| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston's pass is intercepted by James Moore | 40-32 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the shot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is whistled for a carry | 42-32 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-32 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Staley | 42-32 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-35 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | James Moore misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Bernard Alston - foul #2 on Bernard Alston, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the jumpshot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Bernard Alston - foul #3 on Bernard Alston, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Bernard Alston | |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Sean Staley is called for the reach on John Cormier - foul #3 on Sean Staley, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF) Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Michael Musso connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson (C) James Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG) Chad Fresquez | |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes is fouled on the floor by Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SF), Steven Carr (C) Robert Tyler, John Cormier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Calvin Young | |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Steven Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Strahan | 48-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) SG - John Overman (fresh) SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Overman - foul #1 on John Overman, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Clifford Dawson, Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) John Overman, Lawrence Jackson, Paul Strahan | |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | James Moore gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-39 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | James Moore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses long on a jumper in the lane | 49-39 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | John Cormier steals it from Russell Viles | 49-39 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | James Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | James Moore misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is whistled for a carry | 49-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Steven Carr (C) Eugene Holmes, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Overman (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Musso (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Leslie Nelson takes the ball from Robert Hruska | 49-39 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Jackson | 49-42 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is fouled on the floor by John Overman - foul #2 on John Overman, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Clifford Dawson, Steven Carr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF) John Overman, Calvin Young | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Jackson | 50-44 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the shot in the lane | 52-44 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tyler is called for the reach on Bernard Alston - foul #2 on Robert Tyler, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG) Robert Hruska | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bernard Alston | 52-44 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (SF) Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | James Moore gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | John Cormier is fouled on the floor by Sean Staley - foul #4 on Sean Staley, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SF), Clifford Dawson (C) Steven Carr, James Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, Paul Strahan | |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Musso is called for the reach on Russell Viles - foul #4 on Michael Musso, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG) Chad Fresquez | |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses short on a turnaround from close range | 54-45 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes grabs the board | 54-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Eugene Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Musso (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) SG - John Overman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Russell Viles steps in front of the John Cormier pass | 54-45 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the tip | 54-45 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | John Overman tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-47 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Michael Musso gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is whistled for a carry | 54-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), James Moore (C) Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Russell Viles, John Overman, Lawrence Jackson, Calvin Young, Merle Stokes | |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Bernard Alston is blocked by James Moore | 54-47 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan tips it home | 54-49 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Moore | 57-49 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (SG), John Cormier (PF) Eugene Holmes, Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SF) Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan | |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Fresquez | 57-51 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | James Moore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Cormier | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Cantrell steals the ball from Chad Fresquez | 59-51 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Steven Carr lays it in on a nice dish by Brandon Cantrell | 61-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Steven Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 4 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley buries a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Hruska - foul #4 on Robert Hruska, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Robert Tyler (SF) Robert Hruska, Steven Carr, Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (C) Merle Stokes | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Michael Musso throws it down on a nice dish by Eugene Holmes | 63-54 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | John Cormier swats the dunk try by Sean Staley | 63-54 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez tips it but misses | 63-54 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Michael Musso grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | John Cormier clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 63-54 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Chad Fresquez | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | James Moore misses long on a jumper from the left block | 63-56 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the lay-in | 63-56 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | John Cormier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Musso - foul #5 on Michael Musso, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF) Michael Musso, Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes makes the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Hruska | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is hacked by Chad Fresquez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Carr (PF), Jon Beil (C) John Cormier, James Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Eugene Holmes runs out the clock | 67-58 |