| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Felix Figueroa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Downs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock hits a runner in the lane | 25-21 |
| 19:13 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-21 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 18:33 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bobby Hugo - foul #2 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:33 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:33 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 18:04 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:48 | Miami (FL) | Bobby Hugo picks off the pass by Felix Figueroa | 29-24 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays is hacked by Danny Hamrick - foul #2 on Danny Hamrick, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith (SF) Albert McDermott | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Matthew Ball (SF) Zachariah Varney, Bobby Hugo | |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Robert Cox grabs the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses the shot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 16:41 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 16:36 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 16:35 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 16:15 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales makes the shot from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Lee (PG), Albert McDermott (SF), James Rogers (PF), Bradley Walker (C) Alberto Gonzales, Danny Hamrick, Felix Figueroa, Alvin Downs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Bradley Cates (C) Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock, Roland Polak | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - David Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) SF - Albert McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Cates (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith clanks a jumper from the left block | 31-24 |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | Bradley Cates grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Robert Cox is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| 14:50 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Smith | 33-24 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-24 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Robert Cox misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo tips it but misses | 33-24 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Bradley Cates grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Rogers - foul #1 on James Rogers, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), Danny Hamrick (SG), Felix Figueroa (PF), Alvin Downs (C) Timothy Smith, Albert McDermott, James Rogers, Bradley Walker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (SG), Daniel Hancock (PF), Roland Polak (C) Robert Cox, Bobby Hugo, Bradley Cates | |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses the free throw | 33-26 |
| 13:40 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 13:18 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Lee | 36-26 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Alvin Downs picks off the pass by Lyman Hays | 36-26 |
| 12:36 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Hamrick | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball is hacked by Alberto Gonzales - foul #3 on Alberto Gonzales, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott (SF) David Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnie Coger (PG), James Nelson (SF) Zachariah Varney, Matthew Ball | |
| 11:59 | North Carolina | Roland Polak connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Nelson | 39-28 |
| 11:34 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Hamrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Felix Figueroa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Alvin Downs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Johnie Coger (fresh) SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Nelson (fresh) PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Alvin Downs - foul #1 on Alvin Downs, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Weaver (PG), James Rogers (PF) Alberto Gonzales, Felix Figueroa | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF) Johnie Coger, James Nelson | |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 11:13 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 11:00 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Roland Polak - foul #1 on Roland Polak, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker (C) Alvin Downs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bradley Cates (C) Roland Polak | |
| 11:00 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 11:00 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Robert Cox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 10:49 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 10:27 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick travels with the ball | 41-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Lee (PG), Timothy Smith (SF) Kevin Weaver, Albert McDermott | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Jason Shultis (C) Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock | |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Bradley Cates is hacked by David Lee - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), Felix Figueroa (PF) Danny Hamrick, Bradley Walker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Jason Shultis is hacked by Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #6 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs (C) James Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Ball (PF), Roland Polak (C) Bradley Cates, Jason Shultis | |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Robert Cox scores on a floater from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 09:23 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Cox - foul #4 on Robert Cox, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock (PF) Matthew Ball | |
| 09:23 | Miami (FL) | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 09:23 | Miami (FL) | David Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-33 |
| 08:42 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Zachariah Varney - foul #1 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (SG), Albert McDermott (SF) David Lee, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (SG) Zachariah Varney | |
| 08:42 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:42 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the board | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Robert Cox is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 08:28 | Miami (FL) | Roland Polak swats the shot by Felix Figueroa | 43-33 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Robert Cox clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 07:56 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 07:42 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Robert Cox hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Hancock | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alberto Gonzales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Hamrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert McDermott (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Felix Figueroa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Alvin Downs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:55 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Alvin Downs | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lyman Hays | 46-37 |
| 06:10 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 06:09 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 05:46 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales misses the jumpshot from the left side | 46-37 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Albert McDermott - foul #2 on Albert McDermott, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Lee (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), James Rogers (PF), Bradley Walker (C) Alberto Gonzales, Albert McDermott, Felix Figueroa, Alvin Downs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Harold Glass (SG), Matthew Ball (PF), Bradley Cates (C) Robert Cox, Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock, Roland Polak | |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 05:20 | Miami (FL) | James Rogers grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 05:13 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-38 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Hugo | 46-41 |
| 04:32 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Shultis (C) Bobby Hugo | |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Glass | 46-43 |
| 04:03 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Rogers | 49-43 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 03:15 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 03:13 | Miami (FL) | Bradley Walker tips it but misses | 49-45 |
| 03:11 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith tips it in | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Danny Hamrick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rogers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bradley Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Cates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Shultis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Lee - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott (SF), Alvin Downs (C) Danny Hamrick, Bradley Walker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (SG), Daniel Hancock (PF) Harold Glass, Jason Shultis | |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:47 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales (PG), Felix Figueroa (PF) Timothy Smith, James Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Polak (C) Bradley Cates | |
| 02:30 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Lee | 53-47 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Lee - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:54 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Zachariah Varney - foul #2 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick (SG) David Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF) Matthew Ball | |
| 01:54 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:54 | Miami (FL) | Albert McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 55-49 |
| 01:38 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:09 | Miami (FL) | Zachariah Varney steals it from Albert McDermott | 55-49 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney banks in the layup | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:53 | Miami (FL) | Alberto Gonzales is hacked by Zachariah Varney - foul #3 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hugo - foul #3 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 00:51 | Miami (FL) | Danny Hamrick misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Roland Polak gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alvin Downs - foul #2 on Alvin Downs, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | Felix Figueroa snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Hancock - foul #1 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Timothy Smith (SF) Albert McDermott | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:22 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:22 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Roland Polak gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 00:14 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs grabs the board | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:13 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs is fouled in the backcourt by Lyman Hays - foul #2 on Lyman Hays, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| 00:13 | Miami (FL) | Alvin Downs misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Roland Polak gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The clock runs out | 56-52 |