| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Duane West (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ron Hendrix (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Barra (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Justin Henderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Jess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Johnston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Kenneth Graves inbounds the ball | 53-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Providence | Clayton Johnston clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-25 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Russell Barra | 53-25 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-25 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina | Duane West tips it but misses | 53-25 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix snags the offensive board | 53-25 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Cleveland | 55-25 |
| 18:40 | Providence | Fred Jess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-25 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Hendrix | 58-25 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Fred Jess misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Smith - foul #2 on Brandon Smith, team foul #1 | 58-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jack Remer (SG) Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | Jimmie Beebe (SG) Clayton Johnston | |
| 17:56 | Providence | Fred Jess makes the 1st free throw | 58-26 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Fred Jess misses the 2nd free throw | 58-26 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix snags the defensive board | 58-26 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Jeff Welsh is called for the reach on Jack Remer - foul #3 on Jeff Welsh, team foul #1 | 58-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Providence | Clayton Johnston (PF) Jeff Welsh | |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Jack Remer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-26 |
| 17:20 | Providence | Kenneth Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 58-26 |
| 17:06 | Providence | Jack Remer picks off the pass by Jimmie Beebe | 58-26 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Jack Remer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-26 |
| 16:44 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kenneth Graves | 58-26 |
| 16:35 | Providence | Fred Jess misses the jumper from the left block | 58-26 |
| 16:34 | Providence | Clayton Johnston can't tip it in | 58-26 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Jack Remer snags the defensive board | 58-26 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | Justin Henderson steps in front of the Jack Remer pass | 58-26 |
| 16:03 | Providence | Justin Henderson is fouled on the floor by Charles Cleveland - foul #3 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #2 | 58-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris (PG), Brandon Smith (SG), Zachary Kenny (SF), Bernard Walker (PF), Aaron Davis (C) Charles Cleveland, Jack Remer, Duane West, Ron Hendrix, Russell Barra | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:47 | Providence | Kenneth Graves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Smith - foul #3 on Brandon Smith, team foul #3 | 58-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeff Welsh (PF), Rolland Hill (C) Jimmie Beebe, Clayton Johnston | |
| 15:47 | Providence | Kenneth Graves makes the 1st free throw | 58-27 |
| 15:47 | Providence | Kenneth Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 58-27 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker pulls down the rebound | 58-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Paris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Kenny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bernard Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Aaron Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Justin Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Jess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rolland Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Brandon Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-27 |
| 15:42 | Providence | Jeff Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 58-27 |
| 15:25 | Providence | Kenneth Graves is hacked by Brandon Smith - foul #4 on Brandon Smith, team foul #4 | 58-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jack Remer (SG) Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:14 | Providence | Kenneth Paris takes the ball from Kenneth Graves | 58-27 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Paris | 60-27 |
| 14:55 | Providence | Kenneth Graves connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-29 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-29 |
| 14:40 | Providence | Jeff Welsh gets the rebound | 60-29 |
| 14:25 | Providence | Rolland Hill misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 60-29 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker grabs the board | 60-29 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-29 |
| 14:04 | Providence | Rolland Hill grabs the board | 60-29 |
| 13:39 | Providence | Fred Jess knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Henderson | 60-31 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-31 |
| 13:22 | Providence | Fred Jess snags the defensive board | 60-31 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Justin Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland (PG), Duane West (SF), Ron Hendrix (PF), Russell Barra (C) Kenneth Paris, Zachary Kenny, Bernard Walker, Aaron Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | Eddie Reber (PG), Jimmie Beebe (SG) Justin Henderson, Fred Jess | |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Jack Remer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Cleveland | 63-31 |
| 12:25 | Providence | Rolland Hill drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Eddie Reber | 63-33 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Eddie Reber is called for the reach on Charles Cleveland - foul #2 on Eddie Reber, team foul #2 | 63-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Providence | Justin Henderson (PG), Clayton Johnston (PF) Eddie Reber, Jeff Welsh | |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix misses the shot from the right block | 63-33 |
| 11:54 | Providence | Kenneth Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 63-33 |
| 11:32 | Providence | Kenneth Graves is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Graves, team foul #3 | 63-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jack Remer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane West (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ron Hendrix (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Barra (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Justin Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Beebe (fresh) SF - Kenneth Graves (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clayton Johnston (fresh) C - Rolland Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-33 |
| 11:14 | Providence | Justin Henderson connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jimmie Beebe | 63-35 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Jack Remer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ron Hendrix | 66-35 |
| 10:47 | Providence | Clayton Johnston makes the shot from the right side set up by Jimmie Beebe | 66-37 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Graves - foul #3 on Kenneth Graves, team foul #4 | 66-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Aaron Davis (C) Russell Barra | |
| Subs | Providence | Eddie Reber (PG), Fred Jess (SG), Jeff Welsh (PF) Justin Henderson, Jimmie Beebe, Clayton Johnston | |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix misses the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 67-37 |
| 10:26 | Providence | Aaron Davis is called for the reach on Rolland Hill - foul #2 on Aaron Davis, team foul #5 | 67-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris (PG), Zachary Kenny (SF), Bernard Walker (PF) Charles Cleveland, Duane West, Ron Hendrix | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:18 | Providence | Jack Remer steals it from Fred Jess | 67-37 |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Jack Remer banks in the layup | 69-37 |
| 10:04 | Providence | Eddie Reber misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 69-37 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker gets the rebound | 69-37 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 69-37 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-37 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Jack Remer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Zachary Kenny | 72-37 |
| 09:33 | Providence | Kenneth Graves is whistled for traveling | 72-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Duane West (SF), Ron Hendrix (PF), Russell Barra (C) Zachary Kenny, Bernard Walker, Aaron Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | Justin Henderson (PG) Kenneth Graves | |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Jack Remer scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ron Hendrix and he's hacked by Jeff Welsh - foul #4 on Jeff Welsh, team foul #5 | 74-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland (PG) Kenneth Paris | |
| Subs | Providence | Clayton Johnston (PF) Jeff Welsh | |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Jack Remer makes the free throw | 75-37 |
| 09:08 | Providence | Russell Barra picks off the pass by Eddie Reber | 75-37 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Cleveland and he's fouled by Fred Jess - foul #4 on Fred Jess, team foul #6 | 77-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jimmie Beebe (SF) Fred Jess | |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix makes the free throw | 78-37 |
| 08:33 | Providence | Russell Barra takes the ball from Rolland Hill | 78-37 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Duane West is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Duane West, team foul #6 | 78-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Providence | Kenneth Graves (SF), Fred Jess (C) Eddie Reber, Clayton Johnston | |
| 08:01 | Providence | Justin Henderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-37 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 78-37 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Fred Jess steals it from Jack Remer | 78-37 |
| 07:27 | Providence | Jimmie Beebe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Henderson | 78-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Charles Cleveland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jack Remer (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Duane West (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ron Hendrix (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Russell Barra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Justin Henderson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmie Beebe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Graves (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rolland Hill (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Jess (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Jack Remer misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 78-39 |
| 07:10 | Providence | Rolland Hill pulls down the rebound | 78-39 |
| 07:04 | Providence | Fred Jess misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 78-39 |
| 07:03 | Providence | Kenneth Graves snags the offensive board | 78-39 |
| 06:51 | Providence | Justin Henderson is denied on a dunk by Ron Hendrix | 78-39 |
| 06:49 | Providence | Justin Henderson tips it home | 78-41 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Jack Remer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-41 |
| 06:32 | Providence | Fred Jess gets the rebound | 78-41 |
| 06:14 | Providence | Justin Henderson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 78-41 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | Russell Barra pulls down the rebound | 78-41 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Jack Remer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Cleveland | 81-41 |
| 05:48 | Providence | Jimmie Beebe misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 81-41 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Jack Remer grabs the defensive rebound | 81-41 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Rolland Hill - foul #4 on Rolland Hill, team foul #7 | 81-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris (PG), Brandon Smith (SG), Zachary Kenny (SF), Aaron Davis (C) Charles Cleveland, Jack Remer, Duane West, Russell Barra | |
| Subs | Providence | Devin Bauer (PG), Eddie Reber (SG), Jeff Welsh (PF), Clayton Johnston (C) Justin Henderson, Jimmie Beebe, Rolland Hill, Fred Jess | |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 82-41 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 83-41 |
| 05:11 | Providence | Kenneth Graves knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 83-43 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis is hacked by Devin Bauer - foul #1 on Devin Bauer, team foul #8 | 83-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Walker (PF) Ron Hendrix | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis misses the 1st free throw | 83-43 |
| 04:56 | Providence | Jeff Welsh pulls down the rebound | 83-43 |
| 04:36 | Providence | Aaron Davis picks off the pass by Devin Bauer | 83-43 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Clayton Johnston - foul #3 on Clayton Johnston, team foul #9 | 83-43 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis makes the 1st free throw | 84-43 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 84-43 |
| 04:22 | Providence | Kenneth Graves grabs the board | 84-43 |
| 04:16 | Providence | Bernard Walker denies the turnaround by Kenneth Graves | 84-43 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris gets the rebound | 84-43 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Devin Bauer steals it from Zachary Kenny | 84-43 |
| 03:45 | Providence | Eddie Reber misses the easy layup | 84-43 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny gets the rebound | 84-43 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Paris and the foul's on Clayton Johnston - foul #4 on Clayton Johnston, team foul #10 | 86-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Providence | Fred Jess (SF) Kenneth Graves | |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Zachary Kenny misses the free throw | 86-43 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker grabs the offensive board | 86-43 |
| 03:18 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 86-43 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Aaron Davis tips it in | 88-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Paris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Zachary Kenny (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Bernard Walker (fresh) 6 reb. C - Aaron Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Devin Bauer (fairly fresh) SG - Eddie Reber (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Jess (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jeff Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Clayton Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Providence | Clayton Johnston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 88-43 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Walker | 88-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Bernard Walker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Smith | 91-43 |
| 02:17 | Providence | Fred Jess misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 91-43 |
| 02:15 | Providence | Devin Bauer can't tip it in | 91-43 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris snags the defensive board | 91-43 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris is fouled on the floor by Eddie Reber - foul #3 on Eddie Reber, team foul #11 | 91-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Duane West (SF), Ron Hendrix (PF), Russell Barra (C) Zachary Kenny, Bernard Walker, Aaron Davis | |
| Subs | Providence | Justin Henderson (PG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Rolland Hill (C) Devin Bauer, Eddie Reber, Clayton Johnston | |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris makes the 1st free throw | 92-43 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Kenneth Paris makes the 2nd free throw | 93-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:39 | Providence | Justin Henderson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 93-43 |
| 01:38 | Providence | Kenneth Graves tips it but misses | 93-43 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix gets the rebound | 93-43 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Brandon Smith - foul #5 on Brandon Smith, team foul #7 | 93-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland (PG), Jack Remer (SG) Kenneth Paris, Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:16 | Providence | Charles Cleveland picks off the pass by Fred Jess | 93-43 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Kenneth Graves picks off the pass by Ron Hendrix | 93-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:55 | Providence | Rolland Hill scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 93-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Ron Hendrix hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Cleveland | 95-45 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Rolland Hill hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Russell Barra - foul #3 on Russell Barra, team foul #8 | 95-47 |
| 00:20 | Providence | Rolland Hill misses the free throw | 95-47 |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Russell Barra pulls down the rebound | 95-47 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Charles Cleveland runs out the clock | 95-47 |