| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Brunner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Plumb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walton Bewley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rodney Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook inbounds the ball | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Fresno State | David Fishburn takes the ball from Thomas Mullins | 30-50 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses the dunk attempt | 30-50 |
| 19:33 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 19:28 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Borders | 33-50 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell can't connect on a shot in the paint | 33-50 |
| 19:20 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 19:15 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Walton Bewley | 33-50 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | John Quinn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 18:56 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 18:51 | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos loses the dribble to John Plumb | 33-50 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Quinn | 33-52 |
| 18:00 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-52 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Fishburn | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:29 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Rodney Brunner, team foul #1 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG), Reginald Lee (SG), Jeffery Shew (SF), William Reeves (PF), William Chang (C) Peter Zogopoulos, Rodney Brunner, Eugene Cook, Thomas Mullins, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (SG), Roland Wheeler (SF), Keith Mitchell (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) John Quinn, John Plumb, Walton Bewley, Rodney Powell | |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-54 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan tips it back up and in | 33-56 |
| 16:39 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-56 |
| 16:37 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart grabs the board | 33-56 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the right block | 33-56 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 33-58 |
| 16:05 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Nolan | 33-58 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Larry Vincent (fresh) SG - Reginald Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Shew (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Chang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-58 |
| 15:48 | Fresno State | William Chang gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 15:41 | Fresno State | William Reeves clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-58 |
| 15:39 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the offensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 15:29 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-58 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell snags the defensive board | 33-58 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Fishburn | 33-60 |
| 14:59 | Fresno State | William Chang clanks a shot from the left side | 33-60 |
| 14:58 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the offensive board | 33-60 |
| 14:45 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-60 |
| 14:44 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee hits the follow up shot | 35-60 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Shew | 35-60 |
| 14:06 | Fresno State | Reginald Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-60 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler gets the rebound | 35-60 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Roland Wheeler | 35-62 |
| 13:36 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Reginald Lee | 37-62 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler can't connect on a shot in the paint | 37-62 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | David Fishburn tips it back up and in | 37-64 |
| 13:17 | Fresno State | William Reeves is hacked by Roland Wheeler - foul #1 on Roland Wheeler, team foul #1 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Rodney Brunner (SG), Eugene Cook (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Larry Vincent, Reginald Lee, Jeffery Shew, William Reeves, William Chang | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SG), John Plumb (SF), Walton Bewley (PF), Rodney Powell (C) Stanley Nolan, Roland Wheeler, Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| 13:04 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner clanks a shot from the right side | 37-64 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley pulls down the rebound | 37-64 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | John Plumb is fouled on the floor by Eugene Cook - foul #3 on Eugene Cook, team foul #2 | 37-64 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | John Quinn scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Fishburn | 37-67 |
| 11:57 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-67 |
| 11:56 | North Carolina | John Quinn snags the defensive board | 37-67 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Peter Zogopoulos (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Brunner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Mullins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (tiring) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Plumb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walton Bewley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Plumb | 37-70 |
| 11:30 | Fresno State | David Fishburn is called for the reach on Peter Zogopoulos - foul #2 on David Fishburn, team foul #2 | 37-70 |
| 11:11 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-70 |
| 11:10 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders snags the offensive board | 37-70 |
| 10:58 | Fresno State | Thomas Mullins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-70 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Plumb | 37-70 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Peter Zogopoulos is called for the reach on John Plumb - foul #2 on Peter Zogopoulos, team foul #3 | 37-70 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (PG), Jeffery Shew (SF), William Chang (PF) Peter Zogopoulos, Eugene Cook, Thomas Mullins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (SG), Keith Mitchell (PF) David Fishburn, Walton Bewley | |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | John Plumb misses short on a jumper from the right block | 37-70 |
| 10:40 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew pulls down the rebound | 37-70 |
| 10:34 | Fresno State | William Chang clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Powell - foul #1 on Rodney Powell, team foul #3 | 37-70 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Andrew Lewis (SF) Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:34 | Fresno State | William Chang misses the 1st free throw | 37-70 |
| 10:34 | Fresno State | William Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 38-70 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Quinn and he's hacked by Andrew Lewis - foul #1 on Andrew Lewis, team foul #4 | 38-72 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler (SF), Doyle Taggart (C) John Plumb, Rodney Powell | |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan makes the free throw | 38-73 |
| 10:06 | Fresno State | Mark Cloud misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-73 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler grabs the board | 38-73 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart loses the dribble to Rodney Brunner | 38-73 |
| 09:42 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Roland Wheeler - foul #2 on Roland Wheeler, team foul #4 | 38-73 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Peter Zogopoulos (PG), Eugene Cook (SF), Thomas Mullins (PF) Mark Cloud, Andrew Lewis, William Chang | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:42 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 39-73 |
| 09:42 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-73 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler is denied on a layup by Jeffery Shew | 40-73 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | John Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 40-73 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | John Quinn scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Nolan | 40-75 |
| 09:02 | Fresno State | Rodney Brunner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Zogopoulos | 43-75 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rodney Brunner - foul #4 on Rodney Brunner, team foul #5 | 43-75 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Reginald Lee (SG), Ronald Borders (C) Rodney Brunner, Jeffery Shew | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG), Walton Bewley (PF), Rodney Powell (C) Stanley Nolan, Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 43-76 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-77 |
| 08:44 | Fresno State | Eugene Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-77 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-77 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Borders - foul #1 on Ronald Borders, team foul #6 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (PG) Peter Zogopoulos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SF) Roland Wheeler | |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley misses the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-78 |
| 08:14 | Fresno State | John Quinn takes the ball from Ronald Borders | 43-78 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Reginald Lee is called for the reach on John Plumb - foul #2 on Reginald Lee, team foul #7 | 43-78 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew (SF), William Reeves (PF), William Chang (C) Eugene Cook, Thomas Mullins, Ronald Borders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (SG) John Quinn | |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | John Plumb makes the 1st free throw | 43-79 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | John Plumb misses the 2nd free throw | 43-79 |
| 07:48 | Fresno State | William Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 43-79 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Larry Vincent (fresh) SG - Reginald Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffery Shew (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Chang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (tiring) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Plumb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walton Bewley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Fresno State | William Reeves can't finish the layup | 43-79 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-79 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell is hacked by Jeffery Shew - foul #2 on Jeffery Shew, team foul #8 | 43-79 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell makes the 1st free throw | 43-80 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-81 |
| 06:58 | Fresno State | David Fishburn steals the ball from William Reeves | 43-81 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Powell | 43-84 |
| 06:27 | Fresno State | Stanley Nolan steals the ball from Reginald Lee | 43-84 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan loses the dribble to William Reeves | 43-84 |
| 06:02 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-84 |
| 06:00 | Fresno State | William Chang grabs the offensive board | 43-84 |
| 05:55 | Fresno State | William Chang knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-84 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | David Fishburn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-84 |
| 05:38 | Fresno State | William Reeves pulls down the rebound | 45-84 |
| 05:33 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-84 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley gets the rebound | 45-84 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan is hacked by Reginald Lee - foul #3 on Reginald Lee, team foul #9 | 45-84 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Cloud (PG), Andrew Lewis (SF) Larry Vincent, William Reeves | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (PG), Roland Wheeler (SF), Keith Mitchell (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) David Fishburn, John Plumb, Walton Bewley, Rodney Powell | |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 45-85 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-85 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Mitchell | 45-85 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Reginald Lee - foul #4 on Reginald Lee, team foul #10 | 45-85 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Reeves (C) William Chang | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Fishburn (PG) Stanley Nolan | |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 45-86 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-87 |
| 04:46 | Fresno State | Andrew Lewis travels with the ball | 45-87 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Lee - foul #5 on Reginald Lee, team foul #11 | 45-87 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Larry Vincent (SG) Reginald Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 45-88 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-89 |
| 04:19 | Fresno State | Andrew Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-89 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | David Fishburn's floater is tipped away by William Reeves | 45-89 |
| 03:55 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to William Reeves | 45-89 |
| 03:49 | Fresno State | William Reeves connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffery Shew and the foul's on Keith Mitchell - foul #1 on Keith Mitchell, team foul #5 | 47-89 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Chang (C) Jeffery Shew | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:49 | Fresno State | William Reeves misses the free throw | 47-89 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart pulls down the rebound | 47-89 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Mark Cloud (fresh) SG - Larry Vincent (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Lewis (fresh) PF - William Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Chang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Fishburn (tiring) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Quinn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Fishburn | 47-91 |
| 03:28 | Fresno State | Andrew Lewis clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-91 |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell gets the rebound | 47-91 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | John Quinn's pass is intercepted by Mark Cloud | 47-91 |
| 03:07 | Fresno State | Larry Vincent hits a 3 from straight away | 50-91 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Andrew Lewis is called for the reach on John Quinn - foul #2 on Andrew Lewis, team foul #12 | 50-91 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew (SF) Andrew Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan (SG), John Plumb (SF), Walton Bewley (PF), Rodney Powell (C) David Fishburn, Roland Wheeler, Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 50-92 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-93 |
| 02:41 | Fresno State | William Chang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-93 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan pulls down the rebound | 50-93 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley lays it up and in on a great pass from John Quinn | 50-95 |
| 02:20 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Plumb - foul #3 on John Plumb, team foul #6 | 50-95 |
| 02:20 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew makes the 1st free throw | 51-95 |
| 02:20 | Fresno State | Jeffery Shew misses the 2nd free throw | 51-95 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Walton Bewley | 51-95 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Quinn | 51-97 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Fresno State | William Reeves's pass is intercepted by Stanley Nolan | 51-97 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | John Plumb lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Nolan | 51-99 |
| 01:32 | Fresno State | Rodney Powell takes the ball from William Chang | 51-99 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | John Quinn drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Nolan | 51-102 |
| 00:52 | Fresno State | John Plumb steals the ball from Mark Cloud | 51-102 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-102 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan grabs the offensive rebound | 51-102 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Quinn runs out the clock | 51-102 |