| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Player (fresh) SG - Clifford Shults (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph McQuinn (fresh) PF - Charles White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cooke (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Steven Sjoberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Green (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Askew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Arterburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Holleran (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Danny Askew inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina State | Charles White takes the ball from Jay Arterburn | 25-24 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke is denied on a dunk by Tyler Holleran | 25-24 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina State | Adam Green grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina State | Jay Arterburn misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Cooke - foul #2 on Michael Cooke, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina State | Jay Arterburn makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina State | Jay Arterburn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke connects on the runner from the right block set up by Kenneth Player | 27-25 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Player is called for the reach on Jay Arterburn - foul #2 on Kenneth Player, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina State | Adam Green misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke connects on the shot from close range set up by Ralph McQuinn and he's fouled by Tyler Holleran - foul #3 on Tyler Holleran, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (SF), Christopher Zuk (PF) Ralph McQuinn, Charles White | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells (SF), Ryan Sweeting (PF), Moses Crane (C) Danny Askew, Jay Arterburn, Tyler Holleran | |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg misses the easy dunk attempt but he's fouled by Kenneth Player - foul #3 on Kenneth Player, team foul #3 | 30-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (PG) Kenneth Player | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:31 | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Andrew Czyzewski and he's hacked by Moses Crane - foul #2 on Moses Crane, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Marshall (SG) Clifford Shults | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Danny Askew (SF) Adam Green | |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 15:38 | South Carolina State | Christopher Zuk steps in front of the Ryan Sweeting pass | 33-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Dennis Beckner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Zuk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Cooke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Steven Sjoberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommie Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Askew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Moses Crane (fresh) | |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Andrew Czyzewski | 35-26 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Player (PG), Clifford Shults (SG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Charles White (PF) Dennis Beckner, Dale Marshall, Andrew Czyzewski, Christopher Zuk | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Green (SG), Jay Arterburn (SF), Tyler Holleran (C) Steven Sjoberg, Danny Askew, Moses Crane | |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Charles White can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-26 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina State | Ryan Sweeting snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina State | Ralph McQuinn blocks the jumper by Tommie Wells | 35-26 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles White | 38-26 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells makes the 3 from straight away set up by Adam Green | 38-29 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina State | Ryan Sweeting grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Player | 41-29 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | Adam Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Marshall (SF), Andrew Czyzewski (PF), Christopher Zuk (C) Ralph McQuinn, Charles White, Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg (PG), Danny Askew (SF), Moses Crane (C) Tommie Wells, Ryan Sweeting, Tyler Holleran | |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina State | Adam Green drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Sjoberg | 41-32 |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-32 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Moses Crane | 41-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Player (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Shults (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) 2 ast. C - Christopher Zuk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Steven Sjoberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Askew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Arterburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Moses Crane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | South Carolina State | Adam Green is fouled on the floor by Dale Marshall - foul #1 on Dale Marshall, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (PG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Charles White (PF) Kenneth Player, Clifford Shults, Andrew Czyzewski | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Tyler Holleran (C) Jay Arterburn | |
| 10:47 | South Carolina State | Ralph McQuinn picks off the pass by Danny Askew | 41-32 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Charles White hits the follow up shot | 43-32 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | Danny Askew comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Zuk - foul #1 on Christopher Zuk, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Shults (SG) Dale Marshall | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells (SG), Ryan Sweeting (PF) Adam Green, Moses Crane | |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | Danny Askew makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | Danny Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk misses long on a jumper from the left block | 43-34 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Tyler Holleran pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina State | Tyler Holleran misses the tip | 43-34 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk's floater is tipped away by Ryan Sweeting | 43-34 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Sjoberg | 43-36 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Charles White can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Sweeting - foul #2 on Ryan Sweeting, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Player (PG), Andrew Czyzewski (SF), Michael Cooke (C) Dennis Beckner, Ralph McQuinn, Christopher Zuk | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Green (SG), Jay Arterburn (PF) Danny Askew, Tyler Holleran | |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina State | Jay Arterburn connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Steven Sjoberg | 45-38 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Charles White misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina State | Adam Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clifford Shults - foul #2 on Clifford Shults, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (SG), Dale Marshall (SF) Clifford Shults, Charles White | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Danny Askew (SF), Moses Crane (C) Tommie Wells, Ryan Sweeting | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina State | Adam Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina State | Adam Green misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Player (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Beckner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dale Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) 2 ast. C - Michael Cooke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Steven Sjoberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Adam Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Askew (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jay Arterburn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Moses Crane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Moses Crane - foul #3 on Moses Crane, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Player | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:55 | South Carolina State | Jay Arterburn misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dale Marshall | 49-39 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Shults (SG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Charles White (PF) Dennis Beckner, Dale Marshall, Andrew Czyzewski | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells (PG), Tyler Holleran (C) Steven Sjoberg, Moses Crane | |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Kenneth Player is hacked by Adam Green - foul #2 on Adam Green, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Charles White misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina State | Tyler Holleran gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina State | Adam Green misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina State | Tyler Holleran pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells hits a shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-41 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina State | Tyler Holleran grabs the board | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:25 | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jay Arterburn | 49-44 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-44 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Ralph McQuinn snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Adam Green is called for the reach on Kenneth Player - foul #3 on Adam Green, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Czyzewski (PF), Christopher Zuk (C) Charles White, Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg (PG), Ryan Sweeting (PF) Adam Green, Jay Arterburn | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-44 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina State | Tyler Holleran grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Player (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Shults (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph McQuinn (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Andrew Czyzewski (fresh) 2 ast. C - Christopher Zuk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Steven Sjoberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tommie Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Askew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Holleran (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina State | Danny Askew travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Beckner (PG), Dale Marshall (SF) Kenneth Player, Ralph McQuinn | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Green (SG), Moses Crane (C) Tommie Wells, Tyler Holleran | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Beckner and the foul's on Ryan Sweeting - foul #3 on Ryan Sweeting, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jay Arterburn (PF) Moses Crane | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Christopher Zuk makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:23 | South Carolina State | Jay Arterburn clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Dale Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Player (PG), Ralph McQuinn (SF), Charles White (PF), Michael Cooke (C) Dennis Beckner, Dale Marshall, Andrew Czyzewski, Christopher Zuk | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells (SF), Tyler Holleran (C) Danny Askew, Ryan Sweeting | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Player | 55-44 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina State | Ralph McQuinn is called for the reach on Tommie Wells - foul #3 on Ralph McQuinn, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Danny Askew (SF) Steven Sjoberg | |
| 01:50 | South Carolina State | Tommie Wells misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Charles White snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Danny Askew - foul #1 on Danny Askew, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg (PG) Tommie Wells | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Clifford Shults makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Clifford Shults is called for the reach on Adam Green - foul #3 on Clifford Shults, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Adam Green misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Charles White grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Steven Sjoberg takes the ball from Charles White | 57-44 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg banks in the layup | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Michael Cooke drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Steven Sjoberg misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-46 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Adam Green grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |