| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Cyphers - foul #3 on Willie Cyphers, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:20 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Claude Spence | 25-30 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Jason Horner takes the ball from Jimmy Wooldridge | 25-30 |
| 19:00 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers lays it in set up by Jason Horner | 27-30 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 27-30 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses badly on a shot in the lane | 27-30 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (PF) Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:08 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson's pass is intercepted by Claude Spence | 27-30 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 27-30 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence tips it in | 27-32 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Rogers - foul #3 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) SG - Jeremy Reisman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lars Luzinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Goodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) SF - James Shrum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Jackson - foul #1 on Leroy Jackson, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Leroy Jackson and he's hacked by Andrew Bowen - foul #2 on Andrew Bowen, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | John Johnson is whistled for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Andrew Bowen, Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (C) John Johnson | |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the jumpshot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Rogers - foul #4 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler jams it set up by William Harris | 31-40 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Claude Spence - foul #1 on Claude Spence, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (PF) Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Harris | 33-42 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses short on a shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Claude Spence | 33-42 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | William Harris comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 12:10 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Goodson | 33-42 |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Ambler - foul #2 on Carl Ambler, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Johnson (C) Fred Papas | |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:44 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Harris | 33-42 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Goodson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 33-44 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-44 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Claude Spence and the foul's on Marvin Smith - foul #3 on Marvin Smith, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (SG), James Shrum (SF) William Harris, Claude Spence | |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson scores on a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG), Fred Papas (PF) Carl Ambler, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| 10:21 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas blows the dunk | 36-47 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | John Johnson tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Fred Papas | 36-49 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 09:28 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Andrew Bowen, Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, John Johnson | |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence banks in the layup set up by Dale Harbert | 36-51 |
| 08:20 | North Carolina | Jason Horner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-51 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Claude Spence, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), John Johnson (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Jimmy Wooldridge, Fred Papas | |
| 07:28 | North Carolina | Jason Horner's floater is knocked away by John Johnson | 38-51 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (SG) William Harris | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Ambler | 38-53 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | John Johnson denies the turnaround by Jason Horner | 38-53 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers tips it home | 40-53 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina | Jason Horner gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith lays it in | 42-53 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-53 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | John Johnson clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Dwayne Richardson - foul #2 on Dwayne Richardson, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Walter Goodson (PF) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), James Shrum (SF) Dale Harbert, Claude Spence | |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman is fouled on the floor by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski (SF) Willie Cyphers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Carl Ambler, John Johnson | |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Harbert and he's fouled by Andrew Bowen - foul #3 on Andrew Bowen, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers makes the free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen is called for traveling | 44-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG) Jeremy Reisman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Papas (C) Nicholas Rogers | |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses badly on a shot near the basket | 44-58 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas hits the follow up shot | 44-60 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Smith | 46-60 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dale Harbert | 46-62 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lars Luzinski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Goodson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shrum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Papas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Goodson | 48-62 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | James Shrum buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Harris | 48-64 |
| 02:11 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson banks in the layup | 50-64 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas is fouled on the floor by Joseph Johnson - foul #4 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Andrew Bowen, Lars Luzinski, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG), John Johnson (C) William Harris, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:55 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers is fouled on the floor by James Shrum - foul #1 on James Shrum, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas loses the dribble to Willie Cyphers | 51-65 |
| 01:24 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith throws it down on a great pass from Willie Cyphers | 53-65 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Willie Cyphers | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the jumper from the left side | 53-65 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers tips it back up and in | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Horner - foul #2 on Jason Horner, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Pidgeon (SF) James Shrum | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson is fouled on the floor by Leroy Jackson - foul #2 on Leroy Jackson, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Shrum (SF) Richard Pidgeon | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | James Shrum is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #5 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | James Shrum makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | James Shrum misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Jason Horner makes the shot from the left side | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert runs out the clock | 57-68 |