| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Kyle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Shockley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Kiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Joseph Shockley inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Drake | Harold Kyle travels with the ball | 19-27 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon loses the dribble to Joseph Shockley in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 19:32 | Drake | Paul Flowers banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Shockley | 21-27 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 19:07 | Drake | Joseph Shockley pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 18:47 | Drake | Harold Kyle clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino tips it back up and in | 21-29 |
| 18:07 | Drake | Joseph Shockley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | James Patton tips it back up and in | 21-31 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Robert Davis makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Shockley | 23-31 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 23-31 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon can't tip it in | 23-31 |
| 16:53 | Drake | Byron Morgan snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 16:24 | Drake | Joseph Shockley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Wolf, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF), Jeffry Oglesby (PF), Dennis Kenney (C) Joseph Shockley, Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG), Hubert Hebert (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Joseph Leak (C) Frank Dixon, James Patton, Bob Ambrosino, Michael Wolf | |
| 15:41 | Drake | Harold Kyle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Kyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Flowers (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Hartsell (fresh) PF - Jeffry Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Kenney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Hebert (fresh) SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Kiser (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Leak (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly | 23-33 |
| 14:58 | Drake | Paul Flowers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 14:56 | Drake | Dennis Kenney tips it home | 25-33 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser is hacked by Jeffry Oglesby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffry Oglesby, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Drake | George Turpen (PG) Paul Flowers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the fadeaway from the left block | 25-33 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-33 |
| 14:06 | Drake | Dennis Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 13:38 | Drake | George Turpen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Shockley (SF), Byron Morgan (PF), Robert Davis (C) Elmer Hartsell, Jeffry Oglesby, Dennis Kenney | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), James Patton (SG), Bob Ambrosino (SF), Michael Wolf (C) Kenneth Reinert, Hubert Hebert, Bryan Donnelly, Joseph Leak | |
| 12:43 | Drake | Martin Kiser is called for the reach on George Turpen - foul #1 on Martin Kiser, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG) Harold Kyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:24 | Drake | Michael Wolf steals the ball from Paul Flowers | 25-33 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 25-33 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf tips it back up and in | 25-35 |
| 11:44 | Drake | Michael Wolf is called for the reach on George Turpen - foul #2 on Michael Wolf, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG) Paul Flowers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG) James Patton | |
| 11:31 | Drake | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Martin Kiser - foul #2 on Martin Kiser, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Allan Rieves (SF) Bob Ambrosino | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harold Kyle (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Shockley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Byron Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allan Rieves (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Martin Kiser (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Wolf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Drake | Joseph Shockley drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is hacked by Harold Kyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Kyle, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Byron Morgan is called for the reach on Kenneth Reinert - foul #2 on Byron Morgan, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hubert Hebert (SG) Frank Dixon | |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Reinert | 27-37 |
| 10:29 | Drake | George Turpen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Byron Morgan | 29-37 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser's layup is rejected by Byron Morgan | 29-37 |
| 10:01 | Drake | The rebound goes to Joseph Shockley | 29-37 |
| 09:39 | Drake | Byron Morgan comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Martin Kiser - foul #3 on Martin Kiser, team foul #5 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Jeffry Oglesby (PF) Harold Kyle, Joseph Shockley, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), James Patton (SG), Bob Ambrosino (SF), Bryan Donnelly (PF), Joseph Leak (C) Kenneth Reinert, Hubert Hebert, Allan Rieves, Martin Kiser, Michael Wolf | |
| 09:39 | Drake | Byron Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 09:39 | Drake | Byron Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 08:55 | Drake | Paul Flowers hits a 3 from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 08:17 | Drake | Paul Flowers is whistled for a carry | 33-41 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Shockley (SF), Dennis Kenney (C) Elmer Hartsell, Byron Morgan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 07:49 | Drake | Dennis Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 07:43 | Drake | George Turpen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bob Ambrosino | 33-41 |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Leak | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - George Turpen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Flowers (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Shockley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffry Oglesby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Patton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Joseph Leak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-41 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak tips it in | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Drake | George Turpen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Harold Kyle (SG), Elmer Hartsell (SF), Byron Morgan (PF), Robert Davis (C) Paul Flowers, Joseph Shockley, Jeffry Oglesby, Dennis Kenney | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Hubert Hebert (SG), Allan Rieves (SF), Martin Kiser (PF), Michael Wolf (C) Kenneth Reinert, James Patton, Bob Ambrosino, Bryan Donnelly, Joseph Leak | |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by George Turpen - foul #4 on George Turpen, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Allan Rieves is hacked by Byron Morgan - foul #3 on Byron Morgan, team foul #5 | 33-43 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Byron Morgan steps in front of the Hubert Hebert pass | 33-43 |
| 05:33 | Drake | Harold Kyle makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by George Turpen - foul #5 on George Turpen, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG), Joseph Shockley (SF) George Turpen, Elmer Hartsell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG) Hubert Hebert | |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Frank Dixon | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Drake | Byron Morgan comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 36-45 |
| 04:48 | Drake | Robert Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Drake | Paul Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 04:36 | Drake | Harold Kyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Paul Flowers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 03:53 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Dixon | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Drake | Byron Morgan scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Michael Wolf - foul #3 on Michael Wolf, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF), Jeffry Oglesby (PF), Dennis Kenney (C) Paul Flowers, Joseph Shockley, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Patton (SG), Bob Ambrosino (SF), Bryan Donnelly (PF), Joseph Leak (C) Kenneth Reinert, Allan Rieves, Martin Kiser, Michael Wolf | |
| 03:32 | Drake | Byron Morgan makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffry Oglesby - foul #3 on Jeffry Oglesby, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Flowers (SG) Byron Morgan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harold Kyle (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Flowers (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Elmer Hartsell (fresh) PF - Jeffry Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. C - Joseph Leak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Drake | Dennis Kenney misses the lay-in | 39-50 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Harold Kyle picks off the pass by Bob Ambrosino in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 03:00 | Drake | Paul Flowers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Kyle | 41-50 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is fouled on the floor by Harold Kyle - foul #2 on Harold Kyle, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Jeffry Oglesby gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 02:24 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell buries a jumper in the lane | 43-51 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | James Patton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Flowers - foul #2 on Paul Flowers, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (C) Joseph Leak | |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | James Patton misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | James Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:04 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Joseph Shockley (SF), Byron Morgan (PF) Elmer Hartsell, Jeffry Oglesby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG) Kenneth Reinert | |
| 01:55 | Drake | Harold Kyle travels with the ball | 43-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Davis (C) Dennis Kenney | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Martin Kiser (PF) Bryan Donnelly | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Harold Kyle is called for the reach on James Patton - foul #3 on Harold Kyle, team foul #10 | 43-52 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | James Patton makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | James Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:18 | Drake | Joseph Shockley is hacked by Martin Kiser - foul #4 on Martin Kiser, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Estrella (PG), Jeffry Oglesby (PF), Dennis Kenney (C) Harold Kyle, Byron Morgan, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:18 | Drake | Joseph Shockley makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:18 | Drake | Joseph Shockley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bob Ambrosino | 44-56 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Drake | Paul Flowers dunks the ball | 46-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | James Patton is hacked by Jeffry Oglesby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffry Oglesby, team foul #11 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Hartsell (SF) Joseph Shockley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | James Patton makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | James Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell blows the layup but he's hacked by Martin Kiser - foul #5 on Martin Kiser, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (PF) Martin Kiser | |
| 00:36 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Elmer Hartsell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-58 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino tips it in | 48-60 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Paul Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon runs out the clock | 48-60 |