 | Virginia Tech | Harry Choquette grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 00:18 | Virginia Tech | Harry Choquette makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Leslie Bryce | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Robert Christopher hits the finger roll | 39-37 |