| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Halley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Wurth inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Oleg Lazarevic and he's hacked by Dale Halley - foul #2 on Dale Halley, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | James Wurth clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raul Ramos | 27-22 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim clanks a shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie clanks a shot near the basket | 27-22 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos can't connect on a shot from the left side | 27-22 |
| 17:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 27-22 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Hector Santos loses the ball out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (PF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG) Jeffrey Rock | |
| 16:36 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is whistled for traveling | 27-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG) Scott Gray | |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Dale Halley is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie - foul #3 on Dale Halley, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Dewayne Walker (C) James Wurth, Dale Halley | |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic connects on the runner from the right block | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Shaun Warren | 29-25 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dewayne Walker - foul #4 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), Dale Halley (PF) Shaun Warren, Dewayne Walker | |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Dale Halley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 14:18 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos connects on the floater from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Dale Halley snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the turnaround from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos can't tip it in | 31-27 |
| 13:23 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 34-27 |
| 13:01 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Sonny Davis snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic tips it but misses | 34-27 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 12:08 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina | Scott Gray pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Joseph Lytle is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rock - foul #1 on Joseph Lytle, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Gene Brown (PF), Chris Knight (C) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), James Wurth (SF) Scott Gray, John Stockdale | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Gene Brown (fresh) C - Chris Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raul Ramos (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | James Wurth swats the short shot by Chris Knight | 34-27 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Dale Halley pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Hector Santos steals the ball from Shaun Warren | 34-27 |
| 10:46 | Auburn | Hector Santos lays it up and in | 36-27 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Gene Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Chris Knight slams it home | 38-27 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Hector Santos steals the ball from Shaun Warren | 38-27 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Chris Knight can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-27 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Brown | 38-27 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | James Wurth swats the dunk try by Chris Knight | 38-27 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren grabs the board | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wurth | 38-30 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Chris Knight blows the layup but he's hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #1 on Raul Ramos, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Joseph Lytle, Lester Kelson, Gene Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Scott Gray (SG) Jeffrey Rock, Shaun Warren | |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 08:06 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | John Stockdale comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Hector Santos - foul #1 on Hector Santos, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sonny Davis (C) Chris Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker (C) Dale Halley | |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Raul Ramos (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Scott Gray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 39-32 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-32 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | John Stockdale lays it in | 39-34 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim drills a jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Scott Gray can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 41-34 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Sonny Davis is called for the reach on Raul Ramos - foul #1 on Sonny Davis, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG) Hector Santos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Dale Halley (SF) Scott Gray, James Wurth | |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Shaun Warren | 43-37 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Hector Santos gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Sonny Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raul Ramos (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Dale Halley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Stockdale | 43-37 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Chris Knight | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Scott Gray (SG), James Wurth (SF) John Stockdale, Shaun Warren, Raul Ramos | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | James Wurth gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Mauricio Yazzie picks off the pass by Dewayne Walker | 43-37 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim can't finish the layup | 43-37 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | James Wurth is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 43-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG) Hector Santos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Lytle - foul #2 on Joseph Lytle, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG) Joseph Lytle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (PF) James Wurth | |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sonny Davis - foul #2 on Sonny Davis, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Dale Halley makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Dale Halley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Scott Gray is called for the reach on Hector Santos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Gray, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Jeffrey Rock is called for the reach on Hector Santos - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Sonny Davis is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Walker - foul #5 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Dewayne Walker | |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock tips it home | 47-42 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Jeffrey Rock is called for the reach on Mauricio Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #8 | 47-42 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Dale Halley pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Jeffrey Rock is called for the reach on Oleg Lazarevic in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Hector Santos is hacked by Jeffrey Rock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #10 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG) Jeffrey Rock | |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | James Wurth buries a 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic is hacked by John Stockdale in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stockdale, team foul #11 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG) Hector Santos | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | James Wurth is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim is hacked by John Stockdale in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Stockdale, team foul #12 | 51-48 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Scott Gray pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | James Wurth can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 51-48 |