| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) SF - Andrew Breen (fresh) PF - Richard Orta (fresh) C - David Lasalle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Dobbs (fresh) SG - Ross Bergren (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nixon (fresh) PF - Michael Flynn (fresh) C - Micheal Laursen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Richard Orta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Arizona State | Ross Bergren pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Arizona State | Ross Bergren's pass is intercepted by Kevin Brewer in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina | David Lasalle pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer is fouled on the floor by Ross Bergren - foul #1 on Ross Bergren, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Pablo Garcia (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Ray Trojanowski, Kevin Brewer, Andrew Breen, Richard Orta, David Lasalle | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (PG), Joe Whang (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF), Jack Crawford (PF), Kun Ximines (C) Fredrick Dobbs, Ross Bergren, Kenneth Nixon, Michael Flynn, Micheal Laursen | |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Darryl Rancourt | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Arizona State | Joe Whang can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt is hacked by Jack Crawford - foul #1 on Jack Crawford, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Michael Flynn (PF) Joe Whang, Jack Crawford | |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | David Powers misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kun Ximines - foul #1 on Kun Ximines, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (SG), Andrew Breen (SF), David Lasalle (C) Pablo Garcia, Darren McNeish, Darryl Rancourt | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe Whang (SG), Kenneth Nixon (SF), Frank Johnson (PF), Micheal Laursen (C) Fredrick Dobbs, Lino Rusinski, Michael Flynn, Kun Ximines | |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | David Powers misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | North Carolina | David Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Powers - foul #1 on David Powers, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski (PG), Richard Orta (PF) David Powers, Daniel Wayt | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Michael Flynn (PF) Joe Whang, Frank Johnson | |
| 16:26 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:26 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer is hacked by Michael Atkin - foul #1 on Michael Atkin, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG), Jack Crawford (PF) Fredrick Dobbs, Michael Flynn | |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Orta | 8-6 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Breen (fresh) PF - Richard Orta (fresh) C - David Lasalle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Atkin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Bergren (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nixon (fresh) PF - Jack Crawford (fresh) C - Micheal Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen is hacked by David Lasalle - foul #1 on David Lasalle, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darren McNeish (SF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Andrew Breen, David Lasalle | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Joe Whang (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF), Michael Flynn (PF), Kun Ximines (C) Michael Atkin, Ross Bergren, Kenneth Nixon, Jack Crawford, Micheal Laursen | |
| 15:32 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Whang | 8-8 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | North Carolina | Richard Orta tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 14:50 | Arizona State | Kun Ximines is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:48 | Arizona State | Michael Flynn tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | Michael Flynn denies the turnaround by Richard Orta | 10-10 |
| 14:33 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Joe Whang | 10-10 |
| 14:28 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 14:09 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Michael Flynn | 10-12 |
| 13:47 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs is hacked by Ray Trojanowski - foul #1 on Ray Trojanowski, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Pablo Garcia (SG), Andrew Breen (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), David Lasalle (C) Ray Trojanowski, Kevin Brewer, Darren McNeish, Richard Orta, Darryl Rancourt | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (PG), Ross Bergren (SG), Kenneth Nixon (SF), Jack Crawford (PF), Micheal Laursen (C) Fredrick Dobbs, Joe Whang, Lino Rusinski, Michael Flynn, Kun Ximines | |
| 13:36 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon slams it home set up by Michael Atkin | 10-14 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | David Lasalle can't finish the layup | 10-14 |
| 13:16 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:56 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Atkin | 10-16 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | David Lasalle misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Nixon - foul #1 on Kenneth Nixon, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Michael Flynn (PF) Michael Atkin, Jack Crawford | |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | David Lasalle makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:07 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Micheal Laursen | 12-19 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt misses the jumper from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 11:47 | Arizona State | Ross Bergren grabs the board | 12-19 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Powers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) SF - Andrew Breen (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Wayt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Lasalle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Dobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ross Bergren (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Arizona State | Daniel Wayt takes the ball from Ross Bergren | 12-19 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | David Powers's pass is intercepted by Ross Bergren | 12-19 |
| 11:15 | Arizona State | Andrew Breen takes the ball from Ross Bergren in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen connects on the shot from the baseline | 14-19 |
| 10:48 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Lasalle - foul #2 on David Lasalle, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski (PG), Kevin Brewer (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Richard Orta (PF), Darryl Rancourt (C) David Powers, Pablo Garcia, Andrew Breen, Daniel Wayt, David Lasalle | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (SG) Ross Bergren | |
| 10:48 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:48 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Darryl Rancourt | 14-19 |
| 10:22 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 10:20 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:58 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Darryl Rancourt - foul #1 on Darryl Rancourt, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Monreal (PG), Randolph Koch (PF) Ray Trojanowski, Richard Orta | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF), Jack Crawford (PF) Fredrick Dobbs, Kenneth Nixon, Michael Flynn | |
| 09:58 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:58 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:37 | North Carolina | Jack Crawford denies the turnaround by Kevin Brewer | 14-21 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | Darren McNeish tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Darren McNeish - foul #1 on Darren McNeish, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski (PG), Pablo Garcia (SG), Richard Orta (PF) Kevin Brewer, Darren McNeish, Darryl Rancourt | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Joe Whang (SG), Michael Flynn (PF), Kun Ximines (C) Michael Atkin, Ross Bergren, Jack Crawford, Micheal Laursen | |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina | Christopher Monreal is hacked by Kun Ximines - foul #2 on Kun Ximines, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (SG), Kenneth Nixon (SF), Micheal Laursen (C) Joe Whang, Lino Rusinski, Kun Ximines | |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:28 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:25 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Trojanowski - foul #2 on Ray Trojanowski, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Andrew Breen (SF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Ray Trojanowski, Christopher Monreal, Randolph Koch | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG) Fredrick Dobbs | |
| 08:25 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen is denied on a layup by Michael Flynn | 16-23 |
| 08:06 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 07:54 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-23 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia hits a shot from the right wing | 18-23 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Powers (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Pablo Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Breen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Orta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darryl Rancourt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Atkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Bergren (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Laursen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 18-23 |
| 07:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Pablo Garcia | 18-23 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pablo Garcia | 20-23 |
| 06:32 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 06:30 | North Carolina | Richard Orta grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 06:10 | North Carolina | Richard Orta can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 20-23 |
| 06:09 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Michael Flynn | 20-23 |
| 06:07 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen's pass is intercepted by Darryl Rancourt in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Michael Flynn is called for the reach on Pablo Garcia - foul #1 on Michael Flynn, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Monreal (PG), Darren McNeish (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF), Randolph Koch (C) David Powers, Andrew Breen, Richard Orta, Darryl Rancourt | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs (PG), Joe Whang (SG), Lino Rusinski (SF), Jack Crawford (PF) Michael Atkin, Ross Bergren, Kenneth Nixon, Michael Flynn | |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:44 | Arizona State | Joe Whang gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:31 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski's pass is intercepted by Daniel Wayt | 20-23 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Randolph Koch hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| 04:53 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joe Whang | 22-25 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-25 |
| 04:32 | Arizona State | Joe Whang grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 04:16 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford is whistled for a carry | 22-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Kevin Brewer (SG), Andrew Breen (SF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Christopher Monreal, Pablo Garcia, Darren McNeish, Randolph Koch | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (SG), Kenneth Nixon (SF), Michael Flynn (PF) Joe Whang, Lino Rusinski, Jack Crawford | |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Fredrick Dobbs is called for the reach on Kevin Brewer - foul #1 on Fredrick Dobbs, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG) Michael Atkin | |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Powers | 25-25 |
| 03:28 | Arizona State | Kevin Brewer steals it from Michael Flynn | 25-25 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Powers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Breen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Wayt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Darryl Rancourt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Fredrick Dobbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ross Bergren (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Nixon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flynn (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Laursen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen loses the dribble to Fredrick Dobbs | 25-25 |
| 03:05 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon travels in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski (PG), Darren McNeish (SF), Randolph Koch (PF), David Lasalle (C) David Powers, Andrew Breen, Daniel Wayt, Darryl Rancourt | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Atkin (SG), Frank Johnson (PF), Kun Ximines (C) Ross Bergren, Michael Flynn, Micheal Laursen | |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 02:40 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin is hacked by Kevin Brewer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski (SF), Michael Flynn (PF) Kenneth Nixon, Frank Johnson | |
| 02:40 | Arizona State | Michael Atkin misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:40 | Arizona State | Kun Ximines snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 02:25 | Arizona State | Lino Rusinski hits the finger roll | 28-27 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Kun Ximines is called for the reach on Kevin Brewer - foul #3 on Kun Ximines, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Monreal (SF), Richard Orta (PF) Darren McNeish, Randolph Koch | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe Whang (SG), Kenneth Nixon (SF), Jack Crawford (PF), Micheal Laursen (C) Michael Atkin, Lino Rusinski, Michael Flynn, Kun Ximines | |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:39 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 01:38 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Nixon | 30-27 |
| 01:23 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 30-27 |
| 01:21 | Arizona State | Jack Crawford tips it in | 30-29 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 00:54 | Arizona State | Kevin Brewer is called for the reach on Fredrick Dobbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darren McNeish (SF), Randolph Koch (PF) Kevin Brewer, Richard Orta | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ross Bergren (SG), Michael Flynn (PF) Joe Whang, Jack Crawford | |
| 00:54 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:54 | Arizona State | Fredrick Dobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Randolph Koch | 32-30 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-30 |
| 00:40 | Arizona State | Kenneth Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:20 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen hits a wide open turnaround in the lane | 32-32 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Micheal Laursen steps in front of the Christopher Monreal pass | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Micheal Laursen comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-32 |