| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Nicholas Dunaway (fresh) SG - Jesse Bufkin (fresh) SF - Clyde Craddock (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Raymond Neace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David Crosby (fresh) SG - Brandon Allen (fresh) SF - Brad Pigford (fresh) PF - Jeff McCoy (fresh) C - James Ater (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Florida Atlantic | Brandon Allen is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block set up by David Crosby | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Clyde Craddock banks in the layup set up by Nicholas Dunaway | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff McCoy, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | James Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Florida Atlantic | Brandon Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | James Smith double dribbles | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy misses the dunk but he's hacked by Nicholas Dunaway - foul #1 on Nicholas Dunaway, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Nicholas Dunaway | 6-3 |
| 17:39 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Dunaway is called for the reach on David Crosby - foul #2 on Nicholas Dunaway, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp (PG), Roger Coll (SG), Ronnie Finkbeiner (PF), Raymond Lamb (C) Nicholas Dunaway, Jesse Bufkin, James Smith, Raymond Neace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Leroy Hallman (PG), Bernard Dunphy (SG), Jason Grant (SF), John Isley (PF), Robert Brown (C) David Crosby, Brandon Allen, Brad Pigford, Jeff McCoy, James Ater | |
| 17:22 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Brown misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronnie Finkbeiner | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Clyde Craddock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Raymond Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Finkbeiner | 9-3 |
| 16:36 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley is called for traveling | 9-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (SG), James Smith (PF) Clyde Craddock, Raymond Lamb | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin is fouled on the floor by Jason Grant - foul #1 on Jason Grant, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Snoddy (SF), Raymond Neace (C) Roger Coll, Ronnie Finkbeiner | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp comes up short on the floater from the left side | 9-3 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace gets the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Bufkin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Snoddy (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Raymond Neace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Leroy Hallman (fresh) SG - Bernard Dunphy (fresh) SF - Jason Grant (fresh) PF - John Isley (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace misses badly on a shot near the basket | 9-3 |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace hits the follow up shot | 11-3 |
| 15:27 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donovan Hudspeth (PG), Clyde Craddock (SF) Joseph Kemp, Steven Snoddy | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David Crosby (PG), Brandon Allen (SG), Brad Pigford (SF), Raymond Mutch (PF), James Ater (C) Leroy Hallman, Bernard Dunphy, Jason Grant, John Isley, Robert Brown | |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | James Smith makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Clyde Craddock | 13-3 |
| 14:42 | Florida Atlantic | David Crosby loses the dribble to Raymond Neace | 13-3 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin is fouled on the floor by Brad Pigford - foul #1 on Brad Pigford, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Coll (SF), Ronnie Finkbeiner (PF), Raymond Lamb (C) Clyde Craddock, James Smith, Raymond Neace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | John Matthew (SF), Jeff McCoy (PF) Brad Pigford, James Ater | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | David Crosby steps in front of the Ronnie Finkbeiner pass | 13-3 |
| 13:22 | Florida Atlantic | David Crosby connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Raymond Lamb scores on a jump hook from close range | 15-6 |
| 12:38 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy misses short on an open runner from the right block | 15-6 |
| 12:36 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy can't tip it in | 15-6 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Ronnie Finkbeiner grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Donovan Hudspeth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 12:11 | Florida Atlantic | Raymond Mutch grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:09 | Florida Atlantic | Donovan Hudspeth is called for the reach on John Matthew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donovan Hudspeth, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp (PG), Clyde Craddock (SF), James Smith (PF), Raymond Neace (C) Donovan Hudspeth, Roger Coll, Ronnie Finkbeiner, Raymond Lamb | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy (PG), Jason Grant (SG), Brad Pigford (SF), John Isley (PF), James Ater (C) David Crosby, Brandon Allen, John Matthew, Jeff McCoy, Raymond Mutch | |
| 12:02 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 15-6 |
| 12:02 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:02 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Clyde Craddock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Bufkin (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Craddock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Neace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Bernard Dunphy (fresh) SG - Jason Grant (fresh) SF - Brad Pigford (fresh) PF - John Isley (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Ater (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-7 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Brad Pigford picks off the pass by Clyde Craddock | 15-7 |
| 10:52 | Florida Atlantic | Brad Pigford can't throw it down | 15-7 |
| 10:50 | Florida Atlantic | James Ater gets the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 10:39 | Florida Atlantic | Raymond Neace is called for the reach on Brad Pigford - foul #1 on Raymond Neace, team foul #5 | 15-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronnie Finkbeiner (C) Raymond Neace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy (PF) John Isley | |
| 10:23 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy lays it in uncontested set up by Bernard Dunphy | 15-9 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Clyde Craddock connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Brad Pigford - foul #2 on Brad Pigford, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Coll (PG), Raymond Lamb (C) Jesse Bufkin, James Smith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Leroy Hallman (PG), Brandon Allen (SG), John Matthew (SF), John Isley (C) Bernard Dunphy, Jason Grant, Brad Pigford, James Ater | |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Clyde Craddock misses the free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:02 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 09:48 | Florida Atlantic | Ronnie Finkbeiner denies the turnaround by John Isley | 17-9 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Ronnie Finkbeiner pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Jeff McCoy steals it from Joseph Kemp | 17-9 |
| 09:20 | Florida Atlantic | Brandon Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Lamb - foul #1 on Raymond Lamb, team foul #6 | 17-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donovan Hudspeth (SG), Steven Snoddy (SF), Michael Bogard (PF) Joseph Kemp, Clyde Craddock, Ronnie Finkbeiner | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David Crosby (PG), Robert Brown (C) Leroy Hallman, Jeff McCoy | |
| 09:07 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley is open and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Crosby | 17-11 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Donovan Hudspeth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 08:44 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:28 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Brown banks in the wide open layup | 17-13 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Steven Snoddy misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Isley - foul #1 on John Isley, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp (SG), Clyde Craddock (SF), James Smith (PF), Raymond Neace (C) Roger Coll, Donovan Hudspeth, Michael Bogard, Raymond Lamb | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy (SG), Jason Grant (SF), Jeff McCoy (PF), James Ater (C) Brandon Allen, John Matthew, John Isley, Robert Brown | |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Steven Snoddy misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Steven Snoddy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:32 | Florida Atlantic | Jason Grant clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Steven Snoddy (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Craddock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Neace (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David Crosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Dunphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Grant (fresh) PF - Jeff McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Ater (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Clyde Craddock's layup is rejected by James Ater | 18-13 |
| 07:02 | Florida Atlantic | James Ater gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:59 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy is hacked by Joseph Kemp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Kemp, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (SG) Steven Snoddy | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Leroy Hallman (PG), Robert Brown (PF) David Crosby, Jeff McCoy | |
| 06:59 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:59 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Clyde Craddock misses long on a floater from the left block | 18-15 |
| 06:28 | Florida Atlantic | James Ater gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:15 | Florida Atlantic | James Ater misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Kemp - foul #2 on Joseph Kemp, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donovan Hudspeth (PG), Ronnie Finkbeiner (C) Joseph Kemp, Raymond Neace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Brandon Allen (SG), John Isley (PF) Leroy Hallman, Robert Brown | |
| 06:15 | Florida Atlantic | James Ater makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:15 | Florida Atlantic | James Ater makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Ronnie Finkbeiner's pass is intercepted by Bernard Dunphy | 18-17 |
| 05:32 | Florida Atlantic | Brandon Allen's pass is intercepted by Donovan Hudspeth | 18-17 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Donovan Hudspeth banks in the layup | 20-17 |
| 05:25 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy is hacked by Donovan Hudspeth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donovan Hudspeth, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Coll (PG), Steven Snoddy (SF), Raymond Lamb (C) Donovan Hudspeth, Clyde Craddock, James Smith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | John Matthew (SF), Jeff McCoy (PF) Jason Grant, James Ater | |
| 05:25 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:25 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Ronnie Finkbeiner snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | John Matthew is called for the reach on Steven Snoddy - foul #1 on John Matthew, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Neace (C) Raymond Lamb | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David Crosby (PG), Leroy Hallman (SG) Bernard Dunphy, Brandon Allen | |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Roger Coll misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 04:42 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to John Matthew | 20-18 |
| 04:25 | Florida Atlantic | Jeff McCoy banks in the layup on a great pass from David Crosby | 20-20 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Steven Snoddy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-20 |
| 04:01 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 03:35 | Florida Atlantic | Leroy Hallman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 03:34 | Florida Atlantic | Leroy Hallman tips it back up and in | 20-22 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Coll (fairly fresh) SG - Jesse Bufkin (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Steven Snoddy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronnie Finkbeiner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Raymond Neace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David Crosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Hallman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Matthew (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff McCoy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Isley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jeff McCoy - foul #2 on Jeff McCoy, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nicholas Dunaway (PG), Joseph Kemp (SG), Clyde Craddock (SF), James Smith (PF) Roger Coll, Jesse Bufkin, Steven Snoddy, Ronnie Finkbeiner | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy (PG), Brandon Allen (SG), Brad Pigford (SF), Robert Brown (PF), James Ater (C) David Crosby, Leroy Hallman, John Matthew, Jeff McCoy, John Isley | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Raymond Neace misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:14 | Florida Atlantic | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 22-22 |
| 02:55 | Florida Atlantic | Brad Pigford's fadeaway is rejected by Clyde Craddock | 22-22 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | James Smith grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp is fouled on the floor by Brad Pigford - foul #3 on Brad Pigford, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Lamb (C) Raymond Neace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jason Grant (SF) Brad Pigford | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:23 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Dunaway picks off the pass by Bernard Dunphy in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Joseph Kemp can't finish the layup | 24-22 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Clyde Craddock hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Lamb | 26-22 |
| 01:51 | Florida Atlantic | Bernard Dunphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 01:49 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Brown tips it home | 26-24 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | James Smith makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Jason Grant - foul #2 on Jason Grant, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donovan Hudspeth (SG) Joseph Kemp | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David Crosby (PG), Raymond Mutch (C) Bernard Dunphy, James Ater | |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | James Smith makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:09 | Florida Atlantic | Jason Grant misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 01:07 | Florida Atlantic | Robert Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 00:49 | Florida Atlantic | Raymond Mutch connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Allen and he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Snoddy (SF), Michael Bogard (PF), Raymond Neace (C) Clyde Craddock, James Smith, Raymond Lamb | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Leroy Hallman (SG), Jeff McCoy (PF) Brandon Allen, Robert Brown | |
| 00:49 | Florida Atlantic | Raymond Mutch misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Michael Bogard grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Leroy Hallman picks off the pass by Raymond Neace | 29-26 |
| 00:18 | Florida Atlantic | Leroy Hallman can't throw it down | 29-26 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Donovan Hudspeth | 29-26 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Michael Bogard clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Leroy Hallman - foul #1 on Leroy Hallman, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Coll (SF), Ronnie Finkbeiner (C) Steven Snoddy, Raymond Neace | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | John Matthew (SF), John Isley (C) Jason Grant, Raymond Mutch | |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Michael Bogard misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Michael Bogard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:01 | Florida Atlantic | John Isley knocks in the jumper near the basket | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Roger Coll misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 30-28 |