| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Mardis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jacob May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Fair (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Forest Swinney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Lawrence O'Neill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. SG - George Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hazzard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Givens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Nicholas Finch inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Maryland | Richard Givens is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 34-35 |
| 19:38 | Maryland | Ronald Hazzard tips it home | 34-37 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Jacob May buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Forest Swinney | 37-37 |
| 19:08 | Maryland | George Warren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Hazzard and the foul's on Jacob May - foul #1 on Jacob May, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 19:08 | Maryland | George Warren makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-40 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Forest Swinney tips it in | 39-40 |
| 18:28 | Maryland | Richard Givens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Forest Swinney gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence O'Neill | 42-40 |
| 18:02 | Maryland | George Warren is called for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ross Hutchens (PG), Travis Culley (SG), Joseph Burch (SF), James Chesney (PF), Paul Sears (C) Thomas Mardis, Jacob May, Ronald Fair, Forest Swinney, Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Maryland | Alva Malinoski (PF) Ronald Hazzard | |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | James Chesney comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Paul Sears grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Travis Culley's pass is intercepted by George Warren | 42-40 |
| 17:29 | Maryland | Tony Ellis lays it in on a nice dish by George Warren | 42-42 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Joseph Burch misses short on a floater from the right side | 42-42 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Sears | 42-42 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | James Chesney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 17:10 | Maryland | Richard Givens grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 17:06 | Maryland | Ross Hutchens is called for the reach on George Warren in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ross Hutchens, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis (PG), Forest Swinney (PF) Ross Hutchens, James Chesney | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 16:50 | Maryland | Nicholas Finch misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 16:49 | Maryland | Nicholas Finch tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | Forest Swinney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-44 |
| 16:38 | Maryland | Nicholas Finch gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:36 | Maryland | Paul Sears takes the ball from Tony Ellis in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Forest Swinney misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 16:22 | Maryland | Richard Givens pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:03 | Maryland | Richard Givens lays it up and in on a great pass from Tony Ellis | 42-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Mardis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Culley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burch (fairly fresh) PF - Forest Swinney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. C - Paul Sears (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Ellis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Warren (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Finch (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alva Malinoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Givens (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Richard Givens steals the ball from Forest Swinney | 42-46 |
| 15:41 | Maryland | Tony Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jacob May (SG), Ronald Fair (SF), Lawrence O'Neill (C) Travis Culley, Joseph Burch, Paul Sears | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Lee (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Ronald Hazzard (PF), Anthony Nellis (C) Tony Ellis, Nicholas Finch, Alva Malinoski, Richard Givens | |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Jacob May can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 14:48 | Maryland | Anthony Nellis gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:30 | Maryland | George Warren hits a shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hazzard | 42-48 |
| 13:45 | Maryland | Ronald Hazzard double dribbles | 42-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Burch (SF), James Chesney (PF) Ronald Fair, Forest Swinney | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Ellis (PG), Jeff Pfeiffenberge (PF), Alva Malinoski (C) Charles Lee, Ronald Hazzard, Anthony Nellis | |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | James Chesney connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 13:22 | Maryland | George Warren's pass is intercepted by Jacob May in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | Jacob May banks in the layup | 47-48 |
| 12:56 | Maryland | Thomas Mardis is called for the reach on Alva Malinoski - foul #1 on Thomas Mardis, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ross Hutchens (PG), Travis Culley (SG), Paul Sears (C) Thomas Mardis, Jacob May, Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 12:29 | Maryland | Tony Ellis is fouled on the floor by Ross Hutchens - foul #5 on Ross Hutchens, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Fair (PG) Ross Hutchens | |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Givens (C) Jeff Pfeiffenberge | |
| 12:08 | Maryland | George Warren misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 12:06 | Maryland | Richard Givens misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | George Warren steals it from Ronald Fair | 47-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ronald Fair (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Travis Culley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burch (fairly fresh) PF - James Chesney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Sears (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Ellis (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Warren (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Alva Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Givens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:12 | Maryland | Richard Givens is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Givens, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis (PG), Jacob May (SG), James Moore (SF), Forest Swinney (PF), Lawrence O'Neill (C) Ronald Fair, Travis Culley, Joseph Burch, James Chesney, Paul Sears | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Lee (PG), Nicholas Finch (SF), Ronald Hazzard (PF), Anthony Nellis (C) Tony Ellis, George Warren, Alva Malinoski, Richard Givens | |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Jacob May is hacked by Ronald Hazzard - foul #1 on Ronald Hazzard, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jacob May | 50-48 |
| 10:43 | Maryland | David Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| 10:30 | Maryland | David Mitchell connects on the shot from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Anthony Nellis takes the ball from Lawrence O'Neill | 50-50 |
| 09:47 | Maryland | Ronald Hazzard makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Lee - foul #4 on Charles Lee, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Burch (SG), Ronald Fair (SF) Jacob May, James Moore | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Ellis (PG), Alva Malinoski (C) Charles Lee, Anthony Nellis | |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:20 | Maryland | Tony Ellis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Joseph Burch drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Mardis and he's hacked by David Mitchell - foul #4 on David Mitchell, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Travis Culley (SG), James Chesney (C) Thomas Mardis, Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Maryland | George Warren (SG), Richard Givens (C) David Mitchell, Ronald Hazzard | |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Joseph Burch misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:13 | Maryland | Richard Givens snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Richard Givens lays it in and he's fouled by Travis Culley - foul #2 on Travis Culley, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Sears (C) Forest Swinney | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Richard Givens misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | James Chesney grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair is hacked by George Warren - foul #2 on George Warren, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis (PG) Ronald Fair | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | James Chesney grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Joseph Burch clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 54-54 |
| 08:00 | Maryland | Alva Malinoski gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:33 | Maryland | Richard Givens can't connect on a floater from the right side | 54-54 |
| 07:32 | Maryland | Nicholas Finch can't tip it in | 54-54 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Paul Sears pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Mardis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Culley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Chesney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Sears (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Ellis (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Warren (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Finch (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alva Malinoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Givens (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Burch | 57-54 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | George Warren clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 06:58 | Maryland | Richard Givens hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | James Chesney hits a jumper in the paint | 59-56 |
| 06:38 | Maryland | George Warren is hacked by Paul Sears in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Sears, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jacob May (SG), Ronald Fair (SF), Forest Swinney (PF), Lawrence O'Neill (C) Travis Culley, Joseph Burch, James Chesney, Paul Sears | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Lee (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Ronald Hazzard (PF), Anthony Nellis (C) Tony Ellis, Nicholas Finch, Alva Malinoski, Richard Givens | |
| 06:38 | Maryland | George Warren makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:38 | Maryland | George Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair is called for traveling | 59-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Ellis (PG) George Warren | |
| 06:06 | Maryland | Tony Ellis misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 59-58 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair clanks a floater from the left side | 59-58 |
| 05:57 | Maryland | Anthony Nellis grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 05:28 | Maryland | Thomas Mardis is called for the reach on Tony Ellis - foul #2 on Thomas Mardis, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 05:28 | Maryland | Tony Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:28 | Maryland | Tony Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Jacob May comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 05:05 | Maryland | Anthony Nellis pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:42 | Maryland | David Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Forest Swinney snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Forest Swinney | 62-60 |
| 04:07 | Maryland | David Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Mardis - foul #3 on Thomas Mardis, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Burch (SF), Paul Sears (C) Ronald Fair, Lawrence O'Neill | |
| Subs | Maryland | George Warren (SF), Jeff Pfeiffenberge (PF), Alva Malinoski (C) Charles Lee, Ronald Hazzard, Anthony Nellis | |
| 04:07 | Maryland | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:07 | Maryland | David Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:07 | Maryland | Jeff Pfeiffenberge snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 03:46 | Maryland | Jeff Pfeiffenberge is fouled on the floor by Paul Sears - foul #2 on Paul Sears, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Chesney (PF) Forest Swinney | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:46 | Maryland | Jeff Pfeiffenberge makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:46 | Maryland | Jeff Pfeiffenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 62-63 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Joseph Burch tips it home | 64-63 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Mardis (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jacob May (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Chesney (fresh) 11 pts. C - Paul Sears (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Tony Ellis (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Warren (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jeff Pfeiffenberge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alva Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Maryland | Jeff Pfeiffenberge banks in the wide open layup and the foul's on Thomas Mardis - foul #4 on Thomas Mardis, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Fair (PG), Travis Culley (SG), Forest Swinney (PF) Thomas Mardis, Jacob May, Paul Sears | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicholas Finch (SF), Richard Givens (C) Tony Ellis, George Warren | |
| 02:56 | Maryland | Jeff Pfeiffenberge makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 02:41 | Maryland | Alva Malinoski grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 02:35 | Maryland | Richard Givens blows the dunk | 64-66 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Travis Culley snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Forest Swinney hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Chesney | 67-66 |
| 02:10 | Maryland | David Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 02:08 | Maryland | Nicholas Finch grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:03 | Maryland | Richard Givens is hacked by Joseph Burch - foul #3 on Joseph Burch, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Mardis (PG), James Moore (SF), Lawrence O'Neill (C) Ronald Fair, Joseph Burch, James Chesney | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Lee (PG), Ronald Hazzard (PF) Jeff Pfeiffenberge, Alva Malinoski | |
| 02:03 | Maryland | Richard Givens makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:03 | Maryland | Richard Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jacob May (SG), Ronald Fair (SF) Travis Culley, James Moore | |
| Subs | Maryland | Tony Ellis (PG), George Warren (SF) Charles Lee, Nicholas Finch | |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 01:38 | Maryland | Richard Givens pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:13 | Maryland | George Warren drills a shot from the right side and the foul's on Ronald Fair - foul #3 on Ronald Fair, team foul #13 | 67-70 |
| 01:13 | Maryland | George Warren makes the free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Jacob May misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 01:03 | Maryland | Ronald Hazzard gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:56 | Maryland | Thomas Mardis steps in front of the Tony Ellis pass in the backcourt | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Lawrence O'Neill misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-71 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Forest Swinney misses the tip | 67-71 |
| 00:46 | Maryland | Ronald Hazzard grabs the board | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Maryland | Ronald Hazzard is hacked by Thomas Mardis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Mardis, team foul #14 | 67-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Burch (SF) Thomas Mardis | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 00:45 | Maryland | Ronald Hazzard makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:45 | Maryland | Ronald Hazzard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Jacob May knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Fair | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Maryland | George Warren hits a runner in the lane | 70-75 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Ronald Fair misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-75 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Richard Givens grabs the defensive rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Richard Givens runs out the clock | 70-75 |