| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Michael Odom connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Kinney | 20-39 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd travels with the ball | 20-39 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski is hacked by Charles Frazier - foul #1 on Charles Frazier, team foul #1 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Michael Odom is hacked by David Brock - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #2 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-39 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Charles Frazier is called for the reach on Kapeni Arizmendi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Frazier, team foul #3 | 22-39 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie's floater is tipped away by Larry Boyd | 22-39 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 22-39 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | David Brock hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 25-39 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Davis | 25-41 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Randy Kwong picks off the pass by Trevor Mercer | 25-41 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Kwong | 25-43 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Kapeni Arizmendi is called for the reach on Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Kapeni Arizmendi, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Larry Boyd is blocked by Thomas Burks | 25-43 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier tips it back up and in | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Michael Gorczynski | 27-45 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest connects on the open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Trevor Mercer | 29-45 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Michael Odom loses the ball out of bounds | 29-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Larry Boyd, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Odom - foul #3 on Michael Odom, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Spencer steps in front of the Donald Donnell pass | 29-45 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks is fouled on the floor by Gerald Woodie - foul #2 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Priest (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Randy Kwong (SF), Young Chiu (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randy Kwong - foul #1 on Randy Kwong, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Tim Kraker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Young Chiu | |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | Donald Donnell steals it from Tony Dennis | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier's pass is intercepted by Reginald Davis in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is fouled on the floor by Robert Connery - foul #1 on Robert Connery, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Robert Connery, Gerald Moss, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Tony Cooper (SG) Michael Gorczynski, Reginald Davis | |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie tips it home | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-49 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis connects on the runner from the right block | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Randy Kwong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Dennis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Donnell | 31-51 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd connects on the shot from the left side | 33-51 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Gerald Woodie is called for the reach on Randy Kwong - foul #3 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #6 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Tony Cooper, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-51 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Michael Odom steps in front of the Tim Kraker pass in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski can't finish the layup | 33-51 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks hits the follow up shot | 33-53 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Robert Connery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-53 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Odom and the foul's on Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #7 | 33-55 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the free throw | 33-56 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gorczynski - foul #3 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #4 | 33-56 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tim Kraker | 35-56 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney blows the layup | 35-56 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Moss | 35-56 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-56 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss gets the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-56 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss snags the offensive board | 35-56 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest drills a jumper from the left side | 37-56 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Odom and he's fouled by Tim Kraker - foul #4 on Tim Kraker, team foul #8 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery, Donald Donnell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Reginald Davis (SF), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer | |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the free throw | 37-59 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #9 | 37-59 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Davis | 37-61 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | David Brock misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Young Chiu pulls down the rebound | 37-61 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is fouled on the floor by Jordan Priest - foul #1 on Jordan Priest, team foul #10 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Gerald Moss, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Tony Cooper | |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Woodie | 37-62 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-62 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Young Chiu (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-62 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 37-62 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by David Brock | 39-62 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Young Chiu | 39-65 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd connects on the fadeaway from close range | 41-65 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the floater in the paint | 41-65 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks gets the offensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kapeni Arizmendi | 41-68 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | David Brock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Young Chiu, Thomas Burks | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis is fouled on the floor by Tim Kraker - foul #5 on Tim Kraker, team foul #11 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (PG) Tim Kraker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG) Tony Cooper | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-69 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the offensive board | 41-69 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell dunks the ball set up by Richard Rathjen | 43-69 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney lays it in on a great pass from Michael Odom | 43-71 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Odom - foul #4 on Michael Odom, team foul #5 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie (PF) Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Thomas Spencer | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie is hacked by Gerald Woodie - foul #4 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #12 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Thomas Burks (C) Jerry Kinney, Tony Dennis | |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Kapeni Arizmendi steps in front of the Gerald Woodie pass | 44-72 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Rathjen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Reginald Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kapeni Arizmendi | 44-74 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Robert Connery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF) Richard Rathjen, Robert Connery, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Tony Cooper | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Gerald Woodie blocks the short jumper by Reginald Davis | 44-74 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the tip | 44-74 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd gets the rebound | 44-74 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-74 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie grabs the board | 44-74 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong is called for 3 seconds | 44-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Thomas Spencer (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Olafemi Akawanzie, Thomas Burks | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-74 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer grabs the board | 44-74 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Michael Odom clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-74 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong hits the follow up shot | 44-76 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-76 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Spencer | 44-76 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-76 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Michael Odom tips it in | 44-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-78 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer grabs the board | 44-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Priest (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Burks (C) Randy Kwong, Tony Dennis | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd lays it up and in on a great pass from David Brock | 46-78 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski runs out the clock | 46-78 |