| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) SF - Stephen Hults (fresh) PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) C - Christopher Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) SG - Michael Odom (fresh) SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) C - Tony Dennis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Christopher Henderson is called for the reach on Michael Odom - foul #1 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Hudson - foul #1 on Christopher Hudson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is called for a charge - foul #1 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the dunk attempt | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Henderson | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Michael Odom grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Corey Cutshall takes the ball from Michael Odom | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson connects on the open fadeaway in the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Michael Odom knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Kinney | 2-4 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Michael Odom is called for the reach on Lee Hayward - foul #1 on Michael Odom, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Thomas Burks (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward's floater is tipped away by Robert Grasso | 2-4 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Lee Hayward - foul #1 on Lee Hayward, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gillis (PG), Wendell Lee (SF), Robert Mahr (PF), Arthur Jewell (C) Corey Cutshall, Stephen Hults, Lee Hayward, Christopher Hudson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wendell Lee | 2-5 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Gillis (fresh) SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) SF - Wendell Lee (fresh) PF - Robert Mahr (fresh) C - Arthur Jewell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) PF - Thomas Burks (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso tips it home | 5-7 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-7 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson double dribbles | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Stephen Hults (SF), Lee Hayward (PF), Christopher Hudson (C) James Gillis, Christopher Henderson, Robert Mahr, Arthur Jewell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Thomas Burks, Robert Grasso | |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Christopher Hudson - foul #2 on Christopher Hudson, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr (C) Christopher Hudson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is hacked by Stephen Hults - foul #1 on Stephen Hults, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG) Wendell Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Thomas Burks (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the lay-in | 7-9 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-9 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Hults - foul #2 on Stephen Hults, team foul #7 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gillis (PG), Wendell Lee (SF), Arthur Jewell (C) Corey Cutshall, Stephen Hults, Robert Mahr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Robert Grasso (C) Michael Odom, Tony Dennis | |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Reginald Davis steals the ball from James Gillis | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Gillis (fresh) SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wendell Lee (fresh) PF - Lee Hayward (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Jewell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fairly fresh) SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) SF - Jerry Kinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kapeni Arizmendi and the foul's on Wendell Lee - foul #1 on Wendell Lee, team foul #8 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wade Carter (C) Lee Hayward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Thomas Burks | |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell is fouled on the floor by Michael Gorczynski - foul #1 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr (PF) Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Tony Dennis (C) Reginald Davis, Jerry Kinney, Robert Grasso | |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Wade Carter blows the layup | 7-14 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Christopher Henderson (SG) James Gillis, Wade Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell misses the easy layup | 7-14 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Odom steals the ball from Corey Cutshall | 7-14 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong hits the finger roll set up by Michael Odom | 7-16 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr double dribbles | 7-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gillis (SF), Lee Hayward (PF), Wade Carter (C) Wendell Lee, Robert Mahr, Arthur Jewell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Thomas Burks (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 7-16 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-16 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Burks | 7-18 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-18 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis tips it in | 9-18 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso can't finish the layup | 9-18 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks hits the follow up shot | 9-20 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) C - Wade Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) SF - Randy Kwong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Burks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-20 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Wade Carter - foul #1 on Wade Carter, team foul #9 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG), Arthur Jewell (SF), Robert Mahr (C) Corey Cutshall, Christopher Henderson, Wade Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Thomas Burks | |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 9-22 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Michael Odom grabs the defensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-22 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Mahr | 9-22 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee can't throw it down | 9-22 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Grasso | 9-22 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Gorczynski and the foul's on Arthur Jewell - foul #1 on Arthur Jewell, team foul #10 | 9-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG), Wade Carter (C) James Gillis, Lee Hayward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Thomas Burks (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Gorczynski, Olafemi Akawanzie, Robert Grasso | |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the free throw | 9-25 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-25 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-25 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell snags the defensive board | 9-25 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee lays it in set up by Christopher Henderson | 11-25 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is hacked by Christopher Henderson - foul #2 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #11 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), James Gillis (SG), Arturo Ayala (PF) Christopher Henderson, Arthur Jewell, Robert Mahr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Randy Kwong (SF) Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney | |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Wade Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-27 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks gets the rebound | 11-27 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Arturo Ayala - foul #1 on Arturo Ayala, team foul #12 | 11-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG), Stephen Hults (SF), Lee Hayward (PF), Christopher Hudson (C) James Gillis, Wendell Lee, Arturo Ayala, Wade Carter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG) Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the free throw | 11-30 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hults (fresh) PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) C - Christopher Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Henderson - foul #3 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #13 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gillis (SG) Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Thomas Burks, Tony Dennis | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-32 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Corey Cutshall | 16-32 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso misses long on a jumper near the basket | 16-32 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso misses the tip | 16-32 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward grabs the defensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis is called for traveling | 16-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG) Corey Cutshall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF) Michael Gorczynski, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong | |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie banks in the layup | 16-34 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults loses the dribble to Jerry Kinney | 16-34 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lee Hayward - foul #2 on Lee Hayward, team foul #14 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell (SG), Robert Mahr (PF) James Gillis, Lee Hayward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Young Chiu (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Heberling, Olafemi Akawanzie, Robert Grasso | |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the 1st free throw | 16-34 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults gets the rebound | 16-34 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Hults | 19-34 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is hacked by Wendell Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wendell Lee, team foul #15 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG) Christopher Hudson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Burks (PF) Young Chiu | |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks grabs the board | 19-36 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Michael Odom comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 19-36 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Michael Odom scores on a jumper from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses the fullcourt shot | 19-38 |