| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolph Tookes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Spino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Lent (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith's layup is rejected by David Spino | 41-36 |
| 19:36 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:13 | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 19:11 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 18:50 | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke comes up short on the shot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 18:48 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 41-36 |
| 18:30 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 18:23 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent is hacked by Ernest Stribling - foul #3 on Ernest Stribling, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (SG) Ernest Stribling | |
| 18:11 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| 17:51 | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:50 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Milliman | 43-38 |
| 17:22 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Michael Cohen snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Robert Milliman is blocked by Brian Lent | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 17:04 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 17:02 | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith misses the jumper from the right block | 43-38 |
| 16:47 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:30 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:55 | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Harold Cooke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Lombardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolph Tookes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Spino (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Lent (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cohen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Ordonez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith loses the ball out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley (PG), Michael Hutcheson (SG), Scott Wildberger (SF), Thomas Marcus (PF), Gustavo Vazquez (C) Harold Cooke, Paul Lombardo, Adolph Tookes, David Spino, Brian Lent | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Eric Heavner (PF), Akim Zacharewicz (C) Robert Milliman, Michael Cohen, Greg Ordonez, Bernard Hockensmith, Ronald Kemp | |
| 15:14 | Miami (FL) | Akim Zacharewicz denies the turnaround by Matthew Bagley | 43-40 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Akim Zacharewicz, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 14:37 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Marcus drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Bagley | 46-40 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling scores on a floater from the left block set up by Timothy Foutch | 46-42 |
| 13:54 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Marcus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-42 |
| 13:47 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:34 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 13:32 | Miami (FL) | Scott Wildberger tips it in | 48-42 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Akim Zacharewicz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stanley Brown | 48-45 |
| 13:21 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke (PG), Adolph Tookes (SF) Scott Wildberger, Thomas Marcus | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Michael Cohen (SF) Stanley Brown, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 13:12 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley loses the dribble to Eric Heavner | 48-45 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Milliman | 48-47 |
| 12:37 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Heavner - foul #2 on Eric Heavner, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo (SG), David Spino (PF), Brian Lent (C) Matthew Bagley, Michael Hutcheson, Gustavo Vazquez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF), Ronald Kemp (C) Ernest Stribling, Timothy Foutch, Eric Heavner | |
| 12:37 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:37 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Cohen | 50-49 |
| 11:58 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent loses the dribble to Robert Milliman | 50-49 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | David Spino is called for the reach on Robert Milliman - foul #3 on David Spino, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Thomas Marcus (PF) David Spino | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolph Tookes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Marcus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lent (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cohen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Hockensmith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Lent | 50-49 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 11:20 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Marcus's floater is tipped away by Ronald Kemp | 50-51 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 10:57 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:36 | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Milliman - foul #2 on Robert Milliman, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson (SG), Scott Wildberger (SF), David Spino (PF), Gustavo Vazquez (C) Paul Lombardo, Adolph Tookes, Thomas Marcus, Brian Lent | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Brown (PG), Ernest Stribling (SG), Timothy Foutch (SF), Eric Heavner (C) Robert Milliman, Michael Cohen, Greg Ordonez, Ronald Kemp | |
| 10:36 | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:36 | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith misses long on a jumper in the paint | 51-51 |
| 10:13 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:57 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Foutch | 51-53 |
| 09:38 | Miami (FL) | David Spino hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Wildberger | 53-53 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown misses the shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 09:23 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Michael Hutcheson | 53-53 |
| 09:06 | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 53-53 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Eric Heavner gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling is hacked by David Spino - foul #4 on David Spino, team foul #2 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley (PG), Paul Lombardo (SG), Adolph Tookes (SF), Brian Lent (C) Harold Cooke, Scott Wildberger, David Spino, Gustavo Vazquez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Ronald Kemp (C) Stanley Brown, Bernard Hockensmith, Eric Heavner | |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adolph Tookes - foul #1 on Adolph Tookes, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:22 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson's pass is intercepted by Timothy Foutch | 53-55 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-55 |
| 08:10 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:04 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (SG), Akim Zacharewicz (PF) Ernest Stribling, Timothy Foutch | |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adolph Tookes - foul #2 on Adolph Tookes, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez (PF) Michael Hutcheson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Heavner (PF) Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Matthew Bagley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolph Tookes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gustavo Vazquez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Lent (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cohen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Heavner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Kemp (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Matthew Bagley | 55-57 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Vazquez - foul #3 on Gustavo Vazquez, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke (PG), David Spino (PF) Paul Lombardo, Brian Lent | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG) Greg Ordonez | |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | David Spino steals the ball from Ernest Stribling | 55-57 |
| 06:35 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Michael Cohen - foul #1 on Michael Cohen, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson (SG), Scott Wildberger (SF) Matthew Bagley, Adolph Tookes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch (SF), Bernard Hockensmith (PF), Akim Zacharewicz (C) Robert Milliman, Eric Heavner, Ronald Kemp | |
| 05:56 | Miami (FL) | Scott Wildberger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Gustavo Vazquez steals it from Timothy Foutch | 55-57 |
| 05:23 | Miami (FL) | Ernest Stribling is called for the reach on Gustavo Vazquez - foul #4 on Ernest Stribling, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Bergland (PG), Paul Lombardo (SG), Brian Lent (C) Harold Cooke, Scott Wildberger, David Spino | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Greg Ordonez (SF) Michael Cohen, Ernest Stribling, Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 05:23 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Vazquez misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Hockensmith | 55-57 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Gustavo Vazquez is called for the reach on Robert Milliman - foul #4 on Gustavo Vazquez, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley (PG), Adolph Tookes (SF) Charles Bergland, Gustavo Vazquez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp (C) Timothy Foutch | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Stanley Brown misses long on a shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley is hacked by Ronald Kemp - foul #3 on Ronald Kemp, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling (SG), Timothy Foutch (PF) Stanley Brown, Bernard Hockensmith | |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Bagley misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Ernest Stribling grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Paul Lombardo picks off the pass by Timothy Foutch | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Matthew Bagley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Lombardo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adolph Tookes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hutcheson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Lent (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Milliman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Stribling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Greg Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Foutch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Kemp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Foutch - foul #3 on Timothy Foutch, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke (PG), Scott Wildberger (SF), David Spino (PF), Gustavo Vazquez (C) Matthew Bagley, Paul Lombardo, Adolph Tookes, Brian Lent | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cohen (PG), Eric Heavner (PF), Akim Zacharewicz (C) Robert Milliman, Greg Ordonez, Ronald Kemp | |
| 03:13 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:13 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Timothy Foutch travels with the ball | 57-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo (SG) Michael Hutcheson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith (PF) Akim Zacharewicz | |
| 02:52 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes (SF), Brian Lent (C) Scott Wildberger, Gustavo Vazquez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Milliman (PG), Greg Ordonez (SF), Ronald Kemp (C) Michael Cohen, Timothy Foutch, Eric Heavner | |
| 02:38 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes drills a runner near the basket set up by Paul Lombardo | 59-57 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ernest Stribling and he's hacked by David Spino - foul #5 on David Spino, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson (PF) David Spino | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Bernard Hockensmith makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:10 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes misses the lay-in | 59-60 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 01:59 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Harold Cooke | 59-60 |
| 01:47 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson blows the layup | 59-60 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Greg Ordonez snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 59-60 |
| 01:17 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 01:00 | Miami (FL) | Brian Lent comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 59-60 |
| 00:59 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Cooke | 59-60 |
| 00:49 | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-60 |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Adolph Tookes grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson is hacked by Bernard Hockensmith - foul #2 on Bernard Hockensmith, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Hockensmith and he's fouled by Michael Hutcheson - foul #1 on Michael Hutcheson, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Ronald Kemp misses the free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | Paul Lombardo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:06 | Miami (FL) | Michael Hutcheson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Lent | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Robert Milliman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Harold Cooke runs out the clock | 63-62 |