| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gary Nuzzo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schuster (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Blythe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | Michael James hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Richard Harper - foul #2 on Richard Harper, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 19:46 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the free throw | 33-22 |
| 19:21 | BYU | David White misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 19:19 | BYU | Richard Harper tips it in | 33-24 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Michael James is called for traveling | 33-24 |
| 18:34 | BYU | Joshua Schuster misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 18:32 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Schuster | 33-24 |
| 18:23 | BYU | Danny Blythe scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David White | 33-26 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor is fouled on the floor by Richard Harper - foul #3 on Richard Harper, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SG), Steven Shelton (SF), John Jarnigan (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Bill Bohanon, Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo, Archie Taylor, Michael James | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Dierks (SF), John Leite (PF), Michael Welch (C) David White, Richard Harper, Danny Blythe | |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-26 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey tips it in | 35-26 |
| 17:20 | BYU | Michael Welch misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-26 |
| 17:19 | BYU | John Leite gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:04 | BYU | John Leite hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Schuster and he's hacked by John Jarnigan - foul #2 on John Jarnigan, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG) Larry Warrington | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:04 | BYU | John Leite misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon is fouled in the backcourt by John Garrett - foul #4 on John Garrett, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Ellison (PG) John Garrett | |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Bohanon | 37-28 |
| 16:27 | BYU | Joshua Schuster clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-28 |
| 16:26 | BYU | John Leite tips it in | 37-30 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton makes the shot from close range | 39-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Shelton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Jarnigan (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Krantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jerry Ellison (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Schuster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dierks (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Leite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Welch (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | BYU | Bruce Krantz is called for the reach on Michael Welch - foul #2 on Bruce Krantz, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Archie Taylor (PF), Michael James (C) Lawrence Peavey, Steven Shelton, John Jarnigan, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Leon Marotta (SF), Richard Harper (PF), Danny Blythe (C) Jerry Ellison, Charles Dierks, John Leite, Michael Welch | |
| 15:30 | BYU | Joshua Schuster misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor drills a runner from the left block | 41-30 |
| 14:49 | BYU | Danny Blythe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael James - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG) Bill Bohanon | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (SG) Joshua Schuster | |
| 14:49 | BYU | Danny Blythe makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:49 | BYU | Danny Blythe misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 14:26 | North Carolina | Michael James hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Warrington | 43-31 |
| 13:57 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-31 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Michael James misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-31 |
| 13:31 | BYU | The rebound goes to Danny Blythe | 43-31 |
| 13:26 | BYU | Larry Warrington takes the ball from David White | 43-31 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Jason Ball can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 13:03 | BYU | Danny Blythe grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 12:45 | BYU | Leon Marotta drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Harper | 43-33 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Warrington | 45-33 |
| 12:13 | BYU | Leon Marotta comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Nuzzo - foul #2 on Gary Nuzzo, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SG), Steven Shelton (SF), John Jarnigan (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Larry Warrington, Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo, Archie Taylor, Michael James | |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), Joshua Schuster (SF), John Leite (PF), Michael Welch (C) Jeffrey Goris, David White, Richard Harper, Danny Blythe | |
| 12:13 | BYU | Leon Marotta makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:13 | BYU | Leon Marotta misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 11:51 | BYU | Michael Welch pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Peavey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Shelton (fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Jarnigan (fresh) C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leon Marotta (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Schuster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Leite (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Welch (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | BYU | Michael Welch is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Joshua Schuster | 45-36 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Welch - foul #1 on Michael Welch, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Dierks (SF) Leon Marotta | |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:51 | BYU | Joshua Schuster buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Garrett | 47-39 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon is fouled on the floor by Michael Welch - foul #2 on Michael Welch, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Michael James (C) Lawrence Peavey, John Jarnigan, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Ellison (SG) Michael Welch | |
| 10:14 | North Carolina | Michael James lays it in on a great pass from Bill Bohanon | 49-39 |
| 09:59 | BYU | Joshua Schuster scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Dierks | 49-42 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Warrington | 51-42 |
| 09:26 | BYU | Joshua Schuster hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Michael James can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 51-42 |
| 09:17 | BYU | Charles Dierks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:08 | BYU | John Garrett misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Warrington, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), John Jarnigan (PF), Bruce Krantz (C) Larry Warrington, Steven Shelton, Michael James | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (SG), Gary Lee (SF), Danny Blythe (C) Jerry Ellison, Joshua Schuster, Charles Dierks | |
| 08:31 | BYU | John Garrett travels with the ball | 51-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lawrence Peavey (SF) Gary Nuzzo | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Harper (PF) John Leite | |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Gary Lee is called for the reach on Bill Bohanon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Jason Ball connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 07:45 | BYU | John Garrett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | Jason Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bill Bohanon (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jason Ball (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Peavey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Jarnigan (fresh) C - Bruce Krantz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David White (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Lee (fresh) PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Blythe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Jason Ball travels in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Gary Nuzzo (SF) Bill Bohanon, Lawrence Peavey | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG) John Garrett | |
| 07:24 | BYU | Gary Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Bruce Krantz pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Goris steps in front of the Bruce Krantz pass | 54-42 |
| 07:14 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris lays it in | 54-44 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo misses the easy layup | 54-44 |
| 06:43 | BYU | Danny Blythe snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:38 | BYU | David White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-44 |
| 06:37 | BYU | Danny Blythe grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:26 | BYU | Gary Lee misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 06:24 | BYU | Danny Blythe grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:08 | BYU | David White drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Larry Warrington travels in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SG), Steven Shelton (SF), Archie Taylor (PF), Michael James (C) Larry Warrington, Jason Ball, Gary Nuzzo, John Jarnigan, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), Joshua Schuster (SG), Charles Dierks (SF), John Leite (PF), Michael Welch (C) Jeffrey Goris, David White, Gary Lee, Richard Harper, Danny Blythe | |
| 05:52 | BYU | John Leite loses the dribble to Bill Bohanon | 54-46 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | John Garrett picks off the pass by Michael James in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 05:47 | BYU | John Garrett lays it up and in | 54-48 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Shelton | 54-48 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Michael James misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 05:09 | BYU | Joshua Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:53 | BYU | Michael Welch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael James - foul #2 on Michael James, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG) Lawrence Peavey | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Ellison (SG) Charles Dierks | |
| 04:53 | BYU | Michael Welch makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:53 | BYU | Michael Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Jerry Ellison is called for the reach on Jason Ball in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Ellison, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG) Bill Bohanon | |
| Subs | BYU | Leon Marotta (SF), Danny Blythe (C) John Garrett, Michael Welch | |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Jason Ball misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:48 | BYU | Danny Blythe gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:26 | BYU | John Leite misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 54-50 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Steven Shelton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Ball | 57-50 |
| 03:41 | BYU | Joshua Schuster misses the jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Michael James grabs the board | 57-50 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Larry Warrington (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Ball (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Shelton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Archie Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael James (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jerry Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Schuster (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Marotta (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Leite (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Blythe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Michael James misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Blythe - foul #1 on Danny Blythe, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SG), Gary Nuzzo (SF), Bruce Krantz (PF) Larry Warrington, Jason Ball, Steven Shelton, Archie Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), David White (SG), Charles Dierks (SF), Richard Harper (PF), Michael Welch (C) Jerry Ellison, Joshua Schuster, Leon Marotta, John Leite, Danny Blythe | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:07 | BYU | David White misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Michael James pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 61-50 |
| 02:25 | BYU | Richard Harper buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from David White and the foul's on Michael James - foul #3 on Michael James, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jarnigan (PF) Michael James | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 02:25 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | Gary Nuzzo is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 01:59 | BYU | Charles Dierks gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 01:59 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Ball (SG), Archie Taylor (PF), Michael James (C) Lawrence Peavey, John Jarnigan, Bruce Krantz | |
| Subs | BYU | Joshua Schuster (SF), Danny Blythe (C) Charles Dierks, Michael Welch | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:50 | BYU | David White misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Ball - foul #4 on Jason Ball, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| 01:50 | BYU | David White makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:50 | BYU | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 61-55 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Michael James grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Archie Taylor misses the shot in the paint | 61-55 |
| 01:14 | BYU | Richard Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:59 | BYU | Archie Taylor is called for the reach on John Garrett - foul #1 on Archie Taylor, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| 00:59 | BYU | John Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:59 | BYU | John Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Michael James drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bill Bohanon and the foul's on Danny Blythe - foul #2 on Danny Blythe, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:31 | BYU | Bill Bohanon takes the ball from Richard Harper | 64-57 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon misses the lay-in | 64-57 |
| 00:26 | BYU | Danny Blythe gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:20 | BYU | John Garrett hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Schuster | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon is hacked by John Garrett in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Garrett, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Shelton (PF) Archie Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Ellison (PG) John Garrett | |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Bill Bohanon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | BYU | Joshua Schuster can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-60 |
| 00:12 | BYU | Joshua Schuster grabs the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:10 | BYU | Joshua Schuster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 00:08 | BYU | Danny Blythe snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:06 | BYU | Joshua Schuster misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Michael James grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Michael James is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Ellison - foul #3 on Jerry Ellison, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Warrington (PG), Lawrence Peavey (SF) Bill Bohanon, Gary Nuzzo | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Michael James misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Michael James makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | BYU | David White misses short on a fullcourt shot | 67-60 |