| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Benningfield (fresh) SG - Michael Cole (fresh) SF - Evan Moore (fresh) PF - James Prince (fresh) C - Jason Wiggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Lonnie Hutchinson (fresh) SG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) SF - David High (fresh) PF - Albert Smith (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Prince wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | North Carolina | Michael Cole banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo is fouled on the floor by James Prince - foul #1 on James Prince, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Boston College | Albert Smith misses short on a jumper near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Michael Cole misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Boston College | Albert Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Boston College | David High misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | James Prince hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Kenneth Benningfield and he's fouled by David High - foul #1 on David High, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | James Prince makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Boston College | David High misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Boston College | David High pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Arevalo | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Michael Cole hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Boston College | David Cook gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson misses the shot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | Boston College | David High pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:13 | Boston College | Evan Moore takes the ball from David Cook | 5-2 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield lays it up and in on a great pass from Evan Moore | 7-2 |
| 16:47 | Boston College | David High loses the ball out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Troup (PG), Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Ralph Vogt (SF), Floyd Grant (PF), Howard Lundquist (C) Kenneth Benningfield, Michael Cole, Evan Moore, James Prince, Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt hits the follow up shot | 9-2 |
| 16:09 | Boston College | Albert Smith misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Floyd Grant - foul #1 on Floyd Grant, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 16:09 | Boston College | Albert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:09 | Boston College | Albert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Lundquist | 9-3 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Albert Smith - foul #1 on Albert Smith, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy misses the free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:01 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Albert Smith | 11-3 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fresh) SG - Glen Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Grant (fresh) C - Howard Lundquist (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Lonnie Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David High (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Boston College | David Cook is whistled for a carry | 11-3 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Troup | 13-3 |
| 15:15 | Boston College | Thomas Troup steps in front of the David High pass | 13-3 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Albert Smith is called for the reach on Glen Shaughnessy - foul #2 on Albert Smith, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield (PG), Michael Cole (SG), Evan Moore (SF) Thomas Troup, Glen Shaughnessy, Ralph Vogt | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jonathan Hildreth (SG), Derek Allen (PF) Thomas Arevalo, Albert Smith | |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Michael Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-3 |
| 14:44 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Benningfield - foul #1 on Kenneth Benningfield, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Troup (PF) Floyd Grant | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 14:44 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:44 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup is denied on a layup by Derek Allen | 13-5 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup grabs the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist misses badly on a runner from the right block | 13-5 |
| 14:17 | Boston College | The rebound goes to David Cook | 13-5 |
| 13:58 | Boston College | David High hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-5 |
| 13:56 | Boston College | Derek Allen grabs the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 13:45 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Cook | 13-8 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Michael Cole is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Cole, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Prince (PF), Jason Wiggins (C) Thomas Troup, Howard Lundquist | |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo (SG) Jonathan Hildreth | |
| 13:13 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | James Prince gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina | Evan Moore is fouled on the floor by David High - foul #2 on David High, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Troup (PG), Ralph Vogt (SF) Kenneth Benningfield, Evan Moore | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jonathan Hildreth (SF), Matthew Bowman (C) David High, David Cook | |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Troup, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG) Michael Cole | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 12:30 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 12:29 | Boston College | Jonathan Hildreth grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:14 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Hildreth | 13-10 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Shaughnessy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Prince (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Wiggins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Lonnie Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Hildreth (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Derek Allen (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Bowman (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Boston College | Thomas Troup steals it from Lonnie Hutchinson | 16-10 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup lays it up and in | 18-10 |
| 11:22 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Derek Allen | 18-13 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield (PG), Michael Cole (SG), Evan Moore (SF), Floyd Grant (PF), Howard Lundquist (C) Thomas Troup, Glen Shaughnessy, Ralph Vogt, James Prince, Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bobby Roberts (PG), David Cook (C) Thomas Arevalo, Derek Allen | |
| 10:58 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 18-13 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Evan Moore snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist blows the layup but he's fouled by David Cook - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo (SG) Lonnie Hutchinson | |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:26 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Roberts | 20-15 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Arevalo steps in front of the Howard Lundquist pass | 20-15 |
| 09:57 | Boston College | Jonathan Hildreth misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 09:55 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:44 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo lays it in | 20-17 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Evan Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Evan Moore, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins (C) Howard Lundquist | |
| Subs | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson (SG), Derek Allen (PF) Thomas Arevalo, Matthew Bowman | |
| 09:21 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Floyd Grant is called for traveling | 20-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Ralph Vogt (SF), Thomas Troup (PF) Michael Cole, Evan Moore, Floyd Grant | |
| Subs | Boston College | George Brooks (C) David Cook | |
| 08:48 | Boston College | Derek Allen scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-19 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Vogt | 23-19 |
| 08:20 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Benningfield | 23-19 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by George Brooks - foul #1 on George Brooks, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG), James Prince (PF), Howard Lundquist (C) Kenneth Benningfield, Glen Shaughnessy, Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo (SG) Bobby Roberts | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:03 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lonnie Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt misses short on a floater from close range | 24-19 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Prince (fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Lundquist (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Lonnie Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Hildreth (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Derek Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Brooks (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo lays it in and he's fouled by Ralph Vogt - foul #1 on Ralph Vogt, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Evan Moore (SF) Ralph Vogt | |
| Subs | Boston College | Matthew Bowman (PF), David Cook (C) Derek Allen, George Brooks | |
| 07:21 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Michael Cole misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 07:09 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson is fouled on the floor by Michael Cole - foul #2 on Michael Cole, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Floyd Grant (PF) Michael Cole, James Prince | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup blows the layup over the doubleteam | 26-24 |
| 06:45 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 06:27 | Boston College | Evan Moore steals it from Thomas Arevalo | 26-24 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist lays it in set up by Thomas Troup | 28-24 |
| 05:55 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield (PG), Jason Wiggins (C) Thomas Troup, Howard Lundquist | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bobby Roberts (PG), David High (SF), Albert Smith (PF), George Brooks (C) Lonnie Hutchinson, Jonathan Hildreth, Matthew Bowman, David Cook | |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Floyd Grant is hacked by Thomas Arevalo - foul #1 on Thomas Arevalo, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Floyd Grant misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:45 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Albert Smith | 28-24 |
| 05:30 | Boston College | David High misses the turnaround from the right block | 28-24 |
| 05:28 | Boston College | Albert Smith snags the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:19 | Boston College | David High makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Smith | 28-26 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Albert Smith is called for the reach on Glen Shaughnessy - foul #3 on Albert Smith, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt (SF), James Prince (PF) Evan Moore, Floyd Grant | |
| Subs | Boston College | Derek Allen (PF) Albert Smith | |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:52 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo makes the floater from the right side | 30-28 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield's pass is intercepted by Bobby Roberts in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 04:46 | Boston College | David High throws it down on a great pass from Bobby Roberts | 30-30 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Bobby Roberts is called for the reach on Kenneth Benningfield - foul #1 on Bobby Roberts, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Cook (C) George Brooks | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 04:12 | Boston College | David High buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Bobby Roberts and he's fouled by Glen Shaughnessy - foul #1 on Glen Shaughnessy, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson (SG) Thomas Arevalo | |
| 04:12 | Boston College | David High misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:12 | Boston College | David Cook gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 04:02 | Boston College | David High buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Hutchinson | 32-35 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins knocks in the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on David Cook - foul #2 on David Cook, team foul #11 | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG), Evan Moore (SF), Floyd Grant (PF) Glen Shaughnessy, Ralph Vogt, James Prince | |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo (SG) Bobby Roberts | |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:46 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Derek Allen buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on Kenneth Benningfield - foul #2 on Kenneth Benningfield, team foul #10 | 34-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Troup (PG), Howard Lundquist (C) Kenneth Benningfield, Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Derek Allen makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Moore (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Floyd Grant (fresh) C - Howard Lundquist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Lonnie Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Arevalo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David High (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Allen (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Cook (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Michael Cole makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Floyd Grant | 37-38 |
| 03:02 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Evan Moore gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 02:37 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Cole - foul #3 on Michael Cole, team foul #11 | 39-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Ralph Vogt (SF) Michael Cole, Evan Moore | |
| Subs | Boston College | Matthew Bowman (PF), George Brooks (C) Derek Allen, David Cook | |
| 02:37 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 02:37 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 02:26 | Boston College | George Brooks gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 02:15 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Lundquist | 39-40 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 02:07 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 01:59 | Boston College | Thomas Arevalo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 01:51 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 01:39 | Boston College | Lonnie Hutchinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Floyd Grant pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Floyd Grant is called for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield (PG), Evan Moore (SF), James Prince (PF), Jason Wiggins (C) Thomas Troup, Ralph Vogt, Floyd Grant, Howard Lundquist | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bobby Roberts (PG), Jonathan Hildreth (SG), Derek Allen (PF) Lonnie Hutchinson, Thomas Arevalo, George Brooks | |
| 01:04 | Boston College | David High hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | James Prince grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman blows the layup but he's hacked by Glen Shaughnessy - foul #2 on Glen Shaughnessy, team foul #12 | 39-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Boston College | David Cook (C) Derek Allen | |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Matthew Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Prince | 39-41 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | David High misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Benningfield | 42-41 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield misses short on a halfcourt shot | 42-41 |