| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) SG - David Farley (fresh) SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) PF - Andrew Young (fresh) C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fresh) SG - Rodney Jordan (fresh) SF - Mark Kinard (fresh) PF - George Beardsley (fresh) C - Frank Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | George Beardsley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Cal | Tyrone King clanks a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard is hacked by David Farley - foul #1 on David Farley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Cal | David Farley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Mickey Slack | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Gustavo Bruno blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Mark Kinard | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | George Beardsley misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Frank Smith gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Robert Cooper picks off the pass by Rodney Jordan | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Robert Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | George Beardsley grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard scores on a 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:43 | Cal | Andrew Young misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Tyrone King gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:28 | Cal | Tyrone King misses the shot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Frank Smith can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 2-5 |
| 15:58 | Cal | The rebound goes to Andrew Young | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) SG - David Farley (fresh) SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) PF - Andrew Young (fresh) C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fresh) SG - Rodney Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Kinard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Beardsley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno comes up short on the floater near the basket | 2-5 |
| 15:34 | Cal | Andrew Young can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Frank Smith dunks the ball | 2-7 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Robert Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno tips it home | 4-7 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | George Beardsley travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Harvey Morgan (SG), Emmanuel Bullard (SF), Keith Smotherman (PF), Kyle Peters (C) Tyrone King, David Farley, Robert Cooper, Andrew Young, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Powell (PG), Daniel Myers (SG), Robert Even (SF), John Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rosenthal (C) Mickey Slack, Rodney Jordan, Mark Kinard, George Beardsley, Frank Smith | |
| 14:14 | Cal | Kyle Peters buries a floater near the basket | 6-7 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Morrisey - foul #1 on Thomas Morrisey, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | Cal | Thomas Morrisey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 13:39 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Scott Powell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Morrisey - foul #2 on Thomas Morrisey, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Andrew Young (PF), Gustavo Bruno (C) Thomas Morrisey, Harvey Morgan, Keith Smotherman, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Scott Powell misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Scott Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:59 | Cal | Scott Powell takes the ball from Robert Cooper | 8-10 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers lays it in set up by Scott Powell | 8-12 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Tyrone King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Powell - foul #1 on Scott Powell, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (SG) Emmanuel Bullard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mickey Slack (PG) Scott Powell | |
| 12:41 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #1 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Beardsley (PF) Kenneth Rosenthal | |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:50 | Cal | Andrew Young comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | George Beardsley grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Farley (fresh) SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) PF - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Daniel Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Even (fresh) PF - George Beardsley (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | George Beardsley is called for 5 seconds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Harvey Morgan (SG), Emmanuel Bullard (SF) Tyrone King, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rodney Jordan (SG), Mark Kinard (SF), Frank Smith (C) Daniel Myers, Robert Even, John Edwards | |
| 11:03 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard is fouled on the floor by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| 10:51 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno is hacked by Rodney Jordan - foul #1 on Rodney Jordan, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 10:39 | Cal | David Farley can't connect on a floater from the right side | 10-13 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Frank Smith snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | George Beardsley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 10:15 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:57 | Cal | David Farley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | George Beardsley snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | George Beardsley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 09:51 | Cal | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Bullard | 10-13 |
| 09:37 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 09:36 | Cal | Andrew Young misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Harvey Morgan is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #1 on Harvey Morgan, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Keith Smotherman (PF), Kyle Peters (C) David Farley, Harvey Morgan, Andrew Young, Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Powell (PG), John Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rosenthal (C) Mickey Slack, George Beardsley, Frank Smith | |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | John Edwards comes up short on the floater from the left side | 10-13 |
| 08:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to Keith Smotherman | 10-13 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tyrone King | 13-13 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Kyle Peters swats the dunk try by Mark Kinard | 13-13 |
| 08:00 | Cal | The rebound goes to Keith Smotherman | 13-13 |
| 07:42 | Cal | Tyrone King is whistled for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Harvey Morgan (SG), Andrew Young (PF) Emmanuel Bullard, Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mickey Slack (PG), Daniel Myers (SG), Robert Even (SF), Frank Smith (C) Scott Powell, Rodney Jordan, Mark Kinard, John Edwards | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Morgan (fresh) SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) PF - Andrew Young (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Peters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Daniel Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Even (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosenthal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 07:20 | Cal | The rebound goes to Andrew Young | 13-13 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Andrew Young misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Rosenthal - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosenthal, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (SG), Gustavo Bruno (C) Harvey Morgan, Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Beardsley (PF) Kenneth Rosenthal | |
| 06:54 | Cal | Andrew Young misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Andrew Young makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Frank Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Beardsley | 14-15 |
| 06:14 | Cal | David Farley travels with the ball | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Edwards (C) Frank Smith | |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Andrew Young steps in front of the Daniel Myers pass | 14-15 |
| 05:38 | Cal | George Beardsley is called for the reach on Tyrone King - foul #1 on George Beardsley, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Powell (PG), Rodney Jordan (SG), Mark Kinard (SF) Mickey Slack, Daniel Myers, Robert Even | |
| 05:17 | Cal | Scott Powell picks off the pass by Gustavo Bruno | 14-15 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Andrew Young is called for the reach on George Beardsley - foul #1 on Andrew Young, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Emmanuel Bullard (SF) Tyrone King, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal (PF), Frank Smith (C) George Beardsley, John Edwards | |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal is hacked by David Farley - foul #2 on David Farley, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mickey Slack (PG) Scott Powell | |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno loses the dribble to Frank Smith | 14-15 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Frank Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard tips it in | 14-17 |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno drills a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Kenneth Rosenthal - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosenthal, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Tyrone King (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Keith Smotherman (PF) Thomas Morrisey, David Farley, Andrew Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Myers (SG), Robert Even (SF), George Beardsley (PF) Rodney Jordan, Mark Kinard, Kenneth Rosenthal | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tyrone King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Bullard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Smotherman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Daniel Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Even (fresh) PF - George Beardsley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 02:55 | Cal | Tyrone King can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Even - foul #1 on Robert Even, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Peters (C) Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Edwards (C) Frank Smith | |
| 02:55 | Cal | Tyrone King makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 02:55 | Cal | Tyrone King misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | George Beardsley snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers's floater is knocked away by Keith Smotherman | 18-20 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | George Beardsley misses the tip | 18-20 |
| 02:23 | Cal | Kyle Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 02:04 | Cal | Emmanuel Bullard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cal | David Farley (SG), Andrew Young (PF) Emmanuel Bullard, Keith Smotherman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Powell (PG), Rodney Jordan (SG), Mark Kinard (SF) Mickey Slack, Daniel Myers, Robert Even | |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard makes the contested jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Powell and the foul's on Kyle Peters - foul #1 on Kyle Peters, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Bruno (C) Kyle Peters | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 01:42 | Cal | David Farley double dribbles | 18-23 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | John Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 01:26 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Robert Cooper knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Young | 20-23 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | John Edwards's floater is tipped away by Gustavo Bruno | 20-23 |
| 01:00 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Gustavo Bruno misses the dunk | 20-23 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 20-23 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 20-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Morrisey (PG), Emmanuel Bullard (SF) Tyrone King, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mickey Slack (PG), Robert Even (SF), Kenneth Rosenthal (PF), Frank Smith (C) Scott Powell, Mark Kinard, George Beardsley, John Edwards | |
| 00:04 | Cal | Kenneth Rosenthal is called for the reach on Andrew Young - foul #3 on Kenneth Rosenthal, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Myers (SG), George Beardsley (PF) Rodney Jordan, Kenneth Rosenthal | |
| 00:04 | Cal | Andrew Young makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Andrew Young makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 22-23 |