| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jager (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian King (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Jager inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:38 | Florida State | Brian King banks in the layup | 31-24 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | William Conway is hacked by Brian King - foul #2 on Brian King, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Brian King is called for the reach on Elmer Carlile - foul #3 on Brian King, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Anderson (PF) Brian King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 31-24 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:38 | Florida State | James Jager loses the dribble to Wayne Lively | 31-24 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Javier Herrera is called for the reach on Mark Luo - foul #1 on Javier Herrera, team foul #3 | 31-24 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Mark Luo scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Carlile and he's hacked by James Jager - foul #3 on James Jager, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) James Jager | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Elmer Carlile | |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:49 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 33-26 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dennis Anderson | 33-26 |
| 16:37 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the tip | 35-26 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | William Conway snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Davis - foul #2 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #5 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), George Ivy (PF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, Dennis Anderson, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Bernard Farish, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #6 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Jager (SF), Brian King (PF) Ivan Jesiolowski, George Ivy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Jager (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian King (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Pearce | 35-29 |
| 15:00 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block | 35-29 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 35-29 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Albert Valdivia - foul #2 on Albert Valdivia, team foul #7 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Mladen Jahic (C) Filip Koslowski, Lawrence Davis, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:25 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:08 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic loses the ball out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Elmer Carlile, Wesley Pearce | |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | William Conway knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Wilber Lindley | 35-32 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic is hacked by Billy Lauterbach - foul #3 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Dennis Danna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) James Jager | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Bernard Farish | |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 12:07 | Florida State | Billy Lauterbach is called for the reach on Lawrence Davis - foul #4 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Javier Herrera, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (PF) Walter Peterson, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis comes up short on the floater in the lane | 35-34 |
| 11:36 | Florida State | George Ivy tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 10:49 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Pearce | 37-37 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 10:19 | Florida State | Dennis Danna tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley buries a fadeaway in the paint | 39-39 |
| 09:41 | Florida State | Wayne Lively takes the ball from Lawrence Davis after a doubleteam | 39-39 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Dennis Danna is called for the reach on Wayne Lively - foul #1 on Dennis Danna, team foul #8 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Javier Herrera (SG), James Jager (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Dennis Danna, Lawrence Davis, George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), William Conway (PF) Elmer Carlile, Wilber Lindley | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:36 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brian King | 39-40 |
| 09:07 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski is whistled for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG) Wayne Lively | |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Brian King steals it from Wesley Pearce | 39-40 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Brian King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Mark Luo knocks in the jump hook from close range | 39-42 |
| 08:02 | Florida State | James Jager can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Luo - foul #3 on Mark Luo, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Filip Koslowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Wesley Pearce | |
| 08:02 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:02 | Florida State | James Jager misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark Luo - foul #4 on Mark Luo, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (C) Mark Luo | |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian King (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Jager - foul #4 on James Jager, team foul #9 | 41-44 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | The short jumper by Mladen Jahic is denied by William Conway | 41-45 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | William Conway pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Dennis Danna steals the ball from Billy Lauterbach | 41-45 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | William Conway is fouled on the floor by Javier Herrera - foul #2 on Javier Herrera, team foul #10 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SG), George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Javier Herrera, James Jager, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF) Walter Peterson, Wilber Lindley | |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Bernard Farish - foul #1 on Bernard Farish, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG) Dennis Danna | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish | |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Brian King steps in front of the Mark Luo pass | 42-47 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia connects on the floater in the paint set up by Lawrence Davis out of the doubleteam | 44-47 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Filip Koslowski picks off the pass by Wayne Lively | 44-47 |
| 04:13 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Javier Herrera (SG), James Jager (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Filip Koslowski, Lawrence Davis, George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo, William Conway | |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the easy layup | 44-47 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Javier Herrera - foul #3 on Javier Herrera, team foul #11 | 44-47 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | The jump hook by James Jager is blocked by Wilber Lindley | 44-47 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Jager (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brian King (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Bernard Farish and he's fouled by Dennis Danna - foul #2 on Dennis Danna, team foul #12 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Bernard Farish, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:41 | Florida State | James Jager misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-50 |
| 02:40 | Florida State | James Jager grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | Javier Herrera makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Jager | 46-50 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Mark Luo loses the dribble to Javier Herrera | 46-50 |
| 02:03 | Florida State | Dennis Danna hits the finger roll set up by Javier Herrera | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:30 | Florida State | James Jager clanks a floater from the baseline | 48-50 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | William Conway misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Brian King - foul #4 on Brian King, team foul #13 | 48-50 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Brian King hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Javier Herrera | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Dennis Danna takes the ball from Elmer Carlile | 50-51 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the dunk attempt | 50-51 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | William Conway gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | William Conway is hacked by Dennis Danna in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Danna, team foul #14 | 50-51 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Dennis Danna is called for the reach on Walter Peterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Danna, team foul #15 | 50-52 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the fullcourt shot | 50-54 |