| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Scott Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Christensen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Holder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Diebold (fresh) 6 pts. C - Douglas Patton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leonardo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) SF - John Driscoll (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Driscoll inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | John Kelly evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-27 |
| 18:54 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | Aaron Diebold knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Scott Brewer and he's fouled by John Driscoll - foul #2 on John Driscoll, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Bennett (PG), Derek Loughman (SF), Ivan Grimes (C) Scott Brewer, Clinton Holder, Douglas Patton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | Aaron Diebold makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | John Kelly lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Leonardo Mancini | 35-29 |
| 17:51 | Colorado State | Peter Christensen misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | Jason Bennett tips it home | 37-29 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini is hacked by Jason Bennett - foul #1 on Jason Bennett, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Brewer (PG), Douglas Patton (C) Peter Christensen, Ivan Grimes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | John Kelly misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 37-29 |
| 16:52 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:48 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman's layup is rejected by John Kelly | 37-29 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Aaron Diebold denies the turnaround by Richard Escamilla | 37-29 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini tips it home | 37-31 |
| 16:16 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman drills a runner in the paint | 39-31 |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | John Kelly is fouled on the floor by Aaron Diebold - foul #3 on Aaron Diebold, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Christensen (SG), Dingbang Mang (SF), Ivan Grimes (C) Scott Brewer, Derek Loughman, Douglas Patton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Saucedo (PG), Ernest Winters (SG), Luciano Marino (SF), Ronald McEneny (PF), Thomas Sicard (C) Leonardo Mancini, James Jackson, John Driscoll, John Kelly, Richard Escamilla | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Jason Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Christensen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Diebold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Ivan Grimes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest Winters (fresh) SF - Luciano Marino (fresh) PF - Ronald McEneny (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Sicard (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Grimes | 39-31 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard tips it home | 39-33 |
| 15:11 | Colorado State | Peter Christensen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 15:09 | Colorado State | Jason Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:52 | Colorado State | Peter Christensen travels with the ball | 39-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Brewer (PG), Derek Loughman (SF), Douglas Patton (C) Jason Bennett, Dingbang Mang, Ivan Grimes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini (PG) David Saucedo | |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-33 |
| 14:36 | Colorado State | Douglas Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:28 | Colorado State | Peter Christensen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Brewer | 42-33 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Aaron Diebold swats the shot by Ernest Winters | 42-33 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | The jumper by Ronald McEneny is denied by Douglas Patton | 42-33 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino grabs the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 13:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard is fouled on the floor by Derek Loughman - foul #2 on Derek Loughman, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Bennett (SG), Dingbang Mang (SF), Ivan Grimes (C) Peter Christensen, Derek Loughman, Douglas Patton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), John Driscoll (SF), John Kelly (PF), Richard Escamilla (C) Ernest Winters, Luciano Marino, Ronald McEneny, Thomas Sicard | |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Leonardo Mancini and he's fouled by Scott Brewer - foul #1 on Scott Brewer, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Christensen (SG), Derek Loughman (SF), Douglas Patton (C) Scott Brewer, Dingbang Mang, Ivan Grimes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Kelly | 42-35 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | John Kelly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint | 42-35 |
| 12:44 | Colorado State | Douglas Patton pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:39 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman clanks a turnaround in the lane | 42-35 |
| 12:37 | Colorado State | Peter Christensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman is whistled for a carry | 42-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Brewer (PG), Dingbang Mang (SF), Ivan Grimes (C) Peter Christensen, Derek Loughman, Douglas Patton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | John Kelly misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 12:00 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:55 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Scott Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Diebold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ivan Grimes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leonardo Mancini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) SF - John Driscoll (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Kelly (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Escamilla (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | John Kelly shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Diebold - foul #4 on Aaron Diebold, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Christensen (SG), Derek Loughman (SF), Douglas Patton (C) Scott Brewer, Dingbang Mang, Ivan Grimes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Saucedo (PG), Ernest Winters (SG) Leonardo Mancini, James Jackson | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | John Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Winters - foul #3 on Ernest Winters, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Brewer (PG) Jason Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Douglas Patton denies the turnaround by Ernest Winters | 46-36 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | David Saucedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:29 | North Carolina | David Saucedo misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 46-36 |
| 10:28 | Colorado State | Aaron Diebold grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:24 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Aaron Diebold | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Scott Brewer is called for the reach on David Saucedo - foul #2 on Scott Brewer, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Bennett (PG), Dingbang Mang (SF), Ivan Grimes (C) Scott Brewer, Derek Loughman, Douglas Patton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini (PG), James Jackson (SG), Luciano Marino (SF), Ronald McEneny (PF), Thomas Sicard (C) David Saucedo, Ernest Winters, John Driscoll, John Kelly, Richard Escamilla | |
| 09:41 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny is called for traveling | 48-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Brewer (PG), Michael Carden (SF), Douglas Patton (C) Peter Christensen, Dingbang Mang, Ivan Grimes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:32 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini is hacked by Scott Brewer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Brewer, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Christensen (SG), Derek Loughman (SF) Scott Brewer, Michael Carden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 09:27 | Colorado State | Douglas Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:13 | Colorado State | Peter Christensen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Peter Christensen steps in front of the Thomas Sicard pass | 48-36 |
| 08:38 | Colorado State | Jason Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald McEneny | 48-36 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | James Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Brewer (PG), Dingbang Mang (SF), Ivan Grimes (C) Peter Christensen, Derek Loughman, Douglas Patton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Driscoll (SF), John Kelly (PF), Richard Escamilla (C) Luciano Marino, Ronald McEneny, Thomas Sicard | |
| 08:10 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Bennett | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | John Kelly blows the dunk | 51-36 |
| 07:54 | Colorado State | Ivan Grimes grabs the board | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Scott Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Diebold (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ivan Grimes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leonardo Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) SF - John Driscoll (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Kelly (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Escamilla (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Colorado State | Ivan Grimes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Christensen (SG), Derek Loughman (SF), Douglas Patton (C) Jason Bennett, Dingbang Mang, Ivan Grimes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (SG) James Jackson | |
| 07:09 | North Carolina | John Kelly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 51-36 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | John Kelly can't tip it in | 51-36 |
| 07:06 | Colorado State | Aaron Diebold snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 07:02 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-36 |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla banks in the layup | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:25 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Peter Christensen | 53-38 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | John Kelly splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left block | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:30 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Bennett (SG), Dingbang Mang (SF), Michael Carden (PF), Ivan Grimes (C) Peter Christensen, Derek Loughman, Aaron Diebold, Douglas Patton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Saucedo (PG), James Jackson (SG), Ronald McEneny (PF) Leonardo Mancini, Ernest Winters, John Kelly | |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | James Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Brewer - foul #4 on Scott Brewer, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Christensen (SG), Clinton Holder (SF) Scott Brewer, Dingbang Mang | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:15 | Colorado State | Ivan Grimes snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:54 | Colorado State | Ronald McEneny is called for the reach on Peter Christensen - foul #1 on Ronald McEneny, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Brewer (PG), Dingbang Mang (SF), Aaron Diebold (PF) Peter Christensen, Clinton Holder, Michael Carden | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Luciano Marino (SF), Thomas Sicard (C) John Driscoll, Richard Escamilla | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | Colorado State | Jason Bennett is hacked by David Saucedo - foul #1 on David Saucedo, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Christensen (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), Michael Carden (PF), Douglas Patton (C) Scott Brewer, Dingbang Mang, Aaron Diebold, Ivan Grimes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:14 | Colorado State | Ronald McEneny picks off the pass by Jason Bennett | 53-41 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | David Saucedo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard can't tip it in | 53-41 |
| 04:03 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder grabs the board | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Colorado State | Jason Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Sicard | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Jason Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Christensen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Holder (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Carden (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Patton (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Luciano Marino (fresh) PF - Ronald McEneny (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sicard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Jackson | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:06 | Colorado State | Peter Christensen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | James Jackson gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Brewer (PG), Derek Loughman (SF), Aaron Diebold (PF), Ivan Grimes (C) Peter Christensen, Clinton Holder, Michael Carden, Douglas Patton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini (PG), John Driscoll (SF), John Kelly (PF), Richard Escamilla (C) David Saucedo, Luciano Marino, Ronald McEneny, Thomas Sicard | |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | James Jackson is hacked by Derek Loughman - foul #3 on Derek Loughman, team foul #9 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang (SF) Derek Loughman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Saucedo (PG), Luciano Marino (SF), Ronald McEneny (PF), Thomas Sicard (C) Leonardo Mancini, John Driscoll, John Kelly, Richard Escamilla | |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 02:43 | Colorado State | Ivan Grimes snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald McEneny - foul #2 on Ronald McEneny, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Derek Loughman (SF), Douglas Patton (C) Dingbang Mang, Ivan Grimes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (SG) James Jackson | |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Aaron Diebold - foul #5 on Aaron Diebold, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Carden (PF) Aaron Diebold | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:46 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 01:44 | Colorado State | Douglas Patton tips it in | 57-46 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny is denied on a layup by Michael Carden | 57-46 |
| 01:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Derek Loughman | 57-46 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on David Saucedo - foul #2 on David Saucedo, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Christensen (SG) Jason Bennett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | Derek Loughman makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | David Saucedo double dribbles | 60-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Holder (SF) Derek Loughman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Colorado State | Michael Carden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard is hacked by Douglas Patton - foul #1 on Douglas Patton, team foul #11 | 60-46 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:15 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Douglas Patton | 60-46 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Scott Brewer runs out the clock | 60-46 |