| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) SG - Ronald Terrill (fresh) SF - Evan Belton (fresh) PF - Charles Goforth (fresh) C - John Byrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) SG - Michael Musso (fresh) SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) PF - John Cormier (fresh) C - James Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | John Byrum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Maryland | Charles Goforth hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Musso - foul #1 on Michael Musso, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Terrill - foul #1 on Ronald Terrill, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:27 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Evan Belton | 3-1 |
| 18:58 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-1 |
| 18:56 | Maryland | Charles Goforth tips it back up and in | 5-1 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska tips it in | 5-3 |
| 18:07 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Evan Belton | 8-3 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | John Cormier connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 8-5 |
| 17:12 | Maryland | Charles Goforth knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Terrill and he's fouled by John Cormier - foul #1 on John Cormier, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (SG), Richard Parker (C) Ronald Terrill, John Byrum | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:12 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | The 3pt attempt by John Cormier is denied by Richard Parker | 11-5 |
| 16:52 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 16:31 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 11-5 |
| 16:29 | Maryland | Evan Belton pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:11 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Evan Belton | 13-5 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is called for a backcourt violation | 13-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ronald Terrill (SG), David Lever (PF), John Byrum (C) Robert Ginsberg, Evan Belton, Charles Goforth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) SG - Ronald Terrill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Parker (fresh) PF - David Lever (fresh) C - John Byrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) PF - John Cormier (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moore (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Maryland | Michael Musso is called for the reach on Ronald Terrill - foul #2 on Michael Musso, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SG) Michael Musso | |
| 14:55 | Maryland | John Byrum misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 13-5 |
| 14:54 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker tips it but misses | 13-5 |
| 14:53 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:29 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Roosevelt Hilliker, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (PG) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Hruska, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | John Byrum picks off the pass by Robert Tyler | 13-5 |
| 13:32 | Maryland | Stanley Peterson is called for the reach on David Lever - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | Evan Belton (SF), Charles Goforth (PF) Ronald Terrill, Roosevelt Hilliker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF) Clifford Dawson | |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Lever | 16-5 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the finger roll | 16-7 |
| 12:41 | Maryland | Charles Goforth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-7 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Parker (C) John Byrum | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), James Moore (C) Mathew Hoy, Robert Tyler, Stanley Peterson | |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Charles Goforth is called for the reach on Adam Simmons - foul #1 on Charles Goforth, team foul #3 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ronald Terrill (SG) David Lever | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell makes the shot from the right wing set up by Robert Hruska | 16-9 |
| 11:30 | Maryland | Brandon Cantrell steals the ball from Charles Goforth | 16-9 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska banks in the layup set up by Brandon Cantrell | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Ginsberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Terrill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Evan Belton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Goforth (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Simmons (fresh) SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Moore (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:08 | Maryland | Charles Goforth connects on the runner near the basket | 18-11 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Richard Parker is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #1 on Richard Parker, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG), John Byrum (C) Robert Ginsberg, Charles Goforth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (SG) Adam Simmons | |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | John Cormier scores on a 3 from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 10:11 | Maryland | Evan Belton is fouled on the floor by Brandon Cantrell - foul #1 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Lever (SG), Charles Goforth (PF) Ronald Terrill, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson (PF) John Cormier | |
| 09:44 | Maryland | Charles Goforth misses long on a turnaround from close range | 18-14 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Steven Carr buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford Dawson | 18-17 |
| 08:53 | Maryland | David Lever comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-17 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (PG), Ronald Terrill (SG), Richard Parker (SF) David Lever, Evan Belton, Charles Goforth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), John Cormier (PF) Steven Carr, Brandon Cantrell, Clifford Dawson | |
| 08:22 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hruska | 18-20 |
| 07:59 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Byrum and he's hacked by Robert Hruska - foul #1 on Robert Hruska, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Hruska, James Moore | |
| 07:59 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roosevelt Hilliker - foul #2 on Roosevelt Hilliker, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Evan Belton (SF) Roosevelt Hilliker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SF) Robert Tyler | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:13 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg clanks a floater from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Ginsberg (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Terrill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Evan Belton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) C - John Byrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) SG - Adam Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 9 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is hacked by Richard Parker - foul #2 on Richard Parker, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Goforth (PF), David Lever (C) Richard Parker, John Byrum | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits a shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 06:30 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Brandon Cantrell - foul #2 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (SG) Ronald Terrill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Michael Musso (SG), James Moore (C) Mathew Hoy, Adam Simmons, Stanley Peterson | |
| 06:30 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:30 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Moore | 20-24 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | John Cormier can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Goforth - foul #2 on Charles Goforth, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Byrum (C) David Lever | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:04 | Maryland | John Byrum gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:41 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Byrum | 23-24 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Michael Musso buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cormier | 23-26 |
| 05:06 | Maryland | Evan Belton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ronald Terrill (SG), Richard Parker (SF) Evan Belton, Charles Goforth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | James Moore's floater is tipped away by John Byrum | 23-26 |
| 04:42 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:18 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Hruska - foul #2 on Robert Hruska, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Lever (PF) Roosevelt Hilliker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF) Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier | |
| 04:18 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:18 | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | James Moore's fadeaway is rejected by John Byrum | 25-26 |
| 03:22 | Maryland | The rebound goes to John Byrum | 25-26 |
| 03:09 | Maryland | Richard Parker misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Tyler - foul #1 on Robert Tyler, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG), Evan Belton (SF), Charles Goforth (PF) Robert Ginsberg, Ronald Terrill, John Byrum | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), John Cormier (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Hruska, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson, James Moore | |
| 03:09 | Maryland | Richard Parker makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:09 | Maryland | Richard Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Lever (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Evan Belton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Goforth (fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard Parker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 9 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy's pass is intercepted by Roosevelt Hilliker in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 03:05 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker hits the finger roll | 28-26 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Michael Musso's pass is intercepted by Charles Goforth | 28-26 |
| 02:37 | Maryland | Stanley Peterson is called for the reach on David Lever - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SG) Michael Musso | |
| 02:37 | Maryland | David Lever misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:37 | Maryland | David Lever misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Charles Goforth swats the shot by John Cormier | 28-26 |
| 02:12 | Maryland | Evan Belton grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:06 | Maryland | Richard Parker banks in the layup | 30-26 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | John Cormier tips it home | 30-28 |
| 01:13 | Maryland | Evan Belton misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-28 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | John Cormier's floater is tipped away by Charles Goforth | 30-28 |
| 00:47 | Maryland | Evan Belton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:23 | Maryland | Evan Belton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is hacked by Evan Belton - foul #1 on Evan Belton, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Ginsberg (PG), Ronald Terrill (SG), John Byrum (C) David Lever, Roosevelt Hilliker, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), James Moore (C) Adam Simmons, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier, Stanley Peterson | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |