| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael James (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Terrence Maxwell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Victor Brose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Tschida (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Carder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Michael Tschida inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Nevada | Terrence Maxwell connects on the open floater from the left side | 29-25 |
| 19:24 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses the jumper from close range | 29-25 |
| 19:22 | Nevada | Michael Tschida pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 19:03 | Nevada | Gary Nuzzo takes the ball from Victor Brose | 29-25 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Michael James misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 29-25 |
| 18:24 | Nevada | Fredrick Williams snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 17:58 | Nevada | Michael Tschida buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor clanks a runner in the lane | 29-28 |
| 17:31 | Nevada | Anthony Carder gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:05 | Nevada | Michael Tschida comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 17:04 | Nevada | Fredrick Williams tips it but misses | 29-28 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Ball | 29-28 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Michael James misses long on a floater near the basket | 29-28 |
| 16:37 | Nevada | Anthony Carder snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 16:33 | Nevada | Victor Brose is called for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Steven Shelton (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Bill Bohanon, Archie Taylor, Michael James | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jonathan Church (SG), James Turner (SF), Joseph Riccio (PF), David Gillespie (C) Victor Brose, Michael Tschida, Anthony Carder, Fredrick Williams | |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton loses the ball out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 15:48 | Nevada | James Turner is hacked by Bruce Krantz - foul #1 on Bruce Krantz, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Larry Warrington | |
| Subs | Nevada | Scott Schexnayder (SG) Terrence Maxwell | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jonathan Church (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Schexnayder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Riccio (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Gillespie (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Nevada | Jonathan Church misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 15:34 | Nevada | David Gillespie tips it home | 29-30 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Bohanon | 32-30 |
| 14:58 | Nevada | David Gillespie hits a shot from the right block | 32-32 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 14:19 | Nevada | Jonathan Church loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Archie Taylor (PF), Michael James (C) Steven Shelton, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Nevada | Terrence Maxwell (PG), Victor Brose (SG), Michael Tschida (SF), Anthony Carder (PF), Fredrick Williams (C) Jonathan Church, Scott Schexnayder, James Turner, Joseph Riccio, David Gillespie | |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Michael James clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Fredrick Williams - foul #3 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SG), Steven Shelton (SF) Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Michael James misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:53 | Nevada | Fredrick Williams snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 13:31 | Nevada | Victor Brose misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-32 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Fredrick Williams grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 13:16 | Nevada | Michael Tschida comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Peavey | 37-32 |
| 12:22 | Nevada | Michael Tschida's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Jason Ball (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF) Bill Bohanon, Lawrence Peavey, Archie Taylor | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Riccio (PF) Anthony Carder | |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 12:00 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Joseph Riccio | 37-32 |
| 11:55 | Nevada | Terrence Maxwell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Warrington - foul #1 on Larry Warrington, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Archie Taylor (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Steven Shelton, Michael James | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:55 | Nevada | Terrence Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 11:55 | Nevada | Terrence Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington travels with the ball | 37-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Turner (SF) Michael Tschida | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Terrence Maxwell (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Victor Brose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Riccio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Nevada | Jason Ball is called for the reach on Victor Brose - foul #2 on Jason Ball, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Gillespie (C) Fredrick Williams | |
| 11:00 | Nevada | Terrence Maxwell misses the 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Warrington | 39-33 |
| 10:14 | Nevada | Joseph Riccio misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Ball - foul #3 on Jason Ball, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SG), Steven Shelton (SF), Michael James (C) Larry Warrington, Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo, Archie Taylor | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jonathan Church (PG), Michael Tschida (SF), Fredrick Williams (C) Terrence Maxwell, Victor Brose, David Gillespie | |
| 10:14 | Nevada | Joseph Riccio misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:14 | Nevada | Joseph Riccio makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Michael James hits a driving attempt from close range | 41-34 |
| 09:34 | Nevada | Jonathan Church can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Krantz - foul #2 on Bruce Krantz, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Terrence Maxwell (PG), Anthony Carder (PF) James Turner, Joseph Riccio | |
| 09:34 | Nevada | Jonathan Church makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 09:34 | Nevada | Jonathan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 09:14 | Nevada | Fredrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:56 | Nevada | Anthony Carder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael James | 41-36 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Michael James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-36 |
| 08:11 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz tips it home | 43-36 |
| 07:59 | Nevada | Fredrick Williams can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 43-36 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Peavey | 46-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bruce Krantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Terrence Maxwell (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jonathan Church (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tschida (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Carder (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Nevada | Terrence Maxwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 07:06 | Nevada | Fredrick Williams snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 06:48 | Nevada | Michael James picks off the pass by Michael Tschida | 46-36 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Michael James misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-36 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Michael Tschida | 46-36 |
| 06:08 | Nevada | Jonathan Church can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Michael James is hacked by Terrence Maxwell - foul #1 on Terrence Maxwell, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Jason Ball (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Archie Taylor (PF) Bill Bohanon, Lawrence Peavey, Steven Shelton, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | Nevada | Alfred Simmon (PG), Victor Brose (SG), James Turner (SF), Joseph Riccio (PF), David Gillespie (C) Terrence Maxwell, Jonathan Church, Michael Tschida, Anthony Carder, Fredrick Williams | |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Riccio - foul #1 on Joseph Riccio, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | Alfred Simmon is hacked by Gary Nuzzo - foul #1 on Gary Nuzzo, team foul #6 | 47-36 |
| 04:45 | Nevada | Joseph Riccio double dribbles | 47-36 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses the lay-in | 47-36 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Michael James tips it in | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Nevada | Victor Brose buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Riccio | 49-38 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Alfred Simmon steps in front of the Larry Warrington pass in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Nevada | Victor Brose can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-38 |
| 03:51 | Nevada | James Turner gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Nevada | James Turner clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-38 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Michael James grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Michael James hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Archie Taylor | 51-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael James (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Alfred Simmon (fairly fresh) SG - Victor Brose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Riccio (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gillespie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:44 | Nevada | James Turner hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Brose | 51-40 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | David Gillespie swats the layup by Archie Taylor | 51-40 |
| 02:22 | Nevada | Victor Brose gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 02:07 | Nevada | Alfred Simmon misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Michael James gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Joseph Riccio steals the ball from Archie Taylor | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Nevada | Victor Brose knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | Michael James scores on a shot from the left block set up by Larry Warrington | 53-43 |
| 00:51 | Nevada | Victor Brose is called for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Larry Warrington | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jonathan Church (PG), Scott Schexnayder (SG) Alfred Simmon, Victor Brose | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Church - foul #1 on Jonathan Church, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (SG), Lawrence Peavey (SF) Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Michael James is fouled on the floor by Scott Schexnayder - foul #2 on Scott Schexnayder, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey is fouled on the floor by Scott Schexnayder - foul #3 on Scott Schexnayder, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | David Gillespie is called for the reach on Larry Warrington - foul #1 on David Gillespie, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:42 | Nevada | Joseph Riccio snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Nevada | James Turner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Michael James gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon runs out the clock | 54-43 |