| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Bell (fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) C - Lee Kugler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic knocks in the jumper from the right block | 24-30 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 27-30 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Peterson - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Stephen Vetter (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Lee Kugler | |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Vetter - foul #2 on Stephen Vetter, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Fred Peterson (SF) Glen Brown, Ronald Libby | |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't tip it in | 29-34 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Raymond Bain steals it from Moshe Petrovic | 32-34 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 34-34 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | John Hurt is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Lee Kugler (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Stephen Vetter | |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler lays it in set up by Ronald Libby | 34-36 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | John Hurt is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Libby - foul #2 on Ronald Libby, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Fred Peterson (SF) Glen Brown, Ronald Libby | |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Liang Zheng (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) SG - William Haldeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Moshe Petrovic (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Kugler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Steven Williams scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Liang Zheng | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 38-37 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler tips it in | 38-39 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Williams | 38-39 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson tips it in | 38-41 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | John Hurt clanks a runner from close range | 38-41 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Bell | 38-41 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | John Hurt comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Drennen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher's floater is tipped away by Daniel Levinthal | 38-45 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler is whistled for a carry | 38-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (C) Lee Kugler | |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain connects on the runner from close range and he's fouled by Alan Bell - foul #3 on Alan Bell, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is called for the reach on Steven Williams - foul #1 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Moshe Petrovic (PF) Ronald Libby, Daniel Levinthal | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (tiring) 3 pf. SG - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Moshe Petrovic (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Alan Bell is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #4 on Alan Bell, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Alan Bell, Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is hacked by William Haldeman - foul #4 on William Haldeman, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Moshe Petrovic (PF) William Haldeman, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Liang Zheng is called for the reach on Glen Brown - foul #3 on Liang Zheng, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Ronald Libby, Moshe Petrovic, Stephen Vetter | |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Don Batten | 43-49 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic (PF), Stephen Vetter (C) Daniel Levinthal, Lee Kugler | |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on John Hurt - foul #3 on John Hurt, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), Lee Kugler (C) Fred Peterson, Stephen Vetter | |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits a floater near the basket | 45-51 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bain - foul #2 on Raymond Bain, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF) Raymond Bain, John Hurt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Stephen Vetter (C) Ronald Libby, Moshe Petrovic, Lee Kugler | |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter misses the easy layup | 45-51 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 45-51 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it in | 47-51 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, Richard Caulkins, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), Moshe Petrovic (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Stephen Vetter | |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Glen Brown steps in front of the Raymond Bain pass in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher loses the ball out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), William Haldeman (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Don Batten, Glen Brown, Ronald Libby, Moshe Petrovic | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - William Haldeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Lee Kugler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | William Haldeman hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Peterson | 47-54 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #4 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Liang Zheng (C) Raymond Bain, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), Moshe Petrovic (PF) Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins loses the dribble to Alan Bell in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby lays it in on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 50-58 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (C) Lee Kugler | |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Drennen | 50-58 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Drennen | 52-58 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | William Haldeman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Drazen Blachowski (SF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF) Ronald Libby | |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | William Haldeman makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | William Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Caulkins, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Kugler (C) Stephen Vetter | |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Steven Williams is called for the reach on Alan Bell - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (C) Lee Kugler | |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-62 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-62 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | William Haldeman snags the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | William Haldeman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 54-65 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Peterson | 54-67 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Raymond Bain, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic, Stephen Vetter | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler lays it in | 54-69 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Daniel Levinthal steals it from Richard Caulkins | 54-69 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Caulkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Lee Kugler (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Liang Zheng denies the turnaround by Daniel Levinthal | 54-69 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the tip | 54-69 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Alan Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is whistled for traveling | 54-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), John Swasey (SF), Stephen Vetter (C) William Haldeman, Ronald Libby, Lee Kugler | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 54-71 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Alan Bell - foul #5 on Alan Bell, team foul #8 | 54-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Ronald Libby (SF) Alan Bell, John Swasey | |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Don Batten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-71 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a runner from the right block | 55-71 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Glen Brown | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is fouled on the floor by Stephen Vetter - foul #3 on Stephen Vetter, team foul #9 | 55-73 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #10 | 57-73 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is whistled for traveling | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Don Batten runs out the clock | 57-73 |