| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lasalle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Rodney Bryant inbounds the ball | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Samford | Rodney Bryant blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Wayt - foul #2 on Daniel Wayt, team foul #1 | 21-43 |
| 19:49 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 19:49 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 19:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Billy Doyle | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:13 | Samford | Rodney Bryant connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Case | 25-43 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer is hacked by Michael Case - foul #1 on Michael Case, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt's floater is tipped away by Richard Allen | 25-43 |
| 18:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 25-43 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Rodney Bryant loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-43 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Trojanowski | 25-45 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Michael Case is fouled in the backcourt by Pablo Garcia - foul #1 on Pablo Garcia, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jacob Westfall (PF) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Andrew Breen (SG), Richard Orta (PF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Kevin Brewer, Ray Trojanowski, Daniel Wayt, David Lasalle | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:54 | Samford | Greg Morgan's floater is knocked away by Richard Orta | 25-45 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Richard Orta snags the defensive board | 25-45 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Greg Morgan - foul #1 on Greg Morgan, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG) Gale Greene | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Henry Dobbs is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #3 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darren McNeish (SF) Pablo Garcia | |
| 17:21 | North Carolina | Richard Allen is called for the reach on David Powers - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #4 | 25-46 |
| 17:00 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses short on a jumper from the right side | 25-46 |
| 16:58 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen hits the follow up shot | 25-48 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Jacob Westfall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Henry Dobbs, Richard Letendre, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Daniel Wayt (PF), David Lasalle (C) David Powers, Andrew Breen, Richard Orta, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Brewer | 25-50 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Billy Doyle drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-50 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Wayt | 27-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ray Trojanowski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren McNeish (fresh) PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lasalle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Samford | Greg Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Greg Morgan, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SG), Pablo Garcia (SF) Ray Trojanowski, Darren McNeish | |
| 15:34 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-53 |
| 15:33 | Samford | Billy Doyle snags the defensive board | 27-53 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-53 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht tips it back up and in | 29-53 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #5 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SF), Jacob Westfall (PF), Richard Allen (C) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Darryl Rancourt (C) Kevin Brewer, Andrew Breen, David Lasalle | |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 14:47 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Richard Allen is open and lays it up and in | 31-55 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Pablo Garcia | 31-57 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Gale Greene misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-57 |
| 13:55 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt grabs the board | 31-57 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Powers | 31-59 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Darryl Rancourt is called for the reach on Richard Letendre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Rancourt, team foul #3 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Gale Greene, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SG), Darren McNeish (SF), Richard Orta (PF) Ray Trojanowski, Pablo Garcia, Daniel Wayt | |
| 13:18 | Samford | Henry Dobbs connects on the runner in the lane and the foul's on David Powers - foul #1 on David Powers, team foul #4 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG) David Powers | |
| 13:18 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the free throw | 34-59 |
| 12:49 | North Carolina | Richard Orta scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-61 |
| 12:30 | Samford | Greg Morgan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-61 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Richard Allen tips it home | 36-61 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina | Richard Orta hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Breen | 36-63 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Billy Doyle loses the dribble to Richard Orta | 36-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Letendre (fairly fresh) SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Andrew Breen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darren McNeish (fresh) PF - Richard Orta (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Darryl Rancourt (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-63 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt grabs the offensive rebound | 36-63 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Richard Orta hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-63 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-63 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Richard Orta swats the layup by Richard Allen | 36-63 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina | Richard Orta gets the rebound | 36-63 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Brewer | 36-65 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Richard Allen is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #6 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jacob Westfall (PF) Henry Dobbs, Richard Letendre, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Pablo Garcia (SF), Arthur Inge (PF), David Lasalle (C) Kevin Brewer, Andrew Breen, Darren McNeish, Richard Orta, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge hits a floater near the basket | 36-67 |
| 10:14 | Samford | Rodney Bryant's pass is intercepted by Pablo Garcia in the backcourt | 36-67 |
| 09:50 | North Carolina | Michael Case takes the ball from Ray Trojanowski | 36-67 |
| 09:46 | Samford | David Powers steps in front of the Rodney Bryant pass in the backcourt | 36-67 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | David Powers hits the finger roll | 36-69 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-69 |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge grabs the defensive rebound | 36-69 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | David Lasalle can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jacob Westfall - foul #3 on Jacob Westfall, team foul #7 | 36-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Terry Buckingham (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt (PF) Arthur Inge | |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | David Lasalle misses the 1st free throw | 36-69 |
| 09:15 | North Carolina | David Lasalle misses the 2nd free throw | 36-69 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-69 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Henry Dobbs hits the finger roll set up by Billy Doyle | 38-69 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ray Trojanowski | 38-71 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Greg Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Pablo Garcia - foul #2 on Pablo Garcia, team foul #5 | 38-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG) Henry Dobbs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Christopher Monreal (SG), Darren McNeish (SF) David Powers, Ray Trojanowski, Pablo Garcia | |
| 08:35 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-71 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | David Lasalle jams it on a nice dish by Kevin Brewer and he's hacked by Jacob Westfall - foul #4 on Jacob Westfall, team foul #8 | 40-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG) Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SG) Christopher Monreal | |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | David Lasalle misses the free throw | 40-73 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the board | 40-73 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Henry Dobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-73 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt snags the defensive board | 40-73 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Buckingham (fresh) SF - Richard Letendre (fresh) PF - Billy Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - Andrew Breen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darren McNeish (fresh) PF - Daniel Wayt (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lasalle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-73 |
| 07:18 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt gets the offensive rebound | 40-73 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-73 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt can't tip it in | 40-73 |
| 06:57 | Samford | Billy Doyle pulls down the rebound | 40-73 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Terry Buckingham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Westfall (PF) Terry Buckingham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Pablo Garcia (SF), Richard Orta (PF), Darryl Rancourt (C) Kevin Brewer, Andrew Breen, Darren McNeish, Daniel Wayt, David Lasalle | |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia is hacked by Greg Morgan - foul #2 on Greg Morgan, team foul #9 | 40-73 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 40-74 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 40-74 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the board | 40-74 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Billy Doyle drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Dobbs | 42-74 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Richard Orta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-74 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Monreal (SG) Ray Trojanowski | |
| 05:52 | Samford | Pablo Garcia is called for the reach on Richard Letendre - foul #3 on Pablo Garcia, team foul #6 | 42-74 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SG) David Powers | |
| 05:37 | Samford | Richard Letendre travels with the ball | 42-74 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Orta and the foul's on Billy Doyle - foul #3 on Billy Doyle, team foul #10 | 42-76 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Buckingham (PG) Henry Dobbs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt (PF), Arthur Inge (C) Richard Orta, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen makes the free throw | 42-77 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Monreal - foul #1 on Christopher Monreal, team foul #7 | 42-77 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG) Christopher Monreal, Andrew Breen | |
| 05:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-77 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Wayt | 43-77 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge is fouled on the floor by Billy Doyle - foul #4 on Billy Doyle, team foul #11 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Darren McNeish (SF) Pablo Garcia | |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge makes the 1st free throw | 43-78 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 43-79 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Terry Buckingham is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Brewer - foul #2 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #8 | 43-79 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Terry Buckingham misses the 1st free throw | 43-79 |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge grabs the board | 43-79 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-79 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt tips it in | 43-81 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Greg Morgan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-81 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG) Terry Buckingham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SG), Darryl Rancourt (C) Ray Trojanowski, Daniel Wayt | |
| 03:59 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Breen | 43-84 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 43-84 |
| 03:43 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Darryl Rancourt | 43-84 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Letendre (fairly fresh) SF - Greg Morgan (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Jacob Westfall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Billy Doyle (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. SG - Andrew Breen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darren McNeish (fresh) PF - Arthur Inge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Rancourt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Andrew Breen | 43-87 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Richard Letendre scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-87 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-87 |
| 02:37 | North Carolina | Arthur Inge grabs the offensive board | 46-87 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt is hacked by Jacob Westfall - foul #5 on Jacob Westfall, team foul #12 | 46-87 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Buckingham (SG) Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Powers (PG), Ray Trojanowski (SG), Pablo Garcia (SF), Daniel Wayt (PF) Kevin Brewer, Andrew Breen, Darren McNeish, Arthur Inge | |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt misses the 1st free throw | 46-87 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-87 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Greg Morgan grabs the board | 46-87 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Billy Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-87 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Darryl Rancourt grabs the board | 46-87 |
| 01:50 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Powers | 46-90 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-90 |
| 01:28 | North Carolina | Ray Trojanowski gets the rebound | 46-90 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt is fouled on the floor by Billy Doyle - foul #5 on Billy Doyle, team foul #13 | 46-90 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (C) Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), David Lasalle (C) David Powers, Darryl Rancourt | |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 46-91 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-92 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses short on a floater from the left side | 46-92 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer gets the rebound | 46-92 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Daniel Wayt can't finish the layup | 46-92 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 46-92 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Henry Dobbs travels with the ball | 46-92 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer runs out the clock | 46-92 |