| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Derek Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Conyers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Maldanado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Peachey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Fallin (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Gerald Forman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Justin Hedman (fresh) C - Gary Guillen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | William Maldanado inbounds the ball | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Murray State | William Peachey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Tony Fallin | 33-53 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | William Maldanado's pass is intercepted by Justin Hedman in the backcourt | 33-53 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-53 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | William Maldanado gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 19:00 | Murray State | William Maldanado hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from James Cox | 35-53 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Forman | 35-55 |
| 18:37 | Murray State | William Maldanado scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Conyers | 38-55 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen tips it home | 38-57 |
| 18:08 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-57 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Seth Atkins | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Derek Stokes can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Guillen - foul #2 on Gary Guillen, team foul #1 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Claude Green (SG), Dale Griffin (SF), Bruce Marks (PF), Wayne Duncan (C) Kevin Conyers, William Maldanado, William Peachey, James Cox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Douglas Toll (SG), David Merchant (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Melvin Levy (C) Seth Atkins, Tony Fallin, Gerald Forman, Justin Hedman, Gary Guillen | |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Derek Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Derek Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Melvin Levy grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | David Merchant misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Wayne Duncan - foul #1 on Wayne Duncan, team foul #1 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Wunder (PG) Derek Stokes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | David Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 17:21 | Murray State | Claude Green grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 17:17 | Murray State | Bruce Marks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-60 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane is fouled on the floor by Dale Griffin - foul #2 on Dale Griffin, team foul #2 | 39-60 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll clanks a shot from the right side | 39-60 |
| 16:47 | Murray State | Wayne Duncan gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 16:44 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kane is called for the reach on Bruce Marks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kane, team foul #2 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terry Charnoski (SG), William Peachey (PF) Dale Griffin, Wayne Duncan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Goodfellow (SF), Justin Hedman (PF) David Merchant, Jeffrey Kane | |
| 16:37 | Murray State | William Peachey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-62 |
| 16:29 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Wunder, team foul #3 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Backman (PG), William Maldanado (SF) Bobby Wunder, Claude Green | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG), Gary Guillen (C) Douglas Toll, Melvin Levy | |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | William Maldanado picks off the pass by Justin Hedman | 39-62 |
| 16:14 | Murray State | John Goodfellow steals the ball from Terry Charnoski in the backcourt | 39-62 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte grabs the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Terry Charnoski - foul #3 on Terry Charnoski, team foul #4 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Cox (C) Bruce Marks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Jeffrey Kane (PF) Earl Whyte, Justin Hedman | |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 16:00 | Murray State | William Peachey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Charles Backman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Charnoski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Maldanado (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Peachey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Fallin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goodfellow (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Guillen (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Murray State | William Maldanado loses the dribble to Seth Atkins | 39-63 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins is hacked by Charles Backman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Backman, team foul #5 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Conyers (SG), Claude Green (SF) Terry Charnoski, William Maldanado | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Merchant (SF), Melvin Levy (C) John Goodfellow, Gary Guillen | |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Fallin | 39-66 |
| 15:35 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers is hacked by Tony Fallin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Fallin, team foul #3 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Wunder (PG) Charles Backman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Toll (SG) Tony Fallin | |
| 15:27 | Murray State | William Peachey makes the shot from the right wing set up by Claude Green | 41-66 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | William Peachey swats the short shot by Douglas Toll | 41-66 |
| 14:57 | Murray State | William Peachey grabs the board | 41-66 |
| 14:40 | Murray State | William Peachey is hacked by Melvin Levy - foul #3 on Melvin Levy, team foul #4 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | Derek Stokes (PG), Terry Charnoski (SG), Dale Griffin (SF), Wayne Duncan (C) Bobby Wunder, Kevin Conyers, William Peachey, James Cox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), Gerald Forman (SF), John Goodfellow (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Douglas Toll, David Merchant, Jeffrey Kane, Melvin Levy | |
| 14:27 | Murray State | Terry Charnoski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-66 |
| 14:25 | Murray State | Dale Griffin grabs the offensive board | 41-66 |
| 14:06 | Murray State | Derek Stokes connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-66 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Forman | 44-69 |
| 13:41 | Murray State | John Goodfellow steps in front of the Dale Griffin pass | 44-69 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Claude Green - foul #2 on Claude Green, team foul #6 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Backman (PG), Kevin Conyers (SG), William Maldanado (SF), William Peachey (PF), Bruce Marks (C) Derek Stokes, Terry Charnoski, Dale Griffin, Claude Green, Wayne Duncan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Toll (SG), Justin Hedman (PF) Tony Fallin, John Goodfellow | |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen misses the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 13:15 | Murray State | Douglas Toll steals it from Charles Backman | 44-70 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman misses the dunk | 44-70 |
| 13:09 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Earl Whyte - foul #3 on Earl Whyte, team foul #5 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Melvin Levy (C) Earl Whyte, Gary Guillen | |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 13:04 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-70 |
| 12:45 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Charles Backman | 46-70 |
| 12:41 | Murray State | William Peachey knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Melvin Levy - foul #4 on Melvin Levy, team foul #6 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Wunder (PG), Dale Griffin (SG) Charles Backman, Kevin Conyers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG), David Merchant (SF) Douglas Toll, Gerald Forman | |
| 12:41 | Murray State | William Peachey makes the free throw | 49-70 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Seth Atkins | 49-72 |
| 12:03 | Murray State | William Peachey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-72 |
| 12:02 | Murray State | William Peachey tips it in | 51-72 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Bobby Wunder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Maldanado (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Peachey (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Marks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Fallin (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Merchant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Hedman (tiring) C - Melvin Levy (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:40 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-72 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman tips it home | 51-74 |
| 11:25 | Murray State | Dale Griffin can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-74 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman snags the defensive board | 51-74 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman travels in the backcourt | 51-74 |
| Subs | Murray State | Derek Stokes (PG), Kevin Conyers (SG), Claude Green (PF), James Cox (C) Bobby Wunder, Dale Griffin, William Peachey, Bruce Marks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Douglas Toll (SG), Gerald Forman (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Tony Fallin, David Merchant, Justin Hedman, Melvin Levy | |
| 11:05 | Murray State | William Maldanado hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-74 |
| 11:03 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers grabs the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 10:58 | Murray State | Claude Green can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-74 |
| 10:56 | Murray State | Claude Green snags the offensive board | 51-74 |
| 10:45 | Murray State | William Maldanado connects on the jumper in the paint | 53-74 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-74 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terry Charnoski (SG), Wayne Duncan (C) Kevin Conyers, James Cox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Goodfellow (SF) Gerald Forman | |
| 10:31 | Murray State | Claude Green misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Guillen - foul #3 on Gary Guillen, team foul #7 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bruce Marks (PF) William Maldanado | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:31 | Murray State | Claude Green makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 10:31 | Murray State | Claude Green misses the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane grabs the board | 54-74 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Whyte | 54-76 |
| 10:09 | Murray State | Jeffrey Kane picks off the pass by Wayne Duncan | 54-76 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Derek Stokes picks off the pass by John Goodfellow | 54-76 |
| 09:24 | Murray State | Claude Green hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 09:06 | Murray State | Bruce Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 09:01 | Murray State | Claude Green misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-76 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Derek Stokes hits the follow up shot | 59-76 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-76 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Kane tips it home | 59-78 |
| 08:14 | Murray State | Claude Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Claude Green is called for the reach on John Goodfellow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claude Green, team foul #7 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Wunder (PG), Kevin Conyers (SG), Dale Griffin (SF), William Peachey (PF), James Cox (C) Derek Stokes, Terry Charnoski, Claude Green, Bruce Marks, Wayne Duncan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Forman (PG), Tony Fallin (SG), David Merchant (SF), Melvin Levy (C) Earl Whyte, Douglas Toll, Jeffrey Kane, Gary Guillen | |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | John Goodfellow misses the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 08:12 | Murray State | William Peachey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 08:05 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Conyers | 65-78 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | David Merchant is hacked by Kevin Conyers - foul #3 on Kevin Conyers, team foul #8 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Justin Hedman (PF) John Goodfellow | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Bobby Wunder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Conyers (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Peachey (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Cox (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Gerald Forman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tony Fallin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Hedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Levy (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-80 |
| 07:38 | Murray State | Dale Griffin grabs the offensive board | 65-80 |
| 07:29 | Murray State | William Peachey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-80 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Melvin Levy grabs the board | 65-80 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin comes up short on the floater from the left side | 65-80 |
| 07:21 | Murray State | The rebound goes to James Cox | 65-80 |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Justin Hedman - foul #1 on Justin Hedman, team foul #8 | 65-80 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Maldanado (SF) Kevin Conyers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG) David Merchant | |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder makes the 1st free throw | 66-80 |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder makes the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Melvin Levy | 67-83 |
| 06:35 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Maldanado | 69-83 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Dale Griffin is called for the reach on Seth Atkins - foul #3 on Dale Griffin, team foul #9 | 69-83 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Backman (PG), Kevin Conyers (SG) Bobby Wunder, Dale Griffin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:20 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-83 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-84 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-85 |
| 06:17 | Murray State | Charles Backman is hacked by Seth Atkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Seth Atkins, team foul #9 | 69-85 |
| Subs | Murray State | Derek Stokes (PG) William Peachey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Merchant (SF) Gerald Forman | |
| 06:17 | Murray State | Charles Backman makes the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 06:17 | Murray State | Charles Backman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-85 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Backman - foul #3 on Charles Backman, team foul #10 | 71-85 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Peachey (PF), Bruce Marks (C) Charles Backman, James Cox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman makes the 1st free throw | 71-86 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-87 |
| 05:52 | Murray State | Derek Stokes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-87 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | David Merchant gets the rebound | 71-87 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Derek Stokes is called for the reach on Seth Atkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derek Stokes, team foul #11 | 71-87 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terry Charnoski (SG) Kevin Conyers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Toll (SG) Tony Fallin | |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 71-88 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 71-88 |
| 05:47 | Murray State | Bruce Marks grabs the board | 71-88 |
| 05:37 | Murray State | Bruce Marks scores on a runner near the basket | 73-88 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | David Merchant is hacked by William Maldanado - foul #2 on William Maldanado, team foul #12 | 73-88 |
| Subs | Murray State | Charles Backman (PG), Wayne Duncan (C) Derek Stokes, Bruce Marks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), Jeffrey Kane (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Seth Atkins, Justin Hedman, Melvin Levy | |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | David Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 73-90 |
| 05:16 | Murray State | Charles Backman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 73-90 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Forman (SF) David Merchant | |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte is fouled on the floor by Charles Backman - foul #4 on Charles Backman, team foul #13 | 73-90 |
| Subs | Murray State | Dale Griffin (SG), Claude Green (PF) Terry Charnoski, William Peachey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG) Douglas Toll | |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte makes the 1st free throw | 73-91 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte makes the 2nd free throw | 73-92 |
| 04:49 | Murray State | Claude Green blows the layup | 73-92 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte pulls down the rebound | 73-92 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Claude Green steals it from Tony Fallin | 73-92 |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Dale Griffin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-92 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Guillen | 73-92 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the jumper in the lane set up by Gary Guillen and he's hacked by Charles Backman - foul #5 on Charles Backman, team foul #14 | 73-94 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Wunder (PG), Kevin Conyers (SG), Bruce Marks (PF), James Cox (C) Charles Backman, William Maldanado, Claude Green, Wayne Duncan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG), Justin Hedman (PF), Melvin Levy (C) Earl Whyte, Jeffrey Kane, Gary Guillen | |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the free throw | 73-95 |
| 04:10 | Murray State | James Cox connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Justin Hedman - foul #2 on Justin Hedman, team foul #10 | 75-95 |
| Subs | Murray State | Derek Stokes (PG) Bobby Wunder | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Douglas Toll (SG), John Goodfellow (SF) Tony Fallin, Gerald Forman | |
| 04:10 | Murray State | James Cox misses the free throw | 75-95 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Melvin Levy | 75-95 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Derek Stokes steps in front of the Seth Atkins pass in the backcourt | 75-95 |
| 04:01 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-95 |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | John Goodfellow grabs the defensive rebound | 75-95 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-95 |
| 03:53 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll snags the offensive board | 75-95 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Derek Stokes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Conyers (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Griffin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Marks (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cox (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Seth Atkins (tired) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Toll (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goodfellow (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Justin Hedman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Levy (tired) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 75-95 |
| 03:42 | Murray State | Dale Griffin grabs the board | 75-95 |
| 03:40 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-95 |
| Subs | Murray State | Terry Charnoski (SG), Claude Green (SF), William Peachey (PF) Kevin Conyers, Dale Griffin, Bruce Marks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Whyte (PG), David Merchant (SF), Jeffrey Kane (PF) Seth Atkins, John Goodfellow, Justin Hedman | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 75-95 |
| 03:26 | Murray State | The rebound goes to James Cox | 75-95 |
| 03:08 | Murray State | James Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-95 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Douglas Toll grabs the defensive rebound | 75-95 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte's pass is intercepted by Derek Stokes | 75-95 |
| 02:50 | Murray State | Claude Green loses the ball out of bounds | 75-95 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Wunder (PG), Dale Griffin (SF), Bruce Marks (PF), Wayne Duncan (C) Derek Stokes, Claude Green, William Peachey, James Cox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Fallin (SG), Gerald Forman (SF), Justin Hedman (PF), Gary Guillen (C) Douglas Toll, David Merchant, Jeffrey Kane, Melvin Levy | |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Bruce Marks steps in front of the Justin Hedman pass in the backcourt | 75-95 |
| 02:30 | Murray State | Wayne Duncan hits a jump hook in the paint | 77-95 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Whyte | 77-97 |
| 01:59 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 77-97 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte pulls down the rebound | 77-97 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-97 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Earl Whyte grabs the offensive board | 77-97 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Duncan | 77-97 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman grabs the offensive rebound | 77-97 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Tony Fallin misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 77-97 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Justin Hedman tips it back up and in | 77-99 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Gary Guillen is called for the reach on Bobby Wunder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Guillen, team foul #11 | 77-99 |
| Subs | Murray State | Claude Green (SG) Terry Charnoski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Seth Atkins (PG) Earl Whyte | |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder makes the 1st free throw | 78-99 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder makes the 2nd free throw | 79-99 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Gary Guillen makes the wide open shot from close range set up by Seth Atkins | 79-101 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Murray State | Dale Griffin misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 79-101 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Gerald Forman gets the rebound | 79-101 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins is alone and drills a jumper from the left side | 79-103 |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Seth Atkins steps in front of the Bobby Wunder pass in the backcourt | 79-103 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins lays it up and in | 79-105 |
| 00:19 | Murray State | Dale Griffin's pass is intercepted by Gerald Forman | 79-105 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Forman | 79-107 |
| 00:09 | Murray State | Wayne Duncan knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 81-107 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Seth Atkins runs out the clock | 81-107 |