| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Derose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gerber (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Trost (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | George Trost buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | James Gerber comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Roland Polak - foul #2 on Roland Polak, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | James Gerber misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Roland Polak | 28-28 |
| 18:38 | Memphis | Robert Wilson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-28 |
| 18:36 | Memphis | James Gerber hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Roland Polak knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Hugo and he's hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:50 | Memphis | Luis Hardy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to George Trost | 30-31 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | James Gerber blocks the jumper by Roland Polak | 30-31 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:10 | Memphis | Paul Burris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bobby Hugo | 30-31 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | George Trost clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 16:52 | Memphis | James Gerber gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:37 | Memphis | Robert Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Burris | 32-31 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:15 | Memphis | Paul Burris gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:01 | Memphis | Paul Burris scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Derose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 15:09 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lyman Hays - foul #1 on Lyman Hays, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Robert Lima (PF), John Nottingham (C) Paul Burris, David Derose, Robert Wilson, James Gerber | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Daniel Hancock (SF), Matthew Ball (PF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, Bobby Hugo, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| 15:09 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:09 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | George Trost is whistled for a carry | 37-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Craig Walter (SF) Luis Hardy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone (SF) George Trost | |
| 14:34 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo double dribbles | 37-31 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball drills a jump hook in the paint | 37-33 |
| 13:58 | Memphis | Robert Lima knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 39-33 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 3 from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 13:31 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lima | 41-36 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Neal Masters | 41-39 |
| 12:44 | Memphis | Robert Lima misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Neal Masters snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Lima - foul #1 on Robert Lima, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), David Derose (SG), Robert Wilson (PF), James Gerber (C) Matthew Montiel, Craig Walter, Robert Lima, John Nottingham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG), Lyman Hays (PF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, Daniel Hancock, Kenneth Rathbone, James Nelson | |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:03 | Memphis | James Gerber makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Carmelo Castillo | 43-40 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lyman Hays | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Derose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gerber (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Memphis | Paul Burris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Hardy (SF) Carmelo Castillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF) Matthew Ball | |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-42 |
| 10:56 | Memphis | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | Robert Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Trost - foul #1 on George Trost, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Burns (SG) David Derose | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:37 | Memphis | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Roland Polak is fouled on the floor by James Gerber - foul #1 on James Gerber, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo (SG) Gary Burns | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock (PG) Zachariah Varney | |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Paul Burris is called for the reach on Daniel Hancock - foul #2 on Paul Burris, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Lima (PF), John Nottingham (C) Robert Wilson, James Gerber | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG) George Trost | |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Roland Polak double dribbles | 44-42 |
| 09:26 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG) Carmelo Castillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Ball (PF), James Nelson (C) Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| 08:57 | Memphis | Luis Hardy lays it up and in | 48-42 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Burris - foul #3 on Paul Burris, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), Robert Wilson (PF), James Gerber (C) Paul Burris, Robert Lima, John Nottingham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG) Neal Masters, James Nelson | |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:42 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 48-43 |
| 08:27 | Memphis | James Gerber misses the easy layup | 48-43 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | George Trost pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | George Trost is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Hugo | 48-45 |
| 07:48 | Memphis | Robert Wilson hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Matthew Montiel | 50-45 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Luis Hardy steals it from Bobby Hugo | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Matthew Montiel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Derose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Gerber (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) C - Matthew Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Memphis | Matthew Montiel misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Robert Wilson steps in front of the Daniel Hancock pass | 50-45 |
| 06:44 | Memphis | Matthew Ball steps in front of the Luis Hardy pass | 50-45 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Hugo | 50-48 |
| 05:27 | Memphis | James Gerber hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Montiel | 52-48 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Craig Walter (SF) Matthew Montiel, David Derose, Luis Hardy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Roland Polak (C) George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Matthew Ball | |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | James Gerber grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 04:52 | Memphis | Robert Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Roland Polak | 52-48 |
| 04:51 | Memphis | Robert Wilson tips it home | 54-48 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Zachariah Varney out of a doubleteam | 54-50 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | Craig Walter's pass is intercepted by Zachariah Varney | 54-50 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone lays it in on a nice dish by Zachariah Varney | 54-52 |
| 03:51 | Memphis | James Gerber misses the floater from the left side | 54-52 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Polak | 54-52 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 03:29 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Craig Walter | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Walter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hancock - foul #1 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG), Luis Hardy (SF), Robert Lima (PF), John Nottingham (C) Carmelo Castillo, Craig Walter, Robert Wilson, James Gerber | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), George Trost (SG), Matthew Ball (SF) Zachariah Varney, Daniel Hancock, Kenneth Rathbone | |
| 02:56 | Memphis | Roland Polak steals it from John Nottingham | 54-52 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF) Matthew Ball | |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Lima - foul #2 on Robert Lima, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock (PG) Neal Masters | |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:37 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Wilson (PF), James Gerber (C) Robert Lima, John Nottingham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG) Daniel Hancock | |
| 02:24 | Memphis | James Gerber scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Derose | 56-54 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Roland Polak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Bobby Hugo is called for the reach on Luis Hardy - foul #1 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| 01:18 | Memphis | Robert Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Zachariah Varney | 56-56 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | James Gerber misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-56 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Lyman Hays | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays hits a wide open floater from the left block on a great pass from Zachariah Varney | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Robert Wilson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lyman Hays - foul #2 on Lyman Hays, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Robert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Paul Burris clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-58 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays runs out the clock | 56-58 |