| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Brian Peck inbounds the ball | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Richard Millan comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Leon Sullivan - foul #2 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #1 | 20-35 |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Richard Millan makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Richard Millan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jason Horner | 22-37 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Brian Peck connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Millan | 25-37 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-37 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan tips it back up and in | 25-39 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Casey Wright connects on the shot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | James Woodard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | David Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | John Houseknecht is called for the reach on James Woodard - foul #3 on John Houseknecht, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Loeffler (C) John Houseknecht | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Horner and he's hacked by Brian Peck - foul #1 on Brian Peck, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (SG) Casey Wright | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson (PF) David Nelson | |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | Jason Horner steals the ball from Richard Millan | 27-42 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Jason Horner hits the finger roll | 27-44 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | David Jourdan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | James Woodard gets the rebound | 27-44 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (PG), Casey Wright (SG), Rocco Romano (PF) Richard Millan, Brian Peck, David Jourdan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Adam Gil (SG) Leon Sullivan, Jason Horner | |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | James Rhine scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Farley | 29-44 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-44 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Adam Gil tips it in | 29-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rocco Romano (fresh) C - James Loeffler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Adam Gil (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | James Rhine double dribbles | 29-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joel Costello (SF), Ian Lantz (PF), John Houseknecht (C) Nicholas Farley, Rocco Romano, James Loeffler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), David Nelson (PF) James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | Adam Gil clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-46 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | Casey Wright grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht is fouled on the floor by Adam Gil - foul #2 on Adam Gil, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Brian Peck (SF) Casey Wright, Joel Costello | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), Joel Kent (C) Andrew Bowen, Joseph Johnson | |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Richard Millan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz tips it but misses | 29-46 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht snags the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | David Nelson is called for the reach on Ian Lantz - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SG) James Rhine | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-46 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | David Nelson clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Ian Lantz - foul #4 on Ian Lantz, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (PF) Ian Lantz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Richard Millan scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Leon Sullivan - foul #3 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF) Adam Gil | |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Richard Millan makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the runner near the basket set up by David Nelson | 32-50 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | Joel Kent denies the turnaround by Richard Millan | 32-50 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | David Jourdan tips it home | 34-50 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Jourdan - foul #2 on David Jourdan, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), James Rhine (SF), James Loeffler (C) Nicholas Farley, Brian Peck, John Houseknecht | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (SG), Joseph Johnson (C) Jason Horner, Joel Kent | |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | David Jourdan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | James Loeffler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 12:37 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Loeffler - foul #1 on James Loeffler, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joel Costello (SF) Richard Millan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SF) James Woodard | |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | David Jourdan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leon Sullivan - foul #4 on Leon Sullivan, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), Joel Kent (C) Leon Sullivan, David Nelson | |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | David Jourdan makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | David Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson is denied on a layup by James Loeffler | 36-52 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | David Jourdan grabs the board | 36-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joel Costello (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Joel Costello misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Joel Costello snags the offensive board | 36-52 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Joel Costello drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Casey Wright | 38-52 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Jason Horner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joel Costello - foul #4 on Joel Costello, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Brian Peck (SF), Rocco Romano (PF), John Houseknecht (C) Casey Wright, Joel Costello, David Jourdan, James Loeffler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF), David Nelson (PF) Adam Gil, Joseph Johnson | |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Jason Horner makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | Andrew Bowen steps in front of the Richard Millan pass in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | David Nelson's floater is tipped away by John Houseknecht | 38-53 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | James Woodard tips it back up and in | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 09:17 | North Carolina | James Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), David Jourdan (PF) James Rhine, Rocco Romano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), Adam Gil (SG) Andrew Bowen, Jason Horner | |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Joel Kent denies the turnaround by David Jourdan | 38-55 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Joel Kent pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Adam Gil | 38-57 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Casey Wright knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 40-57 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | David Nelson hits the finger roll set up by Adam Gil | 40-59 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Casey Wright is whistled for a carry | 40-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (PG), Joel Costello (SF), Ian Lantz (PF) Richard Millan, Brian Peck, John Houseknecht | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson (C) Joel Kent | |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Leon Sullivan | 40-61 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Farley | 43-61 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan jams it and he's hacked by Nicholas Farley - foul #3 on Nicholas Farley, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), James Loeffler (C) Casey Wright, David Jourdan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), Joel Kent (C) James Woodard, David Nelson | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the free throw | 43-64 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 26 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | Joel Kent pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Joel Costello steps in front of the Adam Gil pass | 43-64 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | James Rhine misses the easy layup | 43-64 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Jason Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ian Lantz - foul #5 on Ian Lantz, team foul #8 | 43-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Brian Peck (SF) Nicholas Farley, Ian Lantz | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), James Woodard (SF) Leon Sullivan, Adam Gil | |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Brian Peck drills a shot from the right side | 45-65 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Joel Kent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), David Jourdan (PF), John Houseknecht (C) James Rhine, Joel Costello, James Loeffler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Nelson (PF) Joseph Johnson | |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-65 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joel Kent | 45-65 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | David Nelson loses the dribble to Richard Millan | 45-65 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Brian Peck lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Millan | 47-65 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | James Woodard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Horner | 47-68 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Jason Horner is whistled for a carry | 49-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Nicholas Farley (SG), Joel Costello (SF), James Loeffler (C) Richard Millan, Casey Wright, Brian Peck, John Houseknecht | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), Adam Gil (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Jason Horner, James Woodard, Joel Kent | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Johnson | 49-68 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | James Loeffler grabs the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | James Rhine's pass is intercepted by Joseph Johnson | 49-68 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 26 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Bowen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Adam Gil is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Adam Gil, team foul #6 | 49-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rocco Romano (PF) David Jourdan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF), Joel Kent (C) Andrew Bowen, Joseph Johnson | |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | James Loeffler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-68 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | Rocco Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Joel Costello buries a shot from the right side set up by James Rhine | 51-68 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Joel Costello grabs the board | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Joel Costello hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 51-68 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Joel Kent pulls down the rebound | 51-68 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | James Woodard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-68 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Loeffler | 51-68 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Joel Costello is hacked by James Woodard - foul #2 on James Woodard, team foul #7 | 51-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (PF) Rocco Romano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG) Adam Gil | |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Joel Costello makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Joel Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Joel Kent clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-68 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | James Loeffler is whistled for a carry | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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 (+2) | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-70 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | James Loeffler pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | David Jourdan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-70 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | David Jourdan tips it in | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan runs out the clock | 55-70 |