| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) SG - Alex Webb (fresh) SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) PF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) C - Ryan Cosme (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (fresh) SG - Timothy Platz (fresh) SF - Edward Blazer (fresh) PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Platz | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Vic Ritter | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Kansas State | Alex Webb is hacked by Timothy Platz - foul #1 on Timothy Platz, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Ryan Cosme can't connect on a floater in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart scores on a jumper from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Kansas State | Alex Webb misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Platz - foul #2 on Timothy Platz, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG) Timothy Platz | |
| 18:13 | Kansas State | Alex Webb misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Kansas State | Alex Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | John Plumb connects on the floater from the right wing set up by John Novitsky | 3-4 |
| 17:27 | Kansas State | Alex Webb's pass is intercepted by Doyle Taggart | 3-4 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | John Plumb makes the floater from the baseline set up by Doyle Taggart | 3-6 |
| 16:36 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Kansas State | Ryan Cosme snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:22 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on John Novitsky - foul #1 on John Novitsky, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo (C) Ryan Cosme | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SF), Rodney Powell (PF), Walton Bewley (C) Edward Blazer, Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| 16:22 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Deyo | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Robert Ramsey swats the layup by Stanley Walden | 5-6 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) PF - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Deyo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Plumb (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) PF - Rodney Powell (fresh) C - Walton Bewley (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | John Plumb comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 15:30 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:25 | Kansas State | Rodney Powell is called for the reach on Vic Ritter - foul #1 on Rodney Powell, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Burrier (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Edward Bocanegra (SF), Ognjen Bykowski (PF) Vic Ritter, Alex Webb, Robert Wilson, Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:12 | Kansas State | John Burrier buries a 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) Rodney Powell, Walton Bewley | |
| 14:33 | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ryan Cosme (C) Stuart Deyo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Blazer (SF) John Plumb | |
| 14:09 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 14:08 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Michael Freeman | 8-6 |
| 13:48 | Kansas State | Edward Bocanegra buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Burrier | 11-6 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Edward Bocanegra - foul #1 on Edward Bocanegra, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), Alex Webb (SG), Robert Wilson (SF), Robert Ramsey (PF) John Burrier, Michael Freeman, Edward Bocanegra, Ognjen Bykowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:22 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Vic Ritter, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG), Walton Bewley (C) Edward Blazer, Doyle Taggart | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ryan Cosme - foul #1 on Ryan Cosme, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo (C) Ryan Cosme | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Blazer (SF) Stanley Walden | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:46 | Kansas State | Alex Webb misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer drills a floater from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:28 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Alex Webb and the foul's on Edward Blazer - foul #1 on Edward Blazer, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rodney Powell (PF) Keith Mitchell | |
| 12:28 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:59 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:57 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:40 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ognjen Bykowski (PF) Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SF), Doyle Taggart (C) Edward Blazer, Walton Bewley | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ognjen Bykowski (fresh) C - Stuart Deyo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Plumb (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) PF - Rodney Powell (fresh) C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ognjen Bykowski - foul #1 on Ognjen Bykowski, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ryan Cosme (C) Stuart Deyo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:31 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Ryan Cosme | 14-13 |
| 11:15 | Kansas State | Ryan Cosme misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | North Carolina | John Novitsky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina | John Plumb gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | John Plumb makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 10:35 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 17-16 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Ognjen Bykowski is called for the reach on John Novitsky - foul #2 on Ognjen Bykowski, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Burrier (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Edward Bocanegra (SF), Robert Ramsey (PF), Stuart Deyo (C) Vic Ritter, Alex Webb, Robert Wilson, Ognjen Bykowski, Ryan Cosme | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Blazer (SF), Keith Mitchell (PF) John Plumb, Rodney Powell | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Novitsky | 17-18 |
| 09:33 | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:31 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo loses the ball out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG) Stanley Walden | |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Robert Ramsey is called for the reach on Keith Mitchell - foul #1 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walton Bewley (C) Doyle Taggart | |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | John Plumb is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alex Webb (SG), Robert Wilson (SF) Michael Freeman, Edward Bocanegra | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:42 | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | John Plumb comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Stuart Deyo - foul #1 on Stuart Deyo, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), Ryan Cosme (C) John Burrier, Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | John Plumb makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:23 | North Carolina | John Plumb misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:23 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:11 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SF) Edward Blazer | |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 17-19 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley tips it back up and in | 17-21 |
| 07:47 | Kansas State | Alex Webb can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 07:46 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson tips it back up and in | 19-21 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell buries a shot in the paint | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stuart Deyo (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Cosme (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (tiring) 2 ast. SG - John Plumb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Walton Bewley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 19-23 |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | John Plumb knocks in the floater from the right block | 19-25 |
| 06:51 | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-25 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 06:39 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 06:24 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by John Novitsky - foul #2 on John Novitsky, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Burrier (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Robert Ramsey (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Vic Ritter, Alex Webb, Stuart Deyo, Ryan Cosme | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Platz (PG), Edward Blazer (SF), Rodney Powell (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) John Novitsky, Stanley Walden, Keith Mitchell, Walton Bewley | |
| 06:24 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Donald Robinson - foul #1 on Donald Robinson, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Edward Bocanegra (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:56 | Kansas State | Edward Bocanegra comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | John Plumb gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | John Plumb buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Platz | 22-30 |
| 05:23 | Kansas State | Edward Blazer blocks the short jumper by John Burrier | 22-30 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | John Plumb misses the jumper from the right block | 22-30 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer hits the follow up shot | 22-32 |
| 04:55 | Kansas State | John Burrier scores on a floater in the lane | 24-32 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Donald Robinson is called for the reach on Doyle Taggart - foul #2 on Donald Robinson, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), Alex Webb (SG), Robert Wilson (SF) Michael Freeman, Edward Bocanegra, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SG), Keith Mitchell (PF), Walton Bewley (C) Timothy Platz, John Plumb, Rodney Powell | |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:35 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to John Burrier | 24-32 |
| 04:17 | Kansas State | John Burrier is called for traveling | 24-32 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ryan Cosme (C) John Burrier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Platz (PG) Walton Bewley | |
| 04:02 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 04:01 | Kansas State | Ryan Cosme snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 03:40 | Kansas State | Timothy Platz steps in front of the Alex Webb pass | 24-32 |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Doyle Taggart | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Cosme (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Timothy Platz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Walden (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edward Blazer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Doyle Taggart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:49 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-34 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Blazer | 24-34 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Ryan Cosme is called for the reach on Edward Blazer - foul #2 on Ryan Cosme, team foul #10 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Burrier (SF), Ognjen Bykowski (PF), Stuart Deyo (C) Robert Wilson, Robert Ramsey, Ryan Cosme | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rodney Powell (PF), Walton Bewley (C) Keith Mitchell, Doyle Taggart | |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:26 | Kansas State | Edward Blazer is called for the reach on John Burrier - foul #2 on Edward Blazer, team foul #7 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Edward Bocanegra (SF) Vic Ritter | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG) Edward Blazer | |
| 02:26 | Kansas State | John Burrier makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:26 | Kansas State | John Burrier makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | John Novitsky misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:53 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the floater near the basket set up by John Novitsky | 26-37 |
| 01:35 | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-37 |
| 01:21 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Edward Bocanegra | 26-37 |
| 01:15 | Kansas State | Edward Bocanegra misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-37 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 01:01 | Kansas State | Stuart Deyo gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:46 | Kansas State | John Burrier makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alex Webb | 28-37 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), Robert Wilson (SF), Ryan Cosme (C) Alex Webb, Edward Bocanegra, Stuart Deyo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG), Edward Blazer (SF), Keith Mitchell (PF), Doyle Taggart (C) John Novitsky, Stanley Walden, Rodney Powell, Walton Bewley | |
| 00:19 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey (PF) Ognjen Bykowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer is fouled on the floor by Ryan Cosme - foul #3 on Ryan Cosme, team foul #11 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Donald Robinson (C) Ryan Cosme | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:05 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:01 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Keith Mitchell - foul #1 on Keith Mitchell, team foul #8 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Freeman (SG) John Burrier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:01 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses the fullcourt shot | 29-37 |