| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Quinn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Quinn inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell buries a jumper from close range | 19-32 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Moffitt | 21-32 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Moffitt | 23-35 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | John Quinn hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Fishburn | 23-37 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-37 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | John Quinn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 23-37 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Cox - foul #1 on William Cox, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | John Quinn is hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF), Doug Robertson (C) Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Greening (C) Lester Terrell | |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by John Quinn - foul #2 on John Quinn, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | John Quinn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Cox and he's fouled by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | David Fishburn is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hamlin - foul #3 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG) Thomas Hamlin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Greening steals it from Santos Ward | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Santos Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Cox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Quinn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Nolan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Greening (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Fishburn | 28-44 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-44 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | William Cox snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-44 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | John Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 15:01 | North Carolina | Jason Greening tips it back up and in | 28-46 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark is whistled for a carry | 28-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Santos Ward, Huang Chin, William Clark, Joel McDaniel, Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Terrell (C) Jason Greening | |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | John Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-46 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan gets the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Cox | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Hamlin | 32-48 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan travels with the ball | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-48 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson's pass is intercepted by David Fishburn | 32-48 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lester Terrell | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (tiring) 4 ast. SG - William Cox (tiring) 4 ast. SF - John Quinn (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Nolan (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Lester Terrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | David Fishburn snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Freddy Waller blocks the short jumper by John Quinn | 32-50 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | William Cox grabs the offensive board | 32-50 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | John Quinn hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Fishburn | 32-53 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lester Terrell - foul #1 on Lester Terrell, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG), Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Greening (C) Lester Terrell | |
| 10:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Jason Greening grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | John Quinn can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson (C) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-54 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Santos Ward is called for the reach on John Quinn - foul #1 on Santos Ward, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG) Santos Ward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | John Quinn loses the dribble to William Clark | 35-54 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson misses the free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Jason Greening snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Huang Chin steals it from David Fishburn | 37-54 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses the easy layup | 37-54 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Jason Greening gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Nolan steps in front of the Doug Robertson pass | 37-54 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Jason Greening tips it home | 37-56 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | David Fishburn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Clark | 39-56 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | David Fishburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Thomas Hamlin, Huang Chin, William Clark, Doug Robertson, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Lester Terrell (C) David Fishburn, Jason Greening | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Quinn - foul #3 on John Quinn, team foul #5 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Holdsworth (SF), Johnny Wright (PF) John Quinn, Stanley Nolan | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Santos Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Cox (tiring) 4 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) PF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell is hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #4 on Daniel Smith, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Michael Foster can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Santos Ward - foul #2 on Santos Ward, team foul #7 | 41-56 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Johnny Wright swats the layup by Freddy Waller | 41-57 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Michael Foster is hacked by Santos Ward - foul #3 on Santos Ward, team foul #8 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG) Santos Ward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG), John Quinn (SF), Stanley Nolan (PF) William Cox, James Holdsworth, Johnny Wright | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Quinn | 44-59 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith gets the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith can't finish the layup | 44-59 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Jeremy Moffitt | 46-59 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell lays it up and in set up by Michael Foster and he's fouled by Thomas Hamlin - foul #4 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF), Doug Robertson (C) Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), William Cox (SG) Michael Foster, Frank Davis | |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Hamlin | 48-62 |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan is called for 5 seconds | 48-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Holdsworth (SF), Johnny Wright (PF), Jason Greening (C) John Quinn, Stanley Nolan, Lester Terrell | |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel is whistled for traveling | 48-62 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright's pass is intercepted by Doug Robertson | 48-62 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Hamlin | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joel McDaniel - foul #1 on Joel McDaniel, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Thomas Hamlin, Joel McDaniel, Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), John Quinn (SF) David Fishburn, James Holdsworth | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Huang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cox (tiring) 4 ast. SF - John Quinn (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Greening (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Kentucky | William Cox is called for the reach on Daniel Smith - foul #3 on William Cox, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG) Huang Chin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG), Stanley Nolan (PF) William Cox, Johnny Wright | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Greening - foul #1 on Jason Greening, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust (PG), Doug Robertson (SF), Alex Smith (C) William Clark, Jeremy Moffitt, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | John Quinn drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frank Davis | 53-67 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Santos Ward | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Doug Robertson is called for the reach on John Quinn - foul #1 on Doug Robertson, team foul #11 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel (PF) Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), William Cox (SG), Lester Terrell (C) Michael Foster, Frank Davis, Jason Greening | |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward is denied on a layup by Lester Terrell | 55-68 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF) Arthur Brust, Alex Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson banks in the layup and the foul's on David Fishburn - foul #3 on David Fishburn, team foul #8 | 57-68 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson makes the free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | John Quinn connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Lester Terrell | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward tips it in | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | William Cox is hacked by Huang Chin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Huang Chin, team foul #12 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnny Wright (PF) Stanley Nolan | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | William Cox makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | William Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark loses the dribble to Lester Terrell | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell lays it in on a great pass from William Cox and the foul's on Joel McDaniel - foul #2 on Joel McDaniel, team foul #13 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (PF) Johnny Wright | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell makes the free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Nolan picks off the pass by Doug Robertson | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Fishburn runs out the clock | 60-75 |