| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Garry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Heiden (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Armando Torres (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommie Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Robledo inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Richard Cantrell is called for the reach on Harrison Griffin - foul #2 on Richard Cantrell, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | David Robledo scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harrison Griffin | 33-35 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Parrish - foul #2 on Matthew Parrish, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Tommie Davis grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish loses the dribble to Benjamin Heiden | 34-35 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Armando Torres blows the layup | 34-35 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Garry | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh's pass is intercepted by Tommie Davis | 34-35 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Gregory Marsh steals the ball from Tommie Davis | 34-35 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden tips it in | 36-35 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Tommie Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harrison Griffin | 36-38 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Tommie Davis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Armando Torres snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Marsh | 38-38 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Tommie Davis slams it home on a nice dish by David Robledo | 38-40 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Cantrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregory Marsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Garry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Heiden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Armando Torres (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommie Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Tommie Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Jackson (PG), Arthur Yedinak (SG), Ronald Kennedy (PF), Jim Hatten (C) Richard Cantrell, Gregory Marsh, Benjamin Heiden, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), Carl Stec (PF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, Matthew Parrish, Tommie Davis | |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten loses the dribble to Gregory Vail | 40-40 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Edward Jackson is called for the reach on Gregory Vail - foul #1 on Edward Jackson, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | William Pierson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick's layup is rejected by Ken Garry | 40-40 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Carl Stec grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | William Pierson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Carl Stec gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | William Pierson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Kendrick | 40-40 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Carl Stec connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Vail | 40-43 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina | Matthew Kendrick steals it from Ronald Kennedy | 40-43 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick is fouled on the floor by Ken Garry - foul #2 on Ken Garry, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell (PG), Ryan Lambert (SF), Armando Torres (C) Edward Jackson, Ken Garry, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Matthew Parrish (PF) William Pierson, Carl Stec | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Harrison Griffin steps in front of the Armando Torres pass | 40-43 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish can't finish the layup | 40-43 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish tips it home | 40-45 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Ronald Kennedy scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Cantrell | 42-45 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | David Robledo misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-45 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak grabs the board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Cantrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yedinak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Lambert (fresh) PF - Ronald Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Armando Torres (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Vail (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robledo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Ryan Lambert is denied on a layup by David Robledo | 42-45 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | David Robledo blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is hacked by Harrison Griffin - foul #3 on Harrison Griffin, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Jackson (PG), Ken Garry (SF), Benjamin Heiden (PF) Richard Cantrell, Ryan Lambert, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG), Carl Stec (PF), Tommie Davis (C) Gregory Vail, David Robledo, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 42-45 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Kevin Larson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden misses the easy layup | 42-48 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Armando Torres tips it in | 44-48 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Carl Stec misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Armando Torres grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 46-48 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Carl Stec clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Armando Torres | 46-48 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Kevin Larson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Harrison Griffin | 46-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Edward Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yedinak (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Garry (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Heiden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Armando Torres (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Larson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Parrish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Carl Stec (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommie Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Armando Torres buries a jump hook near the basket | 48-51 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Edward Jackson grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 07:23 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Jackson | 50-51 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell (PG), Gregory Marsh (SG), Ryan Lambert (SF), Ronald Kennedy (PF), Jim Hatten (C) Edward Jackson, Arthur Yedinak, Ken Garry, Benjamin Heiden, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), David Robledo (SF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, Carl Stec, Tommie Davis | |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Matthew Kendrick denies the turnaround by Richard Cantrell | 50-51 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Gregory Vail gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Ronald Kennedy blocks the short jumper by Matthew Parrish | 50-51 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | David Robledo tips it in | 50-53 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell is hacked by Gregory Vail - foul #1 on Gregory Vail, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ray Hood (C) Matthew Parrish | |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Marsh and he's fouled by Ray Hood - foul #1 on Ray Hood, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Gregory Vail loses the dribble to Richard Cantrell | 53-53 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Ryan Lambert lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Cantrell | 55-53 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 55-53 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | David Robledo misses the lay-in | 55-53 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Ray Hood tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Ray Hood denies the turnaround by Richard Cantrell | 55-55 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Ryan Lambert grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jim Hatten | 57-55 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | William Pierson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (SG), Ken Garry (SF), Benjamin Heiden (PF), Armando Torres (C) Gregory Marsh, Ryan Lambert, Ronald Kennedy, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Kevin Larson (SG), Matthew Parrish (PF), Tommie Davis (C) Gregory Vail, William Pierson, Matthew Kendrick, Ray Hood | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Cantrell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yedinak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Garry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Heiden (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Armando Torres (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-57 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Armando Torres hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Kevin Larson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Tommie Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Kevin Larson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Benjamin Heiden | 59-57 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Ken Garry is fouled on the floor by David Robledo - foul #3 on David Robledo, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Jackson (PG) Richard Cantrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is fouled on the floor by Tommie Davis - foul #3 on Tommie Davis, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Stec (PF), Matthew Kendrick (C) David Robledo, Matthew Parrish | |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Ken Garry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell (PG) Edward Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF), Matthew Parrish (PF) Carl Stec, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Kevin Larson can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 59-57 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Harrison Griffin is called for the reach on Richard Cantrell - foul #4 on Harrison Griffin, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Tommie Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-59 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Harrison Griffin | 61-61 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Parrish - foul #3 on Matthew Parrish, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin is fouled on the floor by Richard Cantrell - foul #3 on Richard Cantrell, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Kevin Larson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | David Robledo knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Harrison Griffin | 63-63 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak clanks a halfcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Cantrell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Yedinak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Garry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Heiden (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Armando Torres (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Ken Garry is called for the reach on Matthew Parrish - foul #3 on Ken Garry, team foul #5 | 63-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Cantrell - foul #4 on Richard Cantrell, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Armando Torres grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden is fouled on the floor by Tommie Davis - foul #4 on Tommie Davis, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh (SG) Arthur Yedinak | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Parrish | 64-65 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ken Garry - foul #4 on Ken Garry, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Benjamin Heiden | 64-66 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh makes the 3 from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Tommie Davis connects on the runner from the left block set up by Kevin Larson and he's fouled by Armando Torres - foul #2 on Armando Torres, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Jackson (PG) Richard Cantrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Tommie Davis makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Tommie Davis grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | David Robledo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-69 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Kevin Larson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Armando Torres steals the ball from Tommie Davis | 67-69 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell (PG), Arthur Yedinak (SG) Edward Jackson, Gregory Marsh | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Matthew Parrish picks off the pass by Ken Garry | 67-69 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | David Robledo lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Larson | 67-71 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Benjamin Heiden drills a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Cantrell | 69-71 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Richard Cantrell steals it from Harrison Griffin in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Harrison Griffin - foul #5 on Harrison Griffin, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG) Harrison Griffin | |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | Richard Cantrell makes the free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | David Robledo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ken Garry - foul #5 on Ken Garry, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ryan Lambert (SF) Ken Garry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | David Robledo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Richard Cantrell (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Arthur Yedinak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Heiden (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - Armando Torres (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommie Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Kevin Larson is called for the reach on Arthur Yedinak - foul #1 on Kevin Larson, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Tommie Davis misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 74-73 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Armando Torres gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Armando Torres is hacked by Kevin Larson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Larson, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Armando Torres makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Armando Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Arthur Yedinak steals it from Kevin Larson | 76-73 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak dunks the ball | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Vail comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-73 |