| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Larkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Brandon Liedtke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston inbounds the ball | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the floater from the left block | 53-40 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins tips it home | 55-40 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | Frank Larkins swats the short shot by Brandon Liedtke | 55-40 |
| 19:10 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 18:51 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Dustin Nolen - foul #4 on Dustin Nolen, team foul #1 | 55-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Frank Larkins, Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Toby Segovia (PF) Darryl Smith | |
| 18:51 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 18:51 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Billy Walton makes the jumpshot from the right side | 57-41 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann makes the driving attempt from the left block | 57-43 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is whistled for a carry | 57-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa (SG), Darryl Smith (PF) Brandon Liedtke, Daniel Dotson | |
| 17:59 | Florida State | Toby Segovia throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG) Harold Novello | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Billy Walton is denied on a dunk by Dana Hartmann | 57-43 |
| 17:52 | Florida State | Toby Segovia grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 17:34 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 57-43 |
| 17:32 | Florida State | Darryl Smith hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Toby Segovia steals it from Paul Stadler | 57-45 |
| 17:07 | Florida State | Toby Segovia banks in the layup | 57-47 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Darryl Smith gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Zamarripa | 57-49 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Billy Walton misses long on a runner from the baseline | 57-49 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Billy Walton tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 16:15 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses the jumper from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Stadler | 59-49 |
| 15:39 | Florida State | Toby Segovia tips it in | 59-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Larkins (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Blanchette (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Walton (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Stadler (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (tiring) 17 pts. SG - Brandon Zamarripa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Toby Segovia (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dana Hartmann (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Brandon Zamarripa steals it from William Cortes in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Walter Allen scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dana Hartmann | 59-53 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 15:11 | Florida State | Darryl Smith grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 14:50 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Zamarripa, team foul #1 | 59-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), John Conley (C) William Cortes, Frank Larkins, Ryan Blanchette, Billy Walton, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger (PG), Brandon Liedtke (SG), Daniel Dotson (SF), Jay Broome (PF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Brandon Zamarripa, Toby Segovia, Darryl Smith, Dana Hartmann | |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is hacked by Richard Poffenberger - foul #2 on Richard Poffenberger, team foul #2 | 59-53 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | James Fulk is open and buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Poffenberger | 62-55 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Harold Novello loses the dribble to Daniel Dotson | 62-55 |
| 14:02 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger is hacked by Harold Novello in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Novello, team foul #2 | 62-55 |
| 13:49 | Florida State | James Fulk misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 62-55 |
| 13:48 | Florida State | Jay Broome hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston is hacked by Daniel Dotson - foul #3 on Daniel Dotson, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SF) Samuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG) Richard Poffenberger | |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 62-57 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Jay Broome gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 13:06 | Florida State | Walter Allen loses the dribble to Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang lays it in | 64-57 |
| 12:46 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson's pass is intercepted by Donald Hopson | 64-57 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is fouled on the floor by James Fulk - foul #4 on James Fulk, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston (SF), Dustin Nolen (C) Harold Novello, John Conley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger (PG), Dana Hartmann (C) Walter Allen, James Fulk | |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Dana Hartmann - foul #2 on Dana Hartmann, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 11:58 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Poffenberger | 65-59 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa (SG) Brandon Liedtke | |
| 11:40 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dana Hartmann, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG) Richard Poffenberger | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Larkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Billy Walton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (tiring) 19 pts. SG - Brandon Zamarripa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dotson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Broome (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dana Hartmann (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Cheng-Gong Wang steps in front of the Dana Hartmann pass in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 69-59 |
| 11:04 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann hits the finger roll | 69-61 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Larkins | 72-61 |
| 10:43 | Florida State | Cheng-Gong Wang is called for the reach on Daniel Dotson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #3 | 72-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Samuel Johnston, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke (SG) Brandon Zamarripa | |
| 10:26 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann is open and buries a floater from the right wing set up by Daniel Dotson | 72-63 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | William Cortes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dustin Nolen | 74-63 |
| 10:10 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Nolen | 74-63 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Harold Novello misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 74-63 |
| 10:01 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| 09:59 | Florida State | William Cortes steps in front of the Daniel Dotson pass in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Harold Novello lays it up and in set up by William Cortes | 76-63 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger (PG), Toby Segovia (SF), Darryl Smith (PF) Walter Allen, Daniel Dotson, Jay Broome | |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Dustin Nolen, team foul #4 | 76-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Paul Stadler (C) William Cortes, Dustin Nolen | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:38 | Florida State | Paul Stadler steals the ball from Richard Poffenberger in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 76-63 |
| 09:26 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 09:10 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 76-63 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Billy Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Richard Poffenberger is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Poffenberger, team foul #7 | 76-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston (SF) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa (SG) Brandon Liedtke | |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 78-63 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler snags the defensive board | 78-63 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Harold Novello hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 78-63 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Stadler | 78-63 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Billy Walton comes up short on the runner in the paint | 78-63 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang can't tip it in | 78-63 |
| 08:23 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Richard Poffenberger | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:20 | Florida State | Harold Novello steals the ball from Brandon Zamarripa in the backcourt | 78-63 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler can't throw it down | 78-63 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler can't tip it in | 78-63 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston hits the follow up shot | 80-63 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Darryl Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll and the foul's on Billy Walton - foul #1 on Billy Walton, team foul #5 | 80-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), John Conley (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Samuel Johnston, Billy Walton, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Brandon Liedtke (SG), Daniel Dotson (SF), James Fulk (C) Richard Poffenberger, Brandon Zamarripa, Toby Segovia, Dana Hartmann | |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Darryl Smith misses the free throw | 80-65 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | James Fulk grabs the offensive rebound | 80-65 |
| 07:36 | Florida State | Walter Allen comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by William Cortes - foul #4 on William Cortes, team foul #6 | 80-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG) Frank Larkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (PF) Darryl Smith | |
| 07:36 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 07:36 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (tiring) 20 pts. SG - Brandon Liedtke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Dotson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Broome (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Fulk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Dotson - foul #4 on Daniel Dotson, team foul #8 | 80-66 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | James Fulk is fouled on the floor by Gerald Davis - foul #3 on Gerald Davis, team foul #7 | 82-66 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | James Fulk makes the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | James Fulk misses the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette grabs the defensive rebound | 82-67 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Daniel Dotson steals the ball from Ryan Blanchette | 82-67 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke lays it up and in set up by Daniel Dotson | 82-69 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis is fouled on the floor by James Fulk - foul #5 on James Fulk, team foul #9 | 82-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG) Ryan Blanchette | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa (SG), Dana Hartmann (C) Brandon Liedtke, James Fulk | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 06:38 | Florida State | Jay Broome pulls down the rebound | 83-69 |
| 06:21 | Florida State | Walter Allen is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Dotson | 83-71 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-71 |
| 05:54 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson snags the defensive board | 83-71 |
| 05:54 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Paul Stadler (C) William Cortes, Gerald Davis, Donald Hopson, John Conley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger (PG), Toby Segovia (SF) Walter Allen, Daniel Dotson | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Florida State | Jay Broome can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 83-71 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler gets the rebound | 83-71 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jay Broome - foul #4 on Jay Broome, team foul #10 | 83-71 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann grabs the defensive rebound | 84-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Paul Stadler is called for the reach on Dana Hartmann - foul #2 on Paul Stadler, team foul #8 | 84-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Samuel Johnston (SF) Frank Larkins, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Dotson (SF), Darryl Smith (PF) Toby Segovia, Jay Broome | |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann misses the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Stadler | 84-71 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the floater from the left wing | 86-71 |
| 05:07 | Florida State | Harold Novello steals it from Daniel Dotson in the backcourt | 86-71 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is hacked by Darryl Smith - foul #1 on Darryl Smith, team foul #11 | 86-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (PF) Ryan Blanchette | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 87-71 |
| 04:44 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darryl Smith and he's fouled by Harold Novello - foul #2 on Harold Novello, team foul #9 | 87-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG), John Conley (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke (SG) Brandon Zamarripa | |
| 04:44 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann makes the free throw | 87-74 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis is hacked by Richard Poffenberger - foul #4 on Richard Poffenberger, team foul #12 | 87-74 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG) Samuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Jay Broome (PF), Toby Segovia (C) Richard Poffenberger, Darryl Smith, Dana Hartmann | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 88-74 |
| 04:32 | Florida State | Jay Broome pulls down the rebound | 88-74 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 88-74 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | John Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 88-74 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is hacked by Walter Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Allen, team foul #13 | 88-74 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG) Harold Novello | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from Brandon Liedtke | 90-76 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Toby Segovia - foul #3 on Toby Segovia, team foul #14 | 90-76 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Gerald Davis, Billy Walton, John Conley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa (SG), Dana Hartmann (C) Brandon Liedtke, Toby Segovia | |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 91-76 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 91-76 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann snags the defensive board | 91-76 |
| 03:32 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses the 3 from the left wing | 91-76 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson tips it back up and in | 91-78 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Larkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hopson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Stadler (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (tiring) 24 pts. SG - Brandon Zamarripa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dotson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jay Broome (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Dana Hartmann (tired) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 91-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Donald Hopson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger (PG), Darryl Smith (PF) Walter Allen, Jay Broome | |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa drills a fadeaway from close range | 91-80 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 91-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Walton (C) Paul Stadler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke (SG), Toby Segovia (C) Daniel Dotson, Dana Hartmann | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 91-80 |
| 02:43 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Darryl Smith | 91-80 |
| 02:43 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG), John Conley (C) Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Billy Walton picks off the pass by Toby Segovia | 91-80 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Donald Hopson (PF) William Cortes, Billy Walton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Daniel Dotson (SF), Dana Hartmann (C) Richard Poffenberger, Brandon Zamarripa, Darryl Smith | |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston loses the ball out of bounds | 91-80 |
| 02:03 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann can't finish the layup | 91-80 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang grabs the board | 91-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins is hacked by Brandon Liedtke - foul #2 on Brandon Liedtke, team foul #15 | 91-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Ryan Blanchette (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Donald Hopson, John Conley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (PF) Toby Segovia | |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 92-80 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 93-80 |
| 01:47 | Florida State | Walter Allen clanks a shot near the basket | 93-80 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | Walter Allen can't tip it in | 93-80 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Walter Allen grabs the offensive board | 93-80 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke misses the lay-in | 93-80 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette snags the defensive board | 93-80 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Liedtke - foul #3 on Brandon Liedtke, team foul #16 | 93-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger (PG), Christopher Cunningham (SG), Brandon Zamarripa (SF), Darryl Smith (PF), Toby Segovia (C) Walter Allen, Brandon Liedtke, Daniel Dotson, Jay Broome, Dana Hartmann | |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette makes the 1st free throw | 94-80 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette makes the 2nd free throw | 95-80 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Toby Segovia comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 95-80 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler grabs the board | 95-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 95-80 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Darryl Smith gets the rebound | 95-80 |
| 01:08 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Poffenberger, team foul #17 | 95-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Donald Hopson (PF) Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette | |
| Subs | Florida State | Irvin Rousseau (PG) Richard Poffenberger | |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Toby Segovia steps in front of the Cheng-Gong Wang pass | 95-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Toby Segovia hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Stadler - foul #3 on Paul Stadler, team foul #10 | 95-80 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Toby Segovia makes the 1st free throw | 95-81 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | Toby Segovia misses the 2nd free throw | 95-81 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler pulls down the rebound | 95-81 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston travels with the ball | 95-81 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Samuel Johnston is called for the reach on Christopher Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Johnston, team foul #11 | 95-81 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Christopher Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 95-82 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Christopher Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 95-83 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang runs out the clock | 95-83 |