| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) SG - David Everett (fresh) SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) PF - Paul Dam (fresh) C - David Schwartz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) SG - Steven Allen (fresh) SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion makes the floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Frank Lambert snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Steven Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Lambert | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Paul Dam is denied on a layup by Victor Moskowitz | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Milton Kocher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | David Schwartz gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Milton Kocher steals it from David Everett | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Steven Allen blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Schwartz | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion clanks a shot from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Frank Lambert snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Frank Lambert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz is hacked by Andy Green - foul #1 on Andy Green, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), Abraham Henry (PF) David Everett, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG), Anthony Difranco (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Milton Kocher, Steven Allen, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| 16:30 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Difranco | 2-5 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | John Furst is fouled on the floor by Viktor Zalwsky - foul #1 on Viktor Zalwsky, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry's pass is intercepted by Milton Kocher | 2-5 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Milton Kocher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sherman Dixion - foul #1 on Sherman Dixion, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), David Everett (SG), Paul Dam (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Andy Green, John Furst, Abraham Henry, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Patrick Hoge (fresh) SG - David Everett (fresh) SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) C - Victor Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Clinton Ragland (fresh) PF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) C - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Paul Dam gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SF) Sherman Dixion | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Milton Kocher, Anthony Difranco, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| 14:54 | LSU | Frank Lambert's floater is tipped away by Paul Dam | 2-7 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Victor Harrison | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Frank Lambert is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), John Furst (SG), Abraham Henry (PF), David Schwartz (C) Patrick Hoge, David Everett, Paul Dam, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG) Kenneth Clift | |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry lays it in | 7-7 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | David Schwartz is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Allison | 9-9 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz blows the layup | 9-9 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Clinton Ragland grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Frank Lambert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | John Allison snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Andy Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-9 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Clinton Ragland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG), Sherman Dixion (SF), Paul Dam (PF) John Furst, John Allison, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Anthony Difranco (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Clinton Ragland, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Steven Allen is called for the reach on Andy Green - foul #1 on Steven Allen, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG) Steven Allen | |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | David Schwartz's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Bailey | 9-9 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Milton Kocher is fouled on the floor by David Everett - foul #1 on David Everett, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Sherman Dixion - foul #2 on Sherman Dixion, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SF) Sherman Dixion | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lambert (PF) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| 11:43 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) SG - David Everett (fresh) SF - John Allison (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) C - David Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | David Schwartz is hacked by Ronnie Bailey - foul #1 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | John Allison connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Everett | 11-11 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Anthony Difranco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Paul Dam grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Clift - foul #1 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), John Furst (SG), Abraham Henry (PF) Andy Green, David Everett, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG), Clinton Ragland (SF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Kenneth Clift, Ronnie Bailey, Anthony Difranco | |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Allen | 12-13 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses long on a shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Clinton Ragland grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 09:45 | LSU | Milton Kocher is hacked by David Schwartz - foul #1 on David Schwartz, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), Victor Harrison (C) Patrick Hoge, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Frank Lambert | |
| 09:31 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz can't finish the uncontested layup | 12-13 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry tips it in | 14-13 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Milton Kocher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 14-13 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Abraham Henry | 14-13 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Andy Green misses long on a runner from close range | 14-13 |
| 08:47 | LSU | The rebound goes to Milton Kocher | 14-13 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz is hacked by Victor Harrison - foul #1 on Victor Harrison, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG), Patrick Hoge (SF), Paul Dam (PF), David Schwartz (C) John Furst, John Allison, Abraham Henry, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Frank Lambert (PF), Anthony Difranco (C) Steven Allen, Clinton Ragland, Viktor Zalwsky, Victor Moskowitz | |
| 08:23 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Milton Kocher banks in the layup over the doubleteam and he's hacked by Andy Green - foul #2 on Andy Green, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SF) Andy Green | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:10 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the jumper from the left block set up by John Allison | 16-16 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Paul Dam - foul #1 on Paul Dam, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG) John Allison | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:38 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | David Schwartz gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) SG - David Everett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Hoge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Schwartz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Schwartz | 19-17 |
| 07:14 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Everett - foul #2 on David Everett, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SF) David Everett | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Steven Allen (SG) Milton Kocher, Kenneth Clift | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:14 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Schwartz | 19-18 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | John Furst tips it in | 21-18 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-21 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses the fadeaway in the paint | 21-21 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Anthony Difranco gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Anthony Difranco drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Bailey | 21-24 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | John Allison misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-24 |
| 05:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronnie Bailey | 21-24 |
| 05:41 | LSU | Frank Lambert shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Clinton Ragland | 21-26 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | John Allison snags the offensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | David Schwartz can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | John Furst gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Paul Dam comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Anthony Difranco grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Allison - foul #1 on John Allison, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), David Everett (SG), Sherman Dixion (SF), Abraham Henry (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Patrick Hoge, John Furst, John Allison, Paul Dam, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Clinton Ragland, Steven Allen, Frank Lambert, Anthony Difranco | |
| 04:22 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Milton Kocher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 21-27 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz tips it back up and in | 21-29 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Andy Green clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Andy Green knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Sherman Dixion and the foul's on Kenneth Clift - foul #2 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Andy Green makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Everett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Abraham Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Sherman Dixion steps in front of the Ronnie Bailey pass | 24-29 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Andy Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 24-31 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | David Everett double dribbles | 24-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Schwartz (C) Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Frank Lambert (PF) Kenneth Clift, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| 02:01 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG) David Everett | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | John Furst clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Frank Lambert grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Milton Kocher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 24-31 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Schwartz | 24-31 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | John Furst misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #1 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), Paul Dam (PF) Andy Green, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Ronnie Bailey, Victor Moskowitz | |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | John Furst misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | David Schwartz grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | David Schwartz lays it in | 27-31 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the contested turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Sherman Dixion - foul #3 on Sherman Dixion, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG), John Allison (SF) John Furst, Sherman Dixion | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | John Allison misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Clift - foul #3 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG) Patrick Hoge | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Kenneth Clift, Clinton Ragland, Frank Lambert | |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | John Allison makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | John Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Milton Kocher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 29-34 |