| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fresh) PF - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David McClellan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina | James Moore knocks in the floater from the left side | 36-28 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | David McClellan banks in the layup set up by Teddy Orlandi | 36-30 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | David McClellan takes the ball from James Moore | 36-30 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Mathew Hoy steals the ball from Teddy Orlandi in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons can't throw it down | 36-30 |
| 18:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to David McClellan | 36-30 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | James Moore gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | William Ryles is called for the reach on Mathew Hoy - foul #1 on William Ryles, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Adam Simmons, James Moore, Kerry Ranck | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Ross Hughes (SF), James Bolander (PF), Terry Powell (C) Teddy Orlandi, William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson's pass is intercepted by David Zwickl | 36-30 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-30 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 16:34 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:14 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses short on a jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell tips it in | 36-32 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Ross Hughes steals the ball from Brandon Cantrell in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Adam Simmons (SF), James Moore (PF), Kerry Ranck (C) David Chappell, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), David McClellan (C) Gerald Flood, Ross Hughes, James Bolander, Terry Powell | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kerry Ranck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Bluhm (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Parnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David McClellan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Ryles - foul #2 on William Ryles, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG) Brandon Cantrell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG) David Zwickl | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to David McClellan | 37-32 |
| 15:30 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Adam Simmons | 37-32 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Stephen Galloway steps in front of the Michael Musso pass in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Mathew Hoy is called for the reach on Samuel Bluhm - foul #1 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell (SF) Ernest Parnell | |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | William Ryles knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 37-34 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | James Moore hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mathew Hoy | 39-34 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | David McClellan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | James Moore snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | James Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 39-34 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Ryles | 39-37 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is hacked by William Ryles in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ryles, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Robert Tyler (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Adam Simmons, James Moore, Kerry Ranck | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), David Zwickl (SG), Ross Hughes (SF), James Bolander (PF), Terry Powell (C) Stephen Galloway, William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, Samuel Bluhm, David McClellan | |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | David Chappell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Cantrell | 42-37 |
| 13:34 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | James Bolander grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:14 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl is hacked by Stanley Peterson - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (PF) Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SG), Ernest Parnell (PF) David Zwickl, Terry Powell | |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | James Bolander knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | David Chappell misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 42-40 |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | James Bolander buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Robert Tyler connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Chappell | 44-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Cantrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ross Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Parnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bolander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF), Kerry Ranck (C) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Robert Tyler, James Moore, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), William Ryles (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), Terry Powell (PF), David McClellan (C) Teddy Orlandi, Gerald Flood, Ross Hughes, Ernest Parnell, James Bolander | |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson is fouled on the floor by Terry Powell - foul #1 on Terry Powell, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Simmons | 47-43 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Clifford Dawson blocks the jumper by Terry Powell | 47-43 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Hoy | 49-43 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Moore (PF) Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF) Samuel Bluhm, Terry Powell | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons makes the jumper from the right side set up by Michael Musso | 51-43 |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | William Ryles clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Ernest Parnell is called for the reach on Adam Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Parnell, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (PG), Robert Tyler (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Mathew Hoy, Adam Simmons, Kerry Ranck | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG) David Zwickl | |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Michael Musso's floater is tipped away by David McClellan | 51-43 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | William Ryles grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | David McClellan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG) Michael Musso | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Samuel Bluhm (PF), James Bolander (C) Stephen Galloway, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| 08:32 | North Carolina | James Moore buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Tyler | 53-43 |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Musso (SG), Clifford Dawson (PF) Brandon Cantrell, James Moore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (SG), Gerald Flood (SF) William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Zwickl - foul #2 on David Zwickl, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG) David Chappell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Powell (C) James Bolander | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zwickl (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Flood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Bluhm (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mathew Hoy | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Mathew Hoy steals it from David Zwickl | 57-43 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Michael Musso lays it up and in set up by Mathew Hoy | 59-43 |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl is whistled for a carry | 59-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Adam Simmons (SF), James Moore (PF), Kerry Ranck (C) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Robert Tyler, Clifford Dawson, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), William Ryles (SG), Ross Hughes (SF), James Bolander (PF), David McClellan (C) Teddy Orlandi, David Zwickl, Gerald Flood, Samuel Bluhm, Terry Powell | |
| 06:26 | North Carolina | David Chappell's floater is tipped away by David McClellan | 59-43 |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | James Bolander gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:12 | Santa Clara | David McClellan misses short on a jumper from close range | 59-43 |
| 06:11 | Santa Clara | James Bolander gets the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | James Moore banks in the wide open layup | 61-43 |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck knocks in the runner near the basket set up by David Chappell | 63-43 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | David McClellan makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Ryles | 63-45 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Ross Hughes - foul #2 on Ross Hughes, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Robert Tyler (SF) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Adam Simmons | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Terry Powell (C) Stephen Galloway, William Ryles, David McClellan | |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes drills a 3 from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Gerald Flood is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #1 on Gerald Flood, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson (C) Kerry Ranck | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF) Gerald Flood, Ross Hughes, James Bolander | |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 03:52 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi gets the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 03:42 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi is hacked by Robert Tyler - foul #1 on Robert Tyler, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson (PF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), James Bolander (PF) Teddy Orlandi, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Musso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Flood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Bluhm (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Bolander (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell blows the layup | 64-48 |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | David Zwickl picks off the pass by Clifford Dawson | 64-48 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood gets the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | James Bolander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Brandon Cantrell (SG), Adam Simmons (SF) Mathew Hoy, Michael Musso, Robert Tyler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG) Terry Powell | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons lays it in on a nice dish by David Chappell | 66-48 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | David Chappell steals the ball from Stephen Galloway in the backcourt | 66-48 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 66-48 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons tips it home | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-48 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Chappell | 68-48 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-48 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell grabs the offensive board | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Bolander - foul #2 on James Bolander, team foul #9 | 68-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Michael Musso (SG), James Moore (PF) David Chappell, Brandon Cantrell, Clifford Dawson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes (SF), Terry Powell (C) Stephen Galloway, Samuel Bluhm | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes's pass is intercepted by Michael Musso in the backcourt | 70-48 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons lays it up and in set up by Michael Musso | 72-48 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-48 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 72-48 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy runs out the clock | 72-48 |