| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Huntsman (fresh) SG - Howard Aderholt (fresh) SF - Rafael Sloan (fresh) PF - Robert Lambert (fresh) C - Aubrey Riojas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) C - Dwight Cory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Rafael Sloan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Florida State | Kevin Kurtz steals the ball from Rafael Sloan | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Aubrey Riojas pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Florida State | Brian Holmes steals the ball from Rafael Sloan | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Holmes | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Florida State | Howard Aderholt is hacked by Brian Holmes - foul #1 on Brian Holmes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Rafael Sloan misses short on a jump hook from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Riojas - foul #1 on Aubrey Riojas, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joseph Huntsman | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Rafael Sloan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rafael Sloan - foul #1 on Rafael Sloan, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Evans (SF), Andrew Yonakor (PF), Dion Bibler (C) Rafael Sloan, Robert Lambert, Aubrey Riojas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Richard Evans comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | Florida State | Richard Evans misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stanley Davis - foul #1 on Stanley Davis, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Brewer (PG) Joseph Huntsman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (C) Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| 17:16 | Florida State | Richard Evans makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:16 | Florida State | Richard Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz scores on a floater from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Richard Evans clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Yonakor | 2-6 |
| 16:09 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dion Bibler | 2-6 |
| 15:52 | Florida State | Andrew Yonakor misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 15:50 | Florida State | Dion Bibler pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Brewer (fresh) SG - Howard Aderholt (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Yonakor (fresh) C - Dion Bibler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) SF - David Casares (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Florida State | Dion Bibler misses short on a runner from the baseline | 2-6 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Casares | 2-8 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Dion Bibler buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Moshe Suski - foul #1 on Moshe Suski, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman (PG), Rafael Sloan (SF), Robert Lambert (PF) James Brewer, Richard Evans, Andrew Yonakor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Dwight Cory (C) Kevin Kurtz, Vincent Shelton, Thomas Johns | |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Dion Bibler misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dwight Cory | 4-8 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski lays it in on a nice dish by David Casares and he's fouled by Robert Lambert - foul #1 on Robert Lambert, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Neil Johnson (SG), Aubrey Riojas (C) Howard Aderholt, Dion Bibler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:35 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Robert Lambert | 4-10 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Neil Johnson is fouled on the floor by Brian Holmes - foul #2 on Brian Holmes, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski (SG), Thomas Johns (PF) Brian Holmes, Moshe Suski | |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Robert Lambert misses the jumper from the right block | 4-10 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Rafael Sloan gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:27 | Florida State | Aubrey Riojas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-10 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | Robert Lambert hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | David Casares buries a jumpshot from the left side | 6-12 |
| 13:06 | Florida State | Robert Lambert knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 8-12 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Aubrey Riojas - foul #2 on Aubrey Riojas, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Aderholt (SG), Richard Evans (SF), Dion Bibler (C) Neil Johnson, Rafael Sloan, Aubrey Riojas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Vincent Shelton (SG), Moshe Suski (PF) Szczesny Buczynski, David Casares, Thomas Johns | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Dion Bibler is hacked by Stanley Davis - foul #2 on Stanley Davis, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Yonakor (PF) Robert Lambert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino (SF) Stanley Davis | |
| 12:12 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman connects on the floater from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Howard Aderholt steals the ball from Kevin Kurtz | 10-15 |
| 11:59 | Florida State | Kevin Kurtz steps in front of the Joseph Huntsman pass in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Brewer (PG) Joseph Huntsman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Brewer (fresh) SG - Howard Aderholt (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Yonakor (fresh) C - Dion Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) SF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) PF - Moshe Suski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Cory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Dion Bibler misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 10-15 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski banks in the layup set up by Vincent Shelton | 10-17 |
| 11:02 | Florida State | Dion Bibler's pass is intercepted by Dwight Cory | 10-17 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz is hacked by James Brewer in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Brewer, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman (PG), Rafael Sloan (SF), Robert Lambert (PF) James Brewer, Richard Evans, Andrew Yonakor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Casares (SF) Gabriel Marino | |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses short on a floater from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory hits the follow up shot | 10-19 |
| 10:16 | Florida State | Rafael Sloan hits a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Vincent Shelton - foul #1 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Neil Johnson (SG) Howard Aderholt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski (SG), Thomas Johns (PF) Vincent Shelton, Moshe Suski | |
| 10:16 | Florida State | Rafael Sloan makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Joseph Huntsman picks off the pass by Kevin Kurtz | 13-19 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman lays it up and in | 15-19 |
| 09:40 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 09:38 | Florida State | Neil Johnson grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Robert Lambert misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Johns - foul #1 on Thomas Johns, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Evans (SF), Andrew Yonakor (C) Rafael Sloan, Dion Bibler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino (SF), Moshe Suski (C) David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Robert Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Robert Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses the lay-in | 16-19 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns gets the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Kurtz | 16-22 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Robert Lambert snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:14 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses the easy layup | 16-22 |
| 07:53 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Richard Evans | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Huntsman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Neil Johnson (fresh) SF - Richard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Yonakor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Szczesny Buczynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Moshe Suski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Yonakor | 19-22 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Robert Lambert steps in front of the Szczesny Buczynski pass | 19-22 |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Neil Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Huntsman | 22-22 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Yonakor - foul #1 on Andrew Yonakor, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Brewer (PG), Howard Aderholt (SG), Rafael Sloan (SF), Dion Bibler (C) Joseph Huntsman, Neil Johnson, Richard Evans, Robert Lambert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG), David Casares (SF), Dwight Cory (C) Szczesny Buczynski, Gabriel Marino, Thomas Johns | |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Howard Aderholt is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Lambert (PF) Andrew Yonakor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | David Casares drills a floater from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 06:38 | Florida State | Dion Bibler connects on the turnaround in the lane | 24-26 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Kurtz | 24-28 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Rafael Sloan misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-28 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz's layup is rejected by Dion Bibler | 24-28 |
| 05:44 | Florida State | Robert Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:40 | Florida State | James Brewer is fouled on the floor by Dwight Cory - foul #1 on Dwight Cory, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Evans (SF), Andrew Yonakor (PF), Aubrey Riojas (C) Rafael Sloan, Robert Lambert, Dion Bibler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Stanley Davis (SF) Kevin Kurtz, Moshe Suski | |
| 05:40 | Florida State | James Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:40 | Florida State | James Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Vincent Shelton | 26-30 |
| 05:04 | Florida State | James Brewer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Richard Evans steals it from David Casares | 26-30 |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Brian Holmes picks off the pass by James Brewer | 26-30 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton slams it home set up by Brian Holmes | 26-32 |
| 04:21 | Florida State | Richard Evans slams it home | 28-32 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Evans - foul #1 on Richard Evans, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman (PG), Neil Johnson (SG), Rafael Sloan (SF), Dion Bibler (PF) James Brewer, Howard Aderholt, Richard Evans, Andrew Yonakor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Moshe Suski (C) Vincent Shelton, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:40 | Florida State | Dion Bibler loses the dribble to Gabriel Marino | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Huntsman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dion Bibler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aubrey Riojas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Stanley Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Moshe Suski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Dion Bibler steals the ball from Stanley Davis | 28-34 |
| 03:14 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gabriel Marino - foul #1 on Gabriel Marino, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Lambert (PF) Aubrey Riojas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Szczesny Buczynski (SG) Stanley Davis, Brian Holmes | |
| 03:14 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:14 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 02:55 | Florida State | Robert Lambert snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 02:44 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman is called for 3 seconds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Yonakor (PF) Robert Lambert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Kurtz | 29-37 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman is fouled on the floor by Kevin Kurtz - foul #1 on Kevin Kurtz, team foul #10 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Aderholt (SG), Richard Evans (SF), Aubrey Riojas (C) Neil Johnson, Rafael Sloan, Dion Bibler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Casares (SF), Dwight Cory (C) Gabriel Marino, Moshe Suski | |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dwight Cory | 29-37 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski connects on the shot from the left wing set up by David Casares | 29-39 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Howard Aderholt clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-39 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 01:10 | Florida State | Aubrey Riojas snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Joseph Huntsman hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Joseph Huntsman steals the ball from Kevin Kurtz in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | Andrew Yonakor misses short on a floater from the right side | 32-39 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Andrew Yonakor tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | David Casares snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Aubrey Riojas grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Aubrey Riojas hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-39 |