| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Oehler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Beard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Beard inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | James Beard connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Wiggins and he's hacked by Ben Hill - foul #1 on Ben Hill, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | James Beard makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Jeremy Wiggins takes the ball from James Fogle | 22-29 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins hits the finger roll | 22-31 |
| 18:59 | Denver | Ben Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Hill | 22-34 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Samuel Mendell can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 22-34 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | James Beard gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Hill | 22-36 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Ben Hill drills a runner near the basket set up by Shawn Singleton | 24-36 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | James Beard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 17:30 | Denver | Shawn Singleton grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 17:05 | Denver | James Fogle hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Shawn Singleton | 27-36 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | James Hill hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Raymond Oehler and he's fouled by Samuel Mendell - foul #2 on Samuel Mendell, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) James Fogle, Shawn Singleton, Ben Hill, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Robert Wagner | |
| 16:43 | North Carolina | James Hill makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Billy Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 27-39 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | James Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | James Hill clanks a runner from the left block | 27-39 |
| 16:10 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jerald Boggs | 27-39 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Jerald Boggs drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edwin Hirsh | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - George Holly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Oehler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Beard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Jerald Boggs steps in front of the James Beard pass | 30-39 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Raymond Oehler picks off the pass by Randall Zosel | 30-39 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Randall Zosel - foul #2 on Randall Zosel, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) George Holly, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Baity (PF), Robert Wagner (C) James Hill, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:53 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Jerald Boggs grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 14:40 | Denver | Jerald Boggs makes the shot in the lane and the foul's on Bernard Baity - foul #2 on Bernard Baity, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG) Jin Chiang | |
| 14:40 | Denver | Jerald Boggs misses the free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:40 | Denver | Robert Byrne pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:20 | Denver | Robert Byrne's pass is intercepted by Bernard Baity | 32-40 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | James Beard connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Wiggins | 32-42 |
| 13:37 | Denver | Shawn Singleton hits the easy wide open finger roll | 34-42 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | James Beard connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Oehler | 34-45 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Billy Carnevale hits the finger roll set up by Robert Byrne | 36-45 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | James Beard comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 12:30 | Denver | Shawn Singleton grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Shawn Singleton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Oehler - foul #3 on Raymond Oehler, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF), James Hill (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Raymond Oehler, James Beard, Bernard Baity, Robert Wagner | |
| 12:26 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | James Hill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Fogle - foul #2 on James Fogle, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (SG) Shawn Singleton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG) Jeremy Wiggins | |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | James Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Randall Zosel snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Holly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) SF - George Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| 11:42 | Denver | Randall Zosel makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:42 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | James Hill snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:22 | North Carolina | George Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:15 | Denver | George Holly drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Robert Byrne is called for the reach on George Morgan - foul #2 on Robert Byrne, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG) Jin Chiang | |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | George Morgan knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Jacobsen | 42-48 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Ben Hill misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Morgan - foul #1 on George Morgan, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Randall Zosel (PF) James Fogle, George Holly, Samuel Mendell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler (SG), Benjamin Henricks (SF), Robert Wagner (C) Vernon Potter, George Morgan, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 10:01 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins is hacked by Robert Byrne - foul #3 on Robert Byrne, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Ben Hill, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), James Beard (SF), Bernard Baity (PF) Jeremy Wiggins, Benjamin Henricks, James Hill | |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Edwin Hirsh - foul #1 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Raymond Oehler steals the ball from Shawn Singleton | 44-50 |
| 08:51 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang lays it up and in set up by Raymond Oehler | 44-52 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Jerald Boggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Beard - foul #3 on James Beard, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Samuel Mendell (PF) Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:45 | Denver | Jerald Boggs misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Jerald Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Jerald Boggs makes the 3rd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:27 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner makes the shot from the right side set up by James Beard | 46-54 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Shawn Singleton steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-54 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Robert Byrne (C) Billy Carnevale, Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), George Morgan (SF), James Hill (PF) Jin Chiang, Raymond Oehler, James Beard, Bernard Baity | |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) SF - George Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Shawn Singleton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 07:27 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Byrne | 46-54 |
| 07:08 | Denver | Jerald Boggs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 07:06 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is called for a backcourt violation | 46-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF) Shawn Singleton, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler (SG), James Beard (SF), Bernard Baity (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Vernon Potter, George Morgan, James Hill, Robert Wagner | |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Randall Zosel - foul #3 on Randall Zosel, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG) James Fogle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:28 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Randall Zosel grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 06:12 | Denver | Ben Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Randall Zosel takes the ball from Jeremy Wiggins | 46-54 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Randall Zosel lays it up and in set up by Billy Carnevale | 48-54 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Ben Hill is called for the reach on James Beard - foul #2 on Ben Hill, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Samuel Mendell (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) George Holly, Billy Carnevale, Randall Zosel, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Vernon Potter (SG), James Hill (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Raymond Oehler, Bernard Baity, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | James Beard makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | James Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Samuel Mendell loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF) Ben Hill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Morgan (SF) James Beard | |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 03:45 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Denver | Shawn Singleton loses the dribble to Jin Chiang in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) SF - George Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 03:13 | Denver | Shawn Singleton pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 02:58 | Denver | James Fogle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-55 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Jerald Boggs, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Raymond Oehler (SG), James Beard (SF) Jin Chiang, Vernon Potter, George Morgan | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | James Beard is whistled for a carry | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | Denver | Robert Byrne comes up short on the shot from close range | 51-55 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Wagner | 51-55 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Robert Byrne - foul #4 on Robert Byrne, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG) James Fogle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Billy Carnevale drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Singleton | 53-57 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Oehler | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Oehler - foul #4 on Raymond Oehler, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG) Billy Carnevale | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:25 | Denver | Robert Byrne drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Robert Wagner - foul #2 on Robert Wagner, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Robert Byrne makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-60 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Denver | Shawn Singleton knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Fogle | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | James Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Ben Hill snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Denver | Ben Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | James Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | James Hill is hacked by Shawn Singleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (SG), Michael Jacobsen (C) Raymond Oehler, Robert Wagner | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Denver | Ben Hill is fouled in the backcourt by James Beard - foul #4 on James Beard, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler (SG), Robert Wagner (C) Jin Chiang, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 00:08 | Denver | Ben Hill misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Robert Byrne pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:06 | Denver | James Fogle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins runs out the clock | 58-65 |