| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Fallin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel May (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Hedman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Pendleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Milton Hyatt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton inbounds the ball | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Hedman steps in front of the Donald Williams pass in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bowden - foul #3 on Raymond Bowden, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Wilborn (SG) Raymond Bowden | |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Daniel May and he's hacked by Donald Williams - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie (PF), David Bush (C) Donald Williams, Todd Brown | |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel May is called for the reach on Milton Hyatt - foul #1 on Daniel May, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Gerald Forman (SG), Douglas Toll (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Tony Fallin, Blair Lawrence, Daniel May, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown (PF) Randall Pendleton | |
| 18:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Kane takes the ball from Todd Brown | 53-40 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Paul McGuffie takes the ball from Douglas Toll in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | David Bush is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Kane | 53-40 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown tips it but misses | 53-40 |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | David Bush snags the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown misses the jump hook from close range | 53-40 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie hits a floater from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Wilborn - foul #3 on Thomas Wilborn, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Daniel May (PF) Earl Whyte, Gerald Forman, Douglas Toll, Jeffrey Kane | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Merino (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF) Thomas Wilborn, Paul McGuffie | |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Milton Hyatt, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Justin Hedman (C) Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden (PG) Milton Hyatt | |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Bowden - foul #4 on Raymond Bowden, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Williams (PG) Raymond Bowden | |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Randy Merino is called for the reach on Blair Lawrence - foul #4 on Randy Merino, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins grabs the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Daniel May is open and lays it up and in | 55-42 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown connects on the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Blair Lawrence - foul #3 on Blair Lawrence, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Douglas Toll (SF) Seth Atkins, Blair Lawrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden (PG), William Hidalgo (SG), Paul McGuffie (C) Donald Williams, Randy Merino, David Bush | |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Daniel May drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Douglas Toll | 57-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Earl Whyte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Fallin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Toll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Hedman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Hidalgo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Randall Pendleton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Brown (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul McGuffie (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Hedman | 57-45 |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Gerald Forman (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF) Earl Whyte, Tony Fallin, Douglas Toll | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Williams (SG), Milton Hyatt (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) Raymond Bowden, Todd Brown, Paul McGuffie | |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Daniel May misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 15:10 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Donald Williams | 57-47 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Daniel May blows the dunk | 57-47 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman tips it in | 59-47 |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Hidalgo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-47 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Blair Lawrence | 59-47 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Blair Lawrence steals it from Randall Pendleton | 59-47 |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | Troy Wilansky takes the ball from Justin Hedman in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Hidalgo comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Blair Lawrence - foul #4 on Blair Lawrence, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Douglas Toll (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Gerald Forman, Blair Lawrence, Daniel May, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Wilborn (SG) Randall Pendleton | |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses badly on a runner from the left block | 59-49 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin tips it in | 61-49 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Kane steals it from Donald Williams | 61-49 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll is hacked by William Hidalgo - foul #4 on William Hidalgo, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie (SF), Todd Brown (PF) William Hidalgo, Milton Hyatt | |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Wilborn is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Wilborn, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt (PG) Thomas Wilborn | |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Forman (SG) Tony Fallin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:23 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-49 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Earl Whyte | 65-49 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Whyte steals the ball from Donald Williams in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Forman and he's hacked by Paul McGuffie - foul #1 on Paul McGuffie, team foul #9 | 67-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG), Daniel May (PF) Gerald Forman, Jeffrey Kane | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton (SF) Paul McGuffie | |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen misses the free throw | 67-49 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton grabs the board | 67-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Earl Whyte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Fallin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Toll (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel May (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Guillen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milton Hyatt (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Williams (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Pendleton (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Brown (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Troy Wilansky (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Toll - foul #1 on Douglas Toll, team foul #4 | 67-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence (SF), Justin Hedman (C) Douglas Toll, Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Troy Wilansky is called for the reach on Daniel May - foul #4 on Troy Wilansky, team foul #10 | 67-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG) Earl Whyte | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Bush (C) Troy Wilansky | |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Daniel May makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Daniel May misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Bush | 68-50 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-50 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Seth Atkins | 70-50 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Fallin steals it from Milton Hyatt in the backcourt | 70-50 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence lays it up and in set up by Tony Fallin | 72-50 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton makes the shot from the right side | 72-52 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman scores on a runner from the left block | 74-52 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Hedman swats the shot by Donald Williams | 74-52 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin snags the defensive board | 74-52 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin is hacked by Donald Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Williams, team foul #11 | 74-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Douglas Toll (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Blair Lawrence, Daniel May, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden (PG), Randy Merino (SG), Paul McGuffie (SF) Milton Hyatt, Donald Williams, Randall Pendleton | |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 10:07 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden misses the lay-in | 75-52 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Todd Brown is called for the reach on Douglas Toll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Brown, team foul #12 | 75-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Forman (SG) Tony Fallin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll makes the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll makes the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden is hacked by Earl Whyte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Whyte, team foul #5 | 77-52 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown misses the easy open layup | 77-52 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Merino tips it but misses | 77-52 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen grabs the defensive rebound | 77-52 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Guillen, team foul #6 | 77-52 |
| 09:23 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Randy Merino | 77-54 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Forman | 79-54 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Earl Whyte - foul #2 on Earl Whyte, team foul #7 | 79-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel May (PF), Justin Hedman (C) Jeffrey Kane, Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Wilborn (SG) Randy Merino | |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden misses the free throw | 79-56 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel May | 79-56 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Daniel May lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Douglas Toll | 81-56 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Wilborn is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-59 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | David Bush is called for the reach on Gerald Forman - foul #1 on David Bush, team foul #13 | 81-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Gary Guillen (C) Earl Whyte, Douglas Toll, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt (PG), Randall Pendleton (SF) Raymond Bowden, Paul McGuffie | |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman misses the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Wilborn comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 82-59 |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman snags the defensive board | 82-59 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Thomas Wilborn is called for the reach on Gerald Forman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Wilborn, team foul #14 | 82-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane (PF) Daniel May | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Merino (SG) Thomas Wilborn | |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman makes the 1st free throw | 83-59 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman misses the 2nd free throw | 83-59 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane snags the offensive board | 83-59 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-59 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence tips it in | 85-59 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Forman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blair Lawrence (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Kane (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Guillen (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milton Hyatt (very tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Randy Merino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randall Pendleton (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Brown (very tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bush (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 85-59 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Seth Atkins | 85-59 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Brown - foul #2 on Todd Brown, team foul #15 | 85-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Douglas Toll (SF), Justin Hedman (C) Seth Atkins, Gerald Forman, Blair Lawrence, Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden (PG), William Hidalgo (SF), Troy Wilansky (C) Milton Hyatt, Randall Pendleton, David Bush | |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane makes the 1st free throw | 86-59 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 87-59 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Merino misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 87-59 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky grabs the offensive rebound | 87-59 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Brown can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 87-59 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman pulls down the rebound | 87-59 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Whyte | 89-59 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 89-59 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll grabs the board | 89-59 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Gerald Forman (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Daniel May (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Earl Whyte, Tony Fallin, Douglas Toll, Jeffrey Kane, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Forman | 92-59 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Forman takes the ball from Troy Wilansky | 92-59 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman can't finish the layup | 92-59 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Hidalgo snags the defensive board | 92-59 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 92-59 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Blair Lawrence | 92-59 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 92-59 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Merino grabs the defensive rebound | 92-59 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 92-59 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Blair Lawrence | 92-59 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Hidalgo - foul #5 on William Hidalgo, team foul #16 | 92-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Justin Hedman (C) Seth Atkins, Gerald Forman, Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Williams (SG), Paul McGuffie (SF), Milton Hyatt (PF), David Bush (C) Randy Merino, William Hidalgo, Todd Brown, Troy Wilansky | |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 93-59 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 94-59 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul McGuffie, team foul #17 | 94-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Toll (SF) Blair Lawrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Daniel May hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Fallin | 96-59 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul McGuffie | 96-62 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 96-62 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt grabs the board | 96-62 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 96-62 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Paul McGuffie | 96-62 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Earl Whyte (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Fallin (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Toll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Daniel May (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Hedman (very tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Bowden (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Williams (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul McGuffie (tired) 5 pts. PF - Milton Hyatt (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bush (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel May swats the short shot by Milton Hyatt | 96-62 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin gets the rebound | 96-62 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 96-62 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie gets the rebound | 96-62 |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 96-62 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | David Bush can't tip it in | 96-62 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte snags the defensive board | 96-62 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 96-62 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman grabs the offensive board | 96-62 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin's pass is intercepted by Raymond Bowden | 96-62 |
| 02:16 | Southern Mississippi | David Bush misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 96-62 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 96-62 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt is fouled on the floor by Daniel May - foul #2 on Daniel May, team foul #8 | 96-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Gerald Forman (SG), Blair Lawrence (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Earl Whyte, Tony Fallin, Douglas Toll, Daniel May, Justin Hedman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Merino (SG) Raymond Bowden | |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt misses the 1st free throw | 96-62 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen pulls down the rebound | 96-62 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Donald Williams is called for the reach on Seth Atkins - foul #5 on Donald Williams, team foul #18 | 96-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG), Daniel May (PF), Justin Hedman (C) Gerald Forman, Jeffrey Kane, Gary Guillen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden (PG) Donald Williams | |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 97-62 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 97-62 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Merino pulls down the rebound | 97-62 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Blair Lawrence takes the ball from Raymond Bowden in the backcourt | 97-62 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins jams it on a great pass from Blair Lawrence | 99-62 |
| 01:42 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie loses the dribble to Justin Hedman in the backcourt | 99-62 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Seth Atkins | 102-62 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 102-62 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | David Bush hits the follow up shot | 102-64 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Paul McGuffie - foul #3 on Paul McGuffie, team foul #19 | 102-64 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 103-64 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Blair Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 103-64 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | David Bush snags the defensive board | 103-64 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Daniel May - foul #3 on Daniel May, team foul #9 | 103-64 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt misses the 1st free throw | 103-64 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 103-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Paul McGuffie is called for the reach on Seth Atkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul McGuffie, team foul #20 | 103-65 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 104-65 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 105-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Seth Atkins takes the ball from Paul McGuffie | 105-65 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins banks in the layup | 107-65 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden is fouled on the floor by Seth Atkins - foul #1 on Seth Atkins, team foul #10 | 107-65 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 107-66 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 107-67 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Daniel May connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Blair Lawrence | 109-67 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Seth Atkins picks off the pass by Raymond Bowden in the backcourt | 109-67 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses the lay-in | 109-67 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt gets the rebound | 109-67 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 109-67 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins runs out the clock | 109-67 |