| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Derosa inbounds the ball | 37-15 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | VCU | Daniel Gilman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-15 |
| 19:44 | VCU | Sean Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-15 |
| 19:36 | VCU | Sean Wade misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Wilber Lindley - foul #1 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #1 | 37-15 |
| 19:36 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the 1st free throw | 37-16 |
| 19:36 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce is hacked by Bradley Knotts - foul #3 on Bradley Knotts, team foul #1 | 37-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (PF) Bradley Knotts | |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-17 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce grabs the offensive rebound | 37-17 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-17 |
| 18:25 | VCU | James Towne pulls down the rebound | 37-17 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:21 | VCU | James Towne misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-17 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilber Lindley | 37-17 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Sean Wade - foul #2 on Sean Wade, team foul #2 | 37-17 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 37-17 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-17 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:28 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 40-20 |
| 16:57 | VCU | Ernest Derosa connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Steve Durand | 40-22 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 42-22 |
| 16:12 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses the lay-in | 42-22 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley snags the defensive board | 42-22 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish blows the layup | 42-22 |
| 15:46 | VCU | Ernest Derosa grabs the board | 42-22 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Gilman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Durand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Wade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | VCU | Ernest Derosa misses the 3 from straight away | 42-22 |
| 15:38 | VCU | Sean Wade tips it in | 42-24 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-24 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the jump hook near the basket | 44-24 |
| 14:28 | VCU | James Towne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Peterson - foul #2 on Walter Peterson, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Robert Basquez (PF), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, Ralph Sherrod, Wesley Pearce, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Langley (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Bradley Knotts (PF), Louis Savarese (C) Daniel Gilman, Ernest Derosa, Steve Durand, Sean Wade | |
| 14:28 | VCU | James Towne makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 14:28 | VCU | James Towne misses the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez snags the defensive board | 44-25 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 44-25 |
| 14:06 | VCU | Bradley Knotts snags the defensive board | 44-25 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Robert Basquez swats the short shot by James Towne | 44-25 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez gets the rebound | 44-25 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | James Towne takes the ball from Robert Basquez | 44-25 |
| 13:32 | VCU | Eric Langley blows the layup | 44-25 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Eric Langley can't tip it in | 44-25 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile snags the defensive board | 44-25 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Wayne Lively | 46-25 |
| 13:01 | VCU | Eric Langley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Eric Wick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Towne - foul #1 on James Towne, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG), Wesley Pearce (PF) Wayne Lively, Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG) James Towne | |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 12:32 | VCU | Bradley Knotts snags the defensive board | 46-28 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Krol | 46-31 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-31 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Eric Wick can't finish the layup | 46-31 |
| 11:28 | VCU | Louis Savarese snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Wick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eric Langley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Krol (fresh) PF - Bradley Knotts (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Savarese (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:06 | VCU | Bradley Knotts misses the dunk | 46-31 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez lays it up and in | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:47 | VCU | Eric Langley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Eric Wick grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce buries a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Basquez | 50-31 |
| 10:09 | VCU | Steve Durand hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-33 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Walter Peterson | 52-33 |
| 09:44 | VCU | The jump hook by Louis Savarese is blocked by Wesley Pearce | 52-33 |
| 09:43 | VCU | Scott Krol tips it but misses | 52-33 |
| 09:41 | VCU | Eric Langley gets the offensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Steve Durand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Bernard Farish (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Walter Peterson, Elmer Carlile, Robert Basquez, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Daniel Gilman (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF), Sean Wade (C) Eric Langley, Steve Durand, Scott Krol, Bradley Knotts, Louis Savarese | |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively loses the dribble to James Towne in the backcourt | 52-33 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Towne | 52-35 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Daniel Gilman is called for the reach on Bernard Farish - foul #2 on Daniel Gilman, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Sean Wade - foul #3 on Sean Wade, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Grant Cardinal grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Daniel Gilman is fouled on the floor by Bernard Farish - foul #1 on Bernard Farish, team foul #3 | 53-35 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Ernest Derosa clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ralph Sherrod - foul #3 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (PG) Wayne Lively | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:18 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 08:18 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sean Wade - foul #4 on Sean Wade, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis Savarese (PF) Grant Cardinal | |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 07:52 | VCU | Louis Savarese gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 07:37 | VCU | James Towne misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 07:36 | VCU | Daniel Gilman grabs the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 07:30 | VCU | Louis Savarese lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Gilman | 54-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 56-39 |
| 06:52 | VCU | James Towne is fouled on the floor by Walter Peterson - foul #3 on Walter Peterson, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | VCU | Bradley Knotts (PF) Louis Savarese | |
| 06:38 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits the finger roll | 56-41 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Bradley Knotts steals the ball from Ralph Sherrod | 56-41 |
| 06:07 | VCU | James Towne double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Elmer Carlile (SF), Eric Wick (C) Walter Peterson, Ralph Sherrod, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Louis Savarese (C) Daniel Gilman, Ernest Derosa, Sean Wade | |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Wayne Lively, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (PF) Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Langley (PG) James Towne | |
| 05:35 | VCU | Eric Langley misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Basquez - foul #2 on Robert Basquez, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| 05:35 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:35 | VCU | Eric Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Bernard Farish | 58-43 |
| 05:03 | VCU | Steve Durand's layup is rejected by Robert Basquez | 58-43 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Eric Wick | 58-43 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Lively | 60-43 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Scott Krol can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Eric Langley is called for the reach on Wayne Lively in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Langley, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | VCU | Grant Cardinal (C) Bradley Knotts | |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Grant Cardinal grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:05 | VCU | Eric Langley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 03:46 | VCU | Eric Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 03:33 | VCU | Eric Langley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-43 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 03:09 | VCU | Grant Cardinal pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eric Langley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Krol (fresh) PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | VCU | Louis Savarese loses the dribble to Elmer Carlile | 61-43 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits the finger roll | 63-43 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Louis Savarese buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Eric Langley and the foul's on Robert Basquez - foul #3 on Robert Basquez, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Marshall (C) Scott Krol | |
| 02:28 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses the free throw | 63-45 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Elmer Carlile | 66-45 |
| 01:53 | VCU | Eric Wick steals the ball from Eric Langley | 66-45 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 66-45 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile tips it back up and in | 68-45 |
| 01:07 | VCU | Louis Savarese misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-45 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Michael Marshall tips it back up and in | 68-47 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Marshall - foul #1 on Michael Marshall, team foul #8 | 68-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF) Michael Marshall | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Wick | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Eric Langley - foul #2 on Eric Langley, team foul #9 | 69-47 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | VCU | Robert Basquez picks off the pass by Grant Cardinal | 70-47 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively runs out the clock | 70-47 |