| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Evans (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Underwood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Luka Dobrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fairley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Cedric Matsuda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hatten (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Toby Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Evans | 29-30 |
| 19:28 | Florida A&M | Toby Johnson is whistled for traveling | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Jason Ball is fouled on the floor by Luka Dobrowski - foul #2 on Luka Dobrowski, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey is hacked by Robert Fairley - foul #1 on Robert Fairley, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Toby Johnson - foul #1 on Toby Johnson, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:28 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Cedric Matsuda | 29-30 |
| 18:05 | Florida A&M | Toby Johnson misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Toby Johnson is called for the reach on Gary Nuzzo - foul #2 on Toby Johnson, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | Jason Ball knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Luka Dobrowski - foul #3 on Luka Dobrowski, team foul #5 | 31-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jarnigan (SG), George Gilkes (SF) Lawrence Peavey, Gary Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Lucas (PG) Luka Dobrowski | |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | Florida A&M | Bernard Underwood picks off the pass by Cedric Matsuda | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | Richard Lucas is called for the reach on Jason Ball - foul #1 on Richard Lucas, team foul #6 | 32-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Woodbury (PF), Eric Bailey (C) Robert Hatten, Toby Johnson | |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Jason Ball is whistled for a carry | 32-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | George Kruse (SG) Robert Fairley | |
| 16:04 | Florida A&M | John Woodbury misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jarnigan (fresh) SF - George Gilkes (fresh) PF - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Underwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Richard Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cedric Matsuda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Woodbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Jarnigan and he's hacked by Eric Bailey - foul #2 on Eric Bailey, team foul #7 | 34-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (PG), Gary Nuzzo (SF) Jason Ball, George Gilkes | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski (PG), Robert Fairley (SG), Toby Johnson (C) Richard Lucas, Cedric Matsuda, Eric Bailey | |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:04 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Fairley | 35-33 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 14:40 | Florida A&M | Toby Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 14:15 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda (SF), Robert Hatten (PF) George Kruse, John Woodbury | |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Toby Johnson is called for the reach on Lawrence Peavey - foul #3 on Toby Johnson, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Gilkes (SF) John Jarnigan | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:42 | Florida A&M | Toby Johnson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Robert Hatten picks off the pass by George Gilkes | 37-36 |
| 13:12 | Florida A&M | Toby Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 13:11 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:42 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley is called for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (PG), John Jarnigan (SG), Cody Catalan (PF), Wayne Sperberg (C) Gary Nuzzo, Lawrence Peavey, Samuel Evans, Bernard Underwood | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Lucas (PG), George Kruse (SG), John Woodbury (C) Luka Dobrowski, Robert Fairley, Toby Johnson | |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Cody Catalan is hacked by John Woodbury - foul #1 on John Woodbury, team foul #9 | 37-36 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Cody Catalan misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:27 | Florida A&M | John Woodbury grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:01 | Florida A&M | John Woodbury knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Robert Hatten | 37-38 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 11:37 | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jarnigan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Gilkes (fresh) PF - Cody Catalan (fresh) C - Wayne Sperberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Richard Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cedric Matsuda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hatten (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Woodbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Florida A&M | John Jarnigan steals the ball from Robert Hatten | 37-38 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Jason Ball can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Hatten - foul #2 on Robert Hatten, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Samuel Evans (PF), Bernard Underwood (C) John Jarnigan, George Gilkes, Cody Catalan, Wayne Sperberg | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski (PG), Robert Fairley (SG), Toby Johnson (C) Richard Lucas, Cedric Matsuda, Robert Hatten | |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 3rd free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:29 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 39-38 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Luka Dobrowski steals the ball from Jason Ball | 39-38 |
| 09:59 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski dunks the ball | 39-40 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Ball | 41-40 |
| 09:21 | Florida A&M | John Woodbury can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Evans - foul #2 on Samuel Evans, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jarnigan (SG) Jason Ball | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda (SF) George Kruse | |
| 09:21 | Florida A&M | John Woodbury makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:21 | Florida A&M | John Woodbury makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Samuel Evans misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 08:57 | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 08:48 | Florida A&M | Bernard Underwood is called for the reach on John Woodbury - foul #1 on Bernard Underwood, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cody Catalan (C) Bernard Underwood | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Hatten (PF) John Woodbury | |
| 08:36 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 08:34 | Florida A&M | Toby Johnson grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 08:18 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 08:17 | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 08:07 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Toby Johnson | 41-45 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Cedric Matsuda - foul #3 on Cedric Matsuda, team foul #11 | 41-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (PG), George Gilkes (PF) Lawrence Peavey, Samuel Evans | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Lucas (PG) Luka Dobrowski | |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:35 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Ball (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jarnigan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Gilkes (fresh) C - Cody Catalan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Richard Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Fairley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Cedric Matsuda (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hatten (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Toby Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 43-45 |
| 07:08 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:04 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Lucas | 43-48 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Jason Ball comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-48 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Catalan | 43-48 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the jump hook in the lane | 45-48 |
| 06:12 | Florida A&M | Jason Ball steps in front of the Richard Lucas pass in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo slams it home on a nice dish by Jason Ball | 47-48 |
| 05:58 | Florida A&M | Jason Ball takes the ball from Cedric Matsuda | 47-48 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Jason Ball hits the finger roll | 49-48 |
| 05:42 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Jarnigan | 49-48 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), Samuel Evans (PF), Bernard Underwood (C) John Jarnigan, Gary Nuzzo, Cody Catalan | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski (PG) Richard Lucas | |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Bernard Underwood misses the easy layup | 49-48 |
| 05:15 | Florida A&M | Robert Hatten snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 04:52 | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda buries a fadeaway from the left side | 49-50 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-50 |
| 04:11 | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Gilkes | 53-53 |
| 03:33 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Underwood | 53-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Gilkes (fresh) PF - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Underwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Luka Dobrowski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Fairley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Cedric Matsuda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hatten (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Toby Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Cedric Matsuda is called for the reach on Jason Ball - foul #4 on Cedric Matsuda, team foul #12 | 53-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jarnigan (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF) Lawrence Peavey, George Gilkes | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Lucas (SG), George Kruse (SF), John Woodbury (PF), Eric Bailey (C) Robert Fairley, Cedric Matsuda, Robert Hatten, Toby Johnson | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Evans | 54-53 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Jason Ball scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 02:50 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (PG) Jason Ball | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley (SG), Cedric Matsuda (SF) Richard Lucas, George Kruse | |
| 02:34 | Florida A&M | Bernard Underwood blocks the short jumper by John Woodbury | 57-53 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by John Jarnigan | 60-53 |
| 02:08 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (PG) John Jarnigan | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Hatten (PF), Toby Johnson (C) John Woodbury, Eric Bailey | |
| 01:44 | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Luka Dobrowski and he's hacked by Samuel Evans - foul #3 on Samuel Evans, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| 01:44 | Florida A&M | Cedric Matsuda makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Ball and he's fouled by Cedric Matsuda - foul #5 on Cedric Matsuda, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | George Kruse (SF) Cedric Matsuda | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:03 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 01:01 | Florida A&M | Toby Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:37 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski clanks a jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fairley - foul #2 on Robert Fairley, team foul #14 | 63-56 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Florida A&M | Robert Fairley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Jason Ball pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Luka Dobrowski is called for the reach on Jason Ball in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luka Dobrowski, team foul #15 | 65-56 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Jason Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:16 | Florida A&M | Luka Dobrowski is hacked by Bernard Underwood - foul #2 on Bernard Underwood, team foul #4 | 67-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Lucas (PG), Eric Bailey (SF), John Woodbury (PF), Richard Gastelum (C) Luka Dobrowski, Robert Fairley, Robert Hatten, Toby Johnson | |
| 00:14 | Florida A&M | Gary Nuzzo steps in front of the Richard Lucas pass | 67-56 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo banks in the layup | 69-56 |
| 00:06 | Florida A&M | George Kruse double dribbles | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jason Ball runs out the clock | 69-56 |