| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Odom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alvin Betton - foul #1 on Alvin Betton, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Alvin Betton | 37-36 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton's layup is rejected by Thomas Spencer | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Aaron Mart blocks the jumper by Kapeni Arizmendi | 37-36 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-36 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi is hacked by Alvin Betton - foul #2 on Alvin Betton, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Oscar White (SG), Daniel Gilbreath (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), James Milligan (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF), Tony Dennis (C) Michael Odom, Kapeni Arizmendi, Randy Kwong, Thomas Spencer, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Oscar White - foul #1 on Oscar White, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Gorczynski and the foul's on James Milligan - foul #1 on James Milligan, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Rakes is called for the reach on Daniel Gilbreath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Rakes, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | James Milligan makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Allan Biggs | 41-41 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis buries a jumper near the basket set up by Tony Cooper | 41-43 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Tony Dennis | 41-43 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | John Jones connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Gorczynski | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Allan Biggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Gilbreath (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Milligan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Rakes (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Dennis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Oscar White is hacked by Tony Cooper - foul #1 on Tony Cooper, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Jacob Surles (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Allan Biggs, Oscar White, Daniel Gilbreath, Timothy Schweizer, James Milligan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), Thomas Spencer (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Michael Gorczynski, Tony Cooper, Anthony Rakes, John Jones, Tony Dennis | |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Kwong - foul #4 on Randy Kwong, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes (SF) Randy Kwong | |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:46 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Odom | 42-47 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Michael Odom buries a 3 from straight away | 42-50 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Robert Green hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alvin Betton and he's fouled by Michael Jacobsen - foul #2 on Michael Jacobsen, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Daniel Gilbreath (SF) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Tony Dennis (PF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Anthony Rakes, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Thomas Spencer is denied by Aaron Mart | 45-50 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Tony Dennis | 45-50 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 12:50 | Ohio State | Robert Green snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Spencer picks off the pass by Allan Biggs in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-50 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Spencer - foul #1 on Thomas Spencer, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF), James Milligan (C) Allan Biggs, Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Randy Kwong (SF), John Jones (PF) Michael Odom, Tony Cooper, Thomas Spencer, Tony Dennis | |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Michael Gorczynski is called for the reach on Daniel Gilbreath - foul #1 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen (C) Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 12:08 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Randy Kwong gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Kapeni Arizmendi is blocked by Daniel Gilbreath | 45-50 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert is hacked by Michael Gorczynski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Gorczynski, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF) Daniel Gilbreath | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | James Milligan steps in front of the Randy Kwong pass | 46-50 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Marc Tolbert | 48-50 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Marc Tolbert - foul #3 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Oscar White (SG), Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Timothy Schweizer, James Milligan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Dennis (PF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Robert Green tips it in | 50-51 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-51 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Gorczynski | 50-53 |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs knocks in the shot from the right side | 52-53 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Oscar White is called for 10 seconds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Daniel Gilbreath (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF) Allan Biggs, Oscar White, Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Michael Gorczynski, Kapeni Arizmendi, Randy Kwong, Tony Dennis, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | John Jones hits the follow up shot | 52-55 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Michael Jacobsen swats the shot by Marc Tolbert | 52-55 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes loses the dribble to Timothy Schweizer | 52-55 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton connects on the shot from the right side set up by Daniel Gilbreath | 54-55 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Robert Green snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Green (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Rakes (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Jacobsen (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Jacobsen | 54-55 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | John Jones throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Jacobsen and he's hacked by Timothy Schweizer - foul #1 on Timothy Schweizer, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (PG), Oscar White (SG), Jacob Surles (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), James Milligan (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Daniel Gilbreath, Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Thomas Spencer (SF), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Tony Cooper, Anthony Rakes, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | John Jones misses the free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Oscar White grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Allan Biggs | 57-57 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Michael Odom is called for the reach on Allan Biggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Odom, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) John Jones | |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:25 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses badly on a shot from close range | 59-57 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Oscar White grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Michael Odom grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Michael Odom knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kapeni Arizmendi | 59-60 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Kwong - foul #5 on Randy Kwong, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Daniel Gilbreath (SF) Oscar White, Jacob Surles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Tony Dennis (C) Randy Kwong, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Michael Odom hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Spencer | 61-63 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Michael Odom steals it from Marc Tolbert | 61-63 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Michael Odom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-63 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Tony Cooper is called for the reach on Allan Biggs - foul #2 on Tony Cooper, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Jacob Surles (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Robert Green (C) Marc Tolbert, Daniel Gilbreath, Aaron Mart, James Milligan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Anthony Rakes (SF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Michael Odom, Tony Cooper, Thomas Spencer | |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis loses the dribble to Robert Green | 63-63 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles scores on a floater in the lane set up by Allan Biggs and the foul's on Anthony Rakes - foul #3 on Anthony Rakes, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG) Allan Biggs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer (PF) Tony Dennis | |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Robert Green - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath (SF), Aaron Mart (PF) Jacob Surles, Timothy Schweizer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Olafemi Akawanzie (C) Kapeni Arizmendi, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Green (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Gorczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Rakes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Spencer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Olafemi Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Gilbreath - foul #2 on Daniel Gilbreath, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (PG), John Jones (PF) Michael Gorczynski, Anthony Rakes | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Cooper - foul #3 on Tony Cooper, team foul #13 | 66-68 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF), James Milligan (C) Daniel Gilbreath, Robert Green | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer lays it in on a great pass from Michael Odom and the foul's on Aaron Mart - foul #3 on Aaron Mart, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Gorczynski (PG), Kapeni Arizmendi (SG) Michael Odom, Tony Cooper | |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer makes the free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton loses the dribble to Michael Gorczynski | 68-71 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (PG), Anthony Rakes (SF) Michael Gorczynski, Thomas Spencer | |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Michael Odom knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kapeni Arizmendi | 68-74 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the jump hook from the right block | 70-74 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) James Milligan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Spencer (SF) Anthony Rakes | |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Alvin Betton steals it from Michael Odom | 70-74 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-74 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Aaron Mart - foul #4 on Aaron Mart, team foul #10 | 70-74 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Olafemi Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Kapeni Arizmendi steals the ball from Robert Green in the backcourt | 70-76 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi jams it | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-78 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | John Jones snags the defensive board | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Alvin Betton is called for the reach on John Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alvin Betton, team foul #11 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes (SF), Tony Dennis (C) Thomas Spencer, Olafemi Akawanzie | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-80 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Tony Dennis snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Marc Tolbert steps in front of the Kapeni Arizmendi pass | 70-80 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert clanks a floater from close range | 70-80 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | John Jones gets the rebound | 70-80 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Jones runs out the clock | 70-80 |