| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Driscoll (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Faulkner (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Augustine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Fruge (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Hillier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Casey Solomon - foul #2 on Casey Solomon, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:45 | Ball State | Brian Hillier snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:40 | Ball State | John Driscoll picks off the pass by Casey Solomon in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Kennedy and the foul's on Casey Solomon - foul #3 on Casey Solomon, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG) Casey Solomon | |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | The jump hook by Brian Hillier is blocked by Michael Faulkner | 37-30 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Brian Hillier pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | David Augustine clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | John Driscoll can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 17:54 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Driscoll | 39-30 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-30 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Jackson | 39-30 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | James Jackson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 17:18 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is whistled for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Luciano Marino (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Thomas Sicard (PF) John Driscoll, James Jackson, Matthew Kennedy, Michael Faulkner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SF) David Augustine | |
| 16:58 | Ball State | John Kincaid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Oscar Danek (PG) Adam Williams | |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #1 on Oscar Danek, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | John Kincaid knocks in the floater from the left block | 42-32 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters is hacked by Oscar Danek - foul #2 on Oscar Danek, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino tips it in | 44-32 |
| 15:46 | Ball State | John Kincaid is whistled for traveling | 44-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Driscoll (PG), James Jackson (SG), Matthew Kennedy (SF) Ernest Winters, Luciano Marino, Steve Steed | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Solomon (PG), David Augustine (SF) Oscar Danek, Joseph Puckett | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Driscoll (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kincaid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Augustine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Fruge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Hillier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | John Driscoll's pass is intercepted by David Augustine | 44-32 |
| 15:06 | Ball State | David Augustine lays it up and in and he's hacked by Thomas Sicard - foul #1 on Thomas Sicard, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner (PF) Thomas Sicard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SF) John Kincaid | |
| 15:06 | Ball State | David Augustine misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Kennedy | 44-34 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | John Driscoll is fouled on the floor by Stephen Fruge - foul #4 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Kincaid (SG) Joseph Puckett | |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | John Driscoll drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 13:52 | Ball State | David Augustine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SF) David Augustine | |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach's pass is intercepted by Joseph Puckett | 47-34 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Brian Hillier lays it in set up by John Kincaid and the foul's on Matthew Kennedy - foul #1 on Matthew Kennedy, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Luciano Marino (SG), Steve Steed (SF) John Driscoll, James Jackson, Matthew Kennedy | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Brian Hillier misses the free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | John Kincaid takes the ball from Ernest Winters in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett dunks the ball set up by John Kincaid | 47-38 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Ernest Winters | 49-38 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | John Kincaid misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 49-38 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Solomon | 49-41 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Winters | 52-41 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luciano Marino (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Faulkner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Lauterbach (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Casey Solomon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kincaid (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Fruge (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Hillier (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Steve Steed comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-41 |
| 11:18 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 11:03 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Faulkner | 52-41 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses the easy layup | 52-41 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner gets the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | Casey Solomon misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses the lay-in | 52-41 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Steve Steed pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Luciano Marino | 54-41 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Brian Hillier knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Fruge | 54-43 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-43 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Stephen Fruge snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Casey Solomon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 54-46 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Steve Steed pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Fruge - foul #5 on Stephen Fruge, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Driscoll (PG), James Jackson (SG), Matthew Kennedy (SF), Thomas Sicard (C) Ernest Winters, Luciano Marino, Steve Steed, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Augustine (SF), Adam Williams (PF) Joseph Puckett, Stephen Fruge | |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | David Augustine misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Faulkner - foul #4 on Michael Faulkner, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Cordova (C) Michael Faulkner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Puckett (SF) Casey Solomon | |
| 07:45 | Ball State | David Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:45 | Ball State | David Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | John Driscoll buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Jackson | 59-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Driscoll (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Cordova (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kincaid (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Puckett (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Augustine (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Hillier (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Ball State | James Jackson blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Kincaid | 59-48 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | John Driscoll snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | John Driscoll clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 07:03 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | John Driscoll pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Jackson | 61-48 |
| 06:06 | Ball State | David Augustine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | John Driscoll gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard lays it up and in and the foul's on John Kincaid - foul #5 on John Kincaid, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (C) James Cordova | |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Solomon (PG), Oscar Danek (SG) Adam Williams, John Kincaid | |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard misses the free throw | 63-48 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Brian Hillier | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Ball State | Brian Hillier's floater is tipped away by Billy Lauterbach | 63-48 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | John Driscoll drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Jackson | 66-48 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett double dribbles | 66-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Luciano Marino (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Michael Faulkner (PF) John Driscoll, James Jackson, Matthew Kennedy, Thomas Sicard | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ernest Winters | 68-48 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Casey Solomon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | David Augustine can't tip it in | 68-48 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Steve Steed pulls down the rebound | 68-48 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it but misses | 68-48 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Steve Steed tips it home | 70-48 |
| 03:30 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett loses the ball out of bounds | 70-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Cordova (PF), Thomas Sicard (C) Michael Faulkner, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Ball State | Adam Williams (PG), Eric McKeag (SG), Andrew Brewer (PF), Victor Bowles (C) Casey Solomon, Oscar Danek, David Augustine, Brian Hillier | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luciano Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cordova (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric McKeag (fresh) SF - Joseph Puckett (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Brewer (fresh) C - Victor Bowles (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-48 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Brewer | 70-51 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino is hacked by Joseph Puckett - foul #2 on Joseph Puckett, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 72-51 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | James Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Luciano Marino | 74-51 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | James Cordova steps in front of the Adam Williams pass | 74-51 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-51 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino gets the offensive rebound | 74-51 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-51 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Victor Bowles pulls down the rebound | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Ball State | James Cordova denies the turnaround by Adam Williams | 74-51 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino gets the rebound | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | James Cordova misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andrew Brewer - foul #1 on Andrew Brewer, team foul #9 | 74-51 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | James Cordova misses the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | James Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Luciano Marino is called for the reach on Eric McKeag - foul #1 on Luciano Marino, team foul #4 | 75-51 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Joseph Puckett hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Brewer | 75-54 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters runs out the clock | 75-54 |