| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Marinez (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hathaway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Pickens (fresh) PF - Dennis Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Pickens inbounds the ball | 16-22 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Reinert | 16-24 |
| 19:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Reinert is called for the reach on Christopher Kelley - foul #2 on Kenneth Reinert, team foul #1 | 16-24 |
| 18:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Sarmiento - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sarmiento, team foul #2 | 16-24 |
| 18:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 18:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Martin Kiser | 17-24 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | James Pickens tips it home | 17-26 |
| 18:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Edward Hathaway is called for the reach on Dennis Woods - foul #2 on Edward Hathaway, team foul #1 | 17-26 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 17-26 |
| 17:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Earl Marinez grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 16:58 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley drills a shot from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Okoro - foul #2 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #2 | 19-26 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG), Kent Stults (PF), Juan Calderon (C) Daniel Dobbs, Dikembe Okoro, Edward Hathaway | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG), Bob Ambrosino (SF), James Patton (PF) Jeffrey Sarmiento, James Pickens, Dennis Woods | |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 19-26 |
| 16:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Kent Stults gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 15:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller is fouled on the floor by James Patton - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #3 | 19-26 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns (SF) Earl Marinez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Pickens (SF) Martin Kiser | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ardian Zoller (fresh) SF - Marcellus Bruns (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kent Stults (fresh) 2 reb. C - Juan Calderon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Reinert steals it from Christopher Kelley | 19-26 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | James Patton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | James Patton tips it but misses | 19-26 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert can't tip it in | 19-26 |
| 14:54 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 14:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns blows the layup | 19-26 |
| 14:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley can't tip it in | 19-26 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the contested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bob Ambrosino and the foul's on Marcellus Bruns - foul #1 on Marcellus Bruns, team foul #3 | 19-28 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Daniel Dobbs (SG), Earl Marinez (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward Hathaway (C) Christopher Kelley, Marcellus Bruns, Kent Stults, Juan Calderon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SG), Dennis Woods (PF), Martin Kiser (C) Bryan Donnelly, James Pickens, James Patton | |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 13:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Earl Marinez is called for traveling | 19-29 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Patton (PG) Kenneth Reinert | |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser is called for traveling | 19-29 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (PG) James Patton | |
| 12:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 19-29 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Sarmiento | 19-31 |
| 12:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Martin Kiser denies the turnaround by Dikembe Okoro | 19-31 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Edward Hathaway - foul #3 on Edward Hathaway, team foul #4 | 19-33 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG) Ardian Zoller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Pickens (SF) Bob Ambrosino | |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses the free throw | 19-33 |
| 12:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Dennis Woods - foul #2 on Dennis Woods, team foul #4 | 19-33 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG) Bryan Donnelly | |
| 12:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 12:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kenneth Reinert | 21-36 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Marinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hathaway (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Kiser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Earl Marinez comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 21-36 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Daniel Dobbs takes the ball from Dennis Woods | 21-36 |
| 10:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Earl Marinez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Kiser | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:17 | St. Francis (NY) | The refs have stopped play. Earl Marinez is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 21-39 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG), Marcellus Bruns (SF), Kent Stults (PF), Juan Calderon (C) Daniel Dobbs, Earl Marinez, Dikembe Okoro, Edward Hathaway | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG), Bob Ambrosino (PF), James Patton (C) Jeffrey Sarmiento, Dennis Woods, Martin Kiser | |
| 10:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-39 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 09:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Juan Calderon pulls down the rebound | 21-39 |
| 09:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-39 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | James Patton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-39 |
| 09:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 08:59 | St. Francis (NY) | Kent Stults buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marcellus Bruns | 23-39 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | James Patton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-39 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro (PF) Kent Stults | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SG), Dennis Woods (PF) Kenneth Reinert, James Pickens | |
| 08:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro makes the jumper from the right side and the foul's on James Patton - foul #2 on James Patton, team foul #5 | 25-39 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway (C) Juan Calderon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Martin Kiser (C) James Patton | |
| 08:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 26-39 |
| 08:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns blows the layup | 26-39 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly hits a jumper from the right block set up by Jeffrey Sarmiento | 26-41 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ardian Zoller (fresh) SF - Marcellus Bruns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Hathaway (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Kiser (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Sarmiento - foul #3 on Jeffrey Sarmiento, team foul #6 | 26-41 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Daniel Dobbs (SG) Christopher Kelley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG), James Patton (PF) Jeffrey Sarmiento, Dennis Woods | |
| 07:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 07:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino is hacked by Ardian Zoller - foul #1 on Ardian Zoller, team foul #5 | 28-41 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Kent Stults (PF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SG) Bryan Donnelly | |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | James Patton knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Reinert | 28-43 |
| 06:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 30-43 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser tips it in | 30-45 |
| 05:45 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ardian Zoller, team foul #6 | 30-45 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG), John Walsh (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Juan Calderon (C) Ardian Zoller, Marcellus Bruns, Kent Stults, Edward Hathaway | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG), James Pickens (SF), Dennis Woods (PF) Jeffrey Sarmiento, Bob Ambrosino, Martin Kiser | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | James Pickens is hacked by John Walsh - foul #1 on John Walsh, team foul #7 | 30-45 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG), Marcellus Bruns (SF), Kent Stults (PF) Christopher Kelley, Daniel Dobbs, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | James Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | James Pickens misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 05:25 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Ardian Zoller | 30-46 |
| 05:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Dennis Woods blocks the short jumper by Marcellus Bruns | 30-46 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Pickens | 30-46 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | James Patton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | James Pickens grabs the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | James Pickens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| 04:07 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-46 |
| 04:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns snags the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 03:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Kent Stults's pass is intercepted by Bryan Donnelly | 30-46 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses the lay-in | 30-46 |
| 03:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Juan Calderon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - John Walsh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ardian Zoller (fairly fresh) SF - Marcellus Bruns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kent Stults (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Calderon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pickens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Patton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses short on an open shot near the basket | 32-46 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods grabs the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 32-46 |
| 02:54 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Marcellus Bruns | 32-46 |
| 02:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on James Pickens - foul #3 on James Pickens, team foul #7 | 32-46 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | James Eskew (PF), Jason Graf (C) Kent Stults, Juan Calderon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SG), Bob Ambrosino (PF), Martin Kiser (C) Bryan Donnelly, Dennis Woods, James Patton | |
| 02:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 02:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled on the floor by Jason Graf - foul #1 on Jason Graf, team foul #8 | 34-46 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 02:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Graf hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-48 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | James Pickens gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-48 |
| 01:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 01:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Martin Kiser steals the ball from Marcellus Bruns | 34-48 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Reinert | 34-50 |
| 00:59 | St. Francis (NY) | John Walsh makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marcellus Bruns | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ardian Zoller - foul #3 on Ardian Zoller, team foul #9 | 37-50 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Kent Stults (PF), Juan Calderon (C) James Eskew, Jason Graf | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Woods (PF) James Pickens | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Jeffrey Sarmiento steals it from Ardian Zoller | 37-52 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert runs out the clock | 37-52 |