| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) C - Corey Denison (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth inbounds the ball | 23-16 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:47 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Shaun Foret | 23-18 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | John Hurt is fouled on the floor by Jerry Whitworth - foul #2 on Jerry Whitworth, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-18 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Boer | 25-20 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the fadeaway from the left block | 25-20 |
| 18:15 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 18:03 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-20 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 17:56 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Corey Denison | 25-20 |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (PF) Andrew Boer | |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Shaun Foret is called for the reach on Liang Zheng - foul #2 on Shaun Foret, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Maxwell Calder | 27-22 |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | Trenton Fletcher is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gates - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:29 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer (PF) Michael Nakamura | |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | Maxwell Calder doubles Andrew Watts and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #4 | 27-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Corey Denison (C) Jeffrey Gates | |
| 16:00 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF) David Carter | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Denison (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Steven Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer travels with the ball | 27-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (PF) Andrew Boer | |
| 15:01 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is hacked by Corey Denison - foul #2 on Corey Denison, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky clanks a turnaround from the left block | 27-22 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 14:31 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison tips it back up and in | 27-24 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 27-24 |
| 14:11 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 27-26 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is whistled for traveling | 27-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| 13:10 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shaun Foret | 27-28 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | David Carter misses the floater from close range but the foul's on John Hurt - foul #1 on John Hurt, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | David Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 30-29 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates grabs the board | 30-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gates (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Corey Denison (C) David Carter, Jeffrey Gates | |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 11:08 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Shaun Foret | 33-33 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Corey Denison - foul #3 on Corey Denison, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (PF) Andrew Boer | |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:34 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 10:32 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura tips it in | 35-35 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | John Hurt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 10:05 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Corey Denison | 35-35 |
| 09:57 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Trenton Fletcher | 35-35 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | John Hurt double dribbles | 35-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dwight Bray (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dwight Bray | 35-37 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it in | 37-37 |
| 08:28 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-37 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | Dwight Bray pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 08:16 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder and he's hacked by Shaun Foret - foul #3 on Shaun Foret, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Andrew Boer (PF), Corey Denison (C) Michael Nakamura, Dwight Bray, Jeffrey Gates | |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Denison (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 40-40 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | John Hurt tips it home | 42-40 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret is fouled on the floor by John Hurt - foul #2 on John Hurt, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Boer - foul #2 on Andrew Boer, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:06 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Corey Denison is blocked by Steven Williams | 44-42 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 44-42 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | Maxwell Calder is called for the reach on Andrew Watts - foul #4 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #8 | 47-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG), David Carter (SF), Michael Nakamura (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Shaun Foret, Jerry Whitworth, Andrew Boer, Corey Denison | |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Gates | 47-42 |
| 04:46 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura is fouled on the floor by Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Liang Zheng, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG) Andrew Watts | |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Paul (fresh) SG - George Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Nakamura (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Carter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Gates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura's floater is tipped away by Trenton Fletcher | 47-44 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 47-44 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | David Carter gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:03 | Wake Forest | Liang Zheng takes the ball from Jeffrey Gates | 47-44 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-44 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | George Vincent steps in front of the Maxwell Calder pass | 47-44 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Liang Zheng, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Shaun Foret (SG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Andrew Boer (PF), Corey Denison (C) John Paul, George Vincent, Michael Nakamura, David Carter, Jeffrey Gates | |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth jams it set up by Andrew Watts | 47-46 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder | 50-46 |
| 01:29 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hurt | 50-46 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | John Hurt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marc Sitosky | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth is fouled on the floor by John Hurt - foul #3 on John Hurt, team foul #10 | 53-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the board | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Shaun Foret is called for the reach on Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shaun Foret, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison is fouled on the floor by Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #11 | 53-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Andrew Watts is called for the reach on Drazen Blachowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Watts, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is hacked by Andrew Watts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Watts, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Watts - foul #3 on Andrew Watts, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Foret - foul #5 on Shaun Foret, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG) Shaun Foret | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder grabs the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder runs out the clock | 60-50 |