| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) SF - Charles Simek (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fresh) C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) SG - Scott Gray (fresh) SF - Dale Halley (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Dale Halley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Dale Halley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dewayne Walker | 0-6 |
| 18:30 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-6 |
| 18:29 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:14 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski double dribbles | 0-6 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Scott Gray can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:55 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Escobar | 0-6 |
| 17:41 | Hawaii | Dale Halley is called for the reach on Charles Simek - foul #1 on Dale Halley, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:29 | Hawaii | Dale Halley blocks the jumper by Valeri Florkowski | 0-6 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses the tip | 0-6 |
| 17:01 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:40 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Dale Halley pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Scott Gray buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rock | 0-9 |
| 16:12 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dale Halley | 3-12 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Virgil Cooper (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Simek (fairly fresh) PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fairly fresh) C - Valeri Florkowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) C - Dewayne Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-12 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), William Schindler (SF), Nathan Fritch (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Virgil Cooper, Charles Simek, Reynaldo Escobar, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Shaun Warren (SG), James Wurth (SF) Jeffrey Rock, Scott Gray, Dale Halley | |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker's pass is intercepted by Stephen Thomas | 3-12 |
| 15:26 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas blows the layup | 3-12 |
| 15:24 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane hits the follow up shot | 5-12 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | James Wurth clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 15:09 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Nathan Fritch | 5-12 |
| 15:03 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente buries a fadeaway from the left side | 7-12 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:23 | Hawaii | William Schindler misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Wurth - foul #1 on James Wurth, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Halley (SF) James Wurth | |
| 14:23 | Hawaii | William Schindler misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:23 | Hawaii | William Schindler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Stockdale | 8-15 |
| 13:43 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane double dribbles | 8-15 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Simek (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF), Valeri Florkowski (C) William Schindler, Nathan Fritch, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Scott Gray (SG) John Stockdale, Shaun Warren | |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits the follow up shot | 8-17 |
| 13:26 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Dale Halley gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker hits the follow up shot | 8-19 |
| 13:04 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-19 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 8-19 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Scott Gray is hacked by Valeri Florkowski - foul #1 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #1 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Dale Halley | |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Dikembe Emanuel takes the ball from Jeffrey Rock | 8-19 |
| 12:31 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 12:30 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar hits the follow up shot | 10-19 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | James Wurth hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 10-19 |
| 12:14 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 12:09 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Cooper | 13-19 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Scott Gray is fouled on the floor by Valeri Florkowski - foul #2 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), William Schindler (SF), Nathan Fritch (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Charles Simek, Reynaldo Escobar, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Shaun Warren (SG) Jeffrey Rock, Scott Gray | |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | William Schindler takes the ball from Raul Ramos | 13-19 |
| 11:43 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente misses the easy layup | 13-19 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Wurth | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Schindler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nathan Fritch (fresh) C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dewayne Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren loses the ball out of bounds | 13-19 |
| 11:19 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | John Stockdale can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Nathan Fritch - foul #1 on Nathan Fritch, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Halley (PF) Raul Ramos | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:14 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:56 | Hawaii | Shaun Warren steals the ball from Nathan Fritch | 13-20 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren lays it in | 13-22 |
| 10:44 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | James Wurth pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Puente - foul #1 on Jeffrey Puente, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Virgil Cooper, William Schindler, Nathan Fritch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Scott Gray (SG) Shaun Warren, James Wurth | |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:07 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Thomas and he's hacked by Dewayne Walker - foul #1 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #3 | 15-23 |
| 10:07 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | Scott Gray comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 09:51 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 09:39 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 09:37 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel tips it home | 18-23 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Scott Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 09:26 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 09:20 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 20-23 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Scott Gray buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Rock | 20-26 |
| 08:50 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 22-26 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock is hacked by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #1 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG), William Schindler (SF), Nathan Fritch (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Stephen Thomas, Charles Simek, Reynaldo Escobar | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), James Wurth (SF), Raul Ramos (PF) Scott Gray, John Stockdale, Dale Halley | |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker misses the dunk attempt | 22-26 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker is whistled for a carry | 22-26 |
| 07:40 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 07:38 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane tips it in | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Schindler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nathan Fritch (fresh) C - Kenneth Shane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | James Wurth knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rock | 24-28 |
| 07:06 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente misses the dunk | 24-28 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 06:40 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 06:32 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane misses the turnaround from the right block | 24-28 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Schindler - foul #1 on William Schindler, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Jeff Reed (PF), Reynaldo Escobar (C) Jeffrey Puente, Virgil Cooper, William Schindler, Nathan Fritch, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Dale Halley (SF) Jeffrey Rock, James Wurth | |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 3rd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:58 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 05:50 | Hawaii | Charles Simek snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 05:45 | Hawaii | Charles Simek drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Reed | 27-31 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Dale Halley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 05:27 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Jeff Reed | 27-31 |
| 05:20 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 05:18 | Hawaii | Jeff Reed gets the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 05:07 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raul Ramos | 27-31 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is denied on a dunk by Reynaldo Escobar | 27-31 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos tips it back up and in | 27-33 |
| 04:43 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 30-33 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Dale Halley snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker buries a jump hook from the baseline | 30-35 |
| 03:33 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Shaun Warren | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Reed (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Escobar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 03:19 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 03:04 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dewayne Walker - foul #2 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG), William Schindler (SF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Stephen Thomas, Charles Simek, Jeff Reed | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Scott Gray (SG), James Wurth (SF) John Stockdale, Shaun Warren, Dewayne Walker | |
| 03:04 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:04 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Scott Gray is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Scott Gray, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch (PF) Reynaldo Escobar | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:27 | Hawaii | William Schindler is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Valeri Florkowski steps in front of the Jeffrey Rock pass | 31-35 |
| 01:48 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski clanks a fadeaway from close range | 31-35 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | James Wurth banks in the layup and he's hacked by William Schindler - foul #2 on William Schindler, team foul #7 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Virgil Cooper | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG) Jeffrey Rock | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:22 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Scott Gray hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Stockdale | 31-40 |
| 01:02 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | John Stockdale snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Dale Halley buries a jump hook from the left block | 31-42 |
| 00:36 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 31-42 |
| 00:34 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 00:29 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 31-42 |
| 00:28 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch is fouled on the floor by Dale Halley - foul #2 on Dale Halley, team foul #6 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Jeffrey Puente, William Schindler, Nathan Fritch, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker (C) Dale Halley | |
| 00:01 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper hits a 3 from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | James Wurth comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-42 |