| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) SF - John Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) SF - John Kula (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Weigel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 26-17 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | John Hurt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Williams | 29-17 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel tips it in | 29-19 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | John Hurt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-19 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | John Hurt picks off the pass by Richard Graf | 29-19 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder dunks the ball set up by John Hurt | 31-19 |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses the lay-in but the foul's on Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Perkins (SF) John Hurt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Steven Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-20 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Maxwell Calder | 33-20 |
| 17:05 | Wisconsin | John Kula misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 17:04 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf grabs the offensive board | 33-20 |
| 16:55 | Wisconsin | Liang Zheng steals the ball from Richard Graf | 33-20 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder lays it up and in set up by Liang Zheng | 35-20 |
| 16:25 | Wisconsin | John Kula is called for traveling | 35-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Alan Perkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (PG), Ralph Stratton (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Carmen Gunn (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Elwood Catlett, Gilbert Gamble, John Kula, Richard Graf, Stanley Weigel | |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Daniel Schumacher steps in front of the Trenton Fletcher pass | 35-20 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson's floater is knocked away by Steven Williams | 35-20 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the board | 35-20 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) SF - John Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) PF - Carmen Gunn (fresh) C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng double dribbles | 35-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG) Gregory Jackson | |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 35-20 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Elwood Catlett takes the ball from Maxwell Calder in the backcourt | 35-20 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-20 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Daniel Schumacher is called for the reach on Maxwell Calder - foul #1 on Daniel Schumacher, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (SG), John Kula (SF), Richard Graf (PF), Stanley Weigel (C) Edmond Hillman, Ralph Stratton, Carmen Gunn, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky slams it home set up by Steven Williams | 37-20 |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Elwood Catlett and he's hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #1 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses the free throw | 37-22 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 37-22 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf gets the rebound | 37-22 |
| 12:29 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel is fouled on the floor by Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #3 | 37-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (PG), Ralph Stratton (SG) Elwood Catlett, Gilbert Gamble | |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | John Kula drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Stratton | 37-24 |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Steven Williams connects on the shot in the paint set up by Drazen Blachowski and he's fouled by Richard Graf - foul #3 on Richard Graf, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn (PF) Richard Graf | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 40-24 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kula (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Carmen Gunn (fresh) C - Stanley Weigel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Edmond Hillman | 40-26 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski scores on a shot from the left block | 42-26 |
| 10:35 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses the lay-in | 42-26 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 10:07 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman is fouled in the backcourt by Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #4 | 42-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), Gilbert Gamble (SG), Richard Graf (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Edmond Hillman, John Kula, Carmen Gunn, Stanley Weigel | |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett is fouled on the floor by Marc Sitosky - foul #2 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #5 | 42-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson (SF) Ralph Stratton | |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble banks in the layup | 42-28 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | John Hurt's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Schumacher | 42-28 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Daniel Schumacher snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 08:37 | Wisconsin | Maxwell Calder is called for the reach on Elwood Catlett - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #6 | 42-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Maxwell Calder, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Elwood Catlett and the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #7 | 42-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Kula (SF), Stanley Weigel (C) Gregory Jackson, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | John Hurt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits the follow up shot | 44-31 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett loses the dribble to Trenton Fletcher | 44-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) SF - John Hurt (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Gamble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Kula (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Weigel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is hacked by Stanley Weigel - foul #1 on Stanley Weigel, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Carmen Gunn (PF) Gilbert Gamble, Richard Graf | |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Carmen Gunn blocks the short jumper by Steven Williams | 44-31 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski tips it back up and in | 46-31 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Kula | 46-33 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Elwood Catlett, John Kula, Stanley Weigel | |
| 05:43 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton loses the dribble to Steven Williams | 46-33 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 48-33 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-33 |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Carmen Gunn swats the short shot by Steven Williams | 48-33 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 50-33 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn hits the follow up shot | 50-35 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), Alan Perkins (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, John Hurt, Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), Gilbert Gamble (SG), John Kula (SF), Richard Graf (PF), Stanley Weigel (C) Edmond Hillman, Ralph Stratton, Gregory Jackson, Carmen Gunn, Daniel Schumacher | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses the turnaround from the right block | 50-35 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Alan Perkins pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) SF - Alan Perkins (fresh) PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Kula (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Weigel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Drazen Blachowski | 53-35 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Drazen Blachowski - foul #4 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel snags the offensive board | 53-35 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | John Kula drills a jumper from the left side | 53-37 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Alan Perkins's layup is rejected by Richard Graf | 53-37 |
| 02:04 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett is fouled on the floor by Drazen Blachowski - foul #5 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #9 | 53-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-39 |
| 01:25 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Stanley Weigel | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Elwood Catlett | 53-41 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Alan Perkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Graf - foul #4 on Richard Graf, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-41 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-41 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder runs out the clock | 53-41 |