| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Fred Pinder (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) PF - Jose Medina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Follansbee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach's pass is intercepted by Hugh Gamberg | 18-32 |
| 19:18 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-32 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Conway and the foul's on Anthony Follansbee - foul #1 on Anthony Follansbee, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the free throw | 20-32 |
| 19:10 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 18:41 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 18:39 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 18:23 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina banks in the layup on a great pass from Angelo Sandoval and the foul's on William Conway - foul #2 on William Conway, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 18:23 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina makes the free throw | 20-35 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Mark Luo scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elmer Carlile | 22-35 |
| 17:32 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg clanks a turnaround in the paint | 22-35 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 17:04 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 16:37 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Hugh Gamberg | 22-37 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Mark Luo knocks in the floater from the right side | 24-37 |
| 16:13 | Miami (FL) | Walter Peterson steals it from Hugh Gamberg in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson jams it | 26-37 |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | The short jumper by Hugh Gamberg is denied by Billy Lauterbach | 26-37 |
| 15:49 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina tips it home | 26-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Fred Pinder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Angelo Sandoval (fairly fresh) PF - Jose Medina (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Follansbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Carlile | 28-39 |
| 15:19 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder is hacked by Elmer Carlile - foul #2 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Kevin Worley (SG), Kenneth Lloyd (SF), Phillip Lewis (C) Hugh Gamberg, Fred Pinder, Angelo Sandoval, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 15:02 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Mark Luo can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 28-41 |
| 14:49 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 14:35 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffry Maddox, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee (C) Jose Medina | |
| 13:52 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox misses the floater from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 13:36 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 13:20 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee misses badly on a shot in the paint | 28-41 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Lively | 28-41 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 13:08 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 13:02 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Kevin Worley steals it from Mark Luo | 28-41 |
| 12:15 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis misses the easy layup | 28-41 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Farish | 28-41 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 30-41 |
| 11:33 | Miami (FL) | Mark Luo steals it from Anthony Follansbee | 30-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffry Maddox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Worley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Lloyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Follansbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Phillip Lewis - foul #1 on Phillip Lewis, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), William Conway (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg (PG), Fred Pinder (SG), Angelo Sandoval (SF), Jose Medina (PF) Jeffry Maddox, Kevin Worley, Kenneth Lloyd, Phillip Lewis | |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 10:54 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Farish steals the ball from Jose Medina | 32-41 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 10:10 | Miami (FL) | The pull-up jumper by Fred Pinder is blocked by Billy Lauterbach | 32-41 |
| 10:08 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 09:49 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder lays it in on a nice dish by Hugh Gamberg | 32-43 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-43 |
| 09:28 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 09:13 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Pinder | 32-45 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile loses the dribble to Fred Pinder | 32-45 |
| 08:56 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder blows the layup | 32-45 |
| 08:55 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina tips it but misses | 32-45 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | William Conway snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | William Conway connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 34-45 |
| 08:31 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | William Conway snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Follansbee | 34-45 |
| 08:07 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Hugh Gamberg | 34-45 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Kevin Worley (SG), Kenneth Lloyd (SF), Phillip Lewis (C) Hugh Gamberg, Fred Pinder, Angelo Sandoval, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the shot from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | William Conway gets the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffry Maddox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Worley (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jose Medina (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | William Conway is whistled for traveling | 34-45 |
| 07:07 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | William Conway hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Lloyd - foul #2 on Kenneth Lloyd, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg (PG), Fred Pinder (SG) Jeffry Maddox, Kevin Worley | |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 06:51 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Phillip Lewis | 35-45 |
| 06:22 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-45 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is hacked by Hugh Gamberg - foul #2 on Hugh Gamberg, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (PF) Jose Medina | |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lloyd is called for the reach on William Conway - foul #3 on Kenneth Lloyd, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | William Conway lays it up and in set up by Walter Peterson | 37-45 |
| 05:24 | Miami (FL) | Wilber Lindley is called for the reach on Hugh Gamberg - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF) William Conway | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 05:04 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Hugh Gamberg - foul #3 on Hugh Gamberg, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Kevin Worley (SG) Hugh Gamberg, Fred Pinder | |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 04:39 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis is whistled for a carry | 38-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina (PF) Kenneth Lloyd | |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 04:06 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis is hacked by Billy Lauterbach - foul #2 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder (SF), Anthony Follansbee (C) Angelo Sandoval, Phillip Lewis | |
| 03:56 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg (PG) Jeffry Maddox | |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | William Conway can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Mark Luo tips it home | 40-45 |
| 03:14 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg connects on the driving attempt from close range | 40-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Worley (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Pinder (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jose Medina (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Follansbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kevin Worley - foul #1 on Kevin Worley, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Walter Peterson, Mark Luo, William Conway, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (SF), Angelo Sandoval (PF) Kevin Worley, Jose Medina | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 02:31 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Angelo Sandoval | 43-49 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG) Wayne Lively | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina (PF), Phillip Lewis (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is fouled on the floor by Phillip Lewis - foul #2 on Phillip Lewis, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:49 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval is whistled for a carry | 45-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF) Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee (C) Phillip Lewis | |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 01:25 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg misses short on a runner from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Angelo Sandoval - foul #3 on Angelo Sandoval, team foul #10 | 47-49 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:04 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Anthony Follansbee | 48-49 |
| 00:46 | Miami (FL) | William Conway is called for the reach on Jose Medina - foul #3 on William Conway, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Elmer Carlile - foul #3 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| 00:20 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 00:20 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach blows the layup | 48-50 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder is hacked by Elmer Carlile in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 00:02 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 00:01 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder is hacked by Elmer Carlile in the backcourt - foul #5 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (SF) Angelo Sandoval | |
| 00:01 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | William Conway snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | William Conway hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 48-51 |