| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fresh) SG - Charles Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 18-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Mercer steals the ball from Robert Zentz | 18-26 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses the jump hook from the right block | 18-26 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves hits the follow up shot | 20-26 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Daly | 20-28 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Will Brown misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #1 on Walter Bettis, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Daly | 22-31 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Smith | 24-31 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it back up and in | 24-33 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Wolf (SF), Allen Pullins (PF) Will Brown, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses the runner in the paint | 26-36 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer tips it home | 28-36 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski's pass is intercepted by Stephen Groves in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | John Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Wolf | 31-36 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves is alone and throws it down | 33-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Wolf (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Allen Pullins (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Allen Pullins is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Allen Pullins, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), George Bradt (PF), William Lovett (C) John Smith, Charles Mercer, Allen Pullins, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it in and the foul's on George Bradt - foul #2 on George Bradt, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG) Keith Wolf | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 33-44 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Robert Zentz steals it from William Lovett | 33-44 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Harold Grafenstein picks off the pass by Maurice Lokken | 33-44 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein lays it up and in | 35-44 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is hacked by William Lovett - foul #1 on William Lovett, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG), Keith Wolf (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Will Brown, Harold Grafenstein, George Bradt, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly lays it up and in set up by Robert Zentz | 35-46 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG) Marshall Coleman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Walter Bettis | |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Groves - foul #1 on Stephen Groves, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Bradt (PF) Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | John Smith is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 35-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein (SF), Allen Pullins (C) Keith Wolf, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 35-50 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | John Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 35-50 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski's pass is intercepted by George Bradt in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | John Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | George Bradt gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Grafenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Bradt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | John Smith buries a 3 from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 38-52 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Will Brown is hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF), Stephen Groves (C) John Smith, Harold Grafenstein, George Bradt, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Walter Bettis denies the turnaround by Charles Mercer | 38-52 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is fouled on the floor by Matthew Freshour - foul #2 on Matthew Freshour, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 38-54 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Dingler (SF) Will Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Freshour and he's fouled by Walter Bettis - foul #4 on Walter Bettis, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (PG), William Lovett (PF) Michael Dingler, Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Walter Bettis | |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Charles Mercer misses the free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't throw it down | 40-54 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tips it in | 40-56 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | John Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-56 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 40-58 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | John Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves tips it but misses | 40-58 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mercer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Keith Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Lovett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), Harold Grafenstein (SF), George Bradt (PF), Matthew Freshour (C) Charles Mercer, Keith Wolf, William Lovett, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Dean Canterbury | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | John Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Allen Pullins (C) John Smith, Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Will Brown misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-58 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Smith (SF), Stephen Groves (C) Harold Grafenstein, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Walter Bettis | |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Bojan Wolinski | 45-60 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Maurice Lokken steals the ball from Stephen Groves | 45-60 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Stephen Groves is called for the reach on Bojan Wolinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Groves, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Mercer (SG), Keith Wolf (SF), Matthew Freshour (PF) Will Brown, Marshall Coleman, George Bradt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | John Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Groves | 48-63 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein (SF) Charles Mercer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman (SG), George Bradt (PF) John Smith, Matthew Freshour | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Harold Grafenstein pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Keith Wolf gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Keith Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marshall Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Grafenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Bradt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Groves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | George Bradt grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Keith Wolf | 52-63 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Daly | 52-66 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-66 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it up and in | 52-68 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Stephen Groves misses long on a runner in the paint | 52-68 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Marshall Coleman tips it back up and in | 54-68 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Brown (PG), Charles Mercer (SG), John Smith (SF), Allen Pullins (PF), William Lovett (C) Keith Wolf, Marshall Coleman, Harold Grafenstein, George Bradt, Stephen Groves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly | |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Walter Bettis picks off the pass by Charles Mercer | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the turnaround from close range | 54-68 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-68 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Allen Pullins gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | John Smith makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Will Brown - foul #3 on Will Brown, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Bradt (PF), Stephen Groves (C) Allen Pullins, William Lovett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Will Brown can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Will Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 59-70 |