| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ian Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 45-33 |
| 19:21 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ian Thomas | 45-36 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth tips it in | 47-36 |
| 18:31 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 18:29 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates tips it home | 47-38 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Ronald Jezewski is called for the reach on James Holdsworth - foul #2 on Ronald Jezewski, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Michael Foster knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Holdsworth | 50-38 |
| 17:32 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Terry Carpenter is denied by Doyle Taggart | 50-38 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina | Frank Davis pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 52-38 |
| 17:19 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| 17:18 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 17:08 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 52-38 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Roland Wheeler snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 16:47 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth buries a jumper in the lane | 54-38 |
| 16:23 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-38 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina | Frank Davis grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 16:03 | North Carolina | Christopher Dodson is called for the reach on James Holdsworth - foul #2 on Christopher Dodson, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (PG), John Quinn (SG), Stanley Nolan (SF), Jason Greening (PF) Frank Davis, Michael Foster, James Holdsworth, Roland Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (PG), Craig Lansberry (SG), Brian Hodge (SF), Thomas Ary (PF), Noel Parker (C) Christopher Dodson, Ian Thomas, Terry Carpenter, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| 15:49 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 54-38 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - William Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Greening (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Doyle Taggart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Lansberry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Hodge (fresh) PF - Thomas Ary (fresh) C - Noel Parker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | John Quinn makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stanley Nolan | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:20 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge lays it in set up by Craig Lansberry | 57-40 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | John Quinn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 14:57 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:53 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Brian Hodge | 57-42 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | William Cox comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Darrington - foul #1 on Robert Darrington, team foul #3 | 57-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (SG), Walton Bewley (PF) John Quinn, Jason Greening | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Ian Thomas (SG), Frank Bates (C) Craig Lansberry, Brian Hodge, Noel Parker | |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | William Cox makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | William Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 14:34 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 14:07 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 14:06 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates tips it back up and in | 58-44 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 13:49 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Thomas Ary | 58-44 |
| 13:38 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-44 |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 13:26 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Frank Bates | 58-46 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Michael Foster is fouled on the floor by Ian Thomas - foul #1 on Ian Thomas, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (PG), James Holdsworth (SF) William Cox, Stanley Nolan | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF) Robert Darrington, Thomas Ary | |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | Ian Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Foster - foul #2 on Ian Thomas, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Carpenter - foul #3 on Terry Carpenter, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG), Noel Parker (C) Ian Thomas, Frank Bates | |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 12:16 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Doyle Taggart - foul #2 on Doyle Taggart, team foul #1 | 60-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Quinn (SG) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG) Craig Lansberry | |
| 12:16 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 12:16 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Quinn | 62-47 |
| 11:37 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker steps out of bounds on the sideline | 62-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (SG), Frank Bates (C) Robert Darrington, Noel Parker | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walton Bewley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Doyle Taggart (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Ian Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Frank Davis is hacked by Ronald Jezewski - foul #3 on Ronald Jezewski, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (SG) John Quinn | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:03 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:38 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 10:29 | North Carolina | Frank Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart grabs the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 10:08 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walton Bewley | 68-53 |
| 09:49 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | James Holdsworth grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Frank Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Cox (PG), Stanley Nolan (SF) Frank Davis, James Holdsworth | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (PG), Craig Lansberry (SG), Brian Hodge (SF), Thomas Ary (PF), Noel Parker (C) Christopher Dodson, Ian Thomas, Terry Carpenter, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| 09:23 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary lays it in | 68-55 |
| 09:01 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:47 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry misses long on a jumper from the left side | 71-55 |
| 08:46 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 08:37 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | William Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan can't finish the layup | 71-55 |
| 08:11 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 08:01 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 71-55 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Michael Foster snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Brian Hodge swats the layup by William Cox | 71-55 |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 07:38 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Davis (PG), John Quinn (SG), James Holdsworth (SF), Keith Mitchell (C) William Cox, Michael Foster, Stanley Nolan, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Ian Thomas (SG), Terry Carpenter (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF), Frank Bates (C) Robert Darrington, Craig Lansberry, Brian Hodge, Thomas Ary, Noel Parker | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Holdsworth (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walton Bewley (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Ian Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses the easy layup | 71-55 |
| 07:25 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Ian Thomas | 71-55 |
| 07:02 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Dodson | 71-57 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley is whistled for a carry | 71-57 |
| 06:32 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Frank Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Holdsworth | 74-59 |
| 06:16 | Cal State Northridge | James Holdsworth steals the ball from Terry Carpenter | 74-59 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-59 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Ronald Jezewski | 74-59 |
| 05:30 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Walton Bewley - foul #4 on Walton Bewley, team foul #2 | 74-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Foster (SG), Stanley Nolan (SF), Doyle Taggart (C) John Quinn, James Holdsworth, Keith Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:30 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 05:30 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart snags the defensive board | 74-59 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan connects on the floater in the paint | 76-59 |
| 04:59 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ian Thomas | 76-61 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Frank Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Dodson - foul #3 on Christopher Dodson, team foul #8 | 76-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SF), Thomas Ary (PF) Terry Carpenter, Ronald Jezewski | |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 04:47 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 78-61 |
| 04:46 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Bates | 78-61 |
| 04:27 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates misses long on a floater from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart grabs the board | 78-61 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Michael Foster loses the dribble to Christopher Dodson | 78-61 |
| 03:49 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Dodson | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Frank Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Foster | 81-63 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stanley Nolan (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Walton Bewley (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Doyle Taggart (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ian Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Darrington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Ary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Bates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 81-63 |
| 03:16 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates misses the tip | 81-63 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Frank Davis snags the defensive board | 81-63 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | Michael Foster misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 81-63 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan can't tip it in | 81-63 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart grabs the offensive board | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Frank Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-63 |
| 02:35 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas pulls down the rebound | 81-63 |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 81-63 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Michael Foster gets the rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-63 |
| 01:48 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary grabs the board | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 81-63 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Stanley Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Frank Davis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 83-63 |
| 01:02 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington loses the ball out of bounds | 83-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Holdsworth (SF) Stanley Nolan | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG), Brian Hodge (SF), Noel Parker (C) Christopher Dodson, Ian Thomas, Frank Bates | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Frank Davis is called for traveling | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington's pass is intercepted by Frank Davis in the backcourt | 83-63 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley dunks the ball on a great pass from Frank Davis | 85-63 |
| 00:24 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-63 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Frank Davis runs out the clock | 85-63 |