| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) SF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) PF - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) C - Jeremy Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Robertson and he's hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Paul Hyde hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | David Robertson pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | David Robertson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the dunk attempt | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | David Robertson snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris clanks a jumper from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Harris - foul #1 on Jeremy Harris, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Danny Cox (PF), Earl Harper (C) David Robertson, Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Bernardo Colombo, Jeremy Harris | |
| 16:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Paul Teeter picks off the pass by Frank Richey in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Adam Thompson blows the layup | 4-3 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | Frank Richey grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Thompson | 4-5 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Adam Thompson lays it up and in | 6-5 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Earl Harper | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Richey (fresh) SG - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Cox (fresh) C - Earl Harper (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris (C) Danny Cox | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Adam Thompson swats the layup by Gerald Thompson | 6-7 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Earl Harper can't tip it in | 6-7 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Paul Teeter snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Frank Richey picks off the pass by Paul Teeter in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Jonathan Larocca is called for the reach on Gerald Thompson - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Kenneth Pruett (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF) Frank Richey, Gerald Thompson, Earl Harper | |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Thomas McCrorey blocks the jumper by Carl Wehner | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Adam Binkley is fouled in the backcourt by David Robertson - foul #1 on David Robertson, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF) Carl Wehner | |
| 14:27 | Butler | Horace Stewart is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Danny Cox (PF), Brian Breeden (C) Bernardo Colombo, Jeremy Harris | |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Brandon Coppola steps in front of the Danny Cox pass | 6-7 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Paul Teeter can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Robertson - foul #2 on David Robertson, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Horace Stewart, Adam Binkley, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG), Carl Wehner (SF) David Robertson, Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi | |
| 13:50 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Thompson | 7-7 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Danny Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (C) Brian Breeden | |
| 13:22 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the dunk attempt | 7-7 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Paul Hyde tips it in | 9-7 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Frank Richey splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF), Jeremy Harris (C) Danny Cox, Earl Harper | |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris loses the dribble to Adam Thompson | 9-10 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Adam Binkley is hacked by Gerald Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Thompson, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:28 | Butler | Bernardo Colombo steals the ball from Adam Binkley | 9-10 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner is called for a backcourt violation | 9-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Binkley, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Earl Harper (PF) Gerald Thompson, Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 11:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a jumper in the paint | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Richey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) SF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) PF - Earl Harper (fresh) C - Jeremy Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Paul Teeter is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Larocca | 13-11 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Thomas McCrorey, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Danny Cox (PF), Brian Breeden (C) Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Earl Harper, Jeremy Harris | |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Gerald Thompson steps in front of the Adam Binkley pass | 13-13 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Adam Thompson steals the ball from Gerald Thompson | 13-13 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Carl Wehner steals the ball from Adam Thompson | 13-13 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner throws it down | 13-15 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Paul Teeter tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Frank Richey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Thompson | 15-18 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses short on a shot from the right side | 15-18 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Brian Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Frank Richey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-18 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Binkley, Adam Thompson, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Jeremy Harris (C) Frank Richey, Gerald Thompson, Danny Cox, Brian Breeden | |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tired) 5 pts. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) SF - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) PF - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremy Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Paul Hyde steps in front of the Raphael Lombardi pass | 15-19 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Paul Hyde is called for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (PF) Bernardo Colombo | |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Earl Harper - foul #1 on Earl Harper, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG) Carl Wehner | |
| 06:23 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Earl Harper | 17-23 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Adam Binkley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF) Jeremy Harris | |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Adam Thompson steps in front of the Frank Richey pass | 17-23 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Richey - foul #1 on Frank Richey, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG) Frank Richey, Kenneth Pruett | |
| 05:30 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Paul Hyde - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris (C) Earl Harper | |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Adam Thompson can't tip it in | 18-25 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey tips it in | 20-25 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Jonathan Larocca (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Teeter, Horace Stewart, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 20-25 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernardo Colombo | 20-25 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Thompson | 20-27 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Raphael Lombardi - foul #1 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Adam Thompson (PF) Jonathan Larocca, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Danny Cox (PF), Earl Harper (C) Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo, Jeremy Harris | |
| 03:59 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Earl Harper comes up short on the shot from close range | 22-27 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (tiring) SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raphael Lombardi (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Danny Cox (fresh) C - Earl Harper (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Robertson | 24-29 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Gerald Thompson steals it from Adam Thompson | 24-29 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi is hacked by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Jonathan Larocca (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Adam Binkley, Horace Stewart, Adam Thompson, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (SG), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Jeremy Harris (C) Gerald Thompson, Danny Cox, Earl Harper | |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Paul Hyde's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Harris | 24-31 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas McCrorey - foul #3 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #11 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (SF) Raphael Lombardi | |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 26-31 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Adam Binkley is fouled in the backcourt by David Robertson - foul #3 on David Robertson, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG) David Robertson | |
| 01:44 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris lays it up and in set up by Carl Wehner | 26-33 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Jeremy Harris - foul #2 on Jeremy Harris, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (PF), Brian Breeden (C) Bernardo Colombo, Jeremy Harris | |
| 01:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Earl Harper gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Frank Richey drills a floater from the right wing set up by Carl Wehner | 27-35 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SF), Jeremy Harris (C) Frank Richey, Brian Breeden | |
| 00:22 | Butler | The short jumper by Paul Teeter is denied by Earl Harper | 27-35 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Adam Thompson picks off the pass by Carl Wehner | 27-35 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Adam Thompson banks in the layup set up by Paul Teeter | 29-35 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the floater from the baseline | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |