| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Nicholas Fergus (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Harvey Peluso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andre Crawford (fresh) PF - Nicholas Corbin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hans Oldakowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bessey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Gengler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lucas McCaffery (fresh) C - James Pickens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Andre Crawford inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus hits a shot from the left side | 32-34 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | James Pickens dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jesse Jacobs and he's hacked by Hans Oldakowski - foul #2 on Hans Oldakowski, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | James Pickens makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:50 | Colorado State | Andre Crawford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina | James Pickens grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:23 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Bessey | 32-39 |
| 18:07 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | James Pickens gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:47 | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | Hans Oldakowski grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 17:27 | Colorado State | Andre Crawford misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | James Pickens is called for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leo Wight (PG), Harold Wells (SF), Scott Carroll (C) Nicholas Fergus, Andre Crawford, Hans Oldakowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SG), Jeffrey Sarmiento (SF), Dennis Woods (PF) Charles Gengler, Jesse Jacobs, Lucas McCaffery | |
| 16:43 | Colorado State | Leo Wight misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 16:41 | Colorado State | Scott Carroll snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | Leo Wight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 16:20 | Colorado State | Scott Carroll tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | James Pickens snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Leo Wight (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Peluso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Wells (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Corbin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bessey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Woods (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Pickens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | James Pickens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Wells - foul #3 on Harold Wells, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus (PG), John Currier (SF), Robert Ashcraft (PF) Leo Wight, Harvey Peluso, Nicholas Corbin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Gengler (SG), Lucas McCaffery (PF) Raymond Bessey, Dennis Woods | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | James Pickens misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | James Pickens misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Robert Ashcraft | 34-39 |
| 15:24 | Colorado State | Scott Carroll hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 34-39 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina | James Pickens grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Pickens and he's fouled by Harold Wells - foul #4 on Harold Wells, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Andre Crawford (SF), Hans Oldakowski (C) Harold Wells, Scott Carroll | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Jacobs (SF), Dennis Woods (C) Jeffrey Sarmiento, James Pickens | |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:46 | Colorado State | Robert Ashcraft clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | John Currier is called for the reach on Charles Gengler - foul #1 on John Currier, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso (SG) John Currier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SG) Charles Gengler | |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Hans Oldakowski is called for the reach on Bryan Donnelly - foul #3 on Hans Oldakowski, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Corbin (PF) Robert Ashcraft | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey (PG) Bryan Donnelly | |
| 13:37 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento loses the dribble to Nicholas Fergus | 34-42 |
| 13:31 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus throws it down set up by Hans Oldakowski | 36-42 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Bessey | 36-45 |
| 12:51 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 12:49 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus tips it in | 38-45 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Hans Oldakowski - foul #4 on Hans Oldakowski, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leo Wight (PG), John Currier (SF), Scott Carroll (C) Nicholas Fergus, Andre Crawford, Hans Oldakowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (PG), Charles Gengler (SG), James Pickens (C) Raymond Bessey, Jeffrey Sarmiento, Lucas McCaffery | |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:14 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso is hacked by James Pickens - foul #2 on James Pickens, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Lucas McCaffery (PF) Dennis Woods | |
| 11:56 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso hits a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Gengler - foul #2 on Charles Gengler, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| 11:56 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:56 | North Carolina | James Pickens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Leo Wight (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Peluso (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Currier (fresh) PF - Nicholas Corbin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gengler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucas McCaffery (fairly fresh) C - James Pickens (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | North Carolina | Harvey Peluso takes the ball from Bryan Donnelly | 40-46 |
| 11:29 | Colorado State | Leo Wight throws it down set up by Harvey Peluso | 42-46 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | James Pickens misses the tip | 42-46 |
| 11:08 | Colorado State | John Currier snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Leo Wight misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | James Pickens gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina | James Pickens is called for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus (PG), Andre Crawford (SF), Robert Ashcraft (PF) Leo Wight, Harvey Peluso, Nicholas Corbin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey (PG), Dennis Woods (PF) Jesse Jacobs, Lucas McCaffery | |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Bessey - foul #2 on Raymond Bessey, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (SF) Bryan Donnelly | |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 09:46 | Colorado State | Robert Ashcraft gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:40 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus loses the dribble to James Pickens | 44-46 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 09:13 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Scott Carroll | 44-46 |
| 08:55 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 08:53 | Colorado State | Robert Ashcraft tips it home | 46-46 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler is hacked by Scott Carroll - foul #2 on Scott Carroll, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso (SG), Nicholas Corbin (PF), Daniel Gentry (C) John Currier, Robert Ashcraft, Scott Carroll | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly (SF) James Pickens | |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:40 | Colorado State | Daniel Gentry gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:38 | Colorado State | Raymond Bessey steps in front of the Nicholas Fergus pass in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses the lay-in | 46-46 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Andre Crawford | 46-46 |
| 08:18 | Colorado State | Andre Crawford misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Sarmiento | 46-46 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-46 |
| 08:00 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods hits the follow up shot | 46-48 |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Sarmiento | 46-48 |
| 07:44 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Nicholas Fergus (fairly fresh) 26 pts. SG - Harvey Peluso (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Corbin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Gentry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bessey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Gengler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods is hacked by Nicholas Corbin - foul #1 on Nicholas Corbin, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leo Wight (PG), Harold Wells (SF), Hans Oldakowski (C) Nicholas Fergus, Andre Crawford, Daniel Gentry | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Jacobs (SF), Lucas McCaffery (PF) Charles Gengler, Jeffrey Sarmiento | |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:16 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:05 | Colorado State | Leo Wight connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harvey Peluso | 49-50 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly comes up short on the shot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Jesse Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:19 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods jams it on a nice dish by Raymond Bessey | 49-52 |
| 06:15 | Colorado State | Harold Wells connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Bessey | 51-54 |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Leo Wight misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:08 | North Carolina | Dennis Woods can't connect on a floater in the paint | 51-54 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 05:04 | Colorado State | Leo Wight snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:59 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso is whistled for a carry | 51-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus (PG), Andre Crawford (SF), Robert Ashcraft (PF), Scott Carroll (C) Leo Wight, Harvey Peluso, Nicholas Corbin, Hans Oldakowski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento (PG), Charles Gengler (SG), James Pickens (C) Raymond Bessey, Bryan Donnelly, Dennis Woods | |
| 04:30 | North Carolina | James Pickens can't throw it down | 51-54 |
| 04:29 | Colorado State | Scott Carroll gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:06 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Currier (SG) Harold Wells | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:47 | North Carolina | Jesse Jacobs misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Scott Carroll grabs the board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Nicholas Fergus (fresh) 26 pts. SG - John Currier (fresh) SF - Andre Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Ashcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Sarmiento (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Gengler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucas McCaffery (fairly fresh) C - James Pickens (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Colorado State | Andre Crawford drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 03:15 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso (SG), Nicholas Corbin (PF), Hans Oldakowski (C) Andre Crawford, Robert Ashcraft, Scott Carroll | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:56 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Gengler - foul #3 on Charles Gengler, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bessey (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SG) Charles Gengler, Jesse Jacobs | |
| 02:56 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:56 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Andre Crawford (SF) John Currier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Sarmiento knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Bessey | 56-56 |
| 02:11 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus is fouled on the floor by Lucas McCaffery - foul #2 on Lucas McCaffery, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Dennis Woods (PF) Lucas McCaffery | |
| 01:52 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Bessey - foul #3 on Raymond Bessey, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Gengler (SG), Jesse Jacobs (SF), Lucas McCaffery (PF) Bryan Donnelly, Jeffrey Sarmiento, Dennis Woods | |
| 01:52 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:52 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | James Pickens makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Bessey | 58-58 |
| 01:29 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Hans Oldakowski gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:15 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | James Pickens grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:07 | North Carolina | James Pickens misses the turnaround near the basket | 58-58 |
| 01:06 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Andre Crawford | 58-58 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Nicholas Fergus can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | Charles Gengler grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | James Pickens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Colorado State | Harvey Peluso misses badly on a shot from the right side | 58-58 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Hans Oldakowski tips it home | 60-58 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | James Pickens hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Hans Oldakowski | 60-58 |