| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James McGilberry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dale Halley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Jing Ching (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins inbounds the ball | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry misses the floater from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 19:51 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 44-41 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock scores on a 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Halley | 44-47 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Dikembe Abdelal steps in front of the Phillip Pruzansky pass | 44-47 |
| 17:34 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jing Ching | 44-49 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 17:15 | North Carolina | Jing Ching pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Robert Ayers takes the ball from Shaun Warren in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 16:55 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 44-49 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, James McGilberry, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Kurt Palmer swats the short shot by Scott Gray | 44-49 |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Craig Allen | 47-49 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kurt Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Craig Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Warren (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dale Halley (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Jing Ching (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 15:57 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Shaun Warren | 47-49 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Scott Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Dale Halley clanks a runner from close range | 47-49 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Craig Allen | 47-49 |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Dale Halley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Phillip Pruzansky | 49-49 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Raymond Kelly takes the ball from Scott Gray | 49-49 |
| 13:05 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Jeffrey Rock - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #1 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), James McGilberry (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer, Craig Allen, Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Dewayne Walker (C) Shaun Warren, Dale Halley | |
| 13:05 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Scott Gray blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Ayers - foul #2 on Robert Ayers, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG) Phillip Pruzansky | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jing Ching | 52-49 |
| 11:57 | North Carolina | Jing Ching's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Hein (SG), Edward Kusky (PF) Robert Ayers, James McGilberry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Kusky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Dalton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gray (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jing Ching (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins buries a floater from the left side | 54-49 |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 54-49 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Edward Kusky gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | John Scherer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 54-49 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker is hacked by Robert Dalton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Dalton, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG) John Scherer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Dale Halley (SF) Scott Gray, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock is called for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James McGilberry (PF) Edward Kusky | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Rock picks off the pass by Ronald Hein in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 10:34 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker is fouled on the floor by Robert Dalton - foul #2 on Robert Dalton, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG) Ronald Hein | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | James McGilberry steps in front of the Dale Halley pass | 54-49 |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Raymond Collins is denied by Dewayne Walker | 54-49 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF), Edward Kusky (C) Raymond Collins, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Jeffrey Rock, Jing Ching | |
| 09:40 | North Carolina | Dale Halley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 09:39 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren tips it home | 54-51 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry is whistled for traveling | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Hein (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Daniel Lewis (C) John Scherer, Robert Ayers, Edward Kusky | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-51 |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:04 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 08:41 | North Carolina | Scott Gray buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dewayne Walker | 54-54 |
| 08:36 | Cleveland State | Dale Halley is called for the reach on James McGilberry - foul #3 on Dale Halley, team foul #2 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Raymond Collins (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer, James McGilberry, Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Jing Ching (PF) Shaun Warren, Dale Halley | |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | Ronald Hein buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina | Scott Gray scores on a jump hook near the basket | 56-56 |
| 07:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the lane | 56-56 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Hein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Dalton (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Gray (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jing Ching (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Craig Allen takes the ball from Jeffrey Rock in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 07:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton double dribbles | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Edward Kusky (PF) Phillip Pruzansky, Ronald Hein, Craig Allen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Dale Halley (SF) Scott Gray, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker hits the follow up shot | 56-58 |
| 06:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-58 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Kusky | 56-58 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Edward Kusky pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers is hacked by Shaun Warren - foul #1 on Shaun Warren, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), James McGilberry (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) John Scherer, Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, Edward Kusky, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG) Shaun Warren | |
| 06:05 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly is hacked by Dale Halley - foul #4 on Dale Halley, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Dale Halley | |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry drills a jumper in the paint | 58-58 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 05:26 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James McGilberry | 61-58 |
| 04:56 | North Carolina | Jing Ching's dunk attempt is rejected by James McGilberry | 61-58 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Kurt Palmer | 61-58 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James McGilberry | 64-58 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Scott Gray drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses long on a shot from the right side | 64-60 |
| 04:12 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry travels with the ball | 64-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Ronald Hein (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer, James McGilberry, Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (PG), Dale Halley (PF) Jeffrey Rock, Jing Ching | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Dalton (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Shaun Warren (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gray (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Halley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina | Dale Halley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 64-63 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | John Scherer hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Dalton | 67-63 |
| 03:06 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Shaun Warren - foul #2 on Shaun Warren, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins (SF) Ronald Hein | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Jing Ching (PF) Scott Gray, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-66 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Raymond Collins picks off the pass by Jeffrey Rock in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins lays it up and in | 70-66 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock's floater is knocked away by Craig Allen | 70-66 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), James McGilberry (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) John Scherer, Craig Allen, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-66 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton (C) Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:48 | North Carolina | Jing Ching is hacked by James McGilberry in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McGilberry, team foul #5 | 70-66 |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | James McGilberry steps in front of the Dewayne Walker pass | 70-66 |
| 01:07 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Collins | 72-66 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dale Halley and he's hacked by Robert Ayers - foul #3 on Robert Ayers, team foul #6 | 72-68 |
| 00:59 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker misses the free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Rock is called for the reach on James McGilberry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #6 | 72-68 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Jing Ching is called for the reach on Phillip Pruzansky - foul #1 on Jing Ching, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Robert Ayers steals the ball from Dale Halley in the backcourt | 74-68 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky is hacked by Jeffrey Rock - foul #4 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Craig Allen (PF) Robert Ayers, James McGilberry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Shaun Warren is called for the reach on Craig Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shaun Warren, team foul #9 | 76-68 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 77-68 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Rock is called for the reach on Craig Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #10 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF) Raymond Collins | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG) Jeffrey Rock | |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Dale Halley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins (SF) Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Dale Halley is called for the reach on Phillip Pruzansky - foul #5 on Dale Halley, team foul #11 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Dale Halley | |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen grabs the offensive board | 79-71 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Jing Ching is called for the reach on Craig Allen - foul #2 on Jing Ching, team foul #12 | 79-71 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-71 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen is hacked by Shaun Warren in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shaun Warren, team foul #13 | 80-71 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Jing Ching's pass is intercepted by Raymond Kelly in the backcourt | 82-71 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky blows the layup | 82-71 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Scott Gray grabs the board | 82-71 |
| 00:05 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 82-71 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky runs out the clock | 82-71 |