| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Steve Steed inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Thomas Graves throws it down on a nice dish by Dennis Anderson | 30-31 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Thomas Graves misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wesley Pearce - foul #1 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Thomas Graves makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Thomas Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by Thomas Graves - foul #2 on Thomas Graves, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Harvey Minarik steps in front of the Bernard Farish pass | 30-33 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik misses the easy layup | 30-33 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish jams it | 32-33 |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:08 | Florida State | Thomas Graves tips it in | 32-35 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-35 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | Thomas Graves gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:22 | Florida State | Dennis Danna comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Walter Peterson | 34-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Steed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Danna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Thomas Graves blows the layup | 34-35 |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Graves steps in front of the Walter Peterson pass | 34-35 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis can't throw it down | 34-35 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Thomas Graves blocks the short jumper by Billy Lauterbach | 34-35 |
| 14:32 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Thomas Graves is fouled on the floor by Wesley Pearce - foul #2 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), James Jackson (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Bernard Farish, Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (PG), Filip Koslowski (SG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SF), Mladen Jahic (PF), Albert Valdivia (C) Harvey Minarik, Dennis Danna, Lawrence Davis, Dennis Anderson, Thomas Graves | |
| 13:52 | Florida State | Martin Anthony can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Mladen Jahic - foul #2 on Mladen Jahic, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach knocks in the runner in the paint | 36-35 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Martin Anthony comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 12:37 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic tips it home | 36-37 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Winters | 38-37 |
| 11:44 | Florida State | Martin Anthony drills a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - Billy Lauterbach (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Martin Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | James Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Filip Koslowski - foul #1 on Filip Koslowski, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Steve Steed (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Ernest Winters, Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Dennis Danna (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Dennis Anderson (PF), Thomas Graves (C) Martin Anthony, Filip Koslowski, Ivan Jesiolowski, Mladen Jahic, Albert Valdivia | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:51 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Steve Steed scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Jackson | 43-40 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (SG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Lawrence Davis, Thomas Graves | |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the driving attempt in the lane | 45-40 |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Danna | 47-42 |
| 08:34 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Steve Steed, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (PG), Filip Koslowski (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Harvey Minarik, Dennis Danna, Ivan Jesiolowski, Mladen Jahic | |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #4 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Wesley Pearce (C) Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson travels with the ball | 47-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Wilber Lindley (C) Walter Peterson, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (SG), Thomas Graves (C) Filip Koslowski, Dennis Anderson | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Martin Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Florida State | Thomas Graves buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Martin Anthony | 47-46 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Valdivia | 47-46 |
| 06:59 | Florida State | Thomas Graves grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 06:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #5 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Walter Peterson (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Ernest Winters, James Jackson, Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mladen Jahic (PF) Albert Valdivia | |
| 06:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Dennis Danna is called for the reach on Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Dennis Danna, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SF) Martin Anthony, Lawrence Davis | |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Steve Steed double dribbles | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Thomas Graves | |
| 05:34 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik is hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Anderson (PF) Mladen Jahic | |
| 05:15 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Filip Koslowski and he's hacked by Wesley Pearce - foul #3 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 05:15 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Steve Steed knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wesley Pearce | 49-50 |
| 04:36 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Minarik | 49-52 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Steve Steed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Thomas Graves (C) Filip Koslowski, Ivan Jesiolowski, Albert Valdivia | |
| 03:47 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Harvey Minarik | 49-54 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Billy Lauterbach (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Thomas Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (PG) Harvey Minarik | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bernard Farish | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Thomas Graves misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wesley Pearce - foul #4 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG) Walter Peterson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Thomas Graves makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Thomas Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (SG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG) Martin Anthony | |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Steve Steed knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Walter Peterson | 56-56 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Harvey Minarik | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Steve Steed tips it in | 58-58 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Billy Lauterbach is called for the reach on Lawrence Davis - foul #1 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the shot from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce tips it but misses | 58-59 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Graves | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Steve Steed is called for the reach on Harvey Minarik - foul #3 on Steve Steed, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Lawrence Davis is called for the reach on Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tom Eubanks (C) Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (SF) Lawrence Davis | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Bernard Farish is called for the reach on Martin Anthony in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Farish, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Martin Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Martin Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Steve Steed can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-62 |