| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kevin Risley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Vallecillo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fredrick Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Greg Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 21-26 |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Greg Henry gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | John Meyers lays it in on a great pass from John Vallecillo | 23-26 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses badly on a shot from the left side | 23-26 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | John Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | Reginald Davis steps in front of the Kevin Risley pass | 23-26 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Roland Cooney, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | John Meyers scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Risley | 26-26 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Michael Odom comes up short on the floater from the right side | 26-26 |
| 18:04 | Evansville | Fredrick Pagan pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Kevin Risley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roland Cooney | 26-26 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Odom | 26-29 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | Roland Cooney picks off the pass by John Meyers | 26-29 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis tips it home | 26-31 |
| 16:38 | Evansville | John Meyers knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Risley and he's hacked by Reginald Davis - foul #2 on Reginald Davis, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Holman (PG), Timothy Jewett (SG), Alex Cochran (PF), Roy Pryce (C) Kevin Risley, John Vallecillo, Fredrick Pagan, Greg Henry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Young Chiu (PF), Robert Grasso (C) William Mitchell, Thomas Burks, Roland Cooney | |
| 16:38 | Evansville | John Meyers misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Young Chiu tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | Timothy Jewett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 16:01 | North Carolina | Young Chiu grabs the board | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Holman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Jewett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Meyers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alex Cochran (fresh) C - Roy Pryce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Michael Heberling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Odom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Young Chiu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Young Chiu knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Odom | 28-35 |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Michael Holman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Young Chiu - foul #1 on Young Chiu, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Vallecillo (SG), Jamie Graham (PF) Timothy Jewett, John Meyers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roland Cooney (C) Robert Grasso | |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Michael Holman makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Michael Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis is hacked by Jamie Graham - foul #4 on Jamie Graham, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Risley (PG), Fredrick Pagan (PF) Michael Holman, Jamie Graham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG) Michael Heberling | |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Young Chiu comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-35 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Roy Pryce snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Fredrick Pagan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | John Vallecillo tips it but misses | 30-35 |
| 14:23 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | William Mitchell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 13:34 | Evansville | Roy Pryce clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 30-38 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | William Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Roy Pryce gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | Kevin Risley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney drills a runner from the baseline | 30-40 |
| 12:05 | Evansville | Alex Cochran loses the dribble to William Mitchell | 30-40 |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | William Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 11:34 | Evansville | John Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kevin Risley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alex Cochran (fairly fresh) PF - Fredrick Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Pryce (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Odom (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Young Chiu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Alex Cochran makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Michael Odom misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | William Mitchell travels with the ball | 33-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Holman (PG), Timothy Jewett (SG), John Meyers (SF), Greg Henry (C) Kevin Risley, John Vallecillo, Alex Cochran, Roy Pryce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Thomas Burks (PF), Robert Grasso (C) William Mitchell, Young Chiu, Roland Cooney | |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Michael Heberling is called for the reach on Michael Holman - foul #1 on Michael Heberling, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SG) Michael Odom | |
| 09:56 | Evansville | Fredrick Pagan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Fredrick Pagan, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Davis | 33-42 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | John Meyers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Heberling | 36-44 |
| 08:37 | Evansville | John Meyers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks lays it up and in set up by Reginald Davis and he's fouled by Fredrick Pagan - foul #3 on Fredrick Pagan, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Risley (PG) Timothy Jewett | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG), Jerry Kinney (SF) Kapeni Arizmendi, Reginald Davis | |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | Michael Holman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | John Meyers swats the shot by Michael Odom | 36-47 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso is fouled on the floor by Michael Holman - foul #2 on Michael Holman, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Vallecillo (SG), Timothy Jewett (SF), Jamie Graham (PF), Brian Patten (C) Michael Holman, John Meyers, Fredrick Pagan, Greg Henry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Roland Cooney (C) Michael Heberling, Robert Grasso | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kevin Risley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Vallecillo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Jewett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Patten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Odom (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Cooney (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Evansville | Jamie Graham hits a jumper from the left block | 38-47 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jamie Graham - foul #5 on Jamie Graham, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Pryce (PF) Jamie Graham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 06:38 | Evansville | Kevin Risley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kevin Risley, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SF) Thomas Burks | |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | William Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Roland Cooney | 38-51 |
| 05:51 | Evansville | Kevin Risley is fouled on the floor by Reginald Davis - foul #3 on Reginald Davis, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Holman (SG), John Meyers (SF), Alex Cochran (PF), Greg Henry (C) John Vallecillo, Timothy Jewett, Roy Pryce, Brian Patten | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi (SG), Young Chiu (PF) Michael Odom, Jerry Kinney | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:33 | Evansville | Michael Holman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alex Cochran | 41-51 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Michael Holman is called for the reach on William Mitchell - foul #3 on Michael Holman, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Randy Kwong (SF) Reginald Davis | |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Greg Henry | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Kevin Risley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | William Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney misses the tip | 41-51 |
| 04:29 | Evansville | Alex Cochran snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Kevin Risley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-51 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Greg Henry gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | John Meyers connects on the floater from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | William Mitchell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Michael Holman comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | Kapeni Arizmendi snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Kevin Risley picks off the pass by William Mitchell | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kevin Risley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Holman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Meyers (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alex Cochran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kapeni Arizmendi (fairly fresh) SF - Randy Kwong (fresh) PF - Young Chiu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Cooney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Kevin Risley is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Vallecillo (SG), Timothy Jewett (SF), Roy Pryce (PF), Brian Patten (C) Kevin Risley, John Meyers, Alex Cochran, Greg Henry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Heberling (PG), Michael Odom (SG), Reginald Davis (SF), Thomas Burks (PF), Robert Grasso (C) William Mitchell, Kapeni Arizmendi, Randy Kwong, Young Chiu, Roland Cooney | |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Robert Grasso is called for the reach on Timothy Jewett - foul #1 on Robert Grasso, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Ream (PG) John Vallecillo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Timothy Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Timothy Jewett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Grasso | 44-54 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks slams it home on a great pass from Michael Odom | 44-56 |
| 02:44 | Evansville | Michael Holman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Odom - foul #3 on Michael Odom, team foul #8 | 44-56 |
| 02:44 | Evansville | Michael Holman misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Victor Ream picks off the pass by Reginald Davis | 44-56 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Michael Holman lays it in on a nice dish by Victor Ream | 46-56 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Heberling | 46-58 |
| 01:42 | Evansville | Timothy Jewett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Robert Grasso grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Reginald Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 01:15 | Evansville | Roy Pryce grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 01:03 | Evansville | Timothy Jewett comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 46-58 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Michael Holman tips it in | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling is fouled on the floor by Timothy Jewett - foul #1 on Timothy Jewett, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alex Cochran (SF), Fredrick Pagan (PF) Victor Ream, Brian Patten | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Mitchell (PG), Jerry Kinney (SF), Roland Cooney (C) Michael Odom, Reginald Davis, Robert Grasso | |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Michael Heberling makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Timothy Jewett clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 00:48 | Evansville | Fredrick Pagan misses the tip | 48-60 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Michael Holman snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 00:45 | Evansville | Timothy Jewett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Thomas Burks grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney is fouled on the floor by Roy Pryce - foul #1 on Roy Pryce, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Odom (SG) Michael Heberling | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Jerry Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Roy Pryce pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Michael Odom is called for the reach on Michael Holman - foul #4 on Michael Odom, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Reginald Davis (SF) Jerry Kinney | |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Michael Holman misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Roland Cooney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | William Mitchell runs out the clock | 48-61 |