| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fresh) SG - Michael Cole (fresh) SF - Evan Moore (fresh) PF - Howard Lundquist (fresh) C - Jason Wiggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Grasser (fresh) SG - Boris Brozeski (fresh) SF - Randy Doran (fresh) PF - Anthony Bradshaw (fresh) C - Robert McVey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist 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 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Wake Forest | Anthony Bradshaw gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | Anthony Bradshaw knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Michael Cole comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Evan Moore snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Michael Cole snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Evan Moore clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Wake Forest | The refs have stopped play. Christopher Grasser is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 0-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Griffin (PG) Christopher Grasser | |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Jason Wiggins is blocked by Robert McVey | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Wake Forest | Anthony Bradshaw grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Wiggins - foul #1 on Jason Wiggins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Boris Brozeski | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Howard Lundquist takes the ball from Anthony Bradshaw | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 16:37 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey lays it in on a great pass from William Griffin | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist is called for a charge - foul #1 on Howard Lundquist, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial (C) Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Randy Doran | 2-8 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) SF - Evan Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Lundquist (fairly fresh) C - Joseph McDanial (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Brozeski (fresh) SF - Randy Doran (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McVey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Ralph Vogt (SF) Michael Cole, Evan Moore | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Anthony Bradshaw drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Griffin | 2-10 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glen Shaughnessy | 5-10 |
| 14:58 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey's pass is intercepted by Ralph Vogt | 5-10 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt can't finish the layup | 5-10 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 14:35 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Glen Shaughnessy | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | William Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | The pull-up jumper by William Griffin is blocked by Howard Lundquist | 7-10 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey tips it but misses | 7-10 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Randy Doran - foul #1 on Randy Doran, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG), Evan Moore (SF), Jason Wiggins (C) Glen Shaughnessy, Ralph Vogt, Joseph McDanial | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser (PG), Chris Brandon (SF), Jay Ackerman (PF), Yuri Polanski (C) William Griffin, Randy Doran, Anthony Bradshaw, Robert McVey | |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:46 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jay Ackerman | 8-10 |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | Yuri Polanski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Yuri Polanski, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | Michael Cole travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| 12:52 | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Brandon | 8-12 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-12 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Michael Cole tips it in | 10-12 |
| 12:13 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser misses badly on a shot in the paint | 10-12 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Michael Cole misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Boris Brozeski - foul #1 on Boris Brozeski, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt (PF) Howard Lundquist | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Griffin (SG), Anthony Bradshaw (PF) Boris Brozeski, Yuri Polanski | |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Michael Cole makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Michael Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Evan Moore (fresh) PF - Ralph Vogt (fresh) C - Jason Wiggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Grasser (fresh) SG - William Griffin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chris Brandon (fresh) PF - Anthony Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Bradshaw | 12-15 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield (SF), Joseph McDanial (C) Evan Moore, Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Doran (SF), Robert McVey (C) Chris Brandon, Jay Ackerman | |
| 10:42 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Joseph McDanial - foul #1 on Joseph McDanial, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG) Michael Cole | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:42 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | Anthony Bradshaw hits a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Ralph Vogt - foul #1 on Ralph Vogt, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Evan Moore (SF), Howard Lundquist (PF), Jason Wiggins (C) Kenneth Benningfield, Ralph Vogt, Joseph McDanial | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | Anthony Bradshaw makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glen Shaughnessy | 14-19 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Griffin | 14-22 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins misses the fadeaway near the basket | 14-22 |
| 09:16 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:50 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey misses the easy layup | 14-22 |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey tips it back up and in | 14-24 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert McVey - foul #1 on Robert McVey, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG) Glen Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski (SG), Chris Brandon (SF), Jay Ackerman (PF), Yuri Polanski (C) William Griffin, Randy Doran, Anthony Bradshaw, Robert McVey | |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser scores on a jump hook in the lane | 16-26 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Evan Moore | 19-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Evan Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Lundquist (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Wiggins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Grasser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Boris Brozeski (fresh) SF - Chris Brandon (fresh) PF - Jay Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Yuri Polanski (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski is hacked by Michael Cole - foul #1 on Michael Cole, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield (SF), Ralph Vogt (PF), Joseph McDanial (C) Evan Moore, Howard Lundquist, Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:03 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Grasser | 19-28 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Michael Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Doran (SF), Anthony Bradshaw (PF) Jay Ackerman, Yuri Polanski | |
| 06:35 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christopher Grasser, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph McDanial and the foul's on Christopher Grasser - foul #2 on Christopher Grasser, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Griffin (PG) Christopher Grasser | |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:02 | Wake Forest | Ralph Vogt swats the shot by Boris Brozeski | 22-28 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Michael Cole grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Troup | 25-28 |
| 05:24 | Wake Forest | Chris Brandon knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by William Griffin | 25-30 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Michael Cole connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Troup | 28-30 |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Cole - foul #2 on Michael Cole, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Evan Moore (SF), Howard Lundquist (PF), Jason Wiggins (C) Thomas Troup, Michael Cole, Ralph Vogt, Joseph McDanial | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman (PF), Robert McVey (C) Randy Doran, Anthony Bradshaw | |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield loses the ball out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | William Griffin is hacked by Kenneth Benningfield - foul #1 on Kenneth Benningfield, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | William Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | William Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield is fouled on the floor by Jay Ackerman - foul #1 on Jay Ackerman, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:50 | Wake Forest | Chris Brandon misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Wiggins - foul #2 on Jason Wiggins, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Troup (PG) Kenneth Benningfield | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser (PG), Anthony Bradshaw (PF) Boris Brozeski, Jay Ackerman | |
| 03:50 | Wake Forest | Chris Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:50 | Wake Forest | Chris Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Evan Moore (fresh) PF - Howard Lundquist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Wiggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Grasser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Brandon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Bradshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McVey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Griffin - foul #1 on William Griffin, team foul #8 | 30-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG) Glen Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Doran (SG) William Griffin | |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:09 | Wake Forest | Thomas Troup is called for the reach on Chris Brandon - foul #1 on Thomas Troup, team foul #9 | 31-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial (C) Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:09 | Wake Forest | Chris Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 03:09 | Wake Forest | Chris Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Chris Brandon takes the ball from Howard Lundquist | 31-38 |
| 02:54 | Wake Forest | Chris Brandon can't throw it down | 31-38 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Michael Cole pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Chris Brandon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 02:19 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey hits a runner near the basket set up by Chris Brandon and the foul's on Joseph McDanial - foul #2 on Joseph McDanial, team foul #10 | 31-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield (PG), Ralph Vogt (PF) Thomas Troup, Howard Lundquist | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Griffin (SG) Chris Brandon | |
| 02:19 | Wake Forest | Robert McVey misses the free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Michael Cole snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Michael Cole is called for traveling | 31-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman (PF), Yuri Polanski (C) Anthony Bradshaw, Robert McVey | |
| 01:50 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser clanks a floater from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Michael Cole knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Evan Moore | 33-40 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Griffin | 33-42 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 00:54 | Wake Forest | Yuri Polanski gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Joseph McDanial steals the ball from Christopher Grasser | 33-42 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Yuri Polanski | 33-42 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Ralph Vogt is called for the reach on Christopher Grasser - foul #2 on Ralph Vogt, team foul #11 | 33-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Troup (PG), Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Howard Lundquist (PF), Jason Wiggins (C) Michael Cole, Evan Moore, Ralph Vogt, Joseph McDanial | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski (SG), Chris Brandon (SF), Anthony Bradshaw (PF), Robert McVey (C) William Griffin, Randy Doran, Jay Ackerman, Yuri Polanski | |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Christopher Grasser makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-43 |