| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Abraham Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cody Nash (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval hits a shot from close range on a great pass from John Furst | 31-24 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Cody Nash misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | John Furst gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | John Allison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| 18:50 | Samford | John Furst picks off the pass by Woodrow King in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | John Allison lays it up and in set up by John Furst | 33-24 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Woodrow King hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Cooper | 33-26 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | John Allison's floater is tipped away by Patrick Potter | 33-26 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | John Furst gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | John Allison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Cody Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:43 | Samford | John Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Patrick Potter tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval lays it in set up by John Furst and he's fouled by Woodrow King - foul #1 on Woodrow King, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Paul Dam is called for the reach on Patrick Potter - foul #2 on Paul Dam, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SF), Victor Harrison (C) Jerome Duval, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (SG), Michael Butler (SF), Mark Roberts (PF) Cody Nash, Manuel Ferguson, John Cooper | |
| 16:35 | Samford | David Everett steals it from Woodrow King | 36-28 |
| 16:10 | North Carolina | John Furst hits a 3 from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Woodrow King clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | John Furst gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Allison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Everett (fresh) PF - Abraham Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Butler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | John Furst misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Patrick Potter grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Woodrow King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Patrick Potter pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom clanks a floater from the left side | 39-28 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Mark Roberts tips it in | 39-30 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | David Everett can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Butler - foul #3 on Michael Butler, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Roy (SG), Jerome Duval (SF), Paul Dam (PF) John Furst, John Allison, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Samford | Cody Nash (SG), Manuel Ferguson (SF), John Cooper (PF) Woodrow King, Michael Butler, Patrick Potter | |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | David Everett makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | David Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Mark Roberts knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 41-32 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Paul Dam misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-32 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina | Manuel Ferguson steals the ball from Jerome Duval | 41-32 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SG), Abraham Henry (PF) David Everett, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Butler (C) Mark Roberts | |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Paul Dam is hacked by Michael Butler - foul #4 on Michael Butler, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG) Richard Roy | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Potter (C) Michael Butler | |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval makes the shot in the paint | 43-32 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Cody Nash comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | John Allison pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | John Furst can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-32 |
| 11:47 | Samford | John Cooper snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Allison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Abraham Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Nash (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerome Duval - foul #1 on Jerome Duval, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Victor Harrison (C) Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG) Thomas Ostrom | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:33 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | John Allison hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 10:53 | Samford | John Cooper connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Paul Dam - foul #3 on Paul Dam, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG), Richard Roy (SF), Abraham Henry (PF) John Allison, Jerome Duval, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (SG), Keith Sanders (SF) Cody Nash, Manuel Ferguson | |
| 10:53 | Samford | John Cooper makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Richard Roy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-36 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Mathew Silas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Everett - foul #1 on David Everett, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerome Duval (SF) John Furst | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Roberts (PF) John Cooper | |
| 10:23 | Samford | Mathew Silas makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Mathew Silas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | David Everett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Keith Sanders pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Woodrow King is fouled on the floor by Jerome Duval - foul #2 on Jerome Duval, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG), John Allison (SG), Paul Dam (PF) Richard Roy, Jerome Duval, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Samford | Cody Nash (SG), Manuel Ferguson (SF) Mathew Silas, Keith Sanders | |
| 09:25 | Samford | Mark Roberts misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Patrick Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Cody Nash connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Ferguson | 47-40 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | John Furst misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Mark Roberts pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Patrick Potter is whistled for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Abraham Henry (PF) Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Samford | John Cooper (PF) Patrick Potter | |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | John Allison clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:47 | Samford | The jump hook by Manuel Ferguson is blocked by Paul Dam | 47-40 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson snags the offensive board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Allison (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Everett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Cody Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Samford | Woodrow King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | David Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Paul Dam misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Roberts - foul #2 on Mark Roberts, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Roy (PG), Jerome Duval (SF) John Furst, David Everett | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (PG), Mathew Silas (SG), Michael Butler (SF), Patrick Potter (C) Woodrow King, Cody Nash, Manuel Ferguson, Mark Roberts | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Paul Dam misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Paul Dam makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 06:57 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom is whistled for a carry | 48-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Victor Harrison (C) Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Michael Butler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Duval - foul #3 on Jerome Duval, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG) Richard Roy | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:18 | Samford | Michael Butler misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | John Furst can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-41 |
| 05:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Butler | 48-41 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Patrick Potter blows the dunk | 48-41 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 05:36 | North Carolina | John Furst is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Ostrom - foul #1 on Thomas Ostrom, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (SG), Paul Dam (PF) John Allison, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Cody Nash (SG), Manuel Ferguson (SF) Thomas Ostrom, Mathew Silas, John Cooper | |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 48-41 |
| 05:19 | Samford | Michael Butler grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Michael Butler is hacked by Paul Dam - foul #4 on Paul Dam, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Abraham Henry (PF) Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Roberts (C) Patrick Potter | |
| 05:03 | Samford | Michael Butler misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:03 | North Carolina | Paul Dam gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | David Everett misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Cody Nash is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SG) Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval is denied on a layup by Manuel Ferguson | 48-41 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Paul Dam hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Cody Nash hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Paul Dam misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Paul Dam tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Allison (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Everett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Duval (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Cody Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Mark Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Cody Nash double dribbles | 52-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Roy (SF), Abraham Henry (PF), Victor Harrison (C) David Everett, Jerome Duval, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Sanders (SF), Patrick Potter (C) Manuel Ferguson, Michael Butler | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | John Furst misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Woodrow King - foul #2 on Woodrow King, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (SG), John Cooper (PF) Cody Nash, Mark Roberts | |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | John Furst misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 3rd free throw | 54-43 |
| 03:13 | Samford | John Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Harrison | 54-43 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | John Allison snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | John Allison misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 02:50 | Samford | John Cooper pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Patrick Potter blows the layup | 54-43 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Potter - foul #3 on Patrick Potter, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Everett (PG), Paul Dam (C) John Furst, Abraham Henry | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (SG), Mark Roberts (PF), Michael Butler (C) Woodrow King, John Cooper, Patrick Potter | |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 02:27 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Richard Roy takes the ball from Michael Butler | 56-43 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | David Everett is fouled on the floor by Michael Butler - foul #5 on Michael Butler, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerome Duval (SF) Richard Roy | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Potter (C) Michael Butler | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | David Everett misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Patrick Potter grabs the board | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Samford | Mark Roberts's pass is intercepted by Paul Dam | 56-43 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Roberts - foul #3 on Mark Roberts, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG), Abraham Henry (PF) David Everett, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Mathew Silas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ostrom | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry blows the layup | 58-43 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval tips it but misses | 58-43 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Victor Harrison hits the follow up shot | 60-43 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | John Furst snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | John Furst runs out the clock | 60-43 |