| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) SG - John Rollins (fresh) SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) C - Jason Farley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) SG - Michael Odom (fresh) SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jason Farley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Belmont | John Rollins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Farley | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Belmont | Jason Farley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Spencer - foul #1 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Belmont | Jason Farley makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks banks in the layup and the foul's on Cole Campbell - foul #1 on Cole Campbell, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Cole Campbell snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Thomas Spencer takes the ball from Cole Campbell | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Spencer | 1-4 |
| 18:27 | Belmont | John Rollins misses long on a shot from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Spencer and he's fouled by Jason Farley - foul #1 on Jason Farley, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | Cole Campbell gets the rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | James Thiel misses long on a jumper from the right side | 1-6 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Michael Odom hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Gorczynski | 1-9 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Jason Farley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-9 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer pulls down the rebound | 1-9 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Thiel - foul #1 on James Thiel, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Earnest Emery (PG), Ben Brown (SF), Harry Whitt (PF), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, Cole Campbell, Justin Davenport, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Gorczynski, Michael Odom, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 1-10 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 1-11 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | David Matthews misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from close range | 1-11 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Ben Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 1-11 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | Ben Brown connects on the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Jerry Kinney - foul #1 on Jerry Kinney, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (SG) John Rollins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Jerry Kinney | |
| 16:25 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is fouled on the floor by Paul Pleas - foul #1 on Paul Pleas, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Cole Campbell (SF) Paul Pleas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Earnest Emery (fresh) SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Whitt (fresh) C - David Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) C - Tony Dennis (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-13 |
| 15:35 | Belmont | Earnest Emery loses the dribble to Kapeni Arizmendi in the backcourt | 4-13 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong can't finish the layup | 4-13 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong grabs the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis can't throw it down | 4-13 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Cole Campbell | 4-13 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Reginald Davis is called for the reach on Earnest Emery in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Davis, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), John Rollins (SG), Justin Davenport (PF), Jason Farley (C) Ben Brown, Earnest Emery, Harry Whitt, David Matthews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Reginald Davis, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 15:05 | Belmont | John Rollins clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 4-13 |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the easy layup | 4-13 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Justin Davenport snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | John Rollins loses the dribble to Randy Kwong in the backcourt | 4-13 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong misses the easy layup | 4-13 |
| 14:35 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | James Thiel misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Jason Farley tips it in | 6-13 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong loses the dribble to Justin Davenport | 6-13 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | John Rollins loses the dribble to Kapeni Arizmendi | 6-13 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer slams it home on a great pass from Kapeni Arizmendi | 6-15 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Cole Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Earnest Emery (PG), Paul Pleas (SG), Ben Brown (SF), Harry Whitt (PF), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, John Rollins, Cole Campbell, Justin Davenport, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Matthews - foul #1 on David Matthews, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | Michael Gorczynski is called for the reach on Ben Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #4 | 6-17 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | David Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-17 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis gets the rebound | 6-17 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Harry Whitt steals the ball from Jerry Kinney | 6-17 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Ben Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Olafemi Akawanzie - foul #1 on Olafemi Akawanzie, team foul #5 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Rollins (SG), Justin Davenport (PF) Earnest Emery, Paul Pleas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Young Chiu (PF) Jerry Kinney, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Ben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Cole Campbell (SF) Harry Whitt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Thomas Burks (C) Michael Gorczynski, Tony Dennis | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ben Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Rollins (fresh) SF - Cole Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) C - David Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Tony Cooper (fresh) SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Davis (fresh) PF - Young Chiu (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Thomas Burks picks off the pass by Cole Campbell | 8-17 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses short on a floater from the left block | 8-17 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks tips it but misses | 8-17 |
| 11:08 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Cole Campbell | 8-17 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | John Rollins knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ben Brown and he's fouled by Michael Odom - foul #1 on Michael Odom, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), Earnest Emery (SF), Robert Thomason (PF), Jason Farley (C) Ben Brown, Cole Campbell, Justin Davenport, David Matthews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Reginald Davis, Young Chiu, Thomas Burks | |
| 10:49 | Belmont | John Rollins misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-17 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Jason Farley grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Earnest Emery is fouled on the floor by Jerry Kinney - foul #2 on Jerry Kinney, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Cole Campbell (SF), Harry Whitt (PF) John Rollins, Robert Thomason | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF) Tony Cooper, Jerry Kinney | |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Earnest Emery makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | Earnest Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Harry Whitt is called for the reach on Thomas Spencer - foul #1 on Harry Whitt, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Michael Odom, Thomas Spencer | |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis blows the layup | 12-17 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie can't tip it in | 12-17 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie hits the follow up shot | 12-19 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Michael Gorczynski takes the ball from James Thiel in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong grabs the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Harry Whitt gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Earnest Emery's pass is intercepted by Kapeni Arizmendi in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski lays it in on a nice dish by Kapeni Arizmendi | 12-21 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Cole Campbell loses the dribble to Kapeni Arizmendi in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi hits the finger roll | 12-23 |
| 08:19 | Belmont | Earnest Emery misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is hacked by Harry Whitt - foul #2 on Harry Whitt, team foul #7 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Pleas (PG), John Rollins (SG), Ben Brown (SF), Justin Davenport (PF), David Matthews (C) James Thiel, Earnest Emery, Cole Campbell, Harry Whitt, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Reginald Davis (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Michael Gorczynski, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Pleas (fresh) SG - John Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Davenport (fresh) C - David Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Belmont | David Matthews scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-25 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Burks, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG) Kapeni Arizmendi | |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Justin Davenport scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Pleas and the foul's on Thomas Spencer - foul #2 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #9 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney (SF), Young Chiu (PF) Tony Cooper, Thomas Spencer | |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Justin Davenport makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Odom | 17-27 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | David Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Odom - foul #2 on Michael Odom, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG) Michael Odom | |
| 06:17 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | David Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:58 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-27 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | David Matthews pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Paul Pleas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is fouled on the floor by John Rollins - foul #1 on John Rollins, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Earnest Emery (PG), Cole Campbell (SF), Robert Thomason (PF), Tim Street (C) Paul Pleas, Ben Brown, Justin Davenport, David Matthews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG) Reginald Davis | |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Robert Thomason grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Robert Thomason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Jerry Kinney, Young Chiu | |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Thomas Burks is blocked by Robert Thomason | 19-27 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Earnest Emery | 19-27 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Tim Street banks in the layup set up by Cole Campbell and he's fouled by Randy Kwong - foul #1 on Randy Kwong, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Thiel (PG), David Matthews (PF) Earnest Emery, Robert Thomason | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Tony Dennis (C) Tony Cooper, Thomas Burks | |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Tim Street makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Randy Kwong | 22-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (SG), Harry Whitt (SF), Jason Farley (C) John Rollins, Cole Campbell, Tim Street | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Michael Odom, Thomas Spencer | |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Ben Brown connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Thiel | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Thiel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Whitt (fresh) PF - David Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Farley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) PF - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis clanks a shot in the paint | 24-27 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Jason Farley gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:09 | Belmont | Reginald Davis steals the ball from David Matthews in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis blows the dunk | 24-27 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie grabs the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-27 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | David Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Ben Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | David Matthews tips it home | 26-27 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Earnest Emery (PG), Paul Pleas (SG), Cole Campbell (SF), Justin Davenport (PF), Tim Street (C) James Thiel, Ben Brown, Harry Whitt, David Matthews, Jason Farley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Michael Gorczynski, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Tony Dennis | |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Tim Street misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-27 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Odom and he's fouled by Earnest Emery - foul #1 on Earnest Emery, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Rollins (SG) Paul Pleas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:21 | Belmont | John Rollins hits a floater from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Burks | 28-32 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | Kapeni Arizmendi steps in front of the Cole Campbell pass in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi lays it in | 28-34 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Earnest Emery scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Rollins | 30-34 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | John Rollins is called for the reach on Michael Odom - foul #2 on John Rollins, team foul #10 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ben Brown (PG), Harry Whitt (SF), David Matthews (PF), Jason Farley (C) Earnest Emery, Cole Campbell, Justin Davenport, Tim Street | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG), Reginald Davis (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Michael Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | John Rollins misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis comes up short on the shot in the paint | 30-36 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | The clock runs out | 30-36 |