| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) SF - Anthony Rakes (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Norris (fresh) SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) SF - John Hilliker (fresh) PF - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano hits a wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy Norris | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano's floater is tipped away by John Jones | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Michigan | Leroy Norris tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina | John Jones snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Jacobsen | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Michigan | John Hilliker grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Rakes | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Jeremy Wiggins picks off the pass by Jarrod Lamb | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina | Donald Gagliano steps in front of the Tony Cooper pass | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano banks in the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes's pass is intercepted by Donald Gagliano | 4-4 |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Jeremy Wiggins steals it from Leroy Norris in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Anthony Rakes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Wiggins | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Michigan | John Hilliker is fouled on the floor by Anthony Rakes - foul #1 on Anthony Rakes, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF), Robert Wagner (PF), Bernard Baity (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Tony Cooper, Anthony Rakes, John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Earnest McElwee (SG), Leo Goodwin (SF), Scott Catt (PF), John Moultrie (C) Leroy Norris, Donald Gagliano, John Hilliker, Jarrod Lamb, Kenneth Becker | |
| 16:02 | Michigan | Scott Catt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) SF - George Morgan (fresh) PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) C - Bernard Baity (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fresh) SG - Earnest McElwee (fresh) SF - Leo Goodwin (fresh) PF - Scott Catt (fresh) C - John Moultrie (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:37 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Moultrie | 6-4 |
| 15:25 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin misses short on an open jumper from the right block but he's fouled by George Morgan - foul #1 on George Morgan, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG) Vernon Potter | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:25 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:25 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Leo Goodwin - foul #1 on Leo Goodwin, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jin Chiang, George Morgan, Robert Wagner, Bernard Baity | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG) Jeffrey Roseboro | |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Scott Catt misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 8-4 |
| 14:47 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:30 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Catt - foul #1 on Scott Catt, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG) Tony Cooper | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG), John Hilliker (SF), Jarrod Lamb (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Earnest McElwee, Leo Goodwin, Scott Catt, John Moultrie | |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:03 | Michigan | John Hilliker's pass is intercepted by Vernon Potter in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter travels with the ball | 8-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), George Morgan (SF), Robert Wagner (PF), Bernard Baity (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Anthony Rakes, John Jones, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:16 | Michigan | Leroy Norris is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | George Morgan clanks a jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 12:52 | Michigan | Leroy Norris pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 12:39 | Michigan | Leroy Norris scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Hilliker | 8-7 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jarrod Lamb - foul #1 on Jarrod Lamb, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jin Chiang, George Morgan, Robert Wagner, Bernard Baity | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Leo Goodwin (SF), Scott Catt (PF), John Moultrie (C) Leroy Norris, John Hilliker, Jarrod Lamb, Kenneth Becker | |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:23 | Michigan | Vernon Potter is called for the reach on John Moultrie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Potter, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG) Vernon Potter | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Gagliano and he's fouled by Jeremy Wiggins - foul #1 on Jeremy Wiggins, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| 12:14 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | John Moultrie swats the layup by Anthony Rakes | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Rakes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leo Goodwin (fresh) PF - Scott Catt (fresh) C - John Moultrie (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin loses the ball out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SG) Donald Gagliano | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Bernard Baity (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG) Jeffrey Roseboro | |
| 11:14 | Michigan | Leroy Norris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Morgan (SF) Anthony Rakes | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leroy Norris - foul #1 on Leroy Norris, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Wagner (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG), John Hilliker (SF), Kenneth Becker (C) Earnest McElwee, Leo Goodwin, Scott Catt | |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Leroy Norris | 13-12 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang hits a fadeaway from the left side | 15-12 |
| 10:08 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker loses the dribble to Tony Cooper | 15-12 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Becker - foul #1 on Kenneth Becker, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jin Chiang, Tony Cooper, George Morgan, Robert Wagner, Bernard Baity | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Earnest McElwee (SG), Leo Goodwin (SF), Jarrod Lamb (PF) Leroy Norris, Donald Gagliano, John Hilliker, John Moultrie | |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Earnest McElwee takes the ball from Anthony Rakes | 15-12 |
| 09:01 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses the fadeaway from the left side | 15-12 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Anthony Rakes | 15-12 |
| 08:34 | North Carolina | John Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 08:32 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 08:30 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Rakes - foul #2 on Anthony Rakes, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Cooper (SG), Benjamin Henricks (SF) Vernon Potter, Anthony Rakes | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Donald Gagliano (SG), John Hilliker (SF), Scott Catt (PF) Jeffrey Roseboro, Earnest McElwee, Leo Goodwin, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 08:22 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| 08:22 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:22 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tony Cooper | 17-13 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Benjamin Henricks is called for the reach on Donald Gagliano - foul #1 on Benjamin Henricks, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), George Morgan (SF), Robert Wagner (PF) Jeremy Wiggins, Benjamin Henricks, John Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Moultrie (C) Kenneth Becker | |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Morgan (fresh) PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) C - Michael Jacobsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hilliker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Catt (fresh) C - John Moultrie (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang misses short on a shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 07:19 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Leroy Norris | 17-15 |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Leroy Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Baity (C) Michael Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Scott Catt denies the turnaround by Bernard Baity | 17-15 |
| 06:56 | Michigan | John Moultrie pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:53 | Michigan | John Hilliker is hacked by George Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Morgan, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), Benjamin Henricks (SF) Jin Chiang, Tony Cooper, George Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb (PF) Scott Catt | |
| 06:53 | Michigan | John Hilliker misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Vernon Potter | 19-15 |
| 06:13 | Michigan | Vernon Potter takes the ball from Donald Gagliano | 19-15 |
| 05:50 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Wiggins | 22-15 |
| 05:35 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano is denied on a dunk by Benjamin Henricks | 22-15 |
| 05:33 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 05:17 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano banks in the wide open layup set up by Leroy Norris | 22-17 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner makes the turnaround from the baseline | 24-17 |
| 04:43 | Michigan | Leroy Norris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner drills a jumpshot from the left side | 26-17 |
| 04:05 | Michigan | Leroy Norris misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Hilliker | 26-17 |
| 03:49 | Michigan | Leroy Norris is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Donald Gagliano | 26-20 |
| 03:34 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Potter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Henricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wagner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Baity (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Norris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gagliano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hilliker (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Jarrod Lamb (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins's pass is intercepted by John Hilliker | 26-20 |
| 02:29 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb loses the dribble to Vernon Potter | 26-20 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 02:05 | Michigan | John Moultrie grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Benjamin Henricks takes the ball from Leroy Norris in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 01:40 | Michigan | John Moultrie pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Leroy Norris misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 01:21 | Michigan | Leroy Norris grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 01:05 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 26-22 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 00:36 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Tony Cooper (SG), Anthony Rakes (SF), John Jones (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Vernon Potter, Benjamin Henricks, Robert Wagner, Bernard Baity | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Earnest McElwee (SG), Leo Goodwin (SF), Scott Catt (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Leroy Norris, Donald Gagliano, John Hilliker, Jarrod Lamb, John Moultrie | |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper misses long on a floater from the right side | 26-22 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 00:01 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Tony Cooper pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |