| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Symanski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Herald (fresh) PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcos Martin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Lesley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Hypes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Pinzon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Adams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Vance (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 18:53 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Steven Pinzon - foul #2 on Steven Pinzon, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Henderson (PF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Darrell Steves, Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:53 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Daniel Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon buries a shot from close range | 29-32 |
| 18:16 | Miami (FL) | Larry Vance is called for the reach on Swietomierz Symanski - foul #2 on Larry Vance, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Darrell Steves (PF) Jose Castillo, Mark Herald, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:53 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Rinaldi misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Oscar Mendez - foul #1 on Oscar Mendez, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo (PG), Mark Herald (SF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Oscar Mendez, Lawrence Rinaldi, Darrell Steves | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:04 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson is fouled on the floor by Steven Pinzon - foul #3 on Steven Pinzon, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves (PF) Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremiah Hodge (SF) Steven Pinzon | |
| 16:47 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Daniel Adams misses the lay-in | 29-33 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes tips it in | 29-35 |
| 15:58 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Castillo | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Swietomierz Symanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Herald (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Lesley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Hypes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Hodge (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Vance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Jose Castillo steps in front of the Thomas Lesley pass in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 15:53 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo misses the dunk | 31-35 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Jeremiah Hodge pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley's pass is intercepted by Darrell Steves | 31-35 |
| 15:07 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Larry Vance gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 14:18 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald loses the dribble to Daniel Adams | 31-37 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Daniel Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Marcos Martin (C) Jose Castillo, Mark Herald, David Henderson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon (SF) Jeremiah Hodge | |
| 13:37 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Rinaldi is whistled for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo (PG), David Henderson (PF) Oscar Mendez, Darrell Steves | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Larry Vance misses the dunk attempt | 31-37 |
| 13:22 | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Rinaldi gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:57 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Larry Vance is hacked by Marcos Martin - foul #3 on Marcos Martin, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), Darrell Steves (PF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Jose Castillo, David Henderson, Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer (PF), Tomas Vanalstyne (C) Daniel Adams, Larry Vance | |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Lesley | 31-40 |
| 12:03 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo (PG) Oscar Mendez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Garner (PG) Thomas Lesley | |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 11:51 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Swietomierz Symanski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricardo Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Garner (fresh) SG - Charles Hypes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Pinzon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Shaffer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tomas Vanalstyne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jose Castillo | 34-40 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes blows the layup but the foul's on Swietomierz Symanski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Symanski, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald (SF), David Henderson (PF) Lawrence Rinaldi, Darrell Steves | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Vance (C) Tomas Vanalstyne | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:33 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 11:19 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by David Henderson | 36-41 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Mark Herald - foul #3 on Mark Herald, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Darrell Steves (PF), Marcos Martin (C) Mark Herald, David Henderson, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley (PG), David Zerbe (SG), Daniel Adams (PF) John Garner, Charles Hypes, Earl Shaffer | |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 10:41 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG), Mark Herald (SF), David Henderson (PF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Jose Castillo, Lawrence Rinaldi, Darrell Steves, Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Oscar Mendez steals the ball from Steven Pinzon | 36-43 |
| 10:14 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald jams it set up by Oscar Mendez | 38-43 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon is fouled on the floor by David Henderson - foul #1 on David Henderson, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo (PG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), Darrell Steves (PF), Marcos Martin (C) Oscar Mendez, Mark Herald, David Henderson, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Daniel Adams buries a jumper from the right side | 38-45 |
| 09:33 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Larry Vance | 38-47 |
| 08:53 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 08:52 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves tips it in | 40-47 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Daniel Adams lays it in | 40-49 |
| 08:28 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves clanks a fadeaway from close range | 40-49 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 08:09 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:51 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon grabs the board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Swietomierz Symanski (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Rinaldi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcos Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Lesley (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Zerbe (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Pinzon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Adams (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Larry Vance (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Larry Vance can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Swietomierz Symanski - foul #4 on Swietomierz Symanski, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald (SF), David Henderson (PF), Ricardo Lopez (C) Lawrence Rinaldi, Darrell Steves, Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Garner (PG), Charles Hypes (SG), Earl Shaffer (PF) Thomas Lesley, David Zerbe, Daniel Adams | |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Larry Vance makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Larry Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:16 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne (C) Larry Vance | |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-51 |
| 06:54 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 06:34 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 06:32 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski tips it home | 42-51 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ricardo Lopez - foul #3 on Ricardo Lopez, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (SG) Jose Castillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremiah Hodge (SF) Steven Pinzon | |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:12 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:52 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | John Garner connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Hypes | 44-53 |
| 05:18 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-53 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Charles Hypes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 04:48 | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald grabs the board | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Miami (FL) | David Henderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-53 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne buries a shot in the paint set up by Charles Hypes | 44-55 |
| 04:23 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo (PG), Darrell Steves (PF), Marcos Martin (C) Oscar Mendez, Mark Herald, Ricardo Lopez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Lesley (PG), Steven Pinzon (SF), Daniel Adams (PF), Larry Vance (C) John Garner, Jeremiah Hodge, Earl Shaffer, Tomas Vanalstyne | |
| 04:03 | Miami (FL) | Marcos Martin clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Larry Vance snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | David Henderson takes the ball from Larry Vance | 44-55 |
| 03:36 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo lays it in on a nice dish by David Henderson | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jose Castillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Swietomierz Symanski (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Steves (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcos Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Lesley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Hypes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Pinzon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Larry Vance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon's floater is tipped away by Marcos Martin | 46-55 |
| 03:08 | Miami (FL) | Darrell Steves pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo is hacked by Thomas Lesley - foul #2 on Thomas Lesley, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Mark Herald (SF), Ricardo Lopez (C) David Henderson, Marcos Martin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Miami (FL) | Jose Castillo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Daniel Adams snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Steven Pinzon hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Lesley | 46-57 |
| 01:58 | Miami (FL) | Swietomierz Symanski travels with the ball | 46-57 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez (PG), Lin Tang (SG), Lawrence Rinaldi (SF), David Henderson (PF) Jose Castillo, Swietomierz Symanski, Mark Herald, Darrell Steves | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Garner (PG), David Zerbe (SG), Jeremiah Hodge (SF), Earl Shaffer (PF), Tomas Vanalstyne (C) Thomas Lesley, Charles Hypes, Steven Pinzon, Daniel Adams, Larry Vance | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne misses the floater from the left side | 46-57 |
| 01:32 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 01:12 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Earl Shaffer - foul #1 on Earl Shaffer, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| 01:12 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:12 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne's layup is rejected by Ricardo Lopez | 47-57 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Zerbe | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | David Zerbe is fouled on the floor by Lin Tang - foul #1 on Lin Tang, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | David Zerbe makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | David Zerbe misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:51 | Miami (FL) | Lin Tang grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Miami (FL) | Ricardo Lopez misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-58 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | David Zerbe grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | David Henderson is called for the reach on Earl Shaffer - foul #2 on David Henderson, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:14 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mendez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | David Zerbe gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Garner runs out the clock | 47-60 |