| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick August (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Warthen (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Greg Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Virgil Wade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-30 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Hugo | 26-30 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Warthen - foul #3 on Walter Warthen, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:54 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 18:53 | McNeese State | Greg Turner tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly | 28-34 |
| 18:14 | McNeese State | Greg Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 28-34 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Dixon | 28-36 |
| 17:54 | McNeese State | Patrick August connects on the jumper from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly | 30-38 |
| 17:12 | McNeese State | Patrick August clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-38 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:51 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 16:50 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 16:24 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Walter Warthen | 30-38 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick August (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Warthen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Greg Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael McCarn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Virgil Wade (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | McNeese State | Greg Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Reinert | 30-40 |
| 14:48 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Warthen | 32-40 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Virgil Wade - foul #2 on Virgil Wade, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), John Booth (SG), Joseph Hare (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Clarence Aaron (C) Patrick August, Walter Warthen, Greg Turner, Michael McCarn, Virgil Wade | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), William Hall (SG), Michael Wolf (PF) Frank Dixon, Kenneth Reinert, Bob Ambrosino | |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:00 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | George Trost splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf tips it in | 32-44 |
| 13:20 | McNeese State | James Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-44 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | George Trost pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | George Trost can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf clanks a shot near the basket | 32-44 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf gets the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | George Trost hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-44 |
| 12:15 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 11:53 | McNeese State | Bobby Hugo is called for the reach on Joseph Hare - foul #4 on Bobby Hugo, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG), Walter Warthen (SG), Greg Turner (SF), Michael McCarn (PF), Virgil Wade (C) Antony Bigelow, John Booth, Joseph Hare, James Mitchell, Clarence Aaron | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) William Hall, Bryan Donnelly, Bobby Hugo | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick August (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Warthen (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Virgil Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 35-44 |
| 11:04 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 10:50 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Trost - foul #1 on George Trost, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SF) George Trost, Michael Wolf | |
| 10:50 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:50 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:50 | McNeese State | Greg Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:29 | McNeese State | Greg Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 10:27 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn misses the tip | 36-44 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Michael McCarn blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kenneth Reinert | 36-44 |
| 10:03 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:36 | McNeese State | Patrick August is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Patrick August, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hare (SF), James Mitchell (C) Greg Turner, Virgil Wade | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SF) Bryan Donnelly | |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-47 |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 36-47 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | George Trost pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 08:31 | McNeese State | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:09 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 08:07 | McNeese State | James Mitchell tips it in | 38-47 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | George Trost misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 07:44 | McNeese State | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick August (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Warthen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hare (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael McCarn (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Trost (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | George Trost comes up short on the floater in the lane | 38-47 |
| 06:59 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 06:36 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), John Booth (SG), Greg Turner (SF), Virgil Wade (C) Patrick August, Walter Warthen, Joseph Hare, Michael McCarn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Michael Wolf (PF), Bobby Hugo (C) Kenneth Reinert, George Trost, Bob Ambrosino, Christopher Anderson | |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Clarence Aaron (PF) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:44 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow drills a shot from the left side | 40-47 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 05:26 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:58 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow misses short on a floater from the right side | 40-47 |
| 04:56 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade tips it home | 42-47 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Virgil Wade is called for the reach on Bobby Hugo - foul #3 on Virgil Wade, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Walter Warthen (SG), Michael McCarn (PF) John Booth, Clarence Aaron | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Trost out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Michael McCarn - foul #2 on Michael McCarn, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bob Ambrosino (PF) William Hall, Bryan Donnelly | |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn travels with the ball | 42-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG) Antony Bigelow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | George Trost clanks a floater in the lane | 42-50 |
| 03:26 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick August (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Warthen (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Virgil Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | McNeese State | Patrick August drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Warthen | 44-50 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf hits a jumper in the paint set up by George Trost and he's fouled by Greg Turner - foul #1 on Greg Turner, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hare (SF), James Mitchell (C) Greg Turner, Virgil Wade | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Anderson (SF) Bobby Hugo | |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 02:55 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 02:55 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| 02:37 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Greg Turner (SF), Virgil Wade (C) Joseph Hare, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bobby Hugo (C) George Trost, Christopher Anderson, Michael Wolf | |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino blows the layup | 44-52 |
| 02:08 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael McCarn | 46-52 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Patrick August is called for the reach on Frank Dixon - foul #4 on Patrick August, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:34 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Virgil Wade | 46-53 |
| 01:18 | McNeese State | Walter Warthen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | McNeese State | Bryan Donnelly steals the ball from Virgil Wade | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Warthen - foul #4 on Walter Warthen, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:35 | McNeese State | Greg Turner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Warthen | 49-55 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly is hacked by Patrick August in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick August, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG) Patrick August | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG) Bob Ambrosino | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | George Trost grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | George Trost is hacked by Walter Warthen - foul #5 on Walter Warthen, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG) Walter Warthen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (PF) Bobby Hugo | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino (PF), Bobby Hugo (C) Michael Wolf, George Trost | |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | John Booth misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is hacked by John Booth in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Booth, team foul #11 | 49-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PF) Bob Ambrosino | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade hits a jump hook from close range | 51-59 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled in the backcourt by John Booth - foul #2 on John Booth, team foul #12 | 51-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino (PF) Frank Dixon | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:14 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:14 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Kenneth Reinert is called for the reach on John Booth - foul #1 on Kenneth Reinert, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG) George Trost | |
| 00:05 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-60 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon runs out the clock | 51-60 |