| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 1 pts. C - Heath Hackett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits a wide open jumper near the basket | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Bain - foul #1 on Raymond Bain, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Liang Zheng | 30-31 |
| 18:31 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 30-31 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | John Hurt snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | John Hurt snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen buries a fadeaway from the right side | 32-31 |
| 17:48 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Liang Zheng - foul #2 on Liang Zheng, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Kevin McDaniel, Joel Duke, Heath Hackett | |
| 17:48 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:48 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 32-33 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux's pass is intercepted by Trenton Fletcher | 34-33 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | John Hurt scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Arthur Dickey - foul #1 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (SG), Joel Duke (PF), John Linkous (C) Eric Boudreaux, Emanuel Schwager, Ron Mullins | |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:08 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jon Ikeda | 37-36 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 15:48 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey grabs the board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 4 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Dickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Trenton Fletcher steals the ball from Joel Duke | 37-36 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | John Hurt can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it home | 39-36 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Drennen | 39-36 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 41-36 |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:02 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-36 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:46 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Linkous | 41-38 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | John Linkous snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:05 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jon Ikeda | 41-40 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Joel Duke is called for the reach on Jeffrey Drennen - foul #3 on Joel Duke, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Heath Hackett (C) Kevin McDaniel, Arthur Dickey, Joel Duke, John Linkous | |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Heath Hackett - foul #1 on Heath Hackett, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:16 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Robert Maguire picks off the pass by Richard Caulkins in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 12:09 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire hits the finger roll | 42-42 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Caulkins and the foul's on Emanuel Schwager - foul #1 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:33 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager tips it home | 45-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (tired) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Heath Hackett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Emanuel Schwager is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Caulkins | 48-44 |
| 10:54 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Eric Boudreaux | 48-46 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Maguire - foul #4 on Robert Maguire, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (SG), Joel Duke (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Robert Maguire, Emanuel Schwager, Heath Hackett | |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Jon Ikeda is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #2 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:12 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 10:11 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Boudreaux | 50-46 |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher blows the layup but the foul's on Ron Mullins - foul #2 on Ron Mullins, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (PF) Joel Duke | |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:22 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain loses the dribble to Eric Boudreaux in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 08:52 | UC Riverside | Trenton Fletcher blocks the short jumper by Ron Mullins | 51-46 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Jon Ikeda is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager (PF), Heath Hackett (C) Jon Ikeda, Ron Mullins | |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:26 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by John Linkous | 52-48 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Emanuel Schwager steals it from Steven Williams | 52-48 |
| 07:59 | UC Riverside | John Linkous's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG) Raymond Bain | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Joel Duke (PF) Kevin McDaniel, Eric Boudreaux, John Linkous, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins is called for traveling | 52-48 |
| 07:21 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Dickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Heath Hackett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Steven Williams banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Drennen | 54-48 |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 06:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey drills a floater from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 54-50 |
| 05:41 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses short on a floater from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jon Ikeda - foul #4 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), John Hurt (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (PG), John Linkous (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Arthur Dickey, Joel Duke, Heath Hackett | |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:49 | UC Riverside | Trenton Fletcher blocks the short jumper by Robert Maguire | 55-50 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager misses the dunk attempt | 55-50 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Mullins | 55-50 |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire is called for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG) Eric Boudreaux | |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF) Ron Mullins | |
| 03:18 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joel Duke (PF), Heath Hackett (C) Emanuel Schwager, John Linkous | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kevin McDaniel (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Robert Maguire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Boudreaux (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Heath Hackett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | John Hurt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett buries a turnaround from the left block | 55-52 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Kevin McDaniel is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Ron Mullins (C) Kevin McDaniel, Heath Hackett | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:49 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 57-54 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:04 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett (C) Ron Mullins | |
| 00:34 | UC Riverside | Steven Williams swats the short shot by Heath Hackett | 57-56 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke can't throw it down but the foul's on Raymond Bain - foul #2 on Raymond Bain, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bain - foul #3 on Raymond Bain, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| 00:06 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bain - foul #4 on Raymond Bain, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire is hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire is hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 57-59 |