| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Driggs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Robert Powell inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez is hacked by Bradly Unrein - foul #2 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez throws it down and he's hacked by Bradly Unrein - foul #3 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Robert Powell picks off the pass by John Bennett | 30-25 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Binkowski | 33-25 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs is whistled for a carry | 33-25 |
| 17:54 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the jumper from the left block | 33-25 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | William Allen buries a floater from the baseline | 33-27 |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 17:20 | North Carolina | Jim Manning tips it home | 35-27 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 35-29 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Paul Lininger (C) Earl Fife, Patrick Driggs, Edward Montgomery | |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Lininger | 36-29 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | John Bennett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | Al Southwick grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Chase Townsend steals the ball from Robert Basquez | 36-29 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Robert Basquez - foul #3 on Robert Basquez, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Wick (C) Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF), Richard Green (C) John Bennett, William Allen | |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Elmer Carlile | 39-32 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chase Townsend (fresh) SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) PF - Paul Lininger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Green (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is hacked by Richard Green - foul #1 on Richard Green, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (PG), Jim Manning (PF) Elmer Carlile, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG), John Bennett (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, Clifton Haynes, Bradley Conaway, Paul Lininger, Richard Green | |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Eric Wick banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Powell | 41-32 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG) Ralph Sherrod | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:10 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Wayne Lively steals the ball from John Bennett | 41-32 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Robert Powell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (C) Eric Wick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG) Patrick Driggs | |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein is whistled for a carry | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Al Southwick (PF) Wayne Lively, Jim Manning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Earl Fife - foul #3 on Earl Fife, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (SF), Paul Lininger (C) John Bennett, Bradly Unrein | |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | William Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Basquez | 43-32 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 12:18 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Elmer Carlile | 45-34 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger's layup is rejected by Robert Basquez | 45-34 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | William Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | William Allen hits the finger roll | 45-36 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Basquez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Lininger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Binkowski | 48-36 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Al Southwick - foul #2 on Al Southwick, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Eric Wick (C) Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Al Southwick, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (SG), John Bennett (SF), Bradly Unrein (C) Clifton Haynes, Edward Montgomery, Paul Lininger | |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Jim Manning comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG) Earl Fife | |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Chase Townsend | 48-40 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | Jim Manning hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Eric Wick | 50-40 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jim Manning - foul #2 on Jim Manning, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (C) Eric Wick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Lininger (PF) William Allen | |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses the tip | 50-41 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | John Bennett is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sherrod - foul #1 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (PG) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Green (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Edward Montgomery (PF) Chase Townsend, Richard Green | |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Powell | 52-41 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery is whistled for traveling | 52-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Al Southwick (PF), Eric Wick (C) Ralph Sherrod, Jim Manning, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG) Patrick Driggs | |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Edward Montgomery steals the ball from Eric Wick | 52-41 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | John Bennett clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 52-41 |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Wayne Lively | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (SF), Bradly Unrein (C) John Bennett, Paul Lininger | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Earl Fife is called for the reach on Eric Wick - foul #4 on Earl Fife, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF), Jim Manning (PF) Robert Powell, Al Southwick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Paul Lininger (PF) Earl Fife, Edward Montgomery | |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:03 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Eric Wick grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Robert Binkowski is blocked by Bradly Unrein | 54-41 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | William Allen snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | William Allen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Elmer Carlile - foul #1 on Elmer Carlile, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Robert Basquez (C) Robert Binkowski, Eric Wick | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG), John Bennett (SF) Chase Townsend, Clifton Haynes, Bradly Unrein | |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Earl Fife is called for the reach on Wayne Lively - foul #5 on Earl Fife, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (PG) Elmer Carlile | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Edward Montgomery (PF) Earl Fife, William Allen | |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | John Bennett scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Patrick Driggs | 56-45 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 3 from straight away | 56-45 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend is whistled for traveling | 56-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Jim Manning | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Green (C) Paul Lininger | |
| 04:37 | North Carolina | Robert Powell knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Edward Montgomery is denied by Robert Basquez | 58-45 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Al Southwick grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Lively and he's hacked by Richard Green - foul #2 on Richard Green, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG), Eric Wick (C) Robert Powell, Robert Basquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG), William Allen (SF), Paul Lininger (PF) Patrick Driggs, John Bennett, Edward Montgomery | |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses the free throw | 60-45 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lininger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Green (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | William Allen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clifton Haynes | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod buries a jumper in the lane set up by Wayne Lively | 62-48 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Ralph Sherrod swats the layup by Richard Green | 62-48 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Lively | 62-48 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | William Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Allen | 62-50 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Al Southwick blows the layup | 62-50 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Eric Wick tips it home | 64-50 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Al Southwick denies the turnaround by Paul Lininger | 64-50 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | William Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Richard Green is denied on a layup by Ralph Sherrod | 64-50 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Eric Wick | 64-50 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Elmer Carlile | 66-50 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | William Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Al Southwick pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Eric Wick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | William Allen snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend misses short on a floater from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Eric Wick is fouled on the floor by Richard Green - foul #3 on Richard Green, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | William Allen can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 66-50 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes tips it home | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively runs out the clock | 66-52 |