| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Nick Lane connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Jason Braaten | 20-23 |
| 19:22 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Nick Lane drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jason Braaten | 20-25 |
| 18:33 | Valparaiso | Al Southwick steps in front of the Thomas Hall pass | 20-25 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Nick Lane is whistled for traveling | 20-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Earl Neff (PF), Kevin Gibson (C) William Jones, Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:50 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads is hacked by Larry Moultrie - foul #1 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF) Stephen Melusky | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Alan Miller is denied by Larry Moultrie | 20-25 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Cronk | 20-25 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk is fouled on the floor by Alan Miller - foul #2 on Alan Miller, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Kirk Tripp (C) Randall Rhoads, Alan Miller, Kevin Gibson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten is called for traveling | 20-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall (C) Earl Neff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (PF) Larry Moultrie | |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Murphy | 23-25 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF) William Jones, Stephen Melusky, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Nick Lane, Jason Cronk, Al Southwick | |
| 15:48 | Valparaiso | Jason Braaten steals it from Alan Miller | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Randall Rhoads (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer loses the dribble to Earl Neff | 23-25 |
| 14:56 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller misses long on a shot near the basket | 23-25 |
| 14:55 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 14:38 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 23-25 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | The jumper by Paul Thompson is denied by Earl Neff | 23-25 |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Kirk Tripp | 23-25 |
| 13:52 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff's pass is intercepted by Paul Thompson | 23-25 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 12:58 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Stephen Melusky (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Randall Rhoads, Aaron Murphy, Earl Neff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Jason Cronk (SF), Al Southwick (C) Jason Braaten, Tony Mayer, Paul Thompson, Larry Moultrie | |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG) Alan Miller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie (C) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | William Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Minzenberger - foul #4 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG) Troy Minzenberger | |
| 12:16 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall is hacked by Larry Moultrie - foul #2 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF) Aaron Murphy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:58 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Hall and he's fouled by Jason Cronk - foul #1 on Jason Cronk, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| 11:58 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie is whistled for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG) Alan Miller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (PF) Larry Moultrie | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Southwick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 26-25 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jason Cronk | 26-27 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Aaron Murphy, Kirk Tripp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Al Southwick drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Braaten | 26-29 |
| 10:10 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sherrod - foul #3 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp (PF) Earl Neff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:47 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Nick Lane misses long on a jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten can't tip it in | 26-29 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten hits the follow up shot | 26-31 |
| 09:04 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp clanks a shot from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall tips it but misses | 26-31 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-31 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Nick Lane steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Nick Lane, Jason Cronk, Ralph Sherrod | |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Jones | 28-31 |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall swats the layup by Al Southwick | 28-31 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Melusky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 06:56 | Valparaiso | Al Southwick takes the ball from Aaron Murphy | 28-31 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Kirk Tripp (PF), Kevin Gibson (C) Stephen Melusky, Earl Neff, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Jason Cronk (SF), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Jason Braaten, Tony Mayer, Paul Thompson, Al Southwick | |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Kevin Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-31 |
| 06:12 | Valparaiso | William Jones misses the tip | 28-31 |
| 06:11 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod scores on a jump hook in the lane | 28-33 |
| 05:35 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kirk Tripp | 31-33 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Troy Minzenberger | 31-35 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Murphy - foul #2 on Aaron Murphy, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Stephen Melusky (SG), Thomas Hall (C) William Jones, Aaron Murphy, Kevin Gibson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG) Nick Lane | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Melusky | 33-37 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger is called for a backcourt violation | 33-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Earl Neff (PF) Alan Miller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Paul Thompson (SF) Jason Cronk | |
| 03:28 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Earl Neff - foul #1 on Earl Neff, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Alan Miller (SF) Randall Rhoads, Stephen Melusky, Earl Neff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Al Southwick (PF) Troy Minzenberger, Tony Mayer, Paul Thompson | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 02:44 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller tips it in | 35-39 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Aaron Murphy, Kirk Tripp | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cronk (SF) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Al Southwick | 35-40 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk is wide open but clanks a runner near the basket | 35-40 |
| 01:52 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses the fadeaway from the left side | 35-40 |
| 01:10 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 01:08 | Valparaiso | William Jones's pass is intercepted by Nick Lane in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Nick Lane throws it down | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Miller | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Moultrie - foul #3 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp (PF) Earl Neff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Al Southwick pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | William Jones is called for the reach on Al Southwick in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Jones, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF) Jason Braaten, Jason Cronk | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger is fouled on the floor by Alan Miller - foul #3 on Alan Miller, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger is fouled on the floor by William Jones - foul #4 on William Jones, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp's 3 pointer is rejected by Nick Lane | 36-44 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Troy Minzenberger takes the ball from Stephen Melusky | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Al Southwick is hacked by Stephen Melusky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Melusky, team foul #8 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cronk (SF) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Miller and he's hacked by Troy Minzenberger - foul #5 on Troy Minzenberger, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG) Troy Minzenberger | |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten runs out the clock | 39-46 |