| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Pavel Nogowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Pavel Nogowski inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | John Milan is hacked by Billy Lauterbach - foul #2 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #1 | 21-21 |
| 19:18 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson throws it down | 23-21 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Roger Peterson takes the ball from Billy Lauterbach | 23-21 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | John Milan is fouled on the floor by Billy Lauterbach - foul #3 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #2 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Billy Lauterbach | |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Roger Peterson is denied by Wilber Lindley | 23-21 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Steve Steed grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | John Milan picks off the pass by Steve Steed | 23-21 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Steve Steed gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 17:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 16:47 | Wake Forest | John Milan can't connect on a runner from the right block | 23-21 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Steve Steed grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Steve Steed's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Peterson | 23-21 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce hits the follow up shot | 23-23 |
| 16:01 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Donald Wilson | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pavel Nogowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Pavel Nogowski - foul #2 on Pavel Nogowski, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), Bert Samuels (SF), John Ceaser (PF) Donald Wilson, Pavel Nogowski, John Milan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Wesley Pearce | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the jumpshot from the right side | 25-25 |
| 15:01 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the tip | 25-25 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 25-25 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach banks in the layup on a great pass from Ernest Winters | 25-27 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Mark Luo pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | James Jackson scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Winters | 25-29 |
| 13:47 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits the finger roll | 27-29 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 12:56 | Wake Forest | Mark Luo steals it from Roger Peterson | 27-31 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | James Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Luo | 27-33 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson (SG), Pavel Nogowski (SF), John Milan (PF) Robert Brown, Bert Samuels, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Walter Peterson (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) James Jackson, Ernest Winters, Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley | |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Steve Steed connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 11:30 | Wake Forest | Pavel Nogowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-36 |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Steve Steed grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Richard Hassinger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pavel Nogowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Roger Peterson (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is called for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), John Ceaser (C) Richard Hassinger, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (PG) Bernard Farish | |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Steve Steed picks off the pass by Donald Wilson | 27-36 |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson jams it on a great pass from Steve Steed | 27-38 |
| 10:13 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser double dribbles | 27-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Billy Lauterbach | |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Wesley Pearce - foul #1 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (PG), Bert Samuels (SF), Roger Peterson (C) Robert Brown, Pavel Nogowski, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson misses the free throw | 29-40 |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:09 | Wake Forest | John Milan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| 09:07 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson tips it home | 31-40 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Richard Hassinger - foul #4 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG) Richard Hassinger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Wesley Pearce | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Donald Wilson steals it from Wilber Lindley | 31-40 |
| 07:49 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Milan | 34-40 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wilson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bert Samuels (fresh) PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Roger Peterson (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Jackson | 34-42 |
| 07:07 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the wide open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Brown | 36-42 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Roger Peterson is called for the reach on James Jackson - foul #3 on Roger Peterson, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), Pavel Nogowski (SF), John Ceaser (C) Donald Wilson, Bert Samuels, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Walter Peterson (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) James Jackson, Ernest Winters, Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley | |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Steve Steed connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 36-44 |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Walter Peterson picks off the pass by John Milan | 36-44 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Steve Steed knocks in the shot from close range | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Ceaser | 38-46 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Pavel Nogowski - foul #3 on Pavel Nogowski, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson (SG), Roger Peterson (C) Robert Brown, John Milan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (PG), Wilber Lindley (C) Bernard Farish, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 05:06 | Wake Forest | Pavel Nogowski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 38-49 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | James Jackson grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 38-49 |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 03:58 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Steve Steed gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-49 |
| 03:38 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:25 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Steed | 38-49 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | James Jackson grabs the board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pavel Nogowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Peterson (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | John Ceaser takes the ball from Wilber Lindley | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Donald Wilson out of a doubleteam | 40-49 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Billy Lauterbach | 40-51 |
| 02:06 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | James Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-51 |
| 01:41 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to John Ceaser | 40-51 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Pavel Nogowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bert Samuels (SF) Donald Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Ernest Winters (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) James Jackson, Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Pavel Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Pavel Nogowski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 41-51 |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses short on a shot from close range | 41-51 |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Hassinger and the foul's on Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), Donald Wilson (SG) Richard Hassinger, Bert Samuels | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (PG), Walter Peterson (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Bernard Farish, Ernest Winters, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Milan (PF) John Ceaser | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Billy Lauterbach | |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | John Milan is fouled on the floor by Wesley Pearce - foul #2 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown is hacked by Steve Steed - foul #2 on Steve Steed, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Roger Peterson, team foul #9 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (PG), Bert Samuels (SF), John Ceaser (PF) Robert Brown, Pavel Nogowski, John Milan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Ernest Winters (SG), Mark Luo (SF) James Jackson, Walter Peterson, Steve Steed | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Peterson - foul #5 on Roger Peterson, team foul #10 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Milan (PF) Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Billy Lauterbach | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser tips it in | 46-56 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish runs out the clock | 46-56 |