| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Hicks (fresh) SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dickinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Will Fugate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Gunn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Larry Howard inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Maryland | Darrel Payne's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Smith | 24-38 |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Jason Gunn pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo travels in the backcourt | 24-38 |
| 19:34 | Maryland | Darrel Payne clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 24-38 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Roger Hill grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo is fouled on the floor by Darrel Payne - foul #1 on Darrel Payne, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Will Fugate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-38 |
| 18:29 | Maryland | Chad Hicks misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-38 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Roger Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo is fouled on the floor by Mark Dickinson - foul #2 on Mark Dickinson, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Darrel Payne takes the ball from Will Fugate | 24-38 |
| 17:17 | Maryland | Larry Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-38 |
| 17:16 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson tips it back up and in | 26-38 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo drills a runner from the left block set up by Roger Hill | 26-40 |
| 16:29 | Maryland | Chad Hicks's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Smith | 26-40 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Jason Gunn snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Richard Smith banks in the layup | 26-42 |
| 15:49 | Maryland | Chad Hicks misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Hicks (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrel Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dickinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Will Fugate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Roger Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Will Fugate misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Mark Dickinson - foul #3 on Mark Dickinson, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Nicolas Bryson (SG), Keith Holmes (PF), Denver Able (C) Rick Blumer, Chad Hicks, Darrel Payne, Mark Dickinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chris Kohler (SG), Nicholas Greene (PF), Robert Brack (C) Jeffery Pardo, Richard Smith, Jason Gunn | |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Will Fugate makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Will Fugate makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 14:51 | Maryland | Larry Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-44 |
| 14:50 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson tips it home | 28-44 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Roger Hill's pass is intercepted by Denver Able | 28-44 |
| 14:17 | Maryland | Keith Holmes misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-44 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Robert Brack snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Larry Howard is called for the reach on Roger Hill - foul #3 on Larry Howard, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Maryland | Rick Blumer (PG) Larry Howard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo (PG) Will Fugate | |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Roger Hill hits a jumper from the left side set up by Nicholas Greene | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:18 | Maryland | Rick Blumer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 28-46 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses the jumpshot from the left side | 28-46 |
| 12:57 | Maryland | Keith Holmes snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 12:44 | Maryland | Robert Tatham is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-46 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Robert Brack pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses short on a jumper from the left side | 28-46 |
| 12:15 | Maryland | Denver Able pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| 12:08 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Roger Hill snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo's floater is tipped away by Keith Holmes | 28-46 |
| 11:57 | Maryland | Denver Able gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 11:52 | Maryland | Rick Blumer scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicolas Bryson | 31-46 |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-46 |
| 11:35 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Keith Holmes | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Bryson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tatham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Denver Able (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Kohler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hill (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nicholas Greene (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Brack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:23 | Maryland | Robert Tatham makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nicolas Bryson | 33-46 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Roger Hill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-46 |
| 11:02 | Maryland | Denver Able grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 10:44 | Maryland | Rick Blumer is fouled on the floor by Chris Kohler - foul #1 on Chris Kohler, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Schneider (PG), Chad Hicks (SG), Larry Howard (SF), Darrel Payne (PF), Mark Dickinson (C) Rick Blumer, Nicolas Bryson, Robert Tatham, Keith Holmes, Denver Able | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (SG), Richard Smith (PF), Jason Gunn (C) Chris Kohler, Nicholas Greene, Robert Brack | |
| 10:26 | Maryland | Darrel Payne connects on the driving attempt from close range | 35-46 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Will Fugate comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 09:56 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:33 | Maryland | Jason Gunn swats the layup by Mark Dickinson | 35-46 |
| 09:32 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Dickinson | 35-46 |
| 09:19 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Larry Howard | 37-46 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Mark Dickinson blocks the jumper by Will Fugate | 37-46 |
| 08:52 | Maryland | Larry Howard grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 08:47 | Maryland | Will Fugate is called for the reach on Chad Hicks - foul #4 on Will Fugate, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Maryland | Rick Blumer (PG), Robert Tatham (SF) Michael Schneider, Larry Howard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chris Kohler (SF) Roger Hill | |
| 08:32 | Maryland | Robert Tatham clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Gunn | 37-46 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 07:44 | Maryland | Darrel Payne can't throw it down | 37-48 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 37-48 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Richard Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Dickinson - foul #4 on Mark Dickinson, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson (SG), Larry Howard (SF), Keith Holmes (PF), Denver Able (C) Chad Hicks, Robert Tatham, Darrel Payne, Mark Dickinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Hill (SF), Nicholas Greene (C) Will Fugate, Jason Gunn | |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Bryson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Denver Able (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hill (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Greene (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Maryland | Jeffery Pardo is called for the reach on Nicolas Bryson - foul #3 on Jeffery Pardo, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Brack (C) Richard Smith | |
| 06:51 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-50 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo lays it up and in set up by Roger Hill and the foul's on Rick Blumer - foul #1 on Rick Blumer, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Maryland | Mark Dickinson (C) Denver Able | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo misses the free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:20 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:06 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson is hacked by Nicholas Greene - foul #2 on Nicholas Greene, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (SG) Jeffery Pardo | |
| 05:52 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson is whistled for a carry | 37-52 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Will Fugate comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 05:23 | Maryland | Keith Holmes pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 05:10 | Maryland | Larry Howard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rick Blumer | 40-52 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 40-52 |
| 04:46 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 04:30 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 40-52 |
| 04:29 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 04:18 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Rick Blumer | 42-52 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-52 |
| Subs | Maryland | Darrel Payne (PF) Keith Holmes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo (PG), Richard Smith (PF), Jason Gunn (C) Roger Hill, Nicholas Greene, Robert Brack | |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Will Fugate knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 03:50 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Larry Howard | 45-55 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Will Fugate misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-55 |
| 03:28 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Bryson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dickinson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Will Fugate (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Chris Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Gunn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Maryland | Rick Blumer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 03:20 | Maryland | Rick Blumer grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 03:15 | Maryland | Chris Kohler steps in front of the Larry Howard pass | 45-55 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Chris Kohler lays it up and in | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Maryland | Larry Howard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-57 |
| 03:01 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 02:40 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 45-57 |
| Subs | Maryland | Chad Hicks (SG), Robert Tatham (SF) Nicolas Bryson, Larry Howard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Hill (SF), Nicholas Greene (PF), Robert Brack (C) Will Fugate, Richard Smith, Jason Gunn | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Rick Blumer steals the ball from Jeffery Pardo in the backcourt | 45-57 |
| 02:27 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson's pass is intercepted by Chris Kohler | 45-57 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Chris Kohler lays it up and in | 45-59 |
| 02:15 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson buries a jumper in the paint | 47-59 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses long on a runner in the lane | 47-59 |
| 01:50 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Mark Dickinson | 47-59 |
| 01:42 | Maryland | Chad Hicks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo hits the follow up shot | 47-61 |
| 01:08 | Maryland | Rick Blumer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-61 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo buries a floater from the right side | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 47-63 |
| 00:38 | Maryland | Chad Hicks hits the follow up shot | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Robert Brack loses the ball out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson (SG), Larry Howard (SF) Chad Hicks, Robert Tatham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:12 | Maryland | Rick Blumer hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Dickinson | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo runs out the clock | 52-63 |