| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clay Reeves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Jager (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 29-28 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | Clay Reeves comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Bernard Farish - foul #3 on Bernard Farish, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Bernard Farish | |
| 19:14 | Florida State | Clay Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | Clay Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 30-28 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | James Jager misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Mark Luo gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | William Conway is open and scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Elmer Carlile | 30-30 |
| 17:49 | Florida State | George Ivy comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by Clay Reeves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clay Reeves, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Brian King (SF), Dennis Anderson (PF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Clay Reeves, George Ivy, Alonzo Perez, James Jager | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, William Conway | |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Brian King is called for the reach on Elmer Carlile - foul #3 on Brian King, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mladen Jahic (SF) Brian King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Mark Luo hits the finger roll | 30-32 |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is fouled on the floor by Javier Herrera - foul #1 on Javier Herrera, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Clay Reeves (SG), George Ivy (SF), James Jager (C) Javier Herrera, Ivan Jesiolowski, Mladen Jahic, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), William Conway (SF), Eric Wick (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clay Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jager (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Conway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | William Conway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:14 | Florida State | Dennis Danna throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Perez (PF) Dennis Anderson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clay Reeves - foul #3 on Clay Reeves, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG) Clay Reeves | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:33 | Florida State | James Jager is hacked by Eric Wick - foul #4 on Eric Wick, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian King (SF) George Ivy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Eric Wick | |
| 14:09 | Florida State | William Conway blocks the short jumper by Alonzo Perez | 30-34 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Mark Luo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 13:33 | Florida State | James Jager comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Brian King gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Brian King knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Danna | 32-36 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | James Jager grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | Brian King misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Mark Luo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 12:12 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 11:43 | Florida State | Mark Luo takes the ball from Brian King | 32-36 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Luo | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alonzo Perez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Jager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Luo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Brian King is hacked by Mark Luo - foul #2 on Mark Luo, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (PG), Clay Reeves (SG), George Ivy (SF), Dennis Anderson (PF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Ivan Jesiolowski, Brian King, Alonzo Perez, James Jager | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, Mark Luo, William Conway | |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Javier Herrera comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 10:45 | Florida State | Javier Herrera hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Javier Herrera steps in front of the Wesley Pearce pass in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | Javier Herrera can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Wayne Lively | 34-41 |
| 09:47 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson travels with the ball | 34-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Javier Herrera picks off the pass by Wayne Lively in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 09:44 | Florida State | George Ivy lays it in on a nice dish by Javier Herrera | 36-41 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | William Conway hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 08:58 | Florida State | Javier Herrera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Purington (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Mladen Jahic (SF), Alonzo Perez (PF), James Jager (C) Javier Herrera, Clay Reeves, George Ivy, Dennis Anderson, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Wesley Pearce | |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Bernard Farish, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Lloyd Purington | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Bernard Farish | |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian King (SF) Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) William Conway | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Danna - foul #1 on Dennis Danna, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian King - foul #4 on Brian King, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Anderson (PF) Alonzo Perez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Wilber Lindley | |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 07:29 | Florida State | James Jager misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 36-45 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Jager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Luo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is fouled on the floor by Dennis Anderson - foul #1 on Dennis Anderson, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (PG), Clay Reeves (SG), George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Ivan Jesiolowski, Brian King, James Jager | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (SF) Mark Luo | |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Wayne Lively steals it from Javier Herrera | 36-45 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-45 |
| 06:08 | Florida State | George Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | Clay Reeves misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | William Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Brian King (C) Javier Herrera, Dennis Anderson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF) Wayne Lively, Wesley Pearce | |
| 05:11 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 04:53 | Florida State | The rebound goes to George Ivy | 38-45 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Elmer Carlile is called for the reach on Dennis Danna - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Mladen Jahic (SF), Alonzo Perez (PF), James Jager (C) Clay Reeves, George Ivy, Albert Valdivia, Brian King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF), Wilber Lindley (C) Bernard Farish, William Conway, Eric Wick | |
| 04:19 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski tips it home | 40-45 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 03:24 | Florida State | James Jager misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-45 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mladen Jahic (fresh) PF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Jager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Luo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski buries a runner from the left block | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Mark Luo can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (SG), George Ivy (SF) Ivan Jesiolowski, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), William Conway (PF), Eric Wick (C) Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce, Wilber Lindley | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Dennis Danna is denied on a layup by Elmer Carlile | 42-48 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Eric Wick gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Wick | 42-51 |
| 01:42 | Florida State | Eric Wick is called for the reach on Alonzo Perez - foul #5 on Eric Wick, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Elmer Carlile, Eric Wick | |
| 01:31 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Conway - foul #3 on William Conway, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| 01:31 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 01:31 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Dennis Danna loses the dribble to Mark Luo | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson is hacked by Clay Reeves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clay Reeves, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Mark Luo, William Conway, Wilber Lindley | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Clay Reeves clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Elmer Carlile and the foul's on James Jager - foul #2 on James Jager, team foul #9 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Bernard Farish, Walter Peterson | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the free throw | 43-58 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alonzo Perez, team foul #10 | 43-58 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively runs out the clock | 43-58 |