| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Clifford Shults (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Player (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Dykema (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Baylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Futral (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Miami (FL) | Michael Cooke is called for the reach on Charles Dykema - foul #1 on Michael Cooke, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:11 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Player steals the ball from Phillip Baylor | 25-26 |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player lays it in | 27-26 |
| 18:49 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson travels with the ball | 27-26 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 18:27 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Charles Dykema | 27-26 |
| 18:22 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown is hacked by Andrew Czyzewski - foul #1 on Andrew Czyzewski, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| 18:04 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 27-26 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski tips it home | 29-26 |
| 17:13 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Brown | 29-29 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski is fouled on the floor by Joseph Futral - foul #1 on Joseph Futral, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (SG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Christopher Zuk (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Kenneth Player, Andrew Czyzewski, Charles White, Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lucien Costa (SG), Philip Washington (C) Charles Dykema, Joseph Futral | |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Marshall (SG) Clifford Shults | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 15:59 | Miami (FL) | Lucien Costa misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 15:57 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown tips it in | 29-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Dennis Beckner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ralph McQuinn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Zuk (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) SF - Phillip Baylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Philip Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk is fouled on the floor by Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Shults (PG), Kenneth Player (SG) Dennis Beckner, Dale Marshall | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson (PG), Charles Dykema (SG) Michael Brown, Lucien Costa | |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 15:17 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Robert Pearson | 29-31 |
| 15:00 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Dykema | 29-33 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Philip Washington is called for the reach on Ralph McQuinn - foul #2 on Philip Washington, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (SF), Charles White (PF), Michael Cooke (C) Ralph McQuinn, Christopher Zuk, Jonathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral (C) Philip Washington | |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Charles White misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Dykema - foul #1 on Charles Dykema, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Charles White misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:24 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:08 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Joseph Futral swats the layup by Michael Cooke | 30-33 |
| 13:37 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 13:08 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles White - foul #4 on Charles White, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (PG), Dale Marshall (SG) Clifford Shults, Kenneth Player | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown (SF) Charles Dykema | |
| 13:08 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:08 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Stevenson - foul #4 on Ronald Stevenson, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jonathan Lewis (C) Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington (SF) Ronald Stevenson | |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:32 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Brown | 31-38 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Dale Marshall | 33-38 |
| 11:53 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 33-38 |
| 11:51 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Dennis Beckner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Phillip Baylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Futral (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Czyzewski - foul #2 on Andrew Czyzewski, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Shults (PG), Kenneth Player (SG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Christopher Zuk (PF), Michael Cooke (C) Dennis Beckner, Dale Marshall, Andrew Czyzewski, Charles White, Jonathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema (SG), David Smith (C) Phillip Baylor, Joseph Futral | |
| 11:37 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 11:37 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 33-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lucien Costa (SG) Robert Pearson | |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:50 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (SF) Ralph McQuinn | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor (SF) Lucien Costa | |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:03 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Dykema | 36-43 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player is hacked by Charles Dykema - foul #2 on Charles Dykema, team foul #8 | 36-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles White (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Christopher Zuk, Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson (PF), Joseph Futral (C) Philip Washington, David Smith | |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:08 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-43 |
| 09:07 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Michael Brown takes the ball from Jonathan Lewis | 38-45 |
| 08:44 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown lays it up and in | 38-47 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Jonathan Lewis buries a fadeaway from the right side | 40-47 |
| 08:00 | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema makes the wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Phillip Baylor | 40-49 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Player | 42-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Clifford Shults (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kenneth Player (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Czyzewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Michael Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Charles Dykema (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Phillip Baylor (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Futral (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Futral | 42-51 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-51 |
| 06:44 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:20 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-51 |
| 06:18 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral misses the tip | 42-51 |
| 06:17 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral tips it but misses | 42-51 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Charles White grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Charles White misses the easy layup | 42-51 |
| 05:50 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 05:23 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lewis | 42-51 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Jonathan Lewis knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 44-51 |
| 04:47 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #9 | 44-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (PG), Dale Marshall (SG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Christopher Zuk (PF), Michael Cooke (C) Clifford Shults, Kenneth Player, Andrew Czyzewski, Charles White, Jonathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Lei Wang (SF), Philip Washington (PF), David Smith (C) Michael Brown, Charles Dykema, Phillip Baylor, Robert Pearson, Joseph Futral | |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke buries a fadeaway from the left side | 46-51 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Ralph McQuinn steals it from Ronald Stevenson | 46-51 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke's pass is intercepted by Philip Washington | 46-51 |
| 03:24 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Beckner - foul #3 on Dennis Beckner, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson (PF) Lei Wang | |
| 03:24 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:24 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Dennis Beckner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph McQuinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Zuk (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Cooke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ronald Stevenson (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) SF - Philip Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke loses the ball out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Shults (PG) Dale Marshall | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:53 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Player (SG) Dennis Beckner | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema (SG), Phillip Baylor (SF) Lucien Costa, David Smith | |
| 02:26 | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema is hacked by Kenneth Player - foul #2 on Kenneth Player, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (SF), Charles White (PF) Ralph McQuinn, Christopher Zuk | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:08 | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Phillip Baylor | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kenneth Player | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Charles Dykema | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 01:21 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Philip Washington | 49-57 |
| 01:01 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-59 |
| 00:55 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington grabs the board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Shults - foul #2 on Clifford Shults, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), James Westhoff (PF), David Smith (C) Ronald Stevenson, Charles Dykema, Phillip Baylor, Robert Pearson | |
| 00:52 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:52 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Charles White pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Lucien Costa takes the ball from Andrew Czyzewski | 49-60 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | Lucien Costa hits the finger roll | 49-62 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Czyzewski | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown is hacked by Michael Cooke - foul #2 on Michael Cooke, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lei Wang (SF) James Westhoff | |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Charles White grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke banks in the layup on a great pass from Clifford Shults | 53-62 |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson (PG), Charles Dykema (SG), Phillip Baylor (SF), Robert Pearson (PF), Joseph Futral (C) Michael Brown, Lucien Costa, Lei Wang, Philip Washington, David Smith | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson runs out the clock | 53-62 |