| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edwin Flannigan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Neal (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Balas (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Neal | 23-24 |
| 19:21 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Peter Johnson takes the ball from Joe Jones | 25-24 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | James Foster loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Joe Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (PF) Richard Neal | |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Edwin Flannigan - foul #3 on Edwin Flannigan, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 17:59 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts travels with the ball | 27-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (PG), Ronald Lund (PF) James Foster, Antonia Giordano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (SG), Timothy King (SF) Edwin Flannigan, Daniel Roberts | |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Goebel, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Taylor (PG) Ronald Munos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Howard Sydow (C) Henry Balas | |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | John Green double dribbles | 27-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallecillo (C) Philip Edward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts (SF), Richard Neal (PF) Joe Jones, Howard Sydow | |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Peter Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Richard Neal is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lund - foul #1 on Ronald Lund, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG), Ronald Munos (SF), Antonia Giordano (PF) Kevin Taylor, Peter Johnson, John Vallecillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG), Henry Balas (C) Timothy King, John Green | |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Thomas Goebel steps in front of the Richard Neal pass | 30-24 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Ronald Munos lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Goebel | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Goebel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Lund (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edwin Flannigan (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Burden (fresh) SF - Daniel Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Neal (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Balas (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Clyde Burden scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Henry Balas picks off the pass by Ronald Munos | 32-27 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Henry Balas connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Daniel Roberts steps in front of the Thomas Goebel pass in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Henry Balas can't finish the layup | 32-29 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Clyde Burden - foul #2 on Clyde Burden, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Taylor (PG), Peter Johnson (SG), John Vallecillo (PF), Philip Edward (C) James Foster, Ronald Munos, Antonia Giordano, Ronald Lund | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oliver (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Timothy King (SF), John Green (PF) Edwin Flannigan, Clyde Burden, Daniel Roberts, Richard Neal | |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:04 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Henry Balas knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Joe Jones | 33-31 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-31 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Timothy King | 33-31 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Henry Balas drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Philip Edward - foul #3 on Philip Edward, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF) Thomas Goebel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG) Richard Oliver | |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Henry Balas makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Ronald Munos can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Green - foul #1 on John Green, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (SF), Howard Sydow (C) Timothy King, Henry Balas | |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Ronald Munos misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | Kevin Taylor is called for the reach on John Green - foul #1 on Kevin Taylor, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG), Antonia Giordano (PF) Kevin Taylor, John Vallecillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts (SF) Clyde Burden | |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts hits the finger roll set up by Joe Jones | 34-36 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Peter Johnson loses the dribble to Edwin Flannigan | 34-36 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | John Green throws it down set up by Edwin Flannigan | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edwin Flannigan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Sydow (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | John Green is called for the reach on James Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Green, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Taylor (SF) Ronald Munos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (SG), Enrique Guzman (C) Edwin Flannigan, John Green | |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Peter Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Joe Jones misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-38 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Antonia Giordano | 36-38 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Philip Edward blows the layup but he's fouled by Enrique Guzman - foul #3 on Enrique Guzman, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (SG), Ronald Munos (SF), Ronald Lund (PF) James Foster, Peter Johnson, Antonia Giordano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG), Timothy King (SF), Richard Neal (PF), Henry Balas (C) Joe Jones, Daniel Roberts, Howard Sydow, Enrique Guzman | |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Philip Edward makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Philip Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Henry Balas is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Henry Balas, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (SG), John Vallecillo (C) Kevin Taylor, Philip Edward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:31 | Auburn | Ronald Lund hits a wide open turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Neal - foul #1 on Richard Neal, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| 09:31 | Auburn | Ronald Lund makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Ronald Munos is called for the reach on Timothy King - foul #1 on Ronald Munos, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oliver (SG) Clyde Burden | |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Henry Balas lays it in and he's hacked by John Vallecillo - foul #2 on John Vallecillo, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Taylor (PG), Antonia Giordano (PF) Peter Johnson, John Vallecillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Jones (PG), Daniel Roberts (SF), John Green (PF) Edwin Flannigan, Richard Oliver, Richard Neal | |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Ronald Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:22 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Taylor | 43-40 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Henry Balas clanks a turnaround near the basket | 43-40 |
| 08:03 | North Carolina | John Green grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Joe Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Daniel Roberts | 43-43 |
| 07:13 | Auburn | Ronald Lund misses the easy layup | 43-43 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Joe Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Goebel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonia Giordano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Lund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joe Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy King (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Daniel Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Green (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Balas (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | John Green drills a jumper from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Ronald Munos is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy King - foul #2 on Timothy King, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG), Peter Johnson (SG), John Vallecillo (PF), Philip Edward (C) Kevin Taylor, Thomas Goebel, Antonia Giordano, Ronald Lund | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG), Clyde Burden (SF), Richard Neal (PF) Timothy King, Daniel Roberts, Henry Balas | |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Ronald Munos misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | John Green pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Joe Jones drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Flannigan | 44-47 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Peter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Green - foul #3 on John Green, team foul #9 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Enrique Guzman (SF), Howard Sydow (C) Joe Jones, John Green | |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Clyde Burden's pass is intercepted by Peter Johnson | 46-47 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | James Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Neal - foul #2 on Richard Neal, team foul #10 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Taylor (SF) Ronald Munos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts (SF), Henry Balas (C) Enrique Guzman, Richard Neal | |
| 05:50 | Auburn | James Foster misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | James Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Henry Balas gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Peter Johnson gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Kevin Taylor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (SF) Kevin Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Giordano (PF) John Vallecillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Jones (PG), John Green (PF) Edwin Flannigan, Howard Sydow | |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Henry Balas takes the ball from Philip Edward | 46-47 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Joe Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Henry Balas hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | John Green picks off the pass by Thomas Goebel in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts is fouled on the floor by Philip Edward - foul #4 on Philip Edward, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Taylor (PG), Ronald Munos (SF) James Foster, Thomas Goebel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan (PG), Richard Neal (PF) Clyde Burden, Henry Balas | |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Daniel Roberts is called for the reach on Ronald Munos - foul #1 on Daniel Roberts, team foul #11 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Lund (C) Philip Edward | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Enrique Guzman (SF), Howard Sydow (C) Daniel Roberts, John Green | |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Ronald Munos misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Joe Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Munos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Antonia Giordano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Lund (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edwin Flannigan (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Enrique Guzman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Neal (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Sydow (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Ronald Munos is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallecillo (C) Antonia Giordano | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oliver (SG), Timothy King (SF), Henry Balas (C) Joe Jones, Enrique Guzman, Howard Sydow | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Henry Balas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Vallecillo - foul #3 on John Vallecillo, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (SG) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (SG) Richard Oliver | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Henry Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG), Philip Edward (C) Kevin Taylor, John Vallecillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joe Jones (SG), Daniel Roberts (SF) Clyde Burden, Timothy King | |
| 02:32 | Auburn | Ronald Lund's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Balas | 47-54 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Henry Balas gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Joe Jones can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Goebel - foul #2 on Thomas Goebel, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (SG), Antonia Giordano (PF) Thomas Goebel, Ronald Lund | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Joe Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Peter Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Foster | 50-55 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-55 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Richard Neal is called for the reach on Antonia Giordano - foul #3 on Richard Neal, team foul #12 | 50-55 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:32 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Joe Jones scores on a 3 from the right wing | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano clanks a runner from the right block | 52-58 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Peter Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | James Foster misses the jump hook from the left block | 52-58 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Foster | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | James Foster is called for the reach on Joe Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Ronald Munos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Henry Balas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Peter Johnson is called for the reach on Henry Balas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Johnson, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (SF) Daniel Roberts | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Henry Balas misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Henry Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Peter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Ronald Munos grabs the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Ronald Munos buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Antonia Giordano | 57-61 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan is hacked by James Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #12 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Roberts (SF) Clyde Burden | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Edwin Flannigan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Philip Edward pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Henry Balas gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Henry Balas is hacked by James Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Foster, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clyde Burden (SF) Daniel Roberts | |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Henry Balas makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Henry Balas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Ronald Munos connects on the 3 from the left wing | 60-64 |