| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Peter Ellington (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dickman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lawson (fresh) PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Charles Odom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gallop (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Brothers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | William Lawson inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jones - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Blair (SG), Garrett Lemaster (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Michael Dickman, David Jackson, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Ed Blair misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Phillip Jones - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Odom (C) Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Ed Blair makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Ed Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | David Wiggins is called for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), Paul Edwards (C) Peter Ellington, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:07 | Colorado State | William Brothers steals it from Paul Edwards | 23-28 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 18:43 | Colorado State | Ed Blair snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Paul Edwards hits the follow up shot | 25-28 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Edwards - foul #2 on Paul Edwards, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), William Harris (SF), David Jackson (PF), Charles Odom (C) Michael Dickman, William Lawson, Garrett Lemaster, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:05 | Colorado State | Charles Odom pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:55 | Colorado State | William Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster (PF) David Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop is hacked by Charles Odom - foul #2 on Charles Odom, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Jackson (PF) Garrett Lemaster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop is fouled on the floor by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), William Lawson (SF), Garrett Lemaster (PF) Peter Ellington, Ed Blair, David Jackson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | William Harris steals the ball from William Brothers | 25-29 |
| 16:25 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman comes up short on the runner from the right block | 25-29 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | William Brothers snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Garrett Lemaster picks off the pass by Phillip Jones | 25-29 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Dickman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lawson (fresh) PF - Garrett Lemaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Odom (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gallop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brothers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | William Brothers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Odom - foul #3 on Charles Odom, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), Ed Blair (SG), David Jackson (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Michael Dickman, William Lawson, Garrett Lemaster, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Singer (SG), Glenn Gibney (SF), Edward Hall (C) Phillip Jones, Nathaniel Gallop, David Wiggins | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | William Brothers makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | William Brothers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 15:15 | Colorado State | Ed Blair misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Glenn Gibney - foul #2 on Glenn Gibney, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Lawson (SF) William Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Myron Benedict (SF) William Brothers | |
| 15:15 | Colorado State | Ed Blair makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:15 | Colorado State | Ed Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Myron Benedict and the foul's on David Jackson - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #5 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Harris (SF), Charles Odom (C) William Lawson, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (SG) Kenneth Jones | |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:25 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), William Lawson (SF), Garrett Lemaster (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Peter Ellington, William Harris, David Jackson, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop (SF) Myron Benedict | |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop misses short on a shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Edward Hall hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 13:41 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-36 |
| 13:39 | Colorado State | Paul Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:21 | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-36 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 31-36 |
| 12:50 | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:31 | Colorado State | Ed Blair comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Anthony Singer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-36 |
| 11:59 | Colorado State | William Lawson gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 11:50 | Colorado State | Nathaniel Gallop is called for the reach on Michael Dickman - foul #2 on Nathaniel Gallop, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), William Harris (SF), David Jackson (PF), Charles Odom (C) Michael Dickman, William Lawson, Garrett Lemaster, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones (PG), Myron Benedict (SF), William Brothers (PF), David Wiggins (C) Anthony Singer, Nathaniel Gallop, Glenn Gibney, Edward Hall | |
| 11:32 | Colorado State | William Harris buries a jump hook in the lane | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Peter Ellington (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ed Blair (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Harris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Odom (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Benedict (fresh) PF - William Brothers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | David Wiggins buries a floater from the baseline | 33-38 |
| 11:01 | Colorado State | Ed Blair makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | William Brothers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Ellington - foul #1 on Peter Ellington, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG) Ed Blair | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Singer (SG), Nathaniel Gallop (SF) Phillip Jones, Myron Benedict | |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | William Brothers misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | William Brothers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:17 | Colorado State | William Harris comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 35-39 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 35-39 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Anthony Singer tips it in | 35-41 |
| 09:27 | Colorado State | William Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Dickman | 37-41 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | David Wiggins blows the wide open layup | 37-41 |
| 09:01 | Colorado State | Charles Odom pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 08:40 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-41 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | William Brothers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | William Brothers is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Singer out of the doubleteam | 37-43 |
| 08:04 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Odom | 40-43 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | William Brothers comes up short on the floater from close range | 40-43 |
| 07:43 | Colorado State | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Blair (PG), William Lawson (SF), Garrett Lemaster (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Peter Ellington, Michael Dickman, David Jackson, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (SG), Myron Benedict (SF), Glenn Gibney (PF), Edward Hall (C) Kenneth Jones, Nathaniel Gallop, William Brothers, David Wiggins | |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney can't throw it down | 40-43 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ed Blair (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Garrett Lemaster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Anthony Singer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Benedict (fresh) PF - Glenn Gibney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | William Harris picks off the pass by Myron Benedict | 40-43 |
| 06:31 | Colorado State | Myron Benedict takes the ball from William Harris | 40-43 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney is fouled on the floor by Paul Edwards - foul #3 on Paul Edwards, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), Charles Odom (C) William Harris, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones (PG), Nathaniel Gallop (SF) Anthony Singer, Myron Benedict | |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 06:05 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Charles Odom | 40-44 |
| 05:44 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Lawson | 43-44 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Lawson - foul #2 on William Lawson, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Wiggins (C) Edward Hall | |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:06 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Brothers (PF) Phillip Jones | |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | David Wiggins is hacked by Garrett Lemaster - foul #4 on Garrett Lemaster, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Harris (SG), David Jackson (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Michael Dickman, Garrett Lemaster, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | David Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:46 | Colorado State | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:27 | Colorado State | Glenn Gibney picks off the pass by William Lawson | 43-47 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on William Lawson - foul #3 on William Lawson, team foul #10 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), Garrett Lemaster (PF), Charles Odom (C) William Harris, David Jackson, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Singer (SG) Nathaniel Gallop | |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-49 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Anthony Singer gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | David Wiggins can't connect on a shot from close range | 43-49 |
| 03:03 | Colorado State | Charles Odom gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ed Blair (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Dickman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Garrett Lemaster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Odom (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Singer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Gibney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Brothers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:42 | Colorado State | Anthony Singer is called for the reach on Michael Dickman - foul #2 on Anthony Singer, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), William Harris (SF), David Jackson (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Michael Dickman, William Lawson, Garrett Lemaster, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (SG), Nathaniel Gallop (SF), Edward Hall (C) Kenneth Jones, Glenn Gibney, David Wiggins | |
| 02:34 | Colorado State | Ed Blair blows the layup | 43-49 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Jones | 43-51 |
| 01:58 | Colorado State | Ed Blair clanks a jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 01:56 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 01:51 | Colorado State | William Harris is hacked by Anthony Singer - foul #3 on Anthony Singer, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), William Lawson (SF), Charles Odom (C) Ed Blair, William Harris, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones (PG), David Wiggins (C) Anthony Singer, Edward Hall | |
| 01:31 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman drills a shot from the right side | 45-51 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:07 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | David Wiggins misses the lay-in | 45-53 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | David Wiggins grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | David Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Charles Odom - foul #4 on Charles Odom, team foul #11 | 45-53 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | David Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | David Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Colorado State | Kenneth Jones picks off the pass by David Jackson | 45-55 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 45-57 |
| 00:26 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 00:24 | Colorado State | William Lawson misses the tip | 45-57 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Wiggins | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones runs out the clock | 45-57 |