| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffrey Shepardson (fresh) SG - Ryan Pitcher (fresh) SF - Louis Hannigan (fresh) PF - Richard Middlebrook (fresh) C - Howard Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bradley Cochran (fresh) SG - Cesar Ponce (fresh) SF - Sung Tao (fresh) PF - Michael Greenlee (fresh) C - Alva Zillmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Richard Middlebrook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Miami (FL) | Richard Middlebrook clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Cesar Ponce gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Middlebrook - foul #1 on Richard Middlebrook, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Louis Hannigan | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Miami (FL) | Ryan Pitcher makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Shepardson | 2-1 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Ryan Pitcher takes the ball from Bradley Cochran | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | Miami (FL) | Ryan Pitcher lays it in | 4-1 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Michael Greenlee steps out of bounds on the sideline | 4-1 |
| 18:11 | Miami (FL) | Richard Middlebrook drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-1 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran dunks the ball on a great pass from Sung Tao | 7-3 |
| 17:51 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hannigan misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:49 | Miami (FL) | Howard Hill tips it home | 9-3 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Sung Tao comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer snags the offensive board | 9-3 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Cochran | 9-6 |
| 17:02 | Miami (FL) | Richard Middlebrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Johnny Groce (PG), Jason Cleland (SG), Brian Goligoski (SF), Robert Nickerson (PF), Aaron Hunt (C) Jeffrey Shepardson, Ryan Pitcher, Louis Hannigan, Richard Middlebrook, Howard Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Wright (SG) Cesar Ponce | |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Sung Tao travels with the ball | 9-6 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Atkinson (SF) Sung Tao | |
| 16:30 | Miami (FL) | Brian Goligoski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Kenneth Wright grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer makes the turnaround in the paint | 9-8 |
| 15:54 | Miami (FL) | Robert Nickerson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Johnny Groce (fresh) SG - Jason Cleland (fresh) SF - Brian Goligoski (fresh) PF - Robert Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bradley Cochran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) SF - Herbert Atkinson (fresh) PF - Michael Greenlee (fairly fresh) C - Alva Zillmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Herbert Atkinson knocks in the jumper from the left block | 11-10 |
| 15:11 | Miami (FL) | Jason Cleland connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Groce | 13-10 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Michael Greenlee blows the layup | 13-10 |
| 14:52 | Miami (FL) | Brian Goligoski gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:29 | Miami (FL) | Johnny Groce knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-10 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Kenneth Wright hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Cochran | 16-13 |
| 13:49 | Miami (FL) | Robert Nickerson connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jason Cleland | 18-13 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Cochran | 18-15 |
| 13:23 | Miami (FL) | Johnny Groce hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Brian Goligoski blocks the short jumper by Michael Greenlee | 21-15 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Michael Greenlee tips it home | 21-17 |
| 12:46 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Wright picks off the pass by Johnny Groce | 21-17 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Michael Greenlee blows the layup | 21-17 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran can't tip it in | 21-17 |
| 12:39 | Miami (FL) | Brian Goligoski pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 12:24 | Miami (FL) | Aaron Hunt is fouled on the floor by Alva Zillmer - foul #1 on Alva Zillmer, team foul #1 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson (PG), Ryan Pitcher (SG), Louis Hannigan (SF), Richard Middlebrook (PF), Howard Hill (C) Johnny Groce, Jason Cleland, Brian Goligoski, Robert Nickerson, Aaron Hunt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Anker (PG), Cesar Ponce (SG), Sung Tao (SF), Michael Lynn (PF), Gabriel Brookes (C) Bradley Cochran, Kenneth Wright, Herbert Atkinson, Michael Greenlee, Alva Zillmer | |
| 12:15 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-17 |
| 12:14 | Miami (FL) | Richard Middlebrook misses the tip | 21-17 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Gabriel Brookes gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Gabriel Brookes is fouled on the floor by Howard Hill - foul #1 on Howard Hill, team foul #2 | 21-17 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Sung Tao hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Louis Hannigan - foul #1 on Louis Hannigan, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Sung Tao makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffrey Shepardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Pitcher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Hannigan (fresh) PF - Richard Middlebrook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Anker (fresh) SG - Cesar Ponce (fresh) SF - Sung Tao (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Lynn (fresh) C - Gabriel Brookes (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gabriel Brookes | 21-20 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Sung Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 11:15 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Ryan Pitcher | 21-20 |
| 10:57 | Miami (FL) | Ryan Pitcher connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Shepardson and he's hacked by Michael Lynn - foul #1 on Michael Lynn, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| 10:57 | Miami (FL) | Ryan Pitcher makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Sung Tao clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 10:39 | Miami (FL) | Richard Middlebrook snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 10:22 | Miami (FL) | Howard Hill hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Shepardson and the foul's on Gabriel Brookes - foul #1 on Gabriel Brookes, team foul #3 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregg Henderson (SG), Herbert Atkinson (C) Cesar Ponce, Gabriel Brookes | |
| 10:22 | Miami (FL) | Howard Hill misses the free throw | 26-20 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Sung Tao grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Anker is called for traveling | 26-20 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jason Cleland (SF), Aaron Hunt (C) Louis Hannigan, Howard Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Greenlee (PF) Michael Lynn | |
| 09:48 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson blows the layup but he's fouled by Bernard Anker - foul #1 on Bernard Anker, team foul #4 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Herman Rapier (SG) Ryan Pitcher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earnest Kratz (PG) Bernard Anker | |
| 09:48 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:48 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Earnest Kratz buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregg Henderson and he's fouled by Aaron Hunt - foul #1 on Aaron Hunt, team foul #4 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John Nunnery (PG) Jeffrey Shepardson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Earnest Kratz misses the free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:36 | Miami (FL) | Richard Middlebrook grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 09:16 | Miami (FL) | Herbert Atkinson is called for the reach on Richard Middlebrook - foul #1 on Herbert Atkinson, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Brian Goligoski (PF) Richard Middlebrook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran (PG) Earnest Kratz | |
| 09:02 | Miami (FL) | Jason Cleland misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | John Nunnery is called for the reach on Bradley Cochran - foul #1 on John Nunnery, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ryan Pitcher (SG), Louis Hannigan (SF), Howard Hill (C) John Nunnery, Herman Rapier, Aaron Hunt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cesar Ponce (SG), Kenneth Wright (SF), Michael Lynn (PF), Gabriel Brookes (C) Gregg Henderson, Sung Tao, Michael Greenlee, Herbert Atkinson | |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Gabriel Brookes hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 08:35 | Miami (FL) | Brian Goligoski grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 08:08 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Cochran takes the ball from Louis Hannigan | 28-22 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Cesar Ponce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradley Cochran | 28-24 |
| 07:46 | Miami (FL) | Brian Goligoski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Michael Lynn grabs the board | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jason Cleland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Pitcher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Louis Hannigan (fresh) PF - Brian Goligoski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Hill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bradley Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cesar Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Lynn (fresh) C - Gabriel Brookes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Gabriel Brookes banks in the layup | 28-26 |
| 07:01 | Miami (FL) | Jason Cleland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Cleland, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson (PG), Johnny Groce (SG), Richard Middlebrook (PF), Robert Nickerson (C) Jason Cleland, Ryan Pitcher, Brian Goligoski, Howard Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Anker (PG), Gregg Henderson (SG), Sung Tao (SF), Herbert Atkinson (PF), Alva Zillmer (C) Bradley Cochran, Cesar Ponce, Kenneth Wright, Michael Lynn, Gabriel Brookes | |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer lays it up and in | 28-28 |
| 06:38 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson is hacked by Bernard Anker - foul #2 on Bernard Anker, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earnest Kratz (PG) Bernard Anker | |
| 06:25 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson is fouled on the floor by Earnest Kratz - foul #1 on Earnest Kratz, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| 06:25 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Herbert Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 06:18 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Shepardson | 28-28 |
| 05:56 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ryan Pitcher (SG) Johnny Groce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran (PG) Earnest Kratz | |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran misses the easy layup | 28-28 |
| 05:33 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hannigan snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 05:15 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Atkinson - foul #2 on Herbert Atkinson, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Brian Goligoski (SF), Howard Hill (C) Louis Hannigan, Robert Nickerson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Wright (SF), Michael Greenlee (PF) Sung Tao, Herbert Atkinson | |
| 05:15 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:15 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Alva Zillmer | 28-28 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Kenneth Wright can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 04:42 | Miami (FL) | Richard Middlebrook pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 04:30 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Alva Zillmer - foul #2 on Alva Zillmer, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earnest Kratz (PG), Cesar Ponce (SG), Gabriel Brookes (C) Bradley Cochran, Gregg Henderson, Alva Zillmer | |
| 04:30 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:30 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Howard Hill swats the layup by Gabriel Brookes | 29-28 |
| 04:06 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Shepardson grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 03:42 | Miami (FL) | Brian Goligoski connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffrey Shepardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Pitcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Goligoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Middlebrook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Hill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Earnest Kratz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cesar Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Greenlee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gabriel Brookes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Earnest Kratz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 03:25 | Miami (FL) | Howard Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 03:05 | Miami (FL) | Howard Hill is whistled for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Johnny Groce (PG), Herman Rapier (SG), Jason Cleland (SF), Robert Nickerson (PF), Aaron Hunt (C) Jeffrey Shepardson, Ryan Pitcher, Brian Goligoski, Richard Middlebrook, Howard Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran (PG), Bernard Anker (SG), Sung Tao (SF), Herbert Atkinson (PF), Alva Zillmer (C) Earnest Kratz, Cesar Ponce, Kenneth Wright, Michael Greenlee, Gabriel Brookes | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Herbert Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 02:47 | Miami (FL) | Robert Nickerson gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:22 | Miami (FL) | Herman Rapier knocks in the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Bernard Anker - foul #3 on Bernard Anker, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Louis Hannigan (SF) Jason Cleland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregg Henderson (SG) Bernard Anker | |
| 02:22 | Miami (FL) | Herman Rapier misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Alva Zillmer snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Sung Tao misses the easy layup | 33-28 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Sung Tao tips it in | 33-30 |
| 01:43 | Miami (FL) | Aaron Hunt can't throw it down but he's hacked by Alva Zillmer - foul #3 on Alva Zillmer, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jason Cleland (SG) Herman Rapier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cesar Ponce (SG), Michael Lynn (PF), Gabriel Brookes (C) Gregg Henderson, Sung Tao, Alva Zillmer | |
| 01:43 | Miami (FL) | Aaron Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:43 | Miami (FL) | Aaron Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Michael Lynn snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Michael Lynn loses the dribble to Jason Cleland | 34-30 |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | Jason Cleland comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gabriel Brookes - foul #2 on Gabriel Brookes, team foul #12 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ryan Pitcher (SG), Richard Middlebrook (PF), Howard Hill (C) Johnny Groce, Aaron Hunt, Robert Nickerson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Wright (SF), Michael Greenlee (PF) Michael Lynn, Gabriel Brookes | |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | Jason Cleland makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | Jason Cleland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Cesar Ponce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Michael Greenlee gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Bradley Cochran drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hannigan comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Michael Greenlee pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Michael Greenlee misses the fullcourt shot | 36-32 |