| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Muller (fresh) SG - Timothy Liddle (fresh) SF - Stephen Morrell (fresh) PF - Michael Trost (fresh) C - Patrick Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) SG - Harvey Romig (fresh) SF - James Bartz (fresh) PF - John Green (fresh) C - Richard Oehler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | John Green gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Oehler - foul #1 on Richard Oehler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | James Bartz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Romig | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harvey Romig | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | John Green grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | James Bartz loses the dribble to Stephen Morrell in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bartz | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | James Bartz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler tips it in | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Liddle | 2-6 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Liddle | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Harvey Romig is hacked by Timothy Liddle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Liddle, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Dan Johnson (C) John Muller, Timothy Liddle, Stephen Morrell, Michael Trost, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), Charles Bourne (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, Harvey Romig, James Bartz, John Green, Richard Oehler | |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:59 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Philip Ford (fresh) SG - Desmond Moore (fresh) SF - Peter Martindale (fresh) PF - Ernest Hoffman (fresh) C - Dan Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) SF - Kyle Porter (fresh) PF - Charles Bourne (fresh) C - Jason Reed (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 15:12 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Hoffman - foul #1 on Ernest Hoffman, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Ernest Hoffman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Frederick Leski (PF) Vincent Shelton, Charles Bourne | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:06 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is fouled on the floor by Desmond Moore - foul #1 on Desmond Moore, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG) Philip Ford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harvey Romig (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | John Hawkins can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Jason Reed tips it in | 7-9 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Jason Reed is called for the reach on John Muller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Reed, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Morrell (SF), Michael Trost (PF) Peter Martindale, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SF), Richard Oehler (C) Kyle Porter, Jason Reed | |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | John Muller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Oehler | 7-9 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle (SG) Desmond Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:10 | Wake Forest | John Muller loses the ball out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Patrick Taylor (C) John Muller, Michael Trost, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), John Green (PF) John Hawkins, Frederick Leski | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | Wake Forest | Stephen Morrell grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:42 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | James Bartz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Bartz, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Michael Trost (PF) Philip Ford, Timothy Liddle, Stephen Morrell, Ernest Hoffman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), Charles Bourne (PF), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Harvey Romig, James Bartz, John Green, Richard Oehler | |
| 13:25 | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Holmes - foul #1 on Brian Holmes, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson (C) Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:15 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses long on a floater from the right side | 9-9 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter is fouled on the floor by Peter Martindale - foul #1 on Peter Martindale, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer (PF) Michael Trost | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | John Hawkins drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Bourne | 9-12 |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne is fouled on the floor by John Muller - foul #1 on John Muller, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Timothy Liddle (SG), Michael Trost (PF), Patrick Taylor (C) John Muller, Desmond Moore, Jeffrey Palmer, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), John Green (PF) John Hawkins, Charles Bourne | |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Michael Trost | 9-12 |
| 12:18 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor is open and buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Peter Martindale | 11-12 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brian Holmes | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Philip Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Liddle (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Peter Martindale (tiring) PF - Michael Trost (tiring) 2 reb. C - Patrick Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Porter (fairly fresh) PF - John Green (fairly fresh) C - Jason Reed (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford is whistled for a carry | 11-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SG), Stephen Morrell (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF) Timothy Liddle, Peter Martindale, Michael Trost | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Harvey Romig (SG), James Bartz (SF), Frederick Leski (PF), Richard Oehler (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Kyle Porter, John Green, Jason Reed | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 11:31 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Stephen Morrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Jeffrey Palmer (C) Philip Ford, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-15 |
| 11:06 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Palmer gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:02 | Wake Forest | John Muller can't connect on a floater in the lane | 11-15 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Frederick Leski snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | James Bartz is hacked by Stephen Morrell - foul #1 on Stephen Morrell, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle (SG), Dan Johnson (C) Desmond Moore, Ernest Hoffman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), John Green (PF), Charles Bourne (C) John Hawkins, Frederick Leski, Richard Oehler | |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Palmer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Palmer, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Trost (PF) Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF) Harvey Romig, James Bartz | |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:40 | Wake Forest | John Muller's pass is intercepted by Vincent Shelton in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | John Green lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Shelton | 11-18 |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | John Muller hits a jump hook from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter is fouled in the backcourt by John Muller - foul #2 on John Muller, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Peter Martindale (SF) John Muller, Stephen Morrell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Charles Bourne | |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Jason Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | John Hawkins knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Green | 13-22 |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson hits the follow up shot | 15-22 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | John Green misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Liddle - foul #2 on Timothy Liddle, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Desmond Moore (SG), Stephen Morrell (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Jeffrey Palmer (C) Timothy Liddle, Peter Martindale, Michael Trost, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Harvey Romig (SG), James Bartz (SF), Richard Oehler (C) John Hawkins, Brian Holmes, Kyle Porter, Jason Reed | |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | John Green makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:19 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-24 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | James Bartz gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Stephen Morrell is called for the reach on James Bartz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Morrell, team foul #10 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale (SF), Patrick Taylor (C) Stephen Morrell, Ernest Hoffman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Bourne (PF) John Green | |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | James Bartz misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | James Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:11 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Martindale, team foul #11 | 15-25 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | James Bartz is open and scores on a floater from the left side set up by Harvey Romig | 15-27 |
| 08:48 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor is fouled on the floor by Richard Oehler - foul #2 on Richard Oehler, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Morrell (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF) Peter Martindale, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Richard Oehler | |
| 08:31 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-27 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 08:10 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Ernest Hoffman | 18-27 |
| 08:06 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor travels with the ball | 18-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Trost (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Ernest Hoffman, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), Frederick Leski (PF) Harvey Romig, James Bartz, Charles Bourne | |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is hacked by Michael Trost - foul #1 on Michael Trost, team foul #12 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale (SF) Stephen Morrell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG) John Hawkins | |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Philip Ford (tired) 6 pts. SG - Desmond Moore (tiring) SF - Peter Martindale (tiring) PF - Michael Trost (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dan Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Porter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frederick Leski (fresh) C - Jason Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost clanks a floater from the right block | 18-28 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Frederick Leski snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter is fouled on the floor by Michael Trost - foul #2 on Michael Trost, team foul #13 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Jeffrey Palmer (C) Peter Martindale, Michael Trost, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (PF), Charles Bourne (C) Frederick Leski, Jason Reed | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | John Green gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 07:08 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | John Muller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor (C) Ernest Hoffman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Harvey Romig (SG) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes | |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-30 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:47 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | John Green gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle (SG) John Muller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SF), Jason Reed (C) Kyle Porter, Charles Bourne | |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor blows the dunk | 18-30 |
| 06:25 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Patrick Taylor comes up short on the runner from close range | 18-30 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | James Bartz gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | James Bartz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-30 |
| 06:01 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Muller (PG), Stephen Morrell (SF), Michael Trost (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Philip Ford, Desmond Moore, Jeffrey Palmer, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), Frederick Leski (PF), Richard Oehler (C) John Hawkins, Harvey Romig, James Bartz, John Green, Jason Reed | |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Stephen Morrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale (SF) Stephen Morrell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Porter | 18-33 |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 18-33 |
| 05:10 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost grabs the offensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 04:41 | Wake Forest | John Muller knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Morrell (SF), Ernest Hoffman (PF), Patrick Taylor (C) Peter Martindale, Michael Trost, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Harvey Romig (SG), James Bartz (SF), John Green (PF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Kyle Porter, Frederick Leski | |
| 04:27 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 04:26 | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman tips it but misses | 20-33 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 04:18 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Ernest Hoffman | 20-33 |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | John Muller clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Oehler - foul #3 on Richard Oehler, team foul #6 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Bourne (C) Richard Oehler | |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | John Muller misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | John Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is fouled on the floor by John Muller - foul #3 on John Muller, team foul #14 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Desmond Moore (SG), Jeffrey Palmer (C) John Muller, Timothy Liddle, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford is fouled in the backcourt by John Hawkins - foul #1 on John Hawkins, team foul #7 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Reed (C) Charles Bourne | |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Philip Ford (tired) 8 pts. SG - Desmond Moore (tired) SF - Stephen Morrell (tired) PF - Ernest Hoffman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Harvey Romig (tiring) 2 ast. SF - James Bartz (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Green (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Jason Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Harvey Romig is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford is whistled for traveling | 23-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Timothy Liddle (SG), Peter Martindale (SF), Michael Trost (PF) Philip Ford, Stephen Morrell, Ernest Hoffman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), Charles Bourne (PF) John Hawkins, Harvey Romig, James Bartz, John Green | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Liddle - foul #3 on Timothy Liddle, team foul #15 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip Ford (PG), Dan Johnson (C) Timothy Liddle, Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:08 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Jason Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-37 |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 02:42 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost misses the lay-in | 23-37 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Jason Reed connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincent Shelton | 23-39 |
| 02:06 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | Dan Johnson tips it back up and in | 25-39 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Holmes | 25-41 |
| 01:39 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale's pass is intercepted by Kyle Porter | 25-41 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes hits the finger roll set up by Kyle Porter | 25-43 |
| 01:13 | Wake Forest | Philip Ford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Michael Trost tips it in | 27-43 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Stephen Morrell (SF), Jeffrey Palmer (PF), Patrick Taylor (C) Peter Martindale, Michael Trost, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Harvey Romig (SG), James Bartz (SF), Frederick Leski (PF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Kyle Porter, Jason Reed | |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | James Bartz scores on a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Stephen Morrell - foul #3 on Stephen Morrell, team foul #16 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale (SF) Stephen Morrell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | James Bartz makes the free throw | 27-46 |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | Charles Bourne steps in front of the Philip Ford pass in the backcourt | 27-46 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 27-46 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Frederick Leski tips it back up and in | 27-48 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Harvey Romig picks off the pass by Philip Ford in the backcourt | 27-48 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | James Bartz is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by John Hawkins | 27-50 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Peter Martindale is whistled for traveling | 27-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ernest Hoffman (PF) Jeffrey Palmer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (PF), Jason Reed (C) Frederick Leski, Charles Bourne | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | James Bartz misses the fullcourt shot | 27-50 |