| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Paul Weber inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Jim Manning - foul #1 on Jim Manning, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Paul Weber double dribbles | 31-29 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Frederick Turner takes the ball from Jason Braaten | 31-29 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Jason Braaten - foul #3 on Jason Braaten, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG) Jason Braaten | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the easy layup | 31-29 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Jim Manning pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Glen Fox - foul #3 on Glen Fox, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) Glen Fox | |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Nick Lane can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Nick Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Al Southwick clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 33-29 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (SG) Nick Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Sheffer (PG), John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 33-29 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Al Southwick tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jon Sheffer (fresh) SG - John Boyd (fresh) SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses badly on a shot from the right side | 35-29 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Steve Collado loses the ball out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Robert Powell (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Eric Wick (C) Troy Minzenberger, Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Glen Fox (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Jon Sheffer, John Boyd, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, David Williams | |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Wick | 38-29 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-29 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Eric Wick gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Frederick Turner takes the ball from Jason Braaten in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is fouled on the floor by Eric Wick - foul #4 on Eric Wick, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SG), Al Southwick (C) Robert Binkowski, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the jumper from the right side | 38-29 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jim Manning - foul #2 on Jim Manning, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Jim Manning connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Jason Braaten - foul #4 on Jason Braaten, team foul #5 | 43-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Robert Basquez (C) Jason Braaten, Robert Powell, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), David Williams (C) Paul Weber, Glen Fox, Edward Scheiber | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by Nick Lane - foul #1 on Nick Lane, team foul #6 | 43-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (SG) Nick Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Steve Collado | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Frederick Turner buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Terrance Roberts | 43-32 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger travels with the ball | 43-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (SF), Jim Manning (PF) Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) John Boyd | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Jim Manning denies the turnaround by Frederick Turner | 43-32 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | David Williams is called for the reach on Robert Basquez - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Glen Fox (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Terrance Roberts, David Williams | |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the dunk | 43-32 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Troy Minzenberger is called for the reach on Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #7 | 43-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Jim Manning gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Weber - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SG) Robert Binkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits the finger roll set up by John Boyd and the foul's on Robert Basquez - foul #3 on Robert Basquez, team foul #8 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG), Al Southwick (PF) Robert Powell, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 45-34 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Al Southwick clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Glen Fox - foul #4 on Glen Fox, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF) Paul Weber | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Troy Minzenberger - foul #3 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #9 | 47-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (SG) Nick Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), David Williams (PF) Steve Collado, Glen Fox | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the dunk | 47-35 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by Ralph Sherrod - foul #1 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #10 | 47-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Robert Powell (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Eric Wick (C) Troy Minzenberger, Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Manning | 47-36 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Terrance Roberts - foul #2 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #7 | 47-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (PF) Terrance Roberts | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is called for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Eric Wick hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 49-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SG) Robert Binkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, David Williams | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Boyd | 50-38 |
| 06:12 | North Carolina | Eric Wick clanks a turnaround near the basket | 50-38 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | Robert Powell tips it home | 52-38 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Paul Weber throws it down | 52-40 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-40 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Ralph Sherrod is called for the reach on John Boyd - foul #2 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #11 | 52-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (SG), Al Southwick (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Robert Powell, Jim Manning, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), David Williams (PF) Paul Weber, Glen Fox | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski drills a jumper from the left side set up by Jason Braaten | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Ralph Sherrod blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Lamar | 54-41 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez can't finish the layup | 54-41 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod tips it in | 56-41 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | John Boyd blows the dunk | 56-41 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Al Southwick grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | David Williams is called for the reach on Al Southwick - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #9 | 56-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Eric Wick (C) Jason Braaten, Robert Binkowski, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Glen Fox (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Nick Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-41 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Glen Fox snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glen Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | David Williams misses long on a turnaround from close range | 56-41 |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Al Southwick gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | David Williams is called for the reach on Nick Lane - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #10 | 56-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Glen Fox | |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Nick Lane misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Nick Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 57-44 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-44 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Weber | 57-44 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-44 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't tip it in | 57-44 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Eric Wick grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Al Southwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (PF) David Williams | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger grabs the board | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses long on a jumper in the lane | 57-44 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is hacked by Al Southwick - foul #1 on Al Southwick, team foul #12 | 57-44 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger runs out the clock | 57-46 |