| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Donmoyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewitt Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edison Harper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle 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 (+1) | |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Reinert | 24-28 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper is fouled on the floor by Bryan Donnelly - foul #1 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers (PG), Christopher Andrews (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Cody Young (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Edison Harper, Bernard Pruitt, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Jamie McClurken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester (SG), Bernard Pruitt (PF) Dewitt Burke, Jamie McClurken | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo can't finish the layup | 24-28 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino tips it in | 24-30 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Dewitt Burke (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Francis Duren (C) Stephen Rodgers, Richard Rochester, Christopher Andrews, Bernard Pruitt, Cody Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Edison Harper is called for the reach on Frank Dixon - foul #3 on Edison Harper, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (SF), Cody Young (C) Edison Harper, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Christopher Andrews is called for the reach on Frank Dixon - foul #3 on Christopher Andrews, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester (PG), Stephen Rodgers (SF), Jonathan Berard (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Christopher Andrews, Cody Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Jamie McClurken snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Bob Ambrosino - foul #2 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Cody Young (C) Dewitt Burke, Jamie McClurken, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Michael Wolf (C) Frank Dixon, Bryan Donnelly, Bobby Hugo | |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | George Trost grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | George Trost is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Trost, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke (SG) Richard Rochester | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (SG) Kenneth Reinert | |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Christopher Anderson - foul #3 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #4 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester (SG), Francis Duren (C) Dewitt Burke, Cody Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Wolf | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Donmoyer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rochester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Rodgers (fresh) PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Francis Duren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Hall (fresh) SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | William Hall is hacked by Francis Duren - foul #1 on Francis Duren, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Cody Young (C) Richard Rochester, Stephen Rodgers, Bernard Pruitt, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bobby Hugo (C) William Hall, Bob Ambrosino | |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Reinert | 26-33 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | Cody Young tips it in | 28-33 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jamie McClurken | 28-33 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Reinert - foul #1 on Kenneth Reinert, team foul #5 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester (SG), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Dewitt Burke, Jamie McClurken, Cody Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) George Trost, Christopher Anderson, Michael Wolf | |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Bryan Donnelly | 30-36 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Frank Dixon is called for the reach on Jonathan Berard - foul #4 on Frank Dixon, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke (SG), Christopher Andrews (SF), Francis Duren (PF) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Edison Harper, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG), Michael Wolf (C) Kenneth Reinert, Bobby Hugo | |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-36 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is hacked by Francis Duren - foul #2 on Francis Duren, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edison Harper (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Cody Young (C) Dewitt Burke, Francis Duren, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is hacked by Jamie McClurken - foul #1 on Jamie McClurken, team foul #5 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Francis Duren (PF) Jamie McClurken | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Anderson (C) Bob Ambrosino | |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | George Trost clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Francis Duren - foul #3 on Francis Duren, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Dewitt Burke (SG), Bernard Pruitt (PF) Richard Rochester, Christopher Andrews, Cody Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jeffrey Donmoyer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewitt Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edison Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Francis Duren (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Trost (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-38 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frank Dixon | 33-40 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper can't connect on a floater from the right side | 33-40 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly loses the dribble to Dewitt Burke | 33-40 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke lays it up and in | 35-40 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly and the foul's on Bernard Pruitt - foul #1 on Bernard Pruitt, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers (PG), Richard Rochester (SG), Christopher Andrews (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Dewitt Burke, Edison Harper, Bernard Pruitt, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bob Ambrosino (PF), Bobby Hugo (C) Frank Dixon, Bryan Donnelly, Christopher Anderson | |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Reinert picks off the pass by Richard Rochester | 35-43 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Christopher Andrews is called for the reach on George Trost - foul #4 on Christopher Andrews, team foul #8 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Cody Young (C) Stephen Rodgers, Christopher Andrews, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Anderson (SF) Michael Wolf | |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Richard Rochester steps in front of the George Trost pass in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester lays it in | 37-45 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | A charge is called on George Trost - foul #2 on George Trost, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers (PG), Christopher Andrews (SF), Francis Duren (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Dewitt Burke, Edison Harper, Jamie McClurken, Cody Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (PG) George Trost | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stephen Rodgers (fresh) SG - Richard Rochester (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Francis Duren (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Hall (fresh) SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Rodgers | 40-45 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by Jonathan Berard - foul #1 on Jonathan Berard, team foul #9 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG), Dewitt Burke (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Cody Young (C) Stephen Rodgers, Richard Rochester, Christopher Andrews, Francis Duren, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SF) William Hall, Christopher Anderson | |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | Cody Young snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke is hacked by Bob Ambrosino - foul #3 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF) Edison Harper, Jamie McClurken | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews loses the dribble to Bryan Donnelly | 41-45 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bryan Donnelly | 41-47 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Cody Young misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dewitt Burke | 41-47 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Cody Young is called for a charge - foul #1 on Cody Young, team foul #10 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers (PG), Richard Rochester (SG), Edison Harper (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Dewitt Burke, Christopher Andrews, Bernard Pruitt, Cody Young | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (SG), George Trost (SF), Michael Wolf (PF), Christopher Anderson (C) Kenneth Reinert, Bryan Donnelly, Bob Ambrosino, Bobby Hugo | |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | George Trost grabs the board | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stephen Rodgers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Rochester (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edison Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jamie McClurken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Hall (fresh) SF - George Trost (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Edison Harper takes the ball from Christopher Anderson | 41-47 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer (PG) Stephen Rodgers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino (PF) Frank Dixon | |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bobby Hugo (C) William Hall, Christopher Anderson, Michael Wolf | |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Bobby Hugo is denied by Jamie McClurken | 41-47 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Richard Rochester gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Donmoyer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle 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 (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bryan Donnelly - foul #2 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #9 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dewitt Burke (SG), Bernard Pruitt (PF) Richard Rochester, Jamie McClurken | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG) George Trost | |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Hugo | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-51 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly is hacked by Dewitt Burke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewitt Burke, team foul #11 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper double dribbles | 43-52 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Dewitt Burke is called for the reach on Kenneth Reinert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dewitt Burke, team foul #12 | 43-52 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Edison Harper is called for traveling | 43-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Rodgers (PG), Richard Rochester (SG), Christopher Andrews (SF), Jamie McClurken (PF), Cody Young (C) Jeffrey Donmoyer, Dewitt Burke, Edison Harper, Bernard Pruitt, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino can't finish the layup | 43-54 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | George Trost grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | George Trost runs out the clock | 43-54 |