| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Keith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Deems (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | George Deems inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Isaac Sterling is blocked by Donald Hilton | 20-34 |
| 19:38 | Providence | John Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 19:10 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Isaac Sterling - foul #3 on Isaac Sterling, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 19:10 | Providence | Larry Graham makes the free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | George Deems misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 18:54 | Providence | Larry Graham pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:39 | Providence | Cody Booth drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Keith | 25-34 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by George Deems and he's hacked by Larry Graham - foul #1 on Larry Graham, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:17 | Providence | The rebound goes to Donald Hilton | 25-36 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Donald Hilton is hacked by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| 17:45 | Providence | Donald Hilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | George Deems hits the follow up shot | 25-38 |
| 16:57 | Providence | Larry Graham lays it in set up by Cody Booth | 27-38 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 27-40 |
| 16:14 | Providence | Larry Graham clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses badly on a shot from close range | 27-40 |
| 15:44 | Providence | John Keith grabs the board | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Keith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Deems (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Sterling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Providence | Lester Long drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling can't connect on a runner from close range | 29-40 |
| 15:03 | Providence | Larry Graham grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 14:43 | Providence | George Deems blocks the jumper by Cody Booth | 29-40 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Cody Booth - foul #1 on Cody Booth, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), Christian Hodges (SG), John Brown (SF), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, John Keith, Lester Long, Donald Hilton, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SG), John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Eugene Holmes, Jerry Marguez, Charles Campbell, Isaac Sterling | |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | John Brown is called for the reach on Robert Hruska - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | James Moore misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Thompson - foul #1 on Gregory Thompson, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:35 | Providence | John Cormier picks off the pass by Paul Hopping | 29-41 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | George Deems double dribbles | 29-41 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling (C) George Deems | |
| 12:54 | Providence | Daniel Berry is hacked by Robert Hruska - foul #1 on Robert Hruska, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Jerry Marguez (SG) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr | |
| 12:35 | Providence | Paul Hopping is whistled for traveling | 29-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Marguez | 29-44 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Daniel Berry can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the easy layup | 29-44 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez can't tip it in | 29-44 |
| 11:22 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Hopping | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fairly fresh) SG - Christian Hodges (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Hopping (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Cormier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Providence | Daniel Berry misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-44 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Moore | 29-44 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez is hacked by Christian Hodges - foul #3 on Christian Hodges, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Keith (SG), Donald Hilton (PF), Larry Graham (C) Daniel Berry, Christian Hodges, Paul Hopping, Gregory Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Steven Carr (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Eugene Holmes, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Carr | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:08 | Providence | Isaac Sterling blocks the short jumper by Lester Long | 29-46 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerry Marguez | 29-46 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is hacked by Cody Booth - foul #2 on Cody Booth, team foul #6 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SF) Lester Long | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), George Deems (SF) Jerry Marguez, Isaac Sterling | |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is fouled on the floor by Cody Booth - foul #3 on Cody Booth, team foul #7 | 29-46 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 09:20 | Providence | Larry Graham snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 09:00 | Providence | Cody Booth misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-46 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | George Deems pulls down the rebound | 29-46 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Charles Campbell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 29-46 |
| 08:51 | Providence | The rebound goes to Larry Graham | 29-46 |
| 08:43 | Providence | John Keith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-46 |
| 08:42 | Providence | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 08:22 | Providence | Donald Hilton blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Campbell - foul #2 on Charles Campbell, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Lester Long (SF) John Keith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez (SG), John Cormier (PF), Isaac Sterling (C) Robert Hruska, Charles Campbell, Steven Carr | |
| 08:22 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 08:22 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jerry Marguez | 31-48 |
| 07:37 | Providence | Larry Graham misses short on a jumper in the paint | 31-48 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | George Deems gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Deems | 31-50 |
| 07:15 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-50 |
| 07:14 | Providence | Donald Hilton tips it back up and in | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Lester Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - George Deems (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Daniel Berry (PG), John Keith (SG), Paul Hopping (PF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, John Brown, Donald Hilton, Larry Graham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), James Moore (PF) Eugene Holmes, George Deems | |
| 06:38 | Providence | Jerry Marguez steals the ball from Daniel Berry | 33-50 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | John Keith takes the ball from James Moore | 33-50 |
| 05:57 | Providence | John Keith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Daniel Berry - foul #1 on Daniel Berry, team foul #8 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (SG), John Brown (SF) John Keith, Lester Long | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), George Deems (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Jerry Marguez, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling misses the free throw | 33-52 |
| 05:36 | Providence | Gregory Thompson snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 05:20 | Providence | Daniel Berry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Hopping | 36-52 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | George Deems is fouled on the floor by Christian Hodges - foul #4 on Christian Hodges, team foul #9 | 36-52 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | George Deems misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 05:00 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Hopping | 36-52 |
| 04:42 | Providence | John Brown connects on the 3 from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-52 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits the follow up shot | 39-54 |
| 04:13 | Providence | John Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-54 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | George Deems throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez (SG), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Isaac Sterling | |
| 03:49 | Providence | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 03:48 | Providence | Gregory Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 03:29 | Providence | George Deems steps in front of the Paul Hopping pass | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | James Moore scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes and he's fouled by Paul Hopping - foul #1 on Paul Hopping, team foul #10 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF), Isaac Sterling (C) George Deems, Charles Campbell | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the free throw | 39-56 |
| 03:02 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gregory Thompson | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Daniel Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christian Hodges (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Hopping (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Marguez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - James Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Isaac Sterling (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Providence | Daniel Berry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG) Eugene Holmes | |
| 02:44 | Providence | Daniel Berry misses the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 02:44 | Providence | Daniel Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling blows the layup | 40-56 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Isaac Sterling | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Providence | Christian Hodges misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 01:40 | Providence | John Brown tips it home | 42-58 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | James Moore lays it in | 42-60 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Christian Hodges buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Berry and he's hacked by Jerry Marguez - foul #1 on Jerry Marguez, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), George Deems (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Robert Hruska, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| 01:15 | Providence | Christian Hodges makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Jerry Marguez misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-60 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Isaac Sterling hits the follow up shot | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Providence | Daniel Berry misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-62 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Paul Hopping snags the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Jerry Marguez steals the ball from Gregory Thompson | 45-62 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes throws it down set up by Jerry Marguez | 45-64 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Paul Hopping misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Campbell - foul #3 on Charles Campbell, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Paul Hopping makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Paul Hopping makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes runs out the clock | 47-64 |