| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) SG - Scott Gray (fresh) SF - Dale Halley (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Everett Rice (fresh) SG - Collin Whitcomb (fresh) SF - John Wisner (fresh) PF - Alberto Martin (fresh) C - Robert Wolford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | Alberto Martin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Colgate | Robert Wolford misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dewayne Walker - foul #1 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Colgate | Robert Wolford makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:48 | Colgate | Robert Wolford misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:48 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Gray | 3-1 |
| 19:08 | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb is hacked by Scott Gray - foul #1 on Scott Gray, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:49 | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-1 |
| 18:48 | Colgate | Robert Wolford snags the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:26 | Colgate | Robert Wolford blows the dunk | 3-1 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:56 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos is hacked by Everett Rice - foul #1 on Everett Rice, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-1 |
| 17:31 | Colgate | Robert Wolford gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:18 | Colgate | Everett Rice can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-1 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos can't tip it in | 3-1 |
| 16:55 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker hits the follow up shot | 5-1 |
| 16:40 | Colgate | Robert Wolford misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 5-1 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Dale Halley clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-1 |
| 16:18 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker tips it back up and in | 7-1 |
| 15:59 | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-1 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock gets the rebound | 7-1 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Halley (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Everett Rice (fresh) SG - Collin Whitcomb (fresh) SF - John Wisner (fairly fresh) PF - Alberto Martin (fresh) C - Robert Wolford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses long on a jumper from the right side | 7-1 |
| 15:44 | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb grabs the board | 7-1 |
| 15:26 | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Alberto Martin steals the ball from Dewayne Walker | 7-4 |
| 14:48 | Colgate | Alberto Martin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alberto Martin, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Shaun Warren (SG), James Wurth (SF) Jeffrey Rock, Scott Gray, Dale Halley | |
| Subs | Colgate | Anthony Monte (PG), Brad Whitfield (SG), Christopher George (SF), Frederick Braxton (PF), Curtis Dunn (C) Everett Rice, Collin Whitcomb, John Wisner, Alberto Martin, Robert Wolford | |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wurth | 9-4 |
| 14:08 | Colgate | Anthony Monte misses long on a shot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 14:06 | Colgate | Anthony Monte grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:01 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton's fadeaway is rejected by Dewayne Walker | 9-4 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:43 | North Carolina | John Stockdale clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 13:41 | Colgate | Curtis Dunn gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:35 | Colgate | John Stockdale takes the ball from Christopher George | 9-4 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker misses long on a floater from the left block | 9-4 |
| 13:10 | Colgate | Christopher George snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 12:53 | Colgate | Curtis Dunn misses the lay-in | 9-4 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos clanks a turnaround from the left block | 9-4 |
| 12:27 | Colgate | Curtis Dunn pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 12:20 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton drills a turnaround from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | James Wurth can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fresh) SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) SF - James Wurth (fresh) PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Anthony Monte (fresh) SG - Brad Whitfield (fresh) SF - Christopher George (fresh) PF - Frederick Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | John Stockdale knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 11:21 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by James Wurth - foul #1 on James Wurth, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Scott Gray (SG), Dale Halley (SF) John Stockdale, Shaun Warren, James Wurth | |
| Subs | Colgate | Everett Rice (PG), Collin Whitcomb (SG), John Wisner (SF), Robert Wolford (C) Anthony Monte, Brad Whitfield, Christopher George, Curtis Dunn | |
| 11:21 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:21 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Frederick Braxton steals the ball from Dale Halley | 12-8 |
| 10:39 | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb loses the dribble to Scott Gray | 12-8 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Gray | 14-8 |
| 10:19 | Colgate | Jeffrey Rock picks off the pass by Robert Wolford | 14-8 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Robert Wolford steps in front of the Dale Halley pass | 14-8 |
| 09:53 | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb is fouled on the floor by Dale Halley - foul #1 on Dale Halley, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Colgate | Alberto Martin (PF) Frederick Braxton | |
| 09:34 | Colgate | John Wisner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 09:33 | North Carolina | Scott Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Scott Gray clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alberto Martin - foul #2 on Alberto Martin, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Curtis Dunn (PF) Alberto Martin | |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina | Dale Halley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 08:46 | Colgate | Robert Wolford connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Dewayne Walker - foul #2 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (C) Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 08:46 | Colgate | Robert Wolford makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Everett Rice - foul #2 on Everett Rice, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG) Scott Gray | |
| Subs | Colgate | Anthony Monte (PG), Christopher George (SF) Everett Rice, John Wisner | |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:12 | Colgate | Curtis Dunn knocks in the shot in the paint | 16-13 |
| 07:50 | North Carolina | James Wurth drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Warren | 19-13 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Raul Ramos (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Anthony Monte (fresh) SG - Collin Whitcomb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher George (fresh) PF - Curtis Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wolford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Colgate | Robert Wolford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #1 on Raul Ramos, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG) Jeffrey Rock | |
| Subs | Colgate | Brad Whitfield (SG), Frederick Braxton (PF) Collin Whitcomb, Curtis Dunn | |
| 07:36 | Colgate | Robert Wolford makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 07:36 | Colgate | Robert Wolford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:19 | North Carolina | Frederick Braxton steals it from Raul Ramos | 19-15 |
| 07:03 | Colgate | Raul Ramos denies the turnaround by Brad Whitfield | 19-15 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 06:56 | North Carolina | John Stockdale's pass is intercepted by Frederick Braxton | 19-15 |
| 06:35 | Colgate | Christopher George scores on a jumper from the right side | 19-17 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Robert Wolford is called for the reach on Shaun Warren - foul #1 on Robert Wolford, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Scott Gray (SG) Shaun Warren, James Wurth | |
| Subs | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb (SG), John Wisner (SF), Curtis Dunn (C) Brad Whitfield, Christopher George, Robert Wolford | |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 05:52 | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb's floater is tipped away by Dale Halley | 22-17 |
| 05:51 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton grabs the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:40 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Wisner | 22-19 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 05:16 | Colgate | The rebound goes to John Wisner | 22-19 |
| 04:59 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 22-19 |
| 04:57 | Colgate | Curtis Dunn grabs the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 04:47 | Colgate | Curtis Dunn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 22-19 |
| 04:45 | Colgate | John Wisner gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 04:28 | Colgate | Frederick Braxton lays it up and in | 22-21 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses the lay-in | 22-21 |
| 04:00 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Frederick Braxton | 22-21 |
| 03:41 | Colgate | Curtis Dunn misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 03:39 | North Carolina | John Stockdale gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Stockdale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Halley (tiring) 4 pts. C - Raul Ramos (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Anthony Monte (fairly fresh) SG - Collin Whitcomb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Wisner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Braxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Curtis Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the fadeaway in the lane | 22-21 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 03:01 | Colgate | John Wisner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-21 |
| 02:59 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Anthony Monte - foul #1 on Anthony Monte, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), James Wurth (SF), Dewayne Walker (C) Scott Gray, John Stockdale, Dale Halley | |
| Subs | Colgate | Everett Rice (PG), Brad Whitfield (SG), Christopher George (SF), Alberto Martin (PF), Robert Wolford (C) Anthony Monte, Collin Whitcomb, John Wisner, Frederick Braxton, Curtis Dunn | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:39 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Robert Wolford | 26-21 |
| 02:31 | Colgate | Raul Ramos is called for the reach on Everett Rice - foul #2 on Raul Ramos, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| 02:31 | Colgate | Everett Rice makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:31 | Colgate | Everett Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses the fadeaway from the right side | 26-22 |
| 02:09 | Colgate | Robert Wolford gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:02 | Colgate | Brad Whitfield is hacked by James Wurth - foul #2 on James Wurth, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| 02:02 | Colgate | Brad Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:02 | Colgate | Brad Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Robert Wolford swats the short shot by Raul Ramos | 26-24 |
| 01:43 | Colgate | Christopher George pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:38 | Colgate | Christopher George scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Whitfield | 26-27 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Rock | 28-27 |
| 01:01 | Colgate | Alberto Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Scott Gray (SG) Jeffrey Rock, Shaun Warren | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth is fouled on the floor by Christopher George - foul #1 on Christopher George, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Collin Whitcomb (SG), John Wisner (SF) Brad Whitfield, Christopher George | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:22 | Colgate | John Wisner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Halley (PF) Raul Ramos | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Dale Halley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-27 |