| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Trost (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) C - Roland Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Downs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raul Bravo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | David Lee inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs connects on the jump hook from the left block | 26-38 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | George Trost clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-38 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays tips it in | 28-38 |
| 19:07 | Miami (FL) | George Trost steals it from Alberto Gonzales | 28-38 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | George Trost hits the finger roll | 30-38 |
| 18:44 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Alberto Gonzales picks off the pass by Lyman Hays | 30-38 |
| 18:16 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales misses the dunk | 30-38 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Hugo is blocked by Alvin Downs | 30-38 |
| 17:49 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:35 | Miami (FL) | David Lee comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 30-38 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lyman Hays | 30-38 |
| 16:51 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Bobby Hugo is denied by Raul Bravo | 30-38 |
| 16:50 | Miami (FL) | David Lee snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:33 | Miami (FL) | Raul Bravo misses the easy layup | 30-38 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney buries a shot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Downs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Raul Bravo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | George Trost snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | George Trost hits a runner from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 15:13 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lyman Hays - foul #3 on Lyman Hays, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF), Daniel Hancock (PF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (PG), Kevin Weaver (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Joe Davis (C) Alberto Gonzales, Steven Alexander, David Lee, Raul Bravo | |
| 15:13 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:13 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball drills a runner near the basket | 36-40 |
| 14:37 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kevin Weaver - foul #2 on Kevin Weaver, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker (PF) Alvin Downs | |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:18 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith is hacked by Kenneth Rathbone - foul #2 on Kenneth Rathbone, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 14:08 | Miami (FL) | Joe Davis can't finish the layup | 38-40 |
| 14:06 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 14:05 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker tips it in | 38-42 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| 13:31 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Joe Davis | 38-45 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-45 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball lays it in set up by Neal Masters | 40-45 |
| 12:53 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Kevin Weaver and the foul's on Daniel Hancock - foul #3 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (PF), Roland Polak (C) Kenneth Rathbone, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Steven Alexander (SG), William Ginther (C) Kevin Weaver, Joe Davis | |
| 12:53 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-48 |
| 12:28 | Miami (FL) | William Ginther gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:21 | Miami (FL) | Steven Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 12:19 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker tips it back up and in | 40-50 |
| 11:56 | North Carolina | Bradley Walker takes the ball from Matthew Ball | 40-50 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Daniel Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Danny Hamrick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ginther (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball is whistled for traveling | 40-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), James Nelson (PF) Neal Masters, Matthew Ball, Daniel Hancock, Lyman Hays | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), David Lee (SF), Alvin Downs (PF), Raul Bravo (C) Danny Hamrick, Timothy Smith, Bradley Walker, William Ginther | |
| 11:04 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver (SG) Steven Alexander | |
| 11:04 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:04 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Roland Polak pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Roland Polak blows the layup but he's hacked by Raul Bravo - foul #3 on Raul Bravo, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:23 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-51 |
| 10:21 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:01 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Weaver | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | George Trost hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Zachariah Varney | 44-53 |
| 09:32 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver is whistled for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (PF), Daniel Hancock (C) James Nelson, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Steven Alexander (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Bradley Walker (PF), Joe Davis (C) Kevin Weaver, David Lee, Alvin Downs, Raul Bravo | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hancock | 46-53 |
| 08:53 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Hancock is called for the reach on Joe Davis - foul #4 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Bobby Hugo | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (PG) Alberto Gonzales | |
| 08:48 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-53 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays lays it in and he's hacked by Joe Davis - foul #2 on Joe Davis, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs (PF) Bradley Walker | |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:13 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs can't throw it down | 49-53 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | James Nelson pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Lyman Hays is denied by Joe Davis | 49-53 |
| 07:51 | Miami (FL) | Joe Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Danny Hamrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Downs (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-53 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Neal Masters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), David Lee (SF), Raul Bravo (C) Danny Hamrick, Timothy Smith, Joe Davis | |
| 07:25 | Miami (FL) | Raul Bravo knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Alberto Gonzales and the foul's on Daniel Hancock - foul #5 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF) Daniel Hancock | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 07:25 | Miami (FL) | Raul Bravo makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Roland Polak jams it | 51-56 |
| 06:35 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses the lay-in | 51-56 |
| 06:33 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 06:17 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bobby Hugo - foul #2 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG), James Nelson (PF) Matthew Ball, Lyman Hays | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver (SG), Bradley Walker (PF) Steven Alexander, Alvin Downs | |
| 06:17 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:17 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 05:52 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF) Zachariah Varney, Bobby Hugo | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), Joe Davis (C) Alberto Gonzales, David Lee, Raul Bravo | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Danny Hamrick steals the ball from Roland Polak | 54-58 |
| 05:07 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 05:06 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:54 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 04:52 | Miami (FL) | Joe Davis snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 04:39 | Miami (FL) | Joe Davis is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rathbone - foul #3 on Kenneth Rathbone, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Lyman Hays (PF) Neal Masters, George Trost, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), Steven Alexander (SG), David Lee (SF), Alvin Downs (PF) Danny Hamrick, Kevin Weaver, Timothy Smith, Bradley Walker | |
| 04:39 | Miami (FL) | Joe Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:39 | Miami (FL) | Joe Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Steven Alexander is called for the reach on Matthew Ball - foul #1 on Steven Alexander, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF) Kenneth Rathbone | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Bravo (C) Joe Davis | |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney loses the ball out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Polak (C) James Nelson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Downs (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Raul Bravo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs buries a jumper from the left side set up by David Lee | 54-62 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Roland Polak buries a floater from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 02:58 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses badly on a floater in the lane | 56-62 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is fouled on the floor by Steven Alexander - foul #2 on Steven Alexander, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), George Trost (SG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, Matthew Ball, Bobby Hugo, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (PG), Kevin Weaver (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Bradley Walker (PF), Joe Davis (C) Alberto Gonzales, Steven Alexander, David Lee, Alvin Downs, Raul Bravo | |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Joe Davis takes the ball from George Trost | 56-62 |
| 02:11 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF), Roland Polak (C) Kenneth Rathbone, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Steven Alexander (SG), Alvin Downs (PF), Raul Bravo (C) Kevin Weaver, Bradley Walker, Joe Davis | |
| 01:59 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick is fouled on the floor by Neal Masters - foul #1 on Neal Masters, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG) Neal Masters | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Lee (SF) Timothy Smith | |
| 01:59 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Trost | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:11 | Miami (FL) | David Lee scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-64 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Raul Bravo swats the layup by Roland Polak | 58-64 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays hits the follow up shot | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick is hacked by Zachariah Varney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| 00:46 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:46 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | David Lee steps in front of the Zachariah Varney pass | 60-66 |
| 00:36 | Miami (FL) | David Lee lays it in | 60-68 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 00:30 | Miami (FL) | David Lee snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | Zachariah Varney is called for the reach on David Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver (SG) Steven Alexander | |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Polak | 60-68 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 00:21 | Miami (FL) | David Lee snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 00:21 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver is hacked by George Trost in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Trost, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Raul Bravo is called for the reach on Zachariah Varney - foul #4 on Raul Bravo, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), Steven Alexander (SG) Danny Hamrick, Kevin Weaver | |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | George Trost scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Zachariah Varney is called for the reach on Alberto Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #13 | 63-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver (SG), Timothy Smith (SF) Steven Alexander, David Lee | |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the offensive board | 63-70 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The clock runs out | 63-70 |