| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) C - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Donald Edwards inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 19:42 | Missouri | Elwood Boler can't tip it in | 31-29 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is fouled on the floor by Elwood Boler - foul #2 on Elwood Boler, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Billy Lauterbach | 34-29 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Steve Steed scores on a shot from close range set up by Walter Peterson and he's hacked by Alfredo Bruno - foul #3 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Steve Steed makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:04 | Missouri | Donald Edwards clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Steve Steed is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it in | 39-29 |
| 17:11 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 17:09 | Missouri | Theodore Petty grabs the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:55 | Missouri | Elwood Boler hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Nguyen | 39-31 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steve Steed | 41-31 |
| 16:12 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | Steve Steed pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 15:39 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Elwood Boler | 41-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Missouri | Billy Lauterbach is called for the reach on Theodore Petty - foul #1 on Billy Lauterbach, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), James Jackson (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Bernard Farish, Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (PG), Ryan Bobbitt (SG), Oscar Gonzalez (SF), Thomas Warren (PF) Alfredo Bruno, Theodore Petty, Donald Edwards, Elwood Boler | |
| 15:15 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-31 |
| 15:14 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Mark Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-31 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Jackson | 41-31 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | James Jackson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Winters | 43-31 |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt is whistled for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach (PF) Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:57 | North Carolina | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Bobbitt - foul #1 on Ryan Bobbitt, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Mark Luo is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 13:17 | Missouri | Mark Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | James Jackson drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Luo and he's hacked by Ryan Bobbitt - foul #2 on Ryan Bobbitt, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Steve Steed (SF) Ernest Winters, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Donald Edwards (SF), Elwood Boler (PF) Ryan Bobbitt, Thomas Warren, Edward Nguyen | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | James Jackson misses the free throw | 47-31 |
| 13:04 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 12:41 | Missouri | Mark Scott hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 12:15 | North Carolina | Steve Steed loses the dribble to Mark Scott | 47-34 |
| 11:58 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 11:56 | Missouri | Mark Scott gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:49 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez drills a 3 from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Donald Edwards - foul #4 on Donald Edwards, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (SG), Wilber Lindley (C) James Jackson, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (SG), Luigi Marino (C) Mark Scott, Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilber Lindley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luigi Marino (fresh) | |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish scores on a jumper from the left side | 49-37 |
| 10:44 | Missouri | Luigi Marino is fouled on the floor by Wilber Lindley - foul #2 on Wilber Lindley, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Warren (PF), Edward Nguyen (C) Elwood Boler, Luigi Marino | |
| 10:33 | Missouri | Donald Edwards drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Nguyen | 49-40 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach loses the dribble to Alfredo Bruno | 49-40 |
| 09:49 | Missouri | Thomas Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), Mark Luo (SF), Wesley Pearce (PF) Bernard Farish, Steve Steed, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SF) Alfredo Bruno, Donald Edwards | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Ernest Winters misses long on a runner in the lane | 49-40 |
| 09:34 | Missouri | Theodore Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:30 | Missouri | Walter Peterson steals the ball from Mark Scott in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 09:10 | Missouri | Thomas Warren gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:50 | Missouri | Mark Scott is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Scott, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Steve Steed (SF) Ernest Winters, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (PF) Thomas Warren | |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 08:33 | Missouri | Theodore Petty pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 49-40 |
| 08:18 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Scott | 49-40 |
| 08:00 | Missouri | Mark Scott drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Steve Steed shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Farish | 52-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilber Lindley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Nguyen (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Missouri | Bernard Farish picks off the pass by Mark Scott in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish lays it up and in | 54-43 |
| 07:06 | Missouri | Theodore Petty loses the ball out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Donald Edwards (SF), Luigi Marino (C) Theodore Petty, Oscar Gonzalez, Edward Nguyen | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | James Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG) Bernard Farish | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (SG) Mark Scott | |
| 06:29 | Missouri | Elwood Boler's floater is tipped away by Billy Lauterbach | 54-43 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Winters | 56-43 |
| 05:40 | Missouri | Donald Edwards can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Steve Steed (SF) Ernest Winters, Mark Luo | |
| Subs | Missouri | Mark Scott (SG), Oscar Gonzalez (PF) Ryan Bobbitt, Elwood Boler | |
| 05:40 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:40 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 05:32 | North Carolina | James Jackson is whistled for a carry | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 05:17 | Missouri | Mark Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-43 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:51 | North Carolina | Steve Steed blows the layup over the doubleteam | 56-43 |
| 04:49 | North Carolina | Steve Steed snags the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Peterson (SG), Wesley Pearce (C) James Jackson, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (SG), Edward Nguyen (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Luigi Marino | |
| 04:10 | Missouri | A charge is called on Donald Edwards - foul #5 on Donald Edwards, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (PF) Donald Edwards | |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach tips it home | 58-43 |
| 03:42 | Missouri | Mark Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 03:13 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Alfredo Bruno | 58-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Farish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Steed (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Lauterbach (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Missouri | Theodore Petty scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Scott | 58-48 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Theodore Petty picks off the pass by Walter Peterson | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen is whistled for traveling | 58-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ernest Winters (PG), James Jackson (SG), Mark Luo (SF), Wilber Lindley (C) Bernard Farish, Walter Peterson, Steve Steed, Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SF), Thomas Warren (PF), Luigi Marino (C) Alfredo Bruno, Mark Scott, Elwood Boler, Edward Nguyen | |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | James Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Luigi Marino | 58-48 |
| 01:56 | Missouri | Thomas Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 01:51 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Bobbitt | 58-50 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Farish (PG), Walter Peterson (SG), Steve Steed (SF), Billy Lauterbach (PF) Ernest Winters, James Jackson, Mark Luo, Wesley Pearce | |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Mark Scott (SF), Elwood Boler (PF), Edward Nguyen (C) Ryan Bobbitt, Oscar Gonzalez, Thomas Warren, Luigi Marino | |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson loses the dribble to Theodore Petty | 58-50 |
| 01:22 | Missouri | Theodore Petty can't finish the layup | 58-50 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Farish | 58-50 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Walter Peterson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 00:52 | Missouri | Elwood Boler pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno is hacked by Bernard Farish - foul #1 on Bernard Farish, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Mark Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 00:43 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Bruno - foul #4 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Jackson (SG), Wesley Pearce (C) Walter Peterson, Wilber Lindley | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Billy Lauterbach misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Mark Scott | 58-50 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Edward Nguyen, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilber Lindley (C) Billy Lauterbach | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Alfredo Bruno is called for the reach on Bernard Farish in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (SF) Alfredo Bruno | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-50 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Wesley Pearce snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Bernard Farish runs out the clock | 60-50 |