| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Francisco Martinez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russ Boling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Petersen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Tooley (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Rolf Frankowski | 30-38 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brown | 33-38 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:48 | Florida State | John Brown snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen clanks a turnaround from the right block | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Rolf Frankowski | 33-38 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Peter Tooley | 33-40 |
| 17:44 | Florida State | Richard Armenta is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #2 on Richard Armenta, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Francis Black (PF) Jeffrey Petersen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (C) Richard Armenta | |
| 17:28 | Florida State | John Brown makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Francisco Martinez | 36-40 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger is called for a backcourt violation | 36-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ritchie (PG), Robert McGeachy (SG), Herbert Hoyle (SF), Ernesto Gonzalez (C) Francisco Martinez, Russ Boling, John Brown, David Nichols | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Joseph McCreless, Peter Tooley | |
| 16:47 | Florida State | George Ritchie misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeff Harris - foul #2 on Jeff Harris, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG) Ivan Zangger | |
| 16:47 | Florida State | George Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | George Ritchie misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Lomax | 37-40 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen (PF) Ernesto Gonzalez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Armenta (C) Jeff Harris | |
| 16:24 | Florida State | Herbert Hoyle is fouled on the floor by Richard Armenta - foul #3 on Richard Armenta, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alphonso Ramos (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Rolf Frankowski, Richard Armenta | |
| 16:14 | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by George Ritchie and he's hacked by Alphonso Ramos - foul #1 on Alphonso Ramos, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Francisco Martinez (PG), Russ Boling (SG) George Ritchie, Robert McGeachy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:14 | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Curt Jones gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Swenson | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Francisco Martinez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Russ Boling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Hoyle (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Petersen (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Black (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Timothy Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curt Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonso Ramos (fresh) C - Jeff Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Florida State | Francis Black connects on the runner in the lane set up by Jeffrey Petersen | 41-42 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Alphonso Ramos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Brown (SF), David Nichols (C) Herbert Hoyle, Jeffrey Petersen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Rolf Frankowski (SG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Peter Tooley (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Timothy Swenson, Curt Jones, Gerald Lomax, Alphonso Ramos, Jeff Harris | |
| 14:55 | Florida State | Russ Boling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-42 |
| 14:54 | Florida State | John Brown tips it home | 43-42 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Peter Tooley | 43-44 |
| 14:23 | Florida State | Francisco Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ritchie (PG), Robert McGeachy (SG), Jeffrey Petersen (PF) Francisco Martinez, Russ Boling, Francis Black | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:39 | Florida State | George Ritchie comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | George Ritchie makes the floater from the left side set up by Jeffrey Petersen | 45-44 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Petersen takes the ball from Peter Tooley | 45-44 |
| 12:51 | Florida State | George Ritchie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Francisco Martinez (PG), Russ Boling (SG), Francis Black (PF), Edgardo Martin (C) George Ritchie, Robert McGeachy, Jeffrey Petersen, David Nichols | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Joseph McCreless, Peter Tooley, Richard Armenta | |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-44 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | Francisco Martinez snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | Francisco Martinez knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Brown | 48-44 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski can't throw it down but the foul's on Edgardo Martin - foul #4 on Edgardo Martin, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Herbert Hoyle (SF), Ernesto Gonzalez (C) John Brown, Edgardo Martin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Francis Black | 48-45 |
| 11:47 | Florida State | Curt Jones swats the layup by Francis Black | 48-45 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Curt Jones gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Francisco Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russ Boling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Hoyle (fresh) PF - Francis Black (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernesto Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curt Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 48-45 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Russ Boling snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Ivan Zangger steps in front of the Ernesto Gonzalez pass | 48-45 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses the dunk | 48-45 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Curt Jones tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Gerald Lomax is called for the reach on Francisco Martinez - foul #2 on Gerald Lomax, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ritchie (PG), Robert McGeachy (SG), John Brown (SF), Jeffrey Petersen (PF), David Nichols (C) Francisco Martinez, Russ Boling, Herbert Hoyle, Francis Black, Ernesto Gonzalez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Peter Tooley (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Ivan Zangger, Rolf Frankowski, Gerald Lomax, Jeff Harris | |
| 10:19 | Florida State | John Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by George Ritchie | 51-47 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 10:04 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Petersen | 51-47 |
| 10:00 | Florida State | George Ritchie comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 09:58 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Petersen | 51-47 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | George Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 51-47 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Timothy Swenson | 51-47 |
| 09:40 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (SG) Curt Jones | |
| 09:26 | Florida State | Robert McGeachy makes the runner from the right block set up by George Ritchie | 53-47 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert McGeachy - foul #3 on Robert McGeachy, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Francisco Martinez (PG), Russ Boling (SG) George Ritchie, Robert McGeachy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 53-48 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Petersen swats the short shot by Richard Armenta | 53-48 |
| 08:41 | Florida State | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:17 | Florida State | Richard Armenta steps in front of the Russ Boling pass | 53-48 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson is fouled on the floor by Russ Boling - foul #1 on Russ Boling, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Edgardo Martin (SF), Francis Black (PF), Ernesto Gonzalez (C) John Brown, Jeffrey Petersen, David Nichols | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Rolf Frankowski (SG), Curt Jones (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Timothy Swenson, Calvin Robison, Joseph McCreless, Peter Tooley, Richard Armenta | |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-48 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Francisco Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russ Boling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgardo Martin (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Francis Black (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernesto Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curt Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Edgardo Martin grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 06:45 | Florida State | Rolf Frankowski picks off the pass by Russ Boling | 53-48 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Curt Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Rolf Frankowski | 53-51 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Ernesto Gonzalez can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 06:10 | Florida State | Francis Black snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | Gerald Lomax steps in front of the Francisco Martinez pass | 53-51 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Curt Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgardo Martin - foul #5 on Edgardo Martin, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ritchie (PG), Robert McGeachy (SG), John Brown (SF), Jeffrey Petersen (PF), David Nichols (C) Francisco Martinez, Russ Boling, Edgardo Martin, Francis Black, Ernesto Gonzalez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF), Peter Tooley (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Rolf Frankowski, Gerald Lomax, Jeff Harris | |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | David Nichols misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Richard Armenta - foul #4 on Richard Armenta, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG) Curt Jones | |
| 05:08 | Florida State | David Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | David Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | George Ritchie drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Brown | 57-53 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Zangger | 57-55 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | David Nichols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to John Brown | 57-55 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | George Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - George Ritchie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert McGeachy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Petersen (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - David Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Tooley (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | John Brown steps in front of the Ivan Zangger pass | 57-55 |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Robert McGeachy is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Francisco Martinez (PG), Russ Boling (SG), Francis Black (PF), Ernesto Gonzalez (C) George Ritchie, Robert McGeachy, Jeffrey Petersen, David Nichols | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Curt Jones (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Ivan Zangger, Joseph McCreless, Peter Tooley, Richard Armenta | |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Nichols (C) Ernesto Gonzalez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF), Peter Tooley (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Curt Jones, Gerald Lomax, Jeff Harris | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Rolf Frankowski and he's fouled by Francis Black - foul #2 on Francis Black, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Petersen (PF) Francis Black | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG) Timothy Swenson | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:22 | Florida State | David Nichols misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 02:21 | Florida State | David Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | David Nichols buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russ Boling | 59-58 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger misses the jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | David Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Francisco Martinez double dribbles | 59-58 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta double dribbles | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Florida State | John Brown misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph McCreless - foul #1 on Joseph McCreless, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Russ Boling steps in front of the Peter Tooley pass | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Francisco Martinez is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Zangger - foul #1 on Ivan Zangger, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Francisco Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Zangger | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Francisco Martinez drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Russ Boling | 62-61 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-61 |