| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Moynihan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Conaway (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Woodruff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bittinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Palmquist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:33 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:16 | Tulsa | Willie Cyphers is called for the reach on David Woodruff - foul #1 on Willie Cyphers, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 18:52 | Tulsa | Dustin Palmquist's pass is intercepted by Jason Horner | 32-33 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina | Jason Horner blows the layup | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | North Carolina | Paul Bittinger swats the shot by Jason Horner | 32-33 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson hits the finger roll | 34-33 |
| 17:49 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith steals the ball from David Woodruff | 34-33 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marvin Smith | 36-33 |
| 17:25 | Tulsa | David Woodruff double dribbles | 36-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Mei (PG), Alan Macon (SF), Robert Boydston (PF), Willie Heard (C) David Moynihan, David Woodruff, Paul Bittinger, Dustin Palmquist | |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Macon - foul #3 on Alan Macon, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Woodruff (SF) Alan Macon | |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen is fouled on the floor by Robert Boydston - foul #1 on Robert Boydston, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 16:38 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dwayne Richardson | 38-33 |
| 16:21 | Tulsa | David Woodruff is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Richardson - foul #4 on Dwayne Richardson, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (PF) Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:16 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Brandon Mei | 38-35 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 38-35 |
| 15:50 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Reisman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lars Luzinski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Goodson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Brandon Mei (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Conaway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Woodruff (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Heard (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Tulsa | Joseph Johnson blocks the short jumper by David Woodruff | 38-35 |
| 15:28 | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:20 | Tulsa | David Woodruff misses the easy layup | 38-35 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Willie Heard gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:33 | Tulsa | David Woodruff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski scores on a shot near the basket and the foul's on David Woodruff - foul #3 on David Woodruff, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Marvin Smith (SG) Andrew Bowen, Jeremy Reisman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Benjamin Atkins (PG), David Moynihan (SG), Alan Macon (SF), Paul Bittinger (PF), Dustin Palmquist (C) Brandon Mei, Dennis Conaway, David Woodruff, Robert Boydston, Willie Heard | |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:04 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:46 | Tulsa | Alan Macon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lars Luzinski - foul #2 on Lars Luzinski, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers (SF) Lars Luzinski | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 13:46 | Tulsa | Alan Macon makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | Tulsa | Alan Macon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Jason Horner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 13:27 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 13:18 | Tulsa | David Moynihan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 13:17 | Tulsa | Benjamin Atkins snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:08 | Tulsa | Alan Macon misses the lay-in | 40-37 |
| 13:07 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Jason Horner gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:00 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers slams it home on a great pass from Walter Goodson | 42-37 |
| 12:51 | Tulsa | David Moynihan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | Jason Horner is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Atkins - foul #4 on Benjamin Atkins, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson (PF) Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (SG) Benjamin Atkins | |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Jason Horner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 42-37 |
| 12:16 | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | David Moynihan travels with the ball | 42-37 |
| 11:50 | North Carolina | Jason Horner hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Smith | 44-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Joseph Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Moynihan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Conaway (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Macon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Bittinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Palmquist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger hits a floater from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Paul Bittinger is called for the reach on Dwayne Richardson - foul #3 on Paul Bittinger, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), David Hampton (SF), Walter Goodson (C) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Woodruff (SF), Robert Boydston (C) Alan Macon, Dustin Palmquist | |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson tips it in | 46-39 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | David Moynihan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen is fouled on the floor by David Woodruff - foul #4 on David Woodruff, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski (SF) Jeremy Reisman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Mei (PG), Alan Macon (SF) Dennis Conaway, David Woodruff | |
| 09:52 | North Carolina | David Hampton's floater is tipped away by Robert Boydston | 46-39 |
| 09:51 | Tulsa | Alan Macon grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 09:32 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Mei - foul #2 on Brandon Mei, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) David Hampton, Lars Luzinski, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Heard (PF), Dustin Palmquist (C) Paul Bittinger, Robert Boydston | |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Dustin Palmquist is denied by Dwayne Richardson | 48-41 |
| 09:19 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Heard | 48-41 |
| 09:06 | Tulsa | Joseph Johnson swats the layup by Willie Heard | 48-41 |
| 09:05 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-41 |
| 08:29 | Tulsa | Willie Heard buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Brandon Mei | 50-43 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen is called for 10 seconds | 50-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Walter Goodson (PF) Andrew Bowen, Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (SG), Paul Bittinger (PF), Robert Boydston (C) Brandon Mei, Willie Heard, Dustin Palmquist | |
| 08:06 | Tulsa | The short jumper by David Moynihan is denied by Joseph Johnson | 50-43 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Paul Bittinger takes the ball from Joseph Johnson | 50-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Willie Cyphers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Goodson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Moynihan (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Conaway (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Macon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Bittinger (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Boydston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tulsa | Alan Macon knocks in the jumper from the left block | 50-45 |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Jason Horner is fouled on the floor by David Moynihan - foul #1 on David Moynihan, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Benjamin Atkins (PG), David Woodruff (SF), Dustin Palmquist (C) David Moynihan, Alan Macon, Robert Boydston | |
| 07:02 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:02 | Tulsa | David Woodruff gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:44 | Tulsa | David Woodruff scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski blows the wide open dunk | 50-47 |
| 06:14 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lars Luzinski | 50-47 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski lays it in uncontested | 52-47 |
| 05:36 | Tulsa | Benjamin Atkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 05:34 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Palmquist | 52-47 |
| 05:25 | Tulsa | Dustin Palmquist misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:20 | North Carolina | Benjamin Atkins steps in front of the Jeremy Reisman pass in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Dwayne Richardson - foul #5 on Dwayne Richardson, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Jason Horner, Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski, Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Mei (SG), Willie Heard (C) Dennis Conaway, Dustin Palmquist | |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the wide open floater from close range | 52-49 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:27 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson connects on the floater from the right block | 54-49 |
| 04:20 | Tulsa | Brandon Mei is fouled on the floor by Walter Goodson - foul #3 on Walter Goodson, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Boydston (PF) Paul Bittinger | |
| 04:12 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Boydston, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Macon (SF) David Woodruff | |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Benjamin Atkins steals it from Marvin Smith in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 03:50 | Tulsa | Benjamin Atkins clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brandon Mei - foul #3 on Brandon Mei, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Lars Luzinski (SF) Andrew Bowen, Willie Cyphers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moynihan (SG), Dustin Palmquist (C) Brandon Mei, Willie Heard | |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:20 | Tulsa | Dustin Palmquist gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lars Luzinski (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Walter Goodson (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Johnson (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Benjamin Atkins (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Moynihan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Macon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Palmquist (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith steals it from David Moynihan | 54-49 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson is denied on a layup by Robert Boydston | 54-49 |
| 02:42 | Tulsa | Alan Macon snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 02:26 | Tulsa | David Moynihan lays it up and in and he's fouled by Lars Luzinski - foul #3 on Lars Luzinski, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF) Marvin Smith, Lars Luzinski | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Woodruff (SF) Alan Macon | |
| 02:26 | Tulsa | David Moynihan misses the free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:26 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | Jason Horner is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jason Horner, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG) Jason Horner | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (SG) David Moynihan | |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | David Woodruff scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Marvin Smith (SG) Andrew Bowen, Jeremy Reisman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger (PF) Robert Boydston | |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson is hacked by Dustin Palmquist - foul #1 on Dustin Palmquist, team foul #11 | 54-53 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:25 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:25 | Tulsa | David Woodruff gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:10 | Tulsa | David Woodruff misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 01:10 | Tulsa | David Woodruff makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:10 | Tulsa | David Woodruff makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | Benjamin Atkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 00:15 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson's layup is rejected by David Woodruff | 54-55 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |