| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) SG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) SF - Alvin Thompson (fresh) PF - Mikel Stanowski (fresh) C - Virgil Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Alvin Thompson is called for the reach on Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Alvin Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | The refs have stopped play. Wilber Lindley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 0-0 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Lincoln Ford steals the ball from Eric Wick | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by Lincoln Ford | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Miami (FL) | Mikel Stanowski pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Angelo Sandoval | 6-0 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish's fadeaway is rejected by Mikel Stanowski | 6-0 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Eric Wick tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lincoln Ford | 9-2 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-2 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mikel Stanowski - foul #1 on Mikel Stanowski, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (PG), Ross Haines (SG), Joseph Mesta (SF), Javier Martinez (PF), Phillip Lewis (C) Angelo Sandoval, Lincoln Ford, Alvin Thompson, Mikel Stanowski, Virgil Roberts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Eric Wick | |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:36 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 16:25 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez's layup is rejected by Wilber Lindley | 9-3 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Farish | 9-3 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-3 |
| 16:12 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 15:58 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) SG - Ross Haines (fresh) SF - Joseph Mesta (fresh) PF - Javier Martinez (fresh) C - Phillip Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish loses the dribble to Phillip Lewis | 9-3 |
| 15:14 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Mesta clanks a turnaround in the lane | 9-3 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 9-3 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Phillip Lewis denies the turnaround by Wilber Lindley | 9-3 |
| 14:43 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 14:39 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines is hacked by Ralph Sherrod - foul #1 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Robert Basquez (PF) Walter Peterson, Ralph Sherrod, Wesley Pearce | |
| 14:24 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 14:22 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis tips it in | 11-3 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-3 |
| 14:03 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Phillip Lewis | 11-3 |
| 13:45 | Miami (FL) | Robert Basquez steals it from Javier Martinez | 11-3 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Phillip Lewis takes the ball from Wilber Lindley | 11-3 |
| 13:07 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Phillip Lewis | 13-3 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively's floater is knocked away by Javier Martinez | 13-3 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the tip | 13-3 |
| 12:45 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Mesta pulls down the rebound | 13-3 |
| 12:31 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd misses badly on a floater from the right side | 13-3 |
| 12:29 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines snags the offensive board | 13-3 |
| 12:19 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Mesta clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-3 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 13-3 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Javier Martinez - foul #1 on Javier Martinez, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (PG), Lincoln Ford (SG), Alvin Thompson (SF), Mikel Stanowski (PF), Virgil Roberts (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Ross Haines, Joseph Mesta, Javier Martinez, Phillip Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Eric Wick (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley | |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 11:51 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mikel Stanowski (fresh) C - Virgil Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 13-4 |
| 11:39 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 11:17 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 13-4 |
| 11:16 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Thompson tips it in | 15-4 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Virgil Roberts blocks the short jumper by Robert Basquez | 15-4 |
| 10:54 | Miami (FL) | Mikel Stanowski snags the defensive board | 15-4 |
| 10:34 | Miami (FL) | Mikel Stanowski clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 15-4 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod pulls down the rebound | 15-4 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Walter Peterson | 15-6 |
| 09:51 | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford is called for traveling | 15-6 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Elmer Carlile, Robert Basquez | |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Lincoln Ford steps in front of the Eric Wick pass | 15-6 |
| 09:19 | Miami (FL) | Bernard Farish steals the ball from Virgil Roberts | 15-6 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish lays it up and in | 15-8 |
| 09:00 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Sherrod is called for the reach on Alvin Thompson - foul #2 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (PG), Kevin Worley (SG), Phillip Lewis (C) Angelo Sandoval, Lincoln Ford, Virgil Roberts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Ralph Sherrod, Eric Wick | |
| 08:54 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Thompson misses the runner from the left block | 15-8 |
| 08:52 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 08:42 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford (SG), Javier Martinez (PF) Alvin Thompson, Mikel Stanowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:42 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 08:42 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 16-11 |
| 08:05 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd is hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (PG), Ross Haines (SG), Joseph Mesta (SF), Mikel Stanowski (PF), Virgil Roberts (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Lincoln Ford, Kevin Worley, Javier Martinez, Phillip Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| 07:53 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alvin Thompson (SF) Joseph Mesta | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:53 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 07:53 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ross Haines (fresh) SF - Alvin Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mikel Stanowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Virgil Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alvin Thompson - foul #2 on Alvin Thompson, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (PG), Lincoln Ford (SG), Joseph Mesta (SF), Javier Martinez (PF), Phillip Lewis (C) Angelo Sandoval, Ross Haines, Alvin Thompson, Mikel Stanowski, Virgil Roberts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 07:28 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 07:05 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Lincoln Ford | 20-12 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 06:46 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 06:40 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (PG), Ross Haines (SG), Kevin Worley (SF), Mikel Stanowski (PF), Virgil Roberts (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Lincoln Ford, Joseph Mesta, Javier Martinez, Phillip Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Wilber Lindley | |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce clanks a jumper from the left block | 20-12 |
| 06:23 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 06:07 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-12 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Eric Wick slams it home on a great pass from Wayne Lively | 20-14 |
| 05:32 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines double dribbles | 20-14 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (PG), Lincoln Ford (SG), Joseph Mesta (SF), Javier Martinez (PF), Phillip Lewis (C) Angelo Sandoval, Ross Haines, Kevin Worley, Mikel Stanowski, Virgil Roberts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Elmer Carlile, Eric Wick | |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley lays it up and in | 20-16 |
| 04:57 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Mesta loses the dribble to Robert Basquez | 20-16 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Lively and the foul's on Lincoln Ford - foul #1 on Lincoln Ford, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (PG), Kevin Worley (SF), Mikel Stanowski (PF), Virgil Roberts (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Joseph Mesta, Javier Martinez, Phillip Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:27 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Mikel Stanowski and he's hacked by Robert Basquez - foul #1 on Robert Basquez, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines (SG) Lincoln Ford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:27 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce loses the dribble to Kevin Worley | 23-19 |
| 03:59 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley jams it | 25-19 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the runner near the basket set up by Wayne Lively | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ross Haines (fresh) SF - Kevin Worley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mikel Stanowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Virgil Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval slams it home set up by Kevin Worley | 27-21 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Virgil Roberts swats the layup by Wilber Lindley | 27-21 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is fouled on the floor by Virgil Roberts - foul #1 on Virgil Roberts, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (PG), Lincoln Ford (SG), Alvin Thompson (SF), Javier Martinez (PF), Phillip Lewis (C) Angelo Sandoval, Ross Haines, Kevin Worley, Mikel Stanowski, Virgil Roberts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Eric Wick (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Robert Basquez, Wilber Lindley | |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Phillip Lewis is called for the reach on Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Phillip Lewis, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:22 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Thompson misses long on a shot in the paint | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile double dribbles | 27-23 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (PG), Mikel Stanowski (PF), Virgil Roberts (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Javier Martinez, Phillip Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:34 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts buries a shot from the right block | 29-23 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is fouled on the floor by Angelo Sandoval - foul #1 on Angelo Sandoval, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (PG), Javier Martinez (PF), Phillip Lewis (C) Angelo Sandoval, Mikel Stanowski, Virgil Roberts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Elmer Carlile | |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:10 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 00:57 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Thompson | 32-23 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Eric Wick comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Phillip Lewis - foul #2 on Phillip Lewis, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (PG), Kevin Worley (SG), Mikel Stanowski (PF), Virgil Roberts (C) Kenneth Lloyd, Lincoln Ford, Javier Martinez, Phillip Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:33 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 00:09 | Miami (FL) | Walter Peterson is called for the reach on Angelo Sandoval - foul #3 on Walter Peterson, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines (SG), Phillip Lewis (C) Kevin Worley, Virgil Roberts | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Walter Peterson, Ralph Sherrod, Eric Wick | |
| 00:09 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the jumper from the left side | 32-24 |