| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Leroy Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Falbo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Yim (fresh) PF - Kenneth Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Chavez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stefan Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Vance (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Ronald Yim inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton is whistled for a carry | 25-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Evan Krause (PG), Davis Reed (PF) Leroy Stoughton, Kenneth Hamlin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Ramon Chavez misses the jump hook near the basket | 25-34 |
| 19:11 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:55 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed misses the jumper in the paint | 25-34 |
| 18:54 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:36 | Oklahoma | Evan Krause drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by George Falbo | 27-34 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Larry Vance clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ramon Chavez | 27-34 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo's fadeaway is rejected by Davis Reed | 27-34 |
| 17:53 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:32 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Stefan Gallo - foul #1 on Stefan Gallo, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton (PG), Kenneth Hamlin (PF) George Falbo, Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez (C) Larry Vance | |
| 17:32 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:32 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Ramon Chavez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-34 |
| 17:06 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 17:01 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 16:59 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | William Gilbert grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ramon Chavez | 29-36 |
| 16:26 | Oklahoma | William Gilbert is called for the reach on Leroy Stoughton - foul #2 on William Gilbert, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Falbo (SG), Gerald Cooper (C) Evan Krause, Davis Reed | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charlie Waddle (PF) Stefan Gallo | |
| 16:05 | Oklahoma | Ronald Yim is hacked by Ramon Chavez - foul #1 on Ramon Chavez, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Vance (C) Salvador Hernandez | |
| 15:45 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Larry Vance - foul #3 on Larry Vance, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Grantham (SF) Ramon Chavez | |
| 15:45 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:45 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Leroy Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Falbo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Yim (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Hamlin (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Grantham (fresh) PF - Charlie Waddle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Vance (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Charlie Waddle's pass is intercepted by Leroy Stoughton | 31-36 |
| 15:17 | Oklahoma | George Falbo lays it in set up by Leroy Stoughton | 33-36 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Anthony Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 14:31 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 33-39 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Gilbert | 33-39 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | William Gilbert clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 14:06 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:58 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin clanks a runner from the right block | 33-39 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Anthony Thompson grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | George Falbo steals it from Larry Vance | 33-39 |
| 13:29 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Richard Grantham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:06 | Oklahoma | Ronald Yim gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:50 | Oklahoma | Larry Vance steals it from Ronald Yim | 35-39 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Larry Vance misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Yim - foul #1 on Ronald Yim, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Evan Krause (PG), Justin Poplin (SF), Davis Reed (PF) Leroy Stoughton, Ronald Yim, Kenneth Hamlin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ramon Chavez (SF), Stefan Gallo (PF) Richard Grantham, Charlie Waddle | |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Larry Vance makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Larry Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:06 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Vance | 35-41 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Anthony Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-41 |
| 11:37 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Evan Krause (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Falbo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Poplin (fresh) PF - Davis Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Gilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Chavez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stefan Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Vance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Oklahoma | Anthony Thompson is called for the reach on Davis Reed - foul #3 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton (PG), Ronald Yim (SF), Kenneth Hamlin (PF) George Falbo, Justin Poplin, Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Williams (SG), Salvador Hernandez (C) Anthony Thompson, Larry Vance | |
| 10:56 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | William Gilbert hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Leroy Stoughton - foul #2 on Leroy Stoughton, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Falbo (SG), Gerald Cooper (C) Evan Krause, Kenneth Hamlin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | William Gilbert makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:23 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed misses long on a runner from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | William Gilbert is hacked by Ronald Yim - foul #2 on Ronald Yim, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Evan Krause (PG), Justin Poplin (SF), Kenneth Hamlin (PF) Leroy Stoughton, Ronald Yim, Davis Reed | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Thompson (SG) Mark Williams | |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | William Gilbert's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Cooper | 35-44 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo lays it up and in | 35-46 |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma | George Falbo misses the dunk but the foul's on Anthony Thompson - foul #4 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton (PG), Ronald Yim (SF) Evan Krause, Justin Poplin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Williams (SG), Charlie Waddle (PF) Anthony Thompson, Stefan Gallo | |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma | George Falbo misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma | George Falbo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | William Gilbert scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ramon Chavez | 36-48 |
| 08:15 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Evan Krause (SG), Davis Reed (C) George Falbo, Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Ramon Chavez's pass is intercepted by Evan Krause | 36-48 |
| 07:36 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Evan Krause | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Leroy Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Krause (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Yim (tiring) PF - Kenneth Hamlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Davis Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Gilbert (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ramon Chavez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charlie Waddle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-48 |
| 07:06 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Leroy Stoughton | 38-48 |
| 07:01 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Davis Reed | 41-48 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hamlin blocks the short jumper by Charlie Waddle | 41-48 |
| 06:37 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:14 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed is fouled on the floor by Salvador Hernandez - foul #2 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Falbo (SG), Gerald Cooper (C) Leroy Stoughton, Kenneth Hamlin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Thompson (SG), Richard Grantham (SF), Stefan Gallo (PF), Larry Vance (C) William Gilbert, Ramon Chavez, Charlie Waddle, Salvador Hernandez | |
| 06:14 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:14 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 06:00 | Oklahoma | Anthony Thompson steals it from Gerald Cooper | 41-48 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Thompson | 41-50 |
| 05:36 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed's layup is rejected by Stefan Gallo | 41-50 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Ronald Yim steps in front of the Mark Williams pass | 41-50 |
| 05:04 | Oklahoma | Ronald Yim blows the dunk | 41-50 |
| 05:03 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Larry Vance knocks in the floater from the baseline | 43-52 |
| 04:33 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed is fouled on the floor by Anthony Thompson - foul #5 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton (PG), Justin Poplin (SF) Evan Krause, Ronald Yim | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Gilbert (PG), Ramon Chavez (SF) Anthony Thompson, Richard Grantham | |
| 04:33 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:33 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | William Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Gerald Cooper - foul #3 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Yim (SF), Kenneth Hamlin (PF) Justin Poplin, Davis Reed | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez (C) Larry Vance | |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Ronald Yim steps in front of the Salvador Hernandez pass | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Falbo | 47-52 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | William Gilbert misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gerald Cooper - foul #4 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | William Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | William Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Leroy Stoughton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Falbo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Yim (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Hamlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Gerald Cooper (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Gilbert (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ramon Chavez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stefan Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton is fouled on the floor by William Gilbert - foul #3 on William Gilbert, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Justin Poplin (SF) Ronald Yim | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:12 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:12 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Mark Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Ramon Chavez tips it back up and in | 48-56 |
| 02:49 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin is fouled on the floor by Mark Williams - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Yim (SF) Justin Poplin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charlie Waddle (PF) Stefan Gallo | |
| 02:49 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:49 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo (PF), Larry Vance (C) Charlie Waddle, Salvador Hernandez | |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Larry Vance double dribbles | 50-56 |
| 02:19 | Oklahoma | Ronald Yim knocks in the shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Ramon Chavez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Larry Vance tips it back up and in | 52-58 |
| 01:29 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton's pass is intercepted by Mark Williams | 52-58 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo makes the runner from the right block set up by Mark Williams | 52-60 |
| 01:02 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Leroy Stoughton | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Stefan Gallo is fouled on the floor by Gerald Cooper - foul #5 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Davis Reed (C) Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Grantham (SF), Salvador Hernandez (C) Ramon Chavez, Larry Vance | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Kenneth Hamlin is called for the reach on Richard Grantham - foul #2 on Kenneth Hamlin, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Richard Grantham makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Richard Grantham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | George Falbo is called for the reach on Richard Grantham in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Falbo, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Richard Grantham makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Richard Grantham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:43 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed lays it up and in | 59-64 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by George Falbo - foul #3 on George Falbo, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:35 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | William Gilbert gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | William Gilbert is hacked by Leroy Stoughton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Stoughton, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | William Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | William Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:30 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Hamlin gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma | Leroy Stoughton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-67 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Grantham | 59-67 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Mark Williams is hacked by George Falbo in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Falbo, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:15 | Oklahoma | Davis Reed is called for traveling | 59-69 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charlie Waddle (PF) Stefan Gallo | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | William Gilbert runs out the clock | 59-69 |