| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Greening (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Rutgers | Jason Greening is called for the reach on Brian Hinds - foul #2 on Jason Greening, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Michael Foster gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Michael Foster clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Jason Greening tips it home | 35-26 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Hufnagel | 35-28 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Davis | 38-28 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is hacked by Jason Greening - foul #3 on Jason Greening, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Terrell (C) Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Plemons | 38-31 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Francis Plemons takes the ball from Michael Foster in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Brian Hinds is called for the reach on James Holdsworth - foul #2 on Brian Hinds, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (PF) Fred Glover | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG) Frederick Aker | |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 38-34 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Morrison - foul #2 on Frank Morrison, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Lester Terrell picks off the pass by Frank Morrison | 40-34 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Frank Davis | 42-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hinds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Timothy Hufnagel is denied by Lester Terrell | 42-34 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Hufnagel | 42-36 |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth tips it in | 44-36 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Loyd Young and the foul's on James Holdsworth - foul #3 on James Holdsworth, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Fred Glover (PF), Jason Greening (C) Cecil Fletcher, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG) Loyd Young | |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Michael Foster splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Greening - foul #4 on Jason Greening, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (C) Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-40 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons is hacked by James Holdsworth - foul #4 on James Holdsworth, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Johnny Wright (SF), Lester Terrell (C) Michael Foster, James Holdsworth, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Woolley (C) Frank Morrison | |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker loses the dribble to Johnny Wright | 44-40 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak jams it set up by Johnny Wright | 46-40 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel is fouled on the floor by Fred Glover - foul #1 on Fred Glover, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | Johnny Wright steals the ball from James Woolley | 46-40 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Brian Hinds is called for the reach on Johnny Wright - foul #3 on Brian Hinds, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher (PF) Fred Glover | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Brian Hinds, James Woolley | |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Frank Davis evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Yedinak | 49-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Hufnagel | 49-43 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the wide open jumper from close range | 51-43 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Frank Davis is called for the reach on Frederick Aker - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Fred Glover (PF) Arthur Yedinak, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG), Brian Hinds (SF) Francis Plemons, Joseph Colletti | |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Frank Davis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Foster | 54-45 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the jump hook from the right block | 54-45 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Frank Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Porter (SF) Johnny Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SG), James Woolley (C) Frederick Aker, Frank Morrison | |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Fred Glover's pass is intercepted by James Woolley | 54-48 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | James Woolley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Frank Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Colletti - foul #1 on Joseph Colletti, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnny Wright (SF), Lester Terrell (C) Bill Porter, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (PG), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Brian Hinds, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Francis Plemons | 56-53 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Michael Foster shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Davis (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred Glover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Loyd Young makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Plemons | 59-56 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Frank Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Fred Glover tips it back up and in | 61-56 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons's floater is knocked away by Johnny Wright | 61-56 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright hits the follow up shot | 63-56 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | James Woolley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-56 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), James Holdsworth (SF), Cecil Fletcher (PF), Jason Greening (C) Michael Foster, Frank Davis, Fred Glover, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), Brian Hinds (SF), Timothy Hufnagel (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Loyd Young, Joseph Colletti, James Woolley, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Morrison - foul #3 on Frank Morrison, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 64-56 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth loses the ball out of bounds | 64-56 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Greening - foul #5 on Jason Greening, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Terrell (C) Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Lester Terrell | 66-57 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Wright | 66-57 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is hacked by Francis Plemons - foul #1 on Francis Plemons, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Frank Davis (SG), Fred Glover (PF) Arthur Yedinak, Johnny Wright, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel hits a floater from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell's floater is knocked away by Timothy Hufnagel | 66-59 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Frank Davis snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Fred Glover misses the shot from close range | 66-59 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell tips it back up and in | 68-59 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel tips it in | 68-61 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell lays it up and in | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Frederick Aker and he's hacked by James Holdsworth - foul #5 on James Holdsworth, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnny Wright (SF) James Holdsworth | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Frank Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-64 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds misses short on a shot from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred Glover | 70-64 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Timothy Hufnagel | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Frank Davis is called for the reach on Timothy Hufnagel - foul #3 on Frank Davis, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Lester Terrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Aker, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Francis Plemons and he's fouled by Lester Terrell - foul #2 on Lester Terrell, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Frederick Aker is called for the reach on Lester Terrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Aker, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Aker | 71-71 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Fred Glover is alone and drills a floater from the left side | 73-71 |