| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Dewall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Zirkle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kang Fang (fresh) C - Alan Waldman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Santos Scott is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Santos Scott, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman makes the runner near the basket set up by Elmer Motley and he's hacked by Chester McFarlen - foul #2 on Chester McFarlen, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-24 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Chester McFarlen | 25-24 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton's pass is intercepted by Mark Dewall | 25-24 |
| 18:07 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman's pass is intercepted by Vernon Hampton | 25-24 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Santos Scott lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vernon Hampton | 27-24 |
| 17:47 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang is whistled for traveling | 27-24 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 16:56 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hampton - foul #3 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #3 | 30-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (PF) David Nelson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:38 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle knocks in the runner near the basket | 30-26 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Santos Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Vernon Hampton | 33-26 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman's floater is tipped away by Leon Sullivan | 33-26 |
| 15:55 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang tips it in | 33-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - James Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Dewall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Zirkle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kang Fang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Waldman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Santos Scott | 36-28 |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Woodard - foul #1 on James Woodard, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF), David Nelson (PF), Joel Kent (C) Leon Sullivan, James Woodard, Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Santos Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | David Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF) Vernon Hampton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn (PF) Kang Fang | |
| 13:51 | Wake Forest | Leon Sullivan steps in front of the Brian Dejohn pass | 36-30 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 13:28 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall misses the easy layup | 36-30 |
| 13:10 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley tips it home | 36-32 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Santos Scott out of the doubleteam | 38-32 |
| 12:49 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Leon Sullivan - foul #2 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), James Woodard (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson, Joel Kent | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (SG), Jarek Zedian (C) Mark Dewall, Alan Waldman | |
| 12:49 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:49 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | James Woodard grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is hacked by Elmer Motley - foul #2 on Elmer Motley, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF) Adam Gil | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) Matthew Zirkle | |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Elmer Motley is called for the reach on Santos Scott - foul #3 on Elmer Motley, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-32 |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Young (fresh) PF - Brian Dejohn (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jarek Zedian (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Santos Scott - foul #2 on Santos Scott, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall (SG) James Lawrence | |
| 11:39 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:39 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen connects on the shot near the basket | 40-34 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Woodard - foul #2 on James Woodard, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF) Leon Sullivan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (PG) Elmer Motley | |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Santos Scott's pass is intercepted by James Lawrence | 40-36 |
| 10:40 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence hits the finger roll | 40-38 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Mark Dewall is called for the reach on Vernon Hampton - foul #1 on Mark Dewall, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), David Nelson (PF) Vernon Hampton, James Woodard | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle (SF), Alan Waldman (C) Edwin Young, Jarek Zedian | |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Santos Scott evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Adam Gil | 42-38 |
| 09:37 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn comes up short on the floater near the basket | 42-38 |
| 09:35 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 09:16 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen misses long on a floater from close range | 42-40 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 08:28 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Lawrence | 42-42 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-42 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:49 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), James Woodard (PF), Joel Kent (C) Adam Gil, David Nelson, Chester McFarlen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley (PG), Edwin Young (SF), Jarek Zedian (C) Mark Dewall, Matthew Zirkle, Alan Waldman | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Young (fresh) PF - Brian Dejohn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jarek Zedian (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Jarek Zedian steps in front of the Leon Sullivan pass | 42-42 |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian misses the easy layup | 42-42 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:21 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn misses the dunk attempt | 42-42 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 05:57 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Vernon Hampton - foul #4 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #8 | 42-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), David Nelson (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Santos Scott, James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle (SF), Kang Fang (PF), Alan Waldman (C) Edwin Young, Brian Dejohn, Jarek Zedian | |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | David Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall (SG) James Lawrence | |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Zirkle | 42-46 |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is fouled on the floor by Kang Fang - foul #1 on Kang Fang, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Adam Gil is hacked by Mark Dewall - foul #2 on Mark Dewall, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) Adam Gil | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn (PF) Kang Fang | |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton loses the dribble to Elmer Motley | 42-46 |
| 03:58 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley lays it in | 42-48 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leon Sullivan (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Dewall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Zirkle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Dejohn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Waldman (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 03:00 | Wake Forest | Alan Waldman gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-48 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits the follow up shot | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn misses the easy open layup | 44-48 |
| 02:13 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 01:56 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 01:43 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Alan Waldman | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley's floater is tipped away by David Nelson | 44-48 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Vernon Hampton is blocked by Matthew Zirkle | 44-48 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) Matthew Zirkle | |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton grabs the board | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Leon Sullivan | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall is hacked by Santos Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Santos Scott, team foul #10 | 47-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Zirkle (SF) Edwin Young | |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Alan Waldman is called for the reach on Vernon Hampton - foul #1 on Alan Waldman, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Brian Dejohn | 47-50 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Brian Dejohn runs out the clock | 47-50 |