| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Heberling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Luke Robidoux (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wade Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Slagle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Chad Swaney clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Grasso - foul #3 on Robert Grasso, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 28-25 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Richard Slagle gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | William Mitchell steps in front of the Michael Ball pass in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | William Mitchell lays it in | 30-25 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Richard Slagle can't throw it down | 30-25 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 30-25 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | William Mitchell is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Francis Mueller | 33-25 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Chad Swaney blows the layup | 33-25 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | William Mitchell is hacked by Christopher Garrett - foul #2 on Christopher Garrett, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner (PG), Gary Williams (SF), James Williams (PF) William Mitchell, Francis Mueller, Luke Robidoux | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Alexis Mancini (SF) Michael Ball, Wade Williams, Christopher Garrett | |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner throws it down on a great pass from Michael Heberling | 35-25 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Chad Swaney hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Clarence Lefevre | 35-27 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | James Williams is hacked by Richard Slagle - foul #3 on Richard Slagle, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Francis Mueller (SF), Roland Cooney (C) Gary Williams, Robert Grasso | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bennett (PF) Richard Slagle | |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | James Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-27 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller can't tip it in | 35-27 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | James Williams tips it back up and in | 37-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frederick Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Heberling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Zeals (fresh) SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 3 pf. C - Chad Swaney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini can't connect on a runner near the basket | 37-27 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Cooney | 37-27 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Alexis Mancini - foul #1 on Alexis Mancini, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski (SG), Gary Williams (SF) Michael Heberling, James Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (PG), Wade Williams (SG), Christopher Garrett (SF) Rodney Zeals, Clarence Lefevre, Alexis Mancini | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | William Bennett gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | William Bennett is open and scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Wade Williams | 37-29 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina | Michael Ball is called for the reach on Frederick Bonner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Ball, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas O'Connor (PG), Luke Robidoux (PF) Frederick Bonner, Francis Mueller | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Chad Swaney snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Michael Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas O'Connor - foul #1 on Thomas O'Connor, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Robert Grasso (C) Thomas O'Connor, Roland Cooney | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:15 | Louisville | William Bennett hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Wade Williams | 37-31 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 37-31 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Wade Williams grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Michael Ball is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wade Williams | 37-33 |
| 13:21 | North Carolina | William Mitchell scores on a jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | William Bennett connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wade Williams | 39-35 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | William Bennett picks off the pass by Uros Majkowski | 39-35 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | William Bennett is hacked by Luke Robidoux - foul #2 on Luke Robidoux, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner (PG), Michael Heberling (SG), Francis Mueller (SF), James Williams (PF), Roland Cooney (C) William Mitchell, Uros Majkowski, Gary Williams, Luke Robidoux, Robert Grasso | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Alexis Mancini (SF), Richard Slagle (C) Michael Ball, Wade Williams, Christopher Garrett, Chad Swaney | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frederick Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Heberling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Zeals (fresh) SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Slagle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre's pass is intercepted by Frederick Bonner | 39-35 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner jams it on a great pass from Francis Mueller | 41-35 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Zeals | 41-38 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | William Bennett steps in front of the Francis Mueller pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 41-38 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre is called for a charge - foul #1 on Clarence Lefevre, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux (PF) James Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:40 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | William Bennett grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 41-38 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Rodney Zeals knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by William Bennett | 41-40 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexis Mancini - foul #2 on Alexis Mancini, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), James Williams (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Francis Mueller, Luke Robidoux, Roland Cooney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (PG), Wade Williams (SG), Christopher Garrett (SF), Chad Swaney (C) Rodney Zeals, Clarence Lefevre, Alexis Mancini, William Bennett | |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Wade Williams misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Richard Slagle tips it home | 42-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Heberling (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Bonner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Grasso (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wade Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Slagle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Swaney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Christopher Garrett picks off the pass by Robert Grasso | 42-42 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Wade Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Chad Swaney tips it home | 42-44 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | James Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Wade Williams snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Wade Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Heberling - foul #3 on Michael Heberling, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas O'Connor (PG), Uros Majkowski (SG), Gary Williams (SF) William Mitchell, Michael Heberling, Frederick Bonner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre (SG), William Bennett (PF) Wade Williams, Richard Slagle | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Chad Swaney is hacked by Uros Majkowski - foul #4 on Uros Majkowski, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Francis Mueller (PF), Roland Cooney (C) James Williams, Robert Grasso | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:04 | Louisville | William Bennett misses long on a jumper from close range | 42-44 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre tips it home | 42-46 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | Clarence Lefevre steals the ball from Francis Mueller | 42-46 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF) Michael Ball, Christopher Garrett | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-46 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Bennett | 42-46 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Roland Cooney is called for the reach on Rodney Zeals in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roland Cooney, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Grasso (C) Roland Cooney | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Luke Robidoux (PF) Thomas O'Connor, Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wade Williams (SG), Richard Slagle (PF) Clarence Lefevre, William Bennett | |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Uros Majkowski | 44-46 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Wade Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Zeals | 44-49 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chad Swaney | 44-49 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Richard Slagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner (PG), Michael Heberling (SG), Gary Williams (SF), James Williams (PF), Roland Cooney (C) William Mitchell, Uros Majkowski, Francis Mueller, Luke Robidoux, Robert Grasso | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Christopher Garrett (SF), William Bennett (PF) Rodney Zeals, Wade Williams, Alexis Mancini, Chad Swaney | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frederick Bonner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Heberling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) PF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bennett (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Slagle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Clarence Lefevre takes the ball from Roland Cooney | 44-49 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | William Bennett snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Michael Ball comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Williams | 44-49 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Francis Mueller (PF) Roland Cooney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wade Williams (SG), Chad Swaney (C) Clarence Lefevre, Richard Slagle | |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | James Williams blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Wade Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Michael Ball is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Luke Robidoux (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Frederick Bonner, Gary Williams, James Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Heberling | 46-49 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Michael Ball is open but misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux misses the easy layup | 46-49 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Wade Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Michael Heberling is called for the reach on Wade Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Heberling, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Alexis Mancini (SF) Christopher Garrett | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Wade Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | William Mitchell buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Heberling | 49-49 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Garrett (SF) Alexis Mancini | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Wade Williams hits a shot in the lane | 49-51 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller double dribbles | 49-51 |