| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Robert Monson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Outlaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Haley (fresh) PF - Sung Sun (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremy Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Willie Haley inbounds the ball | 21-18 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Boston College | Robert Powell steals it from Jeremy Garrett | 21-18 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Robert Powell throws it down | 21-20 |
| 19:19 | Boston College | Sung Sun buries a floater from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Jeremy Garrett is called for the reach on Elmer Carlile - foul #2 on Jeremy Garrett, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Robert Powell is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Elmer Carlile | 23-22 |
| 18:17 | Boston College | Willie Haley makes the 3 from straight away | 26-22 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Jim Manning works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Elmer Carlile | 26-25 |
| 17:24 | Boston College | Willie Haley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Monson | 29-25 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 16:59 | Boston College | Jeremy Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:41 | Boston College | Willie Haley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Jim Manning gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Jim Manning gets the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Jim Manning works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Sung Sun - foul #1 on Sung Sun, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerry Zavacky (PG), James Romig (SF), Mark Conner (PF), Charlie Gross (C) Robert Monson, Willie Haley, Sung Sun, Jeremy Garrett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF), Eric Wick (C) Robert Powell, Robert Basquez | |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:45 | Boston College | Mark Conner misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-27 |
| 15:44 | Boston College | Mark Conner tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Outlaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Romig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Jim Manning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Gary Outlaw picks off the pass by Eric Wick | 31-27 |
| 15:07 | Boston College | Mark Conner misses the jumper from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 15:06 | Boston College | Charlie Gross tips it home | 33-27 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is called for traveling | 33-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | Willie Haley (SF), Jeremy Garrett (PF) James Romig, Charlie Gross | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Al Southwick (PF) Wayne Lively, Jim Manning | |
| 14:25 | Boston College | Mark Conner knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Gary Outlaw and he's fouled by Eric Wick - foul #1 on Eric Wick, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Monson (PG), Sung Sun (PF) Jerry Zavacky, Jeremy Garrett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (SF), Robert Basquez (C) Ralph Sherrod, Eric Wick | |
| 14:25 | Boston College | Mark Conner makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski clanks a shot from the left block | 36-27 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Al Southwick | 36-27 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Robert Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Binkowski | 36-30 |
| 12:54 | Boston College | Sung Sun clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 12:53 | Boston College | Mark Conner hits the follow up shot | 38-30 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerry Zavacky (PG), James Romig (SF), Jeremy Garrett (C) Robert Monson, Willie Haley, Mark Conner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (SG), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Robert Basquez | |
| 12:13 | Boston College | Jerry Zavacky scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Romig | 40-30 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Al Southwick's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Garrett | 40-30 |
| 11:53 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Gary Outlaw | 40-30 |
| 11:34 | Boston College | Robert Binkowski is called for the reach on Jerry Zavacky - foul #4 on Robert Binkowski, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Matthews (PG), Charlie Gross (C) Gary Outlaw, Sung Sun | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Jim Manning (PF) Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Al Southwick | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Matthews (fresh) SG - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Romig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charlie Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Boston College | Charlie Gross buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Elmer Carlile | 42-33 |
| 10:51 | Boston College | Wayne Lively takes the ball from William Matthews in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Jim Manning shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on William Matthews - foul #1 on William Matthews, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Monson (PG), Willie Haley (SF), Mark Conner (C) William Matthews, James Romig, Charlie Gross | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (C) Eric Wick | |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:26 | Boston College | Robert Monson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Sung Sun (PF) Mark Conner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Outlaw (SG) Jerry Zavacky | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (PG) Elmer Carlile | |
| 09:32 | Boston College | Gary Outlaw connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Monson | 45-35 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Sung Sun is called for the reach on Ralph Sherrod - foul #2 on Sung Sun, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Mark Conner (C) Jeremy Garrett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Basquez and he's fouled by Gary Outlaw - foul #3 on Gary Outlaw, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Jim Manning | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:56 | Boston College | Mark Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:36 | Boston College | Sung Sun misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Al Southwick - foul #3 on Al Southwick, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Wayne Lively | |
| 08:36 | Boston College | Sung Sun makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:36 | Boston College | Sung Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez comes up short on the floater near the basket | 47-37 |
| 08:11 | Boston College | Sung Sun snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 07:58 | Boston College | Sung Sun scores on a jump hook from the left block | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-37 |
| 07:48 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Willie Haley | 49-37 |
| 07:30 | Boston College | Elmer Carlile picks off the pass by Sung Sun | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Robert Monson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Outlaw (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Haley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sung Sun (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Mark Conner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the floater from the right side | 49-37 |
| 07:10 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Gary Outlaw | 49-37 |
| 06:52 | Boston College | Willie Haley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-37 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Robert Powell is fouled on the floor by Robert Monson - foul #1 on Robert Monson, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Matthews (PG), Jerry Zavacky (SG), James Romig (SF), Jeremy Garrett (PF), Charlie Gross (C) Robert Monson, Gary Outlaw, Willie Haley, Sung Sun, Mark Conner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Wayne Lively (SG), Jim Manning (PF), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick, Robert Basquez | |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski banks in the layup on a great pass from Jim Manning and he's fouled by William Matthews - foul #2 on William Matthews, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:20 | Boston College | Jeremy Garrett snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 06:03 | Boston College | Jim Manning blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Garrett | 49-39 |
| 06:02 | Boston College | James Romig tips it home | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Jim Manning works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 05:26 | Boston College | Jerry Zavacky comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Robert Powell pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Charlie Gross steps in front of the Eric Wick pass | 51-41 |
| 04:41 | Boston College | Jerry Zavacky misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-41 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Eric Wick gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 04:18 | Boston College | James Romig pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 03:49 | Boston College | Wayne Lively steals it from James Romig | 51-41 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Monson (PG), Gary Outlaw (SG), Willie Haley (SF), Sung Sun (PF) William Matthews, Jerry Zavacky, James Romig, Charlie Gross | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Robert Basquez (C) Wayne Lively, Robert Powell, Eric Wick | |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | Jim Manning is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Gary Outlaw | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Robert Monson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Outlaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Willie Haley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sung Sun (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jeremy Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Boston College | Robert Monson can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Binkowski - foul #5 on Robert Binkowski, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Robert Binkowski | |
| 03:06 | Boston College | Robert Monson misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:06 | Boston College | Robert Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Jim Manning can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | Jim Manning tips it but misses | 52-41 |
| 02:56 | Boston College | Jeremy Garrett pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 02:27 | Boston College | Robert Monson knocks in the floater from the right side | 54-41 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Haley - foul #3 on Willie Haley, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF), Eric Wick (C) Jim Manning, Robert Basquez | |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 01:44 | Boston College | Robert Monson comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Eric Wick - foul #2 on Eric Wick, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| 01:44 | Boston College | Robert Monson makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 01:44 | Boston College | Robert Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 56-45 |
| 01:21 | Boston College | Sung Sun makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Monson | 58-45 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 01:05 | Boston College | Robert Monson gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Robert Monson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Monson, team foul #9 | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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 (-3) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Lively | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College 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 (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Boston College | Willie Haley double dribbles | 58-47 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Al Southwick is hacked by Sung Sun - foul #3 on Sung Sun, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:04 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Jeremy Garrett | 58-47 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Robert Monson runs out the clock | 58-47 |