| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) SG - John Austin (fresh) SF - Jack Watson (fresh) PF - Bryan Turner (fresh) C - Joseph Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) SG - Frank Davis (fresh) SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) PF - Fred Glover (fresh) C - Jason Greening (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jason Greening wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | North Carolina | Joseph Knight swats the dunk try by Fred Glover | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Oregon State | Jason Greening denies the turnaround by John Austin | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Oregon State | Jack Watson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Bryan Turner is called for the reach on Frank Davis - foul #1 on Bryan Turner, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Fred Glover throws it down | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Austin | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Michael Foster drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Fred Glover | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Oregon State | Jack Watson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred Glover | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Frank Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Austin | 6-5 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:23 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner misses the lay-in | 6-5 |
| 17:11 | Oregon State | Jack Watson can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight tips it home | 8-5 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 16:36 | Oregon State | John Austin misses the fadeaway near the basket | 8-8 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Jason Greening grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | John Austin is called for the reach on Michael Foster - foul #1 on John Austin, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (SG), Louis Poulin (SF), Guillermo Hernandez (PF), Gerald Croskey (C) John Austin, Jack Watson, Bryan Turner, Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (PF) Fred Glover | |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Michael Foster comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Jason Greening tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 16:16 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Guillermo Hernandez | 8-8 |
| 16:02 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Guillermo Hernandez | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Lewis (fresh) SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) PF - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) C - Gerald Croskey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Holdsworth (fairly fresh) PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) C - Jason Greening (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:45 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 15:30 | Oregon State | James Lewis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Cecil Fletcher | 11-8 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth's fadeaway is rejected by Guillermo Hernandez | 11-8 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 14:50 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:42 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell travels with the ball | 11-8 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Austin (SG) Steven Cottrell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Johnny Wright (SF) Michael Foster, James Holdsworth | |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Cecil Fletcher | 11-10 |
| 14:11 | Oregon State | John Austin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Frank Davis - foul #1 on Frank Davis, team foul #1 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jack Watson (SF), Joseph Knight (C) Louis Poulin, Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Fred Glover (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Cecil Fletcher, Jason Greening | |
| 14:11 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:11 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Johnson (PG), Bryan Turner (PF) James Lewis, Guillermo Hernandez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Fred Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:42 | Oregon State | John Austin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-11 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Fred Glover snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell's pass is intercepted by John Austin | 13-11 |
| 13:31 | Oregon State | John Austin hits the finger roll | 15-11 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 15-11 |
| 13:10 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 15-11 |
| 12:59 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses short on a floater from the right side | 15-11 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Frank Davis | 15-13 |
| 12:29 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight is hacked by Lester Terrell - foul #1 on Lester Terrell, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG), Louis Poulin (SF), Guillermo Hernandez (PF), Gerald Croskey (C) Robert Johnson, Jack Watson, Bryan Turner, Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), James Holdsworth (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Jason Greening (C) Arthur Yedinak, Frank Davis, Fred Glover, Lester Terrell | |
| 12:20 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Poulin | 17-13 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright lays it in | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Croskey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Holdsworth (fairly fresh) PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Greening (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Oregon State | John Austin buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Croskey | 19-15 |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Jason Greening grabs the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher is hacked by Guillermo Hernandez - foul #1 on Guillermo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (SG), Jack Watson (SF) John Austin, Louis Poulin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG) Johnny Wright | |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Holdsworth | 19-17 |
| 10:51 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Cecil Fletcher - foul #1 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Bryan Turner (PF), Joseph Knight (C) Guillermo Hernandez, Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG) Michael Foster | |
| 10:51 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:51 | Oregon State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the jump hook from the right block | 20-17 |
| 10:31 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:16 | Oregon State | Jack Watson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 20-17 |
| 10:15 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight hits the follow up shot | 22-17 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Davis | 22-19 |
| 09:52 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight blows the dunk | 22-19 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Frank Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Austin (SG), Louis Poulin (SF) James Lewis, Jack Watson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Porter (SF), Fred Glover (PF), Lester Terrell (C) James Holdsworth, Cecil Fletcher, Jason Greening | |
| 09:37 | Oregon State | John Austin misses short on a shot from the left block | 22-19 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Fred Glover grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell clanks a jumper from the baseline | 22-19 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Fred Glover tips it home | 22-21 |
| 08:58 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (PG), Guillermo Hernandez (PF), Gerald Croskey (C) Steven Cottrell, Bryan Turner, Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (SG), Johnny Wright (SF) Frank Davis, Bill Porter | |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Louis Poulin - foul #1 on Louis Poulin, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Porter (SF) Arthur Yedinak | |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:37 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 08:19 | Oregon State | James Lewis misses short on a floater from the right side | 22-22 |
| 08:18 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin tips it home | 24-22 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 08:02 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Croskey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Porter (fresh) PF - Fred Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) | |
| 07:47 | Oregon State | John Austin is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Austin, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG), Jack Watson (SF) John Austin, Louis Poulin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Holdsworth (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Jason Greening (C) Bill Porter, Fred Glover, Lester Terrell | |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG) Michael Foster | |
| 07:07 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell is fouled on the floor by Cecil Fletcher - foul #2 on Cecil Fletcher, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joseph Knight (C) Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Fred Glover (PF) Cecil Fletcher | |
| 06:54 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Greening - foul #1 on Jason Greening, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Bryan Turner (PF) Guillermo Hernandez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG) Johnny Wright | |
| 06:54 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:54 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses long on a floater from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 06:35 | Oregon State | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 06:29 | Oregon State | Jack Watson connects on the shot from the left block set up by James Lewis | 28-22 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Fred Glover connects on the jump hook from close range | 28-24 |
| 05:56 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Steven Cottrell | 30-24 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is hacked by Steven Cottrell - foul #1 on Steven Cottrell, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Johnson (PG), John Austin (SG), Louis Poulin (SF), Guillermo Hernandez (PF), Gerald Croskey (C) Steven Cottrell, James Lewis, Jack Watson, Bryan Turner, Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Lester Terrell (C) Frank Davis, James Holdsworth, Jason Greening | |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:29 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:16 | Oregon State | John Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Porter (SF) Arthur Yedinak | |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell hits the finger roll | 30-26 |
| 04:45 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey is whistled for a carry | 30-26 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Michael Foster scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Fred Glover | 30-29 |
| 04:21 | Oregon State | John Austin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Wright - foul #1 on Johnny Wright, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| 04:21 | Oregon State | John Austin misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:21 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the 3 from straight away | 31-29 |
| 04:03 | Oregon State | Gerald Croskey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 03:58 | Oregon State | John Austin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 03:57 | Oregon State | John Austin pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerald Croskey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Johnny Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Porter (fresh) PF - Fred Glover (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:42 | Oregon State | John Austin knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Cottrell | 33-29 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright misses short on a shot from close range | 33-29 |
| 03:21 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Gerald Croskey | 33-29 |
| 03:04 | Oregon State | John Austin hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Fred Glover - foul #1 on Fred Glover, team foul #7 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (PG), Jack Watson (SF), Bryan Turner (PF), Joseph Knight (C) Steven Cottrell, Louis Poulin, Guillermo Hernandez, Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Frank Davis (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Jason Greening (C) Michael Foster, Johnny Wright, Bill Porter, Fred Glover, Lester Terrell | |
| 03:04 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Yedinak | 36-31 |
| 02:24 | Oregon State | Jack Watson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Greening | 36-31 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Frank Davis connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-34 |
| 01:54 | Oregon State | Cecil Fletcher denies the turnaround by James Lewis | 36-34 |
| 01:53 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner tips it home | 38-34 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 01:30 | Oregon State | James Lewis pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 01:19 | Oregon State | Jack Watson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Greening - foul #2 on Jason Greening, team foul #8 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG), Guillermo Hernandez (C) John Austin, Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnny Wright (SG) Frank Davis | |
| 01:19 | Oregon State | Jack Watson misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:19 | Oregon State | Jack Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 01:03 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 00:54 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Bryan Turner - foul #2 on Bryan Turner, team foul #8 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Johnson (SG), Louis Poulin (SF), Gerald Croskey (C) James Lewis, Jack Watson, Bryan Turner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Porter (SF), Fred Glover (PF), Lester Terrell (C) James Holdsworth, Cecil Fletcher, Jason Greening | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:28 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Glover - foul #2 on Fred Glover, team foul #9 | 39-36 |
| 00:28 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:28 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Yedinak and he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #9 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joseph Knight (C) Guillermo Hernandez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Frank Davis (SG) Arthur Yedinak, Bill Porter | |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin misses long on a halfcourt shot | 40-39 |