| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Loveless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Deems (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Larry Thorn inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Boston College | Donald Swoope misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Marguez - foul #3 on Jerry Marguez, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:41 | Boston College | Donald Swoope makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:41 | Boston College | Donald Swoope misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Joseph Loveless swats the short shot by Jerry Marguez | 30-29 |
| 19:12 | Boston College | Donald Swoope grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 18:53 | Boston College | Donald Swoope misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Isaac Sterling | 30-29 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell tips it but misses | 30-29 |
| 18:43 | Boston College | Donald Swoope snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:20 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Isaac Sterling - foul #2 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:20 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:20 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | George Deems misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Swoope - foul #1 on Donald Swoope, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | George Deems makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | George Deems makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:27 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Lunn | 33-31 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | The jumper by Jerry Marguez is denied by Ken Thornhill | 33-31 |
| 17:07 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:38 | Boston College | Charles Campbell is called for the reach on Donald Swoope - foul #2 on Charles Campbell, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun (SF), Todd Cloer (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, Joseph Loveless | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (C) Charles Campbell | |
| 16:18 | Boston College | Isaac Sterling steps in front of the Martin Jacobs pass | 33-31 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Ernest Rathbun is called for the reach on Jerry Marguez - foul #3 on Ernest Rathbun, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG) Kenneth Lunn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (SF) George Deems | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Cloer (fresh) C - Martin Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Cormier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | John Cormier snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling clanks a shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Sterling | 33-31 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | James Moore drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 33-33 |
| 14:18 | Boston College | Eugene Holmes steals the ball from Ernest Rathbun | 33-33 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is denied on a layup by Ernest Rathbun | 33-33 |
| 13:53 | Boston College | Michael Bennett pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:34 | Boston College | Jerry Marguez steps in front of the Donald Swoope pass | 33-33 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | John Cormier slams it home set up by Jerry Marguez | 33-35 |
| 13:08 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Isaac Sterling - foul #3 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF) Michael Bennett, Donald Swoope, Todd Cloer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), George Deems (SF), Charles Campbell (C) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, Isaac Sterling, James Moore | |
| 13:08 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:08 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ken Thornhill - foul #2 on Ken Thornhill, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Neil Brewer (SG), Joseph Loveless (C) Ernest Rathbun, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:33 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill hits a jump hook in the paint | 36-37 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | John Cormier's pass is intercepted by Ken Thornhill | 36-37 |
| 12:01 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Hruska - foul #2 on Robert Hruska, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling (PF) John Cormier | |
| 12:01 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:01 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-37 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Brewer (fresh) SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Loveless (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Deems (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill is fouled on the floor by Robert Hruska - foul #3 on Robert Hruska, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Swoope (SG) Neil Brewer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr | |
| 10:51 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 38-39 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 10:18 | Boston College | Larry Thorn snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 10:02 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 38-39 |
| 10:00 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 40-41 |
| 09:21 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Ken Thornhill is called for the reach on Isaac Sterling - foul #3 on Ken Thornhill, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Ernest Rathbun (SF), Todd Cloer (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Kenneth Lunn, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, Joseph Loveless | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (SF), James Moore (PF), Steven Carr (C) George Deems, Isaac Sterling, Charles Campbell | |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the floater in the paint | 42-43 |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Donald Swoope comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Carr | 42-43 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | James Moore can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | John Cormier drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Cloer (fresh) C - Martin Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Cormier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Boston College | Steven Carr is called for the reach on Donald Swoope - foul #1 on Steven Carr, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF), Joseph Loveless (C) Michael Bennett, Ernest Rathbun, Todd Cloer, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), George Deems (SF), Isaac Sterling (PF) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, John Cormier | |
| 07:07 | Boston College | Donald Swoope misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to George Deems | 42-45 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Isaac Sterling - foul #4 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #8 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Campbell (C) James Moore | |
| 06:24 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 06:22 | Boston College | Larry Thorn grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:00 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn is fouled on the floor by Robert Hruska - foul #4 on Robert Hruska, team foul #9 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ernest Rathbun (SG) Donald Swoope | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr | |
| 06:00 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 06:00 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez banks in the layup set up by Isaac Sterling | 44-47 |
| 05:15 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Campbell - foul #3 on Charles Campbell, team foul #10 | 44-47 |
| 05:15 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:15 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 04:30 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the easy layup | 46-49 |
| 04:04 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 03:39 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lunn is called for the reach on Charles Campbell - foul #2 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Donald Swoope (SG), Todd Cloer (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Kenneth Lunn, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, Joseph Loveless | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (SF), James Moore (C) George Deems, Charles Campbell | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Rathbun (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Cloer (fresh) C - Martin Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Cormier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #11 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (C) Isaac Sterling | |
| 02:59 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Joseph Loveless (C) Michael Bennett, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Deems (SF) Steven Carr | |
| 02:38 | Boston College | Todd Cloer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF) Ernest Rathbun, Todd Cloer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Campbell (C) James Moore | |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ken Thornhill - foul #4 on Ken Thornhill, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:04 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill misses the dunk attempt | 46-51 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the board | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by George Deems and he's fouled by Donald Swoope - foul #2 on Donald Swoope, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:14 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Loveless | 48-54 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez makes the contested floater from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn is hacked by Jerry Marguez - foul #4 on Jerry Marguez, team foul #12 | 48-56 |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | George Deems gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College 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 (+2) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lunn is called for the reach on George Deems in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Steven Carr (PF) Jerry Marguez, John Cormier | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | George Deems misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:44 | Boston College | Joseph Loveless gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:36 | Boston College | Donald Swoope misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | George Deems snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lunn is called for the reach on Steven Carr in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Steven Carr misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Campbell | 48-56 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell is hacked by Joseph Loveless - foul #2 on Joseph Loveless, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:23 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill's floater is tipped away by Charles Campbell | 48-58 |
| 00:22 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill tips it back up and in | 50-58 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Steven Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Swoope - foul #3 on Donald Swoope, team foul #11 | 50-58 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Steven Carr misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Steven Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Donald Swoope knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Lunn | 53-59 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 53-59 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Donald Swoope is called for the reach on Robert Hruska in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Swoope, team foul #12 | 53-59 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:03 | Boston College | Donald Swoope hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-61 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes runs out the clock | 53-61 |