| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Gurule (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dubin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Roca (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Adam Gurule inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:54 | Florida State | Charles Mercer picks off the pass by Robert Hudson in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 19:51 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer hits the finger roll | 26-26 |
| 19:49 | Florida State | George Bradt picks off the pass by Robert Hudson in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 19:25 | Florida State | John Dubin snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | John Dubin drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hudson | 26-28 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves buries a jump hook near the basket | 28-28 |
| 18:12 | Florida State | Cory Roca comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | George Bradt grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Pauley - foul #1 on Peter Pauley, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Allen Pullins (PF), William Lovett (C) Will Brown, John Smith, George Bradt, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), James Cabot (PF) Robert Hudson, Peter Pauley, Adam Gurule, John Dubin | |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:44 | Florida State | James Cabot's pass is intercepted by Keith Wolf in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Moser - foul #1 on Ronald Moser, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:55 | Florida State | Ronald Moser buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Cabot | 32-31 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), John Smith (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Keith Wolf, Charles Mercer, Harold Grafenstein, Allen Pullins, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Ferguson (PG), William Nitz (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), John Dubin (PF) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Gilbert McEvoy, Cory Roca | |
| 16:07 | Florida State | Adam Gurule hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 32-31 |
| 16:05 | Florida State | John Dubin tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marshall Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Freshour (fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Nitz (fresh) SF - Adam Gurule (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dubin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Cabot (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | John Smith is fouled on the floor by James Cabot - foul #2 on James Cabot, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG), Cory Roca (C) Robert Ferguson, William Nitz, James Cabot | |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves clanks a jumper in the paint | 32-33 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Adam Gurule | 32-33 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Cory Roca can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Will Brown - foul #1 on Will Brown, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SG), Michael Dingler (SF), George Bradt (PF) Marshall Coleman, John Smith, Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Adam Gurule | |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | George Bradt is hacked by John Dubin - foul #1 on John Dubin, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG) Will Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), James Cabot (C) Robert Hudson, Cory Roca | |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Moser - foul #2 on Ronald Moser, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein (SF), William Lovett (C) Michael Dingler, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Baden (SG), Adam Gurule (SF) Peter Pauley, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:46 | Florida State | Adam Gurule hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Moser | 34-37 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Stephen Baden takes the ball from Keith Wolf in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 13:43 | Florida State | Adam Gurule banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Baden | 34-39 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Cabot | 34-39 |
| 12:55 | Florida State | John Dubin misses the wide open runner near the basket | 34-39 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | James Cabot pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | Adam Gurule scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by John Dubin | 34-41 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer is fouled in the backcourt by John Dubin - foul #2 on John Dubin, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), John Smith (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF), Allen Pullins (C) Keith Wolf, Charles Mercer, Harold Grafenstein, George Bradt, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Cory Roca (C) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Adam Gurule, James Cabot | |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Gilbert McEvoy steals the ball from Marshall Coleman | 34-41 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Peter Pauley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilbert McEvoy | 34-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marshall Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Freshour (fairly fresh) C - Allen Pullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Dubin (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Roca (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Robert Hudson takes the ball from John Smith in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 11:26 | Florida State | Cory Roca clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 34-44 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Allen Pullins | 34-44 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hudson - foul #2 on Robert Hudson, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Dingler (SF), George Bradt (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Will Brown, Matthew Freshour, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Cabot (PF) John Dubin | |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy's pass is intercepted by Michael Dingler in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Michael Dingler hits the finger roll | 38-44 |
| 11:15 | Florida State | John Smith is called for the reach on Robert Hudson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG) Marshall Coleman | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:53 | Florida State | Cory Roca clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Will Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Pauley - foul #2 on Peter Pauley, team foul #8 | 38-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Ferguson (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Adam Gurule (SF) Robert Hudson, Peter Pauley, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Will Brown misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:48 | Florida State | Cory Roca gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:19 | Florida State | Stephen Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | John Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | John Smith is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Will Brown | 41-44 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | James Cabot misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by George Bradt - foul #3 on George Bradt, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (PG), Marshall Coleman (SG), Allen Pullins (PF) Will Brown, Michael Dingler, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), John Dubin (PF) Robert Ferguson, Stephen Baden, Adam Gurule, Cory Roca | |
| 09:08 | Florida State | James Cabot misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | James Cabot misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Groves | 41-44 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | John Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 09:02 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Marshall Coleman steps in front of the John Dubin pass | 41-44 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Keith Wolf | 43-44 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy drills a jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Keith Wolf (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marshall Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Pullins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Groves (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Pauley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Dubin (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cabot (very tired) 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins loses the dribble to Robert Hudson | 43-46 |
| 07:13 | Florida State | Peter Pauley loses the dribble to John Smith in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves is fouled on the floor by Peter Pauley - foul #3 on Peter Pauley, team foul #9 | 43-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Charles Mercer (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF) Keith Wolf, Marshall Coleman, John Smith, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), Cory Roca (C) Robert Hudson, Peter Pauley, Gilbert McEvoy, James Cabot | |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 06:40 | Florida State | Adam Gurule is fouled on the floor by Stephen Groves - foul #1 on Stephen Groves, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Lovett (C) Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:19 | Florida State | William Lovett denies the turnaround by John Dubin | 44-46 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Grafenstein | 44-46 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses short on a jumper from the right block | 44-46 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Matthew Freshour pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 44-46 |
| 05:35 | Florida State | John Dubin gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:09 | Florida State | John Dubin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Adam Gurule | 44-48 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Lovett | 46-48 |
| 04:39 | Florida State | Cory Roca loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (PG), Michael Dingler (SF), George Bradt (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Will Brown, Harold Grafenstein, Matthew Freshour, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Adam Gurule | |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer's pass is intercepted by Robert Hudson in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Peter Pauley drills a 3 from the left wing | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 46-51 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 03:39 | Florida State | Stephen Groves swats the short shot by John Dubin | 48-51 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | John Dubin gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Keith Wolf (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dingler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Bradt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Dubin (very tired) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Cory Roca (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Stephen Groves swats the dunk try by Cory Roca | 48-51 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | George Bradt gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the floater from the right block | 50-51 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Stephen Groves takes the ball from Cory Roca | 50-51 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer drills a jumper from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | George Bradt gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer connects on the floater from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Robert Hudson is fouled on the floor by Keith Wolf - foul #1 on Keith Wolf, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), John Smith (SF) Keith Wolf, Michael Dingler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Gurule (SF) Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Adam Gurule comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Mercer - foul #1 on Charles Mercer, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Adam Gurule snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Pauley - foul #4 on Peter Pauley, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Dubin | 54-52 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 54-52 |