| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Shannon Yount (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Quinones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Guess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Seavey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cortez Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sidney Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | John Macdonald misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 19:34 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Honeycutt gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:30 | Miami (FL) | John Macdonald picks off the pass by Scott Guess in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell hits the finger roll | 28-33 |
| 19:02 | Miami (FL) | Cortez Harrison steals the ball from Marcos Quinones in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell makes the jump hook from the left block set up by John Macdonald and the foul's on Timothy Honeycutt - foul #1 on Timothy Honeycutt, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:43 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Honeycutt pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:22 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 18:21 | Miami (FL) | Curtis Seavey misses the tip | 28-35 |
| 18:19 | Miami (FL) | Curtis Seavey gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:04 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Sidney Terrell | 28-35 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Dale Taylor | 28-37 |
| 17:06 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess misses the dunk but the foul's on Scott Hanson - foul #2 on Scott Hanson, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Christopher Harrod (SG), Richard Rochester (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Daniel Cassell (C) John Macdonald, Dale Taylor, Cortez Harrison, Scott Hanson, Sidney Terrell | |
| 17:06 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:06 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Shannon Yount steals the ball from Bernard Mahone in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 16:57 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount hits the finger roll | 32-37 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-37 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester hits the follow up shot | 32-39 |
| 16:19 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Mahone is called for the reach on Shannon Yount - foul #2 on Bernard Mahone, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 15:58 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shannon Yount | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Shannon Yount (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Quinones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Guess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Seavey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Harrod (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Rochester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Cassell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Duane Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Duane Davis makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Rochester | 35-41 |
| 14:59 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Duane Davis misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Marcos Quinones - foul #3 on Marcos Quinones, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Mayfield (SG), Kristopher Janicki (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) Marcos Quinones, Curtis Seavey, Timothy Honeycutt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Dale Taylor (SG), Cortez Harrison (SF), Sidney Terrell (C) Bernard Mahone, Christopher Harrod, Richard Rochester, Daniel Cassell | |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Duane Davis misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Duane Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:21 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Janicki | 37-42 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Christopher Robinson is called for the reach on Cortez Harrison - foul #2 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Tommy Talley (PG), Curtis Seavey (PF) Shannon Yount, Scott Guess | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Hanson (PF) Duane Davis | |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Robinson - foul #3 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones (SG) David Mayfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:10 | Miami (FL) | Tommy Talley knocks in the runner in the lane | 39-43 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | John Macdonald misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 12:50 | Miami (FL) | Curtis Seavey grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 12:24 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-43 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Robinson - foul #4 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount (PG), David Mayfield (SG), Scott Guess (SF), Timothy Honeycutt (C) Tommy Talley, Marcos Quinones, Kristopher Janicki, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Christopher Harrod (SG), Richard Rochester (SF), Daniel Cassell (C) John Macdonald, Dale Taylor, Cortez Harrison, Sidney Terrell | |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | Curtis Seavey is called for the reach on Christopher Harrod - foul #3 on Curtis Seavey, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Shannon Yount (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mayfield (fresh) SF - Scott Guess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Seavey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Harrod (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Rochester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Cassell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester is hacked by Curtis Seavey - foul #4 on Curtis Seavey, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Stanley Ponder (SF) Curtis Seavey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:20 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 11:05 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson misses the shot from the left block | 39-44 |
| 10:46 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 10:26 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Honeycutt is open and scores on a runner in the lane set up by Shannon Yount | 41-44 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester misses the lay-in | 41-44 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rochester | 41-44 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 09:42 | Miami (FL) | David Mayfield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:18 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Cassell is called for the reach on Shannon Yount - foul #2 on Daniel Cassell, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones (SG), Kristopher Janicki (SF) David Mayfield, Stanley Ponder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Dale Taylor (SG), Cortez Harrison (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) Bernard Mahone, Christopher Harrod, Richard Rochester, Scott Hanson, Daniel Cassell | |
| 09:00 | Miami (FL) | Cortez Harrison is called for the reach on Kristopher Janicki - foul #1 on Cortez Harrison, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Tommy Talley (PG) Shannon Yount | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:34 | Miami (FL) | Kristopher Janicki hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Marcos Quinones | 43-44 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | John Macdonald knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dale Taylor | 43-46 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Duane Davis - foul #1 on Duane Davis, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount (PG), Curtis Seavey (PF), Christopher Robinson (C) Tommy Talley, Kristopher Janicki, Timothy Honeycutt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Duane Davis double dribbles | 46-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Tommy Talley (SF) Scott Guess | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod (SG), Scott Hanson (PF) Dale Taylor, Duane Davis | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Shannon Yount (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcos Quinones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Talley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Seavey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Harrod (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cortez Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount is called for a charge - foul #3 on Shannon Yount, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kristopher Janicki (SF) Tommy Talley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG) John Macdonald | |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Rochester (SF), Daniel Cassell (C) Cortez Harrison, Sidney Terrell | |
| 06:40 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount is hacked by Bernard Mahone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Mahone, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| 06:24 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Curtis Seavey blocks the short jumper by Christopher Harrod | 49-46 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 05:57 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Harrod - foul #1 on Christopher Harrod, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Tommy Talley (SF) Kristopher Janicki | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Dale Taylor (SG), Duane Davis (PF) Bernard Mahone, Christopher Harrod, Scott Hanson | |
| 05:57 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:57 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 05:27 | Miami (FL) | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:58 | Miami (FL) | Christopher Robinson is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Mayfield (SG), Scott Guess (SF), Timothy Honeycutt (C) Shannon Yount, Marcos Quinones, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison (SF), Scott Hanson (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) Richard Rochester, Duane Davis, Daniel Cassell | |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson lays it in | 51-50 |
| 04:35 | Miami (FL) | Dale Taylor is called for the reach on David Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Taylor, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kristopher Janicki (SF) Curtis Seavey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG) John Macdonald | |
| 04:35 | Miami (FL) | David Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:35 | Miami (FL) | David Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cortez Harrison | 53-53 |
| 03:50 | Miami (FL) | Dale Taylor is called for the reach on Kristopher Janicki - foul #2 on Dale Taylor, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Glen Landers (PG) Tommy Talley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod (SG), Duane Davis (PF) Dale Taylor, Scott Hanson | |
| 03:50 | Miami (FL) | Kristopher Janicki makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:50 | Miami (FL) | Kristopher Janicki misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Duane Davis gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Mayfield - foul #1 on David Mayfield, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount (PG), Curtis Seavey (PF) Glen Landers, Kristopher Janicki | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG) Bernard Mahone | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Shannon Yount (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Guess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Seavey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Timothy Honeycutt (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Harrod (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cortez Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Miami (FL) | Sidney Terrell takes the ball from Timothy Honeycutt | 54-55 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones (SG), Kristopher Janicki (SF) David Mayfield, Timothy Honeycutt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Taylor (SG), Richard Rochester (SF), Scott Hanson (PF) Christopher Harrod, Cortez Harrison, Duane Davis | |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell is fouled on the floor by Curtis Seavey - foul #5 on Curtis Seavey, team foul #11 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Timothy Honeycutt (C) Curtis Seavey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:14 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Yount knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Marcos Quinones | 56-57 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Macdonald | 56-59 |
| 01:21 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones's pass is intercepted by John Macdonald | 56-59 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Dale Taylor, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison (SF) Richard Rochester | |
| 00:33 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 00:31 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Honeycutt grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:09 | Miami (FL) | Scott Guess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Yount - foul #4 on Shannon Yount, team foul #12 | 56-59 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Quinones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell grabs the board | 56-61 |