| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Bob Page (fresh) SF - Roy Hopson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Shawn James steals the ball from Al Southwick | 24-33 |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | Shawn James banks in the layup | 26-33 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Frederick Mackey takes the ball from Larry Moultrie | 26-33 |
| 18:52 | Wake Forest | Bob Page is fouled on the floor by Al Southwick - foul #2 on Al Southwick, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (PF) Al Southwick | |
| 18:33 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Braaten | 26-33 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Robinson - foul #1 on Joshua Robinson, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (C) Larry Moultrie | |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-35 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod tips it but misses | 26-35 |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Shawn James | 28-35 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Nick Lane travels with the ball | 28-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye (SF), Henry Wallace (PF), Steven Morrison (C) Roy Hopson, Joshua Robinson, Frederick Mackey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie (C) Al Southwick | |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye's pass is intercepted by Jason Cronk | 28-35 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Braaten | 28-37 |
| 15:42 | Wake Forest | Jason Cronk steps in front of the Bob Page pass | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Page (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Slye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Wallace (fresh) C - Steven Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cronk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie can't throw it down but the foul's on Bob Page - foul #3 on Bob Page, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson (SF), Joshua Robinson (PF), Frederick Mackey (C) Bob Page, Henry Wallace, Steven Morrison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Al Southwick (PF) Nick Lane, Jason Cronk | |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Al Southwick steals the ball from Roy Hopson | 28-38 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod blows the dunk but the foul's on Roy Hopson - foul #1 on Roy Hopson, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG) Tony Mayer | |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey is fouled on the floor by Larry Moultrie - foul #1 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG) Nick Lane | |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Frederick Mackey takes the ball from Tony Mayer | 28-40 |
| 12:40 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson misses the lay-in | 28-40 |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson grabs the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Robinson and he's hacked by Larry Moultrie - foul #2 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bob Page (SG), Nicholas Mills (SF) Timothy Slye, Roy Hopson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG), Jason Cronk (SF) Tony Mayer, Ralph Sherrod | |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk misses the runner from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 12:03 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Joshua Robinson | 31-40 |
| 11:40 | Wake Forest | Shawn James clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-40 |
| 11:39 | Wake Forest | Bob Page snags the offensive board | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Page (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Mills (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joshua Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Frederick Mackey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Wake Forest | Shawn James makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Mackey | 33-40 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Al Southwick buries a shot from the right block | 33-42 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Moultrie - foul #3 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Chad Hopper (SG), Steven Morrison (C) Shawn James, Frederick Mackey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (PF) Al Southwick | |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Henry Wallace (PF) Joshua Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (C) Larry Moultrie | |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | Bob Page can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Al Southwick | 35-42 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-42 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Al Southwick hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| 09:20 | Wake Forest | Bob Page hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Nick Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Nick Lane misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 08:50 | Wake Forest | Bob Page snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Bob Page misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-44 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Morrison - foul #1 on Steven Morrison, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (PG), Timothy Slye (SG), Roy Hopson (SF), Joshua Robinson (PF) Bob Page, Chad Hopper, Nicholas Mills, Steven Morrison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Larry Moultrie (C) Nick Lane, Jason Cronk | |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 07:37 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Sherrod - foul #1 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey (C) Henry Wallace | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cronk (SF) Al Southwick | |
| 07:37 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:37 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Slye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Hopson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Frederick Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jason Braaten | 37-49 |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | Joshua Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 06:42 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey hits the follow up shot | 39-49 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Frederick Mackey takes the ball from Jason Cronk | 39-49 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roy Hopson | 42-49 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-49 |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:16 | Wake Forest | Jason Cronk steals the ball from Shawn James | 42-49 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer is hacked by Roy Hopson - foul #2 on Roy Hopson, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bob Page (SG), Nicholas Mills (SF), Steven Morrison (C) Timothy Slye, Roy Hopson, Frederick Mackey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Jason Braaten, Tony Mayer, Jason Cronk, Ralph Sherrod | |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Al Southwick and he's hacked by Steven Morrison - foul #2 on Steven Morrison, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Henry Wallace (PF) Joshua Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Shawn James knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Mills | 44-52 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Paul Thompson | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Shawn James (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Page (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Mills (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Henry Wallace (fresh) C - Steven Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Wake Forest | Shawn James can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Mills - foul #4 on Nicholas Mills, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Slye (SG), Roy Hopson (SF), Joshua Robinson (PF), Frederick Mackey (C) Shawn James, Nicholas Mills, Henry Wallace, Steven Morrison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cronk (SF), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Paul Thompson, Larry Moultrie | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Troy Minzenberger is called for the reach on Bob Page - foul #1 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Nick Lane, Jason Cronk, Al Southwick | |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Roy Hopson connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Slye | 46-56 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Troy Minzenberger | 46-58 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the jumper from the right block set up by Bob Page and he's hacked by Larry Moultrie - foul #4 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shawn James (PG) Timothy Slye | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Jason Cronk (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Troy Minzenberger, Tony Mayer, Paul Thompson, Ralph Sherrod | |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Frederick Mackey steps in front of the Jason Cronk pass | 49-58 |
| 01:11 | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn James | 51-58 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Frederick Mackey is called for the reach on Nick Lane - foul #1 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Nick Lane makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Nick Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Shawn James misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Al Southwick gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Al Southwick is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Page - foul #4 on Bob Page, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane | |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Bob Page | 51-61 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Bob Page can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-61 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger runs out the clock | 51-61 |