| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Willingham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Loch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Addison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leroy Browning (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Logsdon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Neumann (fresh) C - Earl Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Willy Harris inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Murray State | Willy Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willy Harris, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | John Garner hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Neumann | 35-27 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | Willy Harris misses the dunk | 35-27 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Leroy Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon is fouled in the backcourt by Willy Harris - foul #3 on Willy Harris, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Brown (SF) Willy Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon connects on the shot near the basket | 35-29 |
| 18:16 | Murray State | John Garner takes the ball from Olin Zaller | 35-29 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Michael Neumann double dribbles | 35-29 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Donner (PG), Joseph Ross (SG), Bobby Pereira (PF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Andy Willingham, John Loch, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Zerbe (SG), Tomas Vanalstyne (C) Leroy Browning, Michael Neumann | |
| 17:49 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 17:48 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:38 | Murray State | The jump hook by Jessie Brown is blocked by Earl Shaffer | 35-29 |
| 17:37 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen tips it in | 37-29 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Bobby Pereira picks off the pass by John Garner in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | James Donner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | David Zerbe grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | John Garner hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 16:43 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira blows the layup | 37-32 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | David Zerbe snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Jules Rizzo (SF), John Loch (PF), Larry Addison (C) James Donner, Jessie Brown, Bobby Pereira, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leroy Browning (PG) David Zerbe | |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Olin Zaller connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Leroy Browning drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Earl Shaffer | 40-35 |
| 15:47 | Murray State | Larry Addison is denied on a dunk by Earl Shaffer | 40-35 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | John Garner gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jules Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Loch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Addison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leroy Browning (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Garner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Terry Logsdon (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Earl Shaffer (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Tomas Vanalstyne (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | John Garner clanks a jumper from the left block | 40-35 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer misses the tip | 40-35 |
| 15:37 | Murray State | John Loch snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 15:34 | Murray State | John Garner picks off the pass by Olin Zaller in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Leroy Browning | 40-37 |
| 14:55 | Murray State | John Garner is called for the reach on Joseph Ross - foul #3 on John Garner, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Donner (PG), Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Joseph Ross, Jules Rizzo, John Loch, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Zerbe (SF), Michael Neumann (PF) Terry Logsdon, Tomas Vanalstyne | |
| 14:43 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen hits a jumper in the lane | 42-37 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Michael Neumann is fouled on the floor by Bobby Pereira - foul #1 on Bobby Pereira, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Leroy Browning is hacked by James Donner - foul #3 on James Donner, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer connects on the runner from close range | 42-39 |
| 13:29 | Murray State | Willy Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Michael Neumann pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina | John Garner is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Jessie Brown (SF), John Loch (PF), Jules Rizzo (C) James Donner, Willy Harris, Bobby Pereira, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon (SF) David Zerbe | |
| 12:50 | Murray State | John Loch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Leroy Browning clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 11:58 | North Carolina | Leroy Browning misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 11:56 | Murray State | Andy Willingham grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 11:38 | Murray State | Jessie Brown is fouled on the floor by Leroy Browning - foul #3 on Leroy Browning, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (SG), Larry Addison (C) Andy Willingham, Jules Rizzo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne (C) Earl Shaffer | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jessie Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Loch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Addison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leroy Browning (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Garner (tiring) 8 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Terry Logsdon (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Michael Neumann (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tomas Vanalstyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-39 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Leroy Browning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Willy Harris (SF) Jessie Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Zerbe (SG) Leroy Browning | |
| 10:59 | Murray State | Joseph Ross is fouled on the floor by Terry Logsdon - foul #2 on Terry Logsdon, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Donner (PG) Olin Zaller | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:42 | Murray State | James Donner loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen (PF) John Loch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:06 | Murray State | Joseph Ross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Garner | 42-39 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Addison - foul #1 on Larry Addison, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Jessie Brown (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF) Joseph Ross, Willy Harris, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leroy Browning (PG) John Garner | |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:59 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:46 | Murray State | James Donner banks in the layup set up by Olin Zaller | 44-40 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 09:20 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Yen | 44-40 |
| 08:54 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Michael Neumann clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 08:28 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 08:12 | Murray State | David Zerbe is called for the reach on James Donner - foul #3 on David Zerbe, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (PG), Andy Willingham (SG), Willy Harris (SF), John Loch (PF), Jules Rizzo (C) Olin Zaller, James Donner, Jessie Brown, Bobby Pereira, Ming-Hoa Yen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Garner (SG), Earl Shaffer (C) Terry Logsdon, Tomas Vanalstyne | |
| 07:54 | Murray State | John Loch buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | John Garner's floater is tipped away by Jules Rizzo | 46-40 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Michael Neumann grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andy Willingham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willy Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Loch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jules Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leroy Browning (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Garner (tiring) 8 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Zerbe (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Neumann (tired) 3 reb. C - Earl Shaffer (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | John Garner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Shaffer | 46-40 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Michael Neumann is denied by John Loch | 46-40 |
| 06:54 | Murray State | Jules Rizzo snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | John Loch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Neumann - foul #1 on Michael Neumann, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | Olin Zaller (PG), Larry Addison (C) Joseph Ross, Jules Rizzo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon (SF) David Zerbe | |
| 06:37 | Murray State | John Loch misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:37 | Murray State | John Loch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 06:18 | Murray State | Andy Willingham comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Shaffer | 47-40 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-40 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne (C) Michael Neumann | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Leroy Browning and he's fouled by Larry Addison - foul #2 on Larry Addison, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Ross (SG), Bobby Pereira (PF) Andy Willingham, John Loch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:40 | Murray State | Olin Zaller comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Leroy Browning - foul #4 on Leroy Browning, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Brown (SF) Willy Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:40 | Murray State | Olin Zaller makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:40 | Murray State | Olin Zaller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 05:22 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Zerbe (SG) Leroy Browning | |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jessie Brown - foul #3 on Jessie Brown, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andy Willingham (SG), John Loch (PF) Joseph Ross, Bobby Pereira | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Neumann (PF) Tomas Vanalstyne | |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Earl Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:58 | Murray State | John Loch grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 04:29 | Murray State | Olin Zaller misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 04:27 | Murray State | Jessie Brown gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 04:13 | Murray State | Olin Zaller scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Brown | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Michael Neumann misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-43 |
| 03:46 | Murray State | Jessie Brown grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Murray State | Andy Willingham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 03:16 | Murray State | Larry Addison tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 03:14 | Murray State | John Loch misses the tip | 52-43 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | John Garner grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Olin Zaller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Willingham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jessie Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Loch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Addison (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Garner (tiring) 8 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Zerbe (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Logsdon (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Neumann (tired) 3 reb. C - Earl Shaffer (tired) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Michael Neumann is hacked by Andy Willingham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andy Willingham, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Donner (PG), Joseph Ross (SG), Willy Harris (SF), Bobby Pereira (PF), Ming-Hoa Yen (C) Olin Zaller, Andy Willingham, Jessie Brown, John Loch, Larry Addison | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leroy Browning (PG), Tomas Vanalstyne (C) David Zerbe, Earl Shaffer | |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Michael Neumann misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 03:06 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 02:46 | Murray State | James Donner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Bobby Pereira steals the ball from Tomas Vanalstyne | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:02 | Murray State | Tomas Vanalstyne denies the turnaround by James Donner | 55-43 |
| 02:01 | Murray State | Willy Harris tips it in | 57-43 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne lays it in uncontested | 57-45 |
| 01:25 | Murray State | Ming-Hoa Yen misses the shot from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | John Garner snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Tomas Vanalstyne misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 57-45 |
| 01:09 | Murray State | Willy Harris snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 00:51 | Murray State | Willy Harris connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Ross | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | John Garner buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Murray State | James Donner is hacked by Leroy Browning in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leroy Browning, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jessie Brown (SF) Willy Harris | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Zerbe (SG) Leroy Browning | |
| 00:42 | Murray State | James Donner makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:42 | Murray State | James Donner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Joseph Ross takes the ball from Tomas Vanalstyne | 61-48 |
| 00:33 | Murray State | Jessie Brown is fouled in the backcourt by John Garner - foul #4 on John Garner, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| 00:33 | Murray State | Jessie Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Terry Logsdon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | David Zerbe misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Ross - foul #1 on Joseph Ross, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | David Zerbe makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | David Zerbe misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Bobby Pereira gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | James Donner runs out the clock | 61-49 |