| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dale Halley (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Dale Halley inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses the dunk attempt | 21-26 |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses short on a jumper from the left block | 21-26 |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Lenny Akers tips it back up and in | 23-26 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Gray | 23-29 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan's layup is rejected by Dewayne Walker | 23-29 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Dale Halley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Dale Halley pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rock | 23-31 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Dewayne Walker steps in front of the Ricky Heath pass | 23-31 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Cecil Barnes steals the ball from Dewayne Walker | 23-31 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | A charge is called on Cecil Barnes - foul #3 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG) Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Dale Halley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 17:19 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 23-31 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 23-31 |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Lenny Akers picks off the pass by Dale Halley | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dewayne Walker - foul #1 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (C) Anthony Stephens, Matthew Clemons, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Shaun Warren (SG), James Wurth (SF) Jeffrey Rock, Scott Gray, Dale Halley | |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is called for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Miles | 27-31 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | John Stockdale hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 27-31 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Stockdale | 27-33 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-33 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | James Wurth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Henry Gorman, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Wayne Linder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG) Wayne Linder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Halley (PF) Raul Ramos | |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | John Stockdale comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG) Shaun Warren | |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Lenny Akers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Wurth - foul #1 on James Wurth, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG), Melvin Tsan (PF) Cecil Barnes, James Miles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG) James Wurth | |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 30-35 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | John Stockdale drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Ricky Heath - foul #2 on Ricky Heath, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 11:40 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dale Halley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 33-37 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-37 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Ricky Heath banks in the layup | 35-37 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Melvin Tsan is called for the reach on Dale Halley - foul #3 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Matthew Clemons, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), James Wurth (SF), Raul Ramos (PF) Scott Gray, John Stockdale, Dale Halley | |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos comes up short on the jumper from close range | 35-37 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Dewayne Walker is called for the reach on Martin Chatfield - foul #2 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Wayne Linder knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Gorman | 38-37 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-37 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Martin Chatfield | 38-37 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | James Miles misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #2 on Raul Ramos, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (C) Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG) Jeffrey Rock | |
| 08:12 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker scores on a shot in the lane set up by John Stockdale | 40-39 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | James Miles scores on a floater from the right side | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Miles (fresh) 8 pts. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren is hacked by Henry Gorman - foul #2 on Henry Gorman, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Wayne Linder, Cecil Barnes, Henry Gorman, James Miles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), Dale Halley (SF) Shaun Warren, James Wurth | |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits the finger roll set up by Scott Gray and the foul's on Melvin Tsan - foul #4 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 42-41 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Ricky Heath blows the layup but he's fouled by Dewayne Walker - foul #3 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raul Ramos | 42-43 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Ricky Heath loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG), James Miles (PF) Matthew Clemons, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Dewayne Walker | |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | John Stockdale knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dale Halley | 42-45 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is called for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Wurth | 42-47 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Wurth | 42-47 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | James Wurth connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Gray | 42-50 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-50 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Ricky Heath tips it home | 44-50 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-50 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | James Wurth tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is whistled for a carry | 44-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), Melvin Tsan (PF) Anthony Stephens, Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Shaun Warren (SG), Dewayne Walker (C) John Stockdale, Scott Gray, James Wurth | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Miles (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Gorman | 44-52 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | James Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Wayne Linder knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing and he's hacked by Jeffrey Rock - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Wayne Linder makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rock | 48-54 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Wayne Linder, Matthew Clemons, Henry Gorman, James Miles | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), James Wurth (SF) Shaun Warren, Dale Halley | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Scott Gray snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Melvin Tsan - foul #5 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Halley (SF) James Wurth | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Purdue | Ricky Heath drills a driving attempt in the paint | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex 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) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #3 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Scott Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens drills a 3 from the right wing | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (+1) | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Cecil Barnes is called for the reach on Scott Gray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Raul Ramos | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Scott Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | James Wurth gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | James Wurth is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Stephens - foul #4 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (C) Dewayne Walker | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-60 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock runs out the clock | 53-60 |