| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leonardo Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Driscoll (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Escamilla (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Zikomo Azimi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Felipe Gallegos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Woodward (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Driscoll inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | John Driscoll buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Leonardo Mancini is called for the reach on Felipe Gallegos - foul #1 on Leonardo Mancini, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (PG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) Zikomo Azimi, John Smith | |
| 18:56 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chase Lahey | 26-23 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina | John Kelly banks in the layup set up by Leonardo Mancini | 28-23 |
| 18:11 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Chase Lahey | 28-26 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #2 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zikomo Azimi (PG), David Goldblatt (SF), John Smith (C) Chase Lahey, Robert Wilson, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | John Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (SF) David Goldblatt | |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | Zikomo Azimi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 16:57 | Western Michigan | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 16:29 | Western Michigan | Zikomo Azimi makes the 3 from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | John Kelly tips it but misses | 28-29 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leonardo Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Driscoll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Escamilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Zikomo Azimi (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Felipe Gallegos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chase Lahey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Woodward (fairly fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | John Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | John Kelly can't throw it down but he's hacked by Andrew Woodward - foul #3 on Andrew Woodward, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Saucedo (PG), Ernest Winters (SG), Luciano Marino (SF), Thomas Sicard (C) Leonardo Mancini, James Jackson, John Driscoll, Richard Escamilla | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (PG), Robert Wilson (SF) Zikomo Azimi, Chase Lahey | |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is fouled on the floor by David Saucedo - foul #1 on David Saucedo, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny (PF) John Kelly | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (SG), Roberto Ruiz (C) Felipe Gallegos, John Smith | |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson is hacked by Ernest Winters - foul #1 on Ernest Winters, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos (SG), John Smith (C) Chase Lahey, Roberto Ruiz | |
| 14:17 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Robin Bass | 30-31 |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | David Saucedo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 13:58 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:33 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 13:03 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Woodward | 30-33 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard misses the tip | 30-33 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | David Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Sicard | 34-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Saucedo (fresh) SG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luciano Marino (fresh) PF - Ronald McEneny (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Sicard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robin Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Gallegos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Woodward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | John Smith knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robin Bass | 34-35 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Felipe Gallegos - foul #1 on Felipe Gallegos, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini (PG), James Jackson (SG), John Driscoll (SF), Richard Escamilla (C) David Saucedo, Ernest Winters, Luciano Marino, Thomas Sicard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zikomo Azimi (PG), Chase Lahey (SG), David Goldblatt (SF), Roberto Ruiz (C) Robin Bass, Felipe Gallegos, Robert Wilson, John Smith | |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:43 | Western Michigan | Zikomo Azimi connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Woodward | 36-38 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 10:01 | Western Michigan | Zikomo Azimi clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Ronald McEneny connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Leonardo Mancini | 38-38 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Richard Escamilla takes the ball from Andrew Woodward | 38-38 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | John Driscoll loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Kelly (PF) Ronald McEneny | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) David Goldblatt, Roberto Ruiz | |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Kelly - foul #1 on John Kelly, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (SG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson (SF), John Smith (C) Zikomo Azimi, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward grabs the board | 38-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leonardo Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Escamilla (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felipe Gallegos (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Woodward (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Western Michigan | John Kelly steals the ball from Robert Wilson | 38-40 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | John Kelly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 38-40 |
| 07:04 | Western Michigan | John Smith snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 06:15 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Smith and he's hacked by Leonardo Mancini - foul #2 on Leonardo Mancini, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Saucedo (PG), James Jackson (SG), Luciano Marino (SF), Thomas Sicard (C) Leonardo Mancini, Ernest Winters, John Driscoll, Richard Escamilla | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Zikomo Azimi (PG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) Robert Wilson, John Smith | |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Luciano Marino is hacked by Chase Lahey - foul #2 on Chase Lahey, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ratko Bartkowski (PF) John Kelly | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SF) Chase Lahey | |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Thomas Sicard is hacked by Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #3 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (SF) David Goldblatt | |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Johnnie Gorsuch swats the layup by David Saucedo | 38-43 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ratko Bartkowski | 38-43 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | James Jackson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Saucedo | 40-43 |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | David Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | David Saucedo loses the ball out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini (PG), John Kelly (PF) David Saucedo, Ratko Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson (SF), John Smith (C) Chase Lahey, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward can't finish the layup | 40-43 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | James Jackson grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Andrew Woodward is called for the reach on Leonardo Mancini - foul #4 on Andrew Woodward, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Driscoll (SF), Richard Escamilla (C) Luciano Marino, Thomas Sicard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Leonardo Mancini | 42-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leonardo Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Escamilla (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Zikomo Azimi (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Felipe Gallegos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Chase Lahey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Woodward (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Andrew Woodward tips it home | 42-45 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina | John Kelly connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Leonardo Mancini | 44-45 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (SG), Ronald McEneny (PF) James Jackson, John Kelly | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson (SF), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) Chase Lahey, John Smith | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), John Kelly (PF) Ernest Winters, Ronald McEneny | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | John Kelly misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 44-45 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | John Kelly tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 02:01 | Western Michigan | Felipe Gallegos clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina | John Kelly grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 46-45 |
| 01:30 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 46-45 |
| 01:08 | Western Michigan | John Kelly denies the turnaround by Andrew Woodward | 46-45 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Richard Escamilla grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | John Driscoll is hacked by Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #4 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Smith (C) Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | John Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | John Driscoll misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | John Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Zikomo Azimi | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Leonardo Mancini misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | John Kelly tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Zikomo Azimi clanks a halfcourt shot | 49-47 |