| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russel Stern (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Joseph Shockley inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Drake | Russel Stern misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-29 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Reinert | 25-32 |
| 19:03 | Drake | The jumper by Charles Wakeland is denied by Bobby Hugo | 25-32 |
| 19:02 | Drake | Charles Wakeland can't tip it in | 25-32 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Russel Stern tips it in | 27-32 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses long on a shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Charles Wakeland gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Frank Dixon takes the ball from Robert Landry | 27-32 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Dixon | 27-34 |
| 17:09 | Drake | Harold Kyle connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Landry | 30-34 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-34 |
| 16:40 | Drake | Charles Wakeland grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:14 | Drake | Harold Kyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Paul Flowers (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Byron Morgan (PF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Landry, Harold Kyle, Joseph Shockley, Russel Stern, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), William Hall (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Michael Wolf (C) Frank Dixon, Kenneth Reinert, Bryan Donnelly, Bobby Hugo | |
| 15:50 | North Carolina | George Trost connects on the open floater in the paint | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Elmer Hartsell (fresh) PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Drake | Paul Flowers's pass is intercepted by William Hall | 30-36 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Flowers - foul #1 on Paul Flowers, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG) Bob Ambrosino | |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:39 | Drake | Kenneth Reinert steals it from George Turpen | 30-37 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | William Hall loses the dribble to Elmer Hartsell in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Paul Flowers blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Byron Morgan steals it from Kenneth Reinert | 30-37 |
| 13:55 | Drake | Paul Flowers is hacked by Kenneth Reinert - foul #2 on Kenneth Reinert, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Shaun Elder (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) George Turpen, Paul Flowers, Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF), Bobby Hugo (C) William Hall, George Trost, Michael Wolf, Christopher Anderson | |
| 13:35 | Drake | Bryan Donnelly is called for the reach on Joseph Shockley - foul #2 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| 13:15 | Drake | Robert Landry is hacked by Frank Dixon - foul #1 on Frank Dixon, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Shockley - foul #3 on Joseph Shockley, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG) Shaun Elder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG) Kenneth Reinert | |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | George Trost is alone and drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly | 30-39 |
| 12:16 | Drake | Robert Landry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-39 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is hacked by Charles Wakeland - foul #1 on Charles Wakeland, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Drake | Byron Morgan (PF) Russel Stern | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Michael Wolf (PF) Frank Dixon, Bryan Donnelly, Bob Ambrosino | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | George Trost misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | George Trost tips it in | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Kyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Shockley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Wakeland (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - George Trost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Drake | Charles Wakeland is fouled on the floor by Michael Wolf - foul #1 on Michael Wolf, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Paul Flowers (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Landry, Harold Kyle, Joseph Shockley, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG) George Trost | |
| 10:40 | Drake | Paul Flowers makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | William Hall's pass is intercepted by Elmer Hartsell in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 10:25 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bobby Hugo | 32-41 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Anderson | 32-43 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 09:55 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 09:45 | Drake | Bobby Hugo steps in front of the Elmer Hartsell pass | 32-43 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Harold Kyle (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Russel Stern (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) George Turpen, Paul Flowers, Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), George Trost (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) William Hall, Kenneth Reinert, Christopher Anderson, Michael Wolf | |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:11 | Drake | Robert Landry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo throws it down on a great pass from Bryan Donnelly | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:37 | Drake | Russel Stern makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 34-47 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is hacked by Harold Kyle - foul #3 on Harold Kyle, team foul #6 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Robert Davis (C) Harold Kyle, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Michael Wolf (C) Bryan Donnelly, Bobby Hugo | |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by George Trost | 34-49 |
| 07:48 | Drake | Robert Landry is whistled for traveling | 34-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Byron Morgan (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-49 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF) George Trost | |
| 07:40 | Drake | Robert Landry scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Flowers | 37-49 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf is called for traveling | 37-49 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF) Joseph Shockley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Anderson (C) Michael Wolf | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Hartsell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russel Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Byron Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:56 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | William Hall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 06:24 | Drake | Russel Stern gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 06:12 | Drake | Russel Stern knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Paul Flowers | 39-49 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Robert Landry steals the ball from Christopher Anderson in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 06:07 | Drake | Robert Landry lays it in | 41-49 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 05:46 | Drake | Robert Landry pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:40 | Drake | Paul Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Harold Kyle (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Landry, Paul Flowers, Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), George Trost (SF), Michael Wolf (PF), Bobby Hugo (C) William Hall, Bryan Donnelly, Bob Ambrosino, Christopher Anderson | |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Reinert | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:02 | Drake | Harold Kyle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | George Trost snags the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on George Turpen - foul #1 on George Turpen, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) Kenneth Reinert, Bobby Hugo | |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Drake | Robert Davis buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by George Turpen | 43-53 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Russel Stern steps in front of the George Trost pass | 43-53 |
| 03:19 | Drake | George Turpen misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Bob Ambrosino - foul #2 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Shaun Elder (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Byron Morgan (PF), Charles Wakeland (C) Harold Kyle, Joseph Shockley, Russel Stern, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (SG), Christopher Anderson (C) Bryan Donnelly, Michael Wolf | |
| 03:19 | Drake | George Turpen misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 03:19 | Drake | George Turpen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Elder (fresh) SF - Elmer Hartsell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Wakeland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Trost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bob Ambrosino (tiring) 4 reb. C - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | George Turpen is called for the reach on George Trost - foul #2 on George Turpen, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Landry (PG), Paul Flowers (SG) George Turpen, Shaun Elder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:36 | Drake | Charles Wakeland buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Landry and the foul's on Christopher Anderson - foul #3 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo (C) Bob Ambrosino | |
| 02:36 | Drake | Charles Wakeland misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bobby Hugo | 46-55 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | George Trost scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hall | 46-57 |
| 02:02 | Drake | Charles Wakeland knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 48-57 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | George Trost is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Frank Dixon | 48-59 |
| 01:25 | Drake | Paul Flowers makes the 3 from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-59 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Robert Landry gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF), Russel Stern (PF) Paul Flowers, Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) William Hall, George Trost, Christopher Anderson | |
| 00:40 | Drake | Robert Landry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is hacked by Harold Kyle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Kyle, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake 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) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Robert Landry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Kyle | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is hacked by Harold Kyle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Kyle, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG) Harold Kyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Paul Flowers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | George Trost pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake 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) | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | George Trost is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Landry - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:14 | Drake | Paul Flowers is called for traveling | 54-64 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Byron Morgan (PF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Landry, Joseph Shockley, Russel Stern, Charles Wakeland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | George Trost runs out the clock | 54-64 |