| Lineup | Bradley | PG - John Washburn (fresh) SG - Calvin Koralewski (fresh) SF - Paul Snyder (fresh) PF - David Tompkins (fresh) C - Dale Gabel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) SG - Michael Musso (fresh) SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) C - George Broussard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Dale Gabel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Dale Gabel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Bradley | Dale Gabel blows the layup but he's fouled by George Broussard - foul #1 on George Broussard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Bradley | Dale Gabel misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Bradley | Dale Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck's floater is tipped away by Dale Gabel | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Calvin Koralewski | 1-0 |
| 18:10 | Bradley | David Tompkins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Musso | 1-2 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Paul Snyder can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Mathew Hoy - foul #1 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Paul Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Paul Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Dale Gabel denies the turnaround by Kerry Ranck | 2-2 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:43 | Bradley | Mathew Hoy picks off the pass by David Tompkins | 2-2 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Michael Musso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 16:23 | Bradley | Paul Snyder pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:08 | Bradley | Dale Gabel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by George Broussard - foul #2 on George Broussard, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Bradley | Frankie Junkins (PG), Chas Harman (SG), Johnathan Boren (SF), Nathan Coursey (PF) John Washburn, Calvin Koralewski, Paul Snyder, David Tompkins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Bernard Williams, George Broussard | |
| 16:08 | Bradley | Dale Gabel makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:08 | Bradley | Dale Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck tips it in | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frankie Junkins (fresh) SG - Chas Harman (fresh) SF - Johnathan Boren (fresh) PF - Nathan Coursey (fresh) C - Dale Gabel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Mathew Hoy (fresh) SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Bradley | Johnathan Boren clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kerry Ranck - foul #1 on Kerry Ranck, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Litherland (C) Dale Gabel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Adam Simmons (SF) Mathew Hoy, Kerry Ranck | |
| 15:26 | Bradley | Johnathan Boren makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:26 | Bradley | Johnathan Boren makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Michael Musso's pass is intercepted by Frankie Junkins | 6-4 |
| 14:52 | Bradley | Nathan Coursey misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Clifford Dawson - foul #1 on Clifford Dawson, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Washburn (PG), Calvin Koralewski (SG) Chas Harman, James Litherland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SG), Bernard Williams (PF) Michael Musso, Clifford Dawson | |
| 14:52 | Bradley | Nathan Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:52 | Bradley | Nathan Coursey misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Adam Simmons | 7-6 |
| 14:22 | Bradley | John Washburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Snyder (SF), David Tompkins (PF) Frankie Junkins, Johnathan Boren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Kerry Ranck (SF) David Chappell, Adam Simmons | |
| 13:50 | Bradley | Nathan Coursey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Brandon Cantrell | 7-6 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Nathan Coursey swats the shot by Mathew Hoy | 7-6 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 13:19 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mathew Hoy, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Litherland (C) Nathan Coursey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Clifford Dawson (PF) Mathew Hoy, Brandon Cantrell, Bernard Williams | |
| 13:00 | Bradley | James Litherland loses the dribble to Kerry Ranck | 7-6 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kerry Ranck | 7-8 |
| 12:44 | Bradley | Clifford Dawson blocks the short jumper by David Tompkins | 7-8 |
| 12:42 | Bradley | David Tompkins grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 12:30 | Bradley | John Washburn is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Frankie Junkins (SG), Dale Gabel (C) Calvin Koralewski, James Litherland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Tyler (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 12:04 | North Carolina | David Chappell is hacked by John Washburn - foul #1 on John Washburn, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chas Harman (SG) John Washburn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SF) Kerry Ranck | |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Dale Gabel swats the short shot by Michael Musso | 7-8 |
| 11:47 | Bradley | Frankie Junkins gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:19 | Bradley | Frankie Junkins's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Dawson | 7-8 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frankie Junkins (fresh) SG - Chas Harman (fresh) SF - Paul Snyder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Tompkins (fairly fresh) C - Dale Gabel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Tyler (fresh) | |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Michael Musso makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Chappell and he's fouled by David Tompkins - foul #1 on David Tompkins, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Washburn (PG), Calvin Koralewski (SG), Nathan Coursey (PF) Chas Harman, Paul Snyder, David Tompkins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck (SF), Bernard Williams (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Adam Simmons, Clifford Dawson, Robert Tyler | |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Michael Musso misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:55 | Bradley | Nathan Coursey gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 10:34 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Musso - foul #1 on Michael Musso, team foul #7 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (PG) David Chappell | |
| 10:34 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:34 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Washburn - foul #2 on John Washburn, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chas Harman (PG), Johnathan Boren (C) John Washburn, Dale Gabel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SG) Michael Musso | |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 09:50 | Bradley | Frankie Junkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 09:31 | North Carolina | Chas Harman steals it from Adam Simmons | 11-12 |
| 09:10 | Bradley | Adam Simmons steps in front of the Frankie Junkins pass | 11-12 |
| 08:50 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Stanley Peterson | 11-14 |
| 08:43 | Bradley | Bernard Williams steps in front of the Johnathan Boren pass | 11-14 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frankie Junkins - foul #1 on Frankie Junkins, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Snyder (SF), David Tompkins (PF), Dale Gabel (C) Frankie Junkins, Nathan Coursey, Johnathan Boren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Clifford Dawson (PF), Robert Tyler (C) Brandon Cantrell, Adam Simmons, Bernard Williams, Stanley Peterson | |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 08:21 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 08:21 | Bradley | Dale Gabel gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 08:02 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Tompkins | 13-14 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina | David Chappell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 07:41 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 07:16 | Bradley | Chas Harman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | Samuel Hipple (SG) Calvin Koralewski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SF) Kerry Ranck | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Chas Harman (fresh) SG - Samuel Hipple (fresh) SF - Paul Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Tompkins (fresh) C - Dale Gabel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Simmons (fresh) PF - Clifford Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Tyler (fresh) | |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | David Chappell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Clifford Dawson tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| 06:30 | Bradley | David Tompkins is whistled for traveling | 13-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski (SG) Chas Harman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy (PG), Bernard Williams (PF), George Broussard (C) David Chappell, Clifford Dawson, Robert Tyler | |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons misses long on a floater from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 06:06 | Bradley | Dale Gabel snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 05:45 | Bradley | Samuel Hipple hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Bernard Williams gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy is hacked by Samuel Hipple - foul #1 on Samuel Hipple, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | Frankie Junkins (PG), Chas Harman (SG), Johnathan Boren (SF), Nathan Coursey (PF), James Litherland (C) Samuel Hipple, Calvin Koralewski, Paul Snyder, David Tompkins, Dale Gabel | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Michael Musso can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-16 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Mathew Hoy connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Adam Simmons | 13-18 |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Frankie Junkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell (SG), Kerry Ranck (SF), Clifford Dawson (PF) Michael Musso, Adam Simmons, Bernard Williams | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by George Broussard | 13-20 |
| 04:13 | Bradley | Brandon Cantrell is called for the reach on Frankie Junkins - foul #1 on Brandon Cantrell, team foul #8 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski (SG) James Litherland | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:13 | Bradley | Frankie Junkins makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 04:13 | Bradley | Frankie Junkins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Brandon Cantrell is hacked by Johnathan Boren - foul #1 on Johnathan Boren, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Washburn (PG), David Tompkins (PF) Chas Harman, Johnathan Boren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson (C) George Broussard | |
| 03:31 | North Carolina | Kerry Ranck can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 15-20 |
| 03:30 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski is hacked by Kerry Ranck - foul #2 on Kerry Ranck, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Snyder (SF), Dale Gabel (C) Frankie Junkins, Nathan Coursey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Chappell (PG), Michael Musso (SG), Bernard Williams (PF) Mathew Hoy, Brandon Cantrell, Clifford Dawson | |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - John Washburn (fresh) SG - Calvin Koralewski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Tompkins (fresh) C - Dale Gabel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Musso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Ranck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Michael Musso comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 02:52 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 02:46 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski is hacked by Kerry Ranck - foul #3 on Kerry Ranck, team foul #10 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Simmons (SF) Kerry Ranck | |
| 02:46 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 02:46 | Bradley | Calvin Koralewski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Stanley Peterson is whistled for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Broussard (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| 02:02 | Bradley | David Tompkins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-20 |
| 02:01 | Bradley | Paul Snyder gets the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Dale Gabel misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Adam Simmons snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Dale Gabel steals it from David Chappell | 17-20 |
| 01:08 | Bradley | John Washburn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Michael Musso grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | David Chappell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Paul Snyder connects on the driving attempt from close range | 19-23 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Michael Musso connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Chappell | 19-26 |
| 00:11 | Bradley | Dale Gabel loses the dribble to George Broussard | 19-26 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | John Washburn takes the ball from Bernard Williams | 19-26 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | John Washburn misses long on a fullcourt shot | 19-26 |