| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Oehler (fresh) SF - James Beard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Beard inbounds the ball | 17-25 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina | Raymond Oehler misses the jumper from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Sanders | 20-25 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner is fouled on the floor by Stanley Patrick - foul #1 on Stanley Patrick, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner knocks in the runner from close range set up by James Hill and the foul's on Jason Sanders - foul #2 on Jason Sanders, team foul #2 | 20-27 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Wagner | 20-28 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | James Beard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Wiggins | 20-31 |
| 18:04 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick's floater is knocked away by Robert Wagner | 20-31 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 17:40 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 17:39 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Beard - foul #1 on James Beard, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SF) Rodney Poirier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen (C) Robert Wagner | |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | James Beard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Sanders | 21-31 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders tips it in | 23-31 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | James Beard is fouled on the floor by Shawn Edwards - foul #2 on Shawn Edwards, team foul #3 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (SG), Benny Garry (PF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Stanley Patrick, Philip Brockberg, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Robert Wagner (C) Jeremy Wiggins, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 15:53 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner comes up short on the floater from the right block | 23-31 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry grabs the board | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Edwards (fresh) PF - Benny Garry (fresh) C - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Oehler (fairly fresh) SF - James Beard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-31 |
| 15:31 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 15:21 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner makes the jump hook from close range set up by James Beard | 26-33 |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | Robert Wagner is called for the reach on Alan Hanenberger - foul #2 on Robert Wagner, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Shaul, Robert Newton, Benny Garry, Alan Hanenberger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG) Jin Chiang | |
| 14:32 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Wiggins | 29-35 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick's pass is intercepted by James Hill | 29-35 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | James Beard is called for the reach on Jason Sanders - foul #2 on James Beard, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG) Shawn Edwards | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks (SF), Bernard Baity (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) James Beard, James Hill, Robert Wagner | |
| 13:00 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg clanks a floater in the paint | 29-35 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Rodney Poirier is called for the reach on Benjamin Henricks - foul #1 on Rodney Poirier, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry (C) Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Vernon Potter (SG) Jeremy Wiggins, Raymond Oehler | |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Robert Shaul picks off the pass by Michael Jacobsen | 29-35 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Shaul | 31-35 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen misses the lay-in | 31-35 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benny Garry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jin Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Potter (fresh) SF - Benjamin Henricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Baity (fresh) C - Michael Jacobsen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 11:16 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 10:56 | North Carolina | Bernard Baity grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | Jin Chiang buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Potter | 31-37 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Michael Jacobsen grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Bernard Baity is denied by Rodney Poirier | 31-37 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 09:22 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jin Chiang | 31-40 |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Michael Jacobsen - foul #2 on Michael Jacobsen, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (PG), Robert Newton (SG), Alan Hanenberger (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Rodney Poirier, Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Raymond Oehler (SG), James Beard (SF), James Hill (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jin Chiang, Vernon Potter, Benjamin Henricks, Bernard Baity, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Jeremy Wiggins is blocked by Jason Sanders | 31-40 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner lays it up and in on a great pass from James Beard | 31-42 |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry connects on the runner in the lane | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) SG - Robert Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benny Garry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Oehler (fresh) SF - James Beard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Alan Hanenberger steps in front of the James Hill pass | 33-42 |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Robert Newton, Benny Garry, Alan Hanenberger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Sanders - foul #3 on Jason Sanders, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Sanders | 33-42 |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders grabs the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Hill | 35-45 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | James Beard picks off the pass by Stanley Patrick | 35-45 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Robert Wagner snags the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 03:36 | North Carolina | James Beard's pass is intercepted by Jason Sanders | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeremy Wiggins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Oehler (fairly fresh) SF - James Beard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hill (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wagner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-45 |
| 03:16 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | James Beard is called for the reach on Jason Sanders - foul #3 on James Beard, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Anthony Bevan (SG), Larry Beeks (SF), Benny Garry (PF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Shawn Edwards, Philip Brockberg, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jin Chiang (PG), Bernard Baity (PF), Michael Jacobsen (C) Jeremy Wiggins, James Hill, Robert Wagner | |
| 02:51 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Vernon Potter (SG), Benjamin Henricks (SF) Raymond Oehler, James Beard | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Anthony Bevan picks off the pass by Vernon Potter | 35-45 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Henricks is called for the reach on Anthony Bevan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Henricks, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger's pass is intercepted by Jin Chiang | 35-45 |
| 01:49 | North Carolina | Vernon Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Benjamin Henricks tips it in | 35-47 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (PG) Anthony Bevan | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins (PG), Raymond Oehler (SG), James Beard (SF), James Hill (PF), Robert Wagner (C) Jin Chiang, Vernon Potter, Benjamin Henricks, Bernard Baity, Michael Jacobsen | |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | James Beard buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wagner | 35-50 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Wiggins steals it from Larry Beeks in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins throws it down | 35-52 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger lays it up and in | 37-52 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | James Beard drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Raymond Oehler | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Edwards | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Oehler and the foul's on Robert Newton - foul #2 on Robert Newton, team foul #6 | 39-57 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins makes the free throw | 39-58 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards is hacked by Raymond Oehler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Oehler, team foul #7 | 39-58 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jeremy Wiggins runs out the clock | 41-58 |