| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ronald Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dykema (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Baylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Futral (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Clifford Shults (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Player (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph McQuinn (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles White (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Zuk (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral clanks a jump hook from the left block | 24-19 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Charles White blows the layup | 24-19 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn grabs the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player is fouled on the floor by Ronald Stevenson - foul #2 on Ronald Stevenson, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 18:21 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Stevenson | 26-22 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 26-22 |
| 18:01 | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 17:40 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Charles Dykema is called for the reach on Kenneth Player - foul #3 on Charles Dykema, team foul #2 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown (SF), David Smith (C) Charles Dykema, Joseph Futral | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (SF), Michael Cooke (PF) Ralph McQuinn, Charles White | |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Phillip Baylor - foul #2 on Phillip Baylor, team foul #3 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jonathan Lewis (C) Christopher Zuk | |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 3rd free throw | 26-25 |
| 16:40 | Miami (FL) | David Smith misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 26-25 |
| 16:38 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 16:20 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 15:57 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Stevenson | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ronald Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Baylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Clifford Shults (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kenneth Player (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) PF - Michael Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 15:24 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 14:56 | Miami (FL) | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lewis - foul #2 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema (SG), Joseph Futral (C) Ronald Stevenson, David Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (PG), Dale Marshall (SG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Charles White (PF), Christopher Zuk (C) Clifford Shults, Kenneth Player, Andrew Czyzewski, Michael Cooke, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 14:39 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Robert Pearson takes the ball from Christopher Zuk | 33-25 |
| 13:53 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 33-25 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Charles White snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Charles White scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-27 |
| 13:28 | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Shults (PG) Dale Marshall | |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Charles White misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 33-27 |
| 13:00 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 12:55 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Player (SG) Dennis Beckner | |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Charles White is denied by Joseph Futral | 33-27 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn grabs the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk is hacked by Phillip Baylor - foul #3 on Phillip Baylor, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Smith (C) Joseph Futral | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (SF), Michael Cooke (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Ralph McQuinn, Charles White, Christopher Zuk | |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ronald Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Dykema (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Baylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Clifford Shults (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Kenneth Player (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) PF - Michael Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown (SG), Philip Washington (SF) Charles Dykema, Phillip Baylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults loses the ball out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lucien Costa (SG) Robert Pearson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk (C) Jonathan Lewis | |
| 10:51 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Player | 33-33 |
| 09:58 | Miami (FL) | Lucien Costa can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Czyzewski | 33-33 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 09:31 | Miami (FL) | David Smith grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 09:03 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington is hacked by Clifford Shults - foul #1 on Clifford Shults, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema (SG), Phillip Baylor (SF), Robert Pearson (PF), Joseph Futral (C) Ronald Stevenson, Lucien Costa, Philip Washington, David Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (PG), Dale Marshall (SG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Charles White (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Clifford Shults, Kenneth Player, Andrew Czyzewski, Michael Cooke, Christopher Zuk | |
| 08:46 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor is whistled for traveling | 33-33 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 08:20 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 08:02 | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Phillip Baylor out of the doubleteam | 35-33 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Charles White misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Pearson - foul #2 on Robert Pearson, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Shults (PG), Kenneth Player (SG), Christopher Zuk (C) Dennis Beckner, Dale Marshall, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Charles Dykema (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Baylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Futral (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Clifford Shults (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Kenneth Player (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph McQuinn (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Charles White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Zuk (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown buries a jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Zuk | 37-38 |
| 06:48 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-41 |
| 06:08 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral clanks a shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 06:06 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 05:45 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson misses the dunk attempt | 37-41 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Charles White is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Ralph McQuinn | 37-43 |
| 05:05 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 40-43 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 04:36 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 04:30 | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema is whistled for a carry | 40-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson (PG), Philip Washington (SF), David Smith (C) Michael Brown, Charles Dykema, Joseph Futral | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (PG), Dale Marshall (SG), Andrew Czyzewski (SF), Michael Cooke (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Clifford Shults, Kenneth Player, Ralph McQuinn, Charles White, Christopher Zuk | |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Jonathan Lewis comes up short on the shot near the basket | 40-43 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 03:46 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-43 |
| 03:44 | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 03:43 | Miami (FL) | David Smith misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lewis | 40-43 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Jonathan Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ronald Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Baylor (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Pearson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Dennis Beckner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) PF - Michael Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Dale Marshall clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Phillip Baylor - foul #4 on Phillip Baylor, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Dykema (SG), Lei Wang (SF) Phillip Baylor, Robert Pearson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Shults (PG), Kenneth Player (SG) Dennis Beckner, Andrew Czyzewski | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Dale Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Dale Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 03:00 | Miami (FL) | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 03:00 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-43 |
| 02:37 | Miami (FL) | Dale Marshall steals it from Ronald Stevenson | 40-43 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor (SF), Robert Pearson (PF), Joseph Futral (C) Lei Wang, Philip Washington, David Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn (SF), Charles White (PF), Christopher Zuk (C) Dale Marshall, Michael Cooke, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player is hacked by Charles Dykema - foul #4 on Charles Dykema, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 02:07 | Miami (FL) | Christopher Zuk swats the dunk try by Robert Pearson | 40-45 |
| 02:06 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 01:54 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 01:24 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 01:00 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Charles White pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Charles White is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stevenson - foul #3 on Ronald Stevenson, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (SF) Ralph McQuinn | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Andrew Czyzewski is called for the reach on Charles Dykema - foul #1 on Andrew Czyzewski, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn (SF) Andrew Czyzewski | |
| 00:45 | Miami (FL) | Charles White is called for the reach on Joseph Futral - foul #3 on Charles White, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| 00:41 | Miami (FL) | A charge is called on Robert Pearson - foul #3 on Robert Pearson, team foul #9 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (SF) Ralph McQuinn | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Charles White is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stevenson - foul #4 on Ronald Stevenson, team foul #10 | 40-47 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Charles White misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 00:40 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 00:36 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 00:34 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Futral snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 00:30 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Stevenson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Futral | 43-48 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stevenson - foul #5 on Ronald Stevenson, team foul #11 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Brown (PG) Ronald Stevenson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (SG) Kenneth Player | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Zuk | 43-50 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Player (SG) Dennis Beckner | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player is hacked by Charles Dykema in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Dykema, team foul #12 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Philip Washington (SF) Charles Dykema | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn (SF) Andrew Czyzewski | |
| 00:12 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pearson | 43-52 |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Player is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Player, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| 00:06 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 00:04 | Miami (FL) | Robert Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 00:04 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| 00:01 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Baylor hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults runs out the clock | 46-52 |