| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cormier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) C - James Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Jamie Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maynard Burke (fresh) PF - Gordon Eby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cameron Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Cormier inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is hacked by Maynard Burke - foul #1 on Maynard Burke, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 39-29 |
| 19:09 | Portland | Gordon Eby grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 19:02 | Portland | William Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | John Cormier connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Brandon Cantrell | 41-29 |
| 18:33 | Portland | Cameron Wilson is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson (PF) Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Portland | Stephen Blake (PG), Peter Steele (SG), Manuel Duncan (C) Jamie Byers, William Wilson, Cameron Wilson | |
| 18:16 | Portland | Gordon Eby clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Steven Carr (C) Michael Musso, James Moore | |
| Subs | Portland | Roy Mott (C) Maynard Burke | |
| 18:16 | Portland | Gordon Eby makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:16 | Portland | Gordon Eby misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:16 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Duncan | 41-30 |
| 17:55 | Portland | Clifford Dawson steals it from Gordon Eby | 41-30 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eugene Holmes | 44-30 |
| 17:24 | Portland | Manuel Duncan comes up short on the runner in the paint | 44-30 |
| 17:22 | Portland | Peter Steele grabs the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 17:09 | Portland | Stephen Blake hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Peter Steele - foul #2 on Peter Steele, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Brandon Cantrell (PF), James Moore (C) Eugene Holmes, John Cormier, Clifford Dawson, Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Portland | Jamie Byers (PG), William Wilson (SG), Maynard Burke (SF), Robert Hildebrant (PF), Cameron Wilson (C) Stephen Blake, Peter Steele, Manuel Duncan, Gordon Eby, Roy Mott | |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 16:27 | Portland | Jamie Byers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG) Robert Hruska | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | James Moore is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Cameron Wilson - foul #3 on Cameron Wilson, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | Gordon Eby (PF) Cameron Wilson | |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:44 | Portland | William Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 15:43 | Portland | Robert Hildebrant grabs the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. C - James Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Jamie Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maynard Burke (fresh) PF - Gordon Eby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hildebrant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Portland | Gordon Eby double dribbles | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (PG), Jason Williams (SG) Eugene Holmes, Michael Musso | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Walls (PG), Manuel Duncan (PF), Cameron Wilson (C) William Wilson, Gordon Eby, Robert Hildebrant | |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | James Moore is hacked by Cameron Wilson - foul #4 on Cameron Wilson, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Jon Beil (C) Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| Subs | Portland | William Wilson (SG), Walter Radford (SF), Gordon Eby (PF) Jamie Byers, Maynard Burke, Cameron Wilson | |
| 15:01 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is fouled on the floor by Robert Walls - foul #4 on Robert Walls, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (SF) Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Portland | Jamie Byers (PG), Roy Mott (C) Robert Walls, Gordon Eby | |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Manuel Duncan swats the layup by Robert Hruska | 48-33 |
| 14:31 | Portland | The rebound goes to Jamie Byers | 48-33 |
| 14:15 | Portland | Walter Radford is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (PF), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Jason Williams, Steven Carr, Jon Beil | |
| Subs | Portland | Stephen Blake (PG), Peter Steele (SG), Maynard Burke (SF), Robert Hildebrant (C) Jamie Byers, William Wilson, Walter Radford, Manuel Duncan | |
| 13:59 | Portland | Maynard Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Michael Musso grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Blake - foul #2 on Stephen Blake, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | Gordon Eby (PF) Roy Mott | |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-33 |
| 13:16 | Portland | James Moore picks off the pass by Maynard Burke | 50-33 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Maynard Burke - foul #2 on Maynard Burke, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Clifford Dawson (PF), Jon Beil (C) Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| Subs | Portland | Jamie Byers (PG), William Wilson (SG), Walter Radford (SF), Manuel Duncan (C) Stephen Blake, Peter Steele, Maynard Burke, Robert Hildebrant | |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:44 | Portland | William Wilson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is hacked by Walter Radford - foul #1 on Walter Radford, team foul #8 | 52-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF), Steven Carr (C) John Cormier, Jon Beil | |
| Subs | Portland | Roy Mott (C) Gordon Eby | |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 12:02 | Portland | Jamie Byers misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-33 |
| 12:00 | Portland | Roy Mott pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 11:49 | Portland | Roy Mott scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Byers | 54-36 |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Jamie Byers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Walter Radford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Mott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Hruska | 57-36 |
| 10:46 | Portland | Jamie Byers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 10:45 | Portland | Roy Mott tips it in | 57-38 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | William Wilson steps in front of the Robert Hruska pass | 57-38 |
| 10:06 | Portland | Roy Mott is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Roy Mott, team foul #9 | 57-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), John Cormier (SF), Brandon Cantrell (PF), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson, Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Portland | Stephen Blake (PG), Peter Steele (SG), Maynard Burke (SF), Gordon Eby (PF), Robert Hildebrant (C) Jamie Byers, William Wilson, Walter Radford, Manuel Duncan, Roy Mott | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | James Moore misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 57-38 |
| 09:47 | Portland | Stephen Blake gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:25 | Portland | Peter Steele misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-38 |
| 09:24 | Portland | Gordon Eby pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:18 | Portland | Maynard Burke clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 09:16 | Portland | Robert Hildebrant hits the follow up shot | 57-40 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | John Cormier knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Musso | 59-40 |
| 08:40 | Portland | Stephen Blake can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Holmes - foul #1 on Eugene Holmes, team foul #4 | 59-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Wilson (SG), Manuel Duncan (C) Peter Steele, Robert Hildebrant | |
| 08:40 | Portland | Stephen Blake makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:40 | Portland | Stephen Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 61-42 |
| 07:58 | Portland | William Wilson drills a 3 from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Michael Musso connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Holmes | 64-45 |
| 07:27 | Portland | Maynard Burke clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-45 |
| 07:26 | Portland | Manuel Duncan grabs the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (tiring) 22 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cormier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Cantrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Stephen Blake (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Maynard Burke (fairly fresh) PF - Gordon Eby (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Portland | William Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 07:19 | Portland | Maynard Burke tips it home | 64-47 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Maynard Burke - foul #3 on Maynard Burke, team foul #10 | 64-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Jason Williams (SG), Steven Carr (PF), Jon Beil (C) Eugene Holmes, Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Walls (PG), Peter Steele (SG), Roy Mott (SF), Robert Hildebrant (PF), Cameron Wilson (C) Stephen Blake, William Wilson, Maynard Burke, Gordon Eby, Manuel Duncan | |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 07:05 | Portland | Robert Hildebrant pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| 06:57 | Portland | Robert Walls misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-47 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | John Cormier gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Steven Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF) John Cormier | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 06:46 | Portland | Robert Walls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 06:44 | Portland | Roy Mott snags the offensive board | 65-47 |
| 06:28 | Portland | Roy Mott scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Walls | 65-49 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jason Williams | 67-49 |
| 05:47 | Portland | The jump hook by Robert Walls is blocked by Jason Williams | 67-49 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Tyler | 70-49 |
| 05:33 | Portland | Roy Mott scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Hildebrant and he's fouled by Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #5 | 70-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Clifford Dawson (PF) Jason Williams, Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Portland | Jamie Byers (SG), Walter Radford (SF) Peter Steele, Robert Hildebrant | |
| 05:33 | Portland | Roy Mott makes the free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Musso | 72-52 |
| 04:59 | Portland | Walter Radford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), John Cormier (SF), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Robert Tyler, Jon Beil | |
| Subs | Portland | Gordon Eby (PF) Roy Mott | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | John Cormier can't connect on a shot from the left side | 72-52 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson misses the tip | 72-52 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the offensive board | 72-52 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the turnaround from close range | 72-52 |
| 04:06 | Portland | Cameron Wilson gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| 03:53 | Portland | Gordon Eby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (PG), Jason Williams (SG), Brandon Cantrell (PF) Eugene Holmes, Michael Musso, Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Portland | Stephen Blake (PG), Manuel Duncan (PF), Roy Mott (C) Robert Walls, Gordon Eby, Cameron Wilson | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | James Moore lays it up and in set up by Jason Williams | 74-52 |
| 03:18 | Portland | Jamie Byers clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Moore - foul #4 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 74-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Jon Beil (C) Jason Williams, James Moore | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Hildebrant (PF) Walter Radford | |
| 03:18 | Portland | Jamie Byers makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 03:18 | Portland | Jamie Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cormier (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. C - Jon Beil (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Jamie Byers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Blake (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Manuel Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hildebrant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Mott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 74-54 |
| 02:55 | Portland | Manuel Duncan grabs the board | 74-54 |
| 02:44 | Portland | Manuel Duncan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-54 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska grabs the board | 74-54 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 76-54 |
| 02:18 | Portland | Robert Hildebrant misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-54 |
| 02:17 | Portland | Roy Mott gets the offensive rebound | 76-54 |
| 02:04 | Portland | Robert Hildebrant comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 76-54 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Steven Carr gets the rebound | 76-54 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits the finger roll set up by Robert Hruska | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Portland | Jamie Byers's pass is intercepted by Steven Carr in the backcourt | 78-54 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Manuel Duncan - foul #1 on Manuel Duncan, team foul #11 | 78-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Michael Musso (SG), James Moore (C) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, Jon Beil | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 80-54 |
| 00:44 | Portland | Stephen Blake misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-54 |
| 00:42 | Portland | Manuel Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Portland | Jamie Byers loses the ball out of bounds | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Jamie Byers picks off the pass by James Moore in the backcourt | 80-54 |
| 00:32 | Portland | Stephen Blake comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 80-54 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 80-54 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes runs out the clock | 80-54 |