| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arnold Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Mah (fresh) PF - Earl Ornelas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Coleman Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darell Gift (fresh) SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Paquet (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Richard Mah inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Earl Ornelas misses the runner from close range | 25-20 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Richard Mah can't tip it in | 25-20 |
| 19:34 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 19:21 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall loses the dribble to Arnold Powell | 25-20 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Arnold Powell banks in the layup | 27-20 |
| 19:07 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Paquet | 27-22 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | William Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 18:36 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:12 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 27-22 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | William Carter gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Terry - foul #2 on Joseph Terry, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:38 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry lays it in on a great pass from Coleman Hall | 29-24 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | William Carter's layup is rejected by Dennis Long | 29-24 |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:11 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Terry | 29-27 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Earl Ornelas misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Darell Gift - foul #3 on Darell Gift, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Dowling (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frederick Sellers (SF), John Coutu (C) Arnold Powell, Robert Bennett, Richard Mah, William Carter | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet (PG), Joe Craft (SG), Lester Sleeper (SF), Lee McWard (PF), Charles Miller (C) Coleman Hall, Darell Gift, Dennis Long, Joseph Terry, Ralph Paquet | |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Earl Ornelas makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:45 | North Carolina | Earl Ornelas misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:45 | Pittsburgh | Charles Miller grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 16:24 | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bryant Martino (C) Earl Ornelas | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Christopher Jackson buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jason Dowling | 32-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Dowling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Coutu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryant Martino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jerome Sweet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Sleeper (fresh) PF - Lee McWard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Frederick Sellers - foul #1 on Frederick Sellers, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arnold Powell (PG) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift (SG) Jerome Sweet | |
| 15:42 | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft misses the free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Bryant Martino grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | Frederick Sellers travels with the ball | 32-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Bennett (SG) Jason Dowling | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall (PG) Joe Craft | |
| 15:12 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long (SF), Joseph Terry (PF) Lester Sleeper, Charles Miller | |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Darell Gift steals it from Arnold Powell | 32-29 |
| 14:46 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry misses the lay-in | 32-29 |
| 14:45 | Pittsburgh | Lee McWard can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 14:44 | North Carolina | John Coutu grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:40 | North Carolina | Arnold Powell hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bryant Martino | 34-29 |
| 14:23 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 14:21 | Pittsburgh | Lee McWard hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Frederick Sellers drills a jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Frederick Sellers snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina | John Coutu misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Arnold Powell tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Arnold Powell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Terry - foul #3 on Joseph Terry, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Dowling (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Richard Mah (SF), Earl Ornelas (PF), William Carter (C) Arnold Powell, Robert Bennett, Frederick Sellers, John Coutu, Bryant Martino | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet (PG), Joe Craft (SG), Lester Sleeper (SF), Charles Miller (PF), Ralph Paquet (C) Coleman Hall, Darell Gift, Dennis Long, Joseph Terry, Lee McWard | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Jason Dowling hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mah | 39-31 |
| 12:59 | Pittsburgh | Richard Mah picks off the pass by Charles Miller | 39-31 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Ralph Paquet denies the turnaround by Christopher Jackson | 39-31 |
| 12:44 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:20 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jerome Sweet and he's fouled by Richard Mah - foul #2 on Richard Mah, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 12:20 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | Ralph Paquet picks off the pass by Jason Dowling | 39-34 |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 11:46 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Dowling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mah (fresh) PF - Earl Ornelas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jerome Sweet (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Sleeper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Paquet (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Jackson picks off the pass by Joe Craft | 39-34 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Richard Mah clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 11:15 | North Carolina | Jason Dowling tips it home | 41-34 |
| 10:54 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper is hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arnold Powell (PG), Robert Bennett (SG), John Coutu (C) Jason Dowling, Christopher Jackson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall (PG), Darell Gift (SG), Dennis Long (SF), Joseph Terry (PF), Lee McWard (C) Jerome Sweet, Joe Craft, Lester Sleeper, Charles Miller, Ralph Paquet | |
| 10:30 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 10:29 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Richard Mah is whistled for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frederick Sellers (SF), Bryant Martino (C) Richard Mah, Earl Ornelas | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 09:50 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Bryant Martino snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 09:22 | North Carolina | Bryant Martino hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-34 |
| 09:21 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Lee McWard | 41-34 |
| 09:03 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Coleman Hall | 41-36 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Arnold Powell and he's hacked by Darell Gift - foul #4 on Darell Gift, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Ornelas (PF), William Carter (C) John Coutu, Bryant Martino | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper (SG), Ralph Paquet (C) Darell Gift, Lee McWard | |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | William Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Earl Ornelas makes the jump hook from the right block | 45-36 |
| 08:15 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 08:13 | North Carolina | Earl Ornelas pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 07:54 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 07:39 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Coleman Hall | 45-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arnold Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Ornelas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Coleman Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Sleeper (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dennis Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Paquet (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | North Carolina | Lester Sleeper steps in front of the Frederick Sellers pass | 45-39 |
| 07:06 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Earl Ornelas - foul #2 on Earl Ornelas, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Dowling (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Richard Mah (SF), John Coutu (PF) Arnold Powell, Robert Bennett, Frederick Sellers, Earl Ornelas | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet (PG), Darell Gift (SG) Coleman Hall, Dennis Long | |
| 07:06 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:06 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | William Carter buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jason Dowling | 47-41 |
| 06:31 | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-41 |
| 06:29 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Richard Mah scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Jackson | 50-43 |
| 05:47 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 05:45 | North Carolina | Richard Mah grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Richard Mah knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 53-43 |
| 05:08 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 05:07 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry tips it home | 53-45 |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | Richard Mah misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | John Coutu pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arnold Powell (PG), Robert Bennett (SG), Earl Ornelas (PF) Jason Dowling, Christopher Jackson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall (PG), Dennis Long (SF), Lee McWard (PF), Charles Miller (C) Jerome Sweet, Lester Sleeper, Joseph Terry, Ralph Paquet | |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | John Coutu's pass is intercepted by Dennis Long | 53-45 |
| 04:40 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift can't finish the layup | 53-45 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Coutu | 53-45 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Earl Ornelas is fouled on the floor by Lee McWard - foul #1 on Lee McWard, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| 04:05 | North Carolina | Robert Bennett misses short on a shot from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Lee McWard grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 03:46 | Pittsburgh | Charles Miller clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Arnold Powell | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Richard Mah scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Arnold Powell | 55-45 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Arnold Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Mah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Ornelas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Coutu (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Coleman Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darell Gift (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee McWard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 03:10 | Pittsburgh | Lee McWard tips it home | 55-47 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | John Coutu misses badly on a shot from the right side | 55-47 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina | Arnold Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Richard Mah drills a jumper from the left side set up by Arnold Powell and he's hacked by Dennis Long - foul #1 on Dennis Long, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Dowling (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frederick Sellers (PF), Bryant Martino (C) Arnold Powell, Robert Bennett, Earl Ornelas, John Coutu | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet (PG), Joe Craft (SG), Lester Sleeper (SF) Coleman Hall, Darell Gift, Dennis Long | |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Richard Mah makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:02 | Pittsburgh | Charles Miller hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerome Sweet | 58-49 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arnold Powell (PG), Robert Bennett (SG), Earl Ornelas (PF), William Carter (C) Jason Dowling, Christopher Jackson, Frederick Sellers, Bryant Martino | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall (PG), Darell Gift (SG), Dennis Long (SF), Joseph Terry (PF), Ralph Paquet (C) Jerome Sweet, Joe Craft, Lester Sleeper, Lee McWard, Charles Miller | |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | William Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Terry - foul #4 on Joseph Terry, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:31 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arnold Powell - foul #2 on Arnold Powell, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Dowling (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frederick Sellers (SF), John Coutu (PF), Bryant Martino (C) Arnold Powell, Robert Bennett, Richard Mah, Earl Ornelas, William Carter | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft (SG), Lester Sleeper (SF), Lee McWard (PF), Charles Miller (C) Darell Gift, Dennis Long, Joseph Terry, Ralph Paquet | |
| 01:31 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:31 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Jason Dowling knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bryant Martino | 62-50 |
| 01:01 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall double dribbles | 62-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet (PG) Coleman Hall | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jason Dowling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerome Sweet - foul #1 on Jerome Sweet, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jason Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Jason Dowling makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper's layup is rejected by Bryant Martino | 64-50 |
| 00:27 | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 00:25 | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Sleeper | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Jason Dowling runs out the clock | 64-53 |