| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Greening (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Brush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Evan Brush is called for the reach on Michael Foster - foul #3 on Evan Brush, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG) Evan Brush | |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Broadnax steals the ball from James Holdsworth | 35-46 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson misses the dunk attempt | 35-46 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Davis | 35-46 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the floater from close range | 35-46 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Frank Davis tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 18:38 | Illinois State | Fred Glover swats the shot by Joseph Brown | 37-46 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Bill Smith grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown is called for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (PF) Fred Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Brian Durham (SF), David Maul (PF), Frank Warner (C) Stanley Broadnax, Charles Robinson, Michael Jeffery, Bill Smith | |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-46 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 17:47 | Illinois State | Brian Durham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG) Joseph Brown | |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Frank Davis is hacked by Kong Chu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kong Chu, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG) Kong Chu | |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 39-46 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | David Maul grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Frank Davis - foul #1 on Frank Davis, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Johnny Wright (SG), Lester Terrell (PF) Michael Foster, Frank Davis, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), Bill Smith (C) Stanley Broadnax, Brian Durham, David Maul, Frank Warner | |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Maximo Mancini is called for the reach on Arthur Yedinak in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maximo Mancini, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG) Maximo Mancini | |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-48 |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Bill Smith | 39-48 |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-48 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Jason Greening snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Bill Smith is called for the reach on James Holdsworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Smith, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG), Fred Glover (PF) James Holdsworth, Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Fred Glover hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 39-48 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Frank Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Jeffery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Yedinak - foul #2 on Arthur Yedinak, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Brian Durham (C) Stanley Broadnax, Joseph Brown, Bill Smith | |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Yedinak, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bill Smith (C) Michael Jeffery | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Terrell | 39-50 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell is hacked by Bill Smith - foul #2 on Bill Smith, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (SG), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Jason Greening (C) Frank Davis, Fred Glover, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Maul (PF), Frank Warner (C) Charles Robinson, Bill Smith | |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Maximo Mancini - foul #4 on Maximo Mancini, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG), Bill Porter (SF) Arthur Yedinak, Johnny Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (PG) Maximo Mancini | |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Brian Durham is hacked by Bill Porter - foul #1 on Bill Porter, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Holdsworth (SF) Bill Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Kong Chu hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-50 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Frank Davis is hacked by Evan Brush - foul #4 on Evan Brush, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Roy France (SF) Evan Brush, Brian Durham | |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Kong Chu hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Broadnax | 43-52 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Stanley Broadnax steals it from Cecil Fletcher | 43-52 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | David Maul's floater is tipped away by James Holdsworth | 43-52 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Stanley Broadnax is called for the reach on Michael Foster - foul #3 on Stanley Broadnax, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Johnny Wright (SF), Fred Glover (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Frank Davis, James Holdsworth, Cecil Fletcher, Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), Brian Durham (C) Kong Chu, Roy France, David Maul, Frank Warner | |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Brian Durham pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Michael Jeffery is blocked by Fred Glover | 43-52 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Joseph Brown is called for the reach on Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #9 | 43-52 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-52 |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Brian Durham tips it back up and in | 45-54 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Porter (SF), Jason Greening (C) Michael Foster, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bill Smith (C) Brian Durham | |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Arthur Yedinak takes the ball from Stanley Broadnax in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Michael Jeffery swats the layup by Johnny Wright | 45-54 |
| 12:00 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 11:49 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bill Porter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fred Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Jason Greening (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Jeffery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bill Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Roy France (SF) Stanley Broadnax, Charles Robinson | |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Smith | 47-57 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Jason Greening's pass is intercepted by Roy France | 47-57 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Kong Chu is called for traveling | 47-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Frank Davis (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Arthur Yedinak, Johnny Wright, Bill Porter, Fred Glover, Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Durham (PF), David Maul (C) Michael Jeffery, Bill Smith | |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 49-57 |
| 10:21 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown's pass is intercepted by Michael Foster in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Foster and he's hacked by David Maul - foul #1 on David Maul, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Charles Robinson (SF), Frank Warner (C) Joseph Brown, Roy France, David Maul | |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Frank Warner pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Frank Warner can't finish the layup | 51-57 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-57 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Frank Warner gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Frank Warner is fouled on the floor by Lester Terrell - foul #2 on Lester Terrell, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Bill Porter (SF), Fred Glover (PF), Jason Greening (C) Michael Foster, James Holdsworth, Cecil Fletcher, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG), Roy France (SF), David Maul (PF) Kong Chu, Charles Robinson, Brian Durham | |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax is hacked by Fred Glover - foul #2 on Fred Glover, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery (PF) Frank Warner | |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Roy France hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-57 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Fred Glover grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Fred Glover hits the finger roll set up by Arthur Yedinak | 55-57 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Davis (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Porter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fred Glover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Jason Greening (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy France (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Michael Jeffery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Frank Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Broadnax - foul #4 on Stanley Broadnax, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnny Wright (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Cecil Fletcher (C) Frank Davis, Bill Porter, Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Brian Durham (PF), Bill Smith (C) Stanley Broadnax, Joseph Brown, Roy France, Michael Jeffery, David Maul | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Fred Glover makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Fred Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Fred Glover picks off the pass by Brian Durham | 57-57 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 06:16 | Illinois State | Brian Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Evan Brush's pass is intercepted by Fred Glover | 57-57 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright is open and lays it up and in set up by James Holdsworth | 59-57 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by Fred Glover - foul #3 on Fred Glover, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Lester Terrell (C) Arthur Yedinak, Fred Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery (PF), Frank Warner (C) Brian Durham, Bill Smith | |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Brush - foul #5 on Evan Brush, team foul #13 | 59-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Roy France (SF) Evan Brush, Charles Robinson | |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cecil Fletcher - foul #1 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Michael Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Kong Chu - foul #4 on Kong Chu, team foul #14 | 61-61 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Frank Warner snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Kong Chu makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Kong Chu is called for the reach on Johnny Wright in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kong Chu, team foul #15 | 62-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Greening (C) Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG) Kong Chu | |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | James Holdsworth steps in front of the Roy France pass | 64-64 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the easy layup | 64-64 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Maximo Mancini steals the ball from Jason Greening | 64-64 |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Holdsworth | 64-64 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Wright (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Holdsworth (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lester Terrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Greening (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy France (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Michael Jeffery (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Warner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Michael Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Johnny Wright | 67-64 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Roy France knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 67-66 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Wright | 69-66 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Frank Davis (SG), Bill Porter (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF) Michael Foster, Johnny Wright, James Holdsworth, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Charles Robinson (SF), Brian Durham (PF), Bill Smith (C) Maximo Mancini, Roy France, Michael Jeffery, Frank Warner | |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Bill Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Bill Smith snags the offensive board | 69-66 |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson is whistled for a carry | 69-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), James Holdsworth (SF), Fred Glover (PF) Arthur Yedinak, Bill Porter, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery (PF) Brian Durham | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Frank Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-66 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 69-68 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth dunks the ball | 71-68 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Johnny Wright (SF) Michael Foster, James Holdsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Brown - foul #3 on Joseph Brown, team foul #16 | 71-68 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Jason Greening snags the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Joseph Brown is called for the reach on Jason Greening - foul #4 on Joseph Brown, team foul #17 | 72-68 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Jason Greening makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Jason Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Joseph Brown is called for the reach on Frank Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Brown, team foul #18 | 74-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Bill Smith snags the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 76-71 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak runs out the clock | 76-74 |