| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Castro (fresh) SG - Patrick Brown (fresh) SF - Roberto Pena (fresh) PF - Charles Saner (fresh) C - Byron Harvey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | North Carolina | Raul Castro steals the ball from Chester McFarlen in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Pena grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Pena misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Pena lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roberto Pena - foul #1 on Roberto Pena, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Vernon Hampton | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Miami (FL) | Patrick Brown tips it in | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan double dribbles | 5-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), Joel Kent (C) Leon Sullivan, Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson (PG), George Johnston (SG), Chad Burris (SF), Jerry Peck (PF), Joshua Armenta (C) Raul Castro, Patrick Brown, Roberto Pena, Charles Saner, Byron Harvey | |
| 16:49 | Miami (FL) | Joel Kent is called for the reach on Edwin Jackson - foul #1 on Joel Kent, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Joel Kent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF) Vernon Hampton | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro (PG), Roberto Pena (SF) Chad Burris, Jerry Peck | |
| 15:47 | Miami (FL) | David Nelson swats the short shot by Edwin Jackson | 5-6 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Joel Kent gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Gil (fresh) SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Nelson (tiring) C - Joel Kent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Castro (fresh) SG - Edwin Jackson (fresh) SF - Roberto Pena (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Johnston (fresh) C - Joshua Armenta (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 15:20 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Pena gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:14 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-6 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Nelson | 5-6 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | George Johnston blocks the jumper by Santos Scott | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Adam Gil pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Santos Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 14:58 | Miami (FL) | Joshua Armenta grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:35 | Miami (FL) | Joshua Armenta can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Kent - foul #2 on Joel Kent, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Chester McFarlen (C) Adam Gil, Joel Kent | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Patrick Brown (SG), Chad Burris (SF), Charles Saner (PF) Raul Castro, Roberto Pena, George Johnston | |
| 14:35 | Miami (FL) | Joshua Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:35 | Miami (FL) | Joshua Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Santos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 14:17 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:53 | Miami (FL) | Chad Burris buries a jump hook in the paint | 5-10 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Santos Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Byron Harvey (C) Joshua Armenta | |
| 13:33 | Miami (FL) | Chad Burris double dribbles | 5-10 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan tips it in | 7-10 |
| 12:38 | Miami (FL) | Santos Scott steals it from Edwin Jackson | 7-10 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the lay-in | 7-10 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 12:07 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Saner | 9-12 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Santos Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Jackson - foul #1 on Edwin Jackson, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Leon Sullivan, Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro (PG), George Johnston (SG), Roberto Pena (SF), Jerry Peck (PF) Edwin Jackson, Patrick Brown, Chad Burris, Charles Saner | |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 9-12 |
| 11:34 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Byron Harvey | 9-12 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Hampton (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) PF - David Nelson (tired) C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Castro (fresh) SG - George Johnston (fresh) SF - Roberto Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Peck (fresh) C - Byron Harvey (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Miami (FL) | Byron Harvey blows the layup | 9-12 |
| 11:14 | Miami (FL) | Byron Harvey grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:51 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 10:50 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Pena misses the tip | 9-12 |
| 10:48 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Peck tips it home | 9-14 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Santos Scott knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 10:09 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Johnston | 11-17 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Jerry Peck steps in front of the Santos Scott pass | 11-17 |
| 09:29 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Pena misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-17 |
| 09:27 | Miami (FL) | Byron Harvey snags the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 09:16 | Miami (FL) | George Johnston connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Peck | 11-19 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Santos Scott's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Byron Harvey | 11-19 |
| 08:51 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:29 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Peck drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Roberto Pena | 11-21 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Gil | 13-21 |
| 07:39 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Roberto Pena | 13-23 |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 07:15 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jerry Peck | 13-23 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tired) 5 pts. SG - Vernon Hampton (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Gil (tiring) 1 ast. PF - David Nelson (very tired) C - Joseph Johnson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Castro (tiring) 5 pts. SG - George Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roberto Pena (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Peck (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Byron Harvey (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro banks in the layup set up by Jerry Peck | 13-25 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), Chester McFarlen (C) Santos Scott, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson (PG), Patrick Brown (SG), Chad Burris (SF), Charles Saner (PF), Joshua Armenta (C) Raul Castro, George Johnston, Roberto Pena, Jerry Peck, Byron Harvey | |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chad Burris - foul #1 on Chad Burris, team foul #3 | 13-25 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:11 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner lays it in and the foul's on Leon Sullivan - foul #1 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #4 | 15-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) Adam Gil | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 06:11 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Chad Burris picks off the pass by Santos Scott in the backcourt | 15-28 |
| 05:51 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Santos Scott - foul #1 on Santos Scott, team foul #5 | 15-28 |
| 05:51 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 05:51 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Joshua Armenta steals it from Vernon Hampton in the backcourt | 15-30 |
| 05:26 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Patrick Brown | 15-32 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 17-32 |
| 04:39 | Miami (FL) | Patrick Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), Joel Kent (C) Vernon Hampton, Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro (PG), Roberto Pena (SF), George Johnston (PF) Patrick Brown, Chad Burris, Charles Saner | |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Edwin Jackson - foul #2 on Edwin Jackson, team foul #4 | 17-32 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 03:53 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Raul Castro | 17-32 |
| 03:24 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-35 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Joel Kent misses long on an open runner from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Armenta - foul #1 on Joshua Armenta, team foul #5 | 17-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Chester McFarlen (C) Santos Scott, Adam Gil | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Patrick Brown (SG), Chad Burris (SF), Charles Saner (PF) Edwin Jackson, Roberto Pena, Joshua Armenta | |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Joel Kent makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Joel Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joel Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Vernon Hampton (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Nelson (very tired) C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Castro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Patrick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Burris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Saner (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:44 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #6 | 19-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG) Joel Kent | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:44 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 02:44 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-37 |
| 02:26 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Vernon Hampton - foul #1 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #7 | 19-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Byron Harvey (C) George Johnston | |
| 02:26 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro makes the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 02:26 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 02:26 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner gets the offensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 02:12 | Miami (FL) | Patrick Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raul Castro | 19-41 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-41 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Gil | 19-41 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen's pass is intercepted by Byron Harvey | 19-41 |
| 00:56 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner is hacked by David Nelson - foul #3 on David Nelson, team foul #8 | 19-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG), James Woodard (PF) Adam Gil, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson (PG), George Johnston (SG), Roberto Pena (SF), Joshua Armenta (C) Raul Castro, Patrick Brown, Chad Burris, Byron Harvey | |
| 00:56 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner makes the 1st free throw | 19-42 |
| 00:56 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner misses the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodard | 19-42 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Roberto Pena takes the ball from Leon Sullivan in the backcourt | 19-42 |
| 00:37 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson is fouled on the floor by Chester McFarlen - foul #1 on Chester McFarlen, team foul #9 | 19-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joel Kent (C) Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Patrick Brown (SG) Charles Saner | |
| 00:37 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 19-42 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan grabs the board | 19-42 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Patrick Brown picks off the pass by Vernon Hampton | 19-42 |
| 00:12 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Jackson can't throw it down | 19-42 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 19-42 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-42 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | James Woodard snags the offensive board | 19-42 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-42 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to George Johnston | 19-42 |