| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bo Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Smith (fresh) PF - James Boren (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Musso, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 19:11 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong double dribbles | 23-28 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the jump hook from close range | 23-28 |
| 19:01 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:47 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Smith (C) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | James Moore misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 23-28 |
| 18:24 | Miami (FL) | James Boren grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:11 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 23-28 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is fouled on the floor by Ralph Smith - foul #2 on Ralph Smith, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | James Moore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-30 |
| 17:28 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong misses the 3 from straight away | 23-30 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | James Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-30 |
| 17:04 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 17:00 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-30 |
| 16:58 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 16:47 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 16:46 | Miami (FL) | James Boren can't tip it in | 23-30 |
| 16:45 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 16:34 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan (PG), David Lee (SF), Guillermo Montes (PF) Maurice Tinney, Roger Smith, James Boren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (C) Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| 16:34 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 16:34 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Bo Xiong picks off the pass by Robert Hruska | 24-30 |
| 15:58 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Smith knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by John McClanahan | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - John McClanahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bo Xiong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Lee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Guillermo Montes (fresh) C - Ralph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - John Cormier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 26-30 |
| 15:39 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 15:34 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | John Cormier's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Smith | 29-30 |
| 15:03 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to David Lee | 29-30 |
| 14:43 | Miami (FL) | David Lee can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by John Cormier - foul #2 on John Cormier, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), James Boren (PF), Michael Williams (C) John McClanahan, Guillermo Montes, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), James Moore (C) Eugene Holmes, Robert Tyler, John Cormier | |
| 14:43 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 14:43 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Bo Xiong is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #2 on Bo Xiong, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith (SF) David Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 13:39 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Clifford Dawson - foul #1 on Clifford Dawson, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Steven Carr (PF) Robert Hruska, Clifford Dawson | |
| 13:39 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:39 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Moore | 31-32 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is fouled on the floor by Roger Smith - foul #3 on Roger Smith, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Guillermo Montes (PF) James Boren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes connects on the shot in the lane set up by Michael Musso | 31-34 |
| 12:32 | Miami (FL) | James Moore swats the shot by Michael Williams | 31-34 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Steven Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-34 |
| 11:59 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bo Xiong (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roger Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Guillermo Montes (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Carr (fresh) C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Smith | 33-34 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Maurice Tinney - foul #1 on Maurice Tinney, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan (PG), Robert Lee (SG), David Lee (SF), James Boren (PF), Ralph Smith (C) Maurice Tinney, Bo Xiong, Roger Smith, Guillermo Montes, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), John Cormier (PF), Clifford Dawson (C) Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell, Steven Carr, James Moore | |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | John Cormier clanks a runner from close range | 33-34 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes buries a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Hruska | 33-36 |
| 10:11 | Miami (FL) | David Lee is whistled for a carry | 33-36 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG) John McClanahan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (SG) Eugene Holmes | |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-36 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | John Cormier pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | John Cormier scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hruska | 33-38 |
| 09:12 | Miami (FL) | James Boren knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Steven Carr misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong (SG), Roger Smith (SF), Michael Williams (C) Robert Lee, David Lee, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson | |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Steven Carr makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Steven Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 08:54 | Miami (FL) | James Boren gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 08:41 | Miami (FL) | James Moore swats the short shot by Michael Williams | 35-39 |
| 08:40 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 08:39 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | John Cormier drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Moore | 37-41 |
| 08:14 | Miami (FL) | James Moore steals it from Bo Xiong | 37-41 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | James Boren takes the ball from Steven Carr | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bo Xiong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Roger Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Boren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Steven Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Bo Xiong, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan (PG), Guillermo Montes (PF) Maurice Tinney, James Boren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), Jon Beil (PF) Steven Carr, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier | |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | James Moore misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 37-41 |
| 06:59 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 06:47 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Jon Beil hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 40-43 |
| 06:04 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams drills a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on James Moore - foul #4 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), David Lee (SF) John McClanahan, Roger Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), John Cormier (PF) Michael Musso, Robert Tyler, Jon Beil | |
| 06:04 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | John Cormier knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 43-45 |
| 05:23 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong connects on the 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | James Moore is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee (SG), James Boren (PF), Ralph Smith (C) Bo Xiong, Guillermo Montes, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:54 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to James Boren | 46-46 |
| 04:37 | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Boren | 49-46 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | John Cormier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Hruska | 49-48 |
| 03:50 | Miami (FL) | David Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-48 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Boren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is hacked by James Boren - foul #2 on James Boren, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John McClanahan (PG), Bo Xiong (SG), Roger Smith (SF) Maurice Tinney, Robert Lee, David Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (C) Eugene Holmes, Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:14 | Miami (FL) | Robert Tyler steals the ball from Ralph Smith | 49-50 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Michael Musso banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Tyler | 49-52 |
| 02:59 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bo Xiong | 51-52 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), Michael Williams (C) John McClanahan, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SF) Robert Hruska, Robert Tyler | |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 51-52 |
| 02:44 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:33 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong is fouled on the floor by Michael Musso - foul #3 on Michael Musso, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 02:21 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith is hacked by Brandon Cantrell - foul #3 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| 02:21 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:21 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | John Cormier is hacked by Bo Xiong - foul #4 on Bo Xiong, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (C) Clifford Dawson | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:50 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith can't finish the layup | 53-54 |
| 01:48 | Miami (FL) | James Boren tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bo Xiong - foul #5 on Bo Xiong, team foul #11 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Lee (SG) Bo Xiong | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:05 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney buries a jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | John Cormier travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 57-56 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | John Cormier pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is whistled for traveling | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Musso - foul #4 on Michael Musso, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Michael Musso comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-56 |