| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Phillip Simone (fresh) SG - Antonio Dubose (fresh) SF - Frederick Stewart (fresh) PF - William Larabee (fresh) C - Joseph Bain (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 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Phillip Simone | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | William Larabee is called for the reach on Jeremy Harris - foul #1 on William Larabee, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | David Robertson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernardo Colombo | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Joseph Bain | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Robertson | 6-2 |
| 18:11 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo's pass is intercepted by Antonio Dubose | 6-2 |
| 17:53 | Pepperdine | Bernardo Colombo picks off the pass by Antonio Dubose | 6-2 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris buries a floater from the left wing set up by David Robertson | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Pruett - foul #1 on Kenneth Pruett, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (PG), Walter Smith (SG), Donald Chou (SF), David King (C) Phillip Simone, Antonio Dubose, Frederick Stewart, Joseph Bain | |
| 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 | |
| 17:16 | Pepperdine | William Larabee makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Earl Harper loses the dribble to Melvin Lor in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou lays it in on a nice dish by Melvin Lor | 9-4 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Donald Chou is called for the reach on Carl Wehner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Chou, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Binder (C) William Larabee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses short on a floater from the left side | 9-4 |
| 16:51 | Pepperdine | David King pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:49 | Pepperdine | Carl Wehner is called for the reach on David King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Wehner, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou is fouled on the floor by Earl Harper - foul #1 on Earl Harper, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Buford Revell (SF), Robert Eichler (PF) Walter Smith, Donald Chou, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Keffer (SF), Brian Breeden (C) Danny Cox, Earl Harper | |
| 16:18 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Brian Breeden grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Phillip Simone is called for the reach on Frank Richey - foul #1 on Phillip Simone, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Kenneth Pruett (SG) Frank Richey, Gerald Thompson | |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | David Robertson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Breeden | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Phillip Simone (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Lor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Buford Revell (fresh) PF - Robert Eichler (fresh) C - David King (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Pruett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Keffer (fresh) PF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) C - Brian Breeden (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Lawrence Keffer - foul #1 on Lawrence Keffer, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Joseph Bain (C) Melvin Lor, David King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF), Jeremy Harris (C) Carl Wehner, Brian Breeden | |
| 15:47 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:47 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Pruett and he's hacked by Joseph Bain - foul #1 on Joseph Bain, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Donald Chou (SF), William Larabee (PF) Buford Revell, Robert Eichler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SF), Earl Harper (PF) Lawrence Keffer, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:14 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi travels in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG) Phillip Simone | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Kenneth Pruett, Jeremy Harris | |
| 14:49 | Pepperdine | William Larabee banks in the layup | 12-10 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the runner from the left block | 12-10 |
| 14:40 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:22 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Melvin Lor (SG), Frederick Stewart (SF), Robert Eichler (PF), Robert Binder (C) Walter Smith, Antonio Dubose, Donald Chou, William Larabee, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Kenneth Pruett (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Danny Cox (PF), Jeremy Harris (C) Frank Richey, Gerald Thompson, Raphael Lombardi, Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| 13:57 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Pruett | 14-12 |
| 13:40 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart loses the dribble to Carl Wehner in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses the lay-in | 14-12 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Pruett | 14-14 |
| 13:14 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | David Robertson connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Wehner | 14-17 |
| 12:52 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Phillip Simone is called for the reach on Carl Wehner - foul #2 on Phillip Simone, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (SG), Buford Revell (SF), David King (C) Phillip Simone, Frederick Stewart, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG), Lawrence Keffer (SF), Brian Breeden (C) David Robertson, Kenneth Pruett, Danny Cox, Jeremy Harris | |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Brian Breeden is hacked by David King - foul #1 on David King, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), William Larabee (PF) Melvin Lor, Robert Eichler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF) Carl Wehner | |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Brian Breeden grabs the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Antonio Dubose steps in front of the Bernardo Colombo pass | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Antonio Dubose (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Buford Revell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Larabee (tired) 3 pts. C - David King (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Richey (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence Keffer (fairly fresh) PF - Bernardo Colombo (tiring) C - Brian Breeden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (PG), Donald Chou (SF), Joseph Bain (C) Walter Smith, Buford Revell, William Larabee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SF), Jeremy Harris (C) Lawrence Keffer, Brian Breeden | |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 14-17 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris hits the finger roll set up by Frank Richey and he's hacked by Donald Chou - foul #2 on Donald Chou, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (SG), Frederick Stewart (SF), Robert Binder (C) Antonio Dubose, Donald Chou, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Kenneth Pruett (SG), Carl Wehner (PF) Frank Richey, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:09 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Lor | 16-20 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner is open and buries a runner from the baseline set up by Kenneth Pruett | 16-22 |
| 10:52 | Pepperdine | Raphael Lombardi takes the ball from Melvin Lor in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | David Robertson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 10:32 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 10:19 | Pepperdine | Carl Wehner swats the layup by Frederick Stewart | 16-22 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 10:09 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Pruett is called for the reach on Walter Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Pruett, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Robert Eichler (SF), William Larabee (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Melvin Lor, Frederick Stewart, David King, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG), Gerald Thompson (SG), Earl Harper (PF), Brian Breeden (C) David Robertson, Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Jeremy Harris | |
| 09:52 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Earl Harper - foul #2 on Earl Harper, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Keffer (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) Carl Wehner, Earl Harper | |
| 09:52 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-22 |
| 09:52 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:52 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Walter Smith steals the ball from Brian Breeden in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 09:35 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain lays it up and in set up by William Larabee and he's fouled by Lawrence Keffer - foul #2 on Lawrence Keffer, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (PG), Buford Revell (SF) Walter Smith, William Larabee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (SF), Danny Cox (PF) Lawrence Keffer, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 09:35 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Antonio Dubose - foul #1 on Antonio Dubose, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:06 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 09:04 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:52 | Pepperdine | Danny Cox blocks the jumper by Melvin Lor | 19-24 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bain - foul #2 on Joseph Bain, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart (SF), William Larabee (PF), David King (C) Buford Revell, Robert Eichler, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Jeremy Harris (C) Carl Wehner, Danny Cox, Brian Breeden | |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:48 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 08:30 | Pepperdine | William Larabee is called for 3 seconds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG) Melvin Lor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG) Frank Richey | |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is hacked by Walter Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:24 | Pepperdine | William Larabee grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 08:00 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bernardo Colombo - foul #1 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (SG), Robert Eichler (SF), Robert Binder (C) Antonio Dubose, Frederick Stewart, David King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (PF) Bernardo Colombo | |
| 08:00 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:00 | Pepperdine | William Larabee makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Buford Revell (SF) William Larabee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Walter Smith (tiring) SG - Melvin Lor (tired) 2 ast. SF - Buford Revell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Eichler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Binder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Raphael Lombardi (tiring) PF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Jeremy Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Pepperdine | Jeremy Harris picks off the pass by Walter Smith | 20-25 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is hacked by Buford Revell - foul #1 on Buford Revell, team foul #11 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart (SF) Buford Revell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Raphael Lombardi | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:13 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-27 |
| 07:11 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Smith | 20-27 |
| 06:59 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Eichler - foul #1 on Robert Eichler, team foul #12 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Buford Revell (SF), William Larabee (PF), David King (C) Melvin Lor, Frederick Stewart, Robert Eichler, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SF) Carl Wehner | |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:28 | Pepperdine | Bernardo Colombo picks off the pass by Antonio Dubose | 20-28 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Frank Richey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris tips it back up and in | 20-30 |
| 05:51 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Antonio Dubose is called for the reach on Gerald Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Dubose, team foul #13 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (PG), Frederick Stewart (SF), Robert Eichler (PF) Antonio Dubose, Buford Revell, William Larabee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Lawrence Keffer (SF), Danny Cox (PF), Earl Harper (C) Frank Richey, Raphael Lombardi, Bernardo Colombo, Jeremy Harris | |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:29 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side | 20-32 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Danny Cox snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Danny Cox misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Harper | 20-32 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 20-32 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | David Robertson tips it in | 20-34 |
| 04:55 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-34 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Thompson | 20-34 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is hacked by Melvin Lor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Lor, team foul #14 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Buford Revell (SF), William Larabee (PF), Robert Binder (C) Frederick Stewart, Robert Eichler, David King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (SG), Carl Wehner (PF), Brian Breeden (C) Lawrence Keffer, Danny Cox, Earl Harper | |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 04:47 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Thompson - foul #1 on Gerald Thompson, team foul #9 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SF) Gerald Thompson | |
| 04:47 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 04:47 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Buford Revell - foul #2 on Buford Revell, team foul #15 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler (SF) Buford Revell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (PG) David Robertson | |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 04:21 | Pepperdine | Carl Wehner steals it from Melvin Lor in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Frank Richey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Melvin Lor - foul #2 on Melvin Lor, team foul #16 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG) Melvin Lor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (PF) Raphael Lombardi | |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 04:14 | Pepperdine | William Larabee grabs the board | 22-38 |
| 04:11 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses the shot from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 03:57 | Pepperdine | William Larabee grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Phillip Simone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Smith (very tired) SF - Robert Eichler (tired) 2 pts. PF - William Larabee (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Binder (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Richey (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Pruett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) C - Brian Breeden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Pepperdine | Earl Harper denies the turnaround by William Larabee | 22-38 |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Pruett | 22-40 |
| 03:05 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone connects on the jump hook in the lane | 24-40 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | William Larabee is called for the reach on Frank Richey in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Larabee, team foul #17 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Donald Chou (SF), David King (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Walter Smith, Robert Eichler, William Larabee, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SF), Jeremy Harris (C) Earl Harper, Brian Breeden | |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:01 | Pepperdine | David King pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 02:37 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone can't connect on a floater from the left side | 24-41 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the wide open shot in the paint on a great pass from Carl Wehner | 24-43 |
| 02:09 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-43 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose gets the offensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-43 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Lawrence Keffer (SF), Danny Cox (PF) Frank Richey, Raphael Lombardi, Carl Wehner | |
| 01:59 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 01:57 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone misses the tip | 24-43 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeremy Harris | 24-43 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Simone - foul #3 on Phillip Simone, team foul #18 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (PG) Phillip Simone | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 01:29 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-44 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Lawrence Keffer gets the rebound | 24-44 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett is hacked by Antonio Dubose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Dubose, team foul #19 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Buford Revell (SF), William Larabee (PF) Antonio Dubose, David King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) Lawrence Keffer, Danny Cox, Jeremy Harris | |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell is hacked by David Robertson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Robertson, team foul #10 | 24-46 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell makes the 1st free throw | 25-46 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | David Robertson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-46 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Earl Harper tips it but misses | 26-46 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the tip | 26-46 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-46 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo tips it in | 26-48 |
| 00:45 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-48 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart (SF), Robert Eichler (PF) Buford Revell, William Larabee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SG), Raphael Lombardi (SF), Jeremy Harris (C) David Robertson, Kenneth Pruett, Earl Harper | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gerald Thompson | 26-50 |
| 00:15 | Pepperdine | Gerald Thompson steals the ball from Melvin Lor | 26-50 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner jams it on a nice dish by Gerald Thompson | 26-52 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor's pass is intercepted by Gerald Thompson in the backcourt | 26-52 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bain - foul #3 on Joseph Bain, team foul #20 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Binder (C) Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Keffer (SF), Danny Cox (PF) Raphael Lombardi, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris misses the 1st free throw | 26-52 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Jeremy Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 26-52 |
| 00:05 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder grabs the defensive rebound | 26-52 |
| 00:01 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-52 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | The clock runs out | 26-52 |