| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fresh) C - Matthew Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison inbounds the ball | 34-18 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Kruger | 34-21 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays loses the ball out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (PG), Sanford Craft (C) Alan Bell, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, Howin Xue | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Carl Kruger is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Matthew Ball (C) Alfredo Marino, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:38 | Louisville | The jump hook by Jared Jackson is blocked by Matthew Ball | 34-21 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 34-23 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the driving attempt near the basket | 36-23 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison drills a shot from the left wing set up by Larry Watkins | 36-25 |
| 17:03 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Larry Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Sanford Craft (C) Alan Bell, Isaac Jackson, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft hits the follow up shot | 38-25 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Wade (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (fairly fresh) C - Sanford Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Carl Kruger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG), Matthew Ball (C) Vincent Israelsen, Alfredo Marino, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lyman Hays | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's pass is intercepted by Matthew Ball | 40-27 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Alan Bell misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Jamison - foul #1 on Lawrence Jamison, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG), Sanford Craft (C) Isaac Jackson, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (SG), Howin Xue (C) Carl Kruger, Larry Watkins | |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Jared Jackson connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Von Mitkowski | 42-29 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Von Mitkowski picks off the pass by Alan Bell in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the finger roll | 42-31 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-31 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade tips it home | 44-31 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Jared Jackson drills a turnaround from close range | 44-33 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Alfredo Marino | 46-33 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Jared Jackson is fouled on the floor by Lyman Hays - foul #3 on Lyman Hays, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG), Isaac Jackson (SG), Matthew Ball (C) Alan Bell, Alfredo Marino, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Kruger (SG), John Thigpen (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, Jared Jackson, Howin Xue | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's floater is tipped away by Matthew Ball | 46-33 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Lyman Hays gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Vincent Israelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Wade (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Lyman Hays (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Ball (fresh) 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Thigpen (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #3 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Jared Jackson (PF) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen | |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses long on a floater in the paint | 48-33 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Jamison - foul #2 on Lawrence Jamison, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG) Vincent Israelsen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Jared Jackson | |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Howin Xue blows the layup but the foul's on Lyman Hays - foul #4 on Lyman Hays, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (PF) Lyman Hays | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 49-35 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Larry Watkins hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Carl Kruger connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Watkins | 49-39 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG), Robert Samaniego (SF), Sanford Craft (C) Alan Bell, Joseph Wade, Matthew Ball | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Jared Jackson (PF) Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 49-41 |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Larry Watkins buries a shot in the paint set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 52-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Isaac Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Samaniego (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kehinde Aho (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sanford Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Samaniego | 52-43 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Alfredo Marino | 52-43 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Sanford Craft can't tip it in | 52-43 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Robert Samaniego snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfredo Marino and he's fouled by Von Mitkowski - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Joseph Wade (SF), Lyman Hays (PF), Matthew Ball (C) Alfredo Marino, Robert Samaniego, Kehinde Aho, Sanford Craft | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), John Thigpen (PF), Howin Xue (C) Von Mitkowski, Jared Jackson, Larry Watkins | |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Lyman Hays is called for the reach on Ivan Chrostowski - foul #5 on Lyman Hays, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho (PF) Lyman Hays | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:29 | Louisville | John Thigpen is hacked by Alan Bell - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Jackson (PF) John Thigpen | |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison is called for a backcourt violation | 55-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Alan Bell loses the dribble to Howin Xue | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Isaac Jackson - foul #2 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG) Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, Jared Jackson, Howin Xue | |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 04:18 | North Carolina | Lawrence Jamison is called for the reach on Kehinde Aho - foul #3 on Lawrence Jamison, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG), Jared Jackson (PF) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen | |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Larry Watkins knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on Alan Bell - foul #2 on Alan Bell, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (PF) Von Mitkowski, Jared Jackson | |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Alan Bell drills a jumper near the basket set up by Isaac Jackson | 57-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joseph Wade (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Kehinde Aho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Thigpen (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Ball - foul #2 on Matthew Ball, team foul #9 | 57-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen (PG) Alan Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG), Jared Jackson (PF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Vincent Israelsen hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Joseph Wade | 59-47 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Kruger and the foul's on Isaac Jackson - foul #3 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG) Vincent Israelsen, Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Matthew Ball pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Joseph Wade is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jamison - foul #4 on Lawrence Jamison, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Howin Xue | |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Alan Bell | 61-49 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Carl Kruger double dribbles | 61-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino (SG) Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Kehinde Aho in the backcourt - foul #3 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Isaac Jackson (SF) Joseph Wade | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses the jumper in the paint | 61-49 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski can't tip it in | 61-49 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino is hacked by Von Mitkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Alfredo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Howin Xue is called for traveling | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Alan Bell tips it back up and in | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-49 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Kehinde Aho grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Alan Bell runs out the clock | 65-49 |