| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Loren Fennell inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Cal | Edward Muller loses the dribble to Jim Manning | 22-29 |
| 19:10 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez is fouled on the floor by William Holmes - foul #2 on William Holmes, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | William Holmes is called for the reach on Jim Manning - foul #3 on William Holmes, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Wicklund (PF) William Holmes | |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Loren Fennell - foul #1 on Loren Fennell, team foul #3 | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | Cal | Loren Fennell grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 18:06 | Cal | Eric Carter misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Jim Manning hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Eric Carter - foul #2 on Eric Carter, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses long on a floater in the paint | 25-29 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Robert Powell grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Patrick Wicklund steps in front of the Elmer Carlile pass | 25-29 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Eric Carter clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 25-29 |
| 16:42 | Cal | Loren Fennell tips it in | 25-31 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina | Bill Runnels steps in front of the Robert Binkowski pass | 25-31 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Eric Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Basquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Wicklund - foul #1 on Patrick Wicklund, team foul #5 | 25-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | Cal | William Holmes (PF) Patrick Wicklund | |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 15:37 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 15:13 | Cal | Elmer Carlile steals it from William Holmes | 27-31 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 14:26 | Cal | Loren Fennell can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Al Southwick - foul #2 on Al Southwick, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:26 | Cal | Loren Fennell misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:26 | Cal | Loren Fennell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by William Holmes - foul #4 on William Holmes, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (PG) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Wicklund (PF) William Holmes | |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Eric Wick connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 32-32 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Bill Runnels can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 32-32 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Al Southwick | 32-32 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Powell | 34-32 |
| 12:42 | Cal | Edward Muller blows the layup but he's hacked by Ralph Sherrod - foul #1 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Jim Manning (PF) Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Melvin Bentley (C) Eric Carter, Bill Runnels | |
| 12:42 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:42 | Cal | Edward Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Jim Manning drills a floater from the left block set up by Robert Binkowski | 36-33 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Jim Manning picks off the pass by Edward Muller | 36-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Bentley (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | Jim Manning comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 11:20 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 11:03 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Robert Basquez (C) Wayne Lively, Robert Powell, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Jerry Pruitt (SF), Kevin Walters (PF), Bill Runnels (C) Tom Engelbrecht, Loren Fennell, Patrick Wicklund, Melvin Bentley | |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ralph Sherrod | 39-33 |
| 10:12 | Cal | Bill Runnels clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jim Manning - foul #1 on Jim Manning, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF) Edward Muller | |
| 10:12 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:12 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Jim Manning pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 10:05 | Cal | Kevin Walters gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 09:51 | Cal | Loren Fennell is hacked by Ralph Sherrod - foul #2 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Al Southwick (PF) Robert Binkowski, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Wicklund (PF) Kevin Walters | |
| 09:28 | Cal | Eric Carter is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sherrod - foul #3 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:11 | Cal | Bill Runnels comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-34 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Eric Wick | 39-34 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Sherrod | 42-34 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Eric Carter misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Al Southwick - foul #3 on Al Southwick, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Melvin Bentley (C) Jerry Pruitt, Bill Runnels | |
| 08:21 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Elmer Carlile | 45-36 |
| 07:33 | Cal | Edward Muller can't connect on a shot from the left block | 45-36 |
| 07:32 | North Carolina | Jim Manning pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Carter (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Wicklund (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Bentley (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively tips it home | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:52 | Cal | Loren Fennell is fouled on the floor by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #7 | 47-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Eric Wick (C) Wayne Lively, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), William Holmes (PF) Eric Carter, Patrick Wicklund | |
| 06:52 | Cal | Loren Fennell makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 06:52 | Cal | Loren Fennell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Eric Wick grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Jim Manning is fouled on the floor by William Holmes - foul #5 on William Holmes, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (SF), Kevin Walters (PF), Bill Runnels (C) Loren Fennell, William Holmes, Melvin Bentley | |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Kevin Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:41 | Cal | Bill Runnels buries a driving attempt near the basket | 47-40 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-40 |
| 05:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kevin Walters | 47-40 |
| 05:14 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt is hacked by Robert Powell - foul #2 on Robert Powell, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (SG), Al Southwick (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Elmer Carlile, Jim Manning, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Wicklund (PF) Kevin Walters | |
| 05:14 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:14 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski's floater is tipped away by Patrick Wicklund | 47-42 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Bill Runnels snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 04:38 | Cal | Edward Muller is fouled on the floor by Robert Binkowski - foul #1 on Robert Binkowski, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:38 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:38 | Cal | Edward Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Al Southwick | 49-43 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Edward Muller hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerry Pruitt | 49-46 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Southwick | 52-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Runnels (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:58 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Jim Manning (PF) Robert Binkowski, Ralph Sherrod, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Loren Fennell (SF) Tom Engelbrecht, Jerry Pruitt | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Cal | Edward Muller misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Lively - foul #1 on Wayne Lively, team foul #10 | 52-46 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Edward Muller misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Edward Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Jim Manning slams it home | 54-46 |
| 02:09 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the floater from the left block | 54-48 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Patrick Wicklund denies the turnaround by Robert Basquez | 54-48 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Loren Fennell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Eric Carter misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 01:09 | Cal | Loren Fennell grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 00:55 | Cal | Loren Fennell loses the dribble to Wayne Lively | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Edward Muller is called for the reach on Robert Basquez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Muller, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Cal | Edward Muller can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Eric Carter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Eric Carter is called for the reach on Elmer Carlile in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Carter, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund travels with the ball | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Edward Muller is called for the reach on Wayne Lively in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Muller, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Eric Carter drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Loren Fennell | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Edward Muller is called for the reach on Robert Basquez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Muller, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Loren Fennell is whistled for a carry | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Muller - foul #4 on Edward Muller, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Bill Runnels gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Edward Muller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Edward Muller is called for the reach on Robert Basquez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Muller, team foul #13 | 62-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG) Edward Muller | |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:09 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Bill Runnels banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Pruitt | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively runs out the clock | 64-56 |