| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ricky Courson - foul #3 on Ricky Courson, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG) Ricky Courson | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:26 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | John Milan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Walter Peterson - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach connects on the runner from the left block set up by Walter Peterson and he's fouled by Roger Peterson - foul #1 on Roger Peterson, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:24 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is hacked by Mark Luo - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Billy Lauterbach - foul #3 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (C) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | William Conway clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Abbott - foul #2 on Michael Abbott, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | William Conway is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF) Elmer Carlile, William Conway | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), John Ceaser (PF) Michael Abbott, John Milan | |
| 16:38 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-32 |
| 16:37 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is fouled on the floor by Robert Monk - foul #3 on Robert Monk, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG) Robert Monk | |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Lively | 38-32 |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Mark Luo - foul #2 on Mark Luo, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), William Conway (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Bernard Farish, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), John Milan (PF) Richard Hassinger, Roger Peterson | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ceaser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley lays it in | 40-34 |
| 15:01 | Wake Forest | William Conway takes the ball from John Ceaser | 40-34 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 14:31 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 14:04 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley buries a jumper from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 13:25 | Wake Forest | John Milan's fadeaway is rejected by Wilber Lindley | 42-34 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser tips it home | 42-36 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | William Conway is hacked by Ricky Courson - foul #4 on Ricky Courson, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, William Conway, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Richard Hassinger (SG), Roger Peterson (C) Michael Abbott, Ricky Courson, John Ceaser | |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Billy Lauterbach is blocked by Roger Peterson | 42-36 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it home | 44-36 |
| 12:23 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the driving attempt from the left block | 44-36 |
| 12:21 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the tip | 44-36 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Mark Luo pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Luo and the foul's on Eric Anderson - foul #2 on Eric Anderson, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:43 | Wake Forest | Wesley Pearce denies the turnaround by Roger Peterson | 47-36 |
| 11:41 | Wake Forest | John Milan pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #7 | 47-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Monk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Eric Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses short on a shot from the right block | 47-36 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 10:50 | Wake Forest | Bernard Farish steals it from Robert Monk | 47-36 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish lays it in | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:23 | Wake Forest | John Milan is fouled on the floor by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) William Conway, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), John Ceaser (PF) Robert Monk, John Milan | |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 51-36 |
| 09:20 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley double dribbles | 51-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Roger Peterson and he's fouled by Mark Luo - foul #3 on Mark Luo, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 53-39 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Hassinger | 53-41 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile connects on the floater from the right side set up by Wayne Lively | 55-41 |
| 07:41 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Luo - foul #4 on Mark Luo, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wesley Pearce (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Ricky Courson (SG), John Milan (PF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson, John Ceaser | |
| 07:41 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:41 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson drills a turnaround in the lane | 57-43 |
| 07:08 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson drills a 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Monk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Hassinger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce double dribbles | 57-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) William Conway | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:37 | Wake Forest | John Milan scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG) Robert Monk | |
| 06:37 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Mark Luo loses the dribble to Michael Abbott | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-48 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley double dribbles | 57-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), William Conway (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Walter Peterson, Bernard Farish, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Ceaser (C) Roger Peterson | |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), Roger Peterson (C) Michael Abbott, Richard Hassinger, John Milan | |
| 04:25 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 04:24 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson tips it home | 57-52 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 57-52 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser is whistled for a carry | 57-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Wayne Lively, William Conway, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Monk | 57-55 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF) Bernard Farish, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Richard Hassinger (SF), John Milan (PF) Robert Monk, Eric Anderson, Roger Peterson | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ceaser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | William Conway can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Hassinger - foul #4 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is hacked by Elmer Carlile - foul #3 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson (C) John Ceaser | |
| 02:04 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Ricky Courson steals the ball from William Conway | 59-55 |
| 01:21 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-55 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson's layup is rejected by John Milan | 59-55 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | The jumper by Roger Peterson is denied by William Conway | 59-55 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is hacked by Ricky Courson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricky Courson, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Ricky Courson | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 61-55 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | William Conway is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hassinger - foul #5 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wesley Pearce (C) Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nestor Hardin (SG) Richard Hassinger | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | John Milan gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | William Conway pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Nestor Hardin is called for the reach on Bernard Farish in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nestor Hardin, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is hacked by Michael Abbott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Abbott, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:20 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses short on a floater from the right block | 65-55 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson runs out the clock | 65-55 |