| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ackley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Graves (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clyde Condie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Schley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves drills a jumper in the paint | 26-31 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 26-31 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory tips it but misses | 26-31 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Ronald Ackley steals the ball from Brian Holmes | 26-31 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Graves, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joey Thomas (SF) Robert Graves | |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Kurtz and the foul's on David Schley - foul #3 on David Schley, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke (C) David Schley | |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee State | Dwight Cory picks off the pass by Joey Thomas | 29-31 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-31 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz hits the follow up shot | 31-31 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the jump hook in the paint | 33-31 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz drills a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Johns and he's fouled by Peter Grady - foul #1 on Peter Grady, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (C) Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams (PG), James Wiliams (SG), Paul Crepeau (PF) Peter Grady, Ronald Ackley, Clyde Condie | |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee State | Joey Thomas gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams makes the 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wiliams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joey Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Crepeau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns throws it down set up by Kevin Kurtz | 37-34 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 15:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Kurtz | 37-34 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | James Wiliams picks off the pass by Vincent Shelton | 37-34 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee State | Joey Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from James Wiliams | 37-36 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Williams - foul #1 on Raymond Williams, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (SF) Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley (SG), Robert Graves (SF), Clyde Condie (PF), David Schley (C) James Wiliams, Joey Thomas, Paul Crepeau, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Clyde Condie | 38-36 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie tips it home | 38-38 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Stanley Davis is denied by Robert Graves | 38-38 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski hits the finger roll | 40-38 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ackley - foul #3 on Ronald Ackley, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Gabriel Marino (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Kevin Kurtz, Vincent Shelton, Stanley Davis, David Casares, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (PG) Raymond Williams | |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Grady - foul #2 on Peter Grady, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (SG), Joey Thomas (PF) Ronald Ackley, Clyde Condie | |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee State | David Schley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Szczesny Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wiliams (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joey Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Schley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Szczesny Buczynski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee State | David Schley pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee State | Dwight Cory swats the short shot by Robert Graves | 41-40 |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Brian Holmes | 41-40 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Robert Graves | 41-40 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Johns, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PG), David Casares (SF), Moshe Suski (PF) Szczesny Buczynski, Gabriel Marino, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley (SG), Clyde Condie (PF), Kenneth Steinke (C) James Wiliams, Robert Graves, David Schley | |
| 10:03 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joey Thomas | 41-43 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Moshe Suski | 43-43 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Vincent Shelton (SG) Brian Holmes, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams (PG), Paul Crepeau (SF) Peter Grady, Joey Thomas | |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Stanley Davis - foul #2 on Stanley Davis, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Steinke - foul #1 on Kenneth Steinke, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 pts. C - Moshe Suski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Ackley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Crepeau (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Condie (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Moshe Suski connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Vincent Shelton | 49-45 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Stanley Davis, Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (PG), Robert Graves (SF), David Schley (C) Raymond Williams, Paul Crepeau, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 49-47 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-47 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee State | David Schley pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee State | Kevin Kurtz blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Schley | 49-47 |
| 05:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Johns | 49-47 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the turnaround near the basket | 51-47 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee State | David Schley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-47 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee State | David Schley tips it in | 51-49 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Clyde Condie - foul #1 on Clyde Condie, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PG), Vincent Shelton (SG), Gabriel Marino (SF), Moshe Suski (C) Kevin Kurtz, Brian Holmes, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams (PG), James Wiliams (SG), Joey Thomas (SF), Paul Crepeau (PF), Kenneth Steinke (C) Peter Grady, Ronald Ackley, Robert Graves, Clyde Condie, David Schley | |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke loses the dribble to Gabriel Marino | 52-49 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton lays it in set up by Gabriel Marino | 54-49 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwight Cory (C) Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | James Wiliams steps in front of the Dwight Cory pass | 54-49 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee State | Joey Thomas lays it up and in set up by James Wiliams | 54-51 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Kenneth Steinke is called for the reach on Stanley Davis - foul #2 on Kenneth Steinke, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Graves (SF), David Schley (C) Paul Crepeau, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Stanley Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. SG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Moshe Suski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dwight Cory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Wiliams (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joey Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Schley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee State | Joey Thomas buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses the shot from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), David Casares (PF) Vincent Shelton, Gabriel Marino, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (PG), Ronald Ackley (SG), Clyde Condie (PF) Raymond Williams, James Wiliams, Joey Thomas | |
| 02:43 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves tips it home | 56-55 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Johns (PF) David Casares | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is hacked by Clyde Condie - foul #2 on Clyde Condie, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwight Cory (C) Moshe Suski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dwight Cory | 57-55 |
| 01:44 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley travels with the ball | 57-55 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Kurtz | 59-55 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johns - foul #3 on Thomas Johns, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | Ronald Ackley makes the 3 from the right wing | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is hacked by Ronald Ackley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Ackley, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Johns | 60-58 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Ackley - foul #5 on Ronald Ackley, team foul #12 | 60-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Williams (SG) Ronald Ackley | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady's pass is intercepted by Brian Holmes | 62-58 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Peter Grady is called for the reach on Kevin Kurtz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Grady, team foul #13 | 62-58 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady is whistled for a carry | 64-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz runs out the clock | 64-58 |