| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Isaac Iliff (fresh) PF - Eugene German (fresh) C - George Dahlgren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) SG - Frank Larkins (fresh) SF - Samuel Johnston (fresh) PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) C - Dustin Nolen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | George Dahlgren wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado | Eugene German misses badly on a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Larkins | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Colorado | John McNolty can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Hopson - foul #1 on Donald Hopson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Colorado | John McNolty misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Colorado | John McNolty makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | Colorado | John McNolty makes the 3rd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Isaac Iliff steals the ball from Dustin Nolen | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Colorado | Richard Smith throws it down on a nice dish by Isaac Iliff | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | Eugene German grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Colorado | Frank Larkins is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Larkins, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Hopson | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Hopson | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Colorado | George Dahlgren can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Colorado | Richard Smith tips it home | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | John McNolty steals it from Frank Larkins in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Colorado | Richard Smith misses the lay-in | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Colorado | Richard Smith tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 8-7 |
| 16:52 | Colorado | Richard Smith misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Johnston - foul #1 on Samuel Johnston, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reginald Ashley (PG), Samuel Kessel (SF), Joseph Christensen (PF), John Rix (C) John McNolty, Isaac Iliff, Eugene German, George Dahlgren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins, Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson, Dustin Nolen | |
| 16:52 | Colorado | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:52 | Colorado | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Cortes | 10-9 |
| 16:38 | Colorado | The pull-up jumper by Reginald Ashley is blocked by Paul Stadler | 10-9 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Stadler | 10-9 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 10-9 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | Richard Smith grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 16:21 | Colorado | Ryan Blanchette is called for the reach on Reginald Ashley - foul #1 on Ryan Blanchette, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:52 | Colorado | Tim Barrett hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Reginald Ashley (fairly fresh) SG - Tim Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Kessel (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Christensen (fairly fresh) C - John Rix (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) SF - Ryan Blanchette (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Walton (fairly fresh) C - Paul Stadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses long on a shot near the basket | 13-9 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler hits the follow up shot | 13-11 |
| 15:39 | Colorado | William Cortes steps in front of the Samuel Kessel pass in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | William Cortes banks in the layup | 13-13 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Billy Walton steps in front of the Tim Barrett pass | 13-13 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Isaac Iliff (SF), Eugene German (PF), Leif Ziel (C) Reginald Ashley, Samuel Kessel, Joseph Christensen, John Rix | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), John Conley (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) William Cortes, Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette, Billy Walton, Paul Stadler | |
| 14:59 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen slams it home set up by Frank Larkins | 15-15 |
| 14:06 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff makes the wide open jumper near the basket | 17-15 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | John McNolty is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on John McNolty, team foul #1 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Smith (SG), Samuel Kessel (SF), Joseph Christensen (PF), John Rix (C) Tim Barrett, Isaac Iliff, Eugene German, Leif Ziel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Frank Larkins, Gerald Davis, John Conley | |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 17-17 |
| 13:29 | Colorado | John McNolty makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Smith | 19-17 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reginald Ashley (PG), Eugene German (PF), George Dahlgren (C) John McNolty, Joseph Christensen, John Rix | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Billy Walton (PF), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Donald Hopson, Dustin Nolen | |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Reginald Ashley blocks the short jumper by Billy Walton | 19-17 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | Billy Walton hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 13:06 | Colorado | Reginald Ashley is fouled in the backcourt by William Cortes - foul #1 on William Cortes, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG) Harold Novello | |
| 12:52 | Colorado | Reginald Ashley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Billy Walton grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by George Dahlgren - foul #1 on George Dahlgren, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Isaac Iliff (SF), Joseph Christensen (PF), John Rix (C) Reginald Ashley, Samuel Kessel, Eugene German, George Dahlgren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Donald Hopson (PF) William Cortes, Billy Walton | |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-20 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Paul Stadler grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is hacked by Tim Barrett - foul #1 on Tim Barrett, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Dustin Nolen (C) Frank Larkins, Samuel Johnston, Paul Stadler | |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Hopson | 19-22 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Davis - foul #1 on Gerald Davis, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reginald Ashley (PG), Samuel Kessel (SG), Leif Ziel (PF) John McNolty, Tim Barrett, Joseph Christensen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette | |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Reginald Ashley (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Kessel (fairly fresh) SF - Isaac Iliff (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leif Ziel (fresh) C - John Rix (tiring) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cortes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) SF - Samuel Johnston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 19-22 |
| 11:35 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 11:12 | Colorado | John Rix hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 19-22 |
| 11:11 | Colorado | John Rix tips it back up and in | 21-22 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leif Ziel - foul #1 on Leif Ziel, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Eugene German (PF), George Dahlgren (C) Reginald Ashley, Isaac Iliff, Leif Ziel, John Rix | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Gerald Davis (SF), Billy Walton (PF) William Cortes, Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson | |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 11:02 | Colorado | Eugene German gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 11:00 | Colorado | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Harold Novello in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Harold Novello throws it down | 21-25 |
| 10:57 | Colorado | Samuel Kessel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG), John Conley (C) Harold Novello, Dustin Nolen | |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Davis | 21-28 |
| 10:25 | Colorado | John McNolty is whistled for a carry | 21-28 |
| 10:25 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Leif Ziel (C) George Dahlgren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Ryan Blanchette (SF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Frank Larkins | |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:50 | Colorado | John McNolty drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tim Barrett | 23-28 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Eugene German is called for the reach on John Conley - foul #1 on Eugene German, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reginald Ashley (PG), Isaac Iliff (SF), Joseph Christensen (PF), John Rix (C) John McNolty, Samuel Kessel, Eugene German, Leif Ziel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Paul Stadler (C) Gerald Davis, Ryan Blanchette, John Conley | |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Billy Walton hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 23-28 |
| 09:28 | Colorado | John Rix pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 09:06 | Colorado | Harold Novello is called for the reach on Tim Barrett - foul #1 on Harold Novello, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | George Dahlgren (C) John Rix | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Donald Hopson (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang, Harold Novello, Billy Walton | |
| 09:06 | Colorado | Tim Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 09:06 | Colorado | Tim Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Smith (SG) Tim Barrett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:41 | Colorado | Richard Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Ashley | 27-28 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 27-28 |
| 08:24 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Frank Larkins steals the ball from Joseph Christensen | 27-28 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins tips it but misses | 27-28 |
| 08:02 | Colorado | Joseph Christensen snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 07:39 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Christensen and the foul's on Paul Stadler - foul #1 on Paul Stadler, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Samuel Kessel (SG), Leif Ziel (PF), John Rix (C) Reginald Ashley, Richard Smith, Joseph Christensen, George Dahlgren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (PG), Gerald Davis (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Billy Walton (PF), John Conley (C) William Cortes, Frank Larkins, Samuel Johnston, Donald Hopson, Paul Stadler | |
| 07:39 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Billy Walton gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Kessel (fairly fresh) SF - Isaac Iliff (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leif Ziel (fresh) C - John Rix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Harold Novello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Blanchette (fresh) PF - Billy Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Conley (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG) Isaac Iliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:51 | Colorado | Tim Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Billy Walton snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette is hacked by Samuel Kessel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Kessel, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eugene German (PF) Leif Ziel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dustin Nolen (C) John Conley | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Eugene German misses long on a jumper from the right block | 29-30 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Billy Walton pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Frank Larkins (SG), Donald Hopson (PF) Harold Novello, Gerald Davis, Billy Walton | |
| 06:12 | Colorado | John McNolty loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 05:58 | North Carolina | John Rix picks off the pass by Frank Larkins | 29-30 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | John Rix hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Dustin Nolen - foul #1 on Dustin Nolen, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reginald Ashley (PG), Richard Smith (SG) John McNolty, Tim Barrett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harold Novello (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Frank Larkins, Ryan Blanchette, Donald Hopson | |
| 05:29 | Colorado | John Rix misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | John Rix makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Billy Walton connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Wang | 30-32 |
| 04:39 | Colorado | Reginald Ashley knocks in the runner from close range set up by Richard Smith | 32-32 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is hacked by Reginald Ashley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Ashley, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Isaac Iliff (SF), Leif Ziel (PF), George Dahlgren (C) Reginald Ashley, Samuel Kessel, Eugene German, John Rix | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Larkins (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), John Conley (PF) Harold Novello, Samuel Johnston, Billy Walton | |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Frank Larkins takes the ball from Leif Ziel in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Larkins | 32-36 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Frank Larkins is called for the reach on Leif Ziel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Larkins, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), Paul Stadler (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Dustin Nolen | |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Leif Ziel misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Leif Ziel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | John Conley makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by William Cortes and the foul's on Leif Ziel - foul #2 on Leif Ziel, team foul #9 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG), Joseph Christensen (PF) Richard Smith, George Dahlgren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | John Conley misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 04:14 | Colorado | Joseph Christensen gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | John McNolty can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Frank Larkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | Gerald Davis tips it back up and in | 33-40 |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reginald Ashley (PG), Samuel Kessel (SG), Eugene German (PF), George Dahlgren (C) John McNolty, Tim Barrett, Joseph Christensen, Leif Ziel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Billy Walton (PF), Dustin Nolen (C) William Cortes, Frank Larkins, John Conley, Paul Stadler | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Reginald Ashley (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Kessel (fairly fresh) SF - Isaac Iliff (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene German (tired) 2 reb. C - George Dahlgren (tired) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Novello (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Nolen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff is fouled on the floor by Gerald Davis - foul #2 on Gerald Davis, team foul #11 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston (SF) Gerald Davis | |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang is fouled on the floor by George Dahlgren - foul #2 on George Dahlgren, team foul #10 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Smith (SG) Isaac Iliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Reginald Ashley connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Harold Novello is hacked by Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Leif Ziel (C) Reginald Ashley, George Dahlgren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ryan Blanchette (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Samuel Johnston, Billy Walton | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 02:19 | Colorado | The short jumper by Richard Smith is denied by Dustin Nolen | 35-44 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Harold Novello can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John McNolty - foul #2 on John McNolty, team foul #12 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG), Isaac Iliff (SF), Joseph Christensen (PF), John Rix (C) Richard Smith, Samuel Kessel, Eugene German, Leif Ziel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cortes (PG), John Conley (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Dustin Nolen | |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Harold Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 01:48 | Colorado | Isaac Iliff is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Isaac Iliff, team foul #13 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reginald Ashley (PG) John McNolty | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Davis (SG), Samuel Johnston (SF), Billy Walton (PF) Harold Novello, Ryan Blanchette, Donald Hopson | |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Reginald Ashley steps in front of the John Conley pass in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 01:26 | Colorado | Joseph Christensen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | William Cortes can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 01:18 | Colorado | Joseph Christensen pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 01:12 | Colorado | Tim Barrett's floater is knocked away by Billy Walton | 35-46 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Davis | 35-46 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Cortes | 35-49 |
| 00:39 | Colorado | Reginald Ashley drills a jump hook from close range set up by Tim Barrett | 37-49 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Samuel Johnston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Reginald Ashley | 37-49 |
| 00:28 | Colorado | Reginald Ashley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Cortes - foul #2 on William Cortes, team foul #12 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Smith (SG), Samuel Kessel (SF), Leif Ziel (PF), George Dahlgren (C) Tim Barrett, Isaac Iliff, Joseph Christensen, John Rix | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang (PG), Harold Novello (SG), Ryan Blanchette (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Paul Stadler (C) William Cortes, Gerald Davis, Samuel Johnston, Billy Walton, John Conley | |
| 00:28 | Colorado | Reginald Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 00:28 | Colorado | Reginald Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Cheng-Gong Wang jams it on a great pass from Paul Stadler | 39-51 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Samuel Kessel clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-51 |