| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Will Fugate (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Richard Yao (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanford Patton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jarvis Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joel Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Jarvis Hill inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham is fouled on the floor by Jason Gunn - foul #1 on Jason Gunn, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:33 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Yao | 29-30 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Matthew Graham swats the short shot by Will Fugate | 29-30 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Richard Smith tips it home | 31-30 |
| 18:55 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Will Fugate gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Jason Gunn can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Pardo | 31-30 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses the floater from the left side | 31-30 |
| 18:13 | Fresno State | Richard Yao grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 17:50 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Yao | 31-33 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Roger Hill knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Matthew Graham - foul #2 on Matthew Graham, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene (PF), David Schwartz (C) Richard Smith, Jason Gunn | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Roger Hill misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:31 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:06 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Stanford Patton and the foul's on Roger Hill - foul #1 on Roger Hill, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Juan Martin (SF) Jarvis Hill | |
| 17:06 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Roger Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chris Kohler (SG) Will Fugate | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Harry Nelson (SG), Walter Krantz (PF), Olen Fitch (C) Stanford Patton, Joel Richmond, Matthew Graham | |
| 16:20 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Yao and he's hacked by Nicholas Greene - foul #2 on Nicholas Greene, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Smith (PF), Jason Gunn (C) Nicholas Greene, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 16:20 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Olen Fitch denies the turnaround by Jeffery Pardo | 33-39 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Richard Smith tips it home | 35-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Kohler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Richard Yao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harry Nelson (fresh) SF - Juan Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Krantz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Olen Fitch (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Fresno State | Richard Yao splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Hill | 35-39 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Roger Hill loses the dribble to Walter Krantz | 35-39 |
| 15:04 | Fresno State | Jeffery Pardo is called for the reach on Richard Yao - foul #1 on Jeffery Pardo, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (SG), David Schwartz (C) Chris Kohler, Jason Gunn | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanford Patton (SG), David Lentz (SF), Joel Richmond (PF), Matthew Graham (C) Harry Nelson, Juan Martin, Walter Krantz, Olen Fitch | |
| 14:43 | Fresno State | David Lentz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | David Schwartz gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Roger Hill scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 14:18 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond is called for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene (PF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Roger Hill makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jeffery Pardo | 39-39 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Richard Yao is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Gunn (C) David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Will Fugate clanks a floater in the paint | 39-39 |
| 13:13 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:56 | Fresno State | Richard Yao evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Nicholas Greene gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 39-39 |
| 12:29 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:16 | Fresno State | David Lentz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 12:15 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton hits the follow up shot | 39-41 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Will Fugate clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 11:45 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Will Fugate (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Hill (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Greene (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Richard Yao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanford Patton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lentz (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joel Richmond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Roger Hill pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Lentz - foul #4 on David Lentz, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chris Kohler (SG), Andy Green (SF), Richard Smith (PF), David Schwartz (C) Will Fugate, Roger Hill, Nicholas Greene, Jason Gunn | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Jarvis Hill (SF), Walter Krantz (PF), Olen Fitch (C) Richard Yao, Stanford Patton, David Lentz, Joel Richmond, Matthew Graham | |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:41 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Giovanni Moretti | 40-43 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Chris Kohler | 42-43 |
| 09:58 | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jarvis Hill | 42-45 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Richard Smith misses the turnaround from the right block | 42-45 |
| 09:30 | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 09:24 | Fresno State | Jarvis Hill is hacked by Andy Green - foul #1 on Andy Green, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (SG), Roger Hill (SF) Jeffery Pardo, Chris Kohler | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Yao (PG), Stanford Patton (SG), Matthew Graham (C) Giovanni Moretti, Juan Martin, Olen Fitch | |
| 09:19 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham lays it up and in | 42-47 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Roger Hill's floater is tipped away by Jarvis Hill | 42-47 |
| 09:01 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 08:41 | Fresno State | Stanford Patton hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Roger Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Roger Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Roger Hill hits a floater from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 07:37 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Yao | 44-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fairly fresh) SG - Will Fugate (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - David Schwartz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Richard Yao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stanford Patton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarvis Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Krantz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Richard Smith misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 07:07 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 06:48 | Fresno State | Jarvis Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Roger Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Richard Smith connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Schwartz | 46-49 |
| 06:05 | Fresno State | Will Fugate steps in front of the Walter Krantz pass | 46-49 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Will Fugate misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo (PG), Nicholas Greene (PF), Jason Gunn (C) Andy Green, Richard Smith, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Lentz (SF), Joel Richmond (PF) Jarvis Hill, Walter Krantz | |
| 05:32 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 46-49 |
| 05:30 | Fresno State | David Lentz snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Richard Yao is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Pardo - foul #2 on Jeffery Pardo, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Richard Yao makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:20 | Fresno State | Richard Yao makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham misses the runner from the left block | 48-51 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Hill | 48-51 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 04:14 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to David Lentz | 48-51 |
| 04:00 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Yao | 48-53 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Jason Gunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Chris Kohler (SG), Andy Green (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Will Fugate, Roger Hill, Nicholas Greene | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Walter Krantz (C) Richard Yao, Stanford Patton, Matthew Graham | |
| 03:29 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Juan Martin | 48-55 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffery Pardo (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Kohler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andy Green (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Jason Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Lentz (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joel Richmond (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Krantz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Joel Richmond swats the short shot by Jason Gunn | 48-55 |
| 03:04 | Fresno State | Walter Krantz snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 03:00 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Fugate (SG), Roger Hill (SF) Chris Kohler, Andy Green | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Yao (PG), Stanford Patton (SG), Matthew Graham (C) Giovanni Moretti, Juan Martin, Walter Krantz | |
| 02:54 | Fresno State | David Lentz loses the dribble to Jason Gunn | 48-55 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Will Fugate loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 02:28 | Fresno State | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Joel Richmond - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| 02:28 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 02:28 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 02:23 | Fresno State | David Lentz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 02:03 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-55 |
| 02:01 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:55 | Fresno State | Matthew Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Jason Gunn snags the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Roger Hill connects on the floater from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 01:11 | Fresno State | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Joel Richmond - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| 01:11 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:11 | Fresno State | Joel Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Will Fugate is hacked by Stanford Patton - foul #1 on Stanford Patton, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Will Fugate is whistled for traveling | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Fresno State | David Lentz is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Pardo - foul #3 on Jeffery Pardo, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Juan Martin (SG), John Dixon (PF) Stanford Patton, Joel Richmond | |
| 00:44 | Fresno State | David Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:44 | Fresno State | David Lentz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Will Fugate hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Smith | 50-59 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Will Fugate connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Smith | 53-59 |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | Fresno State | Will Fugate is called for the reach on Juan Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Will Fugate, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | Fresno State | Juan Martin makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:33 | Fresno State | Juan Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Will Fugate gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Juan Martin is called for the reach on Roger Hill - foul #3 on Juan Martin, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanford Patton (SG), Joel Richmond (PF) Juan Martin, John Dixon | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo is fouled on the floor by Matthew Graham - foul #3 on Matthew Graham, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Will Fugate can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Roger Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Roger Hill is fouled on the floor by Matthew Graham - foul #4 on Matthew Graham, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo is fouled on the floor by Richard Yao - foul #1 on Richard Yao, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Jeffery Pardo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:09 | Fresno State | Richard Yao is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Pardo - foul #4 on Jeffery Pardo, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Juan Martin (SG), John Dixon (PF) Stanford Patton, Joel Richmond | |
| 00:09 | Fresno State | Richard Yao makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:09 | Fresno State | Richard Yao makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Will Fugate hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Jason Gunn gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The clock runs out | 55-62 |