| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) C - Pat Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Trost (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo inbounds the ball | 15-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney loses the dribble to Gary Maury in the backcourt | 15-30 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Terry Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 15-30 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the jumper from the left side set up by Zachariah Varney | 15-32 |
| 19:01 | Houston | The jump hook by Gary Maury is blocked by Roland Polak | 15-32 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | George Trost gets the rebound | 15-32 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-32 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Gary Maury buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Henry Wood and he's fouled by Lyman Hays - foul #2 on Lyman Hays, team foul #1 | 17-32 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the free throw | 17-32 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the defensive rebound | 17-32 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses the jump hook in the lane | 17-32 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the offensive rebound | 17-32 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney is called for 5 seconds | 17-32 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Henry Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-32 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Clinton Canaday tips it but misses | 17-32 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 17:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Pat Ray | 17-32 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Clinton Canaday is hacked by George Trost - foul #2 on George Trost, team foul #2 | 17-32 |
| 16:52 | Houston | George Trost steps in front of the Terry Lewis pass | 17-32 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-32 |
| 16:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Pat Ray | 17-32 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 17-32 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Henry Wood tips it but misses | 17-32 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Lyman Hays | 17-32 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the easy layup | 17-32 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney tips it back up and in | 17-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Wood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fairly fresh) C - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Houston | George Trost steps in front of the Henry Wood pass | 17-34 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | George Trost slams it home | 17-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:14 | Houston | Gary Maury hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Zachariah Varney - foul #1 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #3 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Daniel Hancock (SF), Matthew Ball (PF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, Bobby Hugo, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| 15:14 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | George Trost misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses the tip | 19-36 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher grabs the board | 19-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:38 | Houston | Philip Richardson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #4 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG) Gary Maury | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:38 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball is whistled for a carry | 21-36 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-36 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | George Trost hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Michael Harrison connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Karr | 25-36 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock's pass is intercepted by Harold Karr | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:33 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | George Trost is whistled for a carry | 25-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, George Trost, Daniel Hancock, James Nelson | |
| 11:49 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the jump hook from the baseline | 25-36 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Lewis - foul #3 on Terry Lewis, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock (SG) Matthew Ball | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) C - Pat Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Hancock and he's hacked by Pat Ray - foul #1 on Pat Ray, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:57 | Houston | Clinton Canaday is fouled on the floor by Lyman Hays - foul #3 on Lyman Hays, team foul #5 | 25-40 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Gary Maury is fouled on the floor by Zachariah Varney - foul #2 on Zachariah Varney, team foul #6 | 25-40 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Pat Ray is denied on a layup by Bobby Hugo | 25-40 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Roland Polak pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Clinton Canaday picks off the pass by Zachariah Varney | 25-40 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Gary Maury connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clinton Canaday | 28-40 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays is hacked by Terry Lewis - foul #4 on Terry Lewis, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF) Terry Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG) Daniel Hancock | |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Roland Polak hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-40 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Clinton Canaday gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Henry Wood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Pat Ray tips it back up and in | 33-42 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the shot from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the board | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Gary Maury comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Roland Polak pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from George Trost | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) PF - Clinton Canaday (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Zachariah Varney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Trost (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:01 | Houston | Clinton Canaday buries a runner from the right block | 35-44 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the board | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:24 | Houston | Henry Wood misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Floyd Fikes tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Zachariah Varney | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-46 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Polak | 37-46 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Polak | 37-49 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Clinton Canaday drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Wood | 39-49 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 39-49 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | George Trost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Floyd Fikes, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Neal Masters (PG), Matthew Ball (SG), Kenneth Rathbone (SF), Daniel Hancock (PF), James Nelson (C) Zachariah Varney, George Trost, Bobby Hugo, Lyman Hays, Roland Polak | |
| 04:03 | Houston | Philip Richardson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 39-49 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Terry Lewis tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Neal Masters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Neal Masters (fresh) SG - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) PF - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 03:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Richardson | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Philip Richardson connects on the floater from the right side | 45-49 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Neal Masters hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Gary Maury grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney (PG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Roland Polak (C) Neal Masters, Kenneth Rathbone, Daniel Hancock, James Nelson | |
| 01:56 | Houston | Bobby Hugo steps in front of the Clinton Canaday pass | 45-49 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo banks in the layup | 45-51 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits the finger roll | 47-51 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays clanks a shot from the right side | 47-51 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Clinton Canaday is called for the reach on Lyman Hays - foul #3 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG) Matthew Ball | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Pat Ray is called for the reach on Bobby Hugo - foul #2 on Pat Ray, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Gary Maury is called for the reach on Zachariah Varney - foul #1 on Gary Maury, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Henry Wood is called for the reach on Zachariah Varney - foul #1 on Henry Wood, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Zachariah Varney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Roland Polak is called for the reach on Gary Maury - foul #1 on Roland Polak, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Roland Polak is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Maury - foul #2 on Gary Maury, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Matthew Ball (SF) Bobby Hugo | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Clinton Canaday snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Wood - foul #2 on Henry Wood, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (SF) Roland Polak | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Henry Wood knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Maury | 53-55 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by Henry Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Wood, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Polak (C) Matthew Ball | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Henry Wood misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-57 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Roland Polak grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Roland Polak is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Wood - foul #4 on Henry Wood, team foul #11 | 53-57 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Roland Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Henry Wood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-59 |