| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jacob Labrador (fresh) SG - Lester Lynn (fresh) SF - William Warwick (fresh) PF - Eric Curtis (fresh) C - Vern Chenier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) SF - Kehinde Aho (fresh) PF - Richard Gilland (fresh) C - Thomas Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Alan Bell tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Richard Gilland steals the ball from Lester Lynn | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | Jacob Labrador takes the ball from Alan Bell in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jacob Labrador | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | William Warwick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kehinde Aho - foul #1 on Kehinde Aho, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (SG) Lester Lynn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | William Warwick misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | William Warwick misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho's pass is intercepted by Brad Perkins in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins double dribbles | 4-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), Brandon Gentry (SF), Dick Hammond (PF), Bill Stephens (C) Jacob Labrador, William Warwick, Eric Curtis, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Bell | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Kehinde Aho swats the short shot by Dick Hammond | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bill Stephens - foul #1 on Bill Stephens, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador (PG), Lester Lynn (SG), William Warwick (SF), Eric Curtis (PF) Yo Yen, Brad Perkins, Brandon Gentry, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SG), Phillip Hearn (SF), Daniel Sigala (PF) Joseph Wade, Kehinde Aho, Richard Gilland | |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Lester Lynn | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jacob Labrador (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Warwick (fresh) PF - Eric Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Jackson (fresh) SF - Phillip Hearn (fresh) PF - Daniel Sigala (fresh) C - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | William Warwick grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | William Warwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), Dick Hammond (PF), Vern Chenier (C) Jacob Labrador, Eric Curtis, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sanford Craft (C) Thomas Hall | |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Yo Yen snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | William Warwick comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Phillip Hearn | 6-6 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Dick Hammond swats the layup by Sanford Craft | 6-6 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Lester Lynn - foul #1 on Lester Lynn, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador (PG), Brad Perkins (SG), Brandon Gentry (SF), Eric Curtis (PF), Joseph Wilson (C) Yo Yen, Lester Lynn, William Warwick, Dick Hammond, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (SF), Richard Gilland (PF) Isaac Jackson, Phillip Hearn | |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis blows the dunk | 6-7 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland's pass is intercepted by Brad Perkins | 6-7 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | Joseph Wilson is hacked by Sanford Craft - foul #1 on Sanford Craft, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vern Chenier (C) Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Wade (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Daniel Sigala, Sanford Craft | |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier dunks the ball set up by Brandon Gentry | 8-7 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho is hacked by Jacob Labrador in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Labrador, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), William Warwick (SF), Joseph Wilson (PF) Jacob Labrador, Brandon Gentry, Eric Curtis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho blows the dunk | 8-7 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Joseph Wilson grabs the board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (fresh) SG - Brad Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Warwick (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Wilson (fresh) C - Vern Chenier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) SF - Kehinde Aho (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Gilland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Joseph Wade steals the ball from William Warwick | 8-7 |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade banks in the layup | 8-9 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Joseph Wilson is fouled on the floor by Alan Bell - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador (PG), Lester Lynn (SG), Eric Curtis (SF), Dick Hammond (PF), Bill Stephens (C) Yo Yen, Brad Perkins, William Warwick, Joseph Wilson, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SF), Phillip Hearn (C) Kehinde Aho, Thomas Hall | |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alan Bell - foul #2 on Alan Bell, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (SF) Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Alan Bell, Joseph Wade | |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Curtis | 9-9 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sanford Craft (C) Thomas Hall | |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Brandon Gentry is called for the reach on Kehinde Aho in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Jacob Labrador is called for the reach on Phillip Hearn - foul #2 on Jacob Labrador, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), William Warwick (SF), Dick Hammond (PF) Jacob Labrador, Brandon Gentry, Eric Curtis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala (PF) Richard Gilland | |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Bill Stephens denies the turnaround by Sanford Craft | 9-9 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses long on a shot from the right side | 9-11 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Yo Yen - foul #1 on Yo Yen, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (SG), Eric Curtis (SF), Vern Chenier (C) Lester Lynn, William Warwick, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Wade (SG), Richard Gilland (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Isaac Jackson, Daniel Sigala, Sanford Craft | |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Vern Chenier, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (SF) Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn loses the ball out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (fairly fresh) SG - Brad Perkins (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vern Chenier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Phillip Hearn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kehinde Aho (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Richard Gilland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis makes the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Warwick (SF) Brandon Gentry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala (PF) Richard Gilland | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lester Lynn (SG), Dick Hammond (PF), Joseph Wilson (C) Brad Perkins, Eric Curtis, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SF), Sanford Craft (C) Kehinde Aho, Thomas Hall | |
| 06:28 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond banks in the layup on a nice dish by Yo Yen | 13-13 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn is fouled in the backcourt by Yo Yen - foul #2 on Yo Yen, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador (PG), Bill Stephens (C) Yo Yen, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 06:21 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 06:03 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond is whistled for a carry | 13-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (SF) William Warwick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Bill Stephens swats the layup by Daniel Sigala | 13-15 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lester Lynn | 13-15 |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (SG), William Warwick (SF), Eric Curtis (PF), Vern Chenier (C) Lester Lynn, Brandon Gentry, Dick Hammond, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (SF), Richard Gilland (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Isaac Jackson, Daniel Sigala, Sanford Craft | |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Phillip Hearn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Hearn, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | Richard Gilland is called for the reach on Vern Chenier - foul #1 on Richard Gilland, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| 04:10 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall knocks in the floater from the right block | 13-17 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier misses the shot from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 03:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Kehinde Aho | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jacob Labrador (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Perkins (fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Warwick (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Vern Chenier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Phillip Hearn (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Wade (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Kehinde Aho (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gilland (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Hall (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG) Jacob Labrador | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Daniel Sigala (SG) Phillip Hearn, Joseph Wade | |
| 02:51 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eric Curtis, team foul #9 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joseph Wilson (C) Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SG) Daniel Sigala | |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | William Warwick picks off the pass by Richard Gilland | 13-17 |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lester Lynn (SG), Brandon Gentry (SF), Bill Stephens (C) Brad Perkins, William Warwick, Eric Curtis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sanford Craft (C) Thomas Hall | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Brandon Gentry is called for the reach on Alan Bell - foul #2 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #10 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vern Chenier (C) Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Sigala (SG) Isaac Jackson | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Yo Yen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Joseph Wilson tips it in | 15-18 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Lynn - foul #2 on Lester Lynn, team foul #11 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador (PG), William Warwick (SF), Dick Hammond (PF) Yo Yen, Brandon Gentry, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Sanford Craft blocks the jumper by Vern Chenier | 15-20 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Richard Gilland grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (SG), Eric Curtis (SF), Bill Stephens (C) Lester Lynn, William Warwick, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Wade (SG), Isaac Jackson (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Daniel Sigala, Kehinde Aho, Sanford Craft | |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Gilland | 15-20 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins can't connect on a shot from the right side | 15-20 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 15-20 |