| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) PF - Van Marks (fresh) C - Charles Olsson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - William Conway (fresh) C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Conway | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Charles Olsson tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Colorado | Van Marks snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Luo | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Colorado | Charles Olsson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss's fadeaway is rejected by William Conway | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Johnathon Corliss | 0-4 |
| 17:36 | Colorado | Van Marks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Mark Luo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Mark Luo snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Gary Crowell takes the ball from Walter Peterson | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Crowell | 2-4 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 2-4 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | Van Marks gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Colorado | Gary Crowell connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Johnathon Corliss | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is fouled on the floor by Larry Saavedra - foul #1 on Larry Saavedra, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Mark Luo, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:50 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Charles Olsson | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Colorado | Gary Crowell is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lively - foul #1 on Wayne Lively, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Capps (PF), Kevin Swarthout (C) Van Marks, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish | |
| 15:12 | Colorado | John Capps connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Mark Luo - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (SG) Larry Saavedra | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:12 | Colorado | John Capps misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Mark Luo gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is called for a backcourt violation | 6-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Charles Olsson (C) Gary Crowell, Johnathon Corliss | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), William Conway (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Elmer Carlile, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| 14:24 | Colorado | William Newborn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 14:16 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:47 | Colorado | John Capps can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Wilber Lindley and he's fouled by Kevin Swarthout - foul #1 on Kevin Swarthout, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Larry Saavedra (SG), Johnathon Corliss (SF), Van Marks (PF) Ernest Anguiano, William Newborn, John Capps, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:04 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Wilber Lindley, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 13:04 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:04 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gary Crowell - foul #1 on Gary Crowell, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Olsson (C) Kevin Swarthout | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Bernard Farish | |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Luo | 7-8 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Charles Olsson is called for the reach on Mark Luo - foul #1 on Charles Olsson, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Larry Saavedra picks off the pass by Elmer Carlile | 7-8 |
| 11:54 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Conway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Johnathon Corliss takes the ball from William Conway | 7-8 |
| 11:35 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 11:33 | Colorado | Van Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Charles Olsson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Johnathon Corliss | 9-8 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Mark Luo hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 10:57 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra is fouled on the floor by Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG), John Capps (SF), Kevin Swarthout (C) Gary Crowell, Johnathon Corliss, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo, William Conway, Wesley Pearce | |
| 10:40 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Peterson | 9-12 |
| 10:02 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra's pass is intercepted by Walter Peterson | 9-12 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson lays it up and in | 9-14 |
| 09:37 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Capps | 12-14 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is whistled for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), William Newborn (SG), Johnathon Corliss (SF) Ernest Anguiano, Larry Saavedra, Van Marks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) Elmer Carlile | |
| 09:04 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 08:50 | Colorado | William Newborn snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 08:32 | Colorado | John Capps drills a 3 from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Luo | 15-16 |
| 07:58 | Colorado | Walter Peterson steps in front of the John Capps pass | 15-16 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson lays it in | 15-18 |
| 07:27 | Colorado | John Capps hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Newborn (fresh) SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Capps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Swarthout (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Larry Saavedra (SG), Van Marks (PF), Charles Olsson (C) Gary Crowell, William Newborn, John Capps, Kevin Swarthout | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), William Conway (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Wilber Lindley, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 07:04 | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Mark Luo buries a 3 from straight away | 15-21 |
| 06:27 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 06:26 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Olsson - foul #2 on Charles Olsson, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG) Ernest Anguiano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SF) Mark Luo | |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:46 | Colorado | Gary Crowell comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Wayne Lively - foul #2 on Wayne Lively, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish | |
| 05:46 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:46 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | William Conway is hacked by Van Marks - foul #1 on Van Marks, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (SG) Larry Saavedra | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 19-23 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Elmer Carlile | 19-25 |
| 04:42 | Colorado | William Conway steals it from Gary Crowell | 19-25 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by William Newborn - foul #1 on William Newborn, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Larry Saavedra (SG), John Capps (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) Gary Crowell, William Newborn, Johnathon Corliss, Van Marks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) William Conway | |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:10 | Colorado | John Capps comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-28 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by Larry Saavedra - foul #2 on Larry Saavedra, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Walter Peterson, Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley | |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:35 | Colorado | John Capps hits the finger roll | 21-30 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is hacked by Ernest Anguiano - foul #1 on Ernest Anguiano, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG) Ernest Anguiano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF) Elmer Carlile, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:12 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Charles Olsson | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Capps (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) C - Charles Olsson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| 02:47 | Colorado | Gary Crowell drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Swarthout | 23-31 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | William Conway connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 23-33 |
| 02:19 | Colorado | Wayne Lively picks off the pass by Kevin Swarthout | 23-33 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Gary Crowell steals it from Wayne Lively in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Gary Crowell hits the finger roll | 25-33 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Kevin Swarthout is called for the reach on William Conway - foul #2 on Kevin Swarthout, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (SG), Johnathon Corliss (SF), Van Marks (PF) Larry Saavedra, John Capps, Kevin Swarthout | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Wilber Lindley (PF) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo | |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:46 | Colorado | William Newborn hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnathon Corliss | 27-34 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on William Conway | 27-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG) Gary Crowell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) William Conway, Wesley Pearce | |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 01:07 | Colorado | Charles Olsson can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 27-34 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 27-34 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 27-34 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 00:03 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses the dunk attempt | 27-34 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-34 |