| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Alessi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Alba (fresh) PF - John Meigs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Meigs - foul #2 on John Meigs, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce scores on a 3 from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Meigs - foul #3 on John Meigs, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Bates (PF) John Meigs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Walter Bates - foul #1 on Walter Bates, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Alba grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Alba | 33-45 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-45 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-45 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Maxwell Calder | |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | James Wurth travels with the ball | 33-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber (PF) Walter Bates | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raul Ramos | 33-45 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is fouled on the floor by Brian Pierce - foul #2 on Brian Pierce, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Fred Thomas - foul #3 on Fred Thomas, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Meigs (PF) Craig Weber | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Alessi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Pierce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Alba (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Meigs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi is fouled on the floor by Jesse Kimble - foul #2 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG) James Wurth | |
| 15:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | John Meigs grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-46 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski blows the layup | 33-46 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder banks in the layup | 33-48 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce is hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #1 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Maxwell Calder, Liang Zheng, Raul Ramos | |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi's floater is tipped away by Noel Cumberbatch | 33-48 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Kentucky | John Meigs snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas blows the layup but he's hacked by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #1 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky (PG), Walter Bates (PF) Stephen Alessi, John Meigs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-48 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Bates pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas tips it home | 36-48 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Wurth | 36-50 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Dvorsky | 39-50 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Dvorsky - foul #1 on Adam Dvorsky, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi (PG), Walter Grant (SG), Daniel Jones (SF), John Meigs (PF), John Luu (C) Adam Dvorsky, Brian Pierce, Scott Alba, Walter Bates, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG), Liang Zheng (PF), Raul Ramos (C) Drazen Blachowski, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu grabs the board | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Alessi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Grant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Jones (fresh) PF - John Meigs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Luu (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Wurth - foul #2 on James Wurth, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Jesse Kimble | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | John Meigs snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Maxwell Calder | 41-50 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Raul Ramos | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce (SG) Walter Grant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF) James Wurth | |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos drills a shot near the basket set up by John Stockdale and he's fouled by John Luu - foul #2 on John Luu, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Alba (SF) Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the free throw | 41-56 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky (PG), Walter Bates (PF) Stephen Alessi, John Meigs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Raul Ramos | |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder drills a shot from the right block | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Alba misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas (C) John Luu | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) John Stockdale, Liang Zheng | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Alba makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Alba misses the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jesse Kimble | 42-60 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Drazen Blachowski | 42-60 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Walter Bates blocks the short jumper by Noel Cumberbatch | 42-60 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch tips it back up and in | 42-62 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 42-62 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Drazen Blachowski | 42-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Adam Dvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Pierce (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Alba (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Bates snags the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Pierce misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-64 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 42-64 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on a shot near the basket | 42-64 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Bates double dribbles | 42-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi (PG), Walter Grant (SG), Daniel Jones (SF), John Meigs (PF), John Luu (C) Adam Dvorsky, Brian Pierce, Scott Alba, Walter Bates, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), James Wurth (SF), Liang Zheng (PF), Raul Ramos (C) Maxwell Calder, Drazen Blachowski, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses the floater from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-64 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Grant | 44-64 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-64 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Jones | 46-64 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-64 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble tips it back up and in | 46-66 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi is hacked by Jesse Kimble - foul #3 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas (C) John Luu | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-66 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses long on a shot from close range | 46-66 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Alessi misses the shot from the right wing | 46-66 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng's floater is knocked away by Fred Thomas | 46-66 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Alessi | 48-66 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Walter Grant is called for the reach on John Stockdale - foul #1 on Walter Grant, team foul #8 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky (PG), Craig Weber (SF), Walter Bates (PF), John Luu (C) Stephen Alessi, Daniel Jones, John Meigs, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Jesse Kimble, Liang Zheng, Raul Ramos | |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Bates pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Adam Dvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Weber (fresh) PF - Walter Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Luu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-67 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (+1) | |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | John Stockdale loses the dribble to Walter Grant | 48-67 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 48-67 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Wurth | 48-69 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Kentucky | John Luu buries a driving attempt from close range | 50-69 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Maxwell Calder | 50-71 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber buries a shot from the right side | 52-71 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder buries a 3 from the right corner | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wurth is called for the reach on Craig Weber - foul #3 on James Wurth, team foul #7 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Jones (SF) Walter Grant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber misses the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | James Wurth can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-74 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Adam Dvorsky loses the ball out of bounds | 52-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Grant (SG) Craig Weber | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble runs out the clock | 52-74 |