| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) SF - Mark Luo (fresh) PF - William Conway (fresh) C - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) SG - James Thomas (fresh) SF - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by William Conway and the foul's on Luis Sanchez - foul #1 on Luis Sanchez, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by William Conway - foul #1 on William Conway, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:18 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | James Thomas takes the ball from William Conway | 3-1 |
| 18:48 | Liberty | William Pickett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Luis Sanchez | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Mark Luo knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 5-3 |
| 18:32 | Liberty | Billy Lauterbach blocks the short jumper by Manuel Kadlec | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 5-3 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the easy layup | 5-3 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Mark Luo hits the follow up shot | 7-3 |
| 18:04 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 7-3 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Billy Lauterbach | 9-3 |
| 17:20 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Pickett | 9-6 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bernard Farish, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), Wilber Lindley (PF), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Bernard Farish, William Conway, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:40 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe George (SF), Roger Pride (C) Jonathan Bittle, Luis Sanchez | |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Joe George steals it from Mark Luo | 9-6 |
| 16:14 | Liberty | Joe George hits the finger roll | 9-8 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (SG) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Lloyd Bell (SG), Paul McNair (SF) William Pickett, James Thomas, Manuel Kadlec | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Carlile (fresh) PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) SF - Paul McNair (fresh) PF - Joe George (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Pride (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell loses the dribble to Wilber Lindley | 9-8 |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Lively and the foul's on Lloyd Bell - foul #1 on Lloyd Bell, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), William Conway (PF) Wayne Lively, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle (SF), Luis Sanchez (C) Paul McNair, Roger Pride | |
| 15:13 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:51 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Claude Whitley | 12-10 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Elmer Carlile, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), Manuel Kadlec (PF) Lloyd Bell, Joe George | |
| 14:23 | Liberty | William Pickett steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (PF) Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Thomas (SG) Claude Whitley | |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | William Pickett is called for the reach on Walter Peterson - foul #1 on William Pickett, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) William Conway | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | William Pickett is called for the reach on Walter Peterson - foul #2 on William Pickett, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Roger Pride (C) William Pickett, Luis Sanchez | |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach can't finish the layup | 12-10 |
| 13:48 | Liberty | Roger Pride snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish is hacked by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe George (SF) Jonathan Bittle | |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:06 | Liberty | Claude Whitley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:04 | Liberty | James Thomas hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roger Pride - foul #1 on Roger Pride, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Conway (PF) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Liberty | Lloyd Bell (SG), Luis Sanchez (C) James Thomas, Roger Pride | |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Mark Luo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:26 | Liberty | Wesley Pearce is called for the reach on Luis Sanchez - foul #1 on Wesley Pearce, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 12:13 | Liberty | Claude Whitley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Luo - foul #1 on Mark Luo, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Wilber Lindley (PF) Wayne Lively, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle (SF) Manuel Kadlec | |
| 12:13 | Liberty | Claude Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:13 | Liberty | Claude Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 11:55 | Liberty | Claude Whitley grabs the board | 13-12 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Conway (fresh) PF - Wilber Lindley (fresh) C - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) SF - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe George (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Liberty | Wesley Pearce steps in front of the Joe George pass | 13-12 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:15 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 11:14 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle tips it in | 15-14 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Jonathan Bittle is called for the reach on Wesley Pearce - foul #1 on Jonathan Bittle, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, William Conway, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), James Thomas (SG), Paul McNair (SF), Manuel Kadlec (PF), Roger Pride (C) Claude Whitley, Lloyd Bell, Jonathan Bittle, Joe George, Luis Sanchez | |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:34 | Liberty | Billy Lauterbach blocks the jumper by Cesar Gallo | 17-14 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Lauterbach | 17-14 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Mark Luo connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Wesley Pearce | 19-14 |
| 10:15 | Liberty | Roger Pride misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Farish | 19-14 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish banks in the layup on a nice dish by Billy Lauterbach | 21-14 |
| 09:36 | Liberty | Paul McNair misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Bernard Farish, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), William Conway (SF), Wilber Lindley (PF) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 09:36 | Liberty | Paul McNair makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:36 | Liberty | Paul McNair makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Carlile | 23-16 |
| 09:27 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle (SF) Paul McNair | |
| 09:27 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:27 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 23-17 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | William Conway is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Conway, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Luo (SF) William Conway | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Luis Sanchez (C) Cesar Gallo, Roger Pride | |
| 08:44 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-17 |
| 08:18 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 08:03 | Liberty | James Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-17 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Luo | 23-17 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 07:54 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 23-17 |
| 07:33 | Liberty | Billy Lauterbach steps in front of the Luis Sanchez pass | 23-17 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) C - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Bittle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Luis Sanchez (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is fouled on the floor by James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG) Walter Peterson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Lloyd Bell (SG), Paul McNair (SF), Joe George (PF), Roger Pride (C) James Thomas, Jonathan Bittle, Manuel Kadlec, Luis Sanchez | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:16 | Liberty | Joe George snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 06:52 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell scores on a 3 from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach drills a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Paul McNair - foul #1 on Paul McNair, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG) Claude Whitley | |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:13 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-20 |
| 06:12 | Liberty | Paul McNair tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Mark Luo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-22 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile tips it in | 29-22 |
| 05:28 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell is hacked by Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Wesley Pearce (C) Wayne Lively, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle (SF), Manuel Kadlec (PF), Luis Sanchez (C) Paul McNair, Joe George, Roger Pride | |
| 05:28 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 05:01 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:48 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-22 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the shot from the right wing set up by Wilber Lindley | 31-22 |
| 04:31 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lloyd Bell | 31-25 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Mark Luo misses the shot from the right side | 31-25 |
| 03:55 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 03:47 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez throws it down on a great pass from Jonathan Bittle | 31-27 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Mark Luo buries a turnaround from close range | 33-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Elmer Carlile (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Luo (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilber Lindley (tiring) C - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lloyd Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bittle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 1 pts. C - Luis Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Pearce | 33-27 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Mark Luo connects on the shot from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 02:31 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lloyd Bell | 35-29 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Peterson and the foul's on Jonathan Bittle - foul #2 on Jonathan Bittle, team foul #10 | 37-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), William Conway (SF), Billy Lauterbach (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), James Thomas (SG), Paul McNair (SF), Joe George (PF), Roger Pride (C) Cesar Gallo, Lloyd Bell, Jonathan Bittle, Manuel Kadlec, Luis Sanchez | |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 02:08 | Liberty | James Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Pickett - foul #3 on William Pickett, team foul #11 | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG) William Pickett | |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:39 | Liberty | Paul McNair misses the fadeaway from close range | 40-32 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | William Conway snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 42-32 |
| 01:09 | Liberty | James Thomas clanks a shot from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-32 |
| 01:01 | Liberty | Roger Pride grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 00:45 | Liberty | Paul McNair is fouled on the floor by Bernard Farish - foul #3 on Bernard Farish, team foul #10 | 42-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Mark Luo (SF) Bernard Farish, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec (PF) Roger Pride | |
| 00:45 | Liberty | Paul McNair makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:45 | Liberty | Paul McNair misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | William Conway is fouled on the floor by Manuel Kadlec - foul #1 on Manuel Kadlec, team foul #12 | 42-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG) Wayne Lively | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | William Conway misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | William Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Mark Luo steals it from Paul McNair | 43-33 |