| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fresh) SG - Ronald Schaeffer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Flanery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Harp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi is hacked by Santos Scott - foul #1 on Santos Scott, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell's pass is intercepted by Santos Scott | 32-37 |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chester McFarlen | 32-40 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi is fouled on the floor by Leon Sullivan - foul #2 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Ronald Schaeffer is called for the reach on Santos Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Schaeffer, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (PG), William Gilleland (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF), Terry McKay (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Steven Bell, Ralph Flanery, Daniel Harp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (PF) David Nelson | |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Bridges - foul #2 on Michael Bridges, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard (C) Ronald Schaeffer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF) Leon Sullivan | |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Woolard | 34-41 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Terry McKay | 34-41 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Chester McFarlen picks off the pass by William Gilleland | 34-41 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Michael Bridges - foul #3 on Michael Bridges, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Steven Bell (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Daniel Harp (C) Michael Bridges, Terry McKay, Daniel Hunter, Frank Woolard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Nelson (PF), Joel Kent (C) James Woodard, Chester McFarlen | |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Joel Kent gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Ronald Cangelosi takes the ball from David Nelson | 34-43 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi hits the finger roll | 36-43 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | David Nelson tips it home | 36-45 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Flanery | 39-45 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Santos Scott buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Gilleland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Flanery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Harp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Hampton - foul #1 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (PG), Ronald Schaeffer (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF), Terry McKay (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Steven Bell, Ralph Flanery, Daniel Harp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), James Woodard (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Adam Gil, David Nelson, Joel Kent | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Ronald Schaeffer picks off the pass by James Woodard | 41-48 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Gilleland | 44-48 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton loses the dribble to Michael Bridges in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Michael Bridges, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Weatherholt (PG), Frank Woolard (C) Michael Bridges, William Gilleland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Santos Scott | 44-50 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Chester McFarlen - foul #2 on Chester McFarlen, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SF), Daniel Harp (C) Terry McKay, Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), Joel Kent (C) Vernon Hampton, Chester McFarlen | |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Frank Woolard - foul #1 on Frank Woolard, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson (PF) James Woodard | |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the easy open layup | 47-50 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Santos Scott gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Santos Scott scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer misses badly on a shot from close range | 47-52 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Santos Scott can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Albert Weatherholt (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Waites (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Woolard (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Harp (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Gil (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Steven Bell (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Daniel Hunter (C) Albert Weatherholt, Donald Waites, Frank Woolard, Daniel Harp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), David Nelson (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Adam Gil, Joseph Johnson, Joel Kent | |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Hunter - foul #1 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland (SG) Ronald Schaeffer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Ralph Flanery steps in front of the Leon Sullivan pass in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Chester McFarlen | 47-54 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen hits the finger roll | 47-56 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland loses the dribble to Chester McFarlen | 47-56 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen double dribbles | 47-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (SG), Terry McKay (C) William Gilleland, Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), James Woodard (PF), Joel Kent (C) Santos Scott, David Nelson, Chester McFarlen | |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Vernon Hampton steps in front of the Ronald Cangelosi pass | 47-56 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Joel Kent misses the easy layup | 47-56 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Schaeffer and the foul's on Leon Sullivan - foul #3 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Weatherholt (PG), Donald Waites (SG), Daniel Harp (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Ronald Schaeffer, Ralph Flanery | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG), Chester McFarlen (C) Leon Sullivan, Joel Kent | |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Terry McKay - foul #1 on Terry McKay, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Albert Weatherholt (fresh) SG - Donald Waites (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Bell (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry McKay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Harp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Gil (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester McFarlen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Santos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp is hacked by Adam Gil - foul #3 on Adam Gil, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF) Steven Bell, Terry McKay | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson (PF) James Woodard | |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-56 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter tips it in | 54-56 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-56 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Johnson | 54-56 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Ronald Schaeffer (SG), William Gilleland (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Frank Woolard (C) Albert Weatherholt, Michael Bridges, Donald Waites, Daniel Hunter, Daniel Harp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (SF), David Nelson (PF), Joel Kent (C) Adam Gil, Joseph Johnson, Chester McFarlen | |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Santos Scott's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cangelosi in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Nelson | 54-59 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gilleland | 56-59 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Santos Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | David Nelson takes the ball from Frank Woolard | 56-62 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 56-62 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Kent | 56-62 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits a wide open turnaround in the paint | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Gilleland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ralph Flanery (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Woolard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (very tired) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Sullivan (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Cangelosi | 59-64 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (PG), Donald Waites (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF), Terry McKay (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Ronald Schaeffer, William Gilleland, Ralph Flanery, Frank Woolard | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), James Woodard (PF), Chester McFarlen (C) Santos Scott, David Nelson, Joel Kent | |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Daniel Hunter blocks the jumper by Vernon Hampton | 59-64 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (SG), Daniel Harp (C) Donald Waites, Terry McKay | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hampton - foul #2 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Nelson (PF) James Woodard | |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | David Nelson gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen connects on the floater from the free throw line | 59-66 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Ralph Flanery (PF) Michael Bridges, Daniel Hunter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) Adam Gil | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Santos Scott picks off the pass by Ralph Flanery | 59-66 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Steven Bell - foul #3 on Steven Bell, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell clanks a turnaround from the left block | 59-69 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp tips it but misses | 59-69 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery grabs the offensive board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery blows the layup | 59-69 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois 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) | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Ronald Cangelosi is called for the reach on Chester McFarlen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Cangelosi, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Terry McKay (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF), Frank Woolard (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Ronald Schaeffer, Steven Bell, Ralph Flanery, Daniel Harp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Chester McFarlen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Vernon Hampton | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois 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 (+2) | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Santos Scott | 59-73 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Santos Scott runs out the clock | 61-73 |