| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Baltzell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - William Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Erik Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson inbounds the ball | 28-14 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Long Beach State | Paul Dam takes the ball from William Barrett | 28-14 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 28-14 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton tips it back up and in | 30-14 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Paul Dam - foul #3 on Paul Dam, team foul #1 | 30-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Dane Brown (SF) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Robert Johnson | |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett misses the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Maurice Sabol steals the ball from Jerome Duval | 30-15 |
| 18:10 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 30-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Kreps (PF) William Barrett | |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Paul Dam lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vernon Hampton | 32-15 |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vernon Hampton - foul #1 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #2 | 32-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), David Scott (PF) Rich Roberts, Dane Brown, George Kreps | |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett misses the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerome Duval | 32-16 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Santos Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG) Maurice Sabol | |
| 17:13 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson banks in the layup | 32-18 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Paul Dam connects on the shot from the right side | 34-18 |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #1 | 34-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG), John Allison (SG) Santos Scott, Vernon Hampton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Dane Brown (SF), William Barrett (PF), Joe Pierce (C) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Robert Johnson, David Scott, Erik Fossett | |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | John Furst drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-18 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Baltzell - foul #1 on Joshua Baltzell, team foul #3 | 36-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Abraham Henry (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Joshua Baltzell, Jerome Duval, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), Erik Fossett (C) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts, Joe Pierce | |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown misses the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Abraham Henry (fresh) C - Victor Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Erik Fossett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina | Malcom Peterson steps in front of the Victor Harrison pass | 36-19 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett is whistled for traveling | 36-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) Vernon Hampton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), David Scott (PF) Malcom Peterson, Dane Brown, William Barrett | |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry misses the floater from the free throw line | 36-19 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong snags the defensive board | 36-19 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-19 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett grabs the offensive board | 36-19 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | John Allison takes the ball from David Scott | 36-19 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | John Allison hits the finger roll | 38-19 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 14:14 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 38-21 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Robert Johnson swats the short shot by John Allison | 38-21 |
| 13:52 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett pulls down the rebound | 38-21 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-21 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina | John Furst's pass is intercepted by Robert Johnson | 38-21 |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rich Roberts and he's hacked by Santos Scott - foul #1 on Santos Scott, team foul #4 | 38-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Joshua Baltzell (SF), Jerome Duval (PF), Paul Dam (C) Santos Scott, John Allison, Abraham Henry, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), Dane Brown (SF), William Barrett (PF), Joe Pierce (C) Rich Roberts, Robert Johnson, David Scott, Erik Fossett | |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the free throw | 38-24 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Paul Dam misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell tips it back up and in | 40-24 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong drills a jumpshot from the left side | 40-26 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | John Furst throws it down on a great pass from Vernon Hampton | 42-26 |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | Joshua Baltzell picks off the pass by Joe Pierce | 42-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Baltzell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Pierce (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | John Furst clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William Barrett - foul #2 on William Barrett, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Erik Fossett (C) John Armstrong, Dane Brown, Joe Pierce | |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 10:59 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-26 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | William Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | Vernon Hampton is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #5 | 44-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) John Furst | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG) Malcom Peterson | |
| 10:30 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Santos Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | Paul Dam tips it back up and in | 46-26 |
| 09:49 | Long Beach State | William Barrett hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 46-26 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 09:42 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval slams it home on a nice dish by Paul Dam | 48-26 |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | William Barrett comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerome Duval - foul #1 on Jerome Duval, team foul #6 | 48-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SG), Abraham Henry (PF), Victor Harrison (C) Vernon Hampton, Jerome Duval, Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), Dane Brown (SF), David Scott (C) Rich Roberts, Robert Johnson, Erik Fossett | |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | William Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | William Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Abraham Henry grabs the board | 48-27 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | John Allison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-27 |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Scott | 48-27 |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson is fouled on the floor by Victor Harrison - foul #3 on Victor Harrison, team foul #7 | 48-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (SG) Joshua Baltzell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Erik Fossett (C) Maurice Sabol, William Barrett | |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | John Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | John Allison buries a floater near the basket | 50-28 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Scott | 50-31 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Santos Scott drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Furst | 53-31 |
| 07:43 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Abraham Henry - foul #1 on Abraham Henry, team foul #8 | 53-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Jerome Duval (PF), Paul Dam (C) Santos Scott, Abraham Henry, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), William Barrett (PF) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Dane Brown, David Scott | |
| 07:43 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett makes the free throw | 53-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Furst (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Allison (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - William Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Fossett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Paul Dam knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Furst | 55-34 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Rich Roberts takes the ball from Paul Dam | 55-37 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol banks in the layup set up by Rich Roberts | 55-39 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Paul Dam is denied by Erik Fossett | 55-39 |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG), Joshua Baltzell (SF) John Furst, John Allison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), Dane Brown (SF), George Kreps (PF), David Scott (C) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts, Robert Johnson, William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| 05:40 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dane Brown | 55-41 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell tips it in | 57-41 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Santos Scott - foul #2 on Santos Scott, team foul #9 | 57-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson (SF), Erik Fossett (C) Dane Brown, David Scott | |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 57-42 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 57-42 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Paul Dam snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Santos Scott buries a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on George Kreps - foul #1 on George Kreps, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Allison (SG) Vernon Hampton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Dane Brown (SF), David Scott (PF), Joe Pierce (C) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Robert Johnson, George Kreps, Erik Fossett | |
| 03:54 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the free throw | 60-42 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-42 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | David Scott gets the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Santos Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allison (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Baltzell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Duval (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Dam (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Pierce (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown is fouled on the floor by Jerome Duval - foul #2 on Jerome Duval, team foul #10 | 60-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Kreps (PF) Joe Pierce | |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Dam | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina | John Allison's fadeaway is rejected by David Scott | 60-43 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | David Scott snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 03:02 | Long Beach State | David Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Furst (PG) Santos Scott | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (SF), Joe Pierce (C) Dane Brown, George Kreps | |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Paul Dam is fouled on the floor by Rich Roberts - foul #1 on Rich Roberts, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Victor Harrison (C) Paul Dam | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Kreps (PF) Joe Pierce | |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | John Furst is fouled on the floor by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton (SG), Abraham Henry (PF) Joshua Baltzell, Jerome Duval | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dane Brown (SF), Joe Pierce (C) James Weaver, George Kreps | |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | John Furst can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Maurice Sabol - foul #2 on Maurice Sabol, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joshua Baltzell (SF), Jerome Duval (PF), Paul Dam (C) John Allison, Abraham Henry, Victor Harrison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | John Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | David Scott drills a floater from close range and he's fouled by Jerome Duval - foul #3 on Jerome Duval, team foul #11 | 62-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Santos Scott (PG) John Furst | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | David Scott makes the free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval can't throw it down but he's hacked by David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 01:10 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Joe Pierce snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 01:03 | Long Beach State | Jerome Duval swats the layup by Joe Pierce | 63-46 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Jerome Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Vernon Hampton is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Vernon Hampton, team foul #12 | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Dane Brown is called for the reach on Santos Scott - foul #1 on Dane Brown, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Santos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Santos Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | David Scott grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-49 |