| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fresh) SG - Dingbang Huang (fresh) SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fresh) PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Sorenson (fresh) SG - Michael Ginyard (fresh) SF - Edwin Byars (fresh) PF - Andrew Nunn (fresh) C - Anthony Vito (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Tim Bennett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Iona | Dingbang Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Byars | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Iona | Tim Bennett blows the dunk | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Iona | Patrick Hester gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | William Sorenson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Hester - foul #1 on Patrick Hester, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | William Sorenson misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | William Sorenson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | Iona | Tim Bennett drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Patrick Hester and he's fouled by Andrew Nunn - foul #1 on Andrew Nunn, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Stephen Ray (SG), Toni Kuzminski (PF), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Dingbang Huang, Christopher Wickstrom, James Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:57 | Iona | Tim Bennett makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:36 | Iona | Tim Bennett pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Iona | Michael Ginyard is called for the reach on Stephen Ray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Ginyard, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom (SF) Tim Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:07 | Iona | Stephen Ray hits a 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard is hacked by Christopher Wickstrom - foul #1 on Christopher Wickstrom, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG) Daniel Meyers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Laster (SG), Christopher Barnard (PF) Michael Ginyard, Andrew Nunn | |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:31 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:05 | Iona | Stephen Ray hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Toni Kuzminski | 9-4 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | James Laster misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:43 | Iona | William Chacko grabs the board | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Stephen Ray (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dingbang Huang (fresh) SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fresh) PF - Toni Kuzminski (fairly fresh) C - William Chacko (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Sorenson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Laster (fresh) SF - Edwin Byars (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) C - Anthony Vito (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Iona | Stephen Ray clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-4 |
| 15:23 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:03 | Iona | Dingbang Huang comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | William Sorenson gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 14:55 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:30 | Iona | William Chacko misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Vito - foul #1 on Anthony Vito, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Patrick Hester (SG), Tim Bennett (PF) Dingbang Huang, Christopher Wickstrom, Toni Kuzminski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), Michael Ginyard (SG), Mark Green (SF), Andrew Nunn (PF), Dale Johnson (C) William Sorenson, James Laster, Edwin Byars, Christopher Barnard, Anthony Vito | |
| 14:30 | Iona | William Chacko misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:30 | Iona | William Chacko makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Louis Moore snags the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tim Bennett - foul #1 on Tim Bennett, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom (SF), James Taylor (C) Daniel Meyers, William Chacko | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 13:54 | Iona | The rebound goes to Christopher Wickstrom | 10-5 |
| 13:50 | Iona | Patrick Hester's pass is intercepted by Andrew Nunn in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Louis Moore is hacked by Christopher Wickstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Wickstrom, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG) Christopher Wickstrom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Bennett - foul #2 on Tim Bennett, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Iona | Toni Kuzminski (PF) Tim Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:21 | Iona | Daniel Meyers's pass is intercepted by Louis Moore in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | Louis Moore banks in the layup | 10-8 |
| 12:55 | Iona | Stephen Ray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:54 | Iona | James Taylor tips it home | 12-8 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn comes up short on the shot in the paint | 12-8 |
| 12:45 | Iona | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:42 | Iona | Daniel Meyers's pass is intercepted by Michael Ginyard in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn jams it set up by Michael Ginyard | 12-10 |
| 12:14 | Iona | James Taylor misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dale Johnson - foul #1 on Dale Johnson, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG) Daniel Meyers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Sorenson (PG), James Laster (SG), Edwin Byars (SF), Christopher Barnard (PF), Anthony Vito (C) Louis Moore, Michael Ginyard, Mark Green, Andrew Nunn, Dale Johnson | |
| 12:14 | Iona | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:14 | Iona | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:14 | Iona | Stephen Ray snags the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:51 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-10 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Dingbang Huang steps in front of the William Sorenson pass | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Huang (fresh) SF - Stephen Ray (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Toni Kuzminski (fairly fresh) C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Sorenson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Laster (fresh) SF - Edwin Byars (fresh) PF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) C - Anthony Vito (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Iona | Edwin Byars is called for the reach on Dingbang Huang - foul #1 on Edwin Byars, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| 10:56 | Iona | Patrick Hester clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-10 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Anthony Vito knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Sorenson | 13-12 |
| 10:23 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski is whistled for traveling | 13-12 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, James Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard (SG), Mark Green (SF), Andrew Nunn (PF), Dale Johnson (C) James Laster, Edwin Byars, Christopher Barnard, Anthony Vito | |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard is hacked by Daniel Meyers - foul #1 on Daniel Meyers, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), James Taylor (C) Daniel Meyers, William Chacko | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | William Sorenson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 09:34 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski makes the jump hook near the basket | 15-15 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Mark Green loses the ball out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), William Chacko (C) Dingbang Huang, James Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), Harold Holt (SF), Anthony Vito (C) William Sorenson, Mark Green, Dale Johnson | |
| 08:53 | Iona | Andrew Nunn steals the ball from Stephen Ray | 15-15 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 08:36 | Iona | William Chacko grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:15 | Iona | Harold Holt is called for the reach on Stephen Ray - foul #1 on Harold Holt, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG), Tim Bennett (PF), James Taylor (C) Patrick Hester, Toni Kuzminski, William Chacko | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Sorenson (PG), James Laster (SG), Edwin Byars (SF), Christopher Barnard (PF) Louis Moore, Michael Ginyard, Harold Holt, Andrew Nunn | |
| 07:59 | Iona | The jump hook by Tim Bennett is blocked by Anthony Vito | 15-15 |
| 07:57 | Iona | Tim Bennett tips it back up and in | 17-15 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | William Sorenson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard tips it but misses | 17-15 |
| 07:32 | Iona | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Daniel Meyers (fresh) SG - Dingbang Huang (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Ray (tired) 6 pts. PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Sorenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Laster (fresh) SF - Edwin Byars (fresh) PF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Vito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Iona | Anthony Vito is called for the reach on Daniel Meyers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Vito, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (SG), Toni Kuzminski (PF) Stephen Ray, Tim Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Johnson (C) Anthony Vito | |
| 07:30 | Iona | Daniel Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:30 | Iona | Daniel Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom (SF), Tim Bennett (PF) Daniel Meyers, Toni Kuzminski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:16 | Iona | Patrick Hester is hacked by Dale Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Johnson, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Iona | Stephen Ray (SF), Toni Kuzminski (PF) Christopher Wickstrom, Tim Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Mills (C) Dale Johnson | |
| 07:16 | Iona | Patrick Hester makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:16 | Iona | Patrick Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | James Laster misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 07:05 | Iona | The rebound goes to Toni Kuzminski | 20-15 |
| 06:45 | Iona | Stephen Ray is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom (SF), Tim Bennett (PF), William Chacko (C) Stephen Ray, Toni Kuzminski, James Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn (PF) Christopher Barnard | |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | James Laster knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by William Sorenson | 20-18 |
| 06:20 | Iona | Edwin Byars steals the ball from Tim Bennett in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Chacko - foul #1 on William Chacko, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Iona | Stephen Ray (SF), Toni Kuzminski (PF), James Taylor (C) Christopher Wickstrom, Tim Bennett, William Chacko | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), Michael Ginyard (SG) William Sorenson, James Laster | |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:44 | Iona | Stephen Ray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Toni Kuzminski - foul #1 on Toni Kuzminski, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Tim Bennett (PF), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Toni Kuzminski, James Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Green (SF) Edwin Byars | |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:28 | Iona | Tim Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:14 | Iona | Stephen Ray scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Michael Mills loses the ball out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Christopher Wickstrom (SF), Toni Kuzminski (PF), James Taylor (C) Daniel Meyers, Dingbang Huang, Tim Bennett, William Chacko | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Sorenson (PG), James Laster (SG), Christopher Barnard (PF) Louis Moore, Michael Ginyard, Andrew Nunn | |
| 04:31 | Iona | Stephen Ray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | William Sorenson grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | James Laster is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Laster, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG), Tim Bennett (PF), William Chacko (C) Stephen Ray, Toni Kuzminski, James Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:16 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #10 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Toni Kuzminski (PF) Patrick Hester, Tim Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:16 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:16 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | William Sorenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 04:05 | Iona | Daniel Meyers gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 03:50 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | William Sorenson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Dingbang Huang - foul #1 on Dingbang Huang, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Stephen Ray (SG), Tim Bennett (PF), James Taylor (C) Daniel Meyers, Dingbang Huang, Toni Kuzminski, William Chacko | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard (SG), Edwin Byars (SF), Anthony Vito (C) James Laster, Mark Green, Michael Mills | |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | William Sorenson makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | William Sorenson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ray (tired) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Sorenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ginyard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Byars (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Vito (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-21 |
| 03:10 | Iona | James Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 02:45 | Iona | James Taylor clanks a floater from close range | 27-21 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Sorenson | 27-21 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Michael Ginyard hits a 3 from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 02:17 | Iona | Michael Ginyard steals the ball from James Taylor | 27-24 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars scores on a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Dingbang Huang (SG), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Stephen Ray, James Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Louis Moore (PG), James Laster (SG), Andrew Nunn (PF) William Sorenson, Michael Ginyard, Christopher Barnard | |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Edwin Byars makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:37 | Iona | Daniel Meyers is whistled for traveling | 27-27 |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG) Daniel Meyers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Green (SF), Dale Johnson (C) Edwin Byars, Anthony Vito | |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | James Laster misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Wickstrom - foul #3 on Christopher Wickstrom, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Iona | Stephen Ray (SF), James Taylor (C) Christopher Wickstrom, William Chacko | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | James Laster misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | James Laster misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:24 | Iona | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:04 | Iona | Patrick Hester misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-27 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Louis Moore snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Stephen Ray is called for the reach on Andrew Nunn - foul #1 on Stephen Ray, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, James Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Holt (SG) James Laster | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Andrew Nunn misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:54 | Iona | Tim Bennett pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:32 | Iona | The short jumper by William Chacko is denied by Mark Green | 27-28 |
| 00:30 | Iona | Tim Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:04 | Iona | Stephen Ray scores on a shot from the left side | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Louis Moore misses the halfcourt shot | 29-28 |