| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Jager (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo inbounds the ball | 22-20 |
| 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) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 19:30 | Florida State | James Jager pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 19:09 | Florida State | William Conway is called for the reach on Brian King - foul #1 on William Conway, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Brian King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | William Conway gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #2 | 22-20 |
| 18:03 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses short on a floater from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 18:01 | Florida State | Brian King tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Mladen Jahic | 24-20 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | William Conway tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 17:26 | Florida State | Dennis Danna is called for 10 seconds | 24-22 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Mark Luo scores on a runner from the right block | 24-24 |
| 16:50 | Florida State | Walter Peterson steals the ball from James Jager | 24-24 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Billy Lauterbach | 24-26 |
| 16:03 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Javier Herrera and he's hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #3 on Walter Peterson, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), George Ivy (SF) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, James Jager | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Mark Luo, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 16:03 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Jahic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Wayne Lively and he's fouled by Brian King - foul #1 on Brian King, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Valdivia (C) Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:17 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-29 |
| 15:16 | Florida State | George Ivy grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:57 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis is called for traveling | 27-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Filip Koslowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Mark Luo | |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Lawrence Davis is called for the reach on Bernard Farish - foul #1 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG) George Ivy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG) Wayne Lively | |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits the finger roll set up by Walter Peterson | 27-31 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Bernard Farish picks off the pass by Javier Herrera | 27-31 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 14:00 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 13:36 | Florida State | Dennis Danna comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 27-31 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wesley Pearce | 27-33 |
| 12:49 | Florida State | 3 seconds is called on Albert Valdivia | 27-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), James Jager (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Javier Herrera, Lawrence Davis, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Elmer Carlile, Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Mladen Jahic steals the ball from Walter Peterson | 27-33 |
| 12:02 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bernard Farish - foul #3 on Bernard Farish, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG) Dennis Danna | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| 12:02 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 12:02 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach lays it in set up by Wayne Lively and he's fouled by Ivan Jesiolowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jesiolowski, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the free throw | 29-35 |
| 11:46 | Florida State | James Jager gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jager (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian King (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Lauterbach - foul #2 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #5 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Mark Luo | |
| 11:29 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 11:29 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is fouled on the floor by Brian King - foul #2 on Brian King, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Filip Koslowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Bernard Farish | |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile's floater is knocked away by Brian King | 31-35 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | William Conway hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley tips it home | 31-37 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic hits a fadeaway in the lane | 33-37 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Brian King can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #6 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SG), George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Javier Herrera, James Jager, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Wilber Lindley, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Brian King makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Brian King makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG) Dennis Danna | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:26 | Florida State | Mark Luo blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Davis | 35-40 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Mark Luo lays it in on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 35-42 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Conway | 37-44 |
| 07:12 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 37-44 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by George Ivy - foul #1 on George Ivy, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| 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 | Wilber Lindley (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) William Conway, Wesley Pearce | |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 06:16 | Florida State | James Jager can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Luo - foul #2 on Mark Luo, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF) Mark Luo | |
| 06:16 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 06:16 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Jager - foul #3 on James Jager, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:01 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 05:26 | Florida State | James Jager snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Javier Herrera hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Billy Lauterbach - foul #3 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish | |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Javier Herrera misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Javier Herrera misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Mladen Jahic | 41-45 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Billy Lauterbach takes the ball from Mladen Jahic | 41-45 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-45 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it home | 41-47 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Dennis Danna comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 41-47 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley buries a jumper from the left block set up by Billy Lauterbach and he's hacked by Brian King - foul #3 on Brian King, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SG), George Ivy (SF) Javier Herrera, James Jager | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), William Conway (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Elmer Carlile, Mark Luo, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Conway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense 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) | |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 03:20 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses the tip | 41-50 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | George Ivy is called for the reach on William Conway - foul #2 on George Ivy, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF) Walter Peterson, Wilber Lindley | |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| 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) | |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Bernard Farish steps in front of the Lawrence Davis pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 41-50 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish lays it in | 41-52 |
| 02:31 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 41-52 |
| 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 | Elmer Carlile (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF) Bernard Farish, William Conway | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley clanks a shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 02:11 | Florida State | James Jager gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Mark Luo takes the ball from Mladen Jahic | 41-52 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 01:40 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Mladen Jahic | 41-52 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Dennis Danna travels with the ball | 41-52 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Lively and the foul's on Brian King - foul #4 on Brian King, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the free throw | 41-54 |
| 01:03 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic grabs the board | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Danna - foul #3 on Dennis Danna, team foul #10 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Mark Luo | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | James Jager makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Danna | 45-55 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by Javier Herrera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Javier Herrera, team foul #11 | 45-55 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Dennis Danna drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Mladen Jahic | 47-56 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), William Conway (PF) Wayne Lively, Wilber Lindley | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by Dennis Danna in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Danna, team foul #12 | 47-56 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Dennis Danna can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Dennis Danna tips it but misses | 47-57 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile grabs the board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson runs out the clock | 47-57 |