| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Donald Edwards inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri | John Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | John Driscoll works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it home | 27-25 |
| 18:46 | Missouri | Donald Edwards lays it in | 29-25 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy is hacked by Thomas Fisher - foul #2 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Driscoll | 29-27 |
| 17:58 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfredo Bruno - foul #1 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:22 | Missouri | John Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Fisher | 31-29 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 31-29 |
| 17:06 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 16:46 | Missouri | John Williams is hacked by Michael Faulkner - foul #2 on Michael Faulkner, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Elwood Boler (PF) Alfredo Bruno, Donald Edwards, John Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard (PF) Michael Faulkner | |
| 16:30 | Missouri | Elwood Boler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Luigi Marino (PF) Thomas Fisher, Kerry Freeman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steve Steed (SF) Matthew Kennedy | |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Driscoll and the foul's on Luigi Marino - foul #2 on Luigi Marino, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Luciano Marino (SG) John Driscoll, James Jackson | |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:51 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Gonzalez | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elwood Boler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luciano Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 33-32 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses badly on a floater from the right block | 33-32 |
| 15:22 | Missouri | Luigi Marino gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:53 | Missouri | Mark Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ernest Winters | 36-34 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Mark Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Scott - foul #3 on Mark Scott, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), Donald Edwards (SF), John Williams (PF), Kerry Freeman (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Ryan Bobbitt, Mark Scott, Luigi Marino, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Driscoll (PG), James Jackson (SG), Michael Faulkner (PF) Ernest Winters, Luciano Marino, Thomas Sicard | |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:41 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | John Driscoll is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Fisher - foul #3 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy (SF) Steve Steed | |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Donald Edwards steals the ball from Matthew Kennedy | 36-36 |
| 12:58 | Missouri | Donald Edwards buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfredo Bruno | 39-36 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 12:48 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:31 | Missouri | Billy Lauterbach swats the short shot by Kerry Freeman | 39-36 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | John Driscoll gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | John Williams steps in front of the John Driscoll pass | 39-36 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kerry Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 11:47 | Missouri | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Matthew Kennedy picks off the pass by Alfredo Bruno | 39-36 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy hits the finger roll | 39-38 |
| 11:00 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy buries a runner in the paint set up by Michael Faulkner | 42-40 |
| 10:24 | Missouri | Thomas Fisher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | James Jackson pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | James Jackson is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 09:45 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 42-42 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Jackson | 42-44 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | John Williams misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Faulkner | 42-47 |
| 08:25 | Missouri | John Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Ryan Bobbitt (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Luigi Marino (PF), Elwood Boler (C) Thomas Fisher, Alfredo Bruno, Donald Edwards, John Williams, Kerry Freeman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Luciano Marino (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Thomas Sicard (PF), James Cordova (C) John Driscoll, James Jackson, Matthew Kennedy, Michael Faulkner, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard travels with the ball | 42-47 |
| 07:53 | Missouri | Mark Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) 3 reb. C - Elwood Boler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luciano Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 07:40 | Missouri | Elwood Boler grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 07:20 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt blows the layup | 42-47 |
| 07:19 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Gonzalez | 42-47 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt double dribbles | 42-47 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Winters | 42-50 |
| 06:16 | Missouri | Mark Scott double dribbles | 42-50 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Fisher (PG), Kerry Freeman (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Driscoll (PG), James Jackson (SG), Matthew Kennedy (SF) Ernest Winters, Luciano Marino, Steve Steed | |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Jackson and he's fouled by Ryan Bobbitt - foul #1 on Ryan Bobbitt, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Missouri | The short jumper by Kerry Freeman is denied by James Cordova | 42-53 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy drills a 3 from the right corner set up by James Jackson | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Kennedy - foul #1 on Matthew Kennedy, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (SG), Donald Edwards (SF), John Williams (PF) Ryan Bobbitt, Mark Scott, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Faulkner (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Thomas Sicard, James Cordova | |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Kerry Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Donald Edwards - foul #2 on Donald Edwards, team foul #8 | 44-56 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Donald Edwards scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Alfredo Bruno and the foul's on Matthew Kennedy - foul #2 on Matthew Kennedy, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | John Driscoll makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Kennedy | 47-60 |
| 03:50 | Missouri | Donald Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (PG), Ryan Bobbitt (C) Thomas Fisher, Kerry Freeman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steve Steed (SF) Matthew Kennedy | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Driscoll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Steve Steed comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 03:25 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 03:19 | Missouri | Michael Faulkner steals the ball from Alfredo Bruno | 47-60 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | John Driscoll evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side set up by James Jackson | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:48 | Missouri | Billy Lauterbach is called for the reach on Mark Scott - foul #1 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Luigi Marino (PF), Elwood Boler (C) Alfredo Bruno, Donald Edwards, John Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Luciano Marino (SG), Thomas Sicard (PF), James Cordova (C) John Driscoll, James Jackson, Michael Faulkner, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 02:41 | Missouri | Mark Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Steve Steed knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Winters | 47-65 |
| 02:12 | Missouri | Mark Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-65 |
| 02:11 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt can't tip it in | 47-65 |
| 02:10 | Missouri | Luigi Marino snags the offensive board | 47-65 |
| 02:00 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | James Cordova snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Steve Steed is fouled on the floor by Ryan Bobbitt - foul #2 on Ryan Bobbitt, team foul #9 | 47-65 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Steve Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:33 | Missouri | Elwood Boler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 01:19 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-66 |
| 01:18 | Missouri | Elwood Boler tips it back up and in | 49-66 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | James Cordova misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters tips it back up and in | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Mark Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino drills a fadeaway in the paint | 52-70 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt hits the finger roll | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters runs out the clock | 54-70 |