| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Kinard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Beardsley (fresh) 9 pts. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Oluhyode Suleiman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Streater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Wright (fresh) PF - Fyodor Mrozinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Norris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Kinard | 28-23 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | George Beardsley misses the lay-in | 28-23 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | David Norris pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Fyodor Mrozinski knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Oluhyode Suleiman | 28-25 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Frank Smith drills a fadeaway from the left side | 30-25 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | Oluhyode Suleiman misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-25 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Fyodor Mrozinski tips it in | 30-27 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Stephen Streater steals the ball from Frank Smith | 30-27 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | Stephen Streater lays it up and in | 30-29 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Frank Smith hits a jumper near the basket | 32-29 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | George Beardsley takes the ball from Sean Wright | 32-29 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Frank Smith is hacked by Fyodor Mrozinski - foul #1 on Fyodor Mrozinski, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Myers (SG), Robert Even (SF), John Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rosenthal (C) Rodney Jordan, Mark Kinard, George Beardsley, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | John Edwards is hacked by Fyodor Mrozinski - foul #2 on Fyodor Mrozinski, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Reynaldo Lopez (SF) Sean Wright | |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | David Norris swats the dunk try by John Edwards | 32-29 |
| 16:12 | North Carolina | John Edwards tips it home | 34-29 |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Kenneth Rosenthal swats the shot by Stephen Streater | 34-29 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Even (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosenthal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Oluhyode Suleiman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Streater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fyodor Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Norris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack tips it home | 36-29 |
| 15:25 | Columbia | Oluhyode Suleiman is fouled in the backcourt by Mickey Slack - foul #2 on Mickey Slack, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Powell (PG), Rodney Jordan (SG), Mark Kinard (SF), George Beardsley (PF) Mickey Slack, Daniel Myers, Robert Even, Kenneth Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Columbia | Vyacheslav Cieszynski (PG), Johnie Ellison (SG) Oluhyode Suleiman, Stephen Streater | |
| 15:12 | Columbia | David Norris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Smith (C) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Wright (SF) Reynaldo Lopez | |
| 15:12 | Columbia | David Norris makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:12 | Columbia | David Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Sean Wright misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Kinard | 39-31 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Scott Powell | 41-31 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | George Beardsley is called for the reach on Johnie Ellison - foul #3 on George Beardsley, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Streater (SG) Johnie Ellison | |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Stephen Streater misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Scott Powell snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | George Beardsley misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-31 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | David Norris gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:12 | Columbia | David Norris misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodney Jordan - foul #1 on Rodney Jordan, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mickey Slack (PG), Daniel Myers (SG), Robert Even (SF), John Edwards (C) Scott Powell, Rodney Jordan, Mark Kinard, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Oluhyode Suleiman (PG), Reynaldo Lopez (SF) Vyacheslav Cieszynski, Sean Wright | |
| 13:12 | Columbia | David Norris makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:12 | Columbia | David Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers's layup is rejected by Fyodor Mrozinski | 41-32 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Robert Even tips it but misses | 41-32 |
| 12:52 | Columbia | David Norris gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Stephen Streater scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Fyodor Mrozinski and he's hacked by Daniel Myers - foul #1 on Daniel Myers, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal (C) George Beardsley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Goran Kaliszewski (PF) Fyodor Mrozinski | |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Stephen Streater makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Oluhyode Suleiman steps in front of the Mickey Slack pass | 41-35 |
| 12:09 | Columbia | Reynaldo Lopez dunks the ball on a nice dish by Oluhyode Suleiman | 41-37 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Lopez | 41-37 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Stephen Streater drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Reynaldo Lopez | 41-39 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 41-39 |
| 11:32 | Columbia | Reynaldo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Even (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Rosenthal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Oluhyode Suleiman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Streater (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Goran Kaliszewski (fresh) C - David Norris (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Columbia | David Norris makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Oluhyode Suleiman | 41-41 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Stephen Streater can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 10:44 | Columbia | Reynaldo Lopez gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:25 | Columbia | Stephen Streater scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal loses the dribble to Goran Kaliszewski | 44-44 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Stephen Streater clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Robert Even snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 08:52 | Columbia | David Norris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Robert Even grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | Reynaldo Lopez grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 07:50 | Columbia | Stephen Streater clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Robert Even pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Daniel Myers is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Powell (PG), Rodney Jordan (SG), Mark Kinard (SF), George Beardsley (PF), Frank Smith (C) Mickey Slack, Daniel Myers, Robert Even, John Edwards, Kenneth Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Columbia | Vyacheslav Cieszynski (PG), Johnie Ellison (SG), Sean Wright (SF), Fyodor Mrozinski (PF) Oluhyode Suleiman, Stephen Streater, Reynaldo Lopez, David Norris | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Scott Powell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Kinard (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Beardsley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Vyacheslav Cieszynski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnie Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Wright (fresh) PF - Fyodor Mrozinski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Goran Kaliszewski (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Sean Wright misses the dunk but the foul's on Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Sean Wright makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Sean Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Scott Powell hits a floater from the left wing set up by Mark Kinard and he's fouled by Fyodor Mrozinski - foul #3 on Fyodor Mrozinski, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Scott Powell makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Goran Kaliszewski's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Kinard | 50-46 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Powell and the foul's on Johnie Ellison - foul #2 on Johnie Ellison, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:47 | Columbia | Fyodor Mrozinski's floater is tipped away by Frank Smith | 53-46 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Goran Kaliszewski gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Columbia | Vyacheslav Cieszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard grabs the board | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Mark Kinard double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 53-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mickey Slack (PG) Scott Powell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Oluhyode Suleiman (PG) Vyacheslav Cieszynski | |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Oluhyode Suleiman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-46 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Goran Kaliszewski misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Wright | 53-46 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Goran Kaliszewski misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal (C) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Streater (SG) Johnie Ellison | |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Goran Kaliszewski misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Goran Kaliszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Kenneth Rosenthal gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | George Beardsley connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Sean Wright - foul #3 on Sean Wright, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Myers (SG), Robert Even (SF) Rodney Jordan, Mark Kinard | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Norris (C) Goran Kaliszewski | |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | George Beardsley makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:07 | Columbia | Stephen Streater drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Oluhyode Suleiman | 56-49 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Stephen Streater gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Sean Wright misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Robert Even grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mickey Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Myers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Even (fresh) 6 reb. PF - George Beardsley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Rosenthal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Oluhyode Suleiman (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Streater (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Fyodor Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Norris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | George Beardsley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mickey Slack | 58-49 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Stephen Streater misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | David Norris grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Oluhyode Suleiman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | David Norris hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rodney Jordan (SG), Mark Kinard (SF), Frank Smith (C) Daniel Myers, Robert Even, Kenneth Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | George Beardsley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on George Beardsley, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Edwards (PF) George Beardsley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Reynaldo Lopez (SF) Sean Wright | |
| 01:58 | Columbia | John Edwards is called for the reach on Fyodor Mrozinski - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Beardsley (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Wright (SF) Reynaldo Lopez | |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Fyodor Mrozinski makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Fyodor Mrozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Stephen Streater is called for the reach on Mark Kinard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Streater, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack is hacked by Fyodor Mrozinski - foul #4 on Fyodor Mrozinski, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Fyodor Mrozinski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | David Norris is denied on a layup by Frank Smith | 59-53 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | Stephen Streater grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:30 | Columbia | Sean Wright connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Streater - foul #2 on Stephen Streater, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Mickey Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Sean Wright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Fyodor Mrozinski hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | George Beardsley dunks the ball | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Stephen Streater misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Rodney Jordan | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Stephen Streater is called for the reach on Rodney Jordan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Streater, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Myers (SG) George Beardsley | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Rodney Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Rodney Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Fyodor Mrozinski snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Stephen Streater can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Sean Wright gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | The clock runs out | 63-57 |