| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Herring (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Johns blocks the short jumper by Earl Coleman | 39-43 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Davis | 39-43 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Kurtz | 39-45 |
| 18:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz loses the dribble to Jerry Jones in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 18:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Gabriel Marino - foul #1 on Gabriel Marino, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 17:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones's pass is intercepted by Thomas Johns | 41-45 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino is hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Perry (C) Dwight Cory | |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Michael Perry double dribbles | 41-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams (C) Earl Coleman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF) Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns | |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Staley - foul #1 on Ronald Staley, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG) Gregory Cochran | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG) Kevin Kurtz, Gabriel Marino | |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Edward Ratcliff is called for the reach on Ronald Staley - foul #2 on Edward Ratcliff, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Greg Macdougall (PF) Jerry Jones, Jordan Herring | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwight Cory (C) Michael Perry | |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley hits a shot from close range on a great pass from David Casares | 43-47 |
| 15:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leroy McChriston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Macdougall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 stl. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brian Holmes | 43-50 |
| 15:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff is fouled on the floor by Vincent Shelton - foul #2 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Jerry Jones (SG), Earl Coleman (PF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Leroy McChriston, Edward Ratcliff, Greg Macdougall, Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Gabriel Marino (SG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, David Casares | |
| 15:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 43-50 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Perry (C) Dwight Cory | |
| 14:34 | Middle Tenn. State | 3 seconds is called on Jordan Herring | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SF) Jordan Herring | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | Edward Ratcliff is called for the reach on Gabriel Marino - foul #3 on Edward Ratcliff, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino travels with the ball | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Edward Ratcliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwight Cory (C) Michael Perry | |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran is fouled on the floor by Stanley Davis - foul #1 on Stanley Davis, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring (C) Lloyd Bodin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns is hacked by Earl Coleman - foul #1 on Earl Coleman, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SG), Christopher Williams (C) Jerry Jones, Earl Coleman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF) Kevin Kurtz, Gabriel Marino, Stanley Davis, Thomas Johns | |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 12:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 11:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Vincent Shelton is called for the reach on Gregory Cochran - foul #3 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Lloyd Bodin (C) Gregory Cochran, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Perry (C) Dwight Cory | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leroy McChriston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jordan Herring (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Williams (fresh) C - Lloyd Bodin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Perry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston is fouled on the floor by Ronald Staley - foul #2 on Ronald Staley, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones (SG), Earl Coleman (PF) Jordan Herring, Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| 11:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Vincent Shelton - foul #4 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Stanley Davis (SF) Vincent Shelton, Ronald Staley | |
| 11:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Davis | 46-52 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-52 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Davis | 46-55 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Kurtz blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Lloyd Bodin | 46-55 |
| 09:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff tips it in | 48-55 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Jerry Jones is called for the reach on Gabriel Marino - foul #3 on Jerry Jones, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Jordan Herring (PF), Christopher Williams (C) Jerry Jones, Edward Ratcliff, Earl Coleman, Lloyd Bodin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Gabriel Marino, David Casares, Michael Perry | |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 08:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 08:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring snags the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 08:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dwight Cory | 48-55 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis's pass is intercepted by Kevin Bonilla | 48-55 |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones (SG), Earl Coleman (PF) Leroy McChriston, Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Gabriel Marino (SG), Ronald Staley (SF) Kevin Kurtz, Brian Holmes, Stanley Davis | |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino can't throw it down | 48-55 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley tips it in | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Herring (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Middle Tenn. State | A charge is called on Gregory Cochran - foul #2 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 06:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gabriel Marino - foul #2 on Gabriel Marino, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff (SF), Lloyd Bodin (C) Kevin Bonilla, Jordan Herring | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Casares (PF), Michael Perry (C) Thomas Johns, Dwight Cory | |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-57 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Ratcliff misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-57 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Staley | 50-57 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gabriel Marino | 50-60 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman banks in the layup set up by Jerry Jones | 52-60 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Edward Ratcliff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz (PG), Stanley Davis (SF), Thomas Johns (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Ronald Staley, David Casares, Michael Perry | |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 52-60 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns tips it home | 52-62 |
| 04:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin lays it in | 54-62 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| 04:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Dwight Cory steals it from Lloyd Bodin | 54-62 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses the lay-in | 54-62 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Gregory Cochran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Bodin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Kurtz (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-62 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Davis | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Kurtz and the foul's on Earl Coleman - foul #2 on Earl Coleman, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy McChriston (PG), Jordan Herring (PF), Christopher Williams (C) Gregory Cochran, Earl Coleman, Lloyd Bodin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 54-64 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Cochran (PG), Earl Coleman (PF) Leroy McChriston, Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Jordan Herring snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Coleman's layup is rejected by Thomas Johns | 54-64 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla tips it in | 56-64 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory is hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Lloyd Bodin (C) Jordan Herring | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Thomas Johns gets the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Johns | 56-64 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Gregory Cochran is called for the reach on Kevin Kurtz - foul #3 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:50 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Earl Coleman | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Cochran - foul #4 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Kevin Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Jones comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 56-66 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Gabriel Marino pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Kevin Bonilla takes the ball from Dwight Cory | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Bonilla misses the fullcourt shot | 56-66 |