| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Blas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dale Whalen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lonnie Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hewitt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana inbounds the ball | 19-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:58 | Wake Forest | Mark Hopper is called for the reach on Thomas Hayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Hopper, team foul #1 | 19-48 |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli blows the dunk but he's fouled by Daniel Hurt - foul #4 on Daniel Hurt, team foul #2 | 19-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (SG) Daniel Hurt | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli misses the 1st free throw | 19-48 |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 19-49 |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Jesse Bufkin | 21-49 |
| 18:38 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt is fouled on the floor by Dale Whalen - foul #2 on Dale Whalen, team foul #3 | 21-49 |
| 18:26 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 21-49 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper gets the rebound | 21-49 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Edward Blas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Nussbaum (C) Raymond Lynch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes buries a 3 from the left wing set up by David Hewitt | 21-52 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Lonnie Preston steals the ball from Jesse Bufkin | 21-52 |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana hits the finger roll set up by Lonnie Preston | 21-54 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Umana is called for the reach on Dale Whalen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Umana, team foul #1 | 21-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (SG), Raymond Lynch (C) Jesse Bufkin, George Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton is fouled on the floor by David Hewitt - foul #1 on David Hewitt, team foul #2 | 21-54 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton makes the floater from the baseline | 23-54 |
| 16:05 | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Hewitt | 23-56 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen is whistled for traveling | 23-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (SG), George Nussbaum (C) Kevin Thornton, Raymond Lynch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Leroy Pasillas (SG) Lonnie Preston, David Hewitt | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Blas (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Bufkin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dale Whalen (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Mark Hopper (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Nussbaum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Pasillas (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Umana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana misses the open dunk | 23-56 |
| 15:22 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-56 |
| 15:09 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes is hacked by Dale Whalen - foul #3 on Dale Whalen, team foul #4 | 23-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton (SF) Jeffrey Umana | |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Nussbaum - foul #3 on George Nussbaum, team foul #5 | 23-56 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 1st free throw | 23-57 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 23-58 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 25-58 |
| 14:07 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Mike Bolton | 25-60 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen makes the jumper from the right wing | 27-60 |
| 13:21 | Wake Forest | Dale Whalen takes the ball from Leroy Pasillas | 27-60 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Edward Blas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dale Whalen | 29-60 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton can't finish the uncontested layup | 29-60 |
| 12:52 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton misses the tip | 29-60 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | George Nussbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 29-60 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Blas | 32-60 |
| 12:15 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Kenneth Maselli | 32-62 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 32-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt (SG), Raymond Lynch (C) Jesse Bufkin, George Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston (PG), David Hewitt (SG), Jeffrey Umana (SF), Keith Knickerbocker (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Leroy Pasillas, Mike Bolton, Kenneth Maselli | |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Daniel Hurt connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-62 |
| 11:49 | Wake Forest | Daniel Hurt is called for the reach on David Hewitt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Hurt, team foul #6 | 35-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (SG) Daniel Hurt | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:28 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Lynch - foul #3 on Raymond Lynch, team foul #7 | 35-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (SG) Kevin Thornton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:28 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 11:28 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Blas (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Bufkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Whalen (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hopper (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lonnie Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Hewitt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hayes (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Knickerbocker (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-64 |
| 10:45 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lonnie Preston | 38-67 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Dale Whalen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-67 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Keith Knickerbocker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 10:16 | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston is hacked by Dale Whalen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Whalen, team foul #8 | 38-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Nussbaum (C) Raymond Lynch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton (PF), Kenneth Maselli (C) Thomas Hayes, Keith Knickerbocker | |
| 10:16 | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston misses the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | George Nussbaum grabs the board | 38-67 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-67 |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Mike Bolton | 38-67 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Hewitt | 38-69 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin is hacked by David Hewitt - foul #2 on David Hewitt, team foul #3 | 38-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton (SG), Raymond Lynch (C) Jesse Bufkin, George Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | The jumper by Dale Whalen is denied by Mike Bolton | 38-69 |
| 08:44 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton grabs the board | 38-69 |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dale Whalen - foul #5 on Dale Whalen, team foul #9 | 38-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Julian Myers (SF) Dale Whalen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes (PF), Keith Knickerbocker (C) Mike Bolton, Kenneth Maselli | |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana misses the 1st free throw | 38-69 |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana makes the 2nd free throw | 38-70 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Lonnie Preston picks off the pass by Raymond Lynch | 38-70 |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston misses the lay-in | 38-70 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch grabs the board | 38-70 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Umana takes the ball from Mark Hopper | 38-70 |
| 07:53 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana hits the finger roll | 38-72 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Umana picks off the pass by Kevin Thornton | 38-72 |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana misses badly on a floater from the left block | 38-72 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Julian Myers gets the rebound | 38-72 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Blas (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Julian Myers (fresh) PF - Mark Hopper (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lonnie Preston (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hewitt (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Umana (tiring) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton can't throw it down | 38-72 |
| 06:46 | Wake Forest | Keith Knickerbocker pulls down the rebound | 38-72 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Julian Myers is called for the reach on David Hewitt - foul #1 on Julian Myers, team foul #10 | 38-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (SG), George Nussbaum (C) Julian Myers, Raymond Lynch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Leroy Pasillas (SF), Mike Bolton (PF), Kenneth Maselli (C) Lonnie Preston, Jeffrey Umana, Thomas Hayes, Keith Knickerbocker | |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 38-73 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-74 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Bufkin | 40-74 |
| 05:46 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 40-74 |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas snags the offensive board | 40-74 |
| 05:32 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-74 |
| 05:30 | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas grabs the offensive board | 40-74 |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa is hacked by George Nussbaum - foul #4 on George Nussbaum, team foul #11 | 40-74 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes (PF) David Hewitt | |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 1st free throw | 40-75 |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 2nd free throw | 40-76 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-76 |
| 04:48 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Hayes | 40-76 |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 40-76 |
| 04:29 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton grabs the offensive board | 40-76 |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes is fouled on the floor by George Nussbaum - foul #5 on George Nussbaum, team foul #12 | 40-76 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Julian Myers (SF), Andrew Bosley (C) Jesse Bufkin, George Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Savell (SG), Jeffrey Umana (SF) Leroy Pasillas, Mike Bolton | |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 40-77 |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-78 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Umana - foul #2 on Jeffrey Umana, team foul #4 | 40-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston (PG) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 41-78 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Kevin Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-78 |
| 03:25 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Lonnie Preston | 42-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Hayes - foul #1 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #5 | 42-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin (SG), Raymond Lynch (C) Julian Myers, Andrew Bosley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas (SG), Mike Bolton (PF), Keith Knickerbocker (C) Lonnie Preston, Thomas Hayes, Kenneth Maselli | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 43-80 |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-80 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Blas (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Bufkin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Thornton (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Mark Hopper (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Edward Savell (fresh) SG - Leroy Pasillas (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mike Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Knickerbocker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana is open and scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Leroy Pasillas | 44-82 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse Bufkin, team foul #13 | 44-82 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Thomas Hayes (PF) Edward Savell, Jeffrey Umana | |
| 02:00 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 44-82 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa tips it home | 44-84 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Thomas Hayes swats the shot by Edward Blas | 44-84 |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes gets the rebound | 44-84 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton is hacked by Kevin Thornton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Thornton, team foul #14 | 44-84 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston (PG), David Hewitt (SG), Kenneth Maselli (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Leroy Pasillas, Keith Knickerbocker | |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 44-85 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton misses the 2nd free throw | 44-85 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch snags the defensive board | 44-85 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper scores on a turnaround from the left block | 46-85 |
| 01:01 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 46-85 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana (SF) Mike Bolton | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch is denied on a layup by Thomas Hayes | 46-85 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Hayes | 46-85 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt is hacked by Edward Blas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Blas, team foul #15 | 46-85 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 46-86 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-86 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Raymond Lynch snags the defensive board | 46-86 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Jesse Bufkin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-86 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli grabs the defensive rebound | 46-86 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli banks in the layup set up by David Hewitt and he's hacked by Mark Hopper - foul #3 on Mark Hopper, team foul #16 | 46-88 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the free throw | 46-89 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Mark Hopper loses the dribble to David Hewitt | 46-89 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston runs out the clock | 46-89 |