| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) SF - James Pickens (fresh) PF - Dennis Woods (fresh) C - Martin Kiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - David Simmons (fresh) SG - Ricky Nisbet (fresh) SF - Jay Ross (fresh) PF - Andre Pewitt (fresh) C - Roger Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Finlandia | Roger Gilbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Finlandia | The pull-up jumper by Roger Gilbert is blocked by Dennis Woods | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Sarmiento and he's hacked by Jay Ross - foul #1 on Jay Ross, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet banks in the layup | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sarmiento | 5-2 |
| 19:03 | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Sarmiento - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sarmiento, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 19:03 | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 19:03 | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert's pass is intercepted by Andre Pewitt | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Finlandia | The jumper by Ricky Nisbet is denied by Martin Kiser | 5-4 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 17:52 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | James Pickens snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser drills a jump hook in the lane | 9-4 |
| 17:14 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky Nisbet | 9-6 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 16:44 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:26 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | James Pickens travels in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (PG), Bob Ambrosino (PF), James Patton (C) Kenneth Reinert, Dennis Woods, Martin Kiser | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Bert Watkins (PG), Russell Pace (SG), Jerome McGehee (SF), Robert Mason (PF), Joshua Laskey (C) David Simmons, Ricky Nisbet, Jay Ross, Andre Pewitt, Roger Gilbert | |
| 16:17 | Finlandia | Bert Watkins misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Pickens - foul #1 on James Pickens, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 16:17 | Finlandia | Bert Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:17 | Finlandia | Bert Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:14 | North Carolina | James Patton travels in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 16:06 | Finlandia | Russell Pace travels with the ball | 9-11 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Mason - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG), Dennis Woods (PF) Jeffrey Sarmiento, James Pickens | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) SF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Woods (tiring) C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Bert Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Pace (fresh) SF - Jerome McGehee (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) C - Joshua Laskey (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee misses short on a floater from the left block | 11-11 |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | Bert Watkins is called for the reach on Bob Ambrosino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bert Watkins, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Reinert | 13-11 |
| 15:08 | Finlandia | Robert Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SG) Bryan Donnelly | |
| Subs | Finlandia | David Simmons (PG), James Foster (SG), Andre Pewitt (PF), Timothy Deboer (C) Bert Watkins, Russell Pace, Robert Mason, Joshua Laskey | |
| 14:43 | North Carolina | David Simmons picks off the pass by Bob Ambrosino | 13-11 |
| 14:29 | Finlandia | James Foster is hacked by Dennis Woods - foul #1 on Dennis Woods, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Pickens (SF), Martin Kiser (C) Bob Ambrosino, James Patton | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet (SG) Jerome McGehee | |
| 14:20 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 14:19 | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:09 | Finlandia | Jeffrey Sarmiento is called for the reach on Ricky Nisbet - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sarmiento, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG) Jeffrey Sarmiento | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Joshua Laskey (C) David Simmons | |
| 13:59 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Foster and the foul's on Dennis Woods - foul #2 on Dennis Woods, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino (PF) Dennis Woods | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Russell Pace (SG), Jay Ross (SF) Ricky Nisbet, James Foster | |
| 13:59 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 13:35 | Finlandia | Timothy Deboer snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 13:20 | Finlandia | Joshua Laskey knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Russell Pace | 13-16 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the easy open layup | 13-16 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino gets the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser tips it but misses | 13-16 |
| 12:30 | Finlandia | Timothy Deboer pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:23 | Finlandia | Martin Kiser steps in front of the Russell Pace pass | 13-16 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Bryan Donnelly | 15-16 |
| 11:47 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bob Ambrosino - foul #1 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Patton (PF) Bob Ambrosino | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Bert Watkins (PG), Ricky Nisbet (SG), Jerome McGehee (SF), Robert Mason (C) Timothy Deboer, Russell Pace, Jay Ross, Joshua Laskey | |
| 11:47 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:47 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Ricky Nisbet is called for the reach on Kenneth Reinert - foul #1 on Ricky Nisbet, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Roger Gilbert (C) Andre Pewitt | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Donnelly (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Pickens (tired) PF - James Patton (fresh) C - Martin Kiser (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Bert Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricky Nisbet (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome McGehee (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) C - Roger Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 11:08 | Finlandia | Roger Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:00 | Finlandia | James Patton steps in front of the Ricky Nisbet pass | 15-17 |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:37 | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:31 | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino (PF) Bryan Donnelly | |
| Subs | Finlandia | David Simmons (PG), James Foster (SG) Bert Watkins, Ricky Nisbet | |
| 10:11 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 15-17 |
| 10:09 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to Robert Mason | 15-17 |
| 10:05 | Finlandia | Martin Kiser blocks the short jumper by Jerome McGehee | 15-17 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG) James Pickens | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet (SG) James Foster | |
| 09:36 | North Carolina | Roger Gilbert is called for the reach on Bryan Donnelly - foul #1 on Roger Gilbert, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Timothy Deboer (PF) Robert Mason | |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | James Patton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino tips it back up and in | 17-17 |
| 09:16 | Finlandia | Timothy Deboer blows the layup | 17-17 |
| 09:14 | Finlandia | Ricky Nisbet tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Nisbet - foul #2 on Ricky Nisbet, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Pickens (SF) Martin Kiser | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Russell Pace (SG), Joshua Laskey (C) Ricky Nisbet, Roger Gilbert | |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Donnelly | 20-17 |
| 08:32 | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee misses short on a floater from the left side | 20-17 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 08:07 | Finlandia | Joshua Laskey pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:01 | Finlandia | James Patton takes the ball from Jerome McGehee | 20-17 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | James Patton makes the floater from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 07:20 | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Simmons and the foul's on James Pickens - foul #2 on James Pickens, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Martin Kiser (C) James Pickens | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Bert Watkins (PG), James Foster (SG), Andre Pewitt (PF), Robert Mason (C) David Simmons, Russell Pace, Timothy Deboer, Joshua Laskey | |
| 07:20 | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Donnelly (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Bob Ambrosino (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Martin Kiser (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Bert Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome McGehee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Pewitt (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Mason (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser banks in the layup and the foul's on Bert Watkins - foul #2 on Bert Watkins, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | David Simmons (PG), Jay Ross (SF) Bert Watkins, Jerome McGehee | |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:50 | Finlandia | Jay Ross's pass is intercepted by Bob Ambrosino | 25-20 |
| 06:46 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert lays it in on a nice dish by Bob Ambrosino | 27-20 |
| 06:29 | Finlandia | Robert Mason hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Martin Kiser - foul #1 on Martin Kiser, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SG), Dennis Woods (PF) Bryan Donnelly, James Patton | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 06:29 | Finlandia | Robert Mason misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:29 | Finlandia | Robert Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento misses the floater from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento hits the follow up shot | 29-21 |
| 06:02 | Finlandia | Jeffrey Sarmiento is called for the reach on David Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Sarmiento, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG), James Pickens (SF) Jeffrey Sarmiento, Bob Ambrosino | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Russell Pace (SG), Roger Gilbert (C) James Foster, Robert Mason | |
| 06:02 | Finlandia | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:02 | Finlandia | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the shot from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 05:41 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:37 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt clanks a jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser is hacked by Jay Ross - foul #2 on Jay Ross, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Patton (SG) Bryan Donnelly | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee (SF) Jay Ross | |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:05 | Finlandia | Russell Pace connects on the shot from the right wing set up by David Simmons | 31-25 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 04:38 | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Pickens - foul #3 on James Pickens, team foul #10 | 33-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG), Bob Ambrosino (SF) Kenneth Reinert, James Pickens | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Timothy Deboer (PG), James Foster (SG), Robert Mason (PF), Joshua Laskey (C) David Simmons, Russell Pace, Andre Pewitt, Roger Gilbert | |
| 04:38 | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:38 | Finlandia | Jerome McGehee misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Jerome McGehee is called for the reach on Bob Ambrosino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome McGehee, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | James Patton can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerome McGehee - foul #2 on Jerome McGehee, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Russell Pace (SG) Jerome McGehee | |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | James Patton misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | James Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:01 | Finlandia | Timothy Deboer hits a floater from the right side | 34-28 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Laskey - foul #1 on Joshua Laskey, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (PG) James Patton | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt (PF) Robert Mason | |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:38 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:15 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-28 |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Reinert (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Donnelly (tired) 2 ast. SF - Bob Ambrosino (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dennis Woods (tiring) C - Martin Kiser (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Timothy Deboer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Russell Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Foster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andre Pewitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Laskey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-28 |
| 02:43 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to Andre Pewitt | 35-28 |
| 02:39 | Finlandia | Russell Pace misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Donnelly - foul #1 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #11 | 35-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Patton (SG) Bryan Donnelly | |
| Subs | Finlandia | David Simmons (PG), Roger Gilbert (C) Timothy Deboer, Joshua Laskey | |
| 02:39 | Finlandia | Russell Pace misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:39 | Finlandia | Russell Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bob Ambrosino | 35-28 |
| 02:36 | North Carolina | Russell Pace picks off the pass by Martin Kiser in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 02:27 | Finlandia | David Simmons scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Gilbert | 35-30 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Martin Kiser scores on a runner from close range | 37-30 |
| 02:14 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino is hacked by James Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 02:12 | Finlandia | Andre Pewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 01:59 | Finlandia | James Foster comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-33 |
| 01:58 | Finlandia | Roger Gilbert misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 01:56 | Finlandia | Russell Pace tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Timothy Deboer (PG), Robert Mason (PF) David Simmons, Andre Pewitt | |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert buries a floater from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 01:09 | Finlandia | Robert Mason comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 01:03 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino lays it up and in | 42-33 |
| 00:46 | Finlandia | Robert Mason misses the lay-in | 42-33 |
| 00:45 | Finlandia | Russell Pace hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Patton | 45-35 |
| 00:00 | Finlandia | Timothy Deboer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-35 |