| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Price (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Marchese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Sutton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Heberling (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Mueller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luke Robidoux (fresh) C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | Luke Robidoux swats the layup by Charles Bainter | 25-26 |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller lays it in on a nice dish by William Mitchell | 25-28 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese lays it in and the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Luke Robidoux and the foul's on Charles Bainter - foul #2 on Charles Bainter, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 17:50 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese grabs the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Charles Bainter picks off the pass by William Mitchell | 28-31 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton loses the dribble to Luke Robidoux | 28-31 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Garf Price is called for the reach on William Mitchell - foul #2 on Garf Price, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (PG), Kevin Yowell (SG), Phillip Sherlock (SF), Roger Stukowski (C) Michael Decker, Garf Price, Charles Bainter, Daniel Sutton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner (PG), Gary Williams (SF), James Williams (PF) William Mitchell, Francis Mueller, Luke Robidoux | |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Frederick Bonner, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter (SF) Anthony Marchese | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (SF) Charles Bainter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Yowell (fresh) SF - Robert Raff (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Phillip Sherlock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frederick Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heberling (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) PF - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Grasso (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | James Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 30-31 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 15:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff lays it up and in on a great pass from Phillip Sherlock | 32-31 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Phillip Sherlock is called for the reach on James Williams - foul #1 on Phillip Sherlock, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Decker (PG), Anthony Marchese (PF) Kevin Yowell, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Francis Mueller (SF) Gary Williams | |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | James Williams comes up short on the runner near the basket | 32-31 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip Sherlock | 34-31 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Francis Mueller | 34-33 |
| 13:56 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Steven Lancaster | 36-33 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | James Williams comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Raff | 36-33 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Frederick Bonner - foul #2 on Frederick Bonner, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Garf Price (SG), Charles Bainter (SF), Daniel Sutton (C) Michael Decker, Robert Raff, Phillip Sherlock | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Uros Majkowski (SG), Luke Robidoux (PF) Frederick Bonner, Michael Heberling, James Williams | |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Anthony Marchese is called for the reach on Luke Robidoux - foul #2 on Anthony Marchese, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell (PG) Steven Lancaster | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Williams (SF) Francis Mueller | |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PF) Anthony Marchese | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter loses the dribble to Uros Majkowski | 37-33 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | William Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Uros Majkowski | 37-35 |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | Gary Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kevin Yowell (fresh) SG - Garf Price (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Raff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Sutton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uros Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luke Robidoux (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Grasso (tiring) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Williams | 37-38 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton can't throw it down but the foul's on Robert Grasso - foul #4 on Robert Grasso, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Decker (PG), Anthony Marchese (PF) Kevin Yowell, Robert Raff | |
| 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 | |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Heberling | 39-40 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker is hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (SG), Phillip Sherlock (SF), Roger Stukowski (C) Garf Price, Charles Bainter, Daniel Sutton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker is whistled for a carry | 39-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (SF) Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Frederick Bonner misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Raff - foul #4 on Robert Raff, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Garf Price (SG), Roger Stukowski (C) Steven Lancaster, Robert Raff | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Luke Robidoux (PF) Frederick Bonner, James Williams | |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 09:10 | Central Michigan | Garf Price comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | William Mitchell loses the dribble to Garf Price in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Garf Price lays it up and in | 41-41 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Phillip Sherlock is called for the reach on Francis Mueller - foul #2 on Phillip Sherlock, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter (SF), Daniel Sutton (C) Phillip Sherlock, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Grasso (C) Roland Cooney | |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Anthony Marchese steps in front of the Francis Mueller pass | 41-41 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Garf Price is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (PG) Michael Decker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski (SG), Gary Williams (SF) Michael Heberling, Francis Mueller | |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Garf Price makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Garf Price misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Luke Robidoux | 42-44 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Garf Price can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Gary Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Price (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Marchese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uros Majkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luke Robidoux (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Grasso (tiring) 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | Gary Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Williams | 42-46 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | William Mitchell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Grasso | 42-49 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Decker (PG), Robert Raff (SG), Phillip Sherlock (C) Steven Lancaster, Garf Price, Daniel Sutton | |
| 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 | |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Phillip Sherlock - foul #3 on Phillip Sherlock, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Garf Price (SG), Daniel Sutton (C) Charles Bainter, Anthony Marchese | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Sutton | 44-51 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Francis Mueller hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Frederick Bonner | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Price (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Raff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Phillip Sherlock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frederick Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Heberling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Mueller (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese (PF) Phillip Sherlock | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Luke Robidoux (PF), Robert Grasso (C) Frederick Bonner, James Williams, Roland Cooney | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Heberling | 44-56 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Garf Price makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-56 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux is hacked by Anthony Marchese - foul #3 on Anthony Marchese, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (PG), Kevin Yowell (SG), Wekesa Suleiman (PF), Roger Stukowski (C) Michael Decker, Garf Price, Anthony Marchese, Daniel Sutton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gary Williams (SF) Francis Mueller | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Gary Williams steps in front of the Kevin Yowell pass in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | William Mitchell banks in the layup set up by Gary Williams | 46-59 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell hits a wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Lancaster | 48-59 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling is hacked by Roger Stukowski - foul #1 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock (PF) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Francis Mueller (SF) Gary Williams | |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock is alone and drills a runner from the left block | 50-59 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Mitchell and he's fouled by Phillip Sherlock - foul #4 on Phillip Sherlock, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Luke Robidoux misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Phillip Sherlock | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the easy layup but the foul's on Luke Robidoux - foul #3 on Luke Robidoux, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Steven Lancaster is called for the reach on William Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Lancaster, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Decker (PG), Garf Price (SG), Charles Bainter (SF), Anthony Marchese (PF), Daniel Sutton (C) Steven Lancaster, Kevin Yowell, Robert Raff, Phillip Sherlock, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Uros Majkowski (SG) Michael Heberling | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter banks in the wide open layup set up by Garf Price | 54-63 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | William Mitchell is hacked by Garf Price in the backcourt - foul #3 on Garf Price, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Garf Price drills a runner from close range | 56-64 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Michael Decker is called for the reach on William Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Decker, team foul #13 | 56-64 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Garf Price blows the dunk | 56-66 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Francis Mueller | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | William Mitchell runs out the clock | 56-66 |