| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Oehler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Walton Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Adair (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Raffaele (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Green inbounds the ball | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes is hacked by Ryan Vincent - foul #1 on Ryan Vincent, team foul #1 | 49-51 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | James Raffaele steals the ball from John Hawkins | 49-51 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | John Hawkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | John Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele misses short on a runner in the paint | 49-51 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | John Green grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | John Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Marty Frederick | 49-51 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Oehler picks off the pass by Walton Davis | 49-51 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler loses the dribble to Walton Davis | 49-51 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walton Davis | 49-53 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Marty Frederick | 49-53 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina | John Green is hacked by Marty Frederick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marty Frederick, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Kyle Porter (SG), James Bartz (SF), Frederick Leski (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, Brian Holmes, John Green, Charles Bourne, Richard Oehler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Nicholas Curtis (SG), James Mann (SF), Andrew Rose (PF), Omar Johnson (C) Walton Davis, Ryan Vincent, John Adair, James Raffaele, Marty Frederick | |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Charles Gilbert - foul #1 on Charles Gilbert, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | Jason Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 15:40 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis loses the dribble to James Bartz | 52-53 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | James Bartz lays it in | 54-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Bartz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Leski (fairly fresh) C - Jason Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Curtis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Mann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Rose (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Omar Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Leski is called for the reach on Nicholas Curtis - foul #1 on Frederick Leski, team foul #1 | 54-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harvey Romig (SG) Frederick Leski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG), Joshua Rivero (C) Charles Gilbert, Omar Johnson | |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose's floater is knocked away by Jason Reed | 54-53 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks can't tip it in | 54-53 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Jason Reed is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jason Reed, team foul #2 | 54-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), John Green (SF) Vincent Shelton, Kyle Porter | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Adair (SF) James Mann | |
| 14:35 | Louisiana Tech | John Hawkins picks off the pass by John Adair | 54-53 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Jason Reed misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 54-53 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | James Bartz snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Jason Reed lays it in on a great pass from John Green and he's fouled by Joshua Rivero - foul #3 on Joshua Rivero, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (SF), Charles Bourne (PF) John Green, James Bartz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Ryan Vincent (SG), James Mann (SF), James Raffaele (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Lloyd Wicks, Nicholas Curtis, John Adair, Andrew Rose, Joshua Rivero | |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Jason Reed makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Bourne is called for the reach on James Raffaele - foul #4 on Charles Bourne, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Frederick Leski (PF), Richard Oehler (C) John Hawkins, Charles Bourne, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:30 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Ryan Vincent is called for the reach on Harvey Romig in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Vincent, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Vincent Shelton, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Charles Bourne (PF) Vincent Shelton, Frederick Leski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), John Adair (SF), Omar Johnson (C) Charles Gilbert, James Mann, Marty Frederick | |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Walton Davis and he's hacked by Richard Oehler - foul #2 on Richard Oehler, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (SF) Kyle Porter | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | James Raffaele is called for the reach on Charles Bourne - foul #1 on James Raffaele, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Jason Reed (C) Harvey Romig, Richard Oehler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (SG), Andrew Rose (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Ryan Vincent, James Raffaele, Omar Johnson | |
| 12:16 | North Carolina | John Hawkins drills a shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 12:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Walton Davis - foul #2 on Walton Davis, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (SF) John Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis (SG), James Mann (SF) Walton Davis, John Adair | |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 12:03 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick double dribbles | 61-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), James Bartz (PF), Richard Oehler (C) John Hawkins, Charles Bourne, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Porter (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Bartz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Richard Oehler (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Curtis (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Mann (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Rose (tiring) 4 reb. C - Marty Frederick (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Gilbert, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harvey Romig (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele (PF), Omar Johnson (C) Andrew Rose, Marty Frederick | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | James Bartz buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Nicholas Curtis - foul #2 on Nicholas Curtis, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (SF), Jason Reed (C) Kyle Porter, Richard Oehler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), Ryan Vincent (SG), John Adair (SF) Charles Gilbert, Nicholas Curtis, James Mann | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | James Bartz makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis clanks a jumper from close range | 64-56 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Green | 64-56 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Harvey Romig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Frederick Leski (PF) Vincent Shelton, James Bartz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG), Joshua Rivero (C) Walton Davis, Omar Johnson | |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG) Harvey Romig | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose (PF) James Raffaele | |
| 10:32 | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks banks in the layup and he's hacked by Frederick Leski - foul #2 on Frederick Leski, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kyle Porter (SF), Charles Bourne (PF) John Green, Frederick Leski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Mann (SF) John Adair | |
| 10:32 | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks misses the free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | Jason Reed pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kyle Porter | 67-58 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Vincent and he's fouled by Kyle Porter - foul #3 on Kyle Porter, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Oehler (C) Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis (SG) Ryan Vincent | |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann misses the free throw | 67-60 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Nicholas Curtis steals the ball from John Hawkins in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose is called for traveling | 67-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Adair (SF), Omar Johnson (PF) James Mann, Andrew Rose | |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler is whistled for a carry | 67-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Harvey Romig (SG), John Green (SF), Frederick Leski (PF), Jason Reed (C) John Hawkins, Brian Holmes, Kyle Porter, Charles Bourne, Richard Oehler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), Charles Gilbert (SG), Marty Frederick (C) Lloyd Wicks, Nicholas Curtis, Joshua Rivero | |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Gilbert | 67-62 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton buries a 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair's pass is intercepted by Harvey Romig | 70-64 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Walton Davis is called for the reach on Vincent Shelton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walton Davis, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), James Bartz (PF), Richard Oehler (C) Harvey Romig, John Green, Frederick Leski, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent (SG), James Mann (SF), James Raffaele (PF) Charles Gilbert, John Adair, Omar Johnson | |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Oehler - foul #3 on Richard Oehler, team foul #8 | 72-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Charles Bourne (PF) Vincent Shelton, James Bartz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG) Walton Davis | |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes double dribbles in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis (SG), Andrew Rose (PF), Joshua Rivero (C) Ryan Vincent, James Raffaele, Marty Frederick | |
| 08:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 72-65 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks hits the follow up shot | 72-67 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | John Hawkins connects on the shot from the right side set up by Charles Bourne | 74-67 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 74-69 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Hawkins (tiring) 27 pts. SG - Brian Holmes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Porter (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Bourne (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. C - Richard Oehler (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Lloyd Wicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas Curtis (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Mann (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Rose (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Rivero (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Lloyd Wicks is called for the reach on Brian Holmes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Wicks, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (SF), James Bartz (PF), Jason Reed (C) Kyle Porter, Charles Bourne, Richard Oehler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), Ryan Vincent (SG), James Raffaele (PF) Lloyd Wicks, Nicholas Curtis, Joshua Rivero | |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 07:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Mann, team foul #12 | 76-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harvey Romig (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Adair (SF) James Mann | |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | James Raffaele is called for the reach on James Bartz - foul #2 on James Raffaele, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick (C) Andrew Rose | |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | James Bartz makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | James Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-69 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick snags the offensive board | 78-69 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick is fouled on the floor by Jason Reed - foul #3 on Jason Reed, team foul #9 | 78-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), Charles Bourne (PF), Richard Oehler (C) Harvey Romig, John Green, James Bartz, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), Nicholas Curtis (SG), James Mann (SF) Charles Gilbert, Ryan Vincent, John Adair | |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG), Joshua Rivero (C) Walton Davis, Marty Frederick | |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Wicks | 78-73 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-73 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler snags the offensive board | 78-73 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | John Hawkins is called for traveling | 78-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG) John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson (PF) James Raffaele | |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Shelton steps in front of the Lloyd Wicks pass in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Kyle Porter loses the ball out of bounds | 78-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Harvey Romig (SG), James Bartz (PF) Brian Holmes, Charles Bourne | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), Andrew Rose (PF) Lloyd Wicks, Joshua Rivero | |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Romig - foul #4 on Harvey Romig, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Reed (C) Richard Oehler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Andrew Rose denies the turnaround by Vincent Shelton | 78-75 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose pulls down the rebound | 78-75 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), John Green (SF), Frederick Leski (PF) Vincent Shelton, Kyle Porter, James Bartz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent (SG), John Adair (SF), Marty Frederick (C) Nicholas Curtis, James Mann, Omar Johnson | |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | John Hawkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Adair | 78-75 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair is fouled on the floor by John Green - foul #3 on John Green, team foul #11 | 78-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brian Holmes (SG), Richard Oehler (C) Harvey Romig, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert (PG), James Raffaele (PF), Joshua Rivero (C) Walton Davis, Andrew Rose, Marty Frederick | |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Frederick Leski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | John Green misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-75 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Rivero grabs the board | 78-75 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Green - foul #4 on John Green, team foul #12 | 78-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG), Charles Bourne (PF) John Hawkins, Frederick Leski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wicks (PG), Andrew Rose (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Ryan Vincent, James Raffaele, Joshua Rivero | |
| 04:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:21 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Brian Holmes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | Richard Oehler grabs the offensive board | 78-76 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | John Green clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 78-76 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick grabs the board | 78-76 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Shelton (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Holmes (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Green (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Charles Bourne (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. C - Richard Oehler (very tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Lloyd Wicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gilbert (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Adair (very tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Rose (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marty Frederick (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair misses the jump hook from close range | 78-76 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Rose snags the offensive board | 78-76 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Gilbert hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Marty Frederick | 78-79 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-79 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hawkins (PG), Harvey Romig (SG), Kyle Porter (SF), James Bartz (PF), Jason Reed (C) Vincent Shelton, Brian Holmes, John Green, Charles Bourne, Richard Oehler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis (PG), Nicholas Curtis (SG), James Mann (SF), Omar Johnson (PF), Joshua Rivero (C) Lloyd Wicks, Charles Gilbert, John Adair, Andrew Rose, Marty Frederick | |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Kyle Porter is denied by Omar Johnson | 78-79 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 78-79 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Curtis knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 78-81 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Nicholas Curtis is called for the reach on John Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Curtis, team foul #14 | 78-81 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent (SG) James Mann | |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | John Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Rivero lays it in on a great pass from Walton Davis | 80-83 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-83 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson snags the defensive board | 80-83 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Omar Johnson's pass is intercepted by John Hawkins | 80-83 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | John Hawkins lays it up and in | 82-83 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Hawkins is called for the reach on Walton Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hawkins, team foul #13 | 82-83 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Green (SF), Charles Bourne (PF), Richard Oehler (C) Kyle Porter, James Bartz, Jason Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Adair (SF), James Raffaele (PF), Marty Frederick (C) Nicholas Curtis, Omar Johnson, Joshua Rivero | |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-83 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Harvey Romig is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 82-85 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Adair hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Walton Davis | 82-87 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Walton Davis picks off the pass by Harvey Romig | 82-87 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Marty Frederick drills a floater from close range | 82-89 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-89 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | John Adair picks off the pass by John Hawkins | 82-89 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Hawkins is called for the reach on Ryan Vincent in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hawkins, team foul #14 | 82-89 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 82-91 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 82-91 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Harvey Romig grabs the offensive board | 82-91 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | John Hawkins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 82-91 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele pulls down the rebound | 82-91 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele is fouled in the backcourt by John Hawkins - foul #5 on John Hawkins, team foul #15 | 82-91 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Shelton (PG) John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele makes the 1st free throw | 82-92 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | James Raffaele makes the 2nd free throw | 82-93 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Charles Bourne is whistled for a carry | 82-93 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Walton Davis runs out the clock | 82-93 |