| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Helman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Brady (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Andrew Helman inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Archie Taylor swats the shot by Adam Robinson | 24-26 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Michael James misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Michael James hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | Bill Bohanon steals the ball from Adam Robinson | 26-26 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 18:08 | Florida State | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Allen Brady pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:48 | Florida State | Michael James picks off the pass by Andrew Helman | 26-26 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Michael James misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Allen Brady - foul #3 on Allen Brady, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Shelton (PF) Archie Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Kraatz (PF) Allen Brady | |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Michael James misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | Andrew Helman grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 17:28 | Florida State | Curtis Lawson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Michael James pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Michael James can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 27-26 |
| 17:12 | Florida State | William Kraatz gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | Curtis Lawson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael James | 27-26 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 16:30 | Florida State | John Smith gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Curtis Lawson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Helman | 27-28 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Jason Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SG), Archie Taylor (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Bill Bohanon, Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo, Michael James | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:43 | Florida State | A charge is called on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Allen Brady (PF) William Kraatz | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fresh) SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) SF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Helman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Brady (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Adam Robinson - foul #3 on Adam Robinson, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton makes the 3rd free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:05 | Florida State | Adam Robinson drills a runner from the left block | 30-30 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz is fouled on the floor by Curtis Lawson - foul #2 on Curtis Lawson, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Steven Shelton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor is denied on a layup by Allen Brady | 30-30 |
| 14:23 | Florida State | Allen Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Bruce Krantz takes the ball from John Smith | 30-30 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington is hacked by Adam Robinson - foul #4 on Adam Robinson, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Steven Shelton (PF), Michael James (C) Larry Warrington, Lawrence Peavey, Archie Taylor, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Peters (SG) Adam Robinson | |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Michael James is fouled on the floor by Allen Brady - foul #4 on Allen Brady, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Kraatz (PF) Allen Brady | |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo dunks the ball and he's fouled by Andrew Helman - foul #3 on Andrew Helman, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Peters (PG) Curtis Lawson | |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Andrew Helman is hacked by Gary Nuzzo - foul #2 on Gary Nuzzo, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft (SF), Simon Bradley (C) Andrew Helman, John Smith | |
| 12:20 | Florida State | Joseph Peters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Michael James gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Kraatz - foul #2 on William Kraatz, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), Archie Taylor (PF) Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Simon Bradley double dribbles | 34-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (SG), Bruce Krantz (C) Steven Shelton, Michael James | |
| Subs | Florida State | Curtis Lawson (PG) Robert Peters | |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor hits a driving attempt in the lane | 36-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Warrington (fresh) SF - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Peters (fresh) SF - Justin Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Kraatz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Simon Bradley (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Florida State | Joseph Peters is called for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo (SF) Bill Bohanon | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Helman (SF), John Smith (C) Justin Hutchcraft, Simon Bradley | |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo is fouled on the floor by Joseph Peters - foul #1 on Joseph Peters, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Smith | 36-30 |
| 10:54 | Florida State | John Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Warrington - foul #2 on Larry Warrington, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG) Lawrence Peavey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Simon Bradley (PF) William Kraatz | |
| 10:54 | Florida State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 10:54 | Florida State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 10:15 | Florida State | Joseph Peters makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Lawson and he's hacked by Jason Ball - foul #2 on Jason Ball, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Steven Shelton (SF), Michael James (C) Larry Warrington, Gary Nuzzo, Archie Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Peters (PG) Curtis Lawson | |
| 10:15 | Florida State | Joseph Peters makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Jason Ball's floater is knocked away by Simon Bradley | 38-35 |
| 09:55 | Florida State | Andrew Helman gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Joseph Peters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bill Bohanon | 38-35 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael James | 41-35 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | Andrew Helman is fouled on the floor by Steven Shelton - foul #1 on Steven Shelton, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Archie Taylor (PF) Jason Ball, Steven Shelton, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Florida State | Curtis Lawson (PG), Justin Hutchcraft (SF), William Kraatz (PF) Robert Peters, Andrew Helman, Simon Bradley | |
| 08:44 | Florida State | Joseph Peters hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Lawson | 41-38 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bill Bohanon and he's fouled by William Kraatz - foul #3 on William Kraatz, team foul #10 | 43-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Darryl Barr (PF) John Smith | |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Joseph Peters is hacked by Lawrence Peavey - foul #2 on Lawrence Peavey, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Shelton (SF) Michael James | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Robinson (SG), Andrew Helman (SF), Allen Brady (PF) Joseph Peters, Justin Hutchcraft, Darryl Barr | |
| 07:51 | Florida State | William Kraatz misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 44-38 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) SF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Helman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Allen Brady (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - William Kraatz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Bohanon | 47-38 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Bill Bohanon steals it from Curtis Lawson | 47-38 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon hits the finger roll | 49-38 |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Adam Robinson misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Peavey - foul #3 on Lawrence Peavey, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Jason Ball (SG), Bruce Krantz (PF), Michael James (C) Bill Bohanon, Lawrence Peavey, Archie Taylor, Gary Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Peters (PG), John Smith (C) Curtis Lawson, William Kraatz | |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Adam Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Adam Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz is denied on a layup by Allen Brady | 49-40 |
| 05:58 | Florida State | Robert Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 05:36 | Florida State | John Smith misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Michael James snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses the tip | 49-40 |
| 05:21 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Smith | 49-40 |
| 05:15 | Florida State | Andrew Helman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 05:14 | Florida State | Adam Robinson tips it home | 49-42 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Warrington and the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 51-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SF) Larry Warrington, Steven Shelton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Curtis Lawson (PG), Justin Hutchcraft (SF) Robert Peters, Andrew Helman | |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Curtis Lawson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Adam Robinson | 52-45 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey is fouled on the floor by Justin Hutchcraft - foul #1 on Justin Hutchcraft, team foul #12 | 52-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo (SF), Archie Taylor (PF) Jason Ball, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Adam Robinson lays it up and in and he's hacked by Lawrence Peavey - foul #4 on Lawrence Peavey, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Shelton (SF) Michael James | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Adam Robinson makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Peavey | 57-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 20 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Lawson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Justin Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Brady (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - John Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Curtis Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), Michael James (C) Lawrence Peavey, Steven Shelton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Helman (SF) Justin Hutchcraft | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by John Smith | 57-48 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Adam Robinson gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | Andrew Helman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Bill Bohanon | 59-48 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Andrew Helman's pass is intercepted by Jason Ball | 59-48 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Ball | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Allen Brady connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Adam Robinson | 61-50 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Michael James drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Bohanon | 63-50 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Curtis Lawson comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Ball - foul #3 on Jason Ball, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Peters (SG), Justin Hutchcraft (SF), William Kraatz (PF), Simon Bradley (C) Adam Robinson, Andrew Helman, Allen Brady, John Smith | |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Curtis Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Curtis Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Michael James gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-51 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joseph Peters | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Florida State | William Kraatz connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Hutchcraft and he's fouled by Michael James - foul #2 on Michael James, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Peters (PG) Curtis Lawson | |
| 00:23 | Florida State | William Kraatz misses the free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Michael James grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon runs out the clock | 63-53 |