| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Doane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Shrum (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Thomas Doane inbounds the ball | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Florida | Bryant Poon scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Bunn and he's hacked by Herbert Bailey - foul #2 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| 19:46 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Patrick Smith steps in front of the Frank Richey pass | 47-40 |
| 19:28 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the dunk attempt | 47-40 |
| 19:26 | Florida | Michael Bunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 19:19 | Florida | Thomas Doane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Lonnie Shrum is called for the reach on Carl Wehner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lonnie Shrum, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (C) Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 18:59 | Florida | Bryant Poon pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 18:57 | Florida | Frank Richey steals it from Bryant Poon in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Earl Harper scores on a runner from the baseline set up by David Robertson | 49-40 |
| 18:29 | Florida | Thomas Doane drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Bunn | 49-43 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Earl Harper is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) David Robertson, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (PF), Loren Marshall (C) Michael Bunn, Lonnie Shrum | |
| 18:16 | Florida | Gerald Thompson steals it from Raymond Parish | 49-43 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett's pass is intercepted by Thomas Doane in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 18:12 | Florida | Patrick Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Doane | 49-45 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson hits a wide open jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Pruett | 51-45 |
| 17:48 | Florida | Raymond Parish is whistled for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (C) Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Garland Hughes (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Hugo Pendleton (PF) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon, Thomas Doane, Loren Marshall | |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raphael Lombardi | 53-45 |
| 17:22 | Florida | Stephen Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 17:21 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Garland Hughes picks off the pass by Kenneth Pruett in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 17:12 | Florida | Stephen Anderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Garland Hughes | 53-47 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Baldwin - foul #3 on Gerald Baldwin, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Michael Bunn (PF) Stephen Anderson, Gerald Baldwin, Hugo Pendleton | |
| 16:51 | North Carolina | Frank Richey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 16:50 | Florida | Michael Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 16:38 | Florida | Bryant Poon connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Michael Bunn | 53-49 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner's pass is intercepted by Garland Hughes in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 16:21 | Florida | James Boswell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bryant Poon | 53-52 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Parish takes the ball from David Robertson | 53-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Richey (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Herbert Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Boswell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryant Poon (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garland Hughes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Bunn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Parish (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Florida | Garland Hughes connects on the open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Parish | 53-54 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | David Robertson is hacked by Michael Bunn - foul #1 on Michael Bunn, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) David Robertson, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Thomas Doane (SF), Hugo Pendleton (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) James Boswell, Garland Hughes, Michael Bunn, Raymond Parish | |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Lonnie Shrum swats the dunk try by Earl Harper | 53-54 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Earl Harper tips it in | 55-54 |
| 15:25 | Florida | Bryant Poon lays it up and in | 55-56 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Lonnie Shrum takes the ball from Frank Richey | 55-56 |
| 14:52 | Florida | The jump hook by Patrick Smith is blocked by Donald Hopson | 55-56 |
| 14:50 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 14:31 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 14:30 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is fouled in the backcourt by Bryant Poon - foul #1 on Bryant Poon, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Garland Hughes (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Michael Bunn (PF), Loren Marshall (C) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon, Thomas Doane, Hugo Pendleton, Lonnie Shrum | |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Loren Marshall steals it from Raphael Lombardi | 55-58 |
| 14:00 | Florida | David Robertson takes the ball from Gerald Baldwin | 55-58 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Robertson | 57-58 |
| 13:43 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin's pass is intercepted by Bernardo Colombo | 57-58 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Gerald Baldwin takes the ball from Herbert Bailey | 57-58 |
| 13:31 | Florida | Stephen Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerald Baldwin | 57-60 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is hacked by Garland Hughes - foul #3 on Garland Hughes, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (C) Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Thomas Doane (SF), Raymond Parish (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Stephen Anderson, Gerald Baldwin, Michael Bunn, Loren Marshall | |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Earl Harper tips it home | 59-60 |
| 13:13 | Florida | Patrick Smith lays it in and the foul's on Earl Harper - foul #2 on Earl Harper, team foul #2 | 59-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Carl Wehner (SF) David Robertson, Gerald Thompson | |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (SG) Garland Hughes | |
| 13:13 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Bernardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 12:44 | Florida | Raymond Parish is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Hopson - foul #3 on Donald Hopson, team foul #3 | 59-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG) Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Florida | Bryant Poon (SG) James Boswell | |
| 12:44 | Florida | Raymond Parish makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 12:44 | Florida | Raymond Parish misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Earl Harper snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Frank Richey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-64 |
| 12:24 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the tip | 59-64 |
| 12:22 | Florida | Thomas Doane snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 12:17 | Florida | Patrick Smith drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryant Poon | 59-66 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Earl Harper can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lonnie Shrum - foul #4 on Lonnie Shrum, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Bunn (PF) Lonnie Shrum | |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 12:08 | Florida | Thomas Doane grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 11:55 | Florida | Thomas Doane misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Harper | 60-66 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raphael Lombardi (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Doane (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Bunn (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Parish (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Doane - foul #1 on Thomas Doane, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (C) Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Garland Hughes (SG) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon | |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 11:37 | Florida | Garland Hughes can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernardo Colombo | 62-66 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | David Robertson is hacked by Thomas Doane - foul #2 on Thomas Doane, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG) Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF) Garland Hughes, Thomas Doane | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 11:22 | Florida | Stephen Anderson is hacked by David Robertson - foul #3 on David Robertson, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Michael Bunn | |
| 11:12 | Florida | Stephen Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Carl Wehner (SF) David Robertson, Gerald Thompson | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG) Stephen Anderson | |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | James Boswell picks off the pass by Carl Wehner in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 11:09 | Florida | James Boswell dunks the ball | 64-68 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Richey | 66-68 |
| 10:43 | Florida | Raymond Parish is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 66-68 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Frank Richey grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner loses the dribble to James Boswell in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 10:29 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin loses the ball out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Thomas Doane (SF), Michael Bunn (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Patrick Smith, James Boswell, Gerald Baldwin, Raymond Parish, Loren Marshall | |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 10:02 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bryant Poon | 66-68 |
| 10:02 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG) Kenneth Pruett | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Garland Hughes (SF), Hugo Pendleton (PF) Stephen Anderson, Thomas Doane, Michael Bunn | |
| 09:58 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi picks off the pass by Garland Hughes in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 09:48 | Florida | Garland Hughes grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 09:31 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-68 |
| 09:30 | Florida | Bryant Poon can't tip it in | 66-68 |
| 09:28 | Florida | Patrick Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 09:17 | Florida | Bryant Poon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Patrick Smith | 66-71 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Thompson | 69-71 |
| 08:45 | Florida | Garland Hughes's floater is knocked away by Earl Harper | 69-71 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Harper | 69-71 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | David Robertson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Gerald Thompson | 72-71 |
| 08:29 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-71 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Earl Harper gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) David Robertson, Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Donald Hopson, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), James Boswell (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Raymond Parish (PF), Loren Marshall (C) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon, Garland Hughes, Hugo Pendleton, Lonnie Shrum | |
| 08:10 | Florida | James Boswell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Kenneth Pruett - foul #3 on Kenneth Pruett, team foul #5 | 72-73 |
| 08:10 | Florida | James Boswell misses the free throw | 72-73 |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-73 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Richey (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Herbert Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Boswell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gerald Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Parish (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Loren Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Florida | Stephen Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-73 |
| 07:40 | Florida | Loren Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 07:33 | Florida | James Boswell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 07:32 | Florida | James Boswell snags the offensive board | 75-73 |
| 07:18 | Florida | Raymond Parish lays it up and in on a great pass from James Boswell | 75-75 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner tips it but misses | 75-75 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Frank Richey grabs the offensive board | 75-75 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Frank Richey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-75 |
| 06:40 | Florida | Loren Marshall snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 06:34 | Florida | Stephen Anderson is whistled for traveling | 75-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Earl Harper (C) Frank Richey, Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Thomas Doane (SF), Michael Bunn (PF) Stephen Anderson, James Boswell, Gerald Baldwin, Loren Marshall | |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | Earl Harper clanks a jumper from close range | 75-75 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner gets the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bryant Poon - foul #2 on Bryant Poon, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SG) Kenneth Pruett | |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SG), Lonnie Shrum (C) Bryant Poon, Raymond Parish | |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 05:38 | Florida | Michael Bunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from David Robertson and he's fouled by Lonnie Shrum - foul #5 on Lonnie Shrum, team foul #10 | 79-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG) Raphael Lombardi | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Raymond Parish (C) Patrick Smith, Lonnie Shrum | |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the free throw | 80-75 |
| 05:03 | Florida | Stephen Anderson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 80-75 |
| 05:02 | Florida | Garland Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 04:49 | Florida | Thomas Doane buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stephen Anderson | 80-78 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Carl Wehner (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Gerald Thompson, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Hugo Pendleton (PF) Stephen Anderson, Garland Hughes, Michael Bunn | |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Thomas Doane is called for the reach on Frank Richey - foul #3 on Thomas Doane, team foul #11 | 80-78 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 04:34 | Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Doane | 81-78 |
| 04:15 | Florida | Raymond Parish hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 81-78 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Earl Harper gets the rebound | 81-78 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 81-78 |
| 04:07 | Florida | Bryant Poon pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| 03:51 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-78 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Wehner | 81-78 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Richey (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Wehner (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernardo Colombo (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Earl Harper (tiring) 8 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (tired) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Doane (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Hugo Pendleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Parish (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-78 |
| 03:43 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bryant Poon | 81-78 |
| 03:39 | Florida | Patrick Smith is hacked by Kenneth Pruett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Pruett, team foul #6 | 81-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (PG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Michael Bunn (PF), Loren Marshall (C) Patrick Smith, Thomas Doane, Hugo Pendleton, Raymond Parish | |
| 03:28 | Florida | James Boswell scores on a 3 from straight away | 81-81 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 81-81 |
| 03:22 | Florida | Loren Marshall gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| 03:12 | Florida | Michael Bunn clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Herbert Bailey - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #7 | 81-81 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SG) Bryant Poon | |
| 03:12 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:12 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is fouled on the floor by Michael Bunn - foul #2 on Michael Bunn, team foul #12 | 81-83 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Thomas Doane (SF) James Boswell, Gerald Baldwin | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 02:57 | Florida | Stephen Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-83 |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #8 | 83-83 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Carl Wehner (SF), Earl Harper (PF) David Robertson, Gerald Thompson, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 02:37 | Florida | Loren Marshall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 83-83 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Earl Harper snags the defensive board | 83-83 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Bailey | 85-83 |
| 02:19 | Florida | Thomas Doane misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 85-83 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 85-83 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Anderson - foul #2 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #13 | 85-83 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Bernardo Colombo (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Florida | Bryant Poon (SG), Raymond Parish (C) Garland Hughes, Loren Marshall | |
| 02:15 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett misses the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 02:00 | Florida | Bryant Poon knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 86-85 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Bryant Poon steps in front of the Kenneth Pruett pass | 86-85 |
| 01:45 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-85 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Donald Hopson (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG) Stephen Anderson | |
| 01:41 | Florida | David Robertson is called for the reach on Bryant Poon in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Robertson, team foul #9 | 86-85 |
| 01:41 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 1st free throw | 86-86 |
| 01:41 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 89-87 |
| 01:07 | Florida | Bryant Poon is fouled on the floor by Frank Richey - foul #3 on Frank Richey, team foul #10 | 89-87 |
| 01:07 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 89-87 |
| 01:07 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 01:07 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Hopson | 89-87 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Michael Bunn - foul #3 on Michael Bunn, team foul #14 | 89-87 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:55 | Florida | Michael Bunn pulls down the rebound | 90-87 |
| 00:35 | Florida | Bryant Poon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 90-87 |
| 00:33 | Florida | Bryant Poon tips it home | 90-89 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-89 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Patrick Smith, team foul #15 | 90-89 |
| 00:30 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 90-89 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 91-89 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 92-89 |
| 00:19 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 92-92 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Frank Richey drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Hopson | 94-92 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Patrick Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 94-92 |