| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fresh) SG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) PF - David Clemmons (fresh) C - William Winslow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlile (fresh) SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Jim Manning (fresh) C - Robert Basquez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jim Manning wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by Gustavo Santana in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Jim Manning is blocked by Scott Hoke | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Waits | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Jim Manning swats the short shot by Scott Hoke | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Basquez | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Powell | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Winslow | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Robert Powell is hacked by Scott Hoke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Hoke, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | William Winslow pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Jim Manning steps in front of the William Waits pass | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by William Winslow - foul #1 on William Winslow, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Gustavo Santana, Scott Hoke, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Al Southwick (PF), Eric Wick (C) Robert Binkowski, Jim Manning, Robert Basquez | |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Eric Wick tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | William Bentley gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Stephen Cline hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Adam Bourque gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Al Southwick takes the ball from Daniel Jenkins | 3-3 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Al Southwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Clemmons (PF) Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Elmer Carlile, Robert Powell, Al Southwick, Eric Wick | |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Billy Andrews is whistled for traveling | 3-3 |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF) William Bentley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Lively | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) SG - Stephen Cline (fresh) SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) PF - David Clemmons (fresh) C - Billy Andrews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) PF - Jim Manning (fresh) C - Robert Basquez (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Scott Hoke knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Stephen Cline gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Jim Manning denies the turnaround by Billy Andrews | 5-5 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Billy Andrews can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Jim Manning snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski misses long on a floater from the right block | 5-5 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Jenkins | 5-5 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Stephen Cline is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lively - foul #1 on Wayne Lively, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (C) Daniel Jenkins, Stephen Cline, Scott Hoke, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Powell (PG), Elmer Carlile (SG), Al Southwick (PF), Eric Wick (C) Robert Binkowski, Wayne Lively, Jim Manning, Robert Basquez | |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Robert Powell steals the ball from William Waits | 5-5 |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Robert Powell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Adam Bourque is whistled for a carry | 5-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Winslow (C) David Clemmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Clemmons (PF) Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:04 | Xavier | William Waits can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:46 | North Carolina | Robert Powell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Elmer Carlile | 5-7 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana buries a floater from the right wing set up by William Waits | 7-7 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile comes up short on the runner near the basket | 7-7 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Eric Wick tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | William Waits hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 12:42 | North Carolina | Robert Powell is open and scores on a floater in the paint | 10-11 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | William Winslow comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-11 |
| 12:23 | North Carolina | Robert Powell gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Robert Powell's fadeaway is rejected by William Bentley | 10-11 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | David Clemmons pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Santana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Bentley (fairly fresh) PF - David Clemmons (tiring) C - William Winslow (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Elmer Carlile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Al Southwick (fairly fresh) C - Eric Wick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana loses the ball out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (PG), Stephen Cline (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Gustavo Santana, William Bentley, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (PG), Ralph Sherrod (SF), Jim Manning (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Robert Binkowski, Robert Powell, Al Southwick, Eric Wick | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the lay-in | 10-11 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Stephen Cline gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Scott Hoke is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Scott Hoke, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG) Scott Hoke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:58 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod is hacked by Stephen Cline - foul #1 on Stephen Cline, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Clemmons (PF) Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Jim Manning double dribbles | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (C) Paul Chapman, Daniel Jenkins, Stephen Cline, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:28 | Xavier | William Waits misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Jim Manning snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SF), Adam Bourque (C) William Bentley, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-11 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | William Waits pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Adam Bourque clanks a turnaround near the basket | 10-11 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | David Clemmons takes the ball from Elmer Carlile | 10-11 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Adam Bourque misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is hacked by Gustavo Santana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, Gustavo Santana, Stephen Cline, David Clemmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski (PG), Robert Powell (SF), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Ralph Sherrod, Robert Basquez | |
| 08:57 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Wayne Lively, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Wayne Lively | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins double dribbles | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Clemmons (PF) Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile's pass is intercepted by William Bentley in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Billy Andrews hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Eric Wick pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Jim Manning misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | David Clemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) SG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) SF - William Bentley (fairly fresh) PF - David Clemmons (tiring) 2 reb. C - Billy Andrews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elmer Carlile (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Manning (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Wick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Eric Wick is called for the reach on Billy Andrews - foul #1 on Eric Wick, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), David Stephens (SG), Stephen Cline (SF), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Daniel Jenkins, William Bentley, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF), Robert Basquez (C) Jim Manning, Eric Wick | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | William Winslow is hacked by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | William Winslow hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Basquez - foul #1 on Robert Basquez, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF) Stephen Cline, David Clemmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | William Winslow misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | William Winslow makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Binkowski | 11-14 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the dunk | 11-14 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | David Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Adam Bourque's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Basquez | 11-14 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Al Southwick grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Stephens - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Stephen Cline (SF), David Clemmons (PF), Billy Andrews (C) William Waits, David Stephens, William Bentley, Adam Bourque, William Winslow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF), Eric Wick (C) Robert Powell, Robert Basquez | |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Al Southwick makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Stephen Cline is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sherrod - foul #1 on Ralph Sherrod, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG) Paul Chapman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jim Manning (PF) Al Southwick | |
| 05:50 | Xavier | William Waits drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Jenkins - foul #1 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG) William Waits | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 05:47 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | David Clemmons is hacked by Eric Wick - foul #2 on Eric Wick, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), David Stephens (SG), Adam Bourque (C) Paul Chapman, Daniel Jenkins, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (C) Eric Wick | |
| 05:34 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Robert Binkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | William Waits snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Adam Bourque lays it up and in set up by David Stephens and he's hacked by Jim Manning - foul #1 on Jim Manning, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins (PG), William Bentley (SF) William Waits, Stephen Cline | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Adam Bourque makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | David Clemmons denies the turnaround by Ralph Sherrod | 19-18 |
| 04:36 | North Carolina | Jim Manning tips it home | 19-20 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Adam Bourque loses the dribble to Ralph Sherrod | 19-20 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Robert Basquez tips it in | 19-22 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Adam Bourque misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 19-22 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Jim Manning grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | David Stephens takes the ball from Elmer Carlile in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | William Bentley misses the lay-in | 19-22 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Daniel Jenkins misses the tip | 19-22 |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Manning | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Jenkins (fairly fresh) SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Bentley (tiring) PF - David Clemmons (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Bourque (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Binkowski (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Carlile (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Manning (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Basquez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Jim Manning buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by David Clemmons - foul #1 on David Clemmons, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), William Winslow (C) Daniel Jenkins, David Stephens, William Bentley, Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wayne Lively (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Eric Wick (C) Elmer Carlile, Ralph Sherrod, Robert Basquez | |
| 03:11 | North Carolina | Jim Manning makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Scott Hoke loses the ball out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Al Southwick (PF) Jim Manning | |
| 02:33 | North Carolina | Robert Powell misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Scott Hoke | 19-25 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | William Waits knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gustavo Santana | 21-25 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Eric Wick comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Gustavo Santana - foul #3 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Cline (SG) Gustavo Santana | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF) Robert Binkowski | |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Eric Wick makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | Eric Wick misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | William Waits clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Robert Powell is hacked by Scott Hoke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Hoke, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) Scott Hoke, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:47 | North Carolina | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | William Waits is hacked by Robert Powell - foul #2 on Robert Powell, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Clemmons (PF) Adam Bourque | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile (SG) Ralph Sherrod | |
| 01:33 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Al Southwick and he's hacked by David Stephens - foul #2 on David Stephens, team foul #12 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), William Winslow (C) William Waits, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Basquez (C) Eric Wick | |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Elmer Carlile misses the free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | William Winslow pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | William Winslow misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 23-30 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Al Southwick grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | Robert Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), Billy Andrews (C) Paul Chapman, David Stephens, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | William Waits comes up short on the floater from the right side | 23-30 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Basquez | 23-30 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Daniel Jenkins is called for the reach on Wayne Lively - foul #2 on Daniel Jenkins, team foul #13 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) Adam Bourque, Billy Andrews | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (SF), Jim Manning (PF) Elmer Carlile, Al Southwick | |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Wayne Lively makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | William Waits misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-32 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jim Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |