| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Richard Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Hopwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Guadalupe Gallegos (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Ezell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Greening (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos inbounds the ball | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-47 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | John Quinn grabs the board | 25-47 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Richard Blanchard steps in front of the David Fishburn pass in the backcourt | 25-47 |
| 19:33 | Grambling State | Michael Coleman drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ken Hopwood and he's hacked by Jason Greening - foul #2 on Jason Greening, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| 19:33 | Grambling State | Michael Coleman makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 19:10 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Richard Blanchard | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:00 | Grambling State | John Quinn picks off the pass by Guadalupe Gallegos | 28-47 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | David Fishburn hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Quinn | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:36 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell comes up short on the floater in the lane | 28-49 |
| 18:35 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell grabs the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 18:22 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos clanks a runner from the left block | 28-49 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | David Fishburn pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Guadalupe Gallegos - foul #1 on Guadalupe Gallegos, team foul #1 | 28-49 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 17:51 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos can't connect on a floater in the paint | 28-51 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Jason Greening snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | John Quinn clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-51 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | David Fishburn tips it home | 28-53 |
| 17:30 | Grambling State | Ken Hopwood travels with the ball | 28-53 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lawrence Kubinski (PG), Munyiga Abdullai (SF), Hans Alenichev (C) Richard Blanchard, Guadalupe Gallegos, Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Ken Hopwood takes the ball from Jason Greening | 28-53 |
| 16:55 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev hits a shot from close range | 30-53 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Craig Ezell steals the ball from Keith Mitchell | 30-53 |
| 16:28 | Grambling State | John Quinn steals the ball from Munyiga Abdullai | 30-53 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Jason Greening can't finish the layup but the foul's on Hans Alenichev - foul #2 on Hans Alenichev, team foul #2 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald McCartan (SG), Michael Coleman (C) Ken Hopwood, Craig Ezell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), William Cox (SG), Frank Davis (SF), James Holdsworth (PF) David Fishburn, John Quinn, Keith Mitchell, Stanley Nolan | |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Jason Greening makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Jason Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 16:07 | Grambling State | Michael Coleman drills a jumper in the paint | 32-55 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth is denied on a layup by Hans Alenichev | 32-55 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Frank Davis hits the follow up shot | 32-57 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Lawrence Kubinski (fresh) SG - Ronald McCartan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Munyiga Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hans Alenichev (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 15 pts. C - Jason Greening (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Grambling State | Lawrence Kubinski's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Frank Davis | 32-57 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth gets the rebound | 32-57 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Ronald McCartan steals it from Frank Davis | 32-57 |
| 15:14 | Grambling State | Lawrence Kubinski blows the layup | 32-57 |
| 15:12 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev grabs the offensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 14:59 | Grambling State | Ronald McCartan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-57 |
| 14:58 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev tips it home | 34-57 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Coleman - foul #2 on Michael Coleman, team foul #3 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard (PG), Ken Hopwood (SG), Viktor Klonoski (SF), Craig Ezell (PF), David Thompson (C) Lawrence Kubinski, Ronald McCartan, Munyiga Abdullai, Hans Alenichev, Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SG), Roland Wheeler (PF), Cecil Fletcher (C) William Cox, Frank Davis, Jason Greening | |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 14:23 | Grambling State | Ken Hopwood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-59 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Cecil Fletcher | 34-59 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth is fouled on the floor by Viktor Klonoski - foul #4 on Viktor Klonoski, team foul #4 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos (SF) Viktor Klonoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), Keith Mitchell (SF) Michael Foster, James Holdsworth | |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Richard Blanchard is called for the reach on Keith Mitchell - foul #3 on Richard Blanchard, team foul #5 | 34-59 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Fishburn and the foul's on Craig Ezell - foul #3 on Craig Ezell, team foul #6 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the free throw | 34-62 |
| 13:18 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard is whistled for traveling | 34-62 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Coleman (C) Munyiga Abdullai | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-62 |
| 13:04 | Grambling State | Ken Hopwood grabs the defensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 12:52 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos misses long on a shot in the lane | 34-62 |
| 12:50 | Grambling State | Michael Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 12:34 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-62 |
| 12:33 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos gets the offensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 12:26 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-62 |
| 12:25 | North Carolina | John Quinn grabs the board | 34-62 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | John Quinn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roland Wheeler | 34-65 |
| 12:15 | Grambling State | David Fishburn steps in front of the Richard Blanchard pass in the backcourt | 34-65 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | John Quinn banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Fishburn | 34-67 |
| 12:01 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-67 |
| 11:59 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 34-67 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Guadalupe Gallegos picks off the pass by David Fishburn | 34-67 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Richard Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ken Hopwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guadalupe Gallegos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Ezell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Quinn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-67 |
| 11:26 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell grabs the offensive board | 34-67 |
| 11:16 | Grambling State | David Fishburn steals it from Craig Ezell | 34-67 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | David Fishburn slams it home | 34-69 |
| 11:03 | Grambling State | Richard Blanchard can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-69 |
| 11:02 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Ezell | 34-69 |
| 10:50 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Roland Wheeler - foul #4 on Roland Wheeler, team foul #2 | 34-69 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lawrence Kubinski (PG), Ronald McCartan (SG), Munyiga Abdullai (SF), Hans Alenichev (C) Richard Blanchard, Ken Hopwood, Guadalupe Gallegos, Michael Coleman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), William Cox (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Stanley Nolan (PF), Jason Greening (C) David Fishburn, John Quinn, Keith Mitchell, Roland Wheeler, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 10:50 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 35-69 |
| 10:50 | Grambling State | Craig Ezell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-69 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Cox | 36-71 |
| 10:28 | Grambling State | Lawrence Kubinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-71 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Munyiga Abdullai steals it from William Cox | 36-71 |
| 10:03 | Grambling State | Ronald McCartan double dribbles | 36-71 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses short on a shot from the baseline | 36-71 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | William Cox snags the offensive board | 36-71 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Michael Foster scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-74 |
| 09:04 | Grambling State | James Holdsworth takes the ball from Hans Alenichev | 36-74 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth banks in the layup | 36-76 |
| 08:44 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai is hacked by James Holdsworth - foul #2 on James Holdsworth, team foul #3 | 36-76 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Braxton (PG), Guadalupe Gallegos (PF) Lawrence Kubinski, Craig Ezell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), Keith Mitchell (SF) Michael Foster, James Holdsworth | |
| 08:29 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Munyiga Abdullai | 38-76 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by William Cox | 38-78 |
| 08:00 | Grambling State | John Braxton misses short on a shot from the left wing | 38-78 |
| 07:58 | North Carolina | Jason Greening snags the defensive board | 38-78 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | William Cox is fouled on the floor by Hans Alenichev - foul #3 on Hans Alenichev, team foul #7 | 38-78 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lawrence Kubinski (PG), David Thompson (C) Ronald McCartan, Hans Alenichev | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler (PF), Cecil Fletcher (C) Stanley Nolan, Jason Greening | |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | William Cox misses the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 07:33 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Gallegos | 38-78 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Lawrence Kubinski (fresh) SG - John Braxton (fresh) SF - Munyiga Abdullai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Guadalupe Gallegos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Grambling State | John Braxton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-78 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the board | 38-78 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | David Fishburn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-78 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell tips it home | 38-80 |
| 06:52 | Grambling State | David Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-80 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher snags the defensive board | 38-80 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Lawrence Kubinski is called for the reach on David Fishburn - foul #1 on Lawrence Kubinski, team foul #8 | 38-80 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald McCartan (SG), Hans Alenichev (PF) John Braxton, Munyiga Abdullai | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SG) William Cox | |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | David Fishburn makes the 1st free throw | 38-81 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | David Fishburn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-82 |
| 06:13 | Grambling State | David Thompson is whistled for traveling | 38-82 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG) David Fishburn | |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Michael Foster buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Quinn | 38-85 |
| 05:50 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 38-85 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler grabs the board | 38-85 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-85 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell snags the offensive board | 38-85 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher blows the layup | 38-85 |
| 05:09 | Grambling State | David Thompson gets the rebound | 38-85 |
| 04:47 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-85 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher gets the rebound | 38-85 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Michael Foster is whistled for a carry | 38-85 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Braxton (PG), Munyiga Abdullai (SF) Lawrence Kubinski, David Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), James Holdsworth (SF), Jason Greening (C) Michael Foster, Keith Mitchell, Cecil Fletcher | |
| 04:17 | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-85 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 38-85 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Jason Greening scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Quinn | 38-87 |
| 03:42 | Grambling State | Ronald McCartan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-87 |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Jason Greening snags the defensive board | 38-87 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Jason Greening drills a jumper from the left side set up by John Quinn | 38-89 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - John Braxton (fresh) SG - Ronald McCartan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Munyiga Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Guadalupe Gallegos (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hans Alenichev (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Quinn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roland Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Greening (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Grambling State | David Fishburn picks off the pass by Guadalupe Gallegos | 38-89 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Jason Greening hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Fishburn | 38-91 |
| 02:47 | Grambling State | David Fishburn denies the turnaround by Hans Alenichev | 38-91 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | John Quinn gets the rebound | 38-91 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler drills a jumper from the right block | 38-93 |
| 02:11 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-93 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lawrence Kubinski (PG), David Thompson (C) John Braxton, Hans Alenichev | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), William Cox (SG), Keith Mitchell (SF) David Fishburn, John Quinn, James Holdsworth | |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Michael Foster clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-93 |
| 01:49 | Grambling State | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-93 |
| 01:29 | Grambling State | David Thompson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 40-93 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | William Cox is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Gallegos - foul #2 on Guadalupe Gallegos, team foul #9 | 40-93 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Hans Alenichev (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG) Michael Foster | |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | William Cox makes the 1st free throw | 40-94 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | William Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-95 |
| 00:56 | Grambling State | Munyiga Abdullai misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-95 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Greening | 40-95 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion 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 (+1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Jason Greening is hacked by Munyiga Abdullai - foul #2 on Munyiga Abdullai, team foul #10 | 40-95 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SG) William Cox | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Jason Greening misses the 1st free throw | 40-95 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Jason Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 40-96 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State 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 (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Guadalupe Gallegos buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-96 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Fishburn runs out the clock | 43-96 |