| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Rudd (fresh) SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) SF - William Frazier (fresh) PF - Corey Jones (fresh) C - Robert Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) PF - Peter Tooley (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Warren - foul #1 on Robert Warren, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Tooley - foul #1 on Peter Tooley, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses short on a floater from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:57 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless tips it but misses | 1-3 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd grabs the board | 1-3 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Richard Armenta - foul #1 on Richard Armenta, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | Robert Warren can't finish the layup | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless misses the dunk | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Robert Warren is called for the reach on Joseph McCreless - foul #2 on Robert Warren, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mitchel Guill (C) Robert Warren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (PF) Peter Tooley | |
| 17:42 | North Carolina | Curt Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | William Frazier snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Curt Jones steals the ball from Raymond Taylor | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Richard Armenta and he's hacked by William Frazier - foul #1 on William Frazier, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (C) Richard Armenta | |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas State | Joseph McCreless steps in front of the Corey Jones pass | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski slams it home on a nice dish by Ivan Zangger and he's hacked by Mitchel Guill - foul #1 on Mitchel Guill, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger (SF) William Frazier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Peter Tooley (PF) Ivan Zangger, Joseph McCreless | |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris is hacked by Mitchel Guill - foul #2 on Mitchel Guill, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (PG), Moses Marshall (SG), Kenneth Patchen (C) Fred Rudd, Raymond Taylor, Mitchel Guill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (SF) Rolf Frankowski | |
| 16:05 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Schneider (fresh) SG - Moses Marshall (fresh) SF - Patrick Coppinger (fresh) PF - Corey Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Patchen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Timothy Swenson (fresh) SG - Curt Jones (fresh) SF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) PF - Peter Tooley (fresh) C - Jeff Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:32 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas State | William Schneider misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas State | William Schneider pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger misses the dunk attempt | 7-8 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to William Schneider | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:36 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Harris | 7-8 |
| 14:17 | North Carolina | Kenneth Patchen swats the short shot by Gerald Lomax | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Curt Jones pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is hacked by Moses Marshall - foul #1 on Moses Marshall, team foul #6 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG), Raymond Taylor (SG), William Frazier (SF) William Schneider, Moses Marshall, Patrick Coppinger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Rolf Frankowski (SG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Timothy Swenson, Curt Jones, Gerald Lomax, Peter Tooley, Jeff Harris | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Rolf Frankowski is blocked by Kenneth Patchen | 7-8 |
| 13:03 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Zangger | 7-8 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses the runner in the lane | 7-8 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | William Frazier misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 12:33 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:28 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless buries a runner in the paint set up by Ivan Zangger | 7-10 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Alphonso Ramos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) SF - William Frazier (fresh) PF - Corey Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Patchen (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonso Ramos (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Arkansas State | William Frazier drills a 3 from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger loses the dribble to Fred Rudd in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd clanks a floater from the right side | 10-10 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas State | Alphonso Ramos is called for the reach on William Frazier - foul #1 on Alphonso Ramos, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger (C) Kenneth Patchen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Alphonso Ramos, Richard Armenta | |
| 10:46 | Arkansas State | 3 seconds is called on Corey Jones | 10-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (PF) Joseph McCreless | |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Pablo Vazquez (SF) William Frazier | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG) Ivan Zangger | |
| 10:10 | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger makes the floater from the left block | 12-10 |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson is hacked by Patrick Coppinger - foul #1 on Patrick Coppinger, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (PG), Moses Marshall (SG) Fred Rudd, Raymond Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Peter Tooley (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Rolf Frankowski, Jeff Harris | |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF) Timothy Swenson, Gerald Lomax | |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Curt Jones knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Zangger | 12-14 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas State | Joseph McCreless steals the ball from Patrick Coppinger | 12-14 |
| 09:04 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger banks in the layup set up by Joseph McCreless | 12-16 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas State | William Schneider drills a floater from the left block | 14-16 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | Curt Jones buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Ivan Zangger | 14-18 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones double dribbles | 14-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG), Raymond Taylor (SG), William Frazier (SF) William Schneider, Moses Marshall, Pablo Vazquez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG), Jeff Harris (C) Curt Jones, Richard Armenta | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Taylor - foul #1 on Raymond Taylor, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kenneth Patchen (C) Patrick Coppinger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (PF) Peter Tooley | |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-20 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas State | William Frazier can't tip it in | 14-20 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) SF - William Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Patchen (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) C - Jeff Harris (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger misses badly on a floater from the right side | 14-20 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless tips it home | 14-22 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-22 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:17 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Fred Rudd, team foul #9 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (PG), Curt Jones (SF), Richard Armenta (C) Ivan Zangger, Joseph McCreless, Jeff Harris | |
| 07:01 | North Carolina | Curt Jones is called for traveling | 14-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger (C) Kenneth Patchen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:54 | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 14-22 |
| 06:53 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Raymond Taylor is called for the reach on Curt Jones - foul #2 on Raymond Taylor, team foul #10 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (SG) Raymond Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Peter Tooley (PF) Gerald Lomax | |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Patrick Coppinger - foul #2 on Patrick Coppinger, team foul #11 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall (SG), Pablo Vazquez (SF), Kenneth Patchen (C) Fred Rudd, William Frazier, Patrick Coppinger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Pablo Vazquez pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas State | Pablo Vazquez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 05:46 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Curt Jones | 14-27 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas State | Pablo Vazquez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-27 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Timothy Swenson | 14-27 |
| 05:02 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-27 |
| 05:00 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta hits the follow up shot | 14-29 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | Pablo Vazquez hits a 3 from the left corner set up by William Schneider | 17-29 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rolf Frankowski | 17-31 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas State | Peter Tooley picks off the pass by Corey Jones | 17-31 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Pablo Vazquez is called for the reach on Rolf Frankowski - foul #1 on Pablo Vazquez, team foul #12 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd (PG), William Frazier (SF) Moses Marshall, Pablo Vazquez | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Jeff Harris (C) Timothy Swenson, Curt Jones, Peter Tooley, Richard Armenta | |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | Kenneth Patchen's pass is intercepted by Joseph McCreless | 17-33 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Jones (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Patchen (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Ivan Zangger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) C - Jeff Harris (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph McCreless | 17-35 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas State | Corey Jones buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Frazier | 20-35 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor (SG), Mitchel Guill (PF), Robert Warren (C) William Schneider, Corey Jones, Kenneth Patchen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (SG) Rolf Frankowski | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas State | Raymond Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Rudd | 23-35 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-35 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Zangger | 23-37 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 23-37 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd tips it in | 25-37 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Warren - foul #3 on Robert Warren, team foul #13 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Pablo Vazquez (SF), Patrick Coppinger (C) William Frazier, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson (SG), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Curt Jones (C) Calvin Robison, Joseph McCreless, Jeff Harris | |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:34 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas State | Patrick Coppinger snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas State | Pablo Vazquez drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Ivan Zangger clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Fred Rudd | 28-37 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ivan Zangger - foul #1 on Ivan Zangger, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG), Peter Tooley (PF) Ivan Zangger, Gerald Lomax | |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | Fred Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mitchel Guill - foul #3 on Mitchel Guill, team foul #14 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Schneider (PG), Moses Marshall (SG), William Frazier (SF), Corey Jones (PF) Fred Rudd, Raymond Taylor, Pablo Vazquez, Mitchel Guill | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF), Richard Armenta (C) Rolf Frankowski, Alphonso Ramos | |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Moses Marshall drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Jones | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Timothy Swenson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-38 |