| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Conway (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mark Luo inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dale Bible - foul #1 on Dale Bible, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is whistled for a carry | 31-24 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | William Conway scores on a floater from close range set up by Walter Peterson | 31-26 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Steven Medley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | William Conway gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Corey Daniel blocks the short jumper by Mark Luo | 31-26 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | William Rowley gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:19 | Alabama | Dale Bible is whistled for traveling | 31-26 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | William Conway misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 31-26 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Steven Medley snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 17:35 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 17:34 | Alabama | Steven Medley tips it in | 33-26 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Mark Luo knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 33-29 |
| 16:59 | Alabama | Billy Lauterbach swats the dunk try by William Rowley | 33-29 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | Corey Daniel tips it home | 35-29 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | William Conway comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:36 | Alabama | Corey Daniel can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 35-29 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 35-29 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | William Conway loses the dribble to Stanford Vansant | 35-29 |
| 16:05 | Alabama | Steven Medley is whistled for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Dale Bible, William Rowley, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Mark Luo, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Bryce Brown takes the ball from Wilber Lindley | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Wilber Lindley is blocked by Corey Daniel | 35-29 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses badly on a shot from the right block | 35-31 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Shawn Brungardt - foul #1 on Shawn Brungardt, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Kim Hastings, Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Mark Luo (SF), William Conway (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | Steven Medley connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dale Bible | 37-34 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | William Conway comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | William Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | William Conway denies the turnaround by Stanford Vansant | 37-34 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Conway | 37-34 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | William Conway grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by William Rowley | 37-34 |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant lays it in set up by Dale Bible and the foul's on Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF) Elmer Carlile, Mark Luo | |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Conway (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 39-36 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | Steven Medley is hacked by Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Bernard Farish, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Javier Lopez (PF) Stanford Vansant, Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Dale Bible | 41-36 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Steven Medley is called for the reach on Billy Lauterbach - foul #3 on Steven Medley, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kim Hastings - foul #2 on Kim Hastings, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryce Brown (C) Steven Medley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:38 | Alabama | William Rowley loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (PG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Corey Daniel (PF) Dale Bible, William Rowley, Javier Lopez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively connects on the floater from the left side | 41-39 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Corey Daniel knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanford Vansant | 43-39 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley tips it in | 43-41 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Pearce | 43-41 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 43-41 |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Mark Luo drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Wesley Pearce | 43-43 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Daniel | 46-43 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively loses the dribble to Stanford Vansant | 46-43 |
| 07:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't throw it down | 46-43 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Kim Hastings tips it in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Luo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is hacked by Shawn Brungardt - foul #2 on Shawn Brungardt, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Kim Hastings, Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), William Conway (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo, Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 06:54 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:34 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 48-43 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Carlile | 48-45 |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Peterson - foul #3 on Walter Peterson, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (PF) Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Bernard Farish | |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach can't connect on a runner near the basket | 50-45 |
| 05:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Javier Lopez | 50-45 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | William Conway pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is fouled on the floor by Stanford Vansant - foul #2 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Stanford Vansant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 05:00 | Alabama | William Rowley grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | William Conway steals the ball from Steven Medley | 50-45 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley is fouled on the floor by Javier Lopez - foul #1 on Javier Lopez, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Corey Daniel (PF) Javier Lopez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG), Mark Luo (SF) Elmer Carlile, William Conway | |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Walter Peterson | 50-47 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Kim Hastings is fouled on the floor by Bernard Farish - foul #3 on Bernard Farish, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Billy Lauterbach | |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Mark Luo gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-47 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Corey Daniel | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rowley (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Medley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Luo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Corey Daniel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG) Kim Hastings | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), William Conway (PF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Wayne Lively, Wilber Lindley, Wesley Pearce | |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is denied on a layup by Corey Daniel | 50-47 |
| 02:50 | Alabama | William Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Corey Daniel knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Stanford Vansant | 52-47 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Luo | 52-49 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Mark Luo swats the dunk try by Corey Daniel | 52-49 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | William Conway snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | William Conway is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Conway, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Corey Daniel's floater is tipped away by William Conway | 52-49 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Daniel | 52-49 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is hacked by Mark Luo - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Mark Luo is called for the reach on William Rowley - foul #2 on Mark Luo, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | William Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Mark Luo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | William Conway tips it home | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | William Rowley is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Farish - foul #4 on Bernard Farish, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is hacked by Walter Peterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Peterson, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Mark Luo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Steven Medley gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Walter Peterson is called for the reach on Steven Medley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Peterson, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the fullcourt shot | 55-51 |