| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Waters (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Ojeda (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mario Motsinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger is hacked by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:27 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Cantrell takes the ball from David Waters | 27-32 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso banks in the layup on a great pass from Brandon Cantrell | 27-34 |
| 19:14 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger is fouled on the floor by Robert Hruska - foul #3 on Robert Hruska, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 18:52 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Gray | 29-34 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | John Cormier knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Musso | 29-36 |
| 18:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Mario Motsinger - foul #3 on Mario Motsinger, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Clark (C) Mario Motsinger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:55 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:40 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Hruska steals it from Robert Gray | 29-37 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | James Moore scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 29-39 |
| 17:14 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Gray | 31-39 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | John Cormier knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Cantrell | 31-41 |
| 16:33 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray is hacked by Robert Hruska - foul #4 on Robert Hruska, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue (SF), Wilbur Arnold (PF) David Waters, Joseph Ojeda | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Adam Simmons (SG) Robert Hruska, Michael Musso | |
| 16:17 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark double dribbles | 31-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson (PG) Robert Gray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Virgil Jackson - foul #1 on Virgil Jackson, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer (PF), Mario Motsinger (C) Virgil Jackson, David Clark | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Rickey Shue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Arnold (fresh) PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Motsinger (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 10 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | John Cormier snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Arnold - foul #2 on Wilbur Arnold, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG) Robert Sheffield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Clifford Dawson (PF), James Moore (C) Adam Simmons, John Cormier, Stanley Peterson | |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Musso | 31-46 |
| 14:41 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 14:19 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 14:02 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger misses long on a jumper from the right block | 31-46 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Wilbur Arnold takes the ball from James Moore | 31-46 |
| 13:14 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore denies the turnaround by Robert Gray | 31-46 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 12:55 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Mario Motsinger | 31-46 |
| 12:41 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 31-46 |
| 12:15 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 11:58 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Gray | 34-46 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rickey Shue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Arnold (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Shaffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Motsinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clifford Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold connects on the floater from the baseline and the foul's on James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson (PG), Robert Sheffield (SG), David Waters (SF), Joseph Ojeda (C) Robert Gray, Rickey Shue, Aaron Shaffer, Mario Motsinger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Adam Simmons (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), John Cormier (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson, James Moore | |
| 11:25 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-49 |
| 10:56 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:35 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-49 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons is hacked by Robert Sheffield - foul #1 on Robert Sheffield, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Clark (C) Wilbur Arnold | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 39-52 |
| 09:34 | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-52 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | John Cormier drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 39-54 |
| 08:58 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda's fadeaway is rejected by John Cormier | 39-54 |
| 08:56 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda gets the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 08:43 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Brandon Cantrell - foul #1 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG), Aaron Shaffer (PF), Mario Motsinger (C) Virgil Jackson, Joseph Ojeda, David Clark | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), James Moore (C) Adam Simmons, Stanley Peterson | |
| 08:43 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:43 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| 08:30 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-54 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Mario Motsinger picks off the pass by Brandon Cantrell | 41-54 |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Moore | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Waters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Motsinger (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:18 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer is hacked by John Cormier - foul #2 on John Cormier, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue (SG), Wilbur Arnold (SF) Robert Sheffield, David Waters | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF) Robert Hruska, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier | |
| 07:10 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-56 |
| 07:08 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer tips it back up and in | 43-56 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Mario Motsinger is called for the reach on Michael Musso - foul #4 on Mario Motsinger, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Robert Gray steals the ball from Michael Musso | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Michael Musso scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Hoy | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:41 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler is fouled on the floor by Mario Motsinger - foul #5 on Mario Motsinger, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield (SG), David Waters (SF), Joseph Ojeda (PF), David Clark (C) Robert Gray, Wilbur Arnold, Aaron Shaffer, Mario Motsinger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Adam Simmons (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), John Cormier (PF) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson | |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | John Cormier can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | John Cormier clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-59 |
| 04:47 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 04:31 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda's fadeaway is rejected by James Moore | 46-59 |
| 04:29 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters grabs the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 04:24 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark's pass is intercepted by Robert Hruska | 46-59 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | James Moore drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Cormier | 46-61 |
| 03:55 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda connects on the shot in the paint | 48-61 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG), Wilbur Arnold (SF), Aaron Shaffer (PF) Rickey Shue, David Waters, David Clark | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Stanley Peterson (C) Adam Simmons, James Moore | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Ojeda (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Gray - foul #2 on Robert Gray, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam (PG), Virgil Jackson (SF), David Clark (C) Robert Gray, Robert Sheffield, Aaron Shaffer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-63 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 48-63 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson tips it in | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:49 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Peterson swats the short shot by Joseph Ojeda | 48-65 |
| 01:48 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda grabs the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 01:36 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda misses the jumper from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | John Cormier gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | John Cormier is whistled for traveling | 48-65 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue (SG) Thomas Elam | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 01:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore blocks the short jumper by Virgil Jackson | 48-65 |
| 00:58 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark tips it back up and in | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Michael Musso banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-67 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | James Moore is hacked by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:12 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 00:07 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska runs out the clock | 56-68 |