| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) SG - David Everett (fresh) SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) PF - Paul Dam (fresh) C - David Schwartz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) PF - William Michael (fresh) C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | David Schwartz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | David Everett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | William Michael snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Butler | The jump hook by Shawn Kirch is blocked by Sherman Dixion | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Andy Green pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | David Schwartz connects on the runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Steven Flannery banks in the layup set up by Richard Courtois | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion buries a jumper from the left wing set up by David Everett | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Sherman Dixion blocks the short jumper by Shawn Kirch | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Butler | William Michael misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | David Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses the fadeaway in the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | David Schwartz tips it in | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Vincent Wroten's fadeaway is rejected by David Schwartz | 6-2 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Steven Flannery snags the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Shawn Kirch's pass is intercepted by Andy Green | 6-2 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion lays it in set up by Andy Green | 8-2 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Steven Flannery hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Courtois | 8-5 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | David Schwartz knocks in the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Shawn Kirch - foul #1 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), Abraham Henry (PF) David Everett, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:18 | Butler | William Michael misses the floater from the baseline | 11-5 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Andy Green | 11-5 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion is hacked by William Michael - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), Victor Harrison (C) Andy Green, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (C) Steven Flannery, Shawn Kirch | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Patrick Hoge (fresh) SG - John Furst (fresh) SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Abraham Henry (fresh) C - Victor Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Earl Redding (fresh) PF - William Michael (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion hits the follow up shot | 13-5 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is fouled on the floor by Abraham Henry - foul #1 on Abraham Henry, team foul #1 | 13-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SF) Sherman Dixion | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael | |
| 15:01 | Butler | John Furst steals it from Vincent Wroten out of a doubleteam | 13-5 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG), Paul Dam (PF), David Schwartz (C) John Furst, Abraham Henry, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge misses the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Daniel Hayes | 14-5 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the offensive board | 14-5 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough drills a floater near the basket set up by Earl Redding | 14-7 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Paul Dam is hacked by Earl Redding - foul #1 on Earl Redding, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), Sherman Dixion (SF) Patrick Hoge, John Allison | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Vincent Wroten, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Andy Green blows the layup | 14-7 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | David Schwartz can't tip it in | 14-7 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:20 | Butler | William Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Abraham Henry (PF) Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Andy Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 14-7 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | David Schwartz snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Andy Green loses the dribble to Earl Redding | 14-7 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Richard Courtois hits the finger roll on a great pass from Earl Redding | 14-9 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | David Everett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 12:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Shawn Kirch | 14-9 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Richard Courtois can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Schwartz - foul #1 on David Schwartz, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), Paul Dam (PF), Victor Harrison (C) David Everett, Abraham Henry, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Eddy Cowan (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF) Earl Redding, Steven Flannery, William Michael | |
| 11:51 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Furst (fresh) SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) C - Victor Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 14-11 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Daniel Hayes snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Paul Dam snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Andy Green is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andy Green, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), William Michael (PF) Richard Courtois, Shawn Kirch | |
| 10:40 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Hayes | 14-14 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Vincent Wroten grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses long on a jumper near the basket | 14-14 |
| 09:55 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to William Michael | 14-14 |
| 09:40 | Butler | William Michael misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Dam - foul #1 on Paul Dam, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), David Everett (SG), John Allison (SF), Abraham Henry (PF), David Schwartz (C) Andy Green, John Furst, Sherman Dixion, Paul Dam, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| 09:40 | Butler | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:40 | Butler | William Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | David Schwartz is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Richard Courtois grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-16 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | David Schwartz snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | John Allison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Flannery - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (PF) William Michael | |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | John Allison makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | John Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Eddy Cowan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion (SF) John Allison | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), Paul Dam (PF) Patrick Hoge, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:09 | Butler | Paul Dam swats the shot by Steven Flannery | 16-16 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | David Schwartz gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Andy Green is hacked by Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG) David Everett | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF) Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, Shawn Kirch | |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Andy Green makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Andy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Furst (fresh) SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) C - David Schwartz (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sherman Dixion - foul #1 on Sherman Dixion, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | David Schwartz comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 18-17 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Paul Dam pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Schwartz | 18-17 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | David Schwartz comes up short on the shot in the paint | 18-17 |
| 06:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Michael | 18-17 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses short on a floater from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 06:19 | Butler | William Michael tips it in | 18-19 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Paul Dam is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Dam, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG), John Allison (SF), Abraham Henry (PF), Victor Harrison (C) John Furst, Sherman Dixion, Paul Dam, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Antonio Scarborough, Eddy Cowan | |
| 05:45 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-19 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Andy Green can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 18-19 |
| 05:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Earl Redding | 18-19 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Shawn Kirch scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Vincent Wroten | 18-21 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | John Allison misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-21 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Earl Redding snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Andy Green drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by David Everett and he's hacked by Earl Redding - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), Sherman Dixion (SF), David Schwartz (C) David Everett, John Allison, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Eddy Cowan (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF) Earl Redding, Steven Flannery, William Michael | |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Andy Green makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:14 | Butler | David Schwartz takes the ball from Richard Courtois | 21-21 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Eddy Cowan is called for the reach on Sherman Dixion - foul #1 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), Paul Dam (PF) Andy Green, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SF) Shawn Kirch | |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough's pass is intercepted by Sherman Dixion | 23-21 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion travels with the ball | 23-21 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Patrick Hoge (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Furst (fresh) SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Schwartz (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough blows the layup | 23-21 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Paul Dam grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | John Furst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 02:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 23-21 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Daniel Hayes makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Antonio Scarborough | 23-23 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | John Furst drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Paul Dam | 25-23 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Richard Courtois hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | David Schwartz grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge steps out of bounds on the sideline | 25-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), David Everett (SG), Abraham Henry (PF) Patrick Hoge, John Furst, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Abraham Henry - foul #2 on Abraham Henry, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Victor Harrison (C) David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 3rd free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Abraham Henry is denied by Shawn Kirch | 25-26 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Steven Flannery loses the dribble to Victor Harrison | 25-26 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry misses long on a floater from the left side | 25-26 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Earl Redding can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |