| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) PF - John Cormier (fresh) C - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fausto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alton Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo inbounds the ball | 16-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Michael Musso - foul #3 on Michael Musso, team foul #1 | 16-31 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-33 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the rebound | 16-33 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is fouled on the floor by John Cormier - foul #2 on John Cormier, team foul #2 | 16-33 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Alton Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-33 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 16-33 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alton Parker | 16-33 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Alton Parker comes up short on the floater from the right block | 16-33 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the offensive rebound | 16-33 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-35 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eugene Holmes and the foul's on Joseph Yeager - foul #1 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF) Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (PF) Paul Reading | |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the free throw | 19-35 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alton Parker | 19-38 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | John Cormier buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Moore | 21-38 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 21-40 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-40 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 21-40 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the shot from the right side | 21-42 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | John Cormier snags the offensive board | 21-42 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 21-42 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the offensive rebound | 21-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cormier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | John Cormier scores on a floater from the right wing | 23-42 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-42 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Yeager and the foul's on James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #3 | 23-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Steven Carr (C) Eugene Holmes, Robert Tyler, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), David Trinh (SG), Paul Reading (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager, Robert Powell, Alton Parker | |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the free throw | 23-45 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson travels with the ball | 23-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG) Fausto Russo | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Michael Musso is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #4 on Michael Musso, team foul #4 | 23-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ross Kyle (C) Michael Musso | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Clifford Dawson picks off the pass by Larry Dreher | 23-45 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Hruska, team foul #5 | 23-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG) Ross Kyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (C) Devon Graham | |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 23-45 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Steven Carr gets the rebound | 23-45 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #1 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #2 | 23-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), John Cormier (PF) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson snags the offensive board | 24-45 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Reading - foul #2 on Paul Reading, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ross Kyle (C) Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Robert Powell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ross Kyle - foul #1 on Ross Kyle, team foul #6 | 26-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF) Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG), Alton Parker (C) David Trinh, Manuel Spradling, Paul Reading | |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Joseph Yeager takes the ball from Eugene Holmes in the backcourt | 26-47 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-47 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | John Cormier snags the defensive board | 26-47 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | John Cormier lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 28-47 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Ross Kyle picks off the pass by Devon Graham | 28-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Kyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Devon Graham (fresh) SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Dreher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Parker (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is hacked by Robert Powell - foul #2 on Robert Powell, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), James Moore (C) Michael Musso, Ross Kyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Fausto Russo (SF), William Weissman (PF) Devon Graham, Larry Dreher, Robert Powell | |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | John Cormier can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 28-47 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 28-50 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | John Cormier buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 30-50 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes pulls down the rebound | 30-50 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Hruska | 32-50 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 32-50 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | John Cormier snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eugene Holmes | 34-50 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Robert Tyler is called for the reach on Alton Parker - foul #1 on Robert Tyler, team foul #7 | 34-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Ross Kyle (C) Eugene Holmes, Robert Hruska, Robert Tyler, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), David Trinh (SG), Manuel Spradling (SF), Paul Reading (PF) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager, Fausto Russo, William Weissman | |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Paul Reading - foul #3 on Paul Reading, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (C) Alton Parker | |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Michael Musso lays it in on a great pass from Steven Carr | 36-52 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Robert Powell clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Reading | 36-52 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-52 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Robert Powell tips it but misses | 36-52 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell grabs the board | 36-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) C - Ross Kyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Trinh (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell loses the ball out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Steven Carr, Clifford Dawson, Ross Kyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Fausto Russo (SF) David Trinh, Manuel Spradling | |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | James Moore is called for the reach on Robert Powell - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 36-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (SG) Larry Dreher | |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-54 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Robert Powell tips it back up and in | 38-56 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Brandon Cantrell | 40-56 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Brandon Cantrell picks off the pass by Paul Reading | 40-56 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell misses the lay-in | 40-56 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Robert Powell is called for traveling | 40-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (C) Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SG), Larry Dreher (SF), Manuel Spradling (PF), Alton Parker (C) Joseph Yeager, Fausto Russo, Paul Reading, Robert Powell | |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | John Cormier is called for the reach on Alton Parker - foul #3 on John Cormier, team foul #9 | 41-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG) Otis Hughes | |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Hruska | 41-57 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #3 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (C) John Cormier | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Fausto Russo (SF) Devon Graham, David Trinh | |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Parker | 42-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fausto Russo (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Alton Parker (fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Alton Parker scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 42-60 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | James Moore is hacked by Alton Parker - foul #2 on Alton Parker, team foul #8 | 42-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Steven Carr (SF), Jon Beil (PF) Eugene Holmes, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Robert Powell (PF) Larry Dreher, Manuel Spradling | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Jon Beil grabs the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Steven Carr buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Musso | 45-60 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes lays it up and in set up by Fausto Russo | 45-62 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | James Moore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Beil | 45-62 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | James Moore is fouled on the floor by Alton Parker - foul #3 on Alton Parker, team foul #9 | 45-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), John Cormier (PF) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, Jon Beil | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SF), Paul Reading (PF) Fausto Russo, Alton Parker | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Paul Reading | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by James Moore | 45-62 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | John Cormier snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the fadeaway from the right side | 47-62 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Robert Powell blows the dunk | 47-62 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eugene Holmes | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager double dribbles | 50-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SF), Alton Parker (C) Larry Dreher, Robert Powell | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by John Cormier | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes runs out the clock | 52-62 |