| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walton Bewley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Frank Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-28 |
| 19:48 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:42 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 28-28 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Thiessen - foul #2 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:56 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen's dunk attempt is rejected by Walton Bewley | 29-28 |
| 18:55 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn can't tip it in | 29-28 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Frank Davis grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Frank Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:22 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 18:20 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ervin Kendall - foul #1 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:44 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn can't connect on a shot from close range | 34-30 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth is hacked by Raymond Alcorn - foul #2 on Raymond Alcorn, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SG), Stanley Nolan (SF) Frank Davis, James Holdsworth | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall | |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Alcorn - foul #3 on Raymond Alcorn, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Grove (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Morgan Benfield, Raymond Alcorn | |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Fishburn | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:21 | Fairfield | Charles Grove misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Roderick Paul is called for the reach on John Quinn - foul #2 on Roderick Paul, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Frank Davis (SG), James Holdsworth (SF) David Fishburn, John Quinn, Stanley Nolan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF) Roderick Paul, Allan Upshaw, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Frank Davis hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 38-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walton Bewley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Grove (fresh) 3 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Fairfield | Frank Davis steals it from Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 40-30 |
| 15:32 | Fairfield | Frank Davis steals the ball from Ervin Kendall | 40-30 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn (C) Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 14:50 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Michael Foster is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall | |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth knocks in the shot from the left block | 42-33 |
| 14:19 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Roderick Paul | 42-35 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Frank Davis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley tips it in | 44-35 |
| 13:38 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 13:37 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn tips it home | 44-37 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Michael Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), John Quinn (SG), Stanley Nolan (SF) Michael Foster, Frank Davis, James Holdsworth | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Roderick Paul, Allan Upshaw, Morgan Benfield, Charles Grove | |
| 13:06 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen banks in the layup | 44-39 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | John Quinn is hacked by Telek Zakrzewski - foul #3 on Telek Zakrzewski, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:34 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the driving attempt from the left block | 46-39 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | John Quinn is hacked by Ervin Kendall - foul #2 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #8 | 46-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Craig Brown (SF) Raymond Alcorn | |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:12 | Fairfield | Walton Bewley swats the shot by Craig Brown | 48-39 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | John Quinn clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 11:42 | Fairfield | Craig Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) SG - John Quinn (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Walton Bewley (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Doyle Taggart (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Brown (fresh) PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG) John Quinn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Charles Grove (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Craig Brown, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Frank Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 10:45 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Nolan | 53-42 |
| 10:15 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-42 |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it home | 53-44 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | David Fishburn loses the dribble to Allan Upshaw | 53-44 |
| 09:50 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw hits the finger roll | 53-46 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 09:23 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:04 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walton Bewley - foul #3 on Walton Bewley, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), John Quinn (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Roland Wheeler (PF), Keith Mitchell (C) David Fishburn, Frank Davis, Stanley Nolan, Walton Bewley, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Raymond Alcorn (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Roderick Paul, Allan Upshaw, Morgan Benfield, Charles Grove | |
| 09:04 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:04 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Keith Mitchell | 55-46 |
| 08:23 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn is hacked by James Holdsworth - foul #1 on James Holdsworth, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Craig Brown (PF) Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 08:10 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall is whistled for traveling | 55-46 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Foster and he's fouled by Ervin Kendall - foul #3 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:31 | Fairfield | James Holdsworth steals it from Raymond Alcorn | 58-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 19 pts. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) C - Keith Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Brown (fresh) C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Telek Zakrzewski - foul #4 on Telek Zakrzewski, team foul #10 | 58-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart (C) Keith Mitchell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield (SF), Charles Grove (PF) Craig Brown, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 06:56 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelwahed | 58-49 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | John Quinn steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), Frank Davis (SG), Stanley Nolan (SF), Jason Greening (PF) Michael Foster, John Quinn, James Holdsworth, Roland Wheeler | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall | |
| 06:23 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul is hacked by Doyle Taggart - foul #3 on Doyle Taggart, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walton Bewley (PF) Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski (C) Raymond Alcorn | |
| 06:04 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Walton Bewley - foul #4 on Walton Bewley, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Charles Grove | |
| 05:49 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Frank Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 05:31 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Kenneth Thiessen | 58-49 |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Frank Davis pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart double dribbles | 58-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Roland Wheeler (PF), Keith Mitchell (C) Frank Davis, Stanley Nolan, Walton Bewley, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Raymond Alcorn (SF), Charles Grove (C) Roderick Paul, Allan Upshaw, Morgan Benfield, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 04:39 | Fairfield | Charles Grove misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth is denied on a layup by Ervin Kendall | 58-51 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 03:55 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-51 |
| 03:54 | Fairfield | Charles Grove hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses badly on a shot from the right side | 60-53 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth hits the follow up shot | 62-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fairly fresh) SG - John Quinn (fresh) 19 pts. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Fairfield | Charles Grove is fouled on the floor by Roland Wheeler - foul #3 on Roland Wheeler, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Frank Davis (SG), Walton Bewley (PF) David Fishburn, John Quinn, Roland Wheeler | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Ervin Kendall, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 03:05 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), Doyle Taggart (C) Michael Foster, Keith Mitchell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Roderick Paul, Allan Upshaw, Charles Grove | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley blows the wide open layup | 62-53 |
| 02:38 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Ervin Kendall | 62-53 |
| 02:30 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen lays it in on a nice dish by Morgan Benfield | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth is fouled on the floor by Raymond Alcorn - foul #4 on Raymond Alcorn, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG) Ervin Kendall | |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 01:54 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the tip | 63-55 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Frank Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Frank Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Alcorn - foul #5 on Raymond Alcorn, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Allan Upshaw, Raymond Alcorn | |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | David Fishburn is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #13 | 65-58 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | David Fishburn makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | David Fishburn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:26 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ervin Kendall | 67-60 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Kenneth Thiessen steals it from Frank Davis | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen loses the dribble to David Fishburn | 67-60 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Fishburn lays it in | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-60 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | David Fishburn grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelwahed is called for the reach on David Fishburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #14 | 69-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Greening (PF) Walton Bewley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | David Fishburn makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-60 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Fishburn runs out the clock | 70-60 |