| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - John McClanahan (fresh) SG - Robert Lee (fresh) SF - Bo Xiong (fresh) PF - Roger Smith (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) SF - George Deems (fresh) PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Isaac Sterling | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Isaac Sterling - foul #1 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:49 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | George Deems comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Smith - foul #1 on Roger Smith, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | George Deems makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | George Deems misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:11 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Lee | 4-6 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | John McClanahan is called for the reach on Jerry Marguez - foul #1 on John McClanahan, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:09 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong is fouled on the floor by George Deems - foul #1 on George Deems, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF) Charles Campbell | |
| 16:41 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | George Deems gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling tips it home | 4-8 |
| 16:13 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee misses long on a floater from the baseline | 4-8 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | John Cormier snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling drills a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Roger Smith - foul #2 on Roger Smith, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), Leonardo Yazzie (PF), Ralph Smith (C) John McClanahan, Roger Smith, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, George Deems | |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bo Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonardo Yazzie (fresh) C - Ralph Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) SG - Steven Carr (fresh) SF - John Cormier (fresh) PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong's floater is tipped away by John Cormier | 4-11 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Steven Carr pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the runner from the baseline | 4-13 |
| 14:50 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Hruska - foul #1 on Robert Hruska, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Guillermo Montes (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, Isaac Sterling | |
| 14:50 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:50 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney misses the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 5-13 |
| 14:33 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:20 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 5-13 |
| 14:18 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong tips it home | 7-13 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Bo Xiong - foul #1 on Bo Xiong, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan (PG), Michael Williams (C) Maurice Tinney, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF), Isaac Sterling (C) Charles Campbell, James Moore | |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:34 | Miami (FL) | Guillermo Montes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-16 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-16 |
| 13:14 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 12:53 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee (SG) Guillermo Montes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (PF) John Cormier | |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Michael Williams steals the ball from James Moore | 7-16 |
| 12:04 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee clanks a jumper from the right side | 7-16 |
| 12:02 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams grabs the offensive board | 7-16 |
| 11:47 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee is open and buries a floater from the left side | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - John McClanahan (fresh) SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bo Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonardo Yazzie (fairly fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Deems (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling is called for traveling | 9-16 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Lee (SF), Ralph Smith (PF) Bo Xiong, Leonardo Yazzie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, Isaac Sterling | |
| 11:18 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John McClanahan and he's fouled by Steven Carr - foul #1 on Steven Carr, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| 11:18 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Carr | 12-19 |
| 10:38 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG) John McClanahan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (SF), Isaac Sterling (C) George Deems, James Moore | |
| 10:38 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:38 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Carr and the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong (SF), Leonardo Yazzie (PF) David Lee, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr | |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:01 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 14-22 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Guillermo Montes (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the easy layup | 14-22 |
| 09:48 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 09:25 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong's pass is intercepted by John Cormier | 14-22 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez loses the dribble to Guillermo Montes | 14-22 |
| 08:48 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 14-22 |
| 08:26 | Miami (FL) | Guillermo Montes pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:04 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie knocks in the floater from the left side | 16-22 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | John Cormier double dribbles | 16-22 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan (PG), Robert Lee (SG), David Lee (SF), Michael Williams (C) Maurice Tinney, Guillermo Montes, Bo Xiong, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), George Deems (SF), James Moore (C) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, Charles Campbell, Isaac Sterling | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - John McClanahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lee (fresh) PF - Leonardo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Deems (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 16-22 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | John Cormier blows the layup | 16-22 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | James Moore can't tip it in | 16-22 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | George Deems tips it in | 16-24 |
| 06:40 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on John Cormier - foul #1 on John Cormier, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG), Isaac Sterling (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, John Cormier | |
| 06:40 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:40 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-24 |
| 06:21 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:05 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams double dribbles | 17-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong (SF) David Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | George Deems is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Deems, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Smith (PF) Leonardo Yazzie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:34 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John McClanahan | 20-24 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | George Deems misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 20-24 |
| 05:04 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:42 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), Guillermo Montes (SG) John McClanahan, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), John Cormier (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, George Deems, James Moore | |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the lay-in | 20-24 |
| 04:21 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:00 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Steven Carr gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is hacked by Bo Xiong - foul #2 on Bo Xiong, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee (SG), David Lee (SF), Roger Smith (PF) Guillermo Montes, Bo Xiong, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG) Robert Hruska, Isaac Sterling | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lee (fresh) PF - Roger Smith (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Cormier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Campbell and the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF) John Cormier | |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:08 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 20-27 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Campbell and he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan (PG), Leonardo Yazzie (C) Maurice Tinney, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF), Isaac Sterling (C) Charles Campbell, Steven Carr | |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:15 | Miami (FL) | David Lee scores on a 3 from straight away | 23-30 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Guillermo Montes (SG), Bo Xiong (SF), Ralph Smith (C) Robert Lee, David Lee, Leonardo Yazzie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:36 | Miami (FL) | Guillermo Montes misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 01:34 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 01:16 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Ralph Smith | 25-30 |
| 01:12 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-30 |
| 01:11 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Smith | 25-30 |
| 01:02 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith double dribbles | 25-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie (PF) Roger Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, George Deems | |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John McClanahan - foul #2 on John McClanahan, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee (SG) Guillermo Montes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:22 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-32 |
| 00:21 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie tips it home | 27-32 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the runner from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The clock runs out | 27-32 |