| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Sidney Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Walter Brandenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Stapp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Legg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Schoenrock (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Leiker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Don Legg inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Don Legg is blocked by Scott Hanson | 30-29 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson can't connect on a floater near the basket | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell lays it up and in | 32-29 |
| 18:37 | Wake Forest | Henry Schoenrock's pass is intercepted by Cortez Harrison | 32-29 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor slams it home set up by Cortez Harrison | 34-29 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Don Legg misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | John Macdonald's pass is intercepted by Edward Stapp in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 17:42 | Wake Forest | Don Legg drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Edward Stapp is called for the reach on Dale Taylor - foul #2 on Edward Stapp, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith (PG), Jim Small (SG), Eric Sanderson (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Walter Brandenberger, Edward Stapp, Don Legg, Robert Leiker | |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Duane Davis makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Harrod | 36-31 |
| 16:33 | Wake Forest | Jin Xiong misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-31 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Jim Small is called for the reach on Richard Rochester - foul #2 on Jim Small, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger (PG), Edward Stapp (SG) Jim Small, Henry Schoenrock | |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod misses the fadeaway in the lane | 36-31 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Harrod (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Rochester (fresh) PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Cassell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Walter Brandenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Stapp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Sanderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jin Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Bernard Mahone - foul #3 on Bernard Mahone, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Dale Taylor (SG), Cortez Harrison (SF), Scott Hanson (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) Bernard Mahone, Christopher Harrod, Richard Rochester, Duane Davis, Daniel Cassell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 14:55 | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:35 | Wake Forest | Edward Stapp is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Small (SG), Don Legg (SF), Robert Leiker (C) Walter Brandenberger, Edward Stapp, Jin Xiong | |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Thomas Smith picks off the pass by Dale Taylor | 36-32 |
| 13:40 | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 13:38 | Wake Forest | Eric Sanderson snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 13:27 | Wake Forest | Robert Leiker misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-32 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson loses the dribble to Eric Sanderson | 36-32 |
| 13:09 | Wake Forest | Jim Small is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Small, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger (PG), Edward Stapp (SG), Henry Schoenrock (SF), Jin Xiong (C) Thomas Smith, Jim Small, Don Legg, Robert Leiker | |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Stapp - foul #3 on Edward Stapp, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Small (SG) Edward Stapp | |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Eric Sanderson comes up short on the shot in the lane | 38-32 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Cassell | 38-32 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 12:07 | Wake Forest | Henry Schoenrock grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 11:40 | Wake Forest | Jin Xiong is denied on a layup by Duane Davis | 38-32 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Duane Davis pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Harrod (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Rochester (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cassell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Walter Brandenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Schoenrock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sanderson (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jin Xiong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Hanson (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) Duane Davis, Daniel Cassell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith (PG), Don Legg (SF), Robert Leiker (C) Walter Brandenberger, Henry Schoenrock, Jin Xiong | |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | Robert Leiker is whistled for a carry | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Cortez Harrison (SF) Bernard Mahone, Richard Rochester | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger (PG) Don Legg | |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison misses the lay-in | 38-32 |
| 10:47 | Wake Forest | Robert Leiker snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Walter Brandenberger steps in front of the John Macdonald pass in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Leiker | 38-34 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Dale Taylor (SG), Richard Rochester (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Daniel Cassell (C) John Macdonald, Christopher Harrod, Cortez Harrison, Scott Hanson, Sidney Terrell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Stapp (SG), Don Legg (SF), Henry Schoenrock (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Walter Brandenberger, Jim Small, Eric Sanderson, Robert Leiker | |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bernard Mahone | 41-34 |
| 08:44 | Wake Forest | Edward Stapp misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Cassell | 41-34 |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 41-34 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell tips it in | 43-34 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Edward Stapp is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Stapp, team foul #6 | 43-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Sidney Terrell (SF), Scott Hanson (PF) Bernard Mahone, Richard Rochester, Duane Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger (PG), Jim Small (SG), Eric Sanderson (PF), Robert Leiker (C) Edward Stapp, Don Legg, Henry Schoenrock, Jin Xiong | |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor's pass is intercepted by Thomas Smith | 43-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Terrell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Cassell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Walter Brandenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Eric Sanderson (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Leiker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | Robert Leiker comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Cassell - foul #1 on Daniel Cassell, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod (SG), Cortez Harrison (SF) Dale Taylor, Daniel Cassell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Don Legg (SF), Henry Schoenrock (PF) Thomas Smith, Eric Sanderson | |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | Robert Leiker makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | Robert Leiker misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Harrod | 43-35 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | Don Legg grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Don Legg | 43-38 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 06:02 | Wake Forest | Don Legg grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | Robert Leiker makes the wide open floater near the basket | 43-40 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Sidney Terrell connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cortez Harrison | 45-40 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Henry Schoenrock lays it in on a great pass from Don Legg | 45-42 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison lays it up and in on a great pass from John Macdonald | 47-42 |
| 04:01 | Wake Forest | Henry Schoenrock comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Harrod - foul #1 on Christopher Harrod, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Dale Taylor (SG), Richard Rochester (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Daniel Cassell (C) John Macdonald, Christopher Harrod, Cortez Harrison, Scott Hanson, Sidney Terrell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith (PG), Eric Sanderson (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Walter Brandenberger, Don Legg, Robert Leiker | |
| 04:01 | Wake Forest | Henry Schoenrock makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:01 | Wake Forest | Henry Schoenrock makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Taylor | 49-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Rochester (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Cassell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jim Small (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Schoenrock (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sanderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jin Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Wake Forest | Duane Davis is called for the reach on Eric Sanderson - foul #1 on Duane Davis, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger (PG) Henry Schoenrock | |
| 02:57 | Wake Forest | Jin Xiong misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Stapp (SG), Don Legg (SF) Walter Brandenberger, Jim Small | |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Eric Sanderson takes the ball from Duane Davis | 49-44 |
| 02:06 | Wake Forest | Eric Sanderson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Smith | 49-46 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Macdonald (PG), Cortez Harrison (SF), Scott Hanson (PF), Sidney Terrell (C) Bernard Mahone, Richard Rochester, Duane Davis, Daniel Cassell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger (PG) Don Legg | |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | John Macdonald's floater is tipped away by Eric Sanderson | 49-46 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison tips it in | 51-46 |
| 01:25 | Wake Forest | Edward Stapp clanks a floater from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson throws it down on a nice dish by John Macdonald | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Eric Sanderson is open and buries a shot from the right wing set up by Edward Stapp | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Edward Stapp is called for the reach on Dale Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Stapp, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod (SG) Cortez Harrison | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Small (SG), Don Legg (SF), Henry Schoenrock (PF), Robert Leiker (C) Edward Stapp, Thomas Smith, Eric Sanderson, Jin Xiong | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Henry Schoenrock is hacked by Sidney Terrell - foul #2 on Sidney Terrell, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison (SF) Christopher Harrod | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Scott Hanson takes the ball from Jim Small | 55-48 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Brandenberger - foul #2 on Walter Brandenberger, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod (SG) Cortez Harrison | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Scott Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Jim Small throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Walter Brandenberger is called for the reach on Christopher Harrod in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Brandenberger, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Robert Leiker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Christopher Harrod is called for the reach on Don Legg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Harrod, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cortez Harrison (SF) Christopher Harrod | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Smith (PG), Eric Sanderson (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Walter Brandenberger, Henry Schoenrock, Robert Leiker | |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | Jim Small misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | Eric Sanderson misses the tip | 58-48 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 58-48 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Jin Xiong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sidney Terrell - foul #3 on Sidney Terrell, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Jin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Jin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor is hacked by Jim Small in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Small, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Harrod (SG) Cortez Harrison | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Walter Brandenberger (PG), Henry Schoenrock (PF), Robert Leiker (C) Thomas Smith, Eric Sanderson, Jin Xiong | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Dale Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Jim Small misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-50 |