| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Roberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Crank (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Phipps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Castorena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Treadwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Trost (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:37 | Marquette | William Treadwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | George Trost gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | William Treadwell pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Zachariah Varney is called for the reach on Roberto Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | William Treadwell comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 26-31 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | George Trost misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Bobby Hugo - foul #2 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Roberto Russo | 30-31 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Matthew Castorena steps in front of the Roland Polak pass | 30-31 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Richard Crank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Greene (PG), Everett Bradley (SG), Ivan Peterman (PF), Ernest Ahn (C) Roberto Russo, Richard Crank, Matthew Castorena, William Treadwell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Daniel Hancock (SG), Matthew Ball (SF) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Bobby Hugo | |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Ivan Peterman - foul #1 on Ivan Peterman, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Nelson (C) Roland Polak | |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman is called for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clyde Dyer (SF) Daniel Phipps | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone (SF) Lyman Hays | |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Peterman | 30-34 |
| 15:53 | Marquette | Everett Bradley gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilbert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Everett Bradley (fresh) SF - Clyde Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Peterman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Ahn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) SG - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) PF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman clanks a turnaround from close range | 30-34 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman misses the tip | 30-34 |
| 15:40 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 30-34 |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | James Nelson pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roberto Russo (PG), Richard Crank (SG), Daniel Phipps (SF), William Treadwell (C) Wilbert Greene, Everett Bradley, Clyde Dyer, Ernest Ahn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, Kenneth Rathbone, Matthew Ball, James Nelson | |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Richard Crank misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on George Trost - foul #1 on George Trost, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matthew Castorena (PF) Ivan Peterman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lyman Hays (PF) Daniel Hancock | |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Richard Crank makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Richard Crank makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays lays it in | 32-36 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps misses the easy layup | 32-36 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Roland Polak gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | George Trost scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-39 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-39 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Matthew Castorena clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Polak | 32-39 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Trost | 32-41 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Roland Polak is called for the reach on Roberto Russo - foul #1 on Roland Polak, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clyde Dyer (SF), Ivan Peterman (PF) Daniel Phipps, Matthew Castorena | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock (SG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF), Matthew Ball (PF), James Nelson (C) George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| 12:32 | Marquette | William Treadwell misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Zachariah Varney - foul #3 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | William Treadwell misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | William Treadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Greene (PG), Everett Bradley (SG), Ernest Ahn (C) Roberto Russo, Richard Crank, William Treadwell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG) Zachariah Varney | |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Everett Bradley loses the dribble to Matthew Ball | 32-41 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Ahn - foul #1 on Ernest Ahn, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Phipps (SF) Clyde Dyer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Polak (C) Kenneth Rathbone | |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilbert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Everett Bradley (fresh) SF - Daniel Phipps (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Peterman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Ahn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Matthew Ball takes the ball from Wilbert Greene | 32-42 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Ahn - foul #2 on Ernest Ahn, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roberto Russo (PG), Richard Crank (SG) Wilbert Greene, Everett Bradley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Lyman Hays (PF) Neal Masters, Matthew Ball, James Nelson | |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman knocks in the floater near the basket | 34-44 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo clanks a jumper near the basket | 34-44 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Zachariah Varney is called for the reach on Roberto Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matthew Castorena (PF), William Treadwell (C) Ivan Peterman, Ernest Ahn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG) Daniel Hancock | |
| 09:59 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney snags the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-46 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Roland Polak denies the turnaround by Daniel Phipps | 34-46 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Hugo | 34-48 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Roberto Russo loses the dribble to Lyman Hays | 34-48 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on William Treadwell - foul #2 on William Treadwell, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Greene (PG), Everett Bradley (SG), Clyde Dyer (SF), Ivan Peterman (PF), Ernest Ahn (C) Roberto Russo, Richard Crank, Daniel Phipps, Matthew Castorena, William Treadwell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Daniel Hancock (SG), Matthew Ball (SF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Roland Polak | |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Everett Bradley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilbert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Everett Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Peterman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Ahn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) SG - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Lyman Hays is denied by Ernest Ahn | 37-50 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Clyde Dyer banks in the layup and he's fouled by Lyman Hays - foul #2 on Lyman Hays, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone (SF) Lyman Hays | |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Clyde Dyer misses the free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rathbone gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hancock - foul #3 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Phipps (SF), William Treadwell (C) Clyde Dyer, Ernest Ahn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Wilbert Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | James Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Wilbert Greene and he's hacked by Daniel Hancock - foul #4 on Daniel Hancock, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Polak (C) Kenneth Rathbone | |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | James Nelson snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the shot from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps scores on a shot from close range | 45-55 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Wilbert Greene is called for the reach on Neal Masters - foul #2 on Wilbert Greene, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roberto Russo (PG), Richard Crank (SG), Matthew Castorena (PF), Ernest Ahn (C) Wilbert Greene, Everett Bradley, Ivan Peterman, William Treadwell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), George Trost (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Lyman Hays (PF) Neal Masters, Daniel Hancock, Matthew Ball, James Nelson | |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Roland Polak tips it in | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Daniel Phipps misses the lay-in | 45-57 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | George Trost is hacked by Ernest Ahn - foul #3 on Ernest Ahn, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clyde Dyer (SF) Daniel Phipps | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Roland Polak comes up short on the shot in the paint | 45-57 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays hits the follow up shot | 45-59 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Roberto Russo misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-59 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | George Trost pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Zachariah Varney | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Roberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Crank (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clyde Dyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Castorena (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Ahn (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Trost (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Marquette | Roberto Russo drills a 3 from straight away set up by Matthew Castorena | 48-61 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Richard Crank is called for the reach on George Trost - foul #2 on Richard Crank, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Greene (PG), Everett Bradley (SG), Ivan Peterman (PF) Roberto Russo, Richard Crank, Matthew Castorena | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock (SF), Matthew Ball (PF), James Nelson (C) Bobby Hugo, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Ivan Peterman snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Ernest Ahn connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-61 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Hancock | 50-64 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Everett Bradley clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | George Trost comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | George Trost pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Clyde Dyer steals it from George Trost | 50-64 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Clyde Dyer misses the lay-in | 50-64 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball snags the offensive board | 50-64 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney banks in the layup | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Clyde Dyer misses short on a halfcourt shot | 50-66 |