| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Vezina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Kehinde Aho (fresh) C - Matthew Ball (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joe Lynch inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho is called for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SG), Robert Samaniego (PF) Alfredo Marino, Kehinde Aho | |
| 18:55 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Dahmen - foul #2 on Eric Dahmen, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sanford Craft (C) Matthew Ball | |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger makes the 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Steven Vezina snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Joe Lynch snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Eric Dahmen scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Steven Vezina | 35-29 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 17:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 35-29 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses long on a jump hook from close range | 35-29 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Joe Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Joe Lynch can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 35-29 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Vernon Trollinger - foul #1 on Vernon Trollinger, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (PG), Michael Toland (SF), Patrick Hall (C) Steven Vezina, Joe Lynch, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Kehinde Aho (PF), Matthew Ball (C) Alan Bell, Joseph Wade, Robert Samaniego, Sanford Craft | |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Eric Dahmen grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen is hacked by Daniel Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Craig Kohr (C) Vernon Trollinger, Eric Dahmen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Wade (SF) Isaac Jackson | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 15:43 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Toland (fresh) PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Kohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Kehinde Aho (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Houston | Patrick Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Wade | 38-35 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Daniel Nelson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:20 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Patrick Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Daniel Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Patrick Hall tips it in | 40-35 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Ball | 40-35 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball can't connect on a floater from the right block | 40-35 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Vincent Israelsen | 40-38 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Daniel Nelson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Maury | 43-38 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Patrick Hall grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Patrick Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (PG), Vernon Trollinger (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Eric Dahmen (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Gary Maury, Daniel Nelson, Michael Toland, Patrick Hall, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG), Robert Samaniego (SF), Lyman Hays (PF) Vincent Israelsen, Alfredo Marino, Joseph Wade, Kehinde Aho | |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego loses the dribble to Joe Lynch | 43-38 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Steven Vezina comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Joe Lynch snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:32 | Houston | Eric Dahmen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Vezina | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Vezina (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Samaniego (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 3 pf. C - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Alan Bell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Eric Dahmen grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Alan Bell gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Isaac Jackson | 46-41 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Steven Vezina can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Robert Samaniego is blocked by Mark Shellenbarger | 48-41 |
| 09:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 48-41 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Steven Vezina can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Eric Dahmen tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Alan Bell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Isaac Jackson | 50-44 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the shot from close range | 50-44 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Eric Dahmen gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Steven Vezina loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Daniel Nelson (SG), Michael Toland (SF), Patrick Hall (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Steven Vezina, Vernon Trollinger, Joe Lynch, Eric Dahmen, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG), Joseph Wade (SF), Sanford Craft (C) Isaac Jackson, Robert Samaniego, Matthew Ball | |
| 08:09 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-44 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Michael Toland pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Sanford Craft steals the ball from Gary Maury | 50-44 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft misses the wide open floater from the left block | 50-44 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Daniel Nelson pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Toland (fresh) PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Kohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Sanford Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Daniel Nelson's floater is tipped away by Joseph Wade | 50-44 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft tips it home | 50-46 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Daniel Nelson connects on the floater from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Alan Bell is hacked by Michael Toland - foul #3 on Michael Toland, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (PG), Vernon Trollinger (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Eric Dahmen (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Gary Maury, Daniel Nelson, Michael Toland, Patrick Hall, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG), Matthew Ball (C) Alan Bell, Alfredo Marino, Sanford Craft | |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Wade out of a doubleteam | 52-49 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Joe Lynch is fouled on the floor by Isaac Jackson - foul #2 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG) Vincent Israelsen | |
| 04:55 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Eric Dahmen | 55-49 |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Ball | 55-52 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Joe Lynch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-52 |
| 04:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Dahmen | 55-52 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Sanford Craft (C) Alan Bell, Matthew Ball | |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | Steven Vezina picks off the pass by Isaac Jackson | 55-52 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Joe Lynch is hacked by Sanford Craft - foul #2 on Sanford Craft, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Matthew Ball (C) Vincent Israelsen, Isaac Jackson, Sanford Craft | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Vezina (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (tiring) 3 pf. C - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Houston | Eric Dahmen blows the layup | 55-52 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Joe Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Joe Lynch hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Shellenbarger | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lyman Hays | 58-55 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Eric Dahmen can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Lyman Hays - foul #4 on Lyman Hays, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Eric Dahmen makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:45 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Houston | Eric Dahmen scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Mark Shellenbarger | 61-55 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays clanks a floater from close range | 61-55 |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | Alan Bell grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Wade out of the doubleteam | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Eric Dahmen is fouled on the floor by Lyman Hays - foul #5 on Lyman Hays, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (PF) Lyman Hays | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Eric Dahmen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wade - foul #1 on Joseph Wade, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger is hacked by Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Steven Vezina is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wade - foul #2 on Joseph Wade, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Mark Shellenbarger steals the ball from Alfredo Marino | 63-57 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Joe Lynch is hacked by Alan Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-57 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Eric Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Alan Bell is called for the reach on Eric Dahmen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Bell, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Eric Dahmen grabs the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Kehinde Aho is called for the reach on Eric Dahmen - foul #1 on Kehinde Aho, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Eric Dahmen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 66-57 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Bell - foul #3 on Alan Bell, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Wade | 67-57 |
| 00:17 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Eric Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Steven Vezina runs out the clock | 67-57 |