| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dwayne Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Toney (fresh) SG - Darrel Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Covington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sciortino (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Jason Horner misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 29-21 |
| 19:30 | Portland | Paul Burchette grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 19:12 | Portland | Gary Toney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 18:45 | Portland | Darrel Jones gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:41 | Portland | Justin Covington misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson hits a wide open jumper in the lane set up by Marvin Smith | 31-21 |
| 18:05 | Portland | Paul Burchette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Walter Goodson (PF) Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), Michael Schwab (SG), Brandon Morris (C) Gary Toney, Justin Covington, William Sciortino | |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Jason Horner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 17:45 | Portland | Paul Burchette snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 17:31 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Goodson - foul #3 on Walter Goodson, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 17:31 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 17:31 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Paul Burchette steps in front of the Lars Luzinski pass in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 17:13 | Portland | Michael Schwab is whistled for traveling | 31-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson (PF) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 17:06 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 31-22 |
| 17:05 | Portland | Michael Schwab gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 16:52 | Portland | Brandon Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 16:51 | Portland | Darrel Jones tips it but misses | 31-22 |
| 16:50 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Bowen | 33-22 |
| 16:23 | Portland | Nathan Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Andrew Bowen, Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG), Justin Covington (SG), William Sciortino (C) Nathan Murphy, Michael Schwab, Brandon Morris | |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Justin Covington - foul #1 on Justin Covington, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith makes the free throw | 36-22 |
| 15:49 | Portland | Justin Covington misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dwayne Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Toney (fresh) SG - Justin Covington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darrel Jones (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Paul Burchette (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Sciortino (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jason Horner and the foul's on Darrel Jones - foul #2 on Darrel Jones, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | John Olson (SG), Waylon Ginther (SF), Dennis Mikels (C) Justin Covington, Darrel Jones, Paul Burchette | |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the free throw | 39-22 |
| 15:09 | Portland | Dennis Mikels knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Toney | 39-24 |
| 15:03 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers loses the dribble to John Olson in the backcourt | 39-24 |
| 15:02 | Portland | John Olson lays it in | 39-26 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF), Walter Goodson (PF) Jason Horner, Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers, Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), Brandon Morris (PF) Gary Toney, William Sciortino | |
| 14:14 | Portland | Dennis Mikels connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 13:51 | Portland | Nathan Murphy snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 13:25 | Portland | Brandon Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG), Michael Schwab (SF), Justin Covington (PF) Nathan Murphy, Waylon Ginther, Brandon Morris | |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Dwayne Richardson | 41-28 |
| 12:59 | Portland | Michael Schwab connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Toney | 41-31 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith drills a shot from the right block | 43-31 |
| 12:34 | Portland | Dennis Mikels misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Bowen - foul #1 on Andrew Bowen, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG) Andrew Bowen | |
| Subs | Portland | William Sciortino (PF) John Olson | |
| 12:34 | Portland | Dennis Mikels makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:34 | Portland | Dennis Mikels misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 11:54 | Portland | Dwayne Richardson swats the shot by Michael Schwab | 45-32 |
| 11:52 | Portland | Dennis Mikels misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 11:50 | Portland | Justin Covington hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Cyphers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dwayne Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Goodson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Toney (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Covington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Schwab (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Sciortino (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Mikels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | Michael Schwab steals it from Willie Cyphers | 45-34 |
| 11:09 | Portland | Justin Covington comes up short on the runner in the paint | 45-34 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Jason Horner is hacked by Michael Schwab - foul #1 on Michael Schwab, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Marvin Smith, Willie Cyphers, Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), Darrel Jones (SG), Waylon Ginther (SF), Paul Burchette (PF), Brandon Morris (C) Gary Toney, Justin Covington, Michael Schwab, William Sciortino, Dennis Mikels | |
| 10:31 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jason Horner | 48-34 |
| 10:11 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 10:10 | Portland | Waylon Ginther gets the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 09:50 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-34 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson banks in the layup and the foul's on Nathan Murphy - foul #1 on Nathan Murphy, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Jason Horner, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Portland | John Olson (SG) Nathan Murphy | |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson misses the free throw | 50-34 |
| 09:34 | Portland | Paul Burchette grabs the board | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:19 | Portland | John Olson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG), Dennis Mikels (C) Darrel Jones, Brandon Morris | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:56 | Portland | Dennis Mikels misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-37 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Lars Luzinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 08:24 | Portland | Dennis Mikels snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 08:17 | Portland | Waylon Ginther is hacked by Dwayne Richardson - foul #2 on Dwayne Richardson, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG), Willie Cyphers (SF), Walter Goodson (PF) Jeremy Reisman, Lars Luzinski, Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), William Sciortino (C) Gary Toney, Dennis Mikels | |
| 08:07 | Portland | Paul Burchette misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson's pass is intercepted by Paul Burchette | 50-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Cyphers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Goodson (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Nathan Murphy (fresh) SG - John Olson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Waylon Ginther (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Burchette (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Sciortino (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Portland | John Olson is hacked by Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG) Andrew Bowen | |
| Subs | Portland | Darrel Jones (PG), Justin Covington (SG), Michael Schwab (SF), Brandon Morris (C) Nathan Murphy, John Olson, Waylon Ginther, Paul Burchette | |
| 07:07 | Portland | Justin Covington misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 50-37 |
| 07:05 | Portland | Brandon Morris snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 06:45 | Portland | Justin Covington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 06:43 | Portland | Darrel Jones hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Jason Horner is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Covington - foul #2 on Justin Covington, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson (PF) Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG) William Sciortino | |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Schwab - foul #2 on Michael Schwab, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Hampton (SG) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | John Olson (SG) Michael Schwab | |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 06:07 | Portland | John Olson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Covington | 51-41 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | David Hampton can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 05:36 | Portland | Justin Covington grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 05:15 | Portland | Joseph Johnson is called for the reach on John Olson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Marvin Smith (SG), Lars Luzinski (SF), Walter Goodson (C) Jason Horner, David Hampton, Willie Cyphers, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), Waylon Ginther (SF), Paul Burchette (PF), Dennis Mikels (C) Gary Toney, Darrel Jones, Justin Covington, Brandon Morris | |
| 05:03 | Portland | Waylon Ginther misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Dennis Mikels is called for the reach on Andrew Bowen - foul #4 on Dennis Mikels, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson (C) Dwayne Richardson | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Schwab (SG), William Sciortino (PF) John Olson, Paul Burchette | |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 04:41 | Portland | William Sciortino grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 04:24 | Portland | Michael Schwab misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 04:22 | Portland | Waylon Ginther tips it home | 52-43 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina | Nathan Murphy steals it from Andrew Bowen in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 03:57 | Portland | Dennis Mikels misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 03:56 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Lars Luzinski | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Portland | Waylon Ginther is hacked by Lars Luzinski - foul #2 on Lars Luzinski, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (PG), Jeremy Reisman (SG), Dwayne Richardson (PF) Andrew Bowen, Marvin Smith, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG), John Olson (SG), Darrel Jones (SF), Paul Burchette (PF) Nathan Murphy, Michael Schwab, Waylon Ginther, William Sciortino | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Horner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Reisman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lars Luzinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwayne Richardson (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Goodson (tiring) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Toney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Olson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Darrel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Burchette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Mikels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Portland | Darrel Jones hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Paul Burchette is called for the reach on Jeremy Reisman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Burchette, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers (SF) Lars Luzinski | |
| Subs | Portland | Justin Covington (PF) Paul Burchette | |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:27 | North Carolina | Jeremy Reisman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:12 | Portland | Gary Toney can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Goodson - foul #4 on Walter Goodson, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| 03:12 | Portland | Gary Toney makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:12 | Portland | Gary Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:47 | North Carolina | Dwayne Richardson misses the lay-in | 56-47 |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | Walter Goodson tips it in | 58-47 |
| 02:29 | Portland | Darrel Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Willie Cyphers - foul #1 on Willie Cyphers, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marvin Smith (SG), Joseph Johnson (C) Jeremy Reisman, Walter Goodson | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), William Sciortino (PF), Brandon Morris (C) Gary Toney, John Olson, Dennis Mikels | |
| 02:29 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:29 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers is fouled on the floor by Justin Covington - foul #3 on Justin Covington, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Schwab (SG), Waylon Ginther (SF) Darrel Jones, Justin Covington | |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:56 | Portland | Michael Schwab's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | Darrel Jones (SG), Justin Covington (SF) Michael Schwab, Waylon Ginther | |
| 01:52 | North Carolina | Marvin Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Portland | Brandon Morris misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dwayne Richardson - foul #3 on Dwayne Richardson, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| 01:46 | Portland | Brandon Morris makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:46 | Portland | Brandon Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Willie Cyphers | 60-50 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | Justin Covington denies the turnaround by Dwayne Richardson | 60-50 |
| 01:15 | Portland | William Sciortino snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 00:57 | Portland | William Sciortino is whistled for traveling | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers is fouled in the backcourt by Darrel Jones - foul #3 on Darrel Jones, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Hampton (SG) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Portland | William Sciortino scores on a 3 from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | David Hampton is hacked by Darrel Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrel Jones, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG), John Olson (SG), Waylon Ginther (SF), Paul Burchette (PF), Dennis Mikels (C) Nathan Murphy, Darrel Jones, Justin Covington, William Sciortino, Brandon Morris | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | David Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | David Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:39 | Portland | David Hampton steals the ball from John Olson | 62-53 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Toney - foul #2 on Gary Toney, team foul #12 | 62-53 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:36 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:36 | Portland | Paul Burchette grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:31 | Portland | Paul Burchette throws it down | 63-55 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Toney - foul #3 on Gary Toney, team foul #13 | 63-55 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:21 | Portland | John Olson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-55 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Gary Toney is called for the reach on Willie Cyphers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Toney, team foul #14 | 64-55 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Willie Cyphers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:15 | Portland | Gary Toney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), Darrel Jones (SG), Justin Covington (SF), William Sciortino (PF), Brandon Morris (C) Gary Toney, John Olson, Waylon Ginther, Paul Burchette, Dennis Mikels | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jason Horner runs out the clock | 66-55 |