| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lewis Lowe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Ivan Pierce is called for the reach on Jeffrey Drennen - foul #2 on Ivan Pierce, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-27 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 19:18 | Maryland | John Peterson grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 19:02 | Maryland | John Peterson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-27 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen connects on the 3 from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:13 | Maryland | Manuel Austin misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:11 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to John Peterson | 30-27 |
| 17:53 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe is fouled on the floor by Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 17:39 | Maryland | Manuel Austin is hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| 17:20 | Maryland | Manuel Austin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 16:58 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:46 | Maryland | John Peterson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Ted Bauch (SF), William Parkin (PF), Robert Farnum (C) Philip Stephens, Ivan Pierce, John Peterson, Lewis Lowe | |
| 16:05 | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Benjamin Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Bauch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Parkin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Farnum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Benjamin Roberts picks off the pass by Raymond Bain | 30-30 |
| 15:32 | Maryland | Manuel Austin lays it in on a great pass from Benjamin Roberts | 30-32 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 15:13 | Maryland | Robert Farnum snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 15:06 | Maryland | Robert Farnum loses the dribble to Jeffrey Drennen | 30-32 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen lays it up and in | 32-32 |
| 14:53 | Maryland | Ted Bauch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 14:52 | Maryland | Ted Bauch hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 14:09 | Maryland | Robert Farnum loses the dribble to Liang Zheng | 34-34 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 13:40 | Maryland | Manuel Austin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 12:47 | Maryland | Robert Farnum makes the floater near the basket set up by Ted Bauch and he's fouled by Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG), Richard Argueta (SG), Ivan Pierce (SF), Lewis Lowe (C) Benjamin Roberts, Manuel Austin, Ted Bauch, William Parkin | |
| 12:47 | Maryland | Robert Farnum misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Lewis Lowe steps in front of the Steven Williams pass | 38-39 |
| 12:21 | Maryland | Robert Farnum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF) John Hurt | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Peterson (PF) Robert Farnum | |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:03 | Maryland | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:56 | Maryland | Richard Argueta misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Bain | 38-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Argueta (fresh) SF - Ivan Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Lowe (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Lowe | 38-39 |
| 11:29 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Philip Stephens | 38-39 |
| 11:00 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce is hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (SG) Richard Argueta | |
| 10:39 | Maryland | John Peterson double dribbles | 38-39 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Lewis Lowe is called for the reach on Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Lewis Lowe, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by John Peterson - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ted Bauch (SF), William Parkin (C) Ivan Pierce, Lewis Lowe | |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:43 | Maryland | The short jumper by John Peterson is denied by Steven Williams | 41-39 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | John Peterson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Drennen - foul #3 on John Peterson, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Raymond Bain | |
| Subs | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Robert Farnum (C) Philip Stephens, John Peterson | |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | William Parkin takes the ball from Steven Williams | 41-39 |
| 08:49 | Maryland | Trenton Fletcher is called for the reach on Ted Bauch - foul #4 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (SG), Ivan Pierce (SF), Lewis Lowe (C) Manuel Austin, Ted Bauch, Robert Farnum | |
| 08:36 | Maryland | William Parkin drills a runner in the paint | 41-41 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Steven Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 08:06 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 07:59 | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-41 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Benjamin Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Argueta (fresh) SF - Ivan Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Parkin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Lowe (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | William Parkin blocks the short jumper by Liang Zheng | 41-41 |
| 07:11 | Maryland | William Parkin grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 06:47 | Maryland | William Parkin's layup is rejected by John Hurt | 41-41 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Hurt and he's hacked by Richard Argueta - foul #2 on Richard Argueta, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Richard Caulkins (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG), Manuel Austin (SG), Ted Bauch (SF), John Peterson (PF), Robert Farnum (C) Benjamin Roberts, Richard Argueta, Ivan Pierce, William Parkin, Lewis Lowe | |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 43-41 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 05:23 | Maryland | Robert Farnum misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher's pass is intercepted by John Peterson | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:55 | Maryland | John Peterson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 04:33 | Maryland | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 04:24 | Maryland | Robert Farnum misses the jumper from close range | 45-41 |
| 04:22 | Maryland | John Peterson tips it home | 45-43 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Robert Farnum steals it from Raymond Bain | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Maryland | John Peterson drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Stephens | 45-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Bauch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Farnum (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is fouled on the floor by Ted Bauch - foul #1 on Ted Bauch, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (PF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ivan Pierce (SF), William Parkin (PF), Lewis Lowe (C) Ted Bauch, John Peterson, Robert Farnum | |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | John Hurt loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| 02:35 | Maryland | Manuel Austin scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Philip Stephens and he's hacked by Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Liang Zheng, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts (PG) Philip Stephens | |
| 02:35 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Benjamin Roberts is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Roberts, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:30 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG), John Peterson (PF) Benjamin Roberts, William Parkin | |
| 02:13 | Maryland | Manuel Austin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the easy layup | 47-48 |
| 01:43 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Manuel Austin | 47-48 |
| 01:38 | Maryland | Manuel Austin clanks a shot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | John Hurt snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Lewis Lowe is called for the reach on Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Lewis Lowe, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:04 | Maryland | John Peterson misses the turnaround near the basket | 49-48 |
| 01:03 | Maryland | Manuel Austin gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 00:50 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce clanks a runner from close range | 49-48 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ivan Pierce - foul #3 on Ivan Pierce, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:09 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe misses the jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Philip Stephens is called for the reach on Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Stephens, team foul #10 | 50-48 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Manuel Austin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |