| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Harr (fresh) SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mika (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Mark Robertson inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johns - foul #2 on Thomas Johns, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Johnny Harr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Holmes | 37-28 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Michael Mika throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis tips it back up and in | 39-28 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Michael Mika misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-28 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Johns | 39-28 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Kurtz and the foul's on Michael Mika - foul #3 on Michael Mika, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Robert Goheen (C) Yo Chiong, Michael Mika | |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Robert Goheen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Goheen, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (PF) Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton loses the dribble to Robert Goheen | 42-28 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Robert Goheen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Johnny Harr takes the ball from Moshe Suski | 42-28 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Duane Harris comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski's layup is rejected by Mark Robertson | 42-28 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Mark Robertson gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Robert Goheen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Harr | 42-31 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dwight Cory, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Thomas Johns (PF) Kevin Kurtz, Vincent Shelton, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG), Timmy Winebarger (SG), Jeremy Myers (SF), Michael Mika (C) Duane Harris, Johnny Harr, Mark Robertson, Eddie Carlson | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Stanley Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Casares (fresh) PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timmy Winebarger (fresh) SF - Jeremy Myers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Goheen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mika (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Yo Chiong knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Timmy Winebarger steals it from Brian Holmes | 42-34 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Yo Chiong comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Michael Mika misses the jump hook in the paint | 42-34 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Michael Mika pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Robert Goheen loses the dribble to David Casares | 42-34 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | David Casares is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Myers - foul #1 on Jeremy Myers, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Dwight Cory (C) David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Johnny Harr (SG), Mark Robertson (SF), Johnny Gaudreau (PF) Yo Chiong, Timmy Winebarger, Jeremy Myers, Robert Goheen | |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Mark Robertson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Duane Harris is called for the reach on Kevin Kurtz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Duane Harris, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG), Gabriel Marino (SF) Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Carlson (PF) Johnny Gaudreau | |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton double dribbles | 45-34 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Kevin Kurtz steals it from Duane Harris in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson is whistled for a carry | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (SF), David Casares (PF), Moshe Suski (C) Gabriel Marino, Thomas Johns, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG) Duane Harris | |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis is hacked by Mark Robertson - foul #2 on Mark Robertson, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger (SG) Johnny Harr | |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Vincent Shelton - foul #1 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG) Kevin Kurtz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Goheen (C) Michael Mika | |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Vincent Shelton takes the ball from Mark Robertson | 45-34 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the lay-in | 45-34 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | David Casares snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Yo Chiong - foul #2 on Yo Chiong, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwight Cory (C) Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Johnny Harr (SG), Michael Mika (C) Yo Chiong, Mark Robertson, Eddie Carlson | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Casares (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Moshe Suski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Duane Harris (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Johnny Harr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timmy Winebarger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Goheen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mika (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Vincent Shelton picks off the pass by Timmy Winebarger | 46-34 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton banks in the layup | 48-34 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Michael Mika knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Moshe Suski | 50-37 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Johnny Harr misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 50-37 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | David Casares comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-37 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Robert Goheen grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Duane Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Vincent Shelton - foul #2 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Szczesny Buczynski (SG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Myers (SG), Mark Robertson (SF), Eddie Carlson (PF), Johnny Gaudreau (C) Johnny Harr, Timmy Winebarger, Robert Goheen, Michael Mika | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Duane Harris makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Duane Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory is fouled on the floor by Eddie Carlson - foul #2 on Eddie Carlson, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yo Chiong (PG) Duane Harris | |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers's pass is intercepted by Szczesny Buczynski | 51-39 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis banks in the layup set up by Szczesny Buczynski | 53-39 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Mark Robertson misses the jumper from the right side | 55-39 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Mark Robertson snags the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Yo Chiong | 55-41 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Kurtz | 57-41 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Eddie Carlson hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns blows the layup | 57-43 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Szczesny Buczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Dwight Cory (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Yo Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Myers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddie Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Gaudreau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns tips it in | 59-43 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers tips it but misses | 59-43 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau grabs the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Dwight Cory - foul #2 on Dwight Cory, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (C) Kevin Kurtz, Szczesny Buczynski, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Kent State | Duane Harris (PG), Johnny Harr (SG), Timmy Winebarger (SF), Michael Mika (C) Yo Chiong, Jeremy Myers, Mark Robertson, Eddie Carlson | |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Holmes | 62-44 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Johnny Harr knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Johnny Gaudreau | 62-47 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau misses long on a jump hook from close range | 62-47 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-47 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Michael Mika throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Stanley Davis (SF) Vincent Shelton, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Myers (SF), Robert Goheen (PF), Bradley Murphy (C) Johnny Harr, Johnny Gaudreau, Michael Mika | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-47 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Bradley Murphy pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 reb. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Duane Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timmy Winebarger (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Goheen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Murphy (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Duane Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Linton (SF) Timmy Winebarger | |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Bradley Murphy picks off the pass by David Casares | 65-47 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | The jump hook by James Linton is blocked by Moshe Suski | 65-47 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski comes up short on the floater from close range | 65-47 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Linton | 65-47 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Robert Goheen's pass is intercepted by David Casares | 65-47 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Kurtz and he's fouled by Robert Goheen - foul #3 on Robert Goheen, team foul #8 | 67-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger (SG), Johnny Gaudreau (C) James Linton, Bradley Murphy | |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski makes the free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Timmy Winebarger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-47 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers snags the offensive board | 68-47 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Duane Harris hits a fadeaway from the right side | 68-49 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Duane Harris - foul #4 on Duane Harris, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG) Szczesny Buczynski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Davis | 69-49 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the board | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-49 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Jeremy Myers grabs the board | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Robert Goheen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Duane Harris | 69-52 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is hacked by Timmy Winebarger - foul #2 on Timmy Winebarger, team foul #10 | 69-52 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Duane Harris misses short on a floater from the left side | 71-52 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau snags the offensive board | 71-52 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Johnny Gaudreau misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns gets the rebound | 71-52 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz runs out the clock | 71-52 |