| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (fresh) SG - Timothy Platz (fresh) SF - Edward Blazer (fresh) PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Owen Clark (fresh) SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) PF - Wesley Coleman (fresh) C - Ronald Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Ronald Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | BYU | Owen Clark knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | BYU | Wesley Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | BYU | John Novitsky takes the ball from Owen Clark in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Coleman | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | BYU | Matt Lampe gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | BYU | Ryan Crank comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Owen Clark | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | BYU | Ryan Crank makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell buries a fadeaway from close range | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | BYU | Ryan Crank clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Novitsky | 5-5 |
| 17:39 | BYU | Owen Clark makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:09 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | BYU | Matt Lampe misses the easy layup | 5-7 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG), Emil Carl (SG), Alan Littlefield (SF), Robert Randolph (PF), Jerome Tomczak (C) Owen Clark, Ryan Crank, Matt Lampe, Wesley Coleman, Ronald Smith | |
| 16:30 | BYU | Robert Randolph scores on a jumper from close range set up by Emil Carl and the foul's on Keith Mitchell - foul #1 on Keith Mitchell, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SF) Edward Blazer | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:30 | BYU | Robert Randolph misses the free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:30 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Littlefield | 5-9 |
| 16:20 | BYU | Larry Frisch is hacked by John Novitsky - foul #1 on John Novitsky, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG), Walton Bewley (C) John Novitsky, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:12 | BYU | Timothy Platz is called for the reach on Larry Frisch - foul #1 on Timothy Platz, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 16:04 | BYU | Alan Littlefield is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alan Littlefield, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG), Rodney Powell (PF) Timothy Platz, Keith Mitchell | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Plumb (fresh) SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) PF - Rodney Powell (fresh) C - Walton Bewley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Larry Frisch (fresh) SG - Emil Carl (fresh) SF - Alan Littlefield (fresh) PF - Robert Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Tomczak (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Emil Carl steps in front of the Walton Bewley pass | 5-9 |
| 15:42 | BYU | Larry Frisch lays it up and in on a great pass from Emil Carl | 5-11 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 5-11 |
| 15:20 | BYU | Alan Littlefield grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:15 | BYU | Emil Carl misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 5-11 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | John Plumb drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Stanley Walden | 7-11 |
| 15:00 | BYU | Alan Littlefield scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Plumb | 9-14 |
| 14:16 | BYU | Alan Littlefield's pass is intercepted by Stanley Walden | 9-14 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Plumb and he's hacked by Emil Carl - foul #1 on Emil Carl, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Platz (PG), Edward Blazer (SF), Keith Mitchell (PF) John Novitsky, Stanley Walden, Rodney Powell | |
| Subs | BYU | Owen Clark (PG), Ryan Crank (SG), Matt Lampe (SF), Wesley Coleman (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Larry Frisch, Emil Carl, Alan Littlefield, Robert Randolph, Jerome Tomczak | |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:41 | BYU | Ryan Crank connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 13:27 | North Carolina | John Plumb misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 13:25 | North Carolina | John Plumb grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | John Plumb is hacked by Matt Lampe - foul #1 on Matt Lampe, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SG), Doyle Taggart (C) John Plumb, Walton Bewley | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Owen Clark - foul #1 on Owen Clark, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 3rd free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:47 | BYU | Ryan Crank loses the ball out of bounds | 15-17 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 12:02 | BYU | Wesley Coleman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Keith Mitchell - foul #2 on Keith Mitchell, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG), Rodney Powell (PF) Edward Blazer, Keith Mitchell | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:02 | BYU | Wesley Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 12:02 | BYU | Wesley Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell misses long on a jump hook from close range | 17-18 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Timothy Platz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Plumb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Powell (fresh) C - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Owen Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) PF - Wesley Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | John Plumb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG) Stanley Walden | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG), Robert Randolph (PF) Owen Clark, Wesley Coleman | |
| 11:15 | BYU | Larry Frisch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart loses the ball out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Edward Blazer (SF) Timothy Platz | |
| Subs | BYU | Emil Carl (SG), Alan Littlefield (SF), Jerome Tomczak (C) Ryan Crank, Matt Lampe, Ronald Smith | |
| 10:33 | BYU | Larry Frisch loses the ball out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walton Bewley (C) Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | BYU | Owen Clark (PG) Larry Frisch | |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-18 |
| 09:50 | BYU | Jerome Tomczak comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 19-18 |
| 09:49 | BYU | Jerome Tomczak tips it home | 19-20 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Randolph - foul #1 on Robert Randolph, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Platz (SG), Stanley Walden (SF) John Plumb, Edward Blazer | |
| Subs | BYU | Ryan Crank (SG), Matt Lampe (SF), Wesley Coleman (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Emil Carl, Alan Littlefield, Robert Randolph, Jerome Tomczak | |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:15 | BYU | The short jumper by Wesley Coleman is denied by Walton Bewley | 20-20 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Matt Lampe is called for the reach on Rodney Powell - foul #2 on Matt Lampe, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart (PF) Rodney Powell | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG), Emil Carl (SF) Owen Clark, Matt Lampe | |
| 08:47 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Platz | 22-20 |
| 08:30 | BYU | Ronald Smith loses the dribble to Walton Bewley | 22-20 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Crank - foul #1 on Ryan Crank, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG) John Novitsky | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:58 | BYU | Emil Carl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | John Plumb gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Timothy Platz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Plumb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Doyle Taggart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walton Bewley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Larry Frisch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emil Carl (fresh) PF - Wesley Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley can't throw it down | 24-20 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart misses the tip | 24-20 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley tips it back up and in | 26-20 |
| 07:16 | BYU | Emil Carl can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Stanley Walden - foul #1 on Stanley Walden, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG), Edward Blazer (SF), Rodney Powell (PF) Timothy Platz, Stanley Walden, Walton Bewley | |
| Subs | BYU | Owen Clark (PG), Alan Littlefield (SF), Robert Randolph (PF) Larry Frisch, Ryan Crank, Wesley Coleman | |
| 07:16 | BYU | Emil Carl makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:16 | BYU | Emil Carl makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell is whistled for a carry | 26-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerome Tomczak (C) Ronald Smith | |
| 06:38 | BYU | Alan Littlefield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Novitsky - foul #2 on John Novitsky, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Platz (PG) John Novitsky | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:38 | BYU | Alan Littlefield misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:38 | BYU | Alan Littlefield makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Timothy Platz | 28-23 |
| 06:07 | BYU | Doyle Taggart blocks the short jumper by Robert Randolph | 28-23 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | John Plumb misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 05:53 | BYU | Robert Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:36 | BYU | Alan Littlefield can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 05:35 | BYU | Jerome Tomczak gets the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:28 | BYU | Jerome Tomczak can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-23 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz is fouled in the backcourt by Owen Clark - foul #2 on Owen Clark, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Walden (SG), Walton Bewley (C) John Plumb, Doyle Taggart | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG), Ryan Crank (SG), Wesley Coleman (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Owen Clark, Emil Carl, Robert Randolph, Jerome Tomczak | |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:24 | BYU | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 05:08 | BYU | Ryan Crank clanks a floater from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley can't throw it down | 29-23 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Edward Blazer tips it back up and in | 31-23 |
| 04:16 | BYU | Ryan Crank is hacked by Stanley Walden - foul #2 on Stanley Walden, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG) Stanley Walden | |
| Subs | BYU | Emil Carl (SF) Alan Littlefield | |
| 04:16 | BYU | Ryan Crank makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:16 | BYU | Ryan Crank misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Walton Bewley snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Rodney Powell scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Plumb | 33-24 |
| 03:46 | BYU | Ryan Crank clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Plumb - foul #1 on John Plumb, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Novitsky (PG), Stanley Walden (SF), Keith Mitchell (PF) Timothy Platz, Edward Blazer, Rodney Powell | |
| Subs | BYU | Owen Clark (PG), Matt Lampe (SF) Larry Frisch, Emil Carl | |
| 03:46 | BYU | Ryan Crank makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:46 | BYU | Ryan Crank makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Novitsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Plumb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Walden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walton Bewley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Owen Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) PF - Wesley Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden is hacked by Matt Lampe - foul #3 on Matt Lampe, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | BYU | Emil Carl (SF) Matt Lampe | |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:15 | BYU | Ryan Crank's pass is intercepted by John Plumb | 35-26 |
| 03:05 | North Carolina | Wesley Coleman blocks the short jumper by John Plumb | 35-26 |
| 03:03 | BYU | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:58 | BYU | Ryan Crank blows the layup | 35-26 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Wesley Coleman - foul #1 on Wesley Coleman, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Platz (SG), Doyle Taggart (C) John Plumb, Walton Bewley | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Randolph (PF) Wesley Coleman | |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | John Novitsky grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell is hacked by Robert Randolph - foul #2 on Robert Randolph, team foul #11 | 35-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | BYU | Alan Littlefield (SF), Jerome Tomczak (C) Ryan Crank, Ronald Smith | |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:02 | BYU | Robert Randolph scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Platz | 38-29 |
| 01:41 | BYU | Robert Randolph misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Stanley Walden pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell misses the easy layup | 38-29 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Robert Randolph pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 01:21 | BYU | Timothy Platz takes the ball from Emil Carl | 38-29 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz can't throw it down | 38-29 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Keith Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 00:58 | North Carolina | Timothy Platz hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Novitsky | 41-29 |
| 00:47 | BYU | Owen Clark is fouled on the floor by John Novitsky - foul #3 on John Novitsky, team foul #9 | 41-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Plumb (SG), Edward Blazer (SF), Rodney Powell (PF) John Novitsky, Stanley Walden, Keith Mitchell | |
| Subs | BYU | Ryan Crank (SG), Wesley Coleman (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Emil Carl, Robert Randolph, Jerome Tomczak | |
| 00:47 | BYU | Owen Clark makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:47 | BYU | Owen Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Rodney Powell | 41-30 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | John Plumb hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #12 | 41-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG) Owen Clark | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | John Plumb makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | John Plumb misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | John Plumb clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 00:27 | BYU | Alan Littlefield gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 00:22 | BYU | Alan Littlefield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 00:21 | BYU | Ronald Smith hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Ronald Smith blocks the short jumper by Doyle Taggart | 42-32 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | John Plumb gets the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Doyle Taggart misses the dunk | 42-32 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Alan Littlefield pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |