| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Halley (fresh) PF - Jing Ching (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Irvin Marks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Dale Halley inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Irvin Marks steals the ball from Dale Halley | 28-36 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jing Ching - foul #2 on Jing Ching, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | Jing Ching hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Shaun Warren | 30-37 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks clanks a shot from close range | 30-37 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lentz | 30-37 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Fisher | 30-40 |
| 18:26 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dale Halley | 33-40 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Irvin Marks | 33-43 |
| 17:11 | North Carolina | Jing Ching misses short on a floater from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dewayne Walker - foul #2 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), John Hall (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Irvin Marks, Robert Lentz, Edwin Fisher | |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dewayne Walker | 36-44 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Dale Halley steps in front of the Garrett Auerbach pass | 36-44 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock's pass is intercepted by Robert Dagostino | 36-44 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Taylor | 36-47 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) PF - Jing Ching (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jessie Taylor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren comes up short on the runner in the lane | 36-47 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 15:46 | Rhode Island | John Hall is fouled on the floor by Jing Ching - foul #3 on Jing Ching, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks (PG), Michael Nicholson (SG) Robert Dagostino, Jessie Taylor | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Garrett Auerbach | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | John Hall picks off the pass by Dale Halley | 36-50 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-50 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker clanks a jumper in the lane | 36-50 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Jing Ching gets the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina | Dale Halley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | John Hall gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | John Hall swats the short shot by Shaun Warren | 36-50 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks is whistled for traveling | 36-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Shaun Warren, Dale Halley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Robert Lentz (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Irvin Marks, John Hall, Raymond Mitton | |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Jing Ching can't connect on a shot in the paint | 36-50 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz is fouled on the floor by Jing Ching - foul #4 on Jing Ching, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dale Halley (PF) Jing Ching | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses the jumper from the left side | 36-50 |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-50 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher is whistled for traveling | 38-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (PG) Jeffrey Rock | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (SG), John Hall (PF) Michael Nicholson, Garrett Auerbach | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by Edwin Fisher - foul #1 on Edwin Fisher, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks (PG) Robert Dagostino | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Shaun Warren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Dale Halley (tiring) C - Dewayne Walker (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Irvin Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lentz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Gray | 41-50 |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dale Halley - foul #3 on Dale Halley, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 11:14 | North Carolina | Dale Halley pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-50 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren tips it home | 43-50 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Scott Gray picks off the pass by Edwin Fisher | 43-50 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:58 | North Carolina | Dale Halley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 46-50 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor buries a floater from the right wing set up by Edwin Fisher | 46-52 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edwin Fisher - foul #2 on Edwin Fisher, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Michael Nicholson (SG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), David Bretz (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Irvin Marks, Jessie Taylor, Robert Lentz, John Hall, Edwin Fisher | |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-52 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Dewayne Walker | 48-52 |
| 08:39 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Halley | 51-52 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 08:01 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Shaun Warren | 53-55 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Dagostino, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jing Ching (PF) Shaun Warren | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hall (PF) David Bretz | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Halley (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jing Ching (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | John Hall picks off the pass by Jing Ching | 53-55 |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | John Hall is hacked by Jing Ching - foul #5 on Jing Ching, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Jing Ching | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks (PG), Jessie Taylor (SG) Robert Dagostino, Michael Nicholson | |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor banks in the layup | 53-57 |
| 06:42 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker hits the finger roll | 55-57 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:31 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:03 | North Carolina | Scott Gray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Dewayne Walker is blocked by Raymond Mitton | 55-57 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG) Scott Gray | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Michael Nicholson (SG), Robert Lentz (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Irvin Marks, Jessie Taylor, John Hall, Raymond Mitton | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-57 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | Dale Halley grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Robert Dagostino picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdelal | 55-57 |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Rock steals the ball from Robert Lentz | 55-57 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Rock | 57-57 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 03:53 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Warren (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Halley (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Lentz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Nicholson | 60-59 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks (PG), Jessie Taylor (SG), John Hall (PF) Robert Dagostino, Michael Nicholson, Garrett Auerbach | |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz's pass is intercepted by Shaun Warren | 60-59 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Dewayne Walker is blocked by Edwin Fisher | 60-59 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dewayne Walker - foul #3 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Irvin Marks | 60-62 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | John Hall is called for the reach on Scott Gray - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Scott Gray | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF) John Hall | |
| 01:09 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Dewayne Walker is blocked by Edwin Fisher | 60-62 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks is fouled on the floor by Shaun Warren - foul #2 on Shaun Warren, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Robert Lentz takes the ball from Shaun Warren | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Rock - foul #3 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hall (PF) Robert Lentz | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Rock - foul #4 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher grabs the board | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher is hacked by Jeffrey Rock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Rock, team foul #12 | 63-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG) Jeffrey Rock | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG) Irvin Marks | |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 00:10 | North Carolina | Garrett Auerbach steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelal | 63-69 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton (C) Edwin Fisher | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Gray - foul #1 on Scott Gray, team foul #13 | 63-69 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks (PG), Robert Lentz (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, John Hall, Raymond Mitton | |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal hits a 3 from the right corner | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Irvin Marks runs out the clock | 66-71 |