| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gallop (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark Erbe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Daniel Breton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Key (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin McConnell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cody Hewes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Buford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | San Diego | Daniel Breton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jack Key | 37-34 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop slams it home on a nice dish by Mark Erbe and the foul's on Cody Hewes - foul #2 on Cody Hewes, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:22 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 19:06 | San Diego | John Buford is denied on a dunk by David Wiggins | 39-34 |
| 19:05 | San Diego | Cody Hewes hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | David Wiggins lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Jones | 41-36 |
| 18:34 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell is hacked by Dikembe Arambula - foul #2 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:18 | San Diego | Jack Key lays it up and in | 41-38 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Wiggins | 41-38 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Mark Erbe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mark Erbe, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Hall (C) David Wiggins | |
| Subs | San Diego | Marcus Reynolds (PF), Clarence Blalock (C) Cody Hewes, John Buford | |
| 17:22 | San Diego | Dikembe Arambula blocks the short jumper by Melvin McConnell | 41-38 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (SG), Glenn Gibney (SF), William Brothers (PF) Nathaniel Gallop, Mark Erbe, Dikembe Arambula | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Brooks (PG), John Blizzard (PF) Daniel Breton, Jack Key | |
| 16:50 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Eric Brooks | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Edward Hall | 43-40 |
| 16:25 | San Diego | Eric Brooks knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Blalock | 43-43 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Jones and he's hacked by Marcus Reynolds - foul #2 on Marcus Reynolds, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop (SG), David Wiggins (C) Kenneth Jones, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby (SF), Cody Hewes (PF) Melvin McConnell, John Blizzard | |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:41 | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 15:39 | San Diego | Clarence Blalock tips it in | 46-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gallop (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Gibney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brothers (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Eric Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Blalock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Truby (fresh) PF - Cody Hewes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Reynolds (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | David Wiggins misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 46-45 |
| 15:27 | San Diego | Marcus Reynolds grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 15:21 | San Diego | Marcus Reynolds drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Blalock | 46-48 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | William Brothers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cody Hewes - foul #3 on Cody Hewes, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Erbe (SF), Chad Kinyon (C) Glenn Gibney, David Wiggins | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Voorhies (PG), Jack Key (SG), John Buford (C) Eric Brooks, Clarence Blalock, Marcus Reynolds | |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | William Brothers makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | William Brothers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:11 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Jack Key | 47-48 |
| 14:58 | San Diego | Cody Hewes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 14:45 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones's floater is tipped away by John Buford | 47-51 |
| 14:43 | San Diego | Cody Hewes grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 14:36 | San Diego | Cody Hewes loses the dribble to Phillip Jones | 47-51 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop banks in the layup set up by Chad Kinyon | 49-51 |
| 14:10 | San Diego | Cody Hewes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Chad Kinyon pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Buford - foul #1 on John Buford, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones (PG), Dikembe Arambula (PF) Nathaniel Gallop, William Brothers | |
| Subs | San Diego | Melvin McConnell (SF), John Blizzard (PF) Nathaniel Truby, Cody Hewes | |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:37 | San Diego | Jack Key misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Chad Kinyon gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Chad Kinyon is fouled on the floor by Melvin McConnell - foul #3 on Melvin McConnell, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop (SG), Glenn Gibney (SF), David Wiggins (C) Phillip Jones, Mark Erbe, Chad Kinyon | |
| Subs | San Diego | Marcus Reynolds (PF), Clarence Blalock (C) John Blizzard, John Buford | |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Nathaniel Gallop | 53-51 |
| 13:04 | San Diego | William Voorhies clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| 13:04 | San Diego | William Voorhies makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 13:04 | San Diego | William Voorhies misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 13:04 | San Diego | William Voorhies snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 12:52 | San Diego | Nathaniel Gallop steals the ball from Clarence Blalock | 53-52 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop slams it home | 55-52 |
| 12:44 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell misses the fadeaway from the left block | 55-52 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Glenn Gibney | 55-52 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | David Wiggins knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Glenn Gibney | 57-52 |
| 12:06 | San Diego | Marcus Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Erbe (SF) Glenn Gibney | |
| Subs | San Diego | Daniel Breton (PG), John Blizzard (PF) William Voorhies, Jack Key | |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from David Wiggins | 59-52 |
| 11:30 | San Diego | Clarence Blalock can't finish the layup | 59-52 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Dikembe Arambula grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gallop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Erbe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Daniel Breton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Clarence Blalock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin McConnell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Blizzard (fresh) C - Marcus Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 61-52 |
| 10:59 | San Diego | Clarence Blalock is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Gallop - foul #1 on Nathaniel Gallop, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (SG), Glenn Gibney (PF), Chad Kinyon (C) Nathaniel Gallop, Dikembe Arambula, David Wiggins | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jack Key (SG), Cody Hewes (PF), John Buford (C) Clarence Blalock, John Blizzard, Marcus Reynolds | |
| 10:50 | San Diego | John Buford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Buford, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Voorhies (PG), Nathaniel Truby (SF) Daniel Breton, Melvin McConnell | |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Kinyon | 63-52 |
| 09:59 | San Diego | William Voorhies loses the ball out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Brothers (PF) Mark Erbe | |
| Subs | San Diego | Melvin McConnell (SF) Nathaniel Truby | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | William Brothers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 65-52 |
| 09:23 | San Diego | William Voorhies makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones is denied on a layup by Cody Hewes | 65-54 |
| 09:18 | San Diego | The rebound goes to John Buford | 65-54 |
| 09:00 | San Diego | Phillip Jones steps in front of the Melvin McConnell pass | 65-54 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones hits a shot from the right wing set up by Phillip Jones | 67-54 |
| 08:29 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Glenn Gibney - foul #2 on Glenn Gibney, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop (SG), Dikembe Arambula (PF), David Wiggins (C) Phillip Jones, William Brothers, Chad Kinyon | |
| Subs | San Diego | Daniel Breton (PG), Clarence Blalock (SG), John Blizzard (PF), Marcus Reynolds (C) William Voorhies, Jack Key, Cody Hewes, John Buford | |
| 08:29 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 08:29 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | John Blizzard is called for the reach on Dikembe Arambula - foul #2 on John Blizzard, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mark Erbe (SF) Glenn Gibney | |
| Subs | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby (SF) Melvin McConnell | |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | Dikembe Arambula misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:14 | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 08:05 | San Diego | Clarence Blalock knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Breton | 67-57 |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Dikembe Arambula throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-57 |
| 07:32 | San Diego | David Wiggins is called for the reach on Daniel Breton - foul #1 on David Wiggins, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| 07:17 | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 07:15 | San Diego | John Blizzard gets the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (tiring) 21 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nathaniel Gallop (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Erbe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Daniel Breton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Blalock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Truby (fresh) PF - John Blizzard (fresh) C - Marcus Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | San Diego | Daniel Breton misses the dunk attempt | 67-57 |
| 07:03 | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby tips it but misses | 67-57 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arambula | 67-57 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop is hacked by Clarence Blalock - foul #3 on Clarence Blalock, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (PG), Glenn Gibney (SF) Kenneth Jones, Mark Erbe | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Voorhies (PG), Jack Key (SG), Melvin McConnell (SF), Cody Hewes (PF) Daniel Breton, Nathaniel Truby, John Blizzard, Marcus Reynolds | |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 06:41 | San Diego | Cody Hewes grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 06:34 | San Diego | Clarence Blalock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-57 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones loses the dribble to William Voorhies in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| 06:19 | San Diego | Jack Key hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | David Wiggins misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Clarence Blalock - foul #4 on Clarence Blalock, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Brothers (PF) Dikembe Arambula | |
| Subs | San Diego | John Buford (C) Clarence Blalock | |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | David Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | David Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 05:41 | San Diego | John Buford misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Jones - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Hall (C) David Wiggins | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 05:41 | San Diego | John Buford makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:41 | San Diego | John Buford misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:41 | San Diego | Melvin McConnell grabs the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 05:29 | San Diego | William Voorhies scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jack Key | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | William Brothers makes the turnaround from close range set up by Phillip Jones and he's hacked by Cody Hewes - foul #4 on Cody Hewes, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones (PG), Mark Erbe (SF), Chad Kinyon (C) Phillip Jones, Glenn Gibney, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | San Diego | Daniel Breton (PG), Marcus Reynolds (PF) William Voorhies, Cody Hewes | |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | William Brothers makes the free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:52 | San Diego | Nathaniel Gallop picks off the pass by Jack Key | 73-64 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones lays it in set up by Nathaniel Gallop | 75-64 |
| 04:30 | San Diego | Jack Key loses the dribble to Mark Erbe | 75-64 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Kenneth Jones | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | San Diego | Jack Key scores on a floater from the right wing | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Jack Key - foul #1 on Jack Key, team foul #11 | 77-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Jones (SG), Glenn Gibney (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF), David Wiggins (C) Nathaniel Gallop, Mark Erbe, William Brothers, Chad Kinyon | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Voorhies (PG), Clarence Blalock (SG), Nathaniel Truby (SF), Cody Hewes (PF), John Blizzard (C) Daniel Breton, Jack Key, Melvin McConnell, Marcus Reynolds, John Buford | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 03:08 | San Diego | Cody Hewes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 79-66 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Jones (tiring) 25 pts. 7 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Glenn Gibney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - David Wiggins (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Voorhies (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Blalock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathaniel Truby (fresh) PF - Cody Hewes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Blizzard (fresh) | |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Arambula | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | San Diego | Clarence Blalock misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 81-66 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Kenneth Jones grabs the board | 81-66 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | David Wiggins clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 81-66 |
| 01:47 | San Diego | John Blizzard snags the defensive board | 81-66 |
| 01:42 | San Diego | Clarence Blalock buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Voorhies | 81-69 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | David Wiggins can't finish the layup | 81-69 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Dikembe Arambula can't tip it in | 81-69 |
| 01:09 | San Diego | John Blizzard grabs the board | 81-69 |
| 00:57 | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Glenn Gibney - foul #3 on Glenn Gibney, team foul #8 | 81-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nathaniel Gallop (SG), William Brothers (PF) Kenneth Jones, Dikembe Arambula | |
| Subs | San Diego | Daniel Breton (PG), Marcus Reynolds (C) William Voorhies, Cody Hewes | |
| 00:57 | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby misses the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:57 | San Diego | Nathaniel Truby misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | William Brothers grabs the defensive rebound | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Gallop and the foul's on Daniel Breton - foul #2 on Daniel Breton, team foul #12 | 83-69 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Glenn Gibney misses the free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:28 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Marcus Reynolds | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | San Diego | Daniel Breton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-69 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Brothers | 83-69 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Phillip Jones runs out the clock | 83-69 |