| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Appleton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Collado (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless inbounds the ball | 19-31 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton misses short on a runner near the basket | 19-31 |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Jeff Harris takes the ball from James Collado | 19-31 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris hits the finger roll | 21-31 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | David Stone loses the dribble to Richard Armenta | 21-31 |
| 18:27 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Appleton - foul #2 on Thomas Appleton, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Scott McKerley | 24-33 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta misses the shot from the free throw line | 24-33 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta grabs the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jeff Harris and he's fouled by James Collado - foul #1 on James Collado, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Curt Jones (SF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Joseph McCreless, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), David Carleton (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Scott McKerley, James Collado, David Stone | |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | David Sokol makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ron Smith and the foul's on Curt Jones - foul #1 on Curt Jones, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax (PF) Thomas Appleton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Campana (SF) Roy Peterson | |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | David Sokol makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:37 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison is hacked by Ron Smith - foul #1 on Ron Smith, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Curt Jones lays it in on a great pass from Rolf Frankowski | 29-36 |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | Calvin Robison is called for the reach on David Sokol - foul #3 on Calvin Robison, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF) Calvin Robison, Rolf Frankowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), James Collado (SF) David Sokol, John Campana | |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | David Carleton is fouled on the floor by Peter Tooley - foul #2 on Peter Tooley, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Armenta (C) Peter Tooley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson (SF), Jason Dunn (PF), David Stone (C) Ron Smith, David Carleton, Robert Wilson | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curt Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph McCreless (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) C - Richard Armenta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Collado (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:02 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG), Thomas Appleton (PF) Curt Jones, Gerald Lomax | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ron Smith (SG) James Collado | |
| 14:31 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris double dribbles | 29-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Smith (SF) Joseph McCreless | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Richard Armenta is called for the reach on Ron Smith - foul #3 on Richard Armenta, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Curt Jones (SF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Kevin Smith, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG) Scott McKerley | |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | David Stone double dribbles | 29-36 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Curt Jones tips it in | 31-36 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton lays it up and in | 33-38 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Rolf Frankowski picks off the pass by David Stone | 33-38 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski lays it up and in | 35-38 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | David Sokol hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | David Stone gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | David Stone can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 35-38 |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curt Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Appleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Tooley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Sokol (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley's pass is intercepted by Jason Dunn | 35-40 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Sokol | 35-42 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Calvin Robison, Rolf Frankowski, Curt Jones, Thomas Appleton, Peter Tooley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), James Collado (SG), John Campana (SF), David Carleton (PF), Robert Wilson (C) David Sokol, Ron Smith, Roy Peterson, Jason Dunn, David Stone | |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | James Collado can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 10:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeff Harris | 35-42 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | David Carleton snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | John Campana makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Collado | 35-45 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 37-45 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | John Campana misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG) Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ron Smith (SG) David Carleton | |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | John Campana makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | John Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-47 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | James Collado misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerald Lomax - foul #1 on Gerald Lomax, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (PF) Gerald Lomax | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn (PF) John Campana | |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | James Collado makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | James Collado misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:14 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph McCreless | 41-48 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rolf Frankowski - foul #1 on Rolf Frankowski, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Gerald Lomax (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Joseph McCreless, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson (SF), Willie Jensen (C) James Collado, Robert Wilson | |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:45 | North Carolina | Willie Jensen picks off the pass by Curt Jones | 41-50 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 07:12 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 07:11 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski gets the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Calvin Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curt Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Lomax (fresh) C - Peter Tooley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Jensen (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Peter Tooley | 44-50 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Calvin Robison grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Robison - foul #4 on Calvin Robison, team foul #9 | 44-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG), Joseph McCreless (SF), Thomas Appleton (PF) Calvin Robison, Curt Jones, Gerald Lomax | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Collado (PF), David Stone (C) Jason Dunn, Willie Jensen | |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | Peter Tooley blows the layup | 44-50 |
| 06:12 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Collado | 44-50 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | James Collado clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Appleton - foul #3 on Thomas Appleton, team foul #10 | 44-50 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Curt Jones (SG), Richard Armenta (C) Rolf Frankowski, Peter Tooley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), John Campana (SF), David Carleton (PF) Scott McKerley, Ron Smith, Roy Peterson | |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | James Collado makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | James Collado makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Curt Jones | 47-52 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | David Carleton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Stone - foul #2 on David Stone, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG) Curt Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ron Smith (SG), Jason Dunn (PF) John Campana, David Carleton | |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Stone | 48-52 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith is whistled for traveling | 48-52 |
| 04:46 | North Carolina | Thomas Appleton misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 48-52 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Stone | 48-52 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | David Stone connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-54 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | David Sokol steals it from Joseph McCreless | 48-54 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | David Stone scores on a runner in the lane | 48-56 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Richard Armenta buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-56 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | David Sokol hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Smith | 50-56 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeff Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Frankowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McCreless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Appleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Armenta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Sokol (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Collado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Appleton - foul #4 on Thomas Appleton, team foul #11 | 50-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Curt Jones (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Rolf Frankowski, Joseph McCreless, Thomas Appleton, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), Roy Peterson (SF), Robert Wilson (C) David Sokol, James Collado, David Stone | |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski (SG) Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Dunn - foul #4 on Jason Dunn, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-61 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Curt Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ron Smith - foul #2 on Ron Smith, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Curt Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:28 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | 3 seconds is called on Robert Wilson | 53-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeff Harris (PG) Calvin Robison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Stone (C) Robert Wilson | |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless (SF), Thomas Appleton (PF), Richard Armenta (C) Curt Jones, Gerald Lomax, Peter Tooley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Rolf Frankowski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | Jeff Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Joseph McCreless hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | David Stone gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Scott McKerley and he's hacked by Jeff Harris - foul #2 on Jeff Harris, team foul #12 | 53-63 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Calvin Robison (PG), Curt Jones (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Gerald Lomax (PF), Peter Tooley (C) Jeff Harris, Rolf Frankowski, Joseph McCreless, Thomas Appleton, Richard Armenta | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), James Collado (SG), John Campana (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Scott McKerley, Ron Smith, Roy Peterson, David Stone | |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Gerald Lomax is called for traveling | 53-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carleton (PF) Jason Dunn | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | David Carleton misses short on a runner in the lane | 53-64 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson tips it home | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Kevin Smith is fouled on the floor by John Campana - foul #1 on John Campana, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Curt Jones misses short on a shot from the baseline | 53-66 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | John Campana snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | David Sokol runs out the clock | 53-66 |