| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Martin Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Scott Heath inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris is fouled on the floor by James Patton - foul #3 on James Patton, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Beres | 28-31 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Herrington - foul #1 on Michael Herrington, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:08 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-31 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | North Carolina | Michael Herrington is called for the reach on Bryan Donnelly - foul #2 on Michael Herrington, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Scott Heath gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | James Patton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Thomas Beres grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Thomas Beres hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jimmy Dorris | 30-33 |
| 16:37 | North Carolina | Kenneth Gaskins takes the ball from Frank Dixon | 30-33 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins is fouled on the floor by James Patton - foul #4 on James Patton, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG), Hubert Hebert (SG), Bob Ambrosino (SF), Joseph Leak (C) Frank Dixon, James Patton, Bryan Donnelly, Michael Wolf | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Raymond Olea (SF), Jerry Cook (PF), Albert Terrio (C) Thomas Beres, Jimmy Dorris, Scott Heath, Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| 16:06 | UConn | Benjamin Davis misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-33 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Raymond Olea can't tip it in | 30-33 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) SG - Hubert Hebert (fresh) SF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Martin Kiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Leak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raymond Olea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Cook (fresh) C - Albert Terrio (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Raymond Olea snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Jerry Cook blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:29 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Kenneth Reinert is called for the reach on Jerry Cook - foul #1 on Kenneth Reinert, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Herrington (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Jerry Cook, Albert Terrio | |
| 14:56 | UConn | Michael Herrington makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser clanks a floater from the left side | 30-36 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Michael Wolf (C) Hubert Hebert, Martin Kiser, Joseph Leak | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Jimmy Dorris (SG), Scott Heath (SF) Troy Peters, Benjamin Davis, Raymond Olea | |
| 13:49 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Wolf - foul #3 on Michael Wolf, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Jimmy Dorris steals it from Bryan Donnelly | 30-37 |
| 13:23 | UConn | Scott Heath slams it home set up by Jimmy Dorris | 30-39 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Herrington - foul #3 on Michael Herrington, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Patton (SG) Kenneth Reinert | |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Cook (PF), Albert Terrio (C) Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Patton - foul #5 on James Patton, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hubert Hebert (SG), Joseph Leak (PF) James Patton, Bob Ambrosino | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:48 | UConn | Thomas Beres misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Thomas Beres makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Scott Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Albert Terrio misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-40 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Hebert (fresh) SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Leak (fresh) C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Dorris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Cook (fresh) C - Albert Terrio (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Hubert Hebert | 35-40 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Jimmy Dorris hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 37-42 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Scott Heath misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Wolf - foul #4 on Michael Wolf, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG), Allan Rieves (SF), Martin Kiser (PF), Bob Ambrosino (C) Frank Dixon, Bryan Donnelly, Joseph Leak, Michael Wolf | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Benjamin Davis (SG), Michael Herrington (PF), Kenneth Gaskins (C) Thomas Beres, Jimmy Dorris, Jerry Cook, Albert Terrio | |
| 10:46 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Gaskins | 37-44 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Troy Peters is fouled on the floor by Hubert Hebert - foul #1 on Hubert Hebert, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG) Hubert Hebert | |
| Subs | UConn | Raymond Olea (SF) Scott Heath | |
| 10:04 | UConn | Troy Peters makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Troy Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:40 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Martin Kiser, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Dorris (SG) Benjamin Davis | |
| 09:21 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Dorris | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bob Ambrosino | 40-48 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Herrington and he's hacked by Bob Ambrosino - foul #2 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #9 | 40-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hubert Hebert (SG), Michael Wolf (C) Frank Dixon, Allan Rieves | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG) Troy Peters | |
| 08:47 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Gaskins - foul #3 on Kenneth Gaskins, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF) Martin Kiser | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Heath (SF) Raymond Olea | |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Scott Heath is hacked by Bryan Donnelly - foul #1 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #10 | 41-51 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Herrington - foul #4 on Michael Herrington, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Leak (PF) Bob Ambrosino | |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SG) Jimmy Dorris | |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hubert Hebert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Leak (fresh) C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Beres (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Herrington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | UConn | Michael Herrington hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Beres | 42-56 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Herrington | 42-56 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak grabs the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:00 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Davis | 42-56 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins loses the dribble to Hubert Hebert | 42-56 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Hubert Hebert lays it up and in | 44-56 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Leak | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Herrington - foul #5 on Michael Herrington, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bob Ambrosino (SG), Martin Kiser (PF) Kenneth Reinert, Hubert Hebert, Joseph Leak | |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Dorris (SG), Raymond Olea (SF), Jerry Cook (PF), Albert Terrio (C) Benjamin Davis, Scott Heath, Michael Herrington, Kenneth Gaskins | |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Martin Kiser steals the ball from Thomas Beres | 46-56 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser buries a floater from the left wing set up by Frank Dixon | 48-56 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Jerry Cook is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jerry Cook, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Allan Rieves (SF), Joseph Leak (C) Bryan Donnelly, Michael Wolf | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Peters (PG), Scott Heath (SF) Thomas Beres, Raymond Olea | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Jerry Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 04:23 | UConn | Troy Peters makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Cook | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the lay-in but the foul's on Troy Peters - foul #1 on Troy Peters, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG) Bob Ambrosino | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins (C) Albert Terrio | |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (C) Martin Kiser | |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SG) Jimmy Dorris | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allan Rieves (fresh) PF - Joseph Leak (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Troy Peters (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Scott Heath (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Cook (fresh) C - Kenneth Gaskins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Allan Rieves | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins comes up short on the floater in the paint | 52-59 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Scott Heath gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:47 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) Allan Rieves, Joseph Leak | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Beres (PG), Jimmy Dorris (SG) Troy Peters, Benjamin Davis | |
| 02:21 | UConn | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Gaskins is blocked by Michael Wolf | 52-59 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Scott Heath tips it home | 52-61 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Martin Kiser (PF) Bob Ambrosino | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Jerry Cook is called for the reach on Martin Kiser - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | UConn | Scott Heath knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Jimmy Dorris | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Dixon | 56-63 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Scott Heath buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 56-66 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Scott Heath gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | UConn | Frank Dixon is called for the reach on Scott Heath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Dixon, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UConn | Benjamin Davis (SG) Jimmy Dorris | |
| 00:47 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Scott Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Cook - foul #3 on Jerry Cook, team foul #11 | 56-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmy Dorris (SG) Benjamin Davis | |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | UConn | Kenneth Gaskins misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is hacked by Jerry Cook - foul #4 on Jerry Cook, team foul #12 | 58-68 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Jerry Cook snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Thomas Beres runs out the clock | 59-68 |