| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - James Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fuhrman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert McCraig (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks banks in the layup on a great pass from Tony Dennis | 32-33 |
| 19:19 | Maryland | John Fuhrman travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis clanks a shot from the right side | 32-33 |
| 18:58 | Maryland | John Fuhrman gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:39 | Maryland | Thomas Burks is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Burks, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 18:23 | Maryland | Robert Johnson loses the dribble to Kapeni Arizmendi | 32-33 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Odom | 34-33 |
| 17:34 | Maryland | James Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 17:32 | Maryland | Louis Williams tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 17:05 | Maryland | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:42 | Maryland | Louis Williams scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert McCraig and he's hacked by Michael Odom - foul #1 on Michael Odom, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Burks, Tony Dennis | |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (PG) James Alexander | |
| 16:42 | Maryland | Louis Williams makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Bernard (SG) Louis Williams | |
| 16:00 | Maryland | Robert Grasso steals it from Derrick Adams | 34-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Derrick Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Fuhrman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McCraig (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Fuhrman - foul #1 on John Fuhrman, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Doyle (C) Robert McCraig | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:33 | Maryland | John Fuhrman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SF), Young Chiu (PF) Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 15:04 | Maryland | Richard Bernard is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bernard, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling hits a 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 14:16 | Maryland | The short jumper by David Doyle is denied by Robert Grasso | 39-38 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Reginald Davis | 39-38 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi tips it in | 41-38 |
| 13:38 | Maryland | Richard Bernard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Grasso | 41-38 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Young Chiu and the foul's on David Doyle - foul #2 on David Doyle, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Thomas Burks (PF) Michael Heberling, Reginald Davis, Kapeni Arizmendi, Young Chiu | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Alexander (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Gary Batz (PF), Robert McCraig (C) Derrick Adams, Richard Bernard, Robert Johnson, David Doyle | |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:52 | Maryland | Louis Williams knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert McCraig - foul #2 on Robert McCraig, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney (SF) Randy Kwong | |
| Subs | Maryland | Wayne Benard (SF) John Fuhrman | |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:30 | Maryland | Louis Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:11 | Maryland | Louis Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 11:40 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Grasso (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - James Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Benard (fresh) PF - Gary Batz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McCraig (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Maryland | Wayne Benard is hacked by Michael Gorczynski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Michael Heberling (SG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Thomas Burks, Robert Grasso | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicholas Willis (PG), Richard Bernard (SG), John Fuhrman (SF) James Alexander, Louis Williams, Wayne Benard | |
| 11:30 | Maryland | Kapeni Arizmendi steps in front of the Gary Batz pass | 44-41 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi slams it home | 46-41 |
| 11:07 | Maryland | Nicholas Willis's floater is knocked away by Tony Dennis | 46-41 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Tony Dennis | 46-41 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Robert McCraig is called for the reach on Tony Dennis - foul #3 on Robert McCraig, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Randy Kwong (SF) Michael Heberling, Jerry Kinney | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Johnson (PF), David Doyle (C) Gary Batz, Robert McCraig | |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG) Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Alexander (PG) Nicholas Willis | |
| 10:10 | Maryland | John Fuhrman buries a 3 from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | David Doyle takes the ball from Reginald Davis | 46-44 |
| 09:39 | Maryland | Richard Bernard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Olafemi Akawanzie - foul #1 on Olafemi Akawanzie, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Thomas Burks (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Michael Heberling, Reginald Davis, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| Subs | Maryland | Gary Batz (PF) John Fuhrman | |
| 09:39 | Maryland | Richard Bernard makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:39 | Maryland | Richard Bernard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | David Doyle denies the turnaround by Thomas Burks | 46-45 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Michael Odom snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Thomas Burks and the foul's on David Doyle - foul #3 on David Doyle, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Jerry Kinney (SF) Michael Gorczynski, Randy Kwong | |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (PG), Louis Williams (SG), John Fuhrman (SF), Robert McCraig (C) James Alexander, Richard Bernard, Robert Johnson, David Doyle | |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:49 | Maryland | Gary Batz pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:34 | Maryland | Thomas Burks steals it from John Fuhrman | 48-45 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Derrick Adams steals the ball from Thomas Burks | 48-45 |
| 08:05 | Maryland | Derrick Adams lays it in | 48-47 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Derrick Adams steps in front of the Michael Odom pass | 48-47 |
| 07:40 | Maryland | John Fuhrman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Young Chiu (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Burks, Robert Grasso | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Johnson (PF) Gary Batz | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Heberling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Young Chiu (fresh) C - Tony Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Derrick Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fuhrman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McCraig (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Young Chiu is called for 5 seconds | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Michael Heberling, Young Chiu | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Doyle (C) Robert McCraig | |
| 07:07 | Maryland | Tony Dennis blocks the short jumper by Louis Williams | 48-47 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski clanks a floater from the right side | 48-47 |
| 06:44 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Davis | 48-47 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Louis Williams - foul #1 on Louis Williams, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Kapeni Arizmendi, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Alexander (PG), Richard Bernard (SG), Wayne Benard (SF), Gary Batz (PF), Robert McCraig (C) Derrick Adams, Louis Williams, John Fuhrman, Robert Johnson, David Doyle | |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:02 | Maryland | Gary Batz drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Alexander | 50-49 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Young Chiu is fouled on the floor by Gary Batz - foul #3 on Gary Batz, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Grasso (C) Tony Dennis | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Young Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Young Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:43 | Maryland | Wayne Benard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Burks (PF) Young Chiu | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG) Reginald Davis | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Fuhrman (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Wayne Benard, Gary Batz | |
| 05:05 | Maryland | James Alexander misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Heberling - foul #1 on Michael Heberling, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Jerry Kinney | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Doyle (C) Robert McCraig | |
| 05:05 | Maryland | James Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | James Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 52-51 |
| 04:43 | Maryland | The rebound goes to David Doyle | 52-51 |
| 04:25 | Maryland | John Fuhrman makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Alexander and he's fouled by Thomas Burks - foul #2 on Thomas Burks, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Young Chiu (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Heberling, Thomas Burks, Robert Grasso | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicholas Willis (PG), Louis Williams (SG) James Alexander, Richard Bernard | |
| 04:25 | Maryland | John Fuhrman makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Michael Odom comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 04:09 | Maryland | The rebound goes to John Fuhrman | 52-54 |
| 03:49 | Maryland | John Fuhrman misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 03:47 | Maryland | John Fuhrman grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 03:42 | Maryland | Robert Johnson is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 52-54 |
| 03:41 | Maryland | Nicholas Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:19 | Maryland | Louis Williams misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Odom - foul #2 on Michael Odom, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Tony Dennis | |
| Subs | Maryland | Derrick Adams (PG), Wayne Benard (SF), Gary Batz (PF), Robert McCraig (C) Nicholas Willis, John Fuhrman, Robert Johnson, David Doyle | |
| 03:19 | Maryland | Louis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:19 | Maryland | Louis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Young Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Derrick Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Benard (fresh) PF - Gary Batz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert McCraig (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jerry Kinney, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Burks (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Olafemi Akawanzie, Young Chiu | |
| Subs | Maryland | James Alexander (PG), Richard Bernard (SG) Derrick Adams, Louis Williams | |
| 02:58 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Fuhrman (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Wayne Benard, Gary Batz | |
| 02:42 | Maryland | James Alexander loses the dribble to Kapeni Arizmendi | 52-56 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Robert Grasso | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Williams (SG) Richard Bernard | |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 02:05 | Maryland | Louis Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks grabs the board | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Alexander - foul #2 on James Alexander, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:33 | Maryland | John Fuhrman travels in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Michael Odom knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Gorczynski | 58-56 |
| 01:04 | Maryland | Robert Johnson's layup is rejected by Thomas Burks | 58-56 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 00:37 | Maryland | Robert McCraig grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:25 | Maryland | James Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 00:23 | Maryland | Robert McCraig can't tip it in | 58-56 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Gorczynski | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski is fouled in the backcourt by James Alexander - foul #3 on James Alexander, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:15 | Maryland | John Fuhrman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 00:13 | Maryland | Robert McCraig gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Maryland | John Fuhrman is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Randy Kwong (SF) Michael Gorczynski, Jerry Kinney | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling is fouled in the backcourt by James Alexander - foul #4 on James Alexander, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Robert Johnson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 60-56 |