| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cornell Cearley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Crader (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG), Robert Samaniego (SF) Alan Bell, Alfredo Marino, Joseph Wade | |
| 19:38 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 30-34 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher McMillan - foul #1 on Christopher McMillan, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Wade (SF) Robert Samaniego | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:32 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Jones | 30-35 |
| 19:11 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Ball - foul #3 on Matthew Ball, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Kehinde Aho (PF), Sanford Craft (C) Vincent Israelsen, Isaac Jackson, Lyman Hays, Matthew Ball | |
| 19:11 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:11 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 18:40 | Memphis | Daniel Crader snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:22 | Memphis | Joseph Wade steals it from John Jones | 31-35 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Bell | 31-37 |
| 17:37 | Memphis | John Jones can't finish the layup | 31-37 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Alan Bell buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 17:01 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Christopher McMillan is blocked by Kehinde Aho | 31-40 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Wade | 31-42 |
| 16:15 | Memphis | Rufus Land's fadeaway is rejected by Kehinde Aho | 31-42 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Bell | 31-42 |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses the shot from the left side | 31-42 |
| 15:43 | Memphis | Rufus Land grabs the board | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cornell Cearley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Crader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wade (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kehinde Aho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Sanford Craft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Alan Bell steals the ball from John Jones | 31-42 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Alan Bell is hacked by Christopher McMillan - foul #2 on Christopher McMillan, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Greg Armitage (PF) Rufus Land, Cornell Cearley, Christopher McMillan, Daniel Crader | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG), Robert Samaniego (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Matthew Ball (C) Alan Bell, Alfredo Marino, Joseph Wade, Kehinde Aho, Sanford Craft | |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson is called for traveling | 31-42 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Greg Armitage misses long on a floater from the left side | 31-42 |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman grabs the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:01 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | Greg Armitage tips it back up and in | 33-42 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Greg Armitage | 33-42 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | John Jones misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Ball - foul #4 on Matthew Ball, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Joseph Wade (SF), Sanford Craft (C) Vincent Israelsen, Robert Samaniego, Matthew Ball | |
| 13:24 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | John Jones is called for the reach on Isaac Jackson - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Daniel Crader (PF) Christopher Hickman, John Jones | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Daniel Hancock (C) Alan Bell, Sanford Craft | |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 12:27 | Memphis | Daniel Crader grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:00 | Memphis | Greg Armitage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Cornell Cearley (SG), Christopher McMillan (SF), John Jones (C) Carmelo Castillo, Peter Portis, Greg Armitage | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Sanford Craft (C) Vincent Israelsen, Daniel Hancock | |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 35-42 |
| 11:33 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cornell Cearley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Crader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sanford Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Memphis | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Sanford Craft - foul #2 on Sanford Craft, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego (SF), Daniel Hancock (C) Joseph Wade, Sanford Craft | |
| 11:12 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:12 | Memphis | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock drills a runner from close range set up by Isaac Jackson | 36-44 |
| 10:28 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley misses the floater from the left side | 36-44 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 10:18 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hancock | 36-46 |
| 10:03 | Memphis | John Jones buries a jump hook from close range | 38-46 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | Alan Bell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Daniel Crader pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 09:23 | Memphis | John Jones dunks the ball | 40-46 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 08:36 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Hancock | 40-48 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Greg Armitage (PF) Rufus Land, Cornell Cearley, Christopher McMillan, Daniel Crader | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Joseph Wade (SF), Sanford Craft (C) Alan Bell, Isaac Jackson, Robert Samaniego, Daniel Hancock | |
| 08:01 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-48 |
| 07:59 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Armitage | 40-48 |
| 07:47 | Memphis | Greg Armitage clanks a jumper from the right block | 40-48 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 07:17 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| 07:16 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Greg Armitage | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Portis (fresh) PF - Greg Armitage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (tiring) 4 reb. C - Sanford Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:47 | Memphis | Greg Armitage is fouled on the floor by Lyman Hays - foul #3 on Lyman Hays, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Crader (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG), Matthew Ball (C) Vincent Israelsen, Alfredo Marino, Sanford Craft | |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Greg Armitage hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Christopher Hickman and the foul's on Matthew Ball - foul #5 on Matthew Ball, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Cornell Cearley (SG), Christopher McMillan (SF) Carmelo Castillo, Peter Portis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sanford Craft (C) Matthew Ball | |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Greg Armitage makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (PF) Lyman Hays | |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Daniel Crader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kehinde Aho | 43-50 |
| 05:27 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 04:55 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 04:38 | Memphis | Isaac Jackson picks off the pass by Christopher Hickman | 43-50 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Alan Bell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Hickman - foul #2 on Christopher Hickman, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Peter Portis (SF), John Jones (C) Christopher Hickman, Cornell Cearley, Christopher McMillan, Daniel Crader | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG), Lyman Hays (PF) Isaac Jackson, Kehinde Aho | |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Greg Armitage hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 43-52 |
| 03:57 | Memphis | Peter Portis gets the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 03:41 | Memphis | Greg Armitage slams it home on a nice dish by Carmelo Castillo | 45-52 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 45-54 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Greg Armitage misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alan Bell - foul #2 on Alan Bell, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Daniel Hancock (C) Alan Bell, Sanford Craft | |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Greg Armitage makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Greg Armitage makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Portis (fresh) PF - Greg Armitage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wade (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyman Hays (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen tips it in | 47-56 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Cornell Cearley (SG), Christopher McMillan (SF) Carmelo Castillo, Peter Portis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SG), Sanford Craft (C) Alfredo Marino, Daniel Hancock | |
| 02:35 | Memphis | John Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Hancock (C) Sanford Craft | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 02:17 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Greg Armitage | 47-56 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Isaac Jackson - foul #2 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Crader (PF) Greg Armitage | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Sanford Craft (C) Vincent Israelsen, Isaac Jackson, Daniel Hancock | |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 01:23 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Christopher McMillan | 49-56 |
| 01:08 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-56 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 52-56 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays is hacked by Rufus Land - foul #4 on Rufus Land, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Alan Bell is hacked by Rufus Land - foul #5 on Rufus Land, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG) Rufus Land | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Alan Bell is hacked by Christopher McMillan - foul #3 on Christopher McMillan, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Cornell Cearley - foul #1 on Cornell Cearley, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (PF) Lyman Hays | |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Alan Bell steals the ball from Christopher Hickman | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Christopher Hickman is called for the reach on Kehinde Aho in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Hickman, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SF) Joseph Wade | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Daniel Crader grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | John Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Christopher Hickman | 55-60 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Cornell Cearley is called for the reach on Alan Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cornell Cearley, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Hickman - foul #4 on Christopher Hickman, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman clanks a halfcourt shot | 55-63 |