| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Platz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Blazer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Denn (fresh) PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-26 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell lays it up and in set up by Doyle Taggart | 36-26 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Edward Blazer is called for the reach on Ray Denn - foul #1 on Edward Blazer, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Novitsky | 39-26 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-26 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz double dribbles | 39-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rodney Powell (PF), Walton Bewley (C) Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), George Williams (SF), John Buganski (PF), William Finley (C) Donald Becker, Christopher Villani, Ray Denn, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | William Finley's floater is tipped away by Rodney Powell | 39-28 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Novitsky | 42-28 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | George Williams buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dwayne Bosley | 42-31 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Edward Blazer and the foul's on William Finley - foul #2 on William Finley, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (SG) George Williams | |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Platz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Blazer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Walton Bewley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alan Janik (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Buganski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani buries a floater from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley slams it home set up by Timothy Platz | 47-33 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Rodney Powell - foul #1 on Rodney Powell, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) Rodney Powell, Walton Bewley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Ray Denn (SF), William Bradley (C) Alan Janik, Dwayne Bosley, William Finley | |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Villani | 47-38 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Novitsky | 49-38 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-38 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Novitsky | 52-38 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley loses the ball out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SG), George Williams (SF), Lee Wright (PF) Christopher Villani, Ray Denn, John Buganski | |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Bradley | 54-38 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Becker | 54-41 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Doyle Taggart | 57-41 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | John Novitsky steals it from George Williams | 57-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (tiring) 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Platz (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Blazer (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-41 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer hits the follow up shot | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright is hacked by Edward Blazer - foul #2 on Edward Blazer, team foul #3 | 59-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rodney Powell (PF), Walton Bewley (C) Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG), Christopher Villani (SG), Ray Denn (SF), John Buganski (C) Donald Becker, Dwayne Bosley, George Williams, William Bradley | |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright is fouled on the floor by Edward Blazer - foul #3 on Edward Blazer, team foul #4 | 59-41 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Rodney Powell steals the ball from John Buganski | 59-41 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Ray Denn steps in front of the John Novitsky pass | 59-41 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward Blazer is called for the reach on Ray Denn - foul #4 on Edward Blazer, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SF) Edward Blazer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Finley (C) Lee Wright | |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn makes the jump hook from the baseline | 59-43 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley is fouled on the floor by John Buganski - foul #1 on John Buganski, team foul #3 | 59-43 |
| 09:40 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz is hacked by William Finley - foul #3 on William Finley, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell (PF) Rodney Powell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Platz | 61-43 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | William Finley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Keith Mitchell - foul #1 on Keith Mitchell, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart (C) Walton Bewley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG) Alan Janik | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | William Finley makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | William Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart makes the jumper from the left block set up by Keith Mitchell | 63-45 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-45 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell connects on the driving attempt from close range | 65-45 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker is hacked by John Novitsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Novitsky, team foul #7 | 65-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG) John Novitsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SF), Lee Wright (PF), William Bradley (C) Ray Denn, William Finley, John Buganski | |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker misses the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Plumb | 67-45 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Doyle Taggart - foul #3 on Doyle Taggart, team foul #8 | 67-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Blazer (SF), Rodney Powell (PF), Walton Bewley (C) Stanley Walden, Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG) Donald Becker | |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Timothy Platz (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Plumb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Blazer (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rodney Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Walton Bewley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alan Janik (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Villani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Walton Bewley | 67-46 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 67-46 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell snags the offensive board | 67-46 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | John Plumb banks in the layup set up by Rodney Powell | 69-46 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley connects on the jumper from the left block | 69-48 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-48 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley tips it back up and in | 71-48 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Rodney Powell blocks the short jumper by Dwayne Bosley | 71-48 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley hits the follow up shot | 71-50 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG), Keith Mitchell (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) John Plumb, Rodney Powell, Walton Bewley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Ray Denn (SF) Alan Janik, Dwayne Bosley | |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 71-50 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 71-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SG) Christopher Villani | |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart clanks a shot near the basket | 71-50 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Denn | 71-52 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell is hacked by William Bradley - foul #2 on William Bradley, team foul #5 | 71-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG) Timothy Platz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Buganski (PF) Lee Wright | |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell blows the dunk | 71-52 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Dwayne Bosley and he's fouled by John Novitsky - foul #4 on John Novitsky, team foul #9 | 71-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (SG), William Finley (C) Dwayne Bosley, William Bradley | |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker makes the free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Finley - foul #4 on William Finley, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart hits the finger roll | 75-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (tiring) 9 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Plumb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Blazer (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Denn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Buganski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Keith Mitchell | 75-57 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | John Novitsky's pass is intercepted by Donald Becker | 75-57 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn buries a shot from the baseline set up by Donald Becker | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | John Novitsky is hacked by William Finley - foul #5 on William Finley, team foul #7 | 75-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Platz (SG), Stanley Walden (SF), Rodney Powell (PF), Walton Bewley (C) John Plumb, Edward Blazer, Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), Russell Ashley (SF), George Williams (C) Donald Becker, Christopher Villani, Ray Denn, William Finley | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | John Novitsky makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | John Novitsky makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Russell Ashley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-59 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Platz | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-59 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell gets the rebound | 79-59 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | John Novitsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Blazer (SF), Keith Mitchell (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) Stanley Walden, Rodney Powell, Walton Bewley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | George Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer grabs the defensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 79-59 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart misses the tip | 79-59 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alan Janik | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | John Novitsky steals it from Dwayne Bosley | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart misses badly on a runner from the right block | 79-59 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alan Janik | 79-59 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Buganski, team foul #8 | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Novitsky runs out the clock | 79-59 |