| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark George (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Lebrun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Odom | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-34 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is whistled for a carry | 31-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Kapeni Arizmendi steals the ball from Jarek Sulejmanovski in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi lays it up and in | 31-36 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve buries a floater from the right side set up by Mark George | 33-36 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer can't throw it down but the foul's on Eric Lowery - foul #1 on Eric Lowery, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Burks | |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:58 | Florida State | Tony Dennis denies the turnaround by Daniel Lebrun | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer lays it up and in set up by Kapeni Arizmendi | 33-40 |
| 17:07 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the jump hook from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | Eric Lowery pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:20 | Florida State | Mark George misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Eric Lowery tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:14 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | Mark George hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Tony Dennis | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark George (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Lebrun (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Kwong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Spencer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer lays it in set up by Tony Dennis and he's fouled by Thomas Reeve - foul #3 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Melvin McConnell (SF), Alonzo Garza (PF), Carson Lively (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Mark George, Eric Lowery, Thomas Reeve, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Burks (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Tony Dennis | |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi is hacked by Michael Odom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Odom, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Thomas Spencer | |
| 14:39 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Burks | 37-43 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Odom and he's fouled by Carson Lively - foul #1 on Carson Lively, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:13 | Florida State | Thomas Burks steps in front of the Dikembe Aldi pass in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Melvin McConnell - foul #2 on Melvin McConnell, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark George (SG) Melvin McConnell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:28 | Florida State | Paul Younkin loses the ball out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Odom, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Jerry Kinney is blocked by Alonzo Garza | 37-48 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Young Chiu snags the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Davis | 37-50 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Thomas Burks steals the ball from Mark George | 37-50 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Aldi - foul #2 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (PG), Eric Lowery (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF), Daniel Lebrun (C) Paul Younkin, Mark George, Alonzo Garza, Carson Lively | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Reginald Davis, Tony Cooper, Young Chiu, Thomas Burks | |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Kinney (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Dennis - foul #1 on Tony Dennis, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Jerry Kinney | |
| 11:23 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve clanks a turnaround in the paint | 37-52 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (SG), Alonzo Garza (C) Dikembe Aldi, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Reeve | 40-52 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie can't connect on a runner from close range | 40-52 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Alonzo Garza | 40-52 |
| 10:10 | Florida State | Paul Younkin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark George (SG), Carson Lively (C) Paul Younkin, Thomas Reeve | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Reginald Davis (SF), Young Chiu (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Alonzo Garza - foul #1 on Alonzo Garza, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun (C) Carson Lively | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:26 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-54 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Burks | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Mark George can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Burks - foul #4 on Thomas Burks, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF), Carson Lively (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Eric Lowery, Alonzo Garza, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF) Tony Cooper, Young Chiu | |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Mark George makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Mark George misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:49 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Reeve | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Carson Lively scores on a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Thomas Burks - foul #5 on Thomas Burks, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin McConnell (SF) Mark George | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Dennis (C) Thomas Burks | |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Carson Lively misses the free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Michael Odom clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 08:14 | Florida State | Melvin McConnell grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 08:07 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi is hacked by Michael Odom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Odom, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Thomas Spencer (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis | |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Paul Younkin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 07:55 | Florida State | Carson Lively hits the follow up shot | 45-56 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Carson Lively swats the short shot by Thomas Spencer | 45-56 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Michael Odom snags the offensive board | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (tiring) SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Melvin McConnell (fresh) PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carson Lively (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Spencer | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Paul Younkin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-59 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Dennis | 45-62 |
| 06:09 | Florida State | Carson Lively throws it down | 47-62 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski is called for 10 seconds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (PG), Mark George (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Alonzo Garza (PF), Daniel Lebrun (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Melvin McConnell, Thomas Reeve, Carson Lively | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Young Chiu (PF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Thomas Spencer, Tony Dennis | |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Mark George misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Olafemi Akawanzie - foul #1 on Olafemi Akawanzie, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Mark George makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Mark George makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the jump hook from the baseline | 49-64 |
| 05:13 | Florida State | Young Chiu denies the turnaround by Daniel Lebrun | 49-64 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Lebrun - foul #3 on Daniel Lebrun, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:39 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-66 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 49-66 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Mark George grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 03:47 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun drills a runner in the paint set up by Mark George | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Mark George steals the ball from Kapeni Arizmendi in the backcourt | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark George (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Lowery (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alonzo Garza (tiring) 3 pts. C - Daniel Lebrun (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reginald Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Kinney (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Young Chiu (fairly fresh) C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Young Chiu makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Kinney | 53-68 |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Mark George connects on the open floater from the free throw line set up by Jarek Sulejmanovski | 55-68 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-68 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reeve (PF) Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Jerry Kinney, Young Chiu, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong tips it home | 55-70 |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is hacked by Randy Kwong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Kwong, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Melvin McConnell (PF), Carson Lively (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Mark George, Thomas Reeve, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis snags the defensive board | 56-70 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Spencer | 56-70 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (PF) Eric Lowery | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza blows the layup | 56-70 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Paul Younkin is called for the reach on Kapeni Arizmendi - foul #2 on Paul Younkin, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney (SF) Randy Kwong | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Melvin McConnell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-72 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG) Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Michael Odom drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Spencer and he's fouled by Dikembe Aldi - foul #3 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #9 | 56-74 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Thomas Spencer is called for the reach on Dikembe Aldi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #8 | 56-75 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis snags the defensive board | 57-75 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Michael Odom double dribbles | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Paul Younkin hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Gorczynski | 60-77 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | Michael Gorczynski is called for the reach on Paul Younkin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #9 | 60-77 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | Paul Younkin makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski runs out the clock | 61-77 |