| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) PF - John Cormier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Campo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell inbounds the ball | 19-19 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 19-19 |
| 19:34 | Wake Forest | Stephen Armstrong grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Todd Davis | 19-21 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | John Cormier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Armstrong - foul #3 on Stephen Armstrong, team foul #1 | 19-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (PG) Stephen Armstrong | |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 21-21 |
| 18:09 | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell is hacked by Brandon Cantrell - foul #1 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #2 | 21-21 |
| 17:49 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis is whistled for traveling | 21-21 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | James Moore lays it in | 23-21 |
| 17:00 | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | John Cormier gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Cormier and he's hacked by Todd Davis - foul #3 on Todd Davis, team foul #2 | 25-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Robert Tyler (SF) Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener (SF) Todd Davis | |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | Robert Hruska steps in front of the Joshua Campbell pass | 26-21 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 28-21 |
| 15:47 | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 15:45 | Wake Forest | Michael Campo tips it in | 28-23 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joshua Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Aleksandar Zener (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Campo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the lay-in | 28-23 |
| 15:32 | Wake Forest | Michael Campo snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt banks in the layup set up by Joshua Campbell | 28-25 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Eugene Holmes steps in front of the Joshua Campbell pass in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler misses the dunk attempt | 28-25 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler grabs the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Aleksandar Zener steps in front of the Robert Hruska pass | 28-25 |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Holt | 28-28 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | James Moore connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes and he's fouled by Michael Campo - foul #2 on Michael Campo, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF) Eugene Holmes, Robert Tyler, John Cormier | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Armstrong (PG), Todd Davis (SG), Howard Robertson (C) Joshua Campbell, Jimmy Holt, Paul Wilson | |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 13:15 | Wake Forest | Michael Campo loses the dribble to James Moore | 31-28 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | James Moore is denied on a dunk by Michael Campo | 31-28 |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Campo gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 12:24 | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Armstrong | 31-30 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-30 |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aleksandar Zener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Campo (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 11:23 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Todd Davis | 31-32 |
| 11:04 | Wake Forest | Stephen Armstrong comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | James Moore clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Howard Robertson - foul #1 on Howard Robertson, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), John Cormier (PF) Robert Hruska, Brandon Cantrell, Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Aleksandar Zener, Michael Campo, Howard Robertson | |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 10:12 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Davis and the foul's on Robert Tyler - foul #2 on Robert Tyler, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (SG), Jon Beil (C) Michael Musso, James Moore | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:12 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | John Cormier clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 09:42 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 09:38 | Wake Forest | Stephen Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Jon Beil | 32-35 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the jump hook in the paint | 34-35 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-35 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jon Beil | 34-35 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Steven Carr is hacked by Todd Davis - foul #4 on Todd Davis, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), Clifford Dawson (C) Steven Carr, Robert Tyler, Jon Beil | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (SG) Todd Davis | |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | The jump hook by John Cormier is blocked by Roberto Ferrari | 34-35 |
| 08:06 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clifford Dawson - foul #1 on Clifford Dawson, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Davis (SG) Joshua Campbell | |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) PF - John Cormier (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Dawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Stephen Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Holt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Jimmy Holt takes the ball from Brandon Cantrell | 34-37 |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt is fouled on the floor by Brandon Cantrell - foul #2 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener (SF), Michael Campo (PF), Howard Robertson (C) Jimmy Holt, Roberto Ferrari, Paul Wilson | |
| 06:33 | Wake Forest | Eugene Holmes picks off the pass by Aleksandar Zener | 34-37 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes lays it in | 36-37 |
| 06:10 | Wake Forest | Stephen Armstrong knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 36-40 |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Howard Robertson | 36-40 |
| 05:33 | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener is whistled for a carry | 36-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), Jon Beil (PF), James Moore (C) Eugene Holmes, Michael Musso, John Cormier, Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (PG), Paul Wilson (C) Stephen Armstrong, Howard Robertson | |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | James Moore hits a runner in the paint | 38-40 |
| 04:42 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson is fouled on the floor by Steven Carr - foul #1 on Steven Carr, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Robert Tyler (SF) Brandon Cantrell, Jon Beil | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt (SF), Roberto Ferrari (PF) Aleksandar Zener, Michael Campo | |
| 04:23 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson banks in the layup set up by Jimmy Holt | 38-42 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska loses the dribble to Jimmy Holt | 38-42 |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt dunks the ball | 38-44 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), John Cormier (PF) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Armstrong (PG) Joshua Campbell | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Stephen Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Holt (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Musso - foul #3 on Michael Musso, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SF) Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (SG), Michael Campo (PF) Todd Davis, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | John Cormier drills a jumper from close range set up by Michael Musso | 40-45 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Michael Campo and the foul's on James Moore - foul #4 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson (C) James Moore | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Stephen Armstrong steals it from Brandon Cantrell | 40-48 |
| 01:50 | Wake Forest | Michael Campo loses the ball out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (C) Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Davis (SG) Joshua Campbell | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | James Moore double dribbles | 40-48 |
| 01:21 | Wake Forest | John Cormier takes the ball from Jimmy Holt | 40-48 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Paul Wilson swats the layup by James Moore | 40-48 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | James Moore tips it home | 42-48 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis is hacked by Michael Musso - foul #4 on Michael Musso, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Michael Musso knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Cantrell | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt is hacked by Eugene Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (PG), Howard Robertson (C) Stephen Armstrong, Paul Wilson | |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Moore | 48-52 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson (C) Howard Robertson | |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Eugene Holmes is called for the reach on Joshua Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #11 | 48-52 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Michael Musso clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | James Moore gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 00:17 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Michael Musso is called for the reach on Todd Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Musso, team foul #12 | 48-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG) Michael Musso | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson (C) Paul Wilson | |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Todd Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | John Cormier pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 51-54 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson (C) Howard Robertson | |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt is hacked by Eugene Holmes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #13 | 51-54 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | John Cormier pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The clock runs out | 51-56 |