| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) SG - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Glover (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher loses the dribble to Frank Morrison | 25-22 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Fred Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Brian Hinds - foul #2 on Brian Hinds, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 18:30 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel is hacked by Arthur Yedinak - foul #1 on Arthur Yedinak, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Hufnagel | 28-24 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Johnny Wright | 31-24 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Kelly Naquin steals it from Arthur Yedinak in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 17:00 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Yedinak | 34-27 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Wright - foul #3 on Johnny Wright, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Baker (SG), Thomas Rogosky (SF), Jim Hatten (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Gregory Marsh, Johnny Wright, Fred Glover, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF) Brian Hinds | |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Michael Baker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Michael Baker tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison is hacked by Lester Terrell - foul #1 on Lester Terrell, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG) Arthur Yedinak | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Loyd Young (SG), James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Kelly Naquin, Francis Plemons, Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ken Garry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Rogosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jim Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lester Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-28 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky is hacked by Ryan Grimshaw - foul #1 on Ryan Grimshaw, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh (SG), Johnny Wright (SF) Michael Baker, Thomas Rogosky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Hinds (SF) Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell is hacked by Loyd Young - foul #3 on Loyd Young, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Fred Glover (PF) Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Joseph Colletti | |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Wright | 39-28 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Lester Terrell - foul #2 on Lester Terrell, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Cecil Fletcher (C) Ken Garry, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Francis Plemons (SG) Frederick Aker, Loyd Young | |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Morrison (C) James Woolley | |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright can't finish the layup | 39-30 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brian Hinds | 39-30 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Hufnagel | 39-32 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Glover | 41-32 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Plemons | 41-35 |
| 12:25 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Wright and he's hacked by Frank Morrison - foul #2 on Frank Morrison, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Baker (SG), Thomas Rogosky (SF), Jim Hatten (PF) Gregory Marsh, Johnny Wright, Fred Glover | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Colletti (SF), James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Brian Hinds, Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| 12:25 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Ryan Grimshaw makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Colletti | 44-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Rogosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jim Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Michael Baker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG), Johnny Wright (SF), Lester Terrell (C) Arthur Yedinak, Thomas Rogosky, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (PG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Kelly Naquin, James Woolley, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Baker | 46-38 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel loses the dribble to Johnny Wright | 46-38 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Ken Garry hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Wright | 49-38 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Ken Garry takes the ball from Frederick Aker | 49-38 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten is hacked by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #1 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Gregory Marsh (SG), Fred Glover (PF) Ken Garry, Michael Baker, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Brian Hinds (SF) Francis Plemons, Joseph Colletti | |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Morrison | 49-38 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 09:18 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell can't tip it in | 49-40 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Timothy Hufnagel | 49-40 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds can't finish the layup | 49-40 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frederick Aker - foul #1 on Frederick Aker, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky (SF), Cecil Fletcher (C) Johnny Wright, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG), James Woolley (PF), Joseph Colletti (C) Frederick Aker, Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jim Hatten (PF) Fred Glover | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (PG) Kelly Naquin | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Thomas Rogosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jim Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Loyd Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Colletti (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | James Woolley hits a fadeaway in the lane | 50-44 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | James Woolley grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | James Woolley clanks a turnaround from the left block | 50-44 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Loyd Young loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Johnny Wright (SF), Fred Glover (PF) Arthur Yedinak, Gregory Marsh, Thomas Rogosky, Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Loyd Young, Brian Hinds | |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Ken Garry's layup is rejected by Timothy Hufnagel | 50-44 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | James Woolley is hacked by Fred Glover - foul #2 on Fred Glover, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lester Terrell (C) Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frank Morrison (C) James Woolley | |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison lays it up and in | 50-46 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Ken Garry drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel can't connect on a runner from the right block | 52-46 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 52-46 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Kelly Naquin picks off the pass by Fred Glover | 52-46 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Lester Terrell is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG), Gregory Marsh (SG), Jim Hatten (PF), Cecil Fletcher (C) Ken Garry, Michael Baker, Fred Glover, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Aker (SG), Brian Hinds (SF) Francis Plemons, Joseph Colletti | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arthur Yedinak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Johnny Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kelly Naquin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Aker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Johnny Wright | 52-46 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Arthur Yedinak | 55-46 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Johnny Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky (SF) Johnny Wright | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Loyd Young (SG), James Woolley (PF), Ryan Grimshaw (C) Kelly Naquin, Timothy Hufnagel, Frank Morrison | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Fred Glover (PF) Jim Hatten | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (PF) Loyd Young, Ryan Grimshaw | |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Frederick Aker is called for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Johnny Wright (SF) Thomas Rogosky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin (PG), Frank Morrison (C) Frederick Aker, James Woolley | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Brian Hinds denies the turnaround by Johnny Wright | 55-46 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons can't tip it in | 55-46 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Cecil Fletcher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak is hacked by Brian Hinds - foul #3 on Brian Hinds, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Baker (SG), Thomas Rogosky (SF), Jim Hatten (PF), Lester Terrell (C) Gregory Marsh, Johnny Wright, Fred Glover, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Hatten | 55-48 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Jim Hatten - foul #1 on Francis Plemons, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Michael Baker is hacked by Francis Plemons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison buries a turnaround from the right block | 58-53 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Naquin - foul #1 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Garry (PG) Arthur Yedinak | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten is hacked by Francis Plemons - foul #3 on Francis Plemons, team foul #11 | 59-53 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Brian Hinds knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Hufnagel | 60-56 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gregory Marsh (SG), Cecil Fletcher (C) Michael Baker, Lester Terrell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Naquin - foul #2 on Kelly Naquin, team foul #12 | 60-56 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Thomas Rogosky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Kelly Naquin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Jim Hatten grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Baker (SG), Lester Terrell (C) Gregory Marsh, Cecil Fletcher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Francis Plemons is called for the reach on Ken Garry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Plemons, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Ken Garry misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Ken Garry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-56 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Ken Garry gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak (PG) Ken Garry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Arthur Yedinak runs out the clock | 63-56 |