| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Derek Hope (fresh) SG - John Gasaway (fresh) SF - John Farris (fresh) PF - Samuel Grimm (fresh) C - Ronald Bias (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) PF - Earl Love (fresh) C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | John Gasaway connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Farris | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Kevin Jamar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Samford | Earl Love misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Kevin Jamar tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Samuel Grimm, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Earl Love connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Keith King | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Derek Hope can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Kenneth Graff grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Keith King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Derek Hope comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ricardo Marquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Derek Hope misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Derek Hope makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Earl Love is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | John Gasaway hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Derek Hope | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Keith King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (SF), Jeffrey Cheatham (PF), Clarence Brown (C) John Farris, Samuel Grimm, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | John Gasaway hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Derek Hope | 8-4 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Derek Hope (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gasaway (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mathew Fletcher (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fresh) C - Clarence Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) PF - Earl Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Kenneth Graff scores on a 3 from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown connects on the turnaround near the basket | 10-7 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Kevin Jamar connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Graff | 10-9 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Derek Hope is whistled for a carry | 10-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF), Samuel Grimm (PF), Ronald Bias (C) Derek Hope, John Gasaway, Jeffrey Cheatham, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Jerry Westerlund (SF), Curtis Wilkes (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Kevin Jamar | |
| 14:33 | Samford | Lonnie Busch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias can't throw it down but he's hacked by Curtis Wilkes - foul #1 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 11-9 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Lance Kemp and he's fouled by Curtis Wilkes - foul #2 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gasaway (SG) Lance Kemp | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG) Curtis Wilkes | |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Lonnie Busch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund tips it home | 14-11 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Kevin Pike picks off the pass by Mathew Fletcher in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham misses long on a shot from the right side | 14-11 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Kevin Pike snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | John Gasaway is fouled on the floor by Kevin Pike - foul #1 on Kevin Pike, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), Jeffrey Cheatham (SF), Clarence Brown (PF) Mathew Fletcher, John Farris, Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Earl Love (PF), Kevin Jamar (C) Roderick Straub, Kevin Pike, Ralph Cheatham, Jerry Westerlund, Lonnie Busch | |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | John Gasaway misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ricardo Marquez - foul #2 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (SG) Ricardo Marquez | |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | John Gasaway makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | John Gasaway misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Kevin Jamar grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Kevin Jamar comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 15-13 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Derek Hope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gasaway (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fresh) PF - Clarence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Bias (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | John Gasaway buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cheatham | 18-15 |
| 11:21 | Samford | Derek Hope steals it from Earl Love | 18-15 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | John Gasaway banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derek Hope | 20-15 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Earl Love scores on a shot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | John Gasaway clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Derek Hope pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown tips it home | 22-17 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Clarence Brown denies the turnaround by Kenneth Graff | 22-17 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Bias | 25-17 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Earl Love knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Graff | 25-20 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | John Gasaway misses short on a shot from the left side | 25-20 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Kevin Jamar snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Kenneth Graff hits a floater from the right wing set up by Keith King and the foul's on Clarence Brown - foul #1 on Clarence Brown, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG), Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF), Samuel Grimm (PF) Derek Hope, John Gasaway, Jeffrey Cheatham, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Jerry Westerlund, Kevin Jamar | |
| 08:47 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Ralph Cheatham is called for the reach on Mathew Fletcher - foul #1 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG) Kenneth Graff | |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lance Kemp and he's fouled by Lonnie Busch - foul #1 on Lonnie Busch, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias misses the free throw | 27-23 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Earl Love pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Roderick Straub is whistled for traveling | 27-23 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Fletcher (fresh) SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Farris (fresh) PF - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Bias (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roderick Straub (fresh) SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) SF - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) PF - Earl Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Lonnie Busch (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm tips it but misses | 27-23 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher tips it in | 29-23 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Samuel Grimm steals the ball from Kevin Pike | 29-23 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Lance Kemp misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Roderick Straub - foul #1 on Roderick Straub, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), Clarence Brown (C) Mathew Fletcher, Ronald Bias | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Kevin Jamar (C) Roderick Straub, Kevin Pike, Earl Love | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Lance Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Lance Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Lonnie Busch is fouled on the floor by Samuel Grimm - foul #2 on Samuel Grimm, team foul #3 | 31-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gasaway (SG), Jeffrey Cheatham (PF) Lance Kemp, Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (PF) Lonnie Busch | |
| 05:59 | Samford | Derek Hope is called for the reach on Jerry Westerlund - foul #1 on Derek Hope, team foul #4 | 31-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (SF) John Farris | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Pike (SG) Ralph Cheatham | |
| 05:46 | Samford | John Gasaway takes the ball from Kevin Pike | 31-23 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Derek Hope is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Pike - foul #2 on Kevin Pike, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Love (PF) Kevin Pike | |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Derek Hope makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Derek Hope makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Gasaway - foul #1 on John Gasaway, team foul #5 | 33-23 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 05:20 | Samford | The refs have stopped play. Earl Love is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (SG) Earl Love | |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Derek Hope | 35-25 |
| 04:35 | Samford | The short jumper by Jerry Westerlund is denied by Jeffrey Cheatham | 35-25 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Clarence Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Hope | 37-25 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham is hacked by John Gasaway - foul #2 on John Gasaway, team foul #6 | 37-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF) John Gasaway, Mathew Fletcher | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), Lonnie Busch (PF) Keith King, Ralph Cheatham | |
| 03:59 | Samford | Clarence Brown picks off the pass by Kevin Jamar | 37-25 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham connects on the floater from the right side set up by Lance Kemp and the foul's on Roderick Straub - foul #2 on Roderick Straub, team foul #10 | 39-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Gasaway (PG), Samuel Grimm (C) Derek Hope, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Ricardo Marquez (SG), Curtis Wilkes (PF) Jerry Westerlund, Kevin Jamar | |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham makes the free throw | 40-25 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Gasaway (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Lance Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Farris (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. C - Samuel Grimm (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roderick Straub (fresh) SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) SF - Kenneth Graff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) C - Lonnie Busch (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes lays it up and in set up by Roderick Straub | 40-27 |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham can't finish the layup but the foul's on Curtis Wilkes - foul #3 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #11 | 40-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher (PG) Lance Kemp | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Ralph Cheatham (SF), Earl Love (PF) Roderick Straub, Kenneth Graff, Curtis Wilkes | |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Earl Love snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Earl Love hits the follow up shot | 41-29 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | John Gasaway clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 02:13 | Samford | Lonnie Busch pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Mathew Fletcher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mathew Fletcher, team foul #7 | 41-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Derek Hope (PG), Ronald Bias (C) John Farris, Jeffrey Cheatham | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Jamar (C) Lonnie Busch | |
| 01:16 | Samford | Earl Love misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Keith King tips it back up and in | 41-31 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | John Gasaway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Samuel Grimm tips it back up and in | 43-31 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Kevin Jamar misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Bias - foul #1 on Ronald Bias, team foul #8 | 43-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clarence Brown (PF) Samuel Grimm | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Graff (SF), Jerry Westerlund (PF) Ralph Cheatham, Earl Love | |
| 00:54 | Samford | Kevin Jamar misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Kevin Jamar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | John Gasaway drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Derek Hope | 46-32 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Kenneth Graff is hacked by Clarence Brown - foul #2 on Clarence Brown, team foul #9 | 46-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lance Kemp (SG), John Farris (SF) John Gasaway, Mathew Fletcher | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), Lonnie Busch (PF) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez | |
| 00:15 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Lonnie Busch steals the ball from Lance Kemp | 46-34 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Kevin Jamar misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Ronald Bias pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |