| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ray Overstreet - foul #1 on Ray Overstreet, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Willard Hensler snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Willard Hensler connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 22-27 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zachariah Varney | 24-27 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Roland Polak steals the ball from Ray Overstreet | 24-27 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo's floater is tipped away by Willard Hensler | 24-27 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Roland Polak steals the ball from John Thigpen | 24-27 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo buries a shot from the right wing set up by Zachariah Varney | 26-27 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | John Thigpen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Marc Lutz | 26-30 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Roland Polak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Bradley Cates (PF), Jason Shultis (C) Zachariah Varney, Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | John Thigpen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Cates - foul #2 on Bradley Cates, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bobby Hugo | 26-31 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the floater from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Willard Hensler is fouled on the floor by Jason Shultis - foul #1 on Jason Shultis, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (SG), Daniel Hancock (PF) Bradley Cates, Jason Shultis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Willard Hensler | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | John Thigpen is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hugo - foul #1 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Roland Polak (C) Robert Cox, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is hacked by Daniel Hancock - foul #1 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | John Thigpen is called for traveling | 28-31 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Roland Polak - foul #1 on Roland Polak, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-31 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock is fouled on the floor by John Thigpen - foul #2 on John Thigpen, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Bradley Cates (PF) Zachariah Varney, Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Robert Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wallace | 28-31 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Roland Polak blocks the jumper by Marc Lutz | 28-31 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | John Thigpen hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Robert Cox is whistled for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Lyman Hays (SG), Daniel Hancock (PF) Robert Cox, Bobby Hugo, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (SG), Mark Elser (SF), Willard Hensler (PF) Marc Lutz, John Thigpen, Robert Wallace | |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Willard Hensler and the foul's on Zachariah Varney - foul #1 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #6 | 28-35 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Bradley Cates misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney can't tip it in | 28-35 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Daniel Hancock is called for the reach on Howin Xue - foul #2 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #7 | 28-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Ray Overstreet | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock grabs the board | 28-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Ball (fresh) PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Cates (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Elser (fresh) PF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bradley Cates | 30-35 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willard Hensler | 30-37 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Zachariah Varney | 32-37 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Ball - foul #1 on Matthew Ball, team foul #8 | 32-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG), Harold Glass (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Jason Shultis (PF), Roland Polak (C) Zachariah Varney, Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball, Daniel Hancock, Bradley Cates | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Mark Elser, Willard Hensler | |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Roland Polak clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Marc Lutz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG) Marc Lutz | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Robert Cox buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ray Overstreet - foul #2 on Ray Overstreet, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Robert Cox makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | John Thigpen buries a jump hook from the left block | 35-41 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Jason Shultis's layup is rejected by Howin Xue | 35-41 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Roland Polak tips it home | 37-41 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | John Thigpen drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Colburn | 37-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Glass (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Shultis (fresh) C - Roland Polak (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Jason Shultis can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-43 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet misses the 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Jason Shultis snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 37-43 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet is called for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Lyman Hays (SG), Matthew Ball (SF), Daniel Hancock (PF), Bradley Cates (C) Robert Cox, Harold Glass, Bobby Hugo, Jason Shultis, Roland Polak | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), Willard Hensler (C) Ray Overstreet, Howin Xue | |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Marc Lutz - foul #3 on Marc Lutz, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Elser (SF) John Thigpen | |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Wallace | 39-43 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the jumper from the right side | 39-45 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Ball | 41-45 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Mark Elser can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF), Roland Polak (C) Matthew Ball, Bradley Cates | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), John Thigpen (SF), Howin Xue (C) Timothy Colburn, Mark Elser, Robert Wallace | |
| 03:58 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Roland Polak gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Marc Lutz - foul #4 on Marc Lutz, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Cox (PG) Zachariah Varney | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyman Hays (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Marc Lutz tips it home | 43-47 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Robert Cox is fouled on the floor by Ray Overstreet - foul #3 on Ray Overstreet, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Ball (SG), Bradley Cates (PF) Lyman Hays, Daniel Hancock | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 43-47 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Lyman Hays (SG), Daniel Hancock (PF) Robert Cox, Matthew Ball, Bradley Cates | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Willard Hensler | |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Marc Lutz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the jumper from the left block set up by Zachariah Varney | 45-47 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | John Thigpen scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ray Overstreet | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays's floater is tipped away by Howin Xue | 45-49 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Zachariah Varney - foul #2 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue is hacked by Zachariah Varney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | John Thigpen is hacked by Zachariah Varney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #11 | 48-53 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roland Polak | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is hacked by Lyman Hays in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lyman Hays, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-56 |