| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) PF - Thomas Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| 19:20 | Wake Forest | Steven Williams is called for the reach on Andrew Watts - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | Raymond Bain is called for the reach on Andrew Watts - foul #2 on Raymond Bain, team foul #2 | 22-23 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery makes the contested jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Watts | 22-25 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 18:27 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 18:09 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 22-25 |
| 18:07 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts tips it but misses | 22-25 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 17:50 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Woodall, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks (PF) Thomas Woodall | |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | Shaun Foret steals it from John Hurt | 22-25 |
| 17:04 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery slams it home over the doubleteam | 22-27 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Tony Ricks - foul #2 on Tony Ricks, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF) Jerry Whitworth | |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Steven Montgomery blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Drennen | 22-27 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | John Hurt is fouled on the floor by David Carter - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Tony Ricks - foul #3 on Tony Ricks, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer (PF) Tony Ricks | |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to David Carter | 22-27 |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall (PF) Andrew Boer | |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 22-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Carter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 25-28 |
| 15:06 | Wake Forest | The pull-up jumper by Steven Montgomery is blocked by Steven Williams | 25-28 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng's floater is tipped away by Steven Montgomery | 25-28 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't tip it in | 25-28 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 14:34 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Andrew Watts takes the ball from John Hurt | 25-31 |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts blows the dunk | 25-31 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is hacked by Shaun Foret - foul #2 on Shaun Foret, team foul #5 | 25-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF) David Carter | |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is hacked by Shaun Foret - foul #3 on Shaun Foret, team foul #6 | 25-31 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses badly on a runner in the paint | 25-31 |
| 13:40 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Steven Montgomery | 25-31 |
| 13:27 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | John Hurt's pass is intercepted by Jerry Whitworth | 25-31 |
| 13:09 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth banks in the layup | 25-33 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher dunks the ball | 27-33 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 27-35 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-35 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | John Hurt pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Woodall swats the layup by Steven Williams | 27-35 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (PF) John Hurt, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), George Vincent (SG), Tony Ricks (C) Andrew Watts, Shaun Foret, Steven Montgomery | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Paul (fresh) SG - George Vincent (fresh) SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Woodall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Ricks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks is whistled for a carry | 27-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF) Jerry Whitworth | |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher blows the layup but the foul's on Tony Ricks - foul #4 on Tony Ricks, team foul #7 | 27-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Corey Denison (C) Tony Ricks | |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | John Paul connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 29-37 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | George Vincent takes the ball from Liang Zheng | 29-37 |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | George Vincent banks in the layup | 29-39 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Raymond Bain | 31-39 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall's layup is rejected by Trenton Fletcher | 31-39 |
| 09:49 | Wake Forest | David Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 09:27 | Wake Forest | John Paul is hacked by Raymond Bain - foul #3 on Raymond Bain, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Raymond Bain, Richard Caulkins, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Shaun Foret (SG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Steven Montgomery (C) John Paul, George Vincent, David Carter, Corey Denison | |
| 09:06 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall buries a floater from the left block | 31-41 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski travels with the ball | 31-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer (PF) Thomas Woodall | |
| 08:42 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Watts | 31-44 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen drills a floater from the right side set up by John Hurt | 33-44 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Whitworth | 33-47 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng tips it back up and in | 35-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Liang Zheng - foul #3 on Liang Zheng, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Richard Caulkins, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall (PF) Andrew Boer | |
| 07:11 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:11 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | Steven Williams's floater is tipped away by Thomas Woodall | 35-49 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Williams | 35-49 |
| 06:44 | North Carolina | Steven Williams connects on the floater in the paint set up by Jeffrey Drennen and the foul's on Steven Montgomery - foul #1 on Steven Montgomery, team foul #8 | 37-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF) Jerry Whitworth | |
| 06:44 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 06:15 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Carter | 38-52 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Williams and he's hacked by Steven Montgomery - foul #2 on Steven Montgomery, team foul #9 | 40-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG) Shaun Foret | |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Woodall | 40-52 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-52 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by John Hurt | 42-52 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Trenton Fletcher denies the turnaround by David Carter | 42-52 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-52 |
| 04:39 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Bain | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Watts - foul #1 on Andrew Watts, team foul #10 | 42-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), Shaun Foret (SG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Tony Ricks (PF), Corey Denison (C) Andrew Watts, George Vincent, David Carter, Thomas Woodall, Steven Montgomery | |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 44-54 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Corey Denison - foul #1 on Corey Denison, team foul #11 | 44-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Ricks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Shaun Foret is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #4 on Shaun Foret, team foul #12 | 44-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG), Michael Nakamura (SF) Shaun Foret, Jerry Whitworth | |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | George Vincent misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Caulkins - foul #1 on Richard Caulkins, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG) Raymond Bain | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF) Michael Nakamura | |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | George Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | George Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Ricks | 45-56 |
| 02:25 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks knocks in the shot from close range set up by George Vincent | 45-58 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 45-58 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by David Carter | 45-60 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Steven Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 01:22 | Wake Forest | David Carter grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | George Vincent is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Vincent, team foul #13 | 45-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-60 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Steven Williams tips it back up and in | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | John Paul runs out the clock | 47-60 |