| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cory Harding (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | George Trost buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Hugo | 34-35 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Darryl Flickinger and he's fouled by Roland Polak - foul #1 on Roland Polak, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Cory Harding is fouled on the floor by Trenton Jackson - foul #3 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG) Trenton Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Geoffrey Steinbeck | 40-35 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Cory Harding misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Wolf | 40-38 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses long on a turnaround from close range | 40-38 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | George Trost knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Bobby Hugo | 40-40 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Paul Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cory Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Polak (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Darryl Flickinger is called for the reach on Bobby Hugo - foul #1 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Joe Bryant (SF), Joel Terhune (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Henry Fogle (PG), Gerald Ahern (SG), James Nelson (SF), John Grammer (PF), John Brito (C) George Trost, Cory Harding, Bobby Hugo, Michael Wolf, Roland Polak | |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Trenton Jackson steals it from James Nelson | 40-40 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom lays it in on a great pass from Trenton Jackson | 42-40 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Gerald Ahern hits the finger roll set up by John Brito | 42-42 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant is hacked by Henry Fogle - foul #1 on Henry Fogle, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SG) Paul Ransom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Brito - foul #2 on John Brito, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Joe Bryant, Joel Terhune | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Polak (C) John Brito | |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Dwayne Sisk denies the turnaround by Roland Polak | 43-42 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Gerald Ahern tips it in | 43-44 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Roland Polak takes the ball from Darryl Flickinger | 43-44 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | James Nelson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF) Randy Gochenour, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), Cory Harding (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Michael Wolf (PF) Henry Fogle, Gerald Ahern, James Nelson, John Grammer | |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Polak | 43-44 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Cory Harding scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses the shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Roland Polak snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cory Harding (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Roland Polak connects on the shot from the left side set up by Bobby Hugo | 43-48 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-48 |
| 11:08 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 43-48 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | George Trost blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Geoffrey Steinbeck | 43-48 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | George Trost grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Trenton Jackson is called for the reach on Cory Harding - foul #4 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG), Randy Gochenour (SG), Joe Bryant (SF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Trenton Jackson, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Henry Fogle (PG), Gerald Ahern (SG), James Nelson (SF), John Grammer (PF), John Brito (C) George Trost, Cory Harding, Bobby Hugo, Michael Wolf, Roland Polak | |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Gerald Ahern can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 09:48 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:39 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Ahern | 43-48 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Joe Bryant steps in front of the John Grammer pass | 43-48 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant throws it down | 45-48 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Gerald Ahern comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Henry Fogle grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | John Grammer loses the dribble to Tommy Frazier | 45-48 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant's fadeaway is rejected by John Grammer | 45-48 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 08:18 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier can't tip it in | 45-48 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Henry Fogle pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | James Nelson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-48 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Paul Ransom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Randy Gochenour (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Henry Fogle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Ahern (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Grammer (fresh) C - John Brito (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Gerald Ahern picks off the pass by Dwayne Sisk | 45-48 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Gerald Ahern hits the finger roll | 45-50 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | John Brito blocks the short jumper by Tommy Frazier | 45-50 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Ransom | 48-50 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Henry Fogle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | John Brito grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Joel Terhune (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Paul Ransom, Randy Gochenour, Joe Bryant, Tommy Frazier, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), Cory Harding (SG), Bobby Hugo (SF), Michael Wolf (PF), Roland Polak (C) Henry Fogle, Gerald Ahern, James Nelson, John Grammer, John Brito | |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune's layup is rejected by Roland Polak | 48-50 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Darryl Flickinger takes the ball from Michael Wolf | 48-50 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck loses the ball out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by George Trost - foul #2 on George Trost, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF) Joel Terhune | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:24 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Roland Polak - foul #2 on Roland Polak, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trenton Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cory Harding (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Polak (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond Johnson - foul #3 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Roland Polak misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier clanks a runner from close range | 53-50 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | George Trost snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from George Trost | 53-52 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier tips it in | 55-52 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo loses the dribble to Darryl Flickinger | 55-52 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Trenton Jackson | 57-52 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | George Trost misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Roland Polak scores on a shot in the paint | 57-54 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses the jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | George Trost is fouled on the floor by Trenton Jackson - foul #5 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG) Trenton Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo connects on the shot from the left side | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 57-56 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson tips it home | 59-56 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | George Trost misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darryl Flickinger | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger is hacked by Cory Harding in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Harding, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF) Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo clanks a fullcourt shot | 61-56 |