| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Patton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Kiser (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Bryan Khan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Mansfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gleason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino inbounds the ball | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Evans - foul #3 on Donald Evans, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh (C) Donald Evans | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 19:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 19:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Dixon - foul #1 on Frank Dixon, team foul #1 | 44-27 |
| 19:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 19:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Wolf | 44-28 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser snags the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 44-28 |
| 18:41 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Gleason | 44-28 |
| 18:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt scores on a 3 from straight away | 44-31 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Merritt - foul #1 on Ronald Merritt, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG), Scott Mowery (C) Bryan Khan, Harold Singh | |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:06 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Scott Mowery is denied by Michael Wolf | 46-31 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | James Patton grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-31 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf grabs the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-31 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser grabs the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 17:07 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Ben Mansfield | 46-31 |
| 16:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery's layup is rejected by Michael Wolf | 46-31 |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason tips it in | 46-33 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the shot from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Dixon | 48-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Patton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Kiser (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Wyatt Godwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Merritt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Mansfield (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gleason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Mowery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Dixon | 48-33 |
| 15:44 | North Carolina | Ronald Merritt is called for the reach on James Patton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Merritt, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG), Hubert Hebert (SG), Allan Rieves (SF), Bryan Donnelly (PF), Joseph Leak (C) Frank Dixon, James Patton, Bob Ambrosino, Martin Kiser, Michael Wolf | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark (PG), David Sumpter (SG), Bryan Khan (SF), Harold Singh (PF), Donald Evans (C) Wyatt Godwin, Ronald Merritt, Ben Mansfield, John Gleason, Scott Mowery | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak grabs the offensive board | 48-33 |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joel Vandermark - foul #4 on Joel Vandermark, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt (SG) Joel Vandermark | |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 15:25 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 15:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Hubert Hebert - foul #2 on Hubert Hebert, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| 15:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Allan Rieves | 52-35 |
| 14:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan lays it in set up by Ronald Merritt | 52-37 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina | Donald Evans is called for the reach on Kenneth Reinert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Evans, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield (SF), John Gleason (PF) Ronald Merritt, Donald Evans | |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 13:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh lays it in on a nice dish by Bryan Khan | 52-39 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Harold Singh picks off the pass by Allan Rieves in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 13:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 13:02 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason misses the tip | 52-39 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 12:39 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 12:18 | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter hits a jumper from the right side | 52-41 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Singh - foul #1 on Harold Singh, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Patton (SG), Bob Ambrosino (SF), Martin Kiser (PF), Michael Wolf (C) Hubert Hebert, Allan Rieves, Bryan Donnelly, Joseph Leak | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG), Ronald Merritt (SG), Scott Mowery (C) Bryan Khan, David Sumpter, Harold Singh | |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:52 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Patton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Kiser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Wyatt Godwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Merritt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Mansfield (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gleason (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Mowery (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Scott Mowery, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG) Kenneth Reinert | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 11:13 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Gleason | 53-41 |
| 10:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery banks in the layup set up by Wyatt Godwin | 53-43 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Patton | 55-43 |
| 10:10 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason is fouled on the floor by Michael Wolf - foul #1 on Michael Wolf, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan (SF), Harold Singh (C) Ben Mansfield, John Gleason | |
| 09:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery knocks in the runner from close range | 55-45 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield (SF), John Gleason (PF) Wyatt Godwin, Scott Mowery | |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason lays it up and in | 55-47 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Harold Singh is called for the reach on Frank Dixon - foul #2 on Harold Singh, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG) James Patton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Bob Ambrosino steals it from Ben Mansfield | 57-47 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Frank Dixon | 59-47 |
| 07:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hubert Hebert (SG), Allan Rieves (SF), Bryan Donnelly (PF), Joseph Leak (C) Frank Dixon, Bob Ambrosino, Martin Kiser, Michael Wolf | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark (PG), Wyatt Godwin (SG), Scott Mowery (PF), Donald Evans (C) Ronald Merritt, Ben Mansfield, John Gleason, Harold Singh | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Hebert (fresh) SF - Allan Rieves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Leak (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Joel Vandermark (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wyatt Godwin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Khan (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Mowery (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Leak | 61-47 |
| 07:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the jumper from the right block set up by Kenneth Reinert | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan's pass is intercepted by Bryan Donnelly | 63-47 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bob Ambrosino (SF), Martin Kiser (PF), Michael Wolf (C) Kenneth Reinert, Allan Rieves, Bryan Donnelly, Joseph Leak | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter (SG), Ben Mansfield (SF), John Gleason (PF) Wyatt Godwin, Bryan Khan, Scott Mowery | |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter is hacked by Hubert Hebert - foul #3 on Hubert Hebert, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| 06:08 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wolf | 66-47 |
| 05:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark misses the jumper from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Gleason - foul #1 on John Gleason, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG), James Patton (SG), Joseph Leak (C) Frank Dixon, Hubert Hebert, Michael Wolf | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan (SF), Scott Mowery (PF) Ben Mansfield, John Gleason | |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak gets the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Patton | 68-47 |
| 04:28 | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 04:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Joel Vandermark pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 04:19 | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter travels with the ball | 68-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Allan Rieves (SF), Bryan Donnelly (PF) Bob Ambrosino, Martin Kiser | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG), Harold Singh (C) Joel Vandermark, Donald Evans | |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled in the backcourt by Wyatt Godwin - foul #2 on Wyatt Godwin, team foul #10 | 68-47 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 04:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Joseph Leak pulls down the rebound | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled on the floor by Scott Mowery - foul #4 on Scott Mowery, team foul #11 | 69-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (C) Joseph Leak | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Patton (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allan Rieves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Wolf (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Wyatt Godwin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sumpter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Khan (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Mowery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Harold Singh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-50 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 71-50 |
| 03:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 02:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 02:47 | UC Santa Barbara | David Sumpter grabs the offensive board | 71-50 |
| 02:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-50 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly gets the rebound | 71-50 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Hubert Hebert (SG), Bob Ambrosino (SF), Martin Kiser (PF) Kenneth Reinert, James Patton, Allan Rieves, Bryan Donnelly | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the wide open floater from close range | 71-50 |
| 01:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| 01:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Mowery hits a jumper near the basket | 71-52 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Harold Singh is called for the reach on Michael Wolf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Singh, team foul #12 | 71-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Patton (SG) Hubert Hebert | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Kiser takes the ball from Wyatt Godwin | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino misses long on a jumper from the left block | 72-52 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Singh hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Wyatt Godwin | 72-54 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon runs out the clock | 72-54 |