| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Thelen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by David Thelen - foul #3 on David Thelen, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Victor Hightower (PF) David Thelen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Victor Hightower pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:25 | Florida State | Wendell Ray's layup is rejected by Leon Sullivan | 26-29 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Wendell Ray gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:07 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe lays it in on a nice dish by Wendell Ray | 28-29 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Leon Sullivan is blocked by Gerard Rowe | 28-29 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Randolph | 28-29 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Wendell Ray clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | David Nelson pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Santos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-29 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen tips it in | 28-31 |
| 17:48 | Florida State | William Randolph's pass is intercepted by Santos Scott | 28-31 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Leon Sullivan | 28-34 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe is hacked by David Nelson - foul #3 on David Nelson, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Thomas Reith (SF), John Newcomb (PF) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray, Victor Hightower | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:44 | Florida State | John Newcomb's floater is tipped away by David Nelson | 28-34 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Thomas Reith hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | David Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by John Newcomb | 30-34 |
| 16:12 | Florida State | John Newcomb snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | William Randolph clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Chester McFarlen - foul #1 on Chester McFarlen, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Monte Ruff (SF), David Thelen (PF) Raymond Wiener, Thomas Reith, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), Joel Kent (C) Leon Sullivan, Chester McFarlen | |
| 15:53 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) SG - Gerard Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Monte Ruff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Thelen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 15:33 | Florida State | Monte Ruff pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:17 | Florida State | David Nelson is called for the reach on Brian Patterson - foul #4 on David Nelson, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG) Gerard Rowe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (PF) David Nelson | |
| 14:57 | Florida State | David Thelen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 14:37 | Florida State | Wendell Ray snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 14:14 | Florida State | Brian Patterson is fouled on the floor by Santos Scott - foul #2 on Santos Scott, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG) Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), Chester McFarlen (C) Vernon Hampton, Joel Kent | |
| 14:02 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses the fadeaway from the right block | 34-34 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen's fadeaway is rejected by William Randolph | 34-34 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Sullivan | 34-34 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | David Thelen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | David Thelen evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from close range set up by William Randolph | 36-34 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Santos Scott clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 12:47 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Wendell Ray | 36-34 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | Wendell Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG) Raymond Wiener, Wendell Ray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), David Nelson (PF) Adam Gil, James Woodard | |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Monte Ruff blocks the short jumper by Chester McFarlen | 36-34 |
| 11:50 | Florida State | David Thelen snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) SG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Monte Ruff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Randolph (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the easy open layup | 36-34 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 10:53 | Florida State | William Randolph snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 10:32 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #5 on David Nelson, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), John Newcomb (C) Gerard Rowe, William Randolph | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), James Woodard (PF), Joel Kent (C) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson, Chester McFarlen | |
| 10:32 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:32 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodard | 36-34 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Wendell Ray gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodard | 36-34 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 09:39 | Florida State | Wendell Ray snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 09:26 | Florida State | Wendell Ray jams it set up by David Thelen and he's fouled by Joel Kent - foul #2 on Joel Kent, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), Chester McFarlen (C) Santos Scott, Joel Kent | |
| 09:26 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | John Newcomb picks off the pass by Adam Gil | 39-34 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Leon Sullivan is called for the reach on Brian Patterson - foul #3 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #7 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerard Rowe (SG), William Randolph (C) Wendell Ray, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) Adam Gil | |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen makes the jumper from close range | 41-36 |
| 08:20 | Florida State | David Thelen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 08:19 | Florida State | Brian Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:00 | Florida State | William Randolph scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-36 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the lay-in | 43-36 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Monte Ruff (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 07:06 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Vernon Hampton steps in front of the Gerard Rowe pass | 43-36 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan dunks the ball set up by Vernon Hampton | 43-38 |
| 06:18 | Florida State | William Randolph lays it up and in | 45-38 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Santos Scott double dribbles | 45-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Wendell Ray (SG), Victor Hightower (PF), John Newcomb (C) Brian Patterson, Gerard Rowe, David Thelen, William Randolph | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), Joseph Johnson (PF), Joel Kent (C) Vernon Hampton, James Woodard, Chester McFarlen | |
| 05:37 | Florida State | Monte Ruff is denied on a dunk by Joseph Johnson | 45-38 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Santos Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leon Sullivan | 45-41 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | John Newcomb clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Santos Scott | 45-41 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 04:29 | Florida State | Monte Ruff snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Wendell Ray is denied on a layup by Joel Kent | 45-41 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Victor Hightower grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 03:58 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Thelen (PF), William Randolph (C) Victor Hightower, John Newcomb | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (PG), James Woodard (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Santos Scott, Joseph Johnson, Joel Kent | |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 03:41 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Wendell Ray | 45-41 |
| 03:35 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses the floater from the left side | 45-41 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Leon Sullivan | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Monte Ruff (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Gil (fresh) SF - Leon Sullivan (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan buries a fadeaway in the lane | 45-43 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | David Thelen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Wiener | 47-43 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Monte Ruff is called for the reach on Vernon Hampton - foul #4 on Monte Ruff, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG), Thomas Reith (SF) Raymond Wiener, Wendell Ray, Monte Ruff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) Leon Sullivan | |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Santos Scott is fouled on the floor by Thomas Reith - foul #1 on Thomas Reith, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen loses the dribble to David Thelen | 47-43 |
| 01:57 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), Monte Ruff (SF) Gerard Rowe, Thomas Reith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF) Adam Gil | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:40 | Florida State | Brian Patterson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Wendell Ray | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Santos Scott double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Wendell Ray comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Santos Scott | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Wendell Ray hits a jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Santos Scott loses the dribble to David Thelen | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Brian Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Santos Scott - foul #3 on Santos Scott, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen grabs the board | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Chester McFarlen, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG) Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener is hacked by Santos Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Santos Scott, team foul #10 | 51-46 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | James Woodard buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener is fouled in the backcourt by Santos Scott - foul #5 on Santos Scott, team foul #11 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG) Santos Scott | |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Monte Ruff steps in front of the James Woodard pass | 53-49 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Vernon Hampton is called for the reach on William Randolph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #12 | 53-49 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Wendell Ray is called for the reach on Adam Gil - foul #2 on Wendell Ray, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG) Raymond Wiener | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | David Thelen gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Adam Gil is called for the reach on David Thelen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Gil, team foul #13 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG) Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:01 | Florida State | David Thelen makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | David Thelen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 56-49 |