| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Everett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schwartz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Byerly (fresh) C - Robert Myles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Roberto Marino inbounds the ball | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Roberto Marino is whistled for a carry | 46-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Michael Mello, Roberto Marino, Lee Byerly, Robert Myles | |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion misses long on a floater in the paint | 46-33 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | David Schwartz pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Kenneth Fitch - foul #2 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG) Lawrence Shenberger | |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Peter Reed | 49-35 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion hits the finger roll set up by David Everett | 51-35 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Peter Reed evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Raymond Wilson and he's hacked by David Everett - foul #1 on David Everett, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SF), Lee Byerly (PF) Michael Mello, David Thomas, Raymond Wilson | |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses short on a floater from close range | 51-38 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Lee Byerly hits a wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Peter Reed | 51-40 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Andy Green knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 53-40 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Peter Reed's layup is rejected by David Schwartz | 53-40 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 53-42 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | David Schwartz dunks the ball on a great pass from Andy Green and he's fouled by Kenneth Fitch - foul #3 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #2 | 55-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), Abraham Henry (PF) David Everett, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), David Thomas (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Robert Myles (C) Richard Johnson, Lawrence Shenberger, Lee Byerly, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson is hacked by Andy Green - foul #1 on Andy Green, team foul #2 | 56-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Richard Johnson (PF) Michael Mello, Robert Myles | |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Peter Reed evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andy Green | 58-44 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Peter Reed evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-44 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | John Furst gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Furst (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Abraham Henry (fresh) C - David Schwartz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Raymond Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | David Schwartz connects on the jumper near the basket | 60-44 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | David Thomas hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side | 60-46 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry is whistled for a carry | 60-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), David Everett (SG), John Allison (SF), Paul Dam (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Andy Green, John Furst, Sherman Dixion, Abraham Henry, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Robert Meikle (SF), Lawrence Shenberger (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Angel Herrera, David Thomas, Richard Johnson, Raymond Wilson | |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Peter Reed is fouled on the floor by Victor Harrison - foul #1 on Victor Harrison, team foul #3 | 60-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Byerly (PF) Lawrence Shenberger | |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Lee Byerly buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Mello | 60-48 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge is called for a charge - foul #1 on Patrick Hoge, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (PF) Lee Byerly | |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Robert Meikle misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge misses short on a shot from close range | 60-48 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Paul Dam tips it home | 62-48 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Peter Reed is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from close range | 62-48 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Dam | 62-48 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Michael Mello steps in front of the Paul Dam pass | 62-48 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | Michael Mello blows the layup | 62-48 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Everett | 62-48 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Peter Reed | 62-48 |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Meikle | 62-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Patrick Hoge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Everett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Allison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Dam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Meikle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Fitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Peter Reed is called for the reach on Patrick Hoge - foul #3 on Peter Reed, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), John Furst (SG), Sherman Dixion (SF), Abraham Henry (PF), David Schwartz (C) Patrick Hoge, David Everett, John Allison, Paul Dam, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (PG), Roberto Marino (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Robert Myles (C) Michael Mello, Robert Meikle, Lawrence Shenberger, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Andy Green clanks a floater from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the floater near the basket | 62-51 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | David Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry is denied on a layup by Robert Myles | 62-51 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Richard Johnson scores on a floater from the right side | 62-53 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | David Schwartz lays it in on a nice dish by John Furst and he's fouled by Robert Myles - foul #1 on Robert Myles, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Raymond Wilson (C) Roberto Marino, Robert Myles | |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses the free throw | 64-53 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | John Furst steals it from Richard Johnson | 64-53 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | David Thomas swats the layup by Sherman Dixion | 64-53 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Peter Reed is whistled for traveling | 64-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SF), Lee Byerly (PF) Angel Herrera, David Thomas | |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | David Schwartz scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-53 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Abraham Henry - foul #2 on Abraham Henry, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG), Paul Dam (PF) John Furst, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Myles (C) Peter Reed, Roberto Marino, Lee Byerly, Raymond Wilson | |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | David Everett is hacked by Angel Herrera - foul #2 on Angel Herrera, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Meikle (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF) David Thomas, Richard Johnson | |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | David Everett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | David Everett pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | David Everett misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Lawrence Shenberger - foul #2 on Lawrence Shenberger, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Peter Reed (SG), David Thomas (SF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, Robert Meikle, Robert Myles | |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | David Everett misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | David Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Peter Reed evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Everett - foul #2 on David Everett, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SF), Lee Byerly (PF) David Thomas, Raymond Wilson | |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | David Schwartz grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andy Green | 69-55 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Everett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schwartz (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Reed (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Byerly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Richard Johnson's layup is rejected by David Schwartz | 69-55 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | David Schwartz snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-55 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-55 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | David Schwartz snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Lee Byerly picks off the pass by Sherman Dixion | 69-55 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Peter Reed out of the doubleteam | 69-57 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Paul Dam buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from David Everett | 71-57 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Peter Reed clanks a shot from the left side | 71-57 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Roberto Marino tips it in | 71-59 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | David Schwartz comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 71-59 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion grabs the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Andy Green is hacked by Roberto Marino - foul #2 on Roberto Marino, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), John Allison (SF), Abraham Henry (PF), Victor Harrison (C) David Everett, Sherman Dixion, Paul Dam, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Robert Myles (C) Richard Johnson, Peter Reed, Roberto Marino, Lee Byerly, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Andy Green makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Andy Green misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | David Thomas grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Angel Herrera misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Victor Harrison - foul #2 on Victor Harrison, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG) Andy Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Angel Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Angel Herrera misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | John Allison knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 04:38 | Dayton | Robert Myles snags the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | Angel Herrera misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 74-60 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Angel Herrera is hacked by Abraham Henry - foul #3 on Abraham Henry, team foul #8 | 74-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Meikle (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) David Thomas, Robert Myles | |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Angel Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Angel Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Robert Meikle is called for the reach on John Furst - foul #4 on Robert Meikle, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion (SF) John Allison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Robert Meikle, Richard Johnson | |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Sherman Dixion takes the ball from Raymond Wilson | 76-62 |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion banks in the layup | 78-62 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Patrick Hoge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Furst (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. PF - Abraham Henry (fresh) 3 pf. C - Victor Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Myles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Dayton | David Thomas loses the dribble to Abraham Henry | 78-62 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Abraham Henry, team foul #9 | 78-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), David Schwartz (C) Patrick Hoge, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Meikle (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) David Thomas, Robert Myles | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | The jumper by Lawrence Shenberger is denied by Abraham Henry | 78-62 |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | David Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 78-62 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Andy Green | 80-62 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Richard Johnson can't connect on a jumper from close range | 80-62 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion grabs the board | 80-62 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | John Furst is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Shenberger - foul #3 on Lawrence Shenberger, team foul #9 | 80-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Dam (PF) Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Roberto Marino (SF), Lee Byerly (PF), Robert Myles (C) Lawrence Shenberger, Robert Meikle, Richard Johnson, Raymond Wilson | |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Lee Byerly clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Paul Dam - foul #2 on Paul Dam, team foul #10 | 82-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG) John Furst | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Lee Byerly makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Lee Byerly misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Schwartz | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 82-63 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | David Schwartz grabs the offensive board | 82-63 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-63 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Andy Green grabs the offensive rebound | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Everett | 84-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Peter Reed evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-63 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Robert Myles tips it but misses | 84-63 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | David Everett pulls down the rebound | 84-63 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Andy Green runs out the clock | 84-63 |