| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Patrick Zhu (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Beresford (fresh) 5 reb. C - Douglas Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Wurth inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Maxwell Calder | 24-34 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by James Wurth - foul #2 on James Wurth, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Wurth | 25-34 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos buries a floater from the left block set up by Maxwell Calder | 25-36 |
| 18:27 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marc Sitosky | 25-38 |
| 17:46 | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Raul Ramos - foul #3 on Raul Ramos, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) James Wurth, Raul Ramos | |
| 17:46 | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:46 | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:46 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | John Stockdale drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:19 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble's pass is intercepted by Kevin McDaniel in the backcourt | 26-40 |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Douglas Matthews - foul #5 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Beresford (PF), Bernard Clare (C) Joey McGraw, Douglas Matthews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:27 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Zhu | 32-43 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 32-46 |
| 15:47 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses short on a floater from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the board | 32-46 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (tiring) 3 stl. SF - Patrick Zhu (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Beresford (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bernard Clare (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Patrick Zhu takes the ball from Marc Sitosky in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is whistled for a carry | 32-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (PF) William Beresford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Raul Ramos (PF) John Stockdale, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble double dribbles | 32-46 |
| 14:43 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin McDaniel - foul #2 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) Fred Lerner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 14:36 | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Wurth - foul #3 on James Wurth, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky lays it up and in on a great pass from John Stockdale | 33-48 |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Raul Ramos - foul #4 on Raul Ramos, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Raul Ramos | |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston makes the 3rd free throw | 35-48 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 13:27 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:18 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Lerner | 38-48 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is fouled on the floor by Ted Eggleston - foul #1 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Beresford (C) Bernard Clare | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (SG) John Stockdale | |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:23 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the easy layup | 38-48 |
| 12:03 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 12:03 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 38-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (C) Fred Lerner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF) James Wurth | |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Noel Cumberbatch | 38-48 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (tiring) 3 stl. SF - Patrick Zhu (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Beresford (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joey McGraw (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 38-48 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | John Stockdale hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | John Stockdale picks off the pass by Kevin McDaniel | 38-50 |
| 11:00 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the dunk | 38-50 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky tips it in | 38-52 |
| 10:38 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is denied on a layup by Marc Sitosky | 38-52 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 10:35 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (PF), Bernard Clare (C) William Beresford, Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Jesse Kimble | |
| 10:21 | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner travels with the ball | 38-52 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin McDaniel - foul #3 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:44 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston's pass is intercepted by Maxwell Calder | 38-54 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch banks in the layup on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder | 38-56 |
| 09:00 | UC Riverside | Marc Sitosky is called for the reach on Bernard Clare - foul #1 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) Fred Lerner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) John Stockdale | |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Ted Eggleston is called for the reach on Jesse Kimble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is hacked by Ted Eggleston - foul #3 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Beresford (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Cumberbatch | 38-56 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Maxwell Calder | 38-58 |
| 07:28 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-58 |
| 07:27 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin McDaniel (very tired) 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Zhu (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Beresford (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bernard Clare (tiring) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (tired) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is hacked by Ted Eggleston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #7 | 38-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SF), Raul Ramos (PF) James Wurth, Marc Sitosky | |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:25 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 07:10 | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Maxwell Calder | |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Eggleston - foul #5 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #8 | 38-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Walter McNease (SG) Ted Eggleston | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch's pass is intercepted by Joey McGraw | 38-60 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw's pass is intercepted by Noel Cumberbatch | 38-60 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | James Wurth hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Stockdale | 38-62 |
| 06:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-62 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Walter McNease steps in front of the Jesse Kimble pass in the backcourt | 38-62 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter McNease | 40-62 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Raul Ramos and he's fouled by Bernard Clare - foul #2 on Bernard Clare, team foul #9 | 40-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (PF), William Beresford (C) Joey McGraw, Bernard Clare | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Jesse Kimble | |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the free throw | 40-64 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | William Beresford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-64 |
| 05:32 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu throws it down despite the doubleteam | 42-64 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is open and scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Wurth | 42-66 |
| 04:48 | UC Riverside | William Beresford is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Zhu out of a doubleteam | 44-66 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | Walter McNease grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Wurth - foul #4 on James Wurth, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Chairez (SG), Joey McGraw (PF), Bernard Clare (C) Walter McNease, Fred Lerner, William Beresford | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) James Wurth | |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:44 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-66 |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | Eric Chairez pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eric Chairez | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Eric Chairez is called for the reach on Maxwell Calder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Chairez, team foul #10 | 48-66 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kevin McDaniel (very tired) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eric Chairez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Zhu (very tired) 21 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joey McGraw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Bernard Clare (tiring) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Noel Cumberbatch (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-67 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin McDaniel - foul #4 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #11 | 48-67 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Stockdale - foul #3 on John Stockdale, team foul #7 | 48-69 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG), William Beresford (PF) Joey McGraw, Bernard Clare | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-71 |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Eric Chairez is fouled on the floor by John Stockdale - foul #4 on John Stockdale, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Walter McNease (SG) Christian Rosati | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Maxwell Calder | |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Eric Chairez makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Eric Chairez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:59 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | John Stockdale pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | William Beresford is called for the reach on John Stockdale - foul #2 on William Beresford, team foul #12 | 52-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare (C) Eric Chairez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Raul Ramos | |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:32 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:32 | UC Riverside | Walter McNease snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 01:12 | UC Riverside | James Wurth blocks the short jumper by Patrick Zhu | 52-71 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky pulls down the rebound | 52-71 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | James Wurth's pass is intercepted by Bernard Clare in the backcourt | 52-71 |
| 00:58 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu's pass is intercepted by John Stockdale | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is hacked by Kevin McDaniel - foul #5 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #13 | 52-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG) Kevin McDaniel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare is fouled on the floor by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #1 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #9 | 52-72 |
| 00:28 | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:28 | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare misses the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble runs out the clock | 53-72 |