| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic is hacked by Shaun Warren - foul #1 on Shaun Warren, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-26 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | James Wurth pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Shaun Warren | 35-26 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-26 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky's floater is tipped away by Sonny Davis | 35-26 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Lester Kelson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Chad Laforce loses the dribble to Maxwell Calder | 35-26 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Maxwell Calder | 38-26 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Raul Ramos is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #3 on Raul Ramos, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker (C) Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chris Knight (C) Mauricio Yazzie, Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce, Sonny Davis | |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Rex Hall buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Lytle | 38-28 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 38-28 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren is fouled on the floor by Chris Knight - foul #2 on Chris Knight, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Chad Laforce (C) Rex Hall, Joseph Lytle, Chris Knight | |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 6 reb. C - Chad Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Hector Santos connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Mauricio Yazzie and he's fouled by Dewayne Walker - foul #3 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (PF) Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses the free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | James Wurth scores on a runner in the paint set up by Maxwell Calder and he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG) Hector Santos | |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:04 | Auburn | Chris Knight snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | James Wurth can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 41-34 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Chad Laforce gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:11 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie's floater is tipped away by Marc Sitosky | 41-34 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raul Ramos | 41-34 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | James Wurth is open but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-34 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-34 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Chris Knight can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Marc Sitosky - foul #3 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Shaun Warren | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Chad Laforce | |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sonny Davis (C) Chris Knight | |
| 12:15 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 45-38 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos scores on a runner from close range | 47-38 |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Raul Ramos - foul #4 on Raul Ramos, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Dewayne Walker (C) James Wurth, Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Oleg Lazarevic - foul #2 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Maxwell Calder | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Chad Laforce (PF), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Chad Laforce drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joseph Lytle | 52-45 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 09:33 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 52-45 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Chad Laforce loses the dribble to Shaun Warren | 52-45 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky blows the layup | 52-45 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Chris Knight gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Shaun Warren is called for the reach on Joseph Lytle - foul #2 on Shaun Warren, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Shaun Warren | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Chad Laforce, Chris Knight | |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Rex Hall's pass is intercepted by Marc Sitosky | 52-45 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | James Wurth is whistled for a carry | 52-45 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Sonny Davis tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Maxwell Calder - foul #4 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (PF) Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Sonny Davis | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wurth (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Marc Sitosky (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Azim (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Oleg Lazarevic - foul #3 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG) James Wurth | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chad Laforce (PF) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chad Laforce - foul #2 on Chad Laforce, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Chad Laforce | |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:30 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Stockdale | 56-47 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Chris Knight lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rex Hall | 56-49 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the lay-in | 56-49 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 04:27 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic's floater is tipped away by Raul Ramos | 56-49 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is whistled for traveling | 56-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Dewayne Walker (C) John Stockdale, Marc Sitosky | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Auburn | Dewayne Walker picks off the pass by Joseph Lytle | 56-49 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | Chad Laforce takes the ball from Raul Ramos | 56-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shaun Warren (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Auburn | Lester Kelson misses short on a runner in the lane | 56-49 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Wurth | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Chad Laforce can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-49 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Sonny Davis snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Hector Santos is hacked by Maxwell Calder - foul #2 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Shaun Warren | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Dikembe Azim (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Joseph Lytle, Lester Kelson, Sonny Davis | |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Mauricio Yazzie steps in front of the Maxwell Calder pass | 58-50 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Hector Santos banks in the layup on a great pass from Mauricio Yazzie | 58-52 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Marc Sitosky (C) John Stockdale, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Knight (C) Chad Laforce | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Wurth | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hector Santos | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is fouled in the backcourt by Hector Santos - foul #2 on Hector Santos, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren is hacked by Mauricio Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Hector Santos | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Hector Santos is called for the reach on Marc Sitosky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hector Santos, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Chris Knight pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Azim | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Hector Santos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hector Santos, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dikembe Azim | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is fouled in the backcourt by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #3 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Hector Santos is called for the reach on Maxwell Calder in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hector Santos, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG) Hector Santos | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses the halfcourt shot | 68-64 |