| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fresh) SG - Corey Robinson (fresh) SF - Robert Comer (fresh) PF - Martin Pinkston (fresh) C - Clayton Rhoton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) SF - John Hurt (fresh) PF - Steven Williams (fresh) C - Liang Zheng (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Florida State | Corey Robinson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Comer | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | John Hurt buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Steven Williams | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton is whistled for a carry | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton hits the finger roll | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Florida State | Robert Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Florida State | Robert Comer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | John Hurt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | John Hurt tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 17:02 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Corey Robinson | 8-6 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Maurice Smith steals the ball from Raymond Bain | 8-6 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | Corey Robinson throws it down on a great pass from Maurice Smith | 10-6 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-6 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng gets the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | John Hurt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Lee (PF) Robert Comer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 16:20 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Martin Pinkston - foul #1 on Martin Pinkston, team foul #1 | 13-6 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Maurice Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Pinkston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Clayton Rhoton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 15:32 | Florida State | Corey Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:22 | Florida State | John Hurt picks off the pass by Clayton Rhoton | 13-8 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-8 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher blows the dunk | 13-8 |
| 14:50 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | Maurice Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-8 |
| 14:43 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:25 | Florida State | Maurice Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the driving attempt near the basket | 13-8 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Corey Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:03 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Bain | 13-8 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain can't finish the layup | 13-8 |
| 13:42 | Florida State | Corey Robinson gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Maurice Smith travels with the ball | 13-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Robert Comer (SF), Aaron Robertson (C) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Gary Lee, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Robert Comer steps in front of the Steven Williams pass | 13-8 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | John Hurt is called for the reach on Robert Comer - foul #1 on John Hurt, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen's pass is intercepted by Aaron Robertson | 14-8 |
| 12:01 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 11:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Bain | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Silvers (fresh) SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Robert Comer (fresh) PF - Martin Pinkston (tiring) 4 pts. C - Aaron Robertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) SF - John Hurt (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) C - Liang Zheng (tiring) | |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Aaron Robertson is called for the reach on Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Aaron Robertson, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Corey Robinson (SG) John Silvers, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain loses the ball out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Lee (PF) Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:21 | Florida State | The short jumper by Corey Robinson is denied by Trenton Fletcher | 14-8 |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Gary Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:05 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is denied on a layup by Aaron Robertson | 14-8 |
| 10:43 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Corey Robinson | 14-8 |
| 10:33 | Florida State | Robert Comer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 10:32 | Florida State | Robert Comer grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Gary Lee is fouled on the floor by Trenton Fletcher - foul #1 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Lee (SF), Clayton Rhoton (C) Robert Comer, Aaron Robertson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Richard Caulkins | |
| 09:56 | Florida State | The jump hook by Gary Lee is blocked by Steven Williams | 14-8 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Bain and he's fouled by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Robert Comer (SF), Martin Pinkston (PF) Maurice Smith, Corey Robinson, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG) Raymond Bain | |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:39 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Clayton Rhoton | 14-10 |
| 09:18 | Florida State | Clayton Rhoton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Clayton Rhoton steals it from Trenton Fletcher | 14-10 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | John Hurt is called for the reach on Clayton Rhoton - foul #2 on John Hurt, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Aaron Robertson (PF) Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Liang Zheng (PF) John Hurt, Steven Williams | |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Michael Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski's fadeaway is rejected by Clayton Rhoton | 17-10 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Caulkins | 17-10 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski clanks a turnaround in the lane | 17-10 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the offensive board | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Silvers (fresh) SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Comer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Robertson (fresh) C - Clayton Rhoton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Corey Robinson (SG), Gary Lee (PF) John Silvers, Robert Comer, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Steven Williams (PF) Richard Caulkins, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 07:28 | Florida State | Steven Williams denies the turnaround by Aaron Robertson | 17-10 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 17-13 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Maurice Smith misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Bain - foul #1 on Raymond Bain, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Comer (SF), Clayton Rhoton (C) Michael Lee, Aaron Robertson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Maurice Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Maurice Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| 06:07 | Florida State | Robert Comer loses the dribble to Drazen Blachowski | 19-13 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Corey Robinson - foul #1 on Corey Robinson, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Pinkston (SF), Aaron Robertson (C) Robert Comer, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:53 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Gary Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Jeffrey Drennen, Steven Williams | |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Gary Lee makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Gary Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain blows the layup but the foul's on Corey Robinson - foul #2 on Corey Robinson, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Lee (SG) Corey Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:57 | Florida State | Maurice Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Richard Caulkins | |
| 04:57 | Florida State | Maurice Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:57 | Florida State | Maurice Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Drazen Blachowski | 22-19 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Maurice Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 25-19 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Aaron Robertson - foul #2 on Aaron Robertson, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG), Corey Robinson (SG), Robert Comer (SF), Clayton Rhoton (C) Maurice Smith, Michael Lee, Gary Lee, Aaron Robertson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, Liang Zheng | |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:40 | Florida State | Steven Williams swats the layup by Corey Robinson | 25-21 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Silvers (fresh) SG - Corey Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Comer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Pinkston (tiring) 4 pts. C - Clayton Rhoton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Williams | 25-23 |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Corey Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 25-23 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Robert Comer grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 02:38 | Florida State | Corey Robinson is fouled on the floor by Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Maurice Smith (PG), Gary Lee (PF) John Silvers, Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), Richard Caulkins (SG) Raymond Bain, Drazen Blachowski | |
| 02:38 | Florida State | Corey Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:38 | Florida State | Corey Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Steven Williams knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Corey Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-26 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Robert Comer pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Corey Robinson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Drennen | 26-26 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Williams and he's hacked by Gary Lee - foul #3 on Gary Lee, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Lee (SG), Martin Pinkston (PF), Aaron Robertson (C) Corey Robinson, Gary Lee, Clayton Rhoton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:20 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Aaron Robertson | 26-28 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Steven Williams steals the ball from Martin Pinkston | 26-28 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Michael Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | John Hurt is called for traveling | 26-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Silvers (PG) Maurice Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Aaron Robertson drills a shot from the left wing | 28-28 |