| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Toby Halter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa inbounds the ball | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-46 |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 19:33 | Wake Forest | Earl Harper blocks the short jumper by Donald Bertram | 48-46 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is fouled in the backcourt by James Henderson - foul #3 on James Henderson, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Haas (PF) Toby Halter | |
| 18:59 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram is hacked by Billy Walton - foul #1 on Billy Walton, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Frank Larkins (SF) Raphael Lombardi, Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Marco Anderson (SG), Russell Deitch (SF), Harold Haynes (C) Warren Payton, James Henderson, Leopoldo Costa, Donald Bertram | |
| 18:39 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Donald Hopson (PF), Kyle Brim (C) Bernardo Colombo, Billy Walton, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bert Edwards (PF) John Haas | |
| 18:26 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Russell Deitch - foul #2 on Russell Deitch, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elden Rosas | 51-51 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Harold Novello loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG), Charles Campbell (SF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Kyle Brim | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Elden Rosas, Marco Anderson, Bert Edwards, Harold Haynes | |
| 17:51 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-51 |
| 17:50 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch tips it home | 51-53 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson is denied on a layup by Donald Bertram | 51-53 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson is open and lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jarrett Simone - foul #1 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Earl Harper (C) Harold Novello, Charles Campbell, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), John Haas (PF), Bert Edwards (C) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch, Toby Halter, Donald Bertram | |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 16:49 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Henderson | 54-55 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Bert Edwards snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone loses the dribble to Herbert Bailey in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Earl Harper hits a shot from the left block set up by Raphael Lombardi | 56-55 |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 56-55 |
| 15:50 | Wake Forest | Bert Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jarrett Simone (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Haas (fairly fresh) C - Bert Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Herbert Bailey - foul #2 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Frank Larkins (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Kyle Brim (C) Raphael Lombardi, Herbert Bailey, Donald Hopson, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Marco Anderson (SG), Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Jarrett Simone, James Henderson, John Haas, Bert Edwards | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 56-56 |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 15:09 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Elden Rosas | 56-59 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Kyle Brim's pass is intercepted by Marco Anderson | 56-59 |
| 14:52 | Wake Forest | Frank Larkins takes the ball from Marco Anderson in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Wang | 58-59 |
| 14:24 | Wake Forest | Kyle Brim steals it from Elden Rosas | 58-59 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Billy Walton is fouled in the backcourt by Elden Rosas - foul #1 on Elden Rosas, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Earl Harper (C) Bernardo Colombo, Frank Larkins, Kyle Brim | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), James Henderson (SG), Russell Deitch (SF), Harold Haynes (C) Elden Rosas, Marco Anderson, Leopoldo Costa, Donald Bertram | |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 14:00 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 13:51 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes tips it home | 58-61 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the shot from the left wing set up by Harold Novello | 60-61 |
| 13:20 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Payton | 60-64 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Harold Haynes picks off the pass by Earl Harper | 60-64 |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Warren Payton | 60-66 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Billy Walton is whistled for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (PG), Bernardo Colombo (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Charles Campbell, Billy Walton, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), Marco Anderson (SF), John Haas (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, James Henderson, Russell Deitch, Toby Halter, Harold Haynes | |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | Paul Stadler denies the turnaround by Donald Bertram | 60-66 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is fouled in the backcourt by Elden Rosas - foul #2 on Elden Rosas, team foul #5 | 60-66 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-66 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo gets the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raphael Lombardi (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Stadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elden Rosas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jarrett Simone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Haas (fairly fresh) C - Donald Bertram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Bertram | 60-66 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi can't finish the layup | 60-66 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey tips it in | 62-66 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas lays it in uncontested set up by John Haas | 62-68 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF), Kyle Brim (PF), Earl Harper (C) Herbert Bailey, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Bert Edwards (PF) Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone, John Haas | |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marco Anderson and the foul's on Raphael Lombardi - foul #4 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #3 | 62-70 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (SG) Marco Anderson | |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the free throw | 62-71 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses long on a floater from the left side | 62-71 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Earl Harper tips it but misses | 62-71 |
| 10:09 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| 10:05 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Bernardo Colombo, Frank Larkins, Kyle Brim | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SF) Leopoldo Costa | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the dunk attempt | 62-71 |
| 09:47 | Wake Forest | James Henderson grabs the board | 62-71 |
| 09:45 | Wake Forest | Raphael Lombardi is called for the reach on Warren Payton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #4 | 62-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Donald Hopson (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson (SG), Harold Haynes (C) James Henderson, Donald Bertram | |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | Bert Edwards misses the lay-in | 62-71 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Earl Harper | 64-71 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Harold Novello steps in front of the Warren Payton pass in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Earl Harper can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Bert Edwards - foul #1 on Bert Edwards, team foul #6 | 64-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (SG), Billy Walton (PF) Harold Novello, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), John Haas (PF) Warren Payton, Marco Anderson, Russell Deitch, Bert Edwards | |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 09:07 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Harold Haynes | 65-71 |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone is whistled for a carry | 65-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram (C) Harold Haynes | |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leopoldo Costa - foul #2 on Leopoldo Costa, team foul #7 | 65-71 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Earl Harper gets the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Billy Walton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Billy Walton, team foul #5 | 66-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SF), Kyle Brim (PF) Herbert Bailey, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), James Henderson (SG) Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone | |
| 08:09 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-71 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernardo Colombo | 66-71 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 66-71 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo can't tip it in | 66-71 |
| 07:49 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Leopoldo Costa | 66-71 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-71 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Earl Harper snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Kyle Brim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Charles Campbell (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Kyle Brim, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Marco Anderson (SG), Russell Deitch (SF), Toby Halter (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Warren Payton, James Henderson, Leopoldo Costa, John Haas, Donald Bertram | |
| 07:23 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Harold Novello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bernardo Colombo (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) PF - Donald Hopson (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Stadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elden Rosas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marco Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Russell Deitch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Toby Halter (tiring) 14 pts. C - Harold Haynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Hopson | 66-71 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Harold Novello, team foul #6 | 66-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Earl Harper (C) Charles Campbell, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SG), Bert Edwards (PF) Marco Anderson, Toby Halter | |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses long on an open floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Earl Harper - foul #4 on Earl Harper, team foul #7 | 66-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG) Bernardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG) Elden Rosas | |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Earl Harper buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Bailey | 68-72 |
| 06:21 | Wake Forest | Herbert Bailey denies the turnaround by Harold Haynes | 68-72 |
| 06:19 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the tip | 68-72 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang loses the dribble to Harold Haynes | 68-72 |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 68-72 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Herbert Bailey, Billy Walton, Earl Harper | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Marco Anderson (SF), Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch, Bert Edwards, Harold Haynes | |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits the finger roll set up by Donald Hopson | 70-72 |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Campbell | 72-72 |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 72-72 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is hacked by Elden Rosas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elden Rosas, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Kyle Brim (PF), Earl Harper (C) Frank Larkins, Charles Campbell, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), James Henderson (SG), Russell Deitch (SF), John Haas (PF) Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone, Marco Anderson, Toby Halter | |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:48 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram is denied on a layup by Herbert Bailey | 72-72 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Harper | 72-72 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | James Henderson steals it from Harold Novello in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 04:24 | Wake Forest | James Henderson blows the layup | 72-72 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey tips it back up and in | 74-72 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch is hacked by Herbert Bailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Billy Walton (PF) Harold Novello, Kyle Brim | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (C) Donald Bertram | |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Henderson - foul #4 on James Henderson, team foul #9 | 74-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Bert Edwards (PF) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch, John Haas | |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:50 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas is called for a charge - foul #4 on Elden Rosas, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses the easy layup | 76-72 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Bailey | 76-72 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernardo Colombo (tired) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Bailey (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Billy Walton (tired) 3 reb. C - Earl Harper (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elden Rosas (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - James Henderson (tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leopoldo Costa (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bert Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Haynes (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Harold Haynes, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Marco Anderson (SG), Russell Deitch (SF), Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Elden Rosas, James Henderson, Leopoldo Costa, Bert Edwards, Harold Haynes | |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Earl Harper can't throw it down | 76-72 |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 76-72 |
| 02:33 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 02:18 | Wake Forest | Earl Harper steps in front of the Warren Payton pass | 76-72 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson's pass is intercepted by Marco Anderson | 76-72 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Donald Hopson - foul #2 on Donald Hopson, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Bernardo Colombo (SG), Herbert Bailey (SF) Harold Novello, Frank Larkins, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF) Marco Anderson, Russell Deitch | |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo drills a floater from the right block set up by Herbert Bailey and he's fouled by Donald Bertram - foul #3 on Donald Bertram, team foul #12 | 78-72 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa double dribbles in the backcourt | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson buries a runner from the left block | 81-72 |
| 00:49 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Henderson | 81-75 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Warren Payton is called for the reach on Earl Harper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Payton, team foul #13 | 81-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Frank Larkins (SF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Herbert Bailey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:48 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter gets the rebound | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:42 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter's floater is tipped away by Earl Harper | 82-75 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-75 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Henderson | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is hacked by James Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Henderson, team foul #14 | 82-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson (SG) James Henderson | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is fouled on the floor by Harold Novello - foul #3 on Harold Novello, team foul #10 | 84-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Herbert Bailey (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Harold Novello, Frank Larkins, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Earl Harper snags the defensive board | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Earl Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Payton - foul #3 on Warren Payton, team foul #15 | 84-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Frank Larkins (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Herbert Bailey, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter grabs the board | 85-78 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson double dribbles | 85-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is hacked by Marco Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marco Anderson, team foul #16 | 85-78 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Harold Novello misses the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Toby Halter, team foul #17 | 86-78 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Warren Payton is called for the reach on Frank Larkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Payton, team foul #18 | 86-78 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton travels in the backcourt | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo runs out the clock | 88-78 |