| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fresh) SG - Paul Cavalier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Steve (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Wurth inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth double dribbles | 22-21 |
| 19:18 | Kansas | Frank Cowley evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from close range set up by Chris James | 22-23 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky banks in the layup | 24-23 |
| 18:40 | Kansas | Maxwell Calder is called for the reach on John Stanton - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 18:19 | Kansas | David Steve is denied on a layup by Marc Sitosky | 24-23 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the jump hook from close range | 24-23 |
| 17:54 | Kansas | The rebound goes to David Steve | 24-23 |
| 17:49 | Kansas | John Stanton connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Cavalier and the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #1 on Raul Ramos, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| 17:49 | Kansas | John Stanton misses the free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Cavalier - foul #3 on Paul Cavalier, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:25 | Kansas | Frank Cowley snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 17:03 | Kansas | Frank Cowley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chris James | 24-27 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | James Wurth double dribbles | 24-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG), Chad Taylor (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), John Hartzell (C) Chris James, Paul Cavalier, John Stanton, David Steve | |
| 16:17 | Kansas | Frank Cowley blows the layup | 24-27 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder's layup is rejected by Frank Cowley | 24-27 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Stokes (fresh) SG - Chad Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fiecke (fresh) PF - Frank Cowley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hartzell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits a 3 from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 15:06 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Shaun Warren - foul #2 on Shaun Warren, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), Paul Cavalier (SG), John Stanton (SF), David Steve (C) Robert Stokes, Chad Taylor, Robert Fiecke, John Hartzell | |
| 15:06 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 15:06 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Chris James picks off the pass by Maxwell Calder in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 15:03 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier can't finish the layup | 27-29 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Wurth | 29-29 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #2 on Raul Ramos, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Cavalier - foul #4 on Paul Cavalier, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chad Taylor (SG), John Hartzell (PF) Paul Cavalier, Frank Cowley | |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:44 | Kansas | John Stanton is hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #3 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #5 | 31-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Cowley (PF) David Steve | |
| 13:30 | Kansas | Frank Cowley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chris James | 31-32 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Wurth | 34-32 |
| 12:58 | Kansas | John Stanton misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-32 |
| 12:57 | Kansas | John Hartzell tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is hacked by John Hartzell - foul #2 on John Hartzell, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), Dewayne Walker (C) Shaun Warren, Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Cavalier (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), David Steve (C) Chris James, John Stanton, Frank Cowley | |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 12:06 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:00 | Kansas | David Steve connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Fiecke | 34-36 |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Chad Taylor is called for the reach on Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Chad Taylor, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Stockdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chad Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cavalier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Fiecke (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Hartzell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Steve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (PF) Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Stanton (SF) Robert Fiecke | |
| 11:07 | Kansas | Chad Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos double dribbles | 34-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG) James Wurth | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), Frank Cowley (PF), Robert Perham (C) Chad Taylor, John Hartzell, David Steve | |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Frank Cowley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #3 on Raul Ramos, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (PF) Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dewayne Walker | 37-37 |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Marc Sitosky swats the layup by John Stanton | 37-37 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren knocks in the floater in the paint | 39-37 |
| 08:52 | Kansas | Frank Cowley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 39-37 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Raul Ramos (PF) Maxwell Calder, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG), Chad Taylor (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), John Hartzell (PF), David Steve (C) Chris James, Paul Cavalier, John Stanton, Frank Cowley, Robert Perham | |
| 08:06 | Kansas | David Steve blows the dunk | 39-37 |
| 08:05 | Kansas | John Hartzell gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 07:57 | Kansas | Robert Stokes lays it up and in | 39-39 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | James Wurth connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by John Hartzell - foul #3 on John Hartzell, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Shaun Warren | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Sitosky (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fiecke (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Hartzell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Steve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kansas | Chad Taylor misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 07:08 | Kansas | John Hartzell snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 07:02 | Kansas | David Steve comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | John Stockdale snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Marc Sitosky | 44-39 |
| 06:22 | Kansas | David Steve drills a shot from the left block | 44-41 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | James Wurth hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Stockdale | 46-41 |
| 06:00 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), Paul Cavalier (SG), John Stanton (SF), Frank Cowley (PF) Robert Stokes, Chad Taylor, Robert Fiecke, John Hartzell | |
| 05:46 | Kansas | Maxwell Calder takes the ball from Chris James | 46-41 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't finish the layup | 46-41 |
| 05:41 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 05:28 | Kansas | Chris James comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Maxwell Calder - foul #4 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 05:28 | Kansas | Chris James makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:28 | Kansas | Chris James misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 46-42 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | James Wurth buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Raul Ramos | 49-42 |
| 04:43 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Stanton | 49-45 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Kansas | David Steve misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Marc Sitosky - foul #2 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), Dewayne Walker (C) James Wurth, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 03:43 | Kansas | David Steve makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:43 | Kansas | David Steve makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Frank Cowley steals it from John Stockdale | 51-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Shaun Warren (tiring) 10 pts. SF - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cavalier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Steve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | Kansas | Chris James throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chad Taylor (PG), John Hartzell (C) Chris James, David Steve | |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 02:52 | Kansas | John Stanton pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 02:52 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Marc Sitosky (PF) John Stockdale, Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG) Chad Taylor | |
| 02:36 | Kansas | Frank Cowley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on James Wurth - foul #3 on James Wurth, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| 02:36 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:36 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dewayne Walker | 53-48 |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-48 |
| 01:26 | Kansas | John Stanton gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:08 | Kansas | James Wurth is called for the reach on John Hartzell - foul #4 on James Wurth, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (PF) Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 01:08 | Kansas | John Hartzell makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:08 | Kansas | John Hartzell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | James Wurth's layup is rejected by Frank Cowley | 53-50 |
| 00:42 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Frank Cowley | 53-50 |
| 00:35 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Steve (C) John Hartzell | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Cavalier - foul #5 on Paul Cavalier, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chad Taylor (SG) Paul Cavalier | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is fouled on the floor by Chris James - foul #1 on Chris James, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kansas | Chris James hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is fouled in the backcourt by Chris James - foul #2 on Chris James, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Chad Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Chris James in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chris James, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Kansas | Chad Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Chris James is called for the reach on Raul Ramos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris James, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Chris James misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-56 |