| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Evan Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Lundquist (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Wiggins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) SF - Bill Pace (fresh) PF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Evan Moore inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bill Pace - foul #2 on Bill Pace, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Troup picks off the pass by Richard Brewer | 36-30 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins lays it up and in set up by Michael Cole | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Lundquist | 38-30 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup loses the dribble to Richard Brewer | 38-30 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer jams it | 38-32 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Cole | 41-32 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Wiggins | 41-32 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Evan Moore double dribbles | 41-32 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer is hacked by Jason Wiggins - foul #3 on Jason Wiggins, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial (C) Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin buries a 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Michael Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin is called for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Ralph Vogt (SF) Michael Cole, Evan Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #1 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Richard Brewer | |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marco Costa | 41-38 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Lambert - foul #1 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG) Glen Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Gary Galusha (C) Bill Pace, Ulysses Loftin | |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt throws it down set up by Howard Lundquist | 43-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Vogt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Lundquist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph McDanial (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer connects on the 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Evan Moore (SF), Jason Wiggins (C) Ralph Vogt, Joseph McDanial | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Abraham Williams (PF) Richard Brewer, Gary Galusha | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-41 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams's pass is intercepted by Thomas Troup | 43-41 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins dunks the ball set up by Michael Cole | 45-41 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is fouled on the floor by Jason Wiggins - foul #4 on Jason Wiggins, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Ralph Vogt (PF), Joseph McDanial (C) Michael Cole, Howard Lundquist, Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF), Ulysses Loftin (C) Marco Costa, Ronnie Lambert | |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | David Baker scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jeremy Lacroix | 45-43 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Evan Moore | 47-43 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Evan Moore snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Ulysses Loftin steals it from Joseph McDanial | 47-45 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Evan Moore | 47-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Shaughnessy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ralph Vogt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph McDanial (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ulysses Loftin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glen Shaughnessy | 49-45 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | David Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG), Kenneth Benningfield (SF), Howard Lundquist (PF) Glen Shaughnessy, Evan Moore, Ralph Vogt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG), Marco Costa (SF), Gary Galusha (C) Jeremy Lacroix, Bill Pace, Ulysses Loftin | |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist is fouled on the floor by Gary Galusha - foul #2 on Gary Galusha, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Michael Cole is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial tips it in | 51-45 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Howard Lundquist takes the ball from Gary Galusha | 51-45 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Abraham Williams - foul #4 on Abraham Williams, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert (PF) Abraham Williams | |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Richard Brewer takes the ball from Thomas Troup in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer can't finish the layup | 53-45 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Michael Cole gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Cole is called for the reach on Gary Galusha - foul #3 on Michael Cole, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt (PF) Joseph McDanial | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Ulysses Loftin (SF) David Baker, Marco Costa | |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Howard Lundquist, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Evan Moore (SF) Kenneth Benningfield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Gary Galusha | |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ulysses Loftin - foul #2 on Ulysses Loftin, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Jason Wiggins (C) Michael Cole, Evan Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG), Abraham Williams (PF) Richard Brewer, Ulysses Loftin | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Shaughnessy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Vogt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Lundquist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jason Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Jason Wiggins tips it home | 57-48 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams buries a shot from the right side | 57-50 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt is whistled for traveling | 57-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield (PG), Evan Moore (SF) Thomas Troup, Ralph Vogt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Ulysses Loftin (SF), Gary Galusha (C) Marco Costa, Bill Pace, Ronnie Lambert | |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | David Baker is hacked by Jason Wiggins - foul #5 on Jason Wiggins, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG), Joseph McDanial (C) Glen Shaughnessy, Jason Wiggins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | David Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin tips it home | 57-52 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Michael Cole hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Evan Moore | 60-52 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha makes the floater from the baseline set up by Jeremy Lacroix | 60-54 |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Troup (PG), Ralph Vogt (PF) Kenneth Benningfield, Howard Lundquist | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Bill Pace (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Jeremy Lacroix, David Baker, Ulysses Loftin, Gary Galusha | |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup's pass is intercepted by Bill Pace | 62-54 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa is fouled on the floor by Joseph McDanial - foul #2 on Joseph McDanial, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Kenneth Benningfield (SF) Michael Cole, Evan Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Vogt - foul #2 on Ralph Vogt, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Marco Costa - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa tips it in | 64-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Thomas Troup (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Shaughnessy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Benningfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Vogt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph McDanial (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial lays it in | 66-57 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Troup - foul #1 on Thomas Troup, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG), Evan Moore (SF), Howard Lundquist (C) Glen Shaughnessy, Kenneth Benningfield, Joseph McDanial | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Ulysses Loftin (PF), Gary Galusha (C) Marco Costa, Abraham Williams, Ronnie Lambert | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Michael Cole is blocked by Gary Galusha | 66-58 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG) Richard Brewer | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Ralph Vogt gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist's layup is rejected by Gary Galusha | 66-58 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Howard Lundquist tips it in | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Baker | 68-61 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Michael Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McDanial (C) Ralph Vogt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams (PF) Ulysses Loftin | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Cole steals the ball from Bill Pace | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #2 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG), Kenneth Benningfield (SF) Michael Cole, Evan Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Thomas Troup misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Galusha | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Abraham Williams | 68-64 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Cole (SG), Evan Moore (SF) Thomas Troup, Glen Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Jeremy Lacroix is called for the reach on Kenneth Benningfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Howard Lundquist steals the ball from Jeremy Lacroix | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Michael Cole is fouled in the backcourt by David Baker - foul #4 on David Baker, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Troup (PG) Evan Moore | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Michael Cole makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Michael Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | David Baker double dribbles | 72-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Glen Shaughnessy (SG) Michael Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Jeremy Lacroix is called for the reach on Kenneth Benningfield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Abraham Williams | 73-64 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | David Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Lacroix | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #5 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG) Jeremy Lacroix | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Kenneth Benningfield makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-67 |