| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Everett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dam (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schwartz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roger Wightman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Archey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Meyers (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Edward Archey inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Air Force | Mark Meyers throws it down on a great pass from Roger Wightman | 42-38 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | David Everett misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Archey - foul #3 on Edward Archey, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Gerald Kern (SF) Edward Archey | |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | David Everett makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | David Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Mark Meyers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Meyers - foul #3 on Mark Meyers, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Stewart (C) Mark Meyers | |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:32 | Air Force | Paul Dam is called for the reach on Gerald Kern - foul #3 on Paul Dam, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 18:16 | Air Force | Roger Wightman hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-43 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Andy Green can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 17:58 | Air Force | Robert Stewart pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | Gerald Kern is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | David Schwartz connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Andy Green | 48-43 |
| 17:17 | Air Force | The short jumper by Gerald Kern is denied by Paul Dam | 48-43 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | David Schwartz grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Andy Green is fouled on the floor by Jerome Gibson - foul #2 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG) David Everett | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (PG), Ervin Ledbetter (SG), Myron Foreman (C) Roger Wightman, William Redmon, Jerome Gibson | |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | David Schwartz can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 16:46 | Air Force | Myron Foreman snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 16:17 | Air Force | Gerald Kern is fouled on the floor by John Furst - foul #1 on John Furst, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), Victor Harrison (C) Andy Green, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), David Campbell (C) Gerald Kern, Robert Stewart | |
| 16:00 | Air Force | David Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-43 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Dam | 48-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Patrick Hoge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Furst (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Mallett (fresh) SF - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) PF - Myron Foreman (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 15:36 | Air Force | Shawn Mallett gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:11 | Air Force | David Campbell hits the finger roll | 48-45 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Paul Dam is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), David Everett (SG), John Allison (SF), David Schwartz (C) Patrick Hoge, John Furst, Sherman Dixion, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), William Redmon (SG), Edward Archey (SF), Jerome Gibson (PF), Mark Meyers (C) Bill Bishop, Shawn Mallett, Ervin Ledbetter, Myron Foreman, David Campbell | |
| 14:25 | Air Force | Andy Green steals it from Edward Archey | 48-45 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Andy Green lays it in | 50-45 |
| 14:12 | Air Force | The short jumper by Mark Meyers is denied by Paul Dam | 50-45 |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:49 | Air Force | Edward Archey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | David Schwartz grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Andy Green drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Everett | 52-45 |
| 13:10 | Air Force | William Redmon misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | David Schwartz gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | John Allison misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Archey - foul #4 on Edward Archey, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Gerald Kern (SF), Robert Stewart (PF) Edward Archey, Jerome Gibson | |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | John Allison makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | John Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:51 | Air Force | Gerald Kern drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | John Allison drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Everett | 56-48 |
| 12:22 | Air Force | Robert Stewart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Wightman | 56-50 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | David Schwartz is hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), Sherman Dixion (SF) David Everett, John Allison | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (SG) William Redmon | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Furst (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dam (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Schwartz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roger Wightman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Mallett (fresh) SF - Gerald Kern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Meyers (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Robert Stewart steals it from Andy Green | 56-50 |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Robert Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 11:05 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Kern | 56-50 |
| 10:50 | Air Force | Roger Wightman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Sherman Dixion | 56-50 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Andy Green is hacked by Gerald Kern - foul #1 on Gerald Kern, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), David Everett (SG), Victor Harrison (C) Andy Green, John Furst, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG), Jerome Gibson (PF), Myron Foreman (C) Roger Wightman, Robert Stewart, Mark Meyers | |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 10:07 | Air Force | Myron Foreman gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:56 | Air Force | William Redmon is called for traveling | 56-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (SF) Gerald Kern | |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge is fouled on the floor by Ervin Ledbetter - foul #1 on Ervin Ledbetter, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:11 | Air Force | Shawn Mallett is whistled for a carry | 58-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), David Schwartz (C) Patrick Hoge, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Stewart (C) Myron Foreman | |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | David Schwartz scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Sherman Dixion | 60-50 |
| 08:29 | Air Force | William Redmon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Schwartz | 60-50 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | David Schwartz scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sherman Dixion | 62-50 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andy Green (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Everett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Dam (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Schwartz (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Shawn Mallett (fairly fresh) SG - William Redmon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) PF - Jerome Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Andy Green can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Mallett - foul #2 on Shawn Mallett, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG), John Allison (SF) David Everett, Sherman Dixion | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), Gerald Kern (SG), Edward Archey (SF), Myron Foreman (PF), Mark Meyers (C) Shawn Mallett, William Redmon, Ervin Ledbetter, Jerome Gibson, Robert Stewart | |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Andy Green makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Andy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:53 | Air Force | Gerald Kern is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gerald Kern, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by David Schwartz is blocked by Myron Foreman | 64-53 |
| 06:41 | Air Force | Mark Meyers pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 06:26 | Air Force | Gerald Kern makes the jumper from the left side | 64-55 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Furst | 66-55 |
| 05:53 | Air Force | Roger Wightman clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Paul Dam pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Gerald Kern steals the ball from John Furst | 66-55 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | Edward Archey lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Kern | 66-57 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | John Allison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | David Schwartz snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | David Schwartz blows the layup | 66-57 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | John Allison snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Edward Archey - foul #5 on Edward Archey, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Patrick Hoge (PG), David Everett (SG), Sherman Dixion (SF) Andy Green, John Furst, John Allison | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG), Jerome Gibson (PF) Edward Archey, Myron Foreman | |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:41 | Air Force | Mark Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 04:20 | Air Force | Gerald Kern makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Redmon | 67-59 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | David Schwartz misses the easy layup | 67-59 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Mark Meyers snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Air Force | Roger Wightman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Everett | 67-59 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Patrick Hoge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sherman Dixion (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Dam (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Schwartz (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roger Wightman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Kern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Meyers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | David Schwartz connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Patrick Hoge and the foul's on Mark Meyers - foul #4 on Mark Meyers, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (PG), Ervin Ledbetter (SF), Robert Stewart (C) Roger Wightman, Gerald Kern, Mark Meyers | |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | David Schwartz makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:12 | Air Force | David Schwartz blocks the short jumper by Jerome Gibson | 70-59 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Paul Dam travels with the ball | 70-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andy Green (PG), Victor Harrison (C) Patrick Hoge, David Schwartz | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), Gerald Kern (SF), Mark Meyers (C) Shawn Mallett, Ervin Ledbetter, Robert Stewart | |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Mark Meyers clanks a floater in the paint | 70-59 |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Mark Meyers snags the offensive board | 70-59 |
| 02:20 | Air Force | Mark Meyers buries a shot in the paint | 70-61 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andy Green | 73-61 |
| 01:54 | Air Force | Roger Wightman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Dam - foul #4 on Paul Dam, team foul #3 | 73-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Schwartz (C) Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (SG), Robert Stewart (PF), Myron Foreman (C) William Redmon, Jerome Gibson, Mark Meyers | |
| 01:54 | Air Force | Roger Wightman makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:54 | Air Force | Roger Wightman misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Paul Dam grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | David Schwartz can't connect on a floater from the left side | 73-62 |
| 01:26 | Air Force | Robert Stewart gets the rebound | 73-62 |
| 01:13 | Air Force | Gerald Kern is fouled on the floor by Paul Dam - foul #5 on Paul Dam, team foul #4 | 73-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Abraham Henry (PF) Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (SG) Roger Wightman | |
| 01:06 | Air Force | Myron Foreman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 01:04 | Air Force | Robert Stewart snags the offensive board | 73-62 |
| 00:45 | Air Force | Myron Foreman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 73-62 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Gerald Kern tips it in | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion is hacked by Shawn Mallett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Mallett, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG) David Everett | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), William Redmon (SG), Jerome Gibson (PF), Mark Meyers (C) Shawn Mallett, Ervin Ledbetter, Robert Stewart, Myron Foreman | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Air Force | Mark Meyers drills a fadeaway in the lane | 75-66 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | John Furst is fouled in the backcourt by William Redmon - foul #2 on William Redmon, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:29 | Air Force | Roger Wightman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-69 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Roger Wightman is called for the reach on Andy Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Wightman, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Andy Green misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Andy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | William Redmon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Sherman Dixion grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | John Furst is hacked by Roger Wightman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Wightman, team foul #15 | 78-69 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Roger Wightman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-69 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Gibson | 80-69 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Gerald Kern misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Abraham Henry - foul #1 on Abraham Henry, team foul #5 | 80-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG) John Furst | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (PG), Ervin Ledbetter (SG), Robert Stewart (PF), Myron Foreman (C) Roger Wightman, William Redmon, Jerome Gibson, Mark Meyers | |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Gerald Kern makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Gerald Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Andy Green runs out the clock | 80-71 |