| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Nicholson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Winter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Raymond Winter is fouled on the floor by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-45 |
| 19:33 | North Carolina | John Hurt tips it in | 27-47 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-47 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | Raymond Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-47 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-47 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Edward Boer knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Davis | 32-47 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Raymond Winter hits a driving attempt in the paint | 32-49 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley drills a runner from the right block | 34-49 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson makes the floater from the left side | 34-51 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is fouled on the floor by Andrew Nicholson - foul #2 on Andrew Nicholson, team foul #1 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (PG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SF) John Hurt | |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Edward Boer's floater is tipped away by Charles Wagner | 34-51 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't tip it in | 34-51 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the offensive board | 34-51 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bain - foul #1 on Raymond Bain, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG) Andrew Nicholson | |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits the finger roll | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Caulkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Winter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins hits a shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Bain | 36-53 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | William Davis can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Esteban Guerra | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Richard Caulkins | |
| 15:31 | Kent State | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Drennen | 37-55 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Edward Boer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-55 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Raymond Winter snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner tips it in | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Raymond Bain steals it from Stephen Manns in the backcourt | 37-57 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain blows the layup | 37-57 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson (PG) Raymond Bain | |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | William Davis is hacked by Raymond Winter - foul #3 on Raymond Winter, team foul #4 | 37-59 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Andrew Nicholson takes the ball from Shaun Whatley | 37-59 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Shaun Whatley steals it from Charles Wagner | 37-59 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Andrew Nicholson takes the ball from Stephen Manns | 37-59 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson lays it in | 37-61 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | William Davis misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-61 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hurt | 37-61 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 37-61 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 12:41 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner grabs the board | 37-61 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson loses the dribble to Edward Boer | 37-61 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Edward Boer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Manns | 40-61 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina | Raymond Winter knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Nicholson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Winter (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Wagner (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Winter | 42-66 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Edward Boer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Nicholson - foul #3 on Andrew Nicholson, team foul #5 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (PF) William Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Andrew Nicholson, Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Charles Wagner | |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | Guadalupe Medina takes the ball from Raymond Bain | 44-66 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield travels with the ball | 44-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Edward Boer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Stephen Manns steals the ball from Raymond Winter | 44-66 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Trenton Fletcher - foul #1 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Guadalupe Medina | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-66 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 45-66 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield misses the shot from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley gets the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Justin Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-66 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield tips it in | 47-66 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-69 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns blows the layup but he's hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #7 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Justin Wilson, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (PF), Charles Wagner (C) Raymond Winter, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-69 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina pulls down the rebound | 49-69 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-69 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 51-69 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain tips it home | 51-71 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley can't connect on a floater near the basket | 51-71 |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Nicholson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Caulkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-71 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Stephen Manns travels with the ball | 51-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Larry Wingfield (C) Stephen Manns, Shaun Whatley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Raymond Winter (PF) Andrew Nicholson, Richard Caulkins, John Hurt | |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Charles Wagner | |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Jeffrey Drennen is called for the reach on Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #2 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #8 | 51-71 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 52-71 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #3 | 52-71 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #9 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF), Shaun Whatley (C) William Davis, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Nicholson (PG), John Hurt (PF) Raymond Bain, Raymond Winter | |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 53-73 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the lay-in | 53-73 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley pulls down the rebound | 53-73 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Edward Boer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Hurt - foul #1 on John Hurt, team foul #10 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Wagner (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Hurt | 54-76 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley loses the dribble to Drazen Blachowski | 54-76 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner banks in the layup on a great pass from Drazen Blachowski and the foul's on Guadalupe Medina - foul #1 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #4 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), William Davis (PF), Larry Wingfield (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Andrew Nicholson, Drazen Blachowski | |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Charles Wagner makes the free throw | 54-79 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Boer out of a doubleteam | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | John Hurt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-79 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Larry Wingfield | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Charles Wagner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Caulkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Trenton Fletcher swats the short shot by Edward Boer | 57-79 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen grabs the board | 57-79 |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher loses the dribble to Edward Boer | 57-79 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Wagner - foul #3 on Charles Wagner, team foul #11 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), Shaun Whatley (C) Esteban Guerra, Edward Boer, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Raymond Winter (PF) Charles Wagner, Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 58-79 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 58-79 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Shaun Whatley - foul #2 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #5 | 58-79 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-79 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | William Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-79 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Justin Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-79 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a shot from the right side | 58-79 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Raymond Winter gets the rebound | 58-79 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins loses the dribble to Justin Wilson | 58-79 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Justin Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-79 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF) Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | William Davis steals it from Raymond Winter | 58-79 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Stephen Manns, team foul #6 | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Raymond Winter misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-79 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | William Davis snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Edward Boer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-79 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 58-79 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain runs out the clock | 58-79 |