| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Nunnery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Morse (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish loses the dribble to Mark Nunnery | 21-24 |
| 19:13 | Boston College | Walter Peterson is called for the reach on Joseph Bell - foul #3 on Walter Peterson, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| 19:01 | Boston College | William Robinson is fouled on the floor by William Conway - foul #2 on William Conway, team foul #2 | 21-24 |
| 18:39 | Boston College | Eric Wick picks off the pass by James Morse | 21-24 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 18:19 | Boston College | James Morse snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 17:55 | Boston College | Joseph Bell scores on a 3 from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | The jumper by Bernard Farish is denied by James Morse | 24-24 |
| 17:29 | Boston College | James Morse gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 17:04 | Boston College | James Morse connects on the floater from the baseline set up by William Robinson and he's hacked by Eric Wick - foul #1 on Eric Wick, team foul #3 | 26-24 |
| 17:04 | Boston College | James Morse makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Mark Luo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Lively and the foul's on Mark Nunnery - foul #1 on Mark Nunnery, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kelvin McCleary (SF), Sung Sun (PF), Mark Conner (C) Willie Haley, Mark Nunnery, James Morse | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (C) Eric Wick | |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:17 | Boston College | William Robinson misses long on a floater from the left side | 27-27 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Mark Luo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 27-27 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kelvin McCleary (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Sung Sun (fresh) C - Mark Conner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | William Robinson takes the ball from William Conway | 27-27 |
| 15:22 | Boston College | Sung Sun scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kelvin McCleary | 29-27 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by Mark Conner - foul #1 on Mark Conner, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Frazier (PG), Willie Haley (SF), Mark Nunnery (PF), James Morse (C) William Robinson, Joseph Bell, Sung Sun, Mark Conner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo, William Conway | |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Wilber Lindley | 29-30 |
| 14:19 | Boston College | Kelvin McCleary can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 14:18 | Boston College | James Morse tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is fouled on the floor by Kelvin McCleary - foul #2 on Kelvin McCleary, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish | |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Mark Luo knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Wilber Lindley and he's fouled by Willie Haley - foul #3 on Willie Haley, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Bell (SG) Kelvin McCleary | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:36 | Boston College | Mark Nunnery grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:12 | Boston College | Wilber Lindley is called for the reach on Mark Nunnery - foul #4 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Robinson (PG) William Frazier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (SF), Eric Wick (C) Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley | |
| 12:54 | Boston College | Mark Nunnery misses the dunk attempt | 31-32 |
| 12:53 | Boston College | Willie Haley gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 12:33 | Boston College | Walter Peterson blocks the jumper by Willie Haley | 31-32 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Wick and the foul's on William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kelvin McCleary (SF), Sung Sun (PF) Willie Haley, Mark Nunnery | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Wesley Pearce | |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 11:50 | Boston College | Sung Sun can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| 11:50 | Boston College | Sung Sun makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:50 | Boston College | Sung Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kelvin McCleary (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sung Sun (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Morse (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Eric Wick is open and buries a jumper near the basket | 32-37 |
| 11:26 | Boston College | Joseph Bell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Peterson | 32-37 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 10:56 | Boston College | James Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 10:38 | Boston College | Sung Sun misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 10:16 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Sung Sun | 32-37 |
| 10:03 | Boston College | Sung Sun misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | William Conway snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Frazier (PG), Willie Haley (SF), Mark Nunnery (PF), Mark Conner (C) William Robinson, Joseph Bell, Sung Sun, James Morse | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, William Conway | |
| 09:34 | Boston College | Bernard Farish steals it from Kelvin McCleary | 32-37 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Eric Wick blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Conner - foul #2 on Mark Conner, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Bell (SG) Kelvin McCleary | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 09:06 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Mark Conner | 32-37 |
| 08:55 | Boston College | Joseph Bell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 08:29 | Boston College | Willie Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 08:01 | Boston College | Wesley Pearce denies the turnaround by Mark Nunnery | 35-37 |
| 07:59 | Boston College | Mark Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 07:36 | Boston College | Joseph Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Willie Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Nunnery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Wick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Mark Luo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 35-37 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 35-39 |
| 06:29 | Boston College | Joseph Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Luo | 35-42 |
| 05:53 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Robinson (PG), James Morse (C) William Frazier, Mark Conner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), William Conway (PF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Wesley Pearce, Eric Wick | |
| 05:24 | Boston College | Mark Nunnery is fouled on the floor by William Conway - foul #3 on William Conway, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kelvin McCleary (SF) Willie Haley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:05 | Boston College | Kelvin McCleary misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | William Robinson is called for the reach on Walter Peterson - foul #3 on William Robinson, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Frazier (SG) Joseph Bell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Mark Luo | |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 04:35 | Boston College | James Morse grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 04:06 | Boston College | Bernard Farish steals it from Mark Nunnery | 35-43 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is hacked by William Frazier - foul #1 on William Frazier, team foul #8 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | Willie Haley (SF), Sung Sun (PF) William Frazier, Mark Nunnery | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Boston College | James Morse comes up short on the shot in the lane | 35-45 |
| 03:21 | Boston College | James Morse tips it in | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelvin McCleary (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sung Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Morse (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-45 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 02:50 | Boston College | Sung Sun pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 02:50 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Bell (SG), Mark Nunnery (PF) Kelvin McCleary, Sung Sun | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Wesley Pearce | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Boston College | James Morse is hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #5 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| 02:37 | Boston College | James Morse makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 02:37 | Boston College | James Morse misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Conway | 38-45 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | William Conway loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| 01:56 | Boston College | Mark Nunnery connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Robinson | 40-45 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Boston College | James Morse comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 40-45 |
| 00:43 | Boston College | James Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Boston College | Joseph Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 00:36 | Boston College | Willie Haley tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 00:34 | Boston College | James Morse pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Joseph Bell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | William Robinson is called for the reach on Walter Peterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Robinson, team foul #9 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Mark Luo, Eric Wick | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 00:22 | Boston College | Willie Haley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mark Nunnery | 43-47 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Eric Wick (C) Bernard Farish, Wesley Pearce | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | William Robinson is called for the reach on Elmer Carlile in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Robinson, team foul #10 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Frazier (PG) William Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:19 | Boston College | James Morse snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 00:14 | Boston College | Joseph Bell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 00:13 | Boston College | William Frazier grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Joseph Bell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Elmer Carlile | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | William Frazier is called for the reach on Walter Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Frazier, team foul #11 | 46-48 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:09 | Boston College | James Morse grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 00:09 | Boston College | Boston College calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Joseph Bell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | William Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |