| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Brian Sena (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Weeden (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Arndt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Emmett Mike (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt inbounds the ball | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Craig Robison swats the shot by Anthony Weeden | 42-22 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Emmett Mike pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-22 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt grabs the offensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-22 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden gets the offensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Dale Morris scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Sena | 44-22 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:26 | Western Michigan | Emmett Mike is called for the reach on Travis Daniel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmett Mike, team foul #1 | 44-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Abram Johnson (SG), Robert Long (C) Brian Sena, Anthony Weeden, Dale Morris | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Clark (SG), Larry Sampson (SF), Donald Scott (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis can't connect on a floater from the right side | 44-22 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 44-22 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Clark - foul #1 on Donald Clark, team foul #1 | 44-22 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson blows the dunk | 44-22 |
| 17:41 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Davis | 44-22 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Sommers (PF) Emmett Mike | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG) Raymond Davis | |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Robert Long misses the lay-in | 44-22 |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Larry Sampson | 44-22 |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-22 |
| 16:56 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-22 |
| 16:37 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Clark | 44-24 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Richard King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-24 |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), Anthony Weeden (SG), Charles Hemenway (PF), Dale Morris (C) Richard King, Abram Johnson, Billy Sommers, Robert Long | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Darrell Coleman (PF) Donald Clark, Jackie Honeycutt, Larry Sampson, Donald Scott | |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Brian Sena (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Weeden (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Arndt (tired) 10 pts. PF - Charles Hemenway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) C - Christopher Bacon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden is open and buries a turnaround from the left block | 46-26 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden snags the defensive board | 46-26 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Brian Sena is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Davis - foul #2 on Raymond Davis, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Emmett Mike (PF) Charles Hemenway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Darrell Coleman, Christopher Bacon | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Brian Sena and the foul's on Santo Ramirez - foul #1 on Santo Ramirez, team foul #3 | 48-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG) Raymond Davis | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden makes the free throw | 49-26 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Santo Ramirez | 49-29 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt's pass is intercepted by Santo Ramirez | 49-29 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison misses the jumper from the right block | 49-29 |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Mann | 49-29 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-29 |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Robison | 49-29 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Dale Morris - foul #1 on Dale Morris, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Charles Hemenway (SG) Brian Sena, Anthony Weeden | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (SF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Travis Daniel, Craig Robison | |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt's floater is tipped away by Phillip Gillespie | 49-31 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway gets the offensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Richard King connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway snags the defensive board | 52-31 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Richard King is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-31 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Emmett Mike | 52-31 |
| 12:25 | North Carolina | Richard King is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Hemenway | 55-31 |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), Abram Johnson (SG), Billy Sommers (PF), Robert Long (C) Richard King, Charles Hemenway, Emmett Mike, Dale Morris | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Clark (SG), Larry Sampson (SF), Donald Scott (PF), Craig Robison (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Darrell Coleman, Alex Mann, Phillip Gillespie | |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 55-31 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Davis | 55-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Brian Sena (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Abram Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Arndt (very tired) 10 pts. PF - Billy Sommers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Long (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Sampson | 55-33 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Brian Sena is hacked by Craig Robison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Robison, team foul #4 | 55-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden (SG) Abram Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:25 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-33 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 11:10 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-33 |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-33 |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark tips it back up and in | 55-35 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden is hacked by Donald Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Clark, team foul #5 | 55-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Abram Johnson (SG), Dale Morris (C) Brian Sena, Anthony Weeden, Robert Long | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Travis Daniel (SF) Raymond Davis, Donald Clark, Donald Scott | |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Richard King misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina | Billy Sommers hits the follow up shot | 57-35 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt is hacked by Scott Arndt - foul #3 on Scott Arndt, team foul #4 | 57-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Piland (SG), Emmett Mike (PF) Abram Johnson, Billy Sommers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon (C) Craig Robison | |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 10:13 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson tips it in | 57-37 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-37 |
| 09:55 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Emmett Mike swats the short shot by Jackie Honeycutt | 57-37 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Travis Daniel steals it from Emmett Mike | 57-37 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon is fouled on the floor by Scott Arndt - foul #4 on Scott Arndt, team foul #5 | 57-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), Anthony Weeden (SG), Charles Hemenway (PF), Robert Long (C) Richard King, James Piland, Emmett Mike, Dale Morris | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Donald Scott (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel, Larry Sampson, Christopher Bacon | |
| 08:58 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 08:56 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark tips it back up and in | 57-39 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway grabs the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Scott Arndt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-39 |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-39 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Robert Long grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Brian Sena (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anthony Weeden (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Arndt (very tired) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Hemenway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Gillespie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Raymond Davis is called for the reach on Charles Hemenway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Davis, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Abram Johnson (SG), Billy Sommers (PF) Brian Sena, Anthony Weeden, Charles Hemenway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Donald Clark, Raymond Davis, Darrell Coleman, Donald Scott, Phillip Gillespie | |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Richard King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 07:25 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 57-39 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Billy Sommers grabs the board | 57-39 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Richard King is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Sommers | 60-39 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Craig Robison steps in front of the Abram Johnson pass | 60-41 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann misses the tip | 60-41 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann grabs the offensive board | 60-41 |
| 05:53 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann blows the layup | 60-41 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Robert Long grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), Anthony Weeden (SG), Charles Hemenway (PF), Dale Morris (C) Richard King, Abram Johnson, Billy Sommers, Robert Long | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Larry Sampson (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Dale Morris is open and buries a floater from the baseline | 62-41 |
| 05:12 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark is fouled on the floor by Scott Arndt - foul #5 on Scott Arndt, team foul #6 | 62-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Piland (SF) Scott Arndt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-41 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Piland and he's fouled by Larry Sampson - foul #2 on Larry Sampson, team foul #7 | 64-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Abram Johnson (SG) Anthony Weeden | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Phillip Gillespie (C) Darrell Coleman, Christopher Bacon | |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway makes the free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:21 | Western Michigan | Charles Hemenway picks off the pass by Donald Clark | 65-41 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Donald Clark is called for the reach on Abram Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Clark, team foul #8 | 65-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard King (PG), Emmett Mike (PF) Brian Sena, Charles Hemenway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Abram Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott gets the rebound | 65-41 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Emmett Mike - foul #2 on Emmett Mike, team foul #7 | 65-41 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Richard King is fouled on the floor by Donald Scott - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #9 | 65-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden (SG) Abram Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (SF) Donald Scott | |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Richard King misses the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Phillip Gillespie | 65-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard King (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Weeden (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Piland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Emmett Mike (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Morris (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Sampson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie grabs the offensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 65-43 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Dale Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 65-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Richard King knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Weeden | 68-43 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Phillip Gillespie | 68-45 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Richard King drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dale Morris | 71-45 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Sena (PG), Abram Johnson (SG), Charles Hemenway (SF), Billy Sommers (PF), Robert Long (C) Richard King, Anthony Weeden, James Piland, Emmett Mike, Dale Morris | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Darrell Coleman, Phillip Gillespie | |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Sena | 74-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-45 |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Davis | 74-45 |
| 01:34 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 74-48 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Charles Hemenway connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian Sena | 77-48 |
| 01:01 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Billy Sommers - foul #1 on Billy Sommers, team foul #8 | 77-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden (SG), James Piland (SF), Emmett Mike (PF), Dale Morris (C) Abram Johnson, Charles Hemenway, Billy Sommers, Robert Long | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:01 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 01:01 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Anthony Weeden buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-49 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Emmett Mike pulls down the rebound | 79-49 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Brian Sena runs out the clock | 79-49 |