| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) SG - James Bartz (fresh) SF - Charles Bourne (fresh) PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) C - Dwight Cory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ronald Middlebrook (fresh) SG - John Muller (fresh) SF - Phillip Buck (fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) C - Dan Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Taylor | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | John Muller grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck is fouled on the floor by Charles Bourne - foul #1 on Charles Bourne, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses short on a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Wake Forest | John Muller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis buries a floater from close range on a great pass from James Bartz | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | James Bartz snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by John Hawkins | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Wake Forest | John Muller hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Phillip Buck takes the ball from Charles Bourne | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Dan Johnson steals it from Charles Bourne in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | James Bartz grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne is fouled in the backcourt by John Muller - foul #1 on John Muller, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, James Bartz, Charles Bourne, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (PF), Dean Dailey (C) Ronald Middlebrook, John Muller, Phillip Buck, Patrick Taylor, Dan Johnson | |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton's pass is intercepted by Peter Martindale | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Reed | 6-4 |
| 16:33 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Desmond Moore | 6-7 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Desmond Moore - foul #1 on Desmond Moore, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, David Casares, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), John Muller (SG), Phillip Buck (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Ernest Hoffman (C) Philip Ford, Desmond Moore, Peter Martindale, Jeffrey Palmer, Dean Dailey | |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:58 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Middlebrook | 8-9 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Porter (fresh) SF - Charles Bourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Cory (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ronald Middlebrook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Muller (fairly fresh) SF - Phillip Buck (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 15:38 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | John Muller is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Middlebrook | 8-11 |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter is hacked by Ronald Middlebrook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Middlebrook, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG) Vincent Shelton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson (C) Ernest Hoffman | |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Patrick Taylor - foul #1 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SG) Kyle Porter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:10 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck is hacked by Charles Bourne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Bourne, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Staley (SF) Charles Bourne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:57 | Wake Forest | John Muller can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck snags the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory's pass is intercepted by John Muller in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 14:29 | Wake Forest | John Muller is open and scores on a floater from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dan Johnson - foul #1 on Dan Johnson, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) James Bartz, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (PF), Dean Dailey (C) Ronald Middlebrook, John Muller, Phillip Buck, Patrick Taylor, Dan Johnson | |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 14:10 | Wake Forest | Ronald Staley steals it from Philip Ford in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Dean Dailey is called for the reach on Brian Holmes - foul #1 on Dean Dailey, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (PG), James Bartz (SG) John Hawkins, Ronald Staley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman (PF) Jeffrey Palmer | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Casares | 15-16 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford is fouled on the floor by David Casares - foul #1 on David Casares, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG) Kyle Porter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Peter Martindale, Ernest Hoffman | |
| 13:20 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-16 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | David Casares gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 12:56 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | David Casares is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Palmer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Palmer, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Staley (SF), Dwight Cory (C) James Bartz, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), John Muller (SG), Dan Johnson (C) Philip Ford, Desmond Moore, Dean Dailey | |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | David Casares makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | David Casares makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 12:29 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck's pass is intercepted by David Casares | 20-19 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Dan Johnson steals it from Brian Holmes | 20-19 |
| 11:43 | Wake Forest | John Muller is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Muller, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), James Bartz (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Dean Dailey (C) John Muller, Phillip Buck, Jeffrey Palmer, Dan Johnson | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bartz (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Porter (fresh) PF - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Reed (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ronald Middlebrook (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Desmond Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Martindale (fairly fresh) PF - Ernest Hoffman (fresh) C - Dean Dailey (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Dailey | 20-19 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 11:05 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore is denied on a layup by Kyle Porter | 22-19 |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale grabs the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 10:48 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 22-19 |
| 10:47 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale can't tip it in | 22-19 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Bartz | 25-19 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernest Hoffman | 25-21 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the easy layup | 25-21 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | James Bartz pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Middlebrook - foul #2 on Ronald Middlebrook, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (C) Vincent Shelton, James Bartz, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Phillip Buck (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Ronald Middlebrook, Peter Martindale, Ernest Hoffman, Dean Dailey | |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 10:09 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 09:55 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | David Casares gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | John Hawkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Staley | 28-21 |
| 09:46 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Porter - foul #1 on Kyle Porter, team foul #4 | 28-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Dwight Cory (C) Kyle Porter, Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:36 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dwight Cory | 28-21 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Desmond Moore is called for the reach on Ronald Staley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Desmond Moore, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale (SG) Desmond Moore | |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 28-21 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | John Hawkins grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | John Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Stanley Davis (PF) John Hawkins, David Casares | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey (C) Dan Johnson | |
| 09:06 | Wake Forest | Vincent Shelton picks off the pass by Dean Dailey in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is denied on a layup by Dean Dailey | 28-21 |
| 08:51 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 08:46 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SG), Jason Reed (C) Brian Holmes, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Patrick Taylor | |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Philip Ford - foul #1 on Philip Ford, team foul #11 | 28-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Casares (PF) Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson (C) Dean Dailey | |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Jason Reed grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Kyle Porter (SG), Brian Holmes (SF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, James Bartz, Ronald Staley, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor (PF) Jeffrey Palmer | |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Patrick Taylor steals the ball from John Hawkins in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| 07:54 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey (C) Dan Johnson | |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Dean Dailey | 29-21 |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PF) Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman (PF) Patrick Taylor | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Porter (fresh) SF - Brian Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Casares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Philip Ford (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Peter Martindale (tired) 2 reb. SF - Phillip Buck (tired) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Hoffman (fresh) C - Dean Dailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Ford | 29-23 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Philip Ford is called for the reach on John Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Ford, team foul #12 | 29-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Staley (SF) Brian Holmes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Philip Ford, Dean Dailey | |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 07:03 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG) John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Casares | 33-23 |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | John Muller is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Shelton - foul #1 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #5 | 33-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SG), Jason Reed (C) Kyle Porter, David Casares | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson (C) Ernest Hoffman | |
| 06:26 | Wake Forest | John Muller can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-23 |
| 06:24 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson tips it in | 33-25 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | James Bartz banks in the layup and the foul's on Peter Martindale - foul #1 on Peter Martindale, team foul #13 | 35-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Ronald Staley, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook (PG), Philip Ford (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Dean Dailey (C) Peter Martindale, Phillip Buck, Jeffrey Palmer, Dan Johnson | |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | James Bartz makes the free throw | 36-25 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Bartz - foul #1 on James Bartz, team foul #6 | 36-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG) James Bartz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | John Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | David Casares is open and lays it up and in set up by John Hawkins | 38-26 |
| 05:12 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on John Hawkins - foul #1 on John Hawkins, team foul #7 | 38-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (PG), Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (SF), Dan Johnson (C) Philip Ford, Dean Dailey | |
| 05:12 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 05:12 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kyle Porter | 40-27 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-27 |
| 04:50 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-29 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne snags the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dan Johnson - foul #2 on Dan Johnson, team foul #14 | 40-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Kyle Porter, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer (PF), Ernest Hoffman (C) Patrick Taylor, Dan Johnson | |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 04:12 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman tips it home | 42-31 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Ronald Middlebrook steals it from Vincent Shelton in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook hits the finger roll | 42-33 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-33 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | John Muller pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer travels in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SF), Dean Dailey (C) Phillip Buck, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | John Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 03:38 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | Ronald Middlebrook is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PF) David Casares | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Ernest Hoffman | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Ronald Middlebrook is called for the reach on John Hawkins - foul #3 on Ronald Middlebrook, team foul #15 | 42-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (SG), David Casares (C) James Bartz, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (SF) Ronald Middlebrook | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Casares (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Desmond Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Muller (tired) 5 pts. SF - Philip Ford (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Palmer (fairly fresh) C - Dean Dailey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | John Muller's floater is tipped away by Stanley Davis | 44-33 |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the wide open runner in the lane | 44-33 |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | Dean Dailey snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 02:37 | Wake Forest | Kyle Porter steps in front of the Philip Ford pass | 44-33 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Philip Ford steps in front of the David Casares pass | 44-33 |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore dunks the ball set up by Philip Ford | 44-35 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis lays it in | 46-35 |
| 01:52 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore is fouled in the backcourt by John Hawkins - foul #2 on John Hawkins, team foul #8 | 46-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), James Bartz (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, Kyle Porter, Charles Bourne, Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Dan Johnson (C) John Muller, Jeffrey Palmer, Dean Dailey | |
| 01:52 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 01:52 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore is hacked by Vincent Shelton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #9 | 49-36 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | David Casares grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton is hacked by Desmond Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Desmond Moore, team foul #16 | 49-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (SG) Desmond Moore | |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 01:29 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman is fouled in the backcourt by David Casares - foul #2 on David Casares, team foul #10 | 50-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PF) David Casares | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:29 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 01:29 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton is hacked by Philip Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Ford, team foul #17 | 50-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale (SG), Patrick Taylor (PF) Philip Ford, Ernest Hoffman | |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 01:27 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 01:23 | Wake Forest | John Muller travels in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Reed (C) Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-37 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | James Bartz snags the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Peter Martindale is called for the reach on Vincent Shelton - foul #2 on Peter Martindale, team foul #18 | 51-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), David Casares (PF) James Bartz, Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Phillip Buck misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | David Casares snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | David Casares misses the tip | 53-37 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Jason Reed gets the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (PG), Stanley Davis (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, David Casares, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman (PF), Dean Dailey (C) Patrick Taylor, Dan Johnson | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses long on a halfcourt shot | 53-37 |