| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | Roland Wheeler blocks the short jumper by Michael Carter | 31-30 |
| 19:34 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo buries a shot near the basket | 33-30 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 33-32 |
| 18:46 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson's pass is intercepted by Michael Foster | 33-32 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Michael Foster connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Roland Wheeler | 33-34 |
| 18:04 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo's fadeaway is rejected by Roland Wheeler | 33-34 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | The jumper by Frank Davis is denied by Michael Carter | 33-34 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 17:21 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is fouled on the floor by Roland Wheeler - foul #2 on Roland Wheeler, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Kenneth Britton (PF) Frank Jones, Donald Beaver, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (PG), Keith Mitchell (PF) Frank Davis, Roland Wheeler | |
| 16:56 | Wake Forest | Keith Mitchell is called for the reach on Kenneth Britton - foul #1 on Keith Mitchell, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SG), Stanley Nolan (SF), Jason Greening (C) Michael Foster, James Holdsworth, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong is whistled for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (PF) Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | William Cox clanks a floater from the left side | 33-36 |
| 16:18 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | John Quinn is called for the reach on Samuel Mong - foul #1 on John Quinn, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver (SF), Kenneth Britton (PF) Samuel Mong, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (PG), Michael Foster (SG), Roland Wheeler (PF) William Cox, John Quinn, Keith Mitchell | |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Michael Foster picks off the pass by Donald Beaver | 33-36 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Frank Davis slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Roland Wheeler takes the ball from Michael Carter | 33-38 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Nolan | 33-38 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Frank Davis double dribbles | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Todd Ringo (PF) Raymond Thompson, Donald Beaver, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Holdsworth (SF), Cecil Fletcher (C) Stanley Nolan, Jason Greening | |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roland Wheeler - foul #3 on Roland Wheeler, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Kenneth Britton (C) Burton Cornwell, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Frank Jones steps in front of the Michael Foster pass | 35-38 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Frank Davis snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Michael Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Michael Foster connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Davis | 35-41 |
| 13:00 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Frank Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Donald Beaver (SF), Michael Carter (C) Raymond Thompson, Samuel Mong, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (PG), John Quinn (SG), Keith Mitchell (PF) Frank Davis, Michael Foster, Roland Wheeler | |
| 12:24 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the lay-in | 35-41 |
| 12:22 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:09 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Cecil Fletcher | 35-41 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Burton Cornwell - foul #3 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Todd Ringo (PF) Frank Jones, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (SF), Jason Greening (C) James Holdsworth, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | John Quinn connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson's pass is intercepted by William Cox | 35-44 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Raymond Thompson picks off the pass by Jason Greening | 35-44 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson lays it in | 37-44 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses the floater from the left side | 37-44 |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | William Cox gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Jason Greening can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | John Quinn grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Todd Ringo swats the layup by William Cox | 37-44 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | John Quinn grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Jason Greening clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 09:48 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:28 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Todd Ringo is denied by Keith Mitchell | 37-44 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | William Cox pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Jason Greening tips it in | 37-46 |
| 08:46 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is hacked by Jason Greening - foul #1 on Jason Greening, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Kenneth Britton (C) Burton Cornwell, Donald Beaver, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (PG), Michael Foster (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Roland Wheeler (PF), Cecil Fletcher (C) William Cox, John Quinn, Stanley Nolan, Keith Mitchell, Jason Greening | |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Roland Wheeler - foul #4 on Roland Wheeler, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell (PF) Roland Wheeler | |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 38-46 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cecil Fletcher - foul #2 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Carter (C) Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler (PF) Keith Mitchell | |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Mong (fresh) PF - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 06:59 | Wake Forest | James Holdsworth is called for the reach on Michael Carter - foul #2 on James Holdsworth, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG) Raymond Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 06:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Michael Foster is fouled on the floor by Frank Jones - foul #1 on Frank Jones, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (PF) Michael Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Davis | 40-48 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the shot in the paint | 40-48 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth can't finish the layup | 42-48 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| 05:27 | Wake Forest | Cecil Fletcher steps in front of the Kenneth Britton pass | 42-50 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Burton Cornwell - foul #4 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Donald Beaver (SF), Michael Carter (C) Burton Cornwell, Samuel Mong, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (PG), John Quinn (SG), Jason Greening (C) Frank Davis, Michael Foster, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Jason Greening pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Jason Greening's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (SF), Keith Mitchell (PF) James Holdsworth, Roland Wheeler | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Jason Greening blocks the short jumper by Donald Beaver | 42-51 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the tip | 42-51 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the tip | 42-51 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | John Quinn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Jason Greening tips it but misses | 42-51 |
| 04:02 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter knocks in the shot from the left block | 44-51 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | John Quinn knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Mitchell and he's fouled by Raymond Thompson - foul #1 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Samuel Mong (SF), Todd Ringo (PF) Raymond Thompson, Donald Beaver, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (PG), Roland Wheeler (PF), Cecil Fletcher (C) William Cox, Keith Mitchell, Jason Greening | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Mong (fresh) PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Britton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones can't finish the layup | 44-54 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Wheeler | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 44-54 |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the fadeaway from the right block | 44-54 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Frank Davis pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Burton Cornwell is called for the reach on Frank Davis - foul #5 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Donald Beaver (SF), Michael Carter (C) Burton Cornwell, Samuel Mong, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (SG), James Holdsworth (SF) John Quinn, Stanley Nolan | |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Frank Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher's pass is intercepted by Donald Beaver | 46-57 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Frank Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver grabs the board | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Foster | 46-59 |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo's layup is rejected by Roland Wheeler | 46-59 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter tips it home | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Frank Davis runs out the clock | 48-59 |