| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) PF - Dwayne Richardson (fresh) C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Portwood (fresh) SG - Robert Fargo (fresh) SF - James Ogilvie (fresh) PF - Roger Capo (fresh) C - Matthew Neuman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson hits a runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Boston College | William Portwood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson's floater is tipped away by Roger Capo | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Boston College | William Portwood is fouled on the floor by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Boston College | Robert Fargo makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers loses the dribble to Matthew Neuman | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Boston College | William Portwood misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Boston College | Roger Capo tips it in | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Roger Capo is called for the reach on Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Roger Capo, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (PF) Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson is whistled for traveling | 4-4 |
| 16:15 | Boston College | William Portwood travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski (SF) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) SF - Lars Luzinski (fresh) PF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) C - Walter Goodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Portwood (fresh) SG - Robert Fargo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ogilvie (fresh) PF - Roger Capo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Neuman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:36 | Boston College | The rebound goes to William Portwood | 4-4 |
| 15:07 | Boston College | Roger Capo loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Dwayne Richardson (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carlos Tarver (PF) Roger Capo | |
| 14:20 | Boston College | William Portwood shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Fargo | 4-7 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Portwood - foul #1 on William Portwood, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF) Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Strickland (C) Matthew Neuman | |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:36 | Boston College | Kenneth Strickland is called for 3 seconds | 6-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG) Andrew Bowen | |
| Subs | Boston College | Roger Capo (PF) James Ogilvie | |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:11 | Boston College | William Portwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 13:09 | Boston College | Carlos Tarver can't tip it in | 9-7 |
| 13:07 | Boston College | Roger Capo tips it home | 9-9 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:44 | Boston College | Robert Fargo grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:24 | Boston College | William Portwood hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Tarver | 9-12 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | The jumper by Marvin Smith is denied by Roger Capo | 9-12 |
| 12:03 | Boston College | The rebound goes to William Portwood | 9-12 |
| 11:48 | Boston College | Robert Fargo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski (SF), Walter Goodson (C) Dwayne Richardson, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Anthony Malone (PG), James Ogilvie (SF), Matthew Neuman (C) William Portwood, Carlos Tarver, Kenneth Strickland | |
| 11:48 | Boston College | Robert Fargo makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:48 | Boston College | Robert Fargo makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) SF - Lars Luzinski (fresh) PF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Goodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Anthony Malone (fresh) SG - Robert Fargo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ogilvie (fresh) PF - Roger Capo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Neuman (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 10:50 | Boston College | Jason Horner steps in front of the Robert Fargo pass | 11-14 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers's pass is intercepted by James Ogilvie | 11-14 |
| 10:42 | Boston College | Anthony Malone misses the lay-in | 11-14 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Jason Horner is called for a backcourt violation | 11-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman (SG), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers | |
| Subs | Boston College | William Portwood (PG), Carlos Tarver (PF) Robert Fargo, Roger Capo | |
| 09:56 | Boston College | William Portwood misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-14 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Jason Horner knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Reisman | 13-14 |
| 09:08 | Boston College | James Ogilvie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Carlos Tarver - foul #1 on Carlos Tarver, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (PF) Jeremy Reisman, Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Fargo (SG), Roger Capo (PF) Anthony Malone, Carlos Tarver | |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Jason Horner makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:46 | Boston College | Roger Capo grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:26 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Fargo | 14-16 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-16 |
| 08:01 | Boston College | Roger Capo grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:48 | Boston College | William Portwood splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Jason Horner grabs the board | 14-16 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lars Luzinski (fairly fresh) PF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Goodson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Portwood (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Fargo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ogilvie (fresh) PF - Roger Capo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Neuman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jason Horner and the foul's on Matthew Neuman - foul #1 on Matthew Neuman, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Jason Horner, Lars Luzinski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carlos Tarver (SF), Kenneth Strickland (C) James Ogilvie, Matthew Neuman | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:11 | Boston College | Kenneth Strickland misses short on a shot from the baseline | 17-16 |
| 07:10 | Boston College | William Portwood can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Goodson | 17-16 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 06:30 | Boston College | William Portwood is called for 10 seconds | 19-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson (C) Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Ogilvie (SF) Roger Capo | |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Carlos Tarver steals the ball from Marvin Smith | 19-16 |
| 06:02 | Boston College | Robert Fargo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Anthony Malone (PG) William Portwood | |
| 06:02 | Boston College | Robert Fargo makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:02 | Boston College | Robert Fargo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 05:42 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Robert Fargo | 19-18 |
| 05:14 | Boston College | Anthony Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 05:12 | Boston College | Robert Fargo tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Anthony Malone is called for the reach on Andrew Bowen - foul #1 on Anthony Malone, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF) Andrew Bowen, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers | |
| Subs | Boston College | William Portwood (PG), Roger Capo (PF), Matthew Neuman (C) Robert Fargo, Carlos Tarver, Kenneth Strickland | |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Malone - foul #2 on Anthony Malone, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Ritenour (SG) Anthony Malone | |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:11 | Boston College | Dwayne Richardson steals the ball from William Portwood | 20-20 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson double dribbles | 20-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG) Jeremy Reisman | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Fargo (SG), Kenneth Strickland (SF) Michael Ritenour, James Ogilvie | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lars Luzinski (fresh) PF - Dwayne Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Goodson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - William Portwood (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Fargo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Strickland (fresh) PF - Roger Capo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Neuman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Goodson - foul #1 on Walter Goodson, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers (PF) Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 03:28 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 03:28 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski double dribbles | 20-22 |
| 02:50 | Boston College | Robert Fargo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Jason Horner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 02:18 | Boston College | William Portwood grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 01:50 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lars Luzinski - foul #1 on Lars Luzinski, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson (PF) Lars Luzinski | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Ogilvie (SF), Carlos Tarver (PF) Kenneth Strickland, Roger Capo | |
| 01:50 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 01:50 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Neuman - foul #2 on Matthew Neuman, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Strickland (C) Matthew Neuman | |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 00:59 | Boston College | Robert Fargo clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 22-24 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Goodson | 22-24 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the floater from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson tips it in | 24-24 |
| 00:36 | Boston College | William Portwood buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Strickland | 24-27 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Kenneth Strickland is called for the reach on Andrew Bowen - foul #1 on Kenneth Strickland, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF) Jeremy Reisman, Willie Cyphers | |
| Subs | Boston College | Anthony Malone (PG), Roger Capo (PF), Matthew Neuman (C) William Portwood, Carlos Tarver, Kenneth Strickland | |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Roger Capo lays it in | 26-29 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 26-29 |