| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walton Bewley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | John Taylor inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the jumper from the left block | 23-39 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Brandon Cox - foul #3 on Brandon Cox, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), T-Bone Miles (SF), Israel Noren (PF) Brandon Cox, John Taylor, Chester Panos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 19:01 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-41 |
| 19:00 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander snags the offensive board | 23-41 |
| 18:47 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-41 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart grabs the board | 23-41 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses long on a jumper from the left side | 23-41 |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander grabs the board | 23-41 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Fishburn - foul #1 on David Fishburn, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) T-Bone Miles, Israel Noren, Carl Alexander | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash misses the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash misses the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-41 |
| 17:48 | Western Carolina | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley snags the defensive board | 23-41 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-41 |
| 17:14 | Western Carolina | John Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos blows the layup but the foul's on Walton Bewley - foul #1 on Walton Bewley, team foul #2 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, Aaron Clarke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (SG), Stanley Nolan (SF) Frank Davis, James Holdsworth | |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | William Cox misses the dunk | 25-41 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 16:32 | Western Carolina | John Taylor is whistled for traveling | 25-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SF) John Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG) David Fishburn | |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | William Cox is hacked by Rudolph Linehan - foul #2 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF) T-Bone Miles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | William Cox is whistled for a carry | 25-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SF), Aaron Clarke (C) John Taylor, Chester Panos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) SG - Rudolph Linehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - T-Bone Miles (fresh) PF - Carl Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walton Bewley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Doyle Taggart (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley can't finish the layup | 28-41 |
| 15:33 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:11 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Michael Foster grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | William Cox is hacked by Rudolph Linehan - foul #3 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Brandon Cox (SG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan, T-Bone Miles, Aaron Clarke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), Frank Davis (SG), James Holdsworth (SF) Michael Foster, William Cox, Stanley Nolan | |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 14:36 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Alexander | 28-41 |
| 14:19 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Taylor | 30-41 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | David Fishburn comes up short on the floater in the paint | 30-41 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Christopher Bash steals the ball from James Holdsworth | 30-41 |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Bash | 32-41 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by John Taylor - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) John Taylor, Chester Panos, Carl Alexander | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:55 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash travels with the ball | 32-44 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley lays it in set up by James Holdsworth and he's fouled by Aaron Clarke - foul #1 on Aaron Clarke, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Christopher Bash, Rudolph Linehan, Israel Noren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:16 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos is called for traveling | 32-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (SG), Stanley Nolan (SF) Frank Davis, James Holdsworth | |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | William Cox can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Alexander - foul #1 on Carl Alexander, team foul #6 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Rudolph Linehan, Israel Noren, Carl Alexander | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG) David Fishburn | |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | William Cox makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | William Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:34 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 11:33 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke hits the follow up shot | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walton Bewley (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Doyle Taggart (tiring) 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses the dunk but he's hacked by John Taylor - foul #4 on John Taylor, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (SG) William Cox | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander's pass is intercepted by Stanley Nolan | 34-51 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Brandon Cox is called for the reach on Stanley Nolan - foul #4 on Brandon Cox, team foul #8 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), T-Bone Miles (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Brandon Cox, Israel Noren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG) Michael Foster | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 10:33 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Fishburn | 34-55 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-55 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Walton Bewley - foul #2 on Walton Bewley, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Israel Noren (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Christopher Bash, Chester Panos, Carl Alexander | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Roland Wheeler (PF) Frank Davis, Stanley Nolan, Walton Bewley | |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by William Cox and the foul's on T-Bone Miles - foul #1 on T-Bone Miles, team foul #9 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Chester Panos (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Israel Noren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the free throw | 37-58 |
| 09:02 | Western Carolina | Roland Wheeler picks off the pass by Rudolph Linehan | 37-58 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler lays it in on a nice dish by James Holdsworth | 37-60 |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | William Cox makes the shot from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Doyle Taggart - foul #1 on Doyle Taggart, team foul #4 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Brandon Cox (SG), John Taylor (SF), Israel Noren (PF) Christopher Bash, Rudolph Linehan, T-Bone Miles, Chester Panos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (PG), Frank Davis (SG), Walton Bewley (PF), Keith Mitchell (C) David Fishburn, William Cox, Roland Wheeler, Doyle Taggart | |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) SG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Israel Noren (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walton Bewley (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Michael Foster can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dustin Hrabovsky - foul #2 on Dustin Hrabovsky, team foul #10 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander (C) Aaron Clarke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (SF) James Holdsworth | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 07:02 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-64 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-64 |
| 06:40 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren grabs the defensive rebound | 40-64 |
| 06:27 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stanley Nolan - foul #2 on Stanley Nolan, team foul #5 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Lawrence Vogel (C) Brandon Cox, Carl Alexander | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:27 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 06:27 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-64 |
| 06:06 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel grabs the board | 42-64 |
| 05:59 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel misses the floater from close range | 42-64 |
| 05:58 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Walton Bewley, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SF) John Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), James Holdsworth (SF) Michael Foster, Stanley Nolan | |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-64 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) Walton Bewley, Keith Mitchell | |
| 04:51 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren buries a jumper from the right block | 44-64 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Frank Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler misses short on a floater in the lane | 44-64 |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel grabs the board | 44-64 |
| 03:52 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth clanks a runner from close range | 46-64 |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) SG - Rudolph Linehan (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - T-Bone Miles (fairly fresh) PF - Israel Noren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Vogel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (tired) 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-64 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Holdsworth | 46-64 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Frank Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 02:45 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Frank Davis steals it from Rudolph Linehan | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart misses the lay-in | 46-64 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | David Fishburn steals the ball from Rudolph Linehan | 46-64 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | David Fishburn's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Linehan | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren's floater is knocked away by Frank Davis | 46-64 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | David Fishburn grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Israel Noren - foul #2 on Israel Noren, team foul #11 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke (C) Lawrence Vogel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the turnaround near the basket set up by David Fishburn | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Roland Wheeler steps in front of the Rudolph Linehan pass | 49-67 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Fishburn runs out the clock | 49-67 |