| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bartz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Bourne (fresh) PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stanley McCarl (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Lis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Huston (fresh) PF - Gary Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Daniel Huston inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Huston | 35-33 |
| 19:30 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Bartz | 38-33 |
| 19:10 | Charlotte | Gary Branch scores on a runner from the left block | 38-35 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-35 |
| 19:02 | Charlotte | Gary Branch gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:46 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 18:44 | North Carolina | Jason Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bartz | 41-35 |
| 18:17 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 41-38 |
| 18:02 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Stanley McCarl | 41-38 |
| 17:41 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl makes the jumper from the right block | 41-40 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis is whistled for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) James Bartz, Charles Bourne, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong (PG), Steven Pereda (SG), Matthew Aldrich (SF), George Christy (C) Stanley McCarl, Andrew Lis, Daniel Huston, Greg Kelly | |
| 16:55 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Armstrong | 41-42 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Holmes | 43-42 |
| 16:19 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich is called for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Aldrich, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG) John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG) Vincent Shelton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Smith (C) Gary Branch | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Casares (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Pereda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Aldrich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Christy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Charlotte | George Christy scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Armstrong and he's hacked by Ronald Staley - foul #2 on Ronald Staley, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Andrew Lis (SG) Anthony Armstrong, Steven Pereda | |
| 15:35 | Charlotte | George Christy makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Aldrich - foul #2 on Matthew Aldrich, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Charles Bourne (SF) John Hawkins, Ronald Staley | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:54 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | David Casares grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton is hacked by Stanley McCarl - foul #1 on Stanley McCarl, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Charles Bourne, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Huston (SF), Greg Kelly (PF) Matthew Aldrich, George Christy | |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Robert Smith takes the ball from James Bartz | 44-45 |
| 14:18 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Greg Kelly | 44-47 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis's floater is tipped away by Greg Kelly | 44-47 |
| 13:58 | Charlotte | Daniel Huston pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:53 | Charlotte | Robert Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Ronald Staley, Stanley Davis, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong (PG), Steven Pereda (SG) Stanley McCarl, Andrew Lis | |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Casares | 47-47 |
| 13:21 | Charlotte | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 47-47 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | James Bartz grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Anthony Armstrong is called for the reach on John Hawkins - foul #1 on Anthony Armstrong, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Stanley Davis (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, David Casares, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich (SF), Gary Branch (PF), George Christy (C) Daniel Huston, Greg Kelly, Robert Smith | |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the jumper from the left side set up by Charles Bourne | 49-47 |
| 12:47 | Charlotte | Steven Pereda loses the dribble to Charles Bourne in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | James Bartz lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Bourne | 51-47 |
| 12:22 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 12:21 | Charlotte | George Christy tips it in | 51-49 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Jason Reed gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by George Christy - foul #1 on George Christy, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, James Bartz, Charles Bourne, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Andrew Lis (SG), Daniel Huston (SF), Greg Kelly (PF), Robert Smith (C) Anthony Armstrong, Steven Pereda, Matthew Aldrich, Gary Branch, George Christy | |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Staley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stanley McCarl (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Andrew Lis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Greg Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Charlotte | Greg Kelly blows the wide open layup | 52-49 |
| 11:17 | Charlotte | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:58 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Stanley McCarl steps in front of the John Hawkins pass in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 10:43 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Greg Kelly | 52-54 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 52-54 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Hawkins | 52-54 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is fouled on the floor by Andrew Lis - foul #1 on Andrew Lis, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steven Pereda (SG), Matthew Aldrich (SF), Gary Branch (PF), George Christy (C) Andrew Lis, Daniel Huston, Greg Kelly, Robert Smith | |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | James Bartz connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hawkins | 54-54 |
| 09:42 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich is fouled in the backcourt by John Hawkins - foul #4 on John Hawkins, team foul #2 | 54-54 |
| 09:25 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich jams it | 54-56 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 09:19 | Charlotte | Gary Branch snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 09:17 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong (PG) Stanley McCarl | |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 09:10 | Charlotte | Gary Branch gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:42 | Charlotte | George Christy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 54-56 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | James Bartz snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Steven Pereda steals it from John Hawkins | 54-56 |
| 08:24 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Pereda | 54-58 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | James Bartz tips it in | 56-58 |
| 07:48 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich is called for traveling | 56-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Stanley Davis (PF), Dwight Cory (C) John Hawkins, David Casares, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Andrew Lis (SG), Daniel Huston (SF), Greg Kelly (PF), Robert Smith (C) Anthony Armstrong, Steven Pereda, Matthew Aldrich, Gary Branch, George Christy | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bartz (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Cory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stanley McCarl (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Andrew Lis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Greg Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Greg Kelly - foul #2 on Greg Kelly, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Ronald Staley (SF) James Bartz, Charles Bourne | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:27 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Greg Kelly | 57-58 |
| 07:07 | Charlotte | Robert Smith lays it up and in | 57-60 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Holmes | 59-60 |
| 06:48 | Charlotte | Vincent Shelton picks off the pass by Greg Kelly in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-60 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Dwight Cory snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Vincent Shelton | 61-60 |
| 06:16 | Charlotte | Greg Kelly is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Greg Kelly, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Charles Bourne (SF), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Ronald Staley, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Charlotte | George Christy (PF) Greg Kelly | |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 05:53 | Charlotte | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 05:34 | Charlotte | Jason Reed is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Jason Reed, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong (PG), Matthew Aldrich (SF), Gary Branch (PF) Stanley McCarl, Daniel Huston, Robert Smith | |
| 05:26 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich lays it in uncontested set up by Anthony Armstrong | 61-62 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Lis - foul #2 on Andrew Lis, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Davis (PF), Dwight Cory (C) David Casares, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steven Pereda (SG) Andrew Lis | |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:36 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Branch | 62-64 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 04:30 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:24 | Charlotte | James Bartz steals the ball from Steven Pereda in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | John Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Brian Holmes (SG), David Casares (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, James Bartz, Stanley Davis, Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Greg Kelly (PF), Robert Smith (C) Anthony Armstrong, Gary Branch, George Christy | |
| 03:42 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-64 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | David Casares pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bourne (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Casares (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stanley McCarl (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Steven Pereda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Aldrich (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Greg Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes grabs the offensive board | 62-64 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 03:15 | Charlotte | Steven Pereda pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:48 | Charlotte | Robert Smith misses long on an open floater near the basket | 62-64 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | David Casares grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), James Bartz (SG), Ronald Staley (SF), Stanley Davis (PF), Dwight Cory (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, Charles Bourne, David Casares, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Andrew Lis (SG), Daniel Huston (SF), Gary Branch (PF) Steven Pereda, Matthew Aldrich, Greg Kelly | |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley connects on the jumper from the right block set up by John Hawkins | 64-64 |
| 02:19 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley McCarl, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Reed (C) Dwight Cory | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Ronald Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| 01:50 | Charlotte | Gary Branch misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Reed - foul #3 on Jason Reed, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Bourne (SF) Ronald Staley | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 01:50 | Charlotte | Gary Branch misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:50 | Charlotte | Gary Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis lays it in on a nice dish by John Hawkins and the foul's on Stanley McCarl - foul #3 on Stanley McCarl, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:10 | Charlotte | Stanley Davis takes the ball from Daniel Huston | 67-65 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Stanley Davis is blocked by Robert Smith | 67-65 |
| 00:57 | Charlotte | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 00:52 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl travels in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a floater from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Stanley Davis tips it home | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Charlotte | Andrew Lis hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stanley McCarl | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley McCarl - foul #4 on Stanley McCarl, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne runs out the clock | 71-68 |