| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Zysk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Noe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Shofner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Marchand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip Cressey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Strong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Jay Noe inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Jay Noe knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | William Strong clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jay Noe - foul #1 on Jay Noe, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | William Strong misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | William Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:08 | Denver | Donald Zysk is called for 10 seconds | 30-40 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Will Marchand can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Cressey | 30-40 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Will Marchand drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marion Gassaway | 30-42 |
| 18:00 | Denver | Donald Zysk misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 30-42 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Will Marchand gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (PG), John Swift (SF), Jason Cox (PF), Steven Aragon (C) Donald Zysk, Jay Noe, Ralph Harvey, Shawn Shofner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Runion (SG), Toby Story (PF), James Jeanlouis (C) Phillip Cressey, Kenneth Marr, Marion Gassaway | |
| 17:18 | Denver | Sidney Kircher's pass is intercepted by Toby Story | 30-42 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Michael Runion can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Aragon - foul #2 on Steven Aragon, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Michael Runion makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Michael Runion makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:48 | Denver | John Swift drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Sidney Kircher and the foul's on William Strong - foul #2 on William Strong, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Ralph Harvey (PF) Steven Aragon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:48 | Denver | John Swift misses the free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | James Jeanlouis pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | William Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 16:13 | Denver | Ralph Harvey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Jason Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Sidney Kircher can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 32-44 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Toby Story grabs the board | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Bunch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sidney Kircher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Swift (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Marchand (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Runion (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Strong (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Toby Story (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | James Jeanlouis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Toby Story grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Michael Runion misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-44 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Ralph Harvey snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Sidney Kircher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-44 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Will Marchand snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | James Jeanlouis misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 32-44 |
| 14:40 | Denver | Jason Cox snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 14:19 | Denver | James Bunch's pass is intercepted by Toby Story | 32-44 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | James Jeanlouis loses the dribble to Ralph Harvey | 32-44 |
| 13:40 | Denver | James Bunch loses the dribble to James Jeanlouis | 32-44 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Michael Runion knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 12:57 | Denver | Sidney Kircher misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-46 |
| 12:55 | Denver | Jason Cox snags the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Jason Cox drills a driving attempt from close range | 34-46 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Will Marchand drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jeanlouis | 34-49 |
| 12:21 | Denver | Sidney Kircher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Donald Zysk (SG), Jay Noe (SF), Steven Aragon (PF), Shawn Shofner (C) James Bunch, Sidney Kircher, John Swift, Ralph Harvey, Jason Cox | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Payne (PG), Phillip Cressey (SG), Sam Wise (SF), Kenneth Marr (PF), Marion Gassaway (C) Will Marchand, Michael Runion, William Strong, Toby Story, James Jeanlouis | |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey is fouled on the floor by Donald Zysk - foul #2 on Donald Zysk, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Sam Wise clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Shawn Shofner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Zysk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Noe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Shofner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Payne (fresh) SG - Phillip Cressey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sam Wise (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Denver | Shawn Shofner hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Aragon | 36-49 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Zysk - foul #3 on Donald Zysk, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:50 | Denver | Shawn Baird clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Donald Zysk is called for the reach on Phillip Cressey - foul #4 on Donald Zysk, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Sidney Kircher (SG), John McGuire (C) Donald Zysk, Shawn Shofner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Marchand (PG), James Cooper (SF) Andrew Payne, Sam Wise | |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Shawn Baird - foul #4 on Shawn Baird, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (PG), Ralph Harvey (PF) Shawn Baird, Steven Aragon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey misses the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:12 | Denver | Ralph Harvey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Will Marchand grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 09:53 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr travels with the ball | 36-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Ryan Coger (SF) Jay Noe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Toby Story (PF) Kenneth Marr | |
| 09:51 | Denver | Sidney Kircher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey is hacked by John McGuire - foul #2 on John McGuire, team foul #7 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Shofner (C) Ralph Harvey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Strong (SF) James Cooper | |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Sidney Kircher misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Will Marchand - foul #3 on Will Marchand, team foul #2 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Aragon (PF) John McGuire | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Payne (PG) Will Marchand | |
| 09:09 | Denver | Sidney Kircher makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Sidney Kircher misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Toby Story snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Toby Story drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Phillip Cressey and the foul's on Steven Aragon - foul #3 on Steven Aragon, team foul #8 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (SG) Phillip Cressey | |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Toby Story makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Steven Aragon is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Steven Aragon, team foul #9 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Noe (SF), Ralph Harvey (PF) Ryan Coger, Steven Aragon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr (PF) Toby Story | |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway's pass is intercepted by Sidney Kircher | 37-57 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Sidney Kircher hits the finger roll | 39-57 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | William Strong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jay Noe - foul #2 on Jay Noe, team foul #10 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Donald Zysk (SG), Steven Aragon (C) James Bunch, Sidney Kircher, Shawn Shofner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Marchand (PG), Phillip Cressey (SG), Toby Story (C) Andrew Payne, Sam Wise, Marion Gassaway | |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | William Strong misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | William Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 07:39 | Denver | Donald Zysk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Toby Story gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Zysk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jay Noe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Marchand (tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Cressey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Strong (tired) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Marr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Steven Aragon is called for the reach on Phillip Cressey - foul #5 on Steven Aragon, team foul #11 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Denver | John Swift (SF), John McGuire (C) Jay Noe, Steven Aragon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Runion (PG), James Cooper (SF) Will Marchand, William Strong | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 07:12 | Denver | Donald Zysk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Marchand (PG), Marion Gassaway (C) Phillip Cressey, Kenneth Marr | |
| 06:51 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway clanks a floater from the right block | 39-60 |
| 06:49 | Denver | John Swift snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 06:42 | Denver | Ralph Harvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Runion and he's hacked by John McGuire - foul #3 on John McGuire, team foul #12 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Ryan Coger (SF), Jason Cox (PF) Shawn Baird, Ralph Harvey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (PG), Phillip Cressey (SG), Kenneth Marr (PF) Will Marchand, Michael Runion, Toby Story | |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway makes the free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Donald Zysk is whistled for traveling | 39-63 |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (SG) John Swift | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Payne (PG) Phillip Cressey | |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway jams it on a nice dish by Andrew Payne | 39-65 |
| 05:17 | Denver | John McGuire loses the dribble to Andrew Payne | 39-65 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | James Cooper misses the easy layup | 39-65 |
| 05:11 | Denver | John McGuire gets the rebound | 39-65 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Ryan Coger can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-65 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr grabs the defensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Andrew Payne | 39-67 |
| 04:25 | Denver | John McGuire is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John McGuire, team foul #13 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Denver | John Swift (PG) Ryan Coger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Marchand (PG), Michael Runion (SG), William Strong (SF), Phillip Cressey (PF), Toby Story (C) Andrew Payne, Sam Wise, James Cooper, Kenneth Marr, Marion Gassaway | |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 39-67 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey gets the offensive rebound | 39-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Michael Runion connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Strong | 39-69 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Swift (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Zysk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Bunch (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Jason Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John McGuire (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Will Marchand (tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Runion (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Strong (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Cressey (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Denver | James Bunch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-69 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey pulls down the rebound | 39-69 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Michael Runion hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-69 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey can't tip it in | 39-69 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | William Strong tips it back up and in | 39-71 |
| 02:36 | Denver | James Bunch's floater is knocked away by Toby Story | 39-71 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | William Strong grabs the board | 39-71 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey can't finish the layup | 39-71 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey tips it back up and in | 39-73 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Donald Zysk is hacked by Michael Runion in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Runion, team foul #3 | 39-73 |
| Subs | Denver | Ryan Coger (SF) James Bunch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Payne (PG), James Jeanlouis (PF), Marion Gassaway (C) Will Marchand, Michael Runion, Toby Story | |
| 02:02 | Denver | Donald Zysk misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-73 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Donald Zysk pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-73 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Donald Zysk buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ryan Coger | 41-73 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey dunks the ball set up by Andrew Payne and the foul's on Ryan Coger - foul #1 on Ryan Coger, team foul #14 | 41-75 |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (SG) Ryan Coger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Will Marchand (PG), Kenneth Marr (PF) Andrew Payne, James Jeanlouis | |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey misses the free throw | 41-75 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Jason Cox grabs the board | 41-75 |
| 01:31 | Denver | John McGuire is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-75 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John McGuire - foul #5 on John McGuire, team foul #15 | 41-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Shofner (C) John McGuire | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway makes the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway makes the 2nd free throw | 41-77 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Will Marchand is called for the reach on John Swift in the backcourt - foul #4 on Will Marchand, team foul #4 | 41-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Denver | James Bunch scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey dunks the ball | 43-79 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Phillip Cressey picks off the pass by John Swift in the backcourt | 43-79 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Will Marchand runs out the clock | 43-79 |