| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Benjamin Davis inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the floater from the left side | 30-26 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Benjamin Davis - foul #2 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Clarence Harris knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Benjamin Davis | 32-27 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the easy layup | 32-27 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino tips it home | 32-29 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Thomas Beres's pass is intercepted by Bryan Donnelly | 32-29 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by Benjamin Davis - foul #3 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Beres steals the ball from Bob Ambrosino | 32-29 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Thomas Beres lays it in | 34-29 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Bob Ambrosino | 34-31 |
| 17:00 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Benjamin Davis is called for the reach on Bobby Hugo - foul #4 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Thomas Beres, Benjamin Davis, Johnny Willis, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (C) Bobby Hugo | |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cook - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jerry Cook | 34-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Jerry Cook misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Jerry Cook tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses badly on a shot from close range | 34-31 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Jerry Cook grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Paul Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Hagedorn | 36-31 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf hits a shot from the right block | 36-33 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Paul Williams scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Hagedorn and he's hacked by Bryan Donnelly - foul #3 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Johnny Willis (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Kenneth Gaskins, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SF), Bobby Hugo (C) Bryan Donnelly, Michael Wolf | |
| 13:45 | UConn | Paul Williams makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | George Trost is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #4 on Paul Williams, team foul #6 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Benjamin Davis (SF) Troy Peters, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Anderson (SF) Frank Dixon | |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Johnny Willis hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Beres and he's fouled by Bob Ambrosino - foul #1 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (SF) Christopher Anderson | |
| 12:41 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Thomas Beres can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bobby Hugo - foul #2 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG) Johnny Hagedorn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SF) Kenneth Reinert, Bob Ambrosino | |
| 12:08 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | George Trost misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the board | 44-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Trost (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 44-35 |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf lays it up and in | 44-37 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Troy Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-37 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo clanks a jump hook in the paint | 44-37 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Clarence Harris misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Donnelly - foul #4 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Kenneth Gaskins (PF) Troy Peters, Benjamin Davis, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (PG), Kenneth Reinert (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) Frank Dixon, George Trost, Bryan Donnelly, Michael Wolf | |
| 09:28 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Clarence Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo lays it up and in set up by William Hall | 46-41 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Bob Ambrosino - foul #2 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Cook (C) Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:01 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo drills a shot from close range | 47-43 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins is fouled on the floor by Bob Ambrosino - foul #3 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG) Thomas Beres | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF) Bobby Hugo | |
| 08:02 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Williams | 49-43 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Hall | 49-46 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is fouled on the floor by Christopher Anderson - foul #1 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Willis (PF) Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SF) Bryan Donnelly | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Hall (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Trost (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | George Trost's floater is knocked away by Jerry Cook | 51-46 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Paul Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Troy Peters | 53-46 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #5 on Paul Williams, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SF) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Michael Wolf (C) William Hall, Christopher Anderson | |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Benjamin Davis grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Troy Peters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | George Trost misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-47 |
| 06:22 | UConn | Benjamin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Jerry Cook knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Johnny Hagedorn | 55-47 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | George Trost is hacked by Jerry Cook - foul #3 on Jerry Cook, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG), Clarence Harris (C) Troy Peters, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF) Frank Dixon | |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly | 55-51 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Johnny Willis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Benjamin Davis | 57-51 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bobby Hugo (C) George Trost, Michael Wolf | |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Johnny Willis steals the ball from Bobby Hugo | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | UConn | Johnny Willis connects on the driving attempt from close range | 59-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Willis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Benjamin Davis is called for the reach on Bryan Donnelly - foul #5 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (SG), Kenneth Gaskins (PF) Thomas Beres, Benjamin Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Johnny Willis is whistled for traveling | 59-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG), Michael Wolf (SF) Kenneth Reinert, Bryan Donnelly | |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (SG) Kenneth Gaskins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF) George Trost, Michael Wolf | |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo blows the dunk but the foul's on Clarence Harris - foul #1 on Clarence Harris, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | UConn | Frank Dixon steals the ball from Clarence Harris | 59-55 |
| 02:03 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon blows the dunk | 59-55 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Thomas Beres grabs the board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:55 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn's pass is intercepted by Bob Ambrosino | 59-55 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses short on a shot from the right block | 59-55 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Clarence Harris pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Clarence Harris scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly loses the dribble to Clarence Harris | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Thomas Beres is hacked by Kenneth Reinert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Reinert, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon's pass is intercepted by Troy Peters | 63-55 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn hits the finger roll set up by Troy Peters | 65-55 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert's pass is intercepted by Thomas Beres | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Johnny Willis is fouled on the floor by Bob Ambrosino - foul #4 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Harris - foul #2 on Clarence Harris, team foul #11 | 67-55 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Troy Peters runs out the clock | 67-57 |