| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Monks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | George Monks inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Bain | 41-43 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | A charge is called on George Monks - foul #2 on George Monks, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain clanks a jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | George Monks gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | George Monks is whistled for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Claud Zagen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Steven Williams steps in front of the Paul Lehmann pass | 41-43 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann comes up short on the floater from the left side | 41-43 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain drills a floater from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 43-45 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Mark Curry (C) Claud Zagen, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Paul Lehmann steps in front of the John Hurt pass | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Monks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann is whistled for a carry | 45-48 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | George Monks tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) Mark Curry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits a jump hook near the basket | 50-50 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Willis Williams is hacked by Raymond Bain - foul #1 on Raymond Bain, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Mark Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 50-52 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | George Monks comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Hurt - foul #1 on John Hurt, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) Mark Curry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (C) John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | George Monks makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | George Monks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski buries a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF) George Monks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Liang Zheng, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Wolfram - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), John Hurt (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Raymond Bain, Richard Caulkins, Liang Zheng | |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Claud Zagen snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Mark Curry tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Willis Williams steps in front of the Steven Williams pass | 56-56 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Steven Williams knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Claud Zagen, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Paul Lehmann is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #3 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG) Richard Stiltner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the easy layup | 56-59 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Willis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-61 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Willis Williams comes up short on the shot from the left side | 56-61 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | George Monks pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann's layup is rejected by Trenton Fletcher | 56-61 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Lehmann - foul #4 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Mark Curry (C) Willis Williams, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt | |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Curry | 58-62 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 58-62 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Drazen Blachowski | 58-64 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | George Monks scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Lehmann | 60-64 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski connects on the floater from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Radomil Lakowski | 62-66 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, George Monks, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it home | 62-68 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willis Williams | 64-68 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a floater from the right side | 64-68 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Hurt | 64-68 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled on the floor by John Hurt - foul #2 on John Hurt, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Steven Williams snags the offensive board | 66-68 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 3 from straight away | 66-68 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Willis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Raymond Bain, Steven Williams | |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Claud Zagen, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the shot from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Liang Zheng (C) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Hurt | 66-71 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Steven Williams is denied by Paul Lehmann | 66-71 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Raymond Bain | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Radomil Lakowski is called for the reach on Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Radomil Lakowski, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is hacked by Benjamin Byram in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Byram, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Lehmann | 66-75 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Willis Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 66-75 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Willis Williams is called for the reach on Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willis Williams, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen gets the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Byram - foul #2 on Benjamin Byram, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the board | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain runs out the clock | 66-77 |