| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sagers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) SG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lasalle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | James Sagers double dribbles | 28-23 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | David Lasalle hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 28-23 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | David Logsdon travels in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico | James Sagers hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 28-23 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits the follow up shot | 30-23 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski is hacked by James Sagers in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Sagers, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), William Jordan (PF), Stanley Simons (C) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon, Kenneth Gardner, Ronald Ehret, James Sagers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Andrew Breen (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Richard Orta (PF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Kevin Brewer, Ray Trojanowski, Pablo Garcia, Daniel Wayt, David Lasalle | |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alex Fray - foul #2 on Alex Fray, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | David Powers steps in front of the Eric Appling pass in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses short on a jump hook from close range | 30-24 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | Richard Orta tips it in | 30-26 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | Eric Appling makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Jordan | 32-26 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Richard Orta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), David Logsdon (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Eric Appling, Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Christopher Monreal (SG), Pablo Garcia (SF), Arthur Inge (PF), David Lasalle (C) David Powers, Andrew Breen, Darren McNeish, Richard Orta, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner connects on the open floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Logsdon | 34-26 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia clanks a shot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ehret (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sagers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Monreal (fresh) SF - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Inge (fresh) C - David Lasalle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski (SG), Daniel Wayt (PF) Kevin Brewer, David Lasalle | |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Monreal | 34-29 |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | Pablo Garcia is called for the reach on Howard Menefee - foul #3 on Pablo Garcia, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Michael Elizalde (SF) Howard Menefee, Kenneth Gardner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), David Lasalle (C) Christopher Monreal, Arthur Inge | |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | James Sagers tips it in | 36-29 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer is fouled on the floor by Eric Appling - foul #3 on Eric Appling, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), William Jordan (PF) David Logsdon, Michael Elizalde, Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Andrew Breen (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Kevin Brewer, Ray Trojanowski, Pablo Garcia, David Lasalle | |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-29 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico | Eric Appling grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | James Sagers hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Darryl Rancourt - foul #1 on Darryl Rancourt, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), David Logsdon (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Stanley Simons (C) Eric Appling, Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Christopher Monreal (SF), Richard Orta (PF), Arthur Inge (C) David Powers, Andrew Breen, Darren McNeish, Daniel Wayt, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Ray Trojanowski | 39-33 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | David Logsdon takes the ball from Ray Trojanowski | 41-33 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-33 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Richard Orta grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge drills a jumper from close range set up by Kevin Brewer | 41-35 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons lays it in set up by Howard Menefee | 43-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sagers (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Simons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Monreal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Orta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Inge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Richard Orta banks in the wide open layup set up by Kevin Brewer | 43-37 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), William Jordan (C) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon, Kenneth Gardner, James Sagers, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Andrew Breen (SG), Pablo Garcia (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), David Lasalle (C) Kevin Brewer, Ray Trojanowski, Christopher Monreal, Richard Orta, Arthur Inge | |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the jump hook from close range set up by Andrew Breen | 43-39 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Powers | 46-41 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | Alex Fray is hacked by Andrew Breen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Breen, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Michael Elizalde (SF), Stanley Simons (C) Eric Appling, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG) David Powers, Andrew Breen | |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Brewer - foul #1 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG) Alex Fray | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darren McNeish (SF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Pablo Garcia, David Lasalle | |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Darren McNeish gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Ehret - foul #2 on Ronald Ehret, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, Michael Elizalde, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Andrew Breen (SG), Pablo Garcia (SF) Kevin Brewer, Ray Trojanowski, Darren McNeish | |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | David Logsdon's pass is intercepted by Andrew Breen in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Powers | 47-45 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | James Sagers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darryl Rancourt - foul #2 on Darryl Rancourt, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), William Jordan (PF) David Logsdon, Christopher Jackson, Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Orta (PF), David Lasalle (C) Daniel Wayt, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | David Lasalle gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | David Powers hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Richard Orta swats the layup by James Sagers | 48-47 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | David Lasalle is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Powers | 48-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Appling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sagers (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Powers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Breen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Orta (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Lasalle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico | Alex Fray is hacked by Andrew Breen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Breen, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), Stanley Simons (C) Eric Appling, Kenneth Gardner, William Jordan, James Sagers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Christopher Monreal (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Arthur Inge (PF) David Powers, Andrew Breen, Pablo Garcia, Richard Orta | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Stanley Simons is called for the reach on Darren McNeish - foul #2 on Stanley Simons, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Michael Elizalde (SF) Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski (SG), Darryl Rancourt (C) Kevin Brewer, David Lasalle | |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Howard Menefee is blocked by Darren McNeish | 48-49 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Darren McNeish gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Inge | 48-52 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | David Logsdon scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Menefee | 51-52 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | David Logsdon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons can't tip it in | 51-55 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Michael Elizalde snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Logsdon (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Elizalde (tiring) PF - Ronald Ehret (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Simons (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Christopher Monreal (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ray Trojanowski (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren McNeish (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Arthur Inge (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Rancourt (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Ray Trojanowski steals it from Howard Menefee | 51-55 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski lays it in | 51-57 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), William Jordan (PF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon, Michael Elizalde, Ronald Ehret, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Andrew Breen (SG), Pablo Garcia (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), David Lasalle (C) Christopher Monreal, Ray Trojanowski, Darren McNeish, Arthur Inge, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Eric Appling travels with the ball | 51-57 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Eric Appling is called for the reach on Kevin Brewer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Appling, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt can't connect on a shot from the left block | 51-57 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | James Sagers gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), David Logsdon (SG), Ronald Ehret (PF) Eric Appling, Alex Fray, William Jordan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski (SG) Andrew Breen | |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | James Sagers comes up short on the runner in the paint | 51-57 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | James Sagers connects on the open jumper from the baseline set up by Howard Menefee | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ray Trojanowski and he's fouled by Ronald Ehret - foul #3 on Ronald Ehret, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | David Logsdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Lasalle | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | David Logsdon is called for the reach on David Lasalle in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Logsdon, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darren McNeish (SF) Pablo Garcia | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Ray Trojanowski is called for the reach on Kenneth Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Trojanowski, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (SF) Darren McNeish | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt is hacked by Howard Menefee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Menefee, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darren McNeish (SF) Pablo Garcia | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Lasalle | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | James Sagers is called for the reach on David Lasalle - foul #2 on James Sagers, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer runs out the clock | 53-64 |