| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Breen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Lasalle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Inge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Sweeney inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | LSU | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by Andrew Breen in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | David Lasalle tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Jessie Duke lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 36-32 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen is hacked by Bryan Sutera - foul #3 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali | |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Lasalle | 39-32 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by Andrew Breen - foul #1 on Andrew Breen, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Jessie Duke is hacked by Arthur Inge - foul #3 on Arthur Inge, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Pablo Garcia (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), Richard Orta (C) Kevin Brewer, Ray Trojanowski, Andrew Breen, David Lasalle, Arthur Inge | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (PG) Gary Troup | |
| 17:43 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla loses the dribble to Pablo Garcia | 39-32 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia hits the finger roll | 41-32 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Darren McNeish picks off the pass by Dikembe Ali in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Darren McNeish misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Pablo Garcia picks off the pass by Jessie Duke in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Richard Orta - foul #1 on Richard Orta, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Andrew Breen (SF), David Lasalle (PF) David Powers, Darren McNeish, Daniel Wayt | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG) Peter Quintanilla | |
| 16:50 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer's floater is tipped away by David Lasalle | 41-32 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer misses the floater from the right side | 41-32 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Richard Orta grabs the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Richard Orta is blocked by Ronnie Meyer | 41-32 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Gary Troup snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer blows the layup | 41-32 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Breen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lasalle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Orta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 15:42 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the jump hook in the lane | 41-32 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Richard Orta knocks in the runner in the paint | 43-34 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Dikembe Ali loses the dribble to Kevin Brewer in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | David Lasalle buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Brewer | 45-34 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Richard Orta picks off the pass by John Sweeney | 45-34 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | David Lasalle hits a fadeaway in the lane | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:48 | LSU | Jessie Duke comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Richard Orta grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Orta | 49-34 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits a shot from the left side | 49-36 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | David Lasalle is hacked by Ronnie Meyer - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), Arthur Inge (C) Kevin Brewer, Pablo Garcia, Andrew Breen, David Lasalle, Richard Orta | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF), Frank Bergum (C) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer, Jessie Duke | |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darren McNeish | 52-36 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a runner from close range | 52-38 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Darren McNeish is whistled for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) John Sweeney | |
| 12:08 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | David Powers hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ray Trojanowski | 54-38 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Bryan Sutera comes up short on the floater from the left block | 54-38 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Dikembe Ali tips it home | 54-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren McNeish (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Inge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Bergum (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Peter Quintanilla is called for the reach on Darren McNeish - foul #1 on Peter Quintanilla, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Christopher Monreal (SF), Darryl Rancourt (PF) David Powers, Darren McNeish, Daniel Wayt | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:53 | LSU | Jesse Hanna comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-40 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 10:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Bergum | 57-40 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Jesse Hanna buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Bryan Sutera | 57-42 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Sutera - foul #4 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SF), David Lasalle (PF) Kevin Brewer, Arthur Inge | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney | |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Gary Troup's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski's pass is intercepted by Peter Quintanilla | 59-42 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses long on a floater from the right side | 59-42 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla tips it back up and in | 59-44 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | David Lasalle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Gary Troup grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:42 | LSU | Gary Troup scores on a shot from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | David Lasalle blows the layup | 59-46 |
| 08:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 59-46 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Gary Troup's pass is intercepted by Andrew Breen | 59-46 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | David Lasalle buries a driving attempt from the left block | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Gary Troup comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 61-46 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Lasalle | 61-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Christopher Monreal (tiring) SG - Ray Trojanowski (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Breen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Lasalle (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Darryl Rancourt (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Bergum (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Trojanowski - foul #1 on Ray Trojanowski, team foul #4 | 64-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Pablo Garcia (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), Richard Orta (C) Christopher Monreal, Ray Trojanowski, Andrew Breen, David Lasalle, Darryl Rancourt | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Dikembe Ali, Peter Quintanilla, Frank Bergum | |
| 07:00 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses the lay-in | 64-48 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Darren McNeish steals it from Jesse Hanna in the backcourt | 64-48 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Darren McNeish banks in the layup | 66-48 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Richard Orta is called for the reach on Gary Troup - foul #2 on Richard Orta, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Arthur Inge (C) David Powers, Richard Orta | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup | |
| 06:05 | LSU | Jessie Duke lays it in set up by John Sweeney | 66-50 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-50 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Darren McNeish is hacked by Jesse Hanna - foul #4 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Orta (C) Arthur Inge | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Jessie Duke | |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Richard Orta is hacked by Ronnie Meyer - foul #2 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Lasalle (PF) Daniel Wayt | |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-50 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Richard Orta can't tip it in | 66-50 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer tips it home | 68-50 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is hacked by Pablo Garcia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pablo Garcia, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Andrew Breen (SF) Kevin Brewer, Darren McNeish | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Jessie Duke | |
| 04:44 | LSU | Andrew Breen takes the ball from Bryan Sutera | 68-50 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Richard Orta lays it in | 70-50 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is fouled on the floor by David Powers - foul #1 on David Powers, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt (PF), Arthur Inge (C) David Lasalle, Richard Orta | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (SG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Frank Bergum (C) Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna | |
| 04:11 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen loses the ball out of bounds | 70-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Darren McNeish (SF) David Powers, Pablo Garcia, Andrew Breen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:33 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses short on an open shot in the lane | 70-52 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Trojanowski (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren McNeish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Inge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Stedman (fresh) SF - Peter Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Bergum (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-52 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla is hacked by Ray Trojanowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Trojanowski, team foul #8 | 72-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Orta (C) Arthur Inge | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Frank Bergum | |
| 03:10 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt grabs the board | 72-53 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Richard Orta can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 72-53 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gary Troup | 72-55 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-55 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Gary Troup snags the defensive board | 72-55 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Darren McNeish steals the ball from Ronnie Meyer | 72-55 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer misses the dunk attempt | 72-55 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-55 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Hanna - foul #5 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #7 | 72-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SF), David Lasalle (PF) Darren McNeish, Daniel Wayt | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergum (C) Jesse Hanna | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Richard Orta makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Frank Bergum snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Gary Troup is hacked by Kevin Brewer - foul #3 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Inge (C) Richard Orta | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:25 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Arthur Inge | 73-55 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | David Lasalle hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 73-55 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge grabs the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | David Lasalle blows the layup | 73-55 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Frank Bergum gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Gary Troup is hacked by Kevin Brewer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #10 | 73-55 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | David Lasalle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Trojanowski and he's hacked by Frank Bergum - foul #4 on Frank Bergum, team foul #8 | 75-56 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the free throw | 76-56 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Gary Troup travels in the backcourt | 76-56 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer runs out the clock | 76-56 |