| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Schwadron (fresh) SG - Jackie Hodge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lassiter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Cho (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Reginald Cho gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 19:23 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Jackie Hodge takes the ball from Wayne Kelley | 35-28 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Jackie Hodge banks in the layup | 35-30 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Jesse King is called for the reach on Ryan Kelly - foul #3 on Jesse King, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Nesmith (SF) Jesse King | |
| 18:19 | Houston | Robert Ayres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Robert Schwadron is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kelley - foul #2 on Wayne Kelley, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter loses the dribble to Wayne Kelley | 35-30 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Christopher Nesmith knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reginald Cho | 35-32 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Wayne Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 16:42 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Hatch | 35-32 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Robert Ayres is hacked by Jackie Hodge - foul #2 on Jackie Hodge, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Antonio Padilla (PG), Robert Guajardo (SG), Joseph Green (PF), Eugene Vigil (C) Robert Schwadron, Jackie Hodge, Kenneth Lassiter, Reginald Cho | |
| 16:22 | Houston | Eugene Vigil steps in front of the Ryan Kelly pass | 35-32 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Nesmith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Ayres - foul #1 on Robert Ayres, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Dodd (SF), Albert Gullo (C) Ryan Kelly, Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Nesmith makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Nesmith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Wayne Kelley splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Dodd | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dodd (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Gullo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Antonio Padilla (fresh) SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Nesmith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Vigil (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Robert Guajardo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Robert Ayres pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Antonio Padilla picks off the pass by Michael Arce in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Antonio Padilla connects on the 3 from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Michael Arce hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Dodd | 40-37 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Joseph Green buries a floater from the right side set up by Robert Guajardo and the foul's on Wayne Kelley - foul #3 on Wayne Kelley, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Leroy Hatch (PF), Richard Lemire (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Robert Ayres, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Schwadron (PG), Jackie Hodge (SG), Jesse King (SF), Reginald Cho (C) Antonio Padilla, Robert Guajardo, Christopher Nesmith, Eugene Vigil | |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Joseph Green makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:27 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Hatch is blocked by Reginald Cho | 40-40 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Green grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Reginald Cho drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jesse King | 40-42 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Leroy Hatch is hacked by Joseph Green - foul #1 on Joseph Green, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter (PF) Joseph Green | |
| 13:39 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Jesse King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Edward Dodd gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses long on a jumper from the left block | 40-42 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Robert Schwadron grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Jesse King misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Reginald Cho comes up short on the floater from the right block | 40-42 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Richard Lemire gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Ryan Kelly connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Dodd | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Dodd (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Schwadron (fresh) SG - Jackie Hodge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Lassiter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Cho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Jesse King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-42 |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Richard Lemire grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Robert Schwadron steals it from Ryan Kelly | 42-42 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jesse King and he's fouled by Edward Dodd - foul #1 on Edward Dodd, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Raymond Boswell (SF), Robert Ayres (PF), Albert Gullo (C) William Davis, Edward Dodd, Ryan Kelly, Leroy Hatch, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Antonio Padilla (PG), Robert Guajardo (SG), Christopher Nesmith (SF), Eugene Vigil (C) Robert Schwadron, Jackie Hodge, Jesse King, Reginald Cho | |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Michael Arce clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Eugene Vigil gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Robert Guajardo makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Lassiter | 42-47 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Robert Ayres scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Kelley | 44-47 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Albert Gullo grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Kenneth Lassiter takes the ball from Albert Gullo | 44-47 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Ayres - foul #2 on Robert Ayres, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Ryan Kelly (SF), Richard Lemire (C) Raymond Boswell, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Schwadron (PG), Jesse King (SF) Antonio Padilla, Christopher Nesmith | |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Richard Lemire pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Robert Guajardo takes the ball from Robert Ayres | 44-47 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Robert Guajardo hits the finger roll | 44-49 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Richard Lemire can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Jesse King grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Jesse King connects on the 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Schwadron (fresh) SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Lassiter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Eugene Vigil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Robert Ayres can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 07:26 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Arce | 44-52 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses the dunk attempt | 44-52 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Robert Ayres tips it in | 46-52 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Michael Arce steals the ball from Robert Schwadron in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Michael Arce banks in the layup | 48-52 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina | Eugene Vigil can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Michael Arce snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Michael Arce misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Robert Ayres grabs the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Guajardo - foul #1 on Robert Guajardo, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Leroy Hatch (PF), Albert Gullo (C) Michael Arce, Robert Ayres, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Antonio Padilla (PG), Jackie Hodge (SG), Joseph Green (PF), Reginald Cho (C) Robert Schwadron, Robert Guajardo, Kenneth Lassiter, Eugene Vigil | |
| 05:48 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Reginald Cho misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Leroy Hatch - foul #1 on Leroy Hatch, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Dodd (SG) Wayne Kelley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Nesmith (SF) Jesse King | |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Reginald Cho misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Reginald Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Nesmith - foul #1 on Christopher Nesmith, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Boswell (PF) Ryan Kelly | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:08 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Antonio Padilla can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Reginald Cho grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Antonio Padilla travels with the ball | 52-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Robert Ayres (PF) Edward Dodd, Raymond Boswell, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse King (SF) Christopher Nesmith | |
| 03:58 | Houston | Leroy Hatch knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by William Davis | 54-53 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Jesse King is whistled for a carry | 54-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Richard Lemire (C) William Davis, Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Schwadron (PG) Antonio Padilla | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Schwadron (fresh) SG - Jackie Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Cho (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Michael Arce clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Richard Lemire tips it home | 56-53 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina | Jackie Hodge is whistled for a carry | 56-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Guajardo (SG), Eugene Vigil (C) Jackie Hodge, Reginald Cho | |
| 02:41 | Houston | Joseph Green is called for the reach on Robert Ayres - foul #2 on Joseph Green, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Corey Smith (PF) Joseph Green | |
| 02:20 | Houston | Robert Ayres banks in the layup set up by Michael Arce | 58-53 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jackie Hodge (SG), Kenneth Lassiter (PF), Reginald Cho (C) Robert Guajardo, Corey Smith, Eugene Vigil | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Jesse King misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Ryan Kelly grabs the board | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | Houston | Michael Arce is called for traveling | 58-53 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Jesse King clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Ayres - foul #3 on Robert Ayres, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Jesse King makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Jesse King misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Richard Lemire gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:23 | Houston | Robert Schwadron is called for the reach on Richard Lemire in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Schwadron, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Richard Lemire makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Richard Lemire makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Robert Schwadron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Raymond Boswell (PF) Michael Arce, Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:20 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lassiter - foul #2 on Kenneth Lassiter, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Jesse King hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Schwadron | 62-57 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:06 | Houston | Ryan Kelly is hacked by Robert Schwadron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Schwadron, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina | Jesse King knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Lassiter | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Ryan Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Hodge - foul #3 on Jackie Hodge, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 65-59 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Wayne Kelley gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Hodge - foul #4 on Jackie Hodge, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Jesse King hits a 3 from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Robert Schwadron is called for the reach on Ryan Kelly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Schwadron, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Reginald Cho grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Hodge | 68-62 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Kenneth Lassiter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Wayne Kelley grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is hacked by Jackie Hodge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jackie Hodge, team foul #13 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Guajardo (SG) Jackie Hodge | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Jesse King misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Robert Guajardo gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Jesse King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Ryan Kelly snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-62 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Schwadron - foul #5 on Robert Schwadron, team foul #14 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Antonio Padilla (PG) Robert Schwadron | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Robert Ayres (PF) William Davis, Raymond Boswell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Robert Guajardo makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Michael Arce runs out the clock | 71-65 |