| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Tom Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lamothe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is hacked by Charles Marcus - foul #1 on Charles Marcus, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis blows the layup | 25-33 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis snags the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Michael Lamothe swats the short shot by Dwight Cory | 25-33 |
| 19:07 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:56 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus makes the jump hook from close range set up by Aaron Conley | 25-35 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 25-35 |
| 18:31 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:13 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Tom Adams | 25-37 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses the tip | 25-37 |
| 17:49 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 17:31 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes is fouled on the floor by Dwight Cory as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Dwight Cory, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (PF) Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine (SF), Dennis Williams (PF) Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe | |
| 17:18 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 25-37 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | David Casares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski (SG), Thomas Johns (PF) Kevin Kurtz, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), James Flowers (C) Aaron Conley, Charles Marcus, Curtis Haynes | |
| 16:42 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo loses the ball out of bounds | 25-37 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski is fouled on the floor by Harvey Devine - foul #2 on Harvey Devine, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Stanley Davis (SF) Szczesny Buczynski, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF) Harvey Devine, James Flowers | |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Robert Jackson steps in front of the Brian Holmes pass | 25-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Crespo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tom Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lamothe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Crespo | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Robert Jackson steps in front of the Vincent Shelton pass in the backcourt | 25-39 |
| 15:17 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jason Crespo | 25-41 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 14:38 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket | 28-43 |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-43 |
| 14:07 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Michael Lamothe | 28-43 |
| 14:03 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Tom Adams | 28-45 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton is hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Szczesny Buczynski (SG), Gabriel Marino (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Charles Marcus (SG), Harvey Devine (SF), James Flowers (PF), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, Jason Crespo, Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe, Dennis Williams | |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns travels with the ball | 28-45 |
| 13:13 | Pittsburgh | James Flowers comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-45 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino is hacked by James Flowers - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #4 | 28-45 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Johns | 30-45 |
| 12:24 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes scores on a runner from the baseline | 30-47 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 32-47 |
| 11:54 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Aaron Conley | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-49 |
| 11:38 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Harvey Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Flowers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes can't throw it down | 32-49 |
| 11:30 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Marcus | 32-49 |
| 11:14 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes misses the dunk attempt | 32-49 |
| 11:12 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine tips it home | 32-51 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Flowers - foul #2 on James Flowers, team foul #5 | 32-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (C) Kevin Kurtz, Szczesny Buczynski, Gabriel Marino, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF) Harvey Devine, James Flowers | |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 10:39 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe is fouled on the floor by David Casares - foul #3 on David Casares, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG) Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), Dennis Williams (C) Aaron Conley, Charles Marcus, Curtis Haynes | |
| 10:26 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams dunks the ball set up by Robert Jackson | 33-53 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski's floater is tipped away by Tom Adams | 33-53 |
| 10:00 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 33-53 |
| 09:46 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-56 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-56 |
| 09:33 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| 09:19 | Pittsburgh | Moshe Suski takes the ball from Tom Adams | 33-56 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski comes up short on the runner from close range | 33-56 |
| 09:08 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 09:03 | Pittsburgh | Moshe Suski blocks the short jumper by Robert Jackson | 33-56 |
| 09:02 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams hits the follow up shot | 33-58 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stanley Davis | 36-58 |
| 08:35 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Lamothe and the foul's on Moshe Suski - foul #3 on Moshe Suski, team foul #3 | 36-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Szczesny Buczynski (SG), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Charles Marcus (SG), Harvey Devine (SF), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, Jason Crespo, Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe | |
| 08:35 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams makes the free throw | 36-61 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-61 |
| 08:10 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams snags the defensive board | 36-61 |
| 07:56 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Dwight Cory - foul #4 on Dwight Cory, team foul #4 | 36-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino (SF), Thomas Johns (PF) David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Flowers (PF) Dennis Williams | |
| 07:56 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 07:56 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns gets the rebound | 36-62 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski knocks in the shot from the baseline | 38-62 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Harvey Devine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Flowers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Flowers | 38-64 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Johns | 40-64 |
| 07:10 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-64 |
| 07:09 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes tips it home | 40-66 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-66 |
| 06:59 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-66 |
| 06:55 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-66 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Szczesny Buczynski | 40-66 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Conley - foul #1 on Aaron Conley, team foul #6 | 40-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Stanley Davis (SF) Szczesny Buczynski, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF) Harvey Devine, James Flowers | |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Kurtz | 42-66 |
| 06:24 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Aaron Conley | 42-68 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Johns | 45-68 |
| 06:06 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Johns - foul #2 on Thomas Johns, team foul #5 | 45-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Casares (PF), Moshe Suski (C) Thomas Johns, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 06:06 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 06:06 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski double dribbles | 45-70 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG) Kevin Kurtz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 05:41 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Brian Holmes - foul #1 on Brian Holmes, team foul #6 | 45-72 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Dennis Williams (C) Aaron Conley, Curtis Haynes | |
| 05:41 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus makes the free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #7 | 45-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo (SG) Charles Marcus | |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:22 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-73 |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams hits a wide open shot from the right side set up by Robert Jackson | 45-75 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton is called for traveling | 45-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Thomas Johns (PF) Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Harvey Devine (SF), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe | |
| 04:26 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo is fouled on the floor by Vincent Shelton - foul #2 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #7 | 45-75 |
| 04:26 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo makes the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 04:26 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns gets the rebound | 45-76 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 45-76 |
| 04:12 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-76 |
| 04:05 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Conley | 45-79 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-79 |
| 03:59 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 45-79 |
| 03:34 | Pittsburgh | A charge is called on Curtis Haynes - foul #2 on Curtis Haynes, team foul #8 | 45-79 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski (SG), Stanley Davis (SF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus (SG), James Flowers (PF) Jason Crespo, Dennis Williams | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Harvey Devine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Flowers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dwight Cory | 47-79 |
| 03:19 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus dunks the ball on a nice dish by Aaron Conley | 47-81 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski misses the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Marcus - foul #2 on Charles Marcus, team foul #9 | 47-81 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Billy Watson (C) Curtis Haynes | |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 48-81 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 03:01 | Pittsburgh | Billy Watson misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-81 |
| 02:59 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine tips it in | 49-83 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-83 |
| 02:44 | Pittsburgh | Billy Watson pulls down the rebound | 49-83 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Marcus | 49-86 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Davis | 51-86 |
| 02:12 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Johns - foul #3 on Thomas Johns, team foul #8 | 51-86 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (PF) Kevin Kurtz, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF), Curtis Haynes (C) Harvey Devine, James Flowers, Billy Watson | |
| 02:12 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley misses the 1st free throw | 51-86 |
| 02:12 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-87 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Curtis Haynes - foul #3 on Curtis Haynes, team foul #10 | 51-87 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF) Brian Holmes, David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 52-87 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-87 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus is open but misses the lay-in | 53-87 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns gets the rebound | 53-87 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-87 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns grabs the offensive rebound | 53-87 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-87 |
| 00:49 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Tom Adams | 53-87 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Kevin Kurtz is called for the reach on Aaron Conley - foul #1 on Kevin Kurtz, team foul #9 | 53-87 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG) Szczesny Buczynski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley makes the 1st free throw | 53-88 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-89 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory can't throw it down | 53-89 |
| 00:12 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley grabs the board | 53-89 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley runs out the clock | 53-89 |