| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Benard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie's pass is intercepted by Joel Bettencourt | 30-26 |
| 19:27 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson lays it up and in set up by Joel Bettencourt | 30-28 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | John Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Maryland | Wayne Benard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Olafemi Akawanzie - foul #2 on Olafemi Akawanzie, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Maryland | Wayne Benard makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:43 | Maryland | Wayne Benard misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Wiggins and the foul's on Jeff Piatt - foul #2 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:54 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt's fadeaway is rejected by Olafemi Akawanzie | 35-29 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski is fouled on the floor by Jeff Piatt - foul #3 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes (SF), Tony Dennis (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Michael Gorczynski, John Jones, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF), David Coggins (PF) Joel Bettencourt, Jeff Piatt | |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis knocks in the shot from close range | 37-29 |
| 16:46 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 37-29 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes buries a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Jacobsen and the foul's on Bill Hindman - foul #1 on Bill Hindman, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) Bill Hindman | |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:06 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Benard - foul #2 on Wayne Benard, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (SG), Michael Gorczynski (SF), John Jones (PF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Vernon Potter, Anthony Rakes, Tony Dennis, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jeff Piatt (PF) David Coggins | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Benard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-29 |
| 15:20 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt snags the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 14:56 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt is whistled for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG) Jeremy Wiggins | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), Bill Hindman (SG), David Coggins (SF) Vincent Tyson, Joel Bettencourt, Aleksandar Langowski | |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper is fouled on the floor by Herschel Hyman - foul #1 on Herschel Hyman, team foul #5 | 42-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes (SF) Michael Gorczynski | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Tony Cooper | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 14:05 | Maryland | Bill Hindman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG), Tony Dennis (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jin Chiang, John Jones, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) David Coggins | |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Vernon Potter | 46-29 |
| 13:31 | Maryland | Wayne Benard can't finish the uncontested layup | 46-29 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses the dunk attempt | 46-29 |
| 13:04 | Maryland | Wayne Benard snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 12:59 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 12:58 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Benard | 46-29 |
| 12:43 | Maryland | Wayne Benard's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Jacobsen | 46-29 |
| 12:42 | Maryland | Wayne Benard tips it home | 46-31 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joel Bettencourt - foul #1 on Joel Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (SG), Michael Gorczynski (SF), John Jones (PF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Vernon Potter, Anthony Rakes, Tony Dennis, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SG), David Coggins (SF) Herschel Hyman, Joel Bettencourt, Bill Hindman | |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:37 | Maryland | David Coggins snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 12:19 | Maryland | Wayne Benard is denied on a dunk by Olafemi Akawanzie | 46-31 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Cooper | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 11:57 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson scores on a shot from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper is fouled on the floor by Aleksandar Langowski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Langowski, team foul #7 | 49-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) Jeff Piatt | |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Tony Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fairly fresh) PF - David Coggins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Benard (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson is hacked by Jin Chiang - foul #1 on Jin Chiang, team foul #2 | 51-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG) Tony Cooper, Jin Chiang | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 11:10 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt loses the dribble to Olafemi Akawanzie | 51-33 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Aleksandar Langowski takes the ball from Olafemi Akawanzie | 51-33 |
| 10:36 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-33 |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 10:11 | Maryland | Wayne Benard grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 10:04 | Maryland | Wayne Benard hits a fadeaway from the right side | 51-35 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 09:36 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 09:17 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Wayne Benard is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #3 on Wayne Benard, team foul #8 | 51-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG), Jin Chiang (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Vernon Potter, Michael Gorczynski, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), Bill Hindman (SF), Jeff Piatt (PF), Jerry Walker (C) Vincent Tyson, Aleksandar Langowski, David Coggins, Wayne Benard | |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:45 | Maryland | Tony Cooper picks off the pass by Joel Bettencourt in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | John Jones throws it down on a nice dish by Jin Chiang | 55-38 |
| 08:11 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 55-38 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | John Jones buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jin Chiang | 57-38 |
| 07:33 | Maryland | Anthony Rakes takes the ball from Jeff Piatt | 57-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Anthony Rakes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (tiring) 10 pts. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 57-38 |
| 07:18 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 06:59 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt grabs the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 06:53 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt is hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Tony Dennis (PF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Jin Chiang, John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tyron Gavin (C) Jeff Piatt | |
| 06:48 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Tyron Gavin | 57-41 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 57-41 |
| 06:22 | Maryland | Jerry Walker snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 06:02 | Maryland | Bill Hindman knocks in the floater from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Tony Cooper | 59-43 |
| 05:36 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG), Michael Gorczynski (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Tony Cooper, Anthony Rakes, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SG), Jeff Piatt (PF), Wayne Benard (C) Herschel Hyman, Joel Bettencourt, Jerry Walker, Tyron Gavin | |
| 05:25 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Dennis - foul #2 on Tony Dennis, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| 05:25 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:25 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Wiggins | 62-44 |
| 05:01 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Coggins (SF) Bill Hindman | |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-44 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gorczynski | 62-44 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis is hacked by Vincent Tyson - foul #2 on Vincent Tyson, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), Bill Hindman (SG), Jerry Walker (PF), Tyron Gavin (C) Vincent Tyson, Aleksandar Langowski, Jeff Piatt, Wayne Benard | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 04:27 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jerry Walker | 62-44 |
| 04:12 | Maryland | Jerry Walker clanks a jumper from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Olafemi Akawanzie | 62-44 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie is fouled on the floor by Tyron Gavin - foul #2 on Tyron Gavin, team foul #10 | 62-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF) Jeremy Wiggins, Michael Gorczynski, Tony Dennis | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 03:46 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jerry Walker | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:37 | Maryland | Jerry Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-44 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bill Hindman - foul #2 on Bill Hindman, team foul #11 | 63-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen (C) Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Potter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Rakes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (fresh) 10 pts. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Hindman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Coggins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyron Gavin (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Maryland | David Coggins misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-44 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Jacobsen | 65-44 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | The jumper by Anthony Rakes is denied by Tyron Gavin | 65-44 |
| 02:27 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:06 | Maryland | Bill Hindman slams it home on a great pass from Herschel Hyman | 65-46 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | John Jones misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Bill Hindman - foul #3 on Bill Hindman, team foul #12 | 65-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Michael Gorczynski (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Tony Cooper, Anthony Rakes, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:46 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jerry Walker | 66-46 |
| 01:42 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | John Jones misses the easy layup | 66-46 |
| 01:22 | Maryland | Bill Hindman gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:17 | Maryland | Vernon Potter is called for the reach on Herschel Hyman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Potter, team foul #5 | 66-46 |
| 00:58 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman is hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:55 | Maryland | Tyron Gavin misses the jumper from close range | 66-46 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Vernon Potter and the foul's on Tyron Gavin - foul #3 on Tyron Gavin, team foul #13 | 68-46 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the free throw | 69-46 |
| 00:22 | Maryland | Bill Hindman loses the dribble to John Jones | 69-46 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins runs out the clock | 69-46 |