| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Congdon inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | John Congdon can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Mike Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell lays it in set up by Mike Clark | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen buries a jumper from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is called for traveling | 24-39 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Bain | 26-39 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | John Congdon is called for traveling | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Robert Cox is called for the reach on Steven Williams - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Drennen | 28-39 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Mike Clark double dribbles | 28-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Ernest Trammell, Mike Clark, John Congdon, Robert Cox, James Gregory | |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) SG - James Claar (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) C - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses long on a shot in the paint | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson drills a 3 from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | John Hurt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Claar | 31-42 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | James Claar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Mike Clark (SG), John Congdon (SF), Robert Cox (PF), James Gregory (C) Jonas Richardson, James Claar, Matthew Foret, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 31-42 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Mike Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ernest Trammell | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | John Congdon pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | James Gregory's floater is tipped away by Liang Zheng | 31-45 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't tip it in | 31-45 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Steven Williams tips it in | 33-45 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Robert Cox blows the dunk but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) John Hurt, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Gregory - foul #3 on James Gregory, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the driving attempt near the basket | 35-46 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cox | 35-46 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Trenton Fletcher is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Gregory and the foul's on Richard Caulkins - foul #1 on Richard Caulkins, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Richard Caulkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Ernest Trammell steps in front of the Trenton Fletcher pass | 35-49 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | John Hurt is called for the reach on John Congdon - foul #1 on John Hurt, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG) Raymond Bain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, John Congdon, Robert Cox, James Gregory | |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Trammell | 35-51 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | James Claar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG) Ernest Trammell | |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski clanks a floater from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-53 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 39-53 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (SG), John Congdon (SF), James Gregory (C) James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Carter | |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-55 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Mike Clark comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-55 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-55 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-55 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the offensive board | 39-55 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Alphonso Valdez is blocked by Steven Williams | 39-55 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Bain | 39-55 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Robert Cox (PF) Jonas Richardson, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Robert Cox dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell and the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the free throw | 39-58 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng slams it home | 41-58 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #5 on Steven Williams, team foul #9 | 41-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-59 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Congdon - foul #1 on John Congdon, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG) Richard Caulkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, John Congdon, James Gregory | |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-59 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 42-59 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Claar | 42-59 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | James Claar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | James Claar is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #1 on James Claar, team foul #5 | 42-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Raymond Bain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (SG), Alphonso Valdez (PF) James Claar, Robert Cox | |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen loses the dribble to Matthew Foret | 42-62 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-62 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the board | 42-62 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Alphonso Valdez steals the ball from Jeffrey Drennen | 42-62 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Richard Caulkins is called for the reach on Mike Clark - foul #2 on Richard Caulkins, team foul #10 | 42-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Congdon (SF), Robert Cox (PF), James Gregory (C) Ernest Trammell, Matthew Foret, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-64 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Mike Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-67 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-67 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Cox | 42-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is hacked by Robert Cox - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #6 | 42-70 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Claar (SG) Jonas Richardson, Mike Clark | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Claar - foul #2 on James Claar, team foul #7 | 42-70 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | James Claar double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-70 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Robert Cox | |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 43-70 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-72 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-72 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 43-72 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (SG), Robert Cox (PF) James Claar, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Congdon | 45-74 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Drazen Blachowski is blocked by James Gregory | 45-74 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Congdon | 45-74 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell runs out the clock | 45-74 |