| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Alfred Channel inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Yale | Alfred Channel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | John Cormier knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 18:48 | Yale | Alfred Channel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Michael Musso's floater is knocked away by Troy Arrington | 33-28 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | James Moore hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| 18:11 | Yale | Alfred Channel hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Hicks | 35-31 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | John Cormier works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #2 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | John Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:35 | Yale | Thomas Hicks is fouled on the floor by Robert Hruska - foul #1 on Robert Hruska, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 17:22 | Yale | Thomas Hicks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 17:21 | Yale | Troy Arrington grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:00 | Yale | Alfred Channel buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | Michael Musso comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 16:42 | Yale | George Richardson gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:37 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-34 |
| 16:36 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hicks | 37-34 |
| 16:11 | Yale | George Richardson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Michael Musso grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Richardson - foul #3 on George Richardson, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Hruska, Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Peter Pitman (PF), Ronald Hoagland (C) Thomas Hicks, Troy Arrington, George Richardson | |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Harry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Pitman (fresh) C - Ronald Hoagland (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Yale | Harry Johnson misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Clifford Dawson - foul #1 on Clifford Dawson, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SG) Michael Musso | |
| Subs | Yale | Alvin Cotton (SF) Alfred Channel | |
| 15:21 | Yale | Harry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:21 | Yale | Harry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 14:39 | Yale | Peter Pitman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Kennedy | 39-39 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Adam Simmons | 41-39 |
| 13:15 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 13:13 | Yale | Harry Johnson grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:57 | Yale | Harry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 12:56 | Yale | Peter Pitman tips it in | 41-41 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Tyler | 44-41 |
| 12:20 | Yale | Stanley Peterson is called for the reach on Peter Pitman - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Mathew Hoy, Adam Simmons, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG), Alfred Channel (SF), Troy Arrington (PF), George Richardson (C) Harry Johnson, Raymond Kennedy, Peter Pitman, Ronald Hoagland | |
| 12:00 | Yale | Troy Arrington misses long on a floater from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:59 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 44-41 |
| 11:54 | Yale | George Richardson gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:49 | Yale | Alvin Cotton misses the runner from the right block | 44-41 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | John Cormier grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Cormier (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | John Cormier's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG) Alvin Cotton | |
| 11:03 | Yale | George Richardson travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (SG) Raymond Kennedy | |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Harry Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Musso - foul #3 on Harry Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | John Cormier hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hruska | 46-41 |
| 09:59 | Yale | John Cormier takes the ball from George Richardson | 46-41 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | John Cormier shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hruska and he's hacked by George Richardson - foul #4 on George Richardson, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Ronald Hoagland (C) Harry Johnson, George Richardson | |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:33 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 09:08 | Yale | Alfred Channel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 09:07 | Yale | Troy Arrington snags the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 08:46 | Yale | Troy Arrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SG), Robert Tyler (SF) Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Yale | Chris Montgomery (PG) Thomas Hicks | |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | John Cormier works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | James Moore tips it home | 50-41 |
| 07:58 | Yale | Alfred Channel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Chris Montgomery | 50-44 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfred Channel - foul #2 on Alfred Channel, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Adam Simmons, Robert Tyler, John Cormier, James Moore | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG), Alvin Cotton (SF), Peter Pitman (PF), George Richardson (C) Chris Montgomery, Alfred Channel, Troy Arrington, Ronald Hoagland | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Pitman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Yale | Alvin Cotton clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Hruska - foul #2 on Robert Hruska, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG) Robert Hruska | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:12 | Yale | Alvin Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:12 | Yale | Alvin Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Peter Pitman is called for the reach on Mathew Hoy - foul #2 on Peter Pitman, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses short on a jumper from the right side | 52-45 |
| 06:23 | Yale | The rebound goes to George Richardson | 52-45 |
| 06:21 | Yale | Thomas Hicks loses the dribble to Mathew Hoy in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Michael Musso is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Musso, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF), James Moore (C) Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Yale | Alfred Channel (SF), Troy Arrington (PF) Alvin Cotton, Peter Pitman | |
| 05:45 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy is hacked by Mathew Hoy - foul #2 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Hruska (PG) Mathew Hoy | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 05:45 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | James Moore gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Brandon Cantrell | 54-45 |
| 05:11 | Yale | Thomas Hicks buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses the easy layup | 54-48 |
| 04:41 | Yale | Troy Arrington gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:28 | Yale | Troy Arrington hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 54-48 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Richardson - foul #5 on George Richardson, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SG), Robert Tyler (SF) Michael Musso, Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Alvin Cotton (SG), Ronald Hoagland (C) Thomas Hicks, Raymond Kennedy, George Richardson | |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:47 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alfred Channel | 55-50 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | John Cormier misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 03:27 | Yale | The rebound goes to Troy Arrington | 55-50 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Hruska (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Simmons (fresh) SF - Robert Tyler (fresh) PF - John Cormier (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Harry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Arrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hoagland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Yale | Troy Arrington hits the finger roll | 55-52 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hruska | 57-52 |
| 02:40 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Brandon Cantrell (SF) Adam Simmons, Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG), Raymond Kennedy (SG) Harry Johnson, Alvin Cotton | |
| 02:18 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Brandon Cantrell - foul #1 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 02:18 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Alfred Channel steps in front of the John Cormier pass | 57-55 |
| 01:46 | Yale | Alfred Channel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | James Moore connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Brandon Cantrell | 59-55 |
| 01:11 | Yale | Troy Arrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Michael Musso scores on a shot near the basket set up by Brandon Cantrell | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | James Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Kennedy - foul #1 on Raymond Kennedy, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (SF), Steven Carr (PF) Brandon Cantrell, John Cormier | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:25 | Yale | Alfred Channel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 00:24 | Yale | Troy Arrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:20 | Yale | Thomas Hicks makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Steven Carr is hacked by Thomas Hicks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Steven Carr makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Steven Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:12 | Yale | Thomas Hicks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Alfred Channel snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | Yale | Alfred Channel misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Troy Arrington snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:05 | Yale | Thomas Hicks connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Kennedy | 65-61 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Cormier (PF) Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska is hacked by Thomas Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Robert Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Alfred Channel misses the halfcourt shot | 67-61 |