| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Douglas Holyfield | 23-33 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Gorczynski - foul #1 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the lay-in | 25-33 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney snags the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Michael Odom loses the dribble to Lee Hayward | 25-33 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Odom steals the ball from Ryan Allison in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Michael Odom dunks the ball | 25-35 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Gorczynski - foul #2 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Randy Kwong (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer | |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Michael Odom is fouled on the floor by Ryan Allison - foul #3 on Ryan Allison, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver (PG), Arthur Jewell (SF), Robert Mahr (C) Corey Cutshall, Ryan Allison, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Thomas Burks | |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Kwong and the foul's on Christopher Henderson - foul #3 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (SG), Arturo Ayala (C) Christopher Henderson, Lee Hayward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis misses the free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Arturo Ayala gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell hits a runner in the lane | 29-37 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis can't tip it in | 29-37 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell lays it in | 31-37 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is hacked by Keith Jackson - foul #1 on Keith Jackson, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Lee Hayward (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Howard Sarver, Robert Mahr, Arturo Ayala | |
| 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 | |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer is whistled for a carry | 31-37 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Gorczynski - foul #3 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG) Keith Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Jewell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Jewell - foul #1 on Arthur Jewell, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF) Arthur Jewell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG) Michael Gorczynski | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Spencer - foul #1 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr (PF), Arturo Ayala (C) Lee Hayward, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Young Chiu (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Burks | |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Young Chiu and he's fouled by Ryan Allison - foul #4 on Ryan Allison, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver (PG), William Rojo (SF) Corey Cutshall, Ryan Allison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie (PF) Young Chiu | |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo's pass is intercepted by Reginald Davis in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | Arturo Ayala blocks the short jumper by Tony Dennis | 35-41 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis scores on a floater from close range set up by Randy Kwong | 35-43 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Arturo Ayala misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Arturo Ayala blocks the short jumper by Tony Dennis | 35-43 |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Howard Sarver - foul #1 on Howard Sarver, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Keith Jackson (SG), Arthur Jewell (SF), Lee Hayward (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Howard Sarver, Christopher Henderson, William Rojo, Robert Mahr, Arturo Ayala | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Spencer steps in front of the Lee Hayward pass | 35-45 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is hacked by Arthur Jewell - foul #2 on Arthur Jewell, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG) Keith Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Burks (C) Tony Dennis | |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Hayward | 35-46 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Odom is called for the reach on Christopher Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Odom, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall travels with the ball | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Jewell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 2 stl. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Jewell - foul #3 on Arthur Jewell, team foul #8 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver (PG), Robert Mahr (C) Corey Cutshall, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Thomas Spencer | |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Odom | 35-50 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward tips it back up and in | 37-50 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Michael Odom can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Howard Sarver takes the ball from Jerry Kinney | 37-50 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson misses the easy layup | 37-50 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-50 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks lays it in on a nice dish by Kapeni Arizmendi and he's fouled by Robert Mahr - foul #1 on Robert Mahr, team foul #9 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Keith Jackson (SG), William Rojo (SF), Arturo Ayala (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Howard Sarver, Christopher Henderson, Arthur Jewell, Lee Hayward, Robert Mahr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney, Young Chiu | |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is fouled on the floor by Keith Jackson - foul #2 on Keith Jackson, team foul #10 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Dennis (C) Thomas Burks | |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield's floater is knocked away by Thomas Spencer | 40-55 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Gorczynski | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Rojo (fresh) PF - Arturo Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 2 stl. C - Tony Dennis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Arturo Ayala | 43-58 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Gorczynski | 43-60 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis scores on a shot from the left side set up by Michael Gorczynski | 43-62 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Arturo Ayala comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-62 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Spencer | 43-62 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer tips it in | 43-64 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Lee Hayward (PF), Robert Mahr (C) Keith Jackson, William Rojo, Arturo Ayala, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Olafemi Akawanzie (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Michael Gorczynski, Reginald Davis, Thomas Spencer, Tony Dennis | |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison loses the dribble to Kapeni Arizmendi in the backcourt | 43-64 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses the dunk attempt | 43-64 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong grabs the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Michael Odom connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kapeni Arizmendi | 43-67 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Lee Hayward | 45-67 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kapeni Arizmendi | 45-69 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Olafemi Akawanzie steals it from Christopher Henderson in the backcourt | 45-69 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi buries a floater in the lane set up by Randy Kwong | 45-71 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Olafemi Akawanzie swats the shot by Christopher Henderson | 45-71 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver (PG), Keith Jackson (SG), William Rojo (SF), Arthur Jewell (PF), Arturo Ayala (C) Corey Cutshall, Christopher Henderson, Ryan Allison, Lee Hayward, Robert Mahr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Michael Odom, Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie, Thomas Burks | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Cooper - foul #1 on Tony Cooper, team foul #6 | 45-71 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo is whistled for traveling | 45-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Howard Sarver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Rojo (fresh) PF - Arthur Jewell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Arturo Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Dennis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis misses long on a runner from the baseline | 45-71 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Howard Sarver is blocked by Jerry Kinney | 45-71 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Reginald Davis | 45-73 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver is whistled for a carry | 45-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr (PF) William Rojo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Thomas Burks (C) Reginald Davis, Tony Cooper, Tony Dennis | |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Burks | 45-75 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Gorczynski picks off the pass by Arthur Jewell in the backcourt | 45-75 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks blows the layup but the foul's on Howard Sarver - foul #2 on Howard Sarver, team foul #11 | 45-75 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-77 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Odom steps in front of the Arturo Ayala pass | 45-77 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Michael Odom lays it in | 45-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-79 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks grabs the board | 45-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Gorczynski | 45-81 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr hits a turnaround near the basket | 47-81 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski runs out the clock | 47-81 |