| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Curtis Pearson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bret Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bessey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Gengler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucas McCaffery (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Pickens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jesse Jacobs inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | James Pickens clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Bret Kay snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Alvin Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Jesse Jacobs gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Bret Kay loses the ball out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey is hacked by Bret Kay - foul #3 on Bret Kay, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Byron Harshaw (C) Bret Kay | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | Byron Harshaw steps in front of the James Pickens pass | 33-31 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Raymond Bessey is called for the reach on Sebastian Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Bessey, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Travis Blom drills a shot from the right side set up by Alvin Johnson | 35-31 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Gengler, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Curtis Pearson is fouled on the floor by Charles Gengler - foul #2 on Charles Gengler, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Travis Blom clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Sebastian Long gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Sebastian Long misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | James Pickens gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:48 | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Gengler | 35-34 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Byron Harshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Smith (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF), Kevin Ball (C) Alvin Johnson, Travis Blom, Curtis Pearson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG), Dennis Woods (C) Charles Gengler, James Pickens | |
| 16:17 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 35-34 |
| 16:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Sebastian Long | 35-34 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Sebastian Long hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Phil Rubalcaba | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Ball (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bessey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucas McCaffery (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Dennis Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly and he's hacked by Phil Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike Tracy (PG), Alvin Johnson (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Bret Kay (C) Sebastian Long, Ronald Smith, Phil Rubalcaba, Kevin Ball | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Pickens (C) Lucas McCaffery | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Alvin Johnson loses the dribble to Raymond Bessey | 38-37 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | James Pickens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Curtis Pearson (PF) Mike Tracy, Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Gengler (SG), Lucas McCaffery (PF) Bryan Donnelly, Dennis Woods | |
| 14:40 | Houston | Travis Blom misses badly on a runner from the right block | 38-37 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Travis Blom can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Curtis Pearson tips it in | 40-37 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Pickens | 40-39 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Travis Blom comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lucas McCaffery - foul #4 on Lucas McCaffery, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Woods (PF) Lucas McCaffery | |
| 14:08 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Jacobs | 42-42 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Bret Kay is hacked by James Pickens - foul #2 on James Pickens, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Smith (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF) Alvin Johnson, Travis Blom | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF), Jeffrey Sarmiento (C) Jesse Jacobs, James Pickens | |
| 13:15 | Houston | Bret Kay misses the easy layup | 42-42 |
| 13:13 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 12:53 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Ronald Smith misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Pearson | 42-42 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Woods | 42-42 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly is fouled on the floor by Phil Rubalcaba - foul #2 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike Tracy (PG), Alvin Johnson (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Byron Harshaw (PF) Sebastian Long, Ronald Smith, Curtis Pearson, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Jacobs (SF), Lucas McCaffery (PF), James Pickens (C) Raymond Bessey, Charles Gengler, Dennis Woods | |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | James Pickens hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jesse Jacobs and the foul's on Phil Rubalcaba - foul #3 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | James Pickens makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mike Tracy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jesse Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lucas McCaffery (fresh) 4 pf. C - James Pickens (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Byron Harshaw scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Donnelly | 44-48 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Alvin Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mike Tracy | 47-48 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | James Pickens can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 10:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Phil Rubalcaba | 47-48 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Travis Blom misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:24 | North Carolina | Mike Tracy steals it from Jesse Jacobs | 47-48 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Mike Tracy lays it in | 49-48 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly is fouled on the floor by Mike Tracy - foul #2 on Mike Tracy, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Kevin Ball (SF), Curtis Pearson (PF), Bret Kay (C) Mike Tracy, Alvin Johnson, Travis Blom, Byron Harshaw, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey (PG), Charles Gengler (SG), Dennis Woods (C) Bryan Donnelly, Jeffrey Sarmiento, James Pickens | |
| 09:40 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods drills a jump hook from the right block | 49-50 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Dennis Woods picks off the pass by Ronald Smith | 49-50 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-50 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Dennis Woods steals the ball from Curtis Pearson | 49-50 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 49-50 |
| 08:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bret Kay | 49-50 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Kevin Ball is fouled on the floor by Jesse Jacobs - foul #3 on Jesse Jacobs, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Alvin Johnson (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Byron Harshaw (PF) Ronald Smith, Kevin Ball, Curtis Pearson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF), James Pickens (C) Jesse Jacobs, Dennis Woods | |
| 07:53 | Houston | Byron Harshaw hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Sebastian Long | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bret Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bessey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gengler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lucas McCaffery (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - James Pickens (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses short on a shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 07:34 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly lays it in set up by Raymond Bessey | 51-52 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Bret Kay can't finish the layup | 51-52 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Pickens | 51-52 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Bessey | 51-54 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Alvin Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Byron Harshaw gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Travis Blom drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sebastian Long | 54-54 |
| 05:34 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Bryan Donnelly is denied by Byron Harshaw | 54-54 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Byron Harshaw snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Alvin Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina | James Pickens gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | Travis Blom is called for the reach on James Pickens - foul #1 on Travis Blom, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike Tracy (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF), Curtis Pearson (PF), Kevin Ball (C) Sebastian Long, Alvin Johnson, Travis Blom, Byron Harshaw, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SG), Jesse Jacobs (SF), Dennis Woods (C) Charles Gengler, Bryan Donnelly, James Pickens | |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Lucas McCaffery's pass is intercepted by Curtis Pearson | 54-54 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Ronald Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the lane | 54-56 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Raymond Bessey steals the ball from Curtis Pearson | 54-56 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Jesse Jacobs slams it home set up by Raymond Bessey | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mike Tracy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Ball (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bessey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jesse Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lucas McCaffery (tiring) 4 pf. C - Dennis Woods (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Ronald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Alvin Johnson (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Byron Harshaw (C) Mike Tracy, Ronald Smith, Phil Rubalcaba, Kevin Ball | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (PG), James Pickens (C) Raymond Bessey, Lucas McCaffery | |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | James Pickens misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 54-58 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Travis Blom gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Sebastian Long hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-58 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Bret Kay (C) Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Gengler (SG), Lucas McCaffery (PF) Jeffrey Sarmiento, Dennis Woods | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | James Pickens clanks a turnaround from the left block | 54-58 |
| 02:24 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly can't tip it in | 54-58 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Lucas McCaffery misses the tip | 54-58 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Alvin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Curtis Pearson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 01:54 | North Carolina | Sebastian Long picks off the pass by Bryan Donnelly in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Alvin Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sebastian Long | 59-58 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | James Pickens hits a jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Curtis Pearson misses the easy layup | 59-60 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Curtis Pearson tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Pearson - foul #2 on Curtis Pearson, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey (PG) Bryan Donnelly | |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Curtis Pearson is hacked by Raymond Bessey - foul #3 on Raymond Bessey, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Curtis Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Lucas McCaffery snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Lucas McCaffery is hacked by Sebastian Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sebastian Long, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Lucas McCaffery makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Lucas McCaffery makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Sebastian Long hits a shot from the left wing set up by Travis Blom | 63-64 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Sebastian Long is called for the reach on Charles Gengler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sebastian Long, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Bret Kay pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Jesse Jacobs takes the ball from Travis Blom | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | James Pickens is hacked by Sebastian Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sebastian Long, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | James Pickens misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | James Pickens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Travis Blom misses the halfcourt shot | 63-65 |