| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mario Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnathon Dan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Allen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Albin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Balas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Mike Allen inbounds the ball | 43-18 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin loses the ball out of bounds | 43-18 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Winston Little clanks a shot from the free throw line | 43-18 |
| 19:25 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 43-18 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Shawn Sink hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Pete Chandler | 43-21 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin misses long on a shot from the left block | 43-21 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Shawn Sink hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Gilmore | 43-23 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Mike Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnathon Dan | 46-23 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Winston Little scores on a floater from the right wing | 46-25 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-25 |
| 17:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Winston Little | 46-25 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Pete Chandler is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Pete Chandler, team foul #1 | 46-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Jones (PG), Clyde Burden (SG), Edwin Flannigan (SF), Ronald Lund (PF), John Green (C) Mario Gatlin, Johnathon Dan, Mike Allen, William Albin, Henry Balas | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Michael Dejesus (PF), Kyle King (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce, Joseph Gilmore | |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Joe Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-25 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-25 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Joe Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-25 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Jones | 49-25 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Joe Jones misses the easy layup | 49-25 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | John Green tips it back up and in | 51-25 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-25 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Lund | 51-25 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Joe Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-25 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Michael Dejesus snags the defensive board | 51-25 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joe Jones (fresh) 19 pts. 4 stl. SG - Clyde Burden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Flannigan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Lund (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Green (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jefferson Escarcega (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Holloman (fresh) PF - Michael Dejesus (fairly fresh) C - Kyle King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Samford | Duane Holloman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin (PG), Johnathon Dan (SG), Mike Allen (SF), William Albin (PF), Henry Balas (C) Joe Jones, Clyde Burden, Edwin Flannigan, Ronald Lund, John Green | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) David Hall, Jefferson Escarcega, Duane Holloman, Michael Dejesus, Kyle King | |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-25 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin snags the offensive board | 51-25 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-25 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Winston Little gets the rebound | 51-25 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Mario Gatlin is called for the reach on Pete Chandler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Gatlin, team foul #1 | 51-25 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Scott Pierce lays it in | 51-27 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | William Albin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mario Gatlin | 53-27 |
| 13:52 | Samford | Pete Chandler is hacked by Mario Gatlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Gatlin, team foul #2 | 53-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Jones (SG), Edwin Flannigan (SF), John Green (PF) Johnathon Dan, Mike Allen, William Albin | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Joseph Gilmore (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 13:33 | Samford | Scott Pierce clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-27 |
| 13:32 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Gilmore | 53-27 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Sink | 53-30 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin is hacked by Jefferson Escarcega - foul #1 on Jefferson Escarcega, team foul #2 | 53-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (SG), Frank Stewart (C) Mario Gatlin, Henry Balas | |
| Subs | Samford | Duane Holloman (SF), Kyle King (C) Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce | |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clyde Burden | 56-30 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Kyle King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan (SG), Mike Allen (SF), William Albin (PF) Clyde Burden, Edwin Flannigan, Frank Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Lloyd Murdock (C) David Hall, Jefferson Escarcega, Kyle King | |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-30 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Pete Chandler snags the defensive board | 56-30 |
| 12:13 | Samford | John Green steps in front of the Duane Holloman pass in the backcourt | 56-30 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Jones | 58-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Johnathon Dan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Albin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Holloman (fresh) PF - Joseph Gilmore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-33 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Lloyd Murdock swats the layup by Joe Jones | 58-33 |
| 11:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lloyd Murdock | 58-33 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Pete Chandler | 58-35 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan loses the dribble to Pete Chandler | 58-35 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Pete Chandler banks in the layup | 58-37 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Joe Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-37 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | John Green hits the follow up shot | 60-37 |
| 09:36 | Samford | Duane Holloman banks in the layup | 60-39 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Pete Chandler is whistled for a carry | 60-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin (PG), Clyde Burden (SG), Edwin Flannigan (SF), Ronald Lund (PF), Henry Balas (C) Joe Jones, Johnathon Dan, Mike Allen, William Albin, John Green | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Kyle King (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Duane Holloman, Joseph Gilmore, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Henry Balas can't connect on a shot near the basket | 60-39 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Shawn Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Kyle King comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Balas - foul #1 on Henry Balas, team foul #3 | 60-39 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Kyle King misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Kyle King makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Henry Balas clanks a jump hook from close range | 60-40 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan misses the tip | 60-40 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 07:49 | Samford | Shawn Sink comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Kyle King snags the offensive board | 60-40 |
| 07:30 | Samford | Scott Pierce is hacked by Ronald Lund - foul #1 on Ronald Lund, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mike Allen (SF), Frank Stewart (PF) Edwin Flannigan, Ronald Lund | |
| Subs | Samford | Lloyd Murdock (C) Kyle King | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mario Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clyde Burden (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mike Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stewart (fresh) C - Henry Balas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jefferson Escarcega (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Samford | Frank Stewart takes the ball from Jefferson Escarcega | 60-40 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | Henry Balas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Balas | 60-40 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Mike Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 06:38 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lloyd Murdock | 60-40 |
| 06:27 | Samford | Shawn Sink is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jefferson Escarcega | 60-42 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Henry Balas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by David Hall - foul #2 on David Hall, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Jones (PG), Johnathon Dan (SG), Edwin Flannigan (SF), William Albin (PF) Mario Gatlin, Clyde Burden, Mike Allen, Frank Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Thad Burchette (SG), Kyle King (SF), Michael Dejesus (PF) David Hall, Jefferson Escarcega, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce | |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | Henry Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Pete Chandler hits a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Joe Jones - foul #2 on Joe Jones, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (C) Henry Balas | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:02 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thad Burchette - foul #1 on Thad Burchette, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG), Duane Holloman (SF) Thad Burchette, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Kyle King's floater is knocked away by John Green | 62-45 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | John Green grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Joe Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Duane Holloman grabs the board | 62-45 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Winston Little buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Dejesus | 62-48 |
| 04:24 | North Carolina | Joe Jones buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Johnathon Dan | 64-48 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Pete Chandler's pass is intercepted by Joe Jones in the backcourt | 64-48 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Joe Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 03:53 | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan tips it back up and in | 66-48 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Kyle King can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | William Albin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Joe Jones buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Johnathon Dan | 69-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SG - Johnathon Dan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edwin Flannigan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Winston Little (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Holloman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Dejesus (fairly fresh) C - Kyle King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Winston Little travels in the backcourt | 69-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin (PG), Clyde Burden (SG), Mike Allen (SF), Ronald Lund (PF), Henry Balas (C) Joe Jones, Johnathon Dan, Edwin Flannigan, William Albin, John Green | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Joseph Gilmore (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Kyle King | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Lund | 72-48 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 72-48 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin snags the defensive board | 72-48 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 72-48 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-48 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-48 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Lund | 72-48 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Henry Balas buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Clyde Burden | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Samford | David Hall is hacked by Mario Gatlin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Gatlin, team foul #6 | 74-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnathon Dan (SG), William Albin (PF) Clyde Burden, Ronald Lund | |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle King (C) Michael Dejesus | |
| 01:09 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Hall | 74-50 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Duane Holloman is called for the reach on Mike Allen - foul #1 on Duane Holloman, team foul #5 | 74-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Joseph Gilmore is called for the reach on Henry Balas - foul #1 on Joseph Gilmore, team foul #6 | 74-50 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Mario Gatlin runs out the clock | 74-50 |