| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Sage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Henricks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Wagner is called for the reach on Robert Shaul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Wagner, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Wagner - foul #3 on Robert Wagner, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:16 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner lays it in | 28-35 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:42 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-35 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper tips it in | 30-37 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage lays it in | 32-37 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Shawn Edwards steals the ball from Tony Cooper | 32-37 |
| 18:02 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell misses the dunk attempt | 32-37 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Shawn Sage steps in front of the Benjamin Henricks pass | 32-37 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell double dribbles | 32-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Cody Gonsalves (SF), Benny Garry (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Shaul, Shawn Edwards, Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF), Bernard Baity (PF) Jeremy Wiggins, Tony Cooper, Benjamin Henricks, John Jones | |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-37 |
| 16:37 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | George Morgan is called for the reach on Stanley Patrick - foul #1 on George Morgan, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG) Robert Newton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:01 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Shaul | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benny Garry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Morgan (fresh) PF - Bernard Baity (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wagner (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner can't finish the layup | 35-37 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Baity | 35-37 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | George Morgan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jin Chiang and the foul's on Jason Sanders - foul #2 on Jason Sanders, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Stanley Patrick, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), John Jones (PF) Jin Chiang, Vernon Potter, Bernard Baity | |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | George Morgan misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves is hacked by Tony Cooper - foul #1 on Tony Cooper, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell (SF), Shawn Sage (C) Cody Gonsalves, Benny Garry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes (SF) George Morgan | |
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Shaul | 37-39 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Rakes swats the short shot by Orlando Campbell | 37-39 |
| 14:30 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:09 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul is hacked by Tony Cooper - foul #2 on Tony Cooper, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG) Robert Shaul, Shawn Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Benjamin Henricks (SF) Jeremy Wiggins, Anthony Rakes | |
| 13:58 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 13:56 | North Carolina | John Jones snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jin Chiang | 37-41 |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage loses the dribble to Benjamin Henricks | 37-41 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Shawn Edwards (SG), Cody Gonsalves (SF), Benny Garry (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Newton, Stanley Patrick, Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), Bernard Baity (PF) Jin Chiang, Tony Cooper, John Jones | |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Wagner is called for the reach on Jason Sanders - foul #4 on Robert Wagner, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Morgan (SF) Benjamin Henricks | |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Baity | 37-41 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Robert Shaul is called for the reach on Jeremy Wiggins - foul #2 on Robert Shaul, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | George Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Wiggins | 37-41 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 11:40 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benny Garry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Baity (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wagner (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (PG), John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Bernard Baity, Robert Wagner | |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | John Jones double dribbles | 37-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (PG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF), Shawn Sage (C) Robert Shaul, Shawn Edwards, Benny Garry, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Benjamin Henricks (SF) Vernon Potter, George Morgan | |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves misses the 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Stanley Patrick steps in front of the Jin Chiang pass | 37-41 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 40-41 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Sage | 40-41 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg buries a shot from the left block | 42-41 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina | John Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Shawn Edwards (SG), Benny Garry (SF), Ronald Reich (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Stanley Patrick, Cody Gonsalves, Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF), Bernard Baity (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jin Chiang, Tony Cooper, Benjamin Henricks, John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Shawn Edwards steals the ball from George Morgan | 42-41 |
| 08:10 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich scores on a jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from George Morgan | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Benny Garry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Reich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Baity (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wagner (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Shaul | 46-43 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner is fouled on the floor by Benny Garry - foul #1 on Benny Garry, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg (PF) Ronald Reich | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Vernon Potter, George Morgan, Bernard Baity, Robert Wagner | |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | John Jones scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Wiggins | 46-45 |
| 06:42 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | John Jones gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Shawn Edwards is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #2 on Shawn Edwards, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Shawn Sage (C) Shawn Edwards, Benny Garry, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG), Benjamin Henricks (SF) Jeremy Wiggins, Anthony Rakes | |
| 05:57 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tony Cooper | 46-48 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG) Robert Shaul | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Bernard Baity (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Vernon Potter, John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves (PF) Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Tony Cooper is called for the reach on Robert Newton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Cooper, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:30 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jin Chiang | 47-50 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Shawn Edwards (SG) Robert Newton, Stanley Patrick | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF) Jin Chiang, Tony Cooper, Benjamin Henricks | |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Bernard Baity - foul #1 on Bernard Baity, team foul #9 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg (PF), Benny Garry (C) Orlando Campbell, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Bernard Baity, Robert Wagner | |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | John Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Shaul - foul #3 on Robert Shaul, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders (C) Cody Gonsalves | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG) Vernon Potter | |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders connects on the turnaround from the left block | 51-51 |
| 03:23 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins's pass is intercepted by Benny Garry | 51-51 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg can't finish the layup | 51-51 |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Brockberg | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Benny Garry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul throws it down on a great pass from Shawn Edwards | 53-51 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell (SF), Shawn Sage (C) Benny Garry, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks (SF), Robert Wagner (C) George Morgan, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Shawn Sage denies the turnaround by Jeremy Wiggins | 53-51 |
| 02:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Shaul | 53-51 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Edwards | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 56-53 |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Robert Shaul | 58-53 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper is hacked by Shawn Sage - foul #1 on Shawn Sage, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | John Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-53 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper's floater is tipped away by Shawn Sage | 58-53 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-53 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper tips it home | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Shaul, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper clanks a floater from the right side | 58-55 |
| 00:13 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Wiggins - foul #1 on Jeremy Wiggins, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | John Jones snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-58 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Cooper - foul #4 on Tony Cooper, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-58 |