| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Michael Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garry Otero (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Engels (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Vaughn Keasler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maine | Paul Engels inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Maine | Garry Otero hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz is hacked by Richard Hill - foul #2 on Richard Hill, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz lays it up and in | 32-26 |
| 18:50 | Maine | Dwight Cory takes the ball from Vaughn Keasler | 32-26 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 18:17 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 32-26 |
| 18:16 | Maine | Vaughn Keasler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:11 | Maine | Garry Otero misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dwight Cory - foul #3 on Dwight Cory, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:11 | Maine | Garry Otero misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:11 | Maine | Garry Otero makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 17:45 | Maine | Michael Murray pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:32 | Maine | Michael Murray buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Hill | 32-29 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis can't finish the layup | 32-29 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory tips it back up and in | 34-29 |
| 16:46 | Maine | Garry Otero connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Murray | 34-31 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns loses the ball out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Szczesny Buczynski (SG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (PF) Kevin Kurtz, Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Maine | Byron Bromberg (PG), Paul Lynch (SG), Roger Johnston (SF), John Fischer (PF), Pavel Mokriski (C) Michael Murray, Garry Otero, Paul Engels, Richard Hill, Vaughn Keasler | |
| 16:09 | Maine | David Casares denies the turnaround by John Fischer | 34-31 |
| 16:08 | Maine | John Fischer grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | Maine | Roger Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Johns (PF) Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Szczesny Buczynski (fresh) SF - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Byron Bromberg (fresh) SG - Paul Lynch (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Roger Johnston (fresh) PF - John Fischer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pavel Mokriski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton travels with the ball | 34-31 |
| 15:20 | Maine | Roger Johnston blows the dunk | 34-31 |
| 15:19 | Maine | Byron Bromberg tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 15:18 | Maine | Byron Bromberg can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Stanley Davis (SF) Szczesny Buczynski, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Maine | Michael Murray (PG), Garry Otero (SG), Paul Engels (SF), Richard Hill (PF) Byron Bromberg, Paul Lynch, Roger Johnston, Pavel Mokriski | |
| 14:39 | Maine | Richard Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Kurtz | 36-31 |
| 14:11 | Maine | Garry Otero makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Engels | 36-34 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | John Fischer is called for the reach on Vincent Shelton - foul #3 on John Fischer, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG) Vincent Shelton | |
| Subs | Maine | Vaughn Keasler (C) John Fischer | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | David Casares misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 13:45 | Maine | Garry Otero snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:23 | Maine | Garry Otero misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-34 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Garry Otero takes the ball from Kevin Kurtz | 36-34 |
| 12:56 | Maine | Kevin Kurtz steps in front of the Garry Otero pass | 36-34 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Holmes | 39-34 |
| 12:07 | Maine | Garry Otero misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 39-34 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Casares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Moshe Suski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garry Otero (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Engels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Vaughn Keasler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-34 |
| 11:30 | Maine | Paul Engels gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:19 | Maine | Richard Hill clanks a jumper from the left block | 39-34 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vaughn Keasler - foul #2 on Vaughn Keasler, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG), Gabriel Marino (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Maine | Byron Bromberg (PG), Paul Lynch (SG), Roger Johnston (SF), John Fischer (PF), Pavel Mokriski (C) Michael Murray, Garry Otero, Paul Engels, Richard Hill, Vaughn Keasler | |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:04 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:42 | Maine | Gabriel Marino steps in front of the Roger Johnston pass | 41-34 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gabriel Marino | 43-34 |
| 10:20 | Maine | Paul Lynch connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Pavel Mokriski | 43-36 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 10:11 | Maine | Roger Johnston snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 09:58 | Maine | John Fischer clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Johns - foul #4 on Thomas Johns, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski (SG) Kevin Kurtz | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 09:58 | Maine | John Fischer misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:58 | Maine | John Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 09:39 | Maine | Pavel Mokriski grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 09:14 | Maine | Roger Johnston can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Pavel Mokriski - foul #1 on Pavel Mokriski, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), David Casares (SF) Vincent Shelton, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Maine | Garry Otero (SG), Paul Engels (SF), Richard Hill (PF), Vaughn Keasler (C) Paul Lynch, Roger Johnston, John Fischer, Pavel Mokriski | |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:43 | Maine | Richard Hill is fouled on the floor by Dwight Cory - foul #4 on Dwight Cory, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| 08:31 | Maine | Paul Engels buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Hill | 45-40 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Cory | 45-40 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Szczesny Buczynski, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PG), Moshe Suski (PF) Szczesny Buczynski, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Maine | Michael Murray (PG) Byron Bromberg | |
| 08:01 | Maine | Garry Otero is fouled on the floor by Brian Holmes - foul #3 on Brian Holmes, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG) Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 07:46 | Maine | Paul Engels misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 07:44 | Maine | Garry Otero tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Michael Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garry Otero (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Engels (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Vaughn Keasler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Hill - foul #3 on Richard Hill, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Thomas Johns (PF) Vincent Shelton, David Casares | |
| Subs | Maine | Paul Lynch (SG), John Fischer (C) Garry Otero, Vaughn Keasler | |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:05 | Maine | John Fischer is fouled on the floor by Moshe Suski - foul #1 on Moshe Suski, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| 06:53 | Maine | Paul Lynch misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns is hacked by Richard Hill - foul #4 on Richard Hill, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino (SF), Dwight Cory (C) Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Maine | Byron Bromberg (PG), Roger Johnston (SF), Pavel Mokriski (C) Michael Murray, Paul Engels, Richard Hill | |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Fischer - foul #4 on John Fischer, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG), David Casares (SF) Brian Holmes, Gabriel Marino | |
| Subs | Maine | Garry Otero (SG), Vaughn Keasler (C) Roger Johnston, Pavel Mokriski | |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 05:53 | Maine | Garry Otero connects on the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Vincent Shelton - foul #2 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Johns (PF) Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 05:53 | Maine | Garry Otero misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the floater in the paint | 48-44 |
| 05:37 | Maine | Paul Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:17 | Maine | Vincent Shelton steps in front of the John Fischer pass | 48-44 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | John Fischer takes the ball from Vincent Shelton | 48-44 |
| 04:56 | Maine | John Fischer knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Byron Bromberg and the foul's on Thomas Johns - foul #5 on Thomas Johns, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Stanley Davis (SF) Vincent Shelton, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Maine | Michael Murray (PG), Paul Engels (SF), Richard Hill (PF) Byron Bromberg, Paul Lynch, Vaughn Keasler | |
| 04:56 | Maine | John Fischer makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | David Casares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Moshe Suski (C) Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Maine | Roger Johnston (SG), Pavel Mokriski (C) Garry Otero, John Fischer | |
| 04:15 | Maine | Roger Johnston misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 04:13 | Maine | Roger Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 03:49 | Maine | Pavel Mokriski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 03:48 | Maine | Roger Johnston grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 03:29 | Maine | Michael Murray misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-47 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Casares | 48-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Casares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Michael Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Johnston (fresh) SF - Paul Engels (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Pavel Mokriski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-47 |
| 03:19 | Maine | Richard Hill snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 03:04 | Maine | Pavel Mokriski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwight Cory (C) David Casares | |
| Subs | Maine | Garry Otero (SG), Vaughn Keasler (C) Roger Johnston, Pavel Mokriski | |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dwight Cory | 50-47 |
| 02:46 | Maine | Paul Engels double dribbles | 50-47 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski makes the floater in the lane set up by Stanley Davis | 52-47 |
| 02:12 | Maine | Moshe Suski picks off the pass by Garry Otero | 52-47 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory is hacked by Vaughn Keasler - foul #3 on Vaughn Keasler, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Garry Otero - foul #1 on Garry Otero, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 01:35 | Maine | The rebound goes to Vaughn Keasler | 53-47 |
| 01:06 | Maine | Richard Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Davis | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Maine | Paul Engels misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-47 |
| 00:46 | Maine | Vaughn Keasler grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:43 | Maine | Garry Otero can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 00:41 | Maine | Paul Engels snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:38 | Maine | Paul Engels comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 00:37 | Maine | Michael Murray gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:34 | Maine | Paul Engels scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Garry Otero | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis is hacked by Michael Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Murray, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:26 | Maine | Paul Engels misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-50 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Michael Murray is called for the reach on Kevin Kurtz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Murray, team foul #11 | 57-50 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:14 | Maine | Michael Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Murray - foul #4 on Michael Murray, team foul #12 | 59-50 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:05 | Maine | Michael Murray knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz runs out the clock | 61-53 |