| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Ballweg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Halloway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Bratcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| 19:05 | Miami (FL) | Nick Lane steps in front of the John Halloway pass | 22-27 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | John Halloway steps in front of the Larry Moultrie pass | 22-27 |
| 18:25 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lincoln Ford | 24-27 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses long on a floater from the baseline | 24-27 |
| 18:04 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 17:46 | Miami (FL) | Al Southwick is called for the reach on Lincoln Ford - foul #2 on Al Southwick, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones (PG), Ross Haines (SG), Daniel Soucy (SF) Lincoln Ford, Robert Ballweg, Timothy Wade | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane, Al Southwick | |
| 17:40 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 24-27 |
| 17:38 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 17:13 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 16:49 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ross Haines | 28-27 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk can't tip it in | 28-27 |
| 16:25 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 16:13 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ross Haines | 31-27 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod slams it home and the foul's on John Halloway - foul #1 on John Halloway, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford (PG), Timothy Wade (C) Ralph Jones, John Halloway | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Al Southwick (C) Troy Minzenberger, Tony Mayer, Jason Cronk, Larry Moultrie | |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:46 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines double dribbles | 31-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Romano (PF) Chad Bratcher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie (C) Paul Thompson | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Soucy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 pf. C - Timothy Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 15:16 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Timothy Wade | 31-30 |
| 15:11 | Miami (FL) | Al Southwick steals it from Lincoln Ford | 31-30 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Gustavo Romano - foul #4 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg (SG), John Halloway (PF) Ross Haines, Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cronk (SF) Larry Moultrie | |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:40 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Nick Lane can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 14:19 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Robert Ballweg | 33-31 |
| 13:57 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Braaten | 33-31 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Al Southwick connects on the fadeaway from close range | 33-33 |
| 13:21 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway scores on a jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Timothy Wade swats the short shot by Al Southwick | 35-33 |
| 12:50 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:29 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones (PG), Ross Haines (SG), Chad Bratcher (PF) Lincoln Ford, Robert Ballweg, Daniel Soucy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane, Jason Cronk, Al Southwick | |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Wade - foul #2 on Timothy Wade, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Paul Thompson | |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Ralph Jones takes the ball from Al Southwick | 35-34 |
| 11:43 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway jams it on a great pass from Ralph Jones | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ralph Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Halloway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Bratcher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Al Southwick | 37-36 |
| 11:02 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Al Southwick's pass is intercepted by John Halloway | 37-36 |
| 10:51 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Halloway | 39-36 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger loses the dribble to Ross Haines | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines banks in the layup | 41-36 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Al Southwick buries a jumper in the paint | 41-38 |
| 09:43 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ross Haines | 43-38 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford (PG), Robert Ballweg (SG), Daniel Soucy (SF) Ralph Jones, Ross Haines, John Halloway | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Jason Cronk (SF) Troy Minzenberger, Tony Mayer, Al Southwick | |
| 09:01 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lincoln Ford | 46-38 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Lincoln Ford picks off the pass by Nick Lane | 46-38 |
| 08:36 | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford misses the lay-in | 46-38 |
| 08:34 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg tips it in | 48-38 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Soucy - foul #2 on Daniel Soucy, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John Halloway (PF) Timothy Wade | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 08:16 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Soucy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:07 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Larry Moultrie - foul #2 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| 08:07 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:07 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Nick Lane misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Al Southwick | 50-38 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the easy layup | 50-38 |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Lincoln Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ballweg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Soucy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Halloway (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Chad Bratcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Larry Moultrie is called for the reach on Robert Ballweg - foul #3 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Romano (PF) Daniel Soucy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (PF) Al Southwick | |
| 07:07 | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford loses the dribble to Nick Lane | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines (SG), Daniel Soucy (SF), Timothy Wade (C) Robert Ballweg, John Halloway, Chad Bratcher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 06:22 | Miami (FL) | Ross Haines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | John Halloway (SF), Chad Bratcher (C) Daniel Soucy, Timothy Wade | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (PF) Larry Moultrie | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 05:55 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:38 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Chad Bratcher is called for the reach on Al Southwick - foul #1 on Chad Bratcher, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg (SG), Daniel Soucy (SF), Timothy Wade (C) Ross Haines, John Halloway, Chad Bratcher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie (C) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Soucy - foul #3 on Daniel Soucy, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Thompson (SF) Jason Cronk | |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 05:06 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 04:53 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Paul Thompson gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie's pass is intercepted by Robert Ballweg | 53-40 |
| 04:32 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg hits a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Nick Lane - foul #1 on Nick Lane, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones (PG), John Halloway (SF) Lincoln Ford, Daniel Soucy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Jason Cronk (SF), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane, Paul Thompson, Al Southwick | |
| 04:32 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ralph Sherrod | 56-43 |
| 04:01 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 04:00 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:52 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ballweg | 59-43 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 03:31 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Romano snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ralph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ballweg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Halloway (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Timothy Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Sherrod (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Jones can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 03:12 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 02:57 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-43 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk tips it home | 59-45 |
| 02:39 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-45 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 59-45 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 01:59 | Miami (FL) | Robert Ballweg buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Jones | 62-48 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:20 | Miami (FL) | Gustavo Romano clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 62-48 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Moultrie | 62-48 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Jones - foul #1 on Ralph Jones, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford (PG) Ralph Jones | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Thompson (SF) Jason Cronk | |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:50 | Miami (FL) | John Halloway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 62-50 |
| 00:49 | Miami (FL) | Timothy Wade tips it home | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gustavo Romano - foul #5 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher (PF) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Chad Bratcher | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) 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 a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:22 | Miami (FL) | Chad Bratcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Lincoln Ford takes the ball from Paul Thompson | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Lincoln Ford runs out the clock | 64-51 |