| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Biehl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Battle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Sharper (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Porter Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Gagne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Guy Church is whistled for a carry | 38-24 |
| 19:14 | Princeton | Richard Rice can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Sharp - foul #1 on Joseph Sharp, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 19:14 | Princeton | Richard Rice makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:14 | Princeton | Richard Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:14 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Battle | 38-25 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Richard Rice - foul #1 on Richard Rice, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 18:32 | Princeton | Richard Rice connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by William Sharper and he's fouled by Joseph Sharp - foul #2 on Joseph Sharp, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| 18:32 | Princeton | Richard Rice misses the free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Guy Church | 40-27 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl is denied on a layup by Nelson Parker | 40-27 |
| 18:03 | Princeton | Fred Gagne grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:48 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Sharper | 40-30 |
| 17:38 | North Carolina | Paul Battle clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 17:36 | Princeton | Nelson Parker pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:16 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood is fouled on the floor by Christopher Provencal - foul #1 on Christopher Provencal, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Justin Shoults (SG), Rafael Correa (SF), Manuel Marbury (PF), Richard Condon (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Brett Biehl, Paul Battle | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (SG), Thomas Kerfoot (SF), Timothy Holland (PF), Nicholas Ferguson (C) Porter Lockwood, Richard Rice, Nelson Parker, Fred Gagne | |
| 17:04 | Princeton | Timothy Holland can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-30 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:37 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 16:36 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 16:21 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Sharper | 40-33 |
| 16:07 | North Carolina | Richard Condon blows the layup | 40-33 |
| 16:06 | Princeton | Thomas Kerfoot pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Shoults (fresh) SF - Rafael Correa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Marbury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Condon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Sharper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Kerfoot (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Princeton | William Sharper misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Manuel Marbury | 40-33 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | Richard Condon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa tips it home | 42-33 |
| 15:01 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 42-33 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 14:33 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:26 | Princeton | Justin Shoults steals it from Timothy Holland | 42-33 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux's pass is intercepted by James Davis in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 14:23 | Princeton | William Sharper lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Davis | 42-35 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury is hacked by Timothy Holland - foul #2 on Timothy Holland, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Christopher Provencal (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Brett Biehl (PF), Paul Battle (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Justin Shoults, Rafael Correa, Manuel Marbury, Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Gagnon (PG), Porter Lockwood (SG), Richard Rice (SF), Nelson Parker (PF), Fred Gagne (C) William Sharper, James Davis, Thomas Kerfoot, Timothy Holland, Nicholas Ferguson | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | James Gagnon is called for the reach on Guy Church - foul #2 on James Gagnon, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp is hacked by Nelson Parker - foul #3 on Nelson Parker, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina | Guy Church knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Battle | 45-35 |
| 13:17 | Princeton | Fred Gagne misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 13:16 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:12 | North Carolina | Nelson Parker steals it from Guy Church | 45-35 |
| 12:56 | Princeton | James Gagnon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-35 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Paul Battle gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (PG) James Gagnon | |
| 12:11 | Princeton | Nelson Parker knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by James Davis | 45-37 |
| 11:52 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal lays it in on a great pass from Guy Church | 47-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Biehl (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Battle (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Porter Lockwood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Gagne (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 11:32 | Princeton | Richard Rice tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 11:17 | North Carolina | Paul Battle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Justin Shoults (SG), Manuel Marbury (SF), Michael Holloman (PF), Richard Condon (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Brett Biehl, Paul Battle | |
| Subs | Princeton | William Sharper (PG), Thomas Kerfoot (SF), Timothy Holland (PF), Nicholas Ferguson (C) Porter Lockwood, Richard Rice, Nelson Parker, Fred Gagne | |
| 11:01 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-39 |
| 10:59 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:50 | Princeton | Thomas Kerfoot misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Condon - foul #1 on Richard Condon, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| 10:50 | Princeton | Thomas Kerfoot makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:50 | Princeton | Thomas Kerfoot makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Sharper - foul #3 on William Sharper, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:28 | Princeton | Nicholas Ferguson gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:15 | Princeton | Thomas Kerfoot misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Manuel Marbury - foul #3 on Manuel Marbury, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Brett Biehl (PF) Justin Shoults, Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Gagnon (SG) James Davis | |
| 10:15 | Princeton | Thomas Kerfoot makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:15 | Princeton | Thomas Kerfoot makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:04 | North Carolina | Michael Holloman makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Wilbur Boudreaux | 50-43 |
| 09:49 | Princeton | James Gagnon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Christopher Provencal is blocked by Timothy Holland | 50-43 |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| 08:54 | Princeton | William Sharper comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 52-43 |
| 08:53 | North Carolina | Michael Holloman snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux is whistled for a carry | 52-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Justin Shoults (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Paul Battle (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Christopher Provencal, Brett Biehl, Michael Holloman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Porter Lockwood (SG), Richard Rice (SF), Nelson Parker (PF), Fred Gagne (C) James Gagnon, Thomas Kerfoot, Timothy Holland, Nicholas Ferguson | |
| 08:19 | Princeton | Nelson Parker hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Rice | 52-46 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | Justin Shoults misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 07:53 | North Carolina | Paul Battle tips it home | 54-46 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Shoults (fresh) SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Marbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Sharper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Porter Lockwood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Gagne (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Princeton | Fred Gagne misses the lay-in | 54-46 |
| 07:39 | Princeton | Fred Gagne pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:20 | Princeton | William Sharper drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Rice | 54-49 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | Guy Church buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Battle | 56-49 |
| 06:40 | Princeton | Richard Rice misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Justin Shoults hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 06:21 | Princeton | Nelson Parker pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 06:15 | Princeton | Fred Gagne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 06:14 | Princeton | Fred Gagne snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 05:56 | Princeton | William Sharper connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Gagne | 56-51 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Brett Biehl (PF) Justin Shoults, Manuel Marbury | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 05:42 | Princeton | Richard Rice snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 05:25 | Princeton | Nelson Parker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Rice | 56-53 |
| 05:12 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp is whistled for a carry | 56-53 |
| 04:55 | Princeton | Brett Biehl steals it from Fred Gagne | 56-53 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is fouled on the floor by Richard Rice - foul #2 on Richard Rice, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (SG), Timothy Holland (SF) Porter Lockwood, Richard Rice | |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Guy Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG) Guy Church | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Gagnon (SG) William Sharper | |
| 04:20 | Princeton | Paul Battle swats the shot by James Davis | 56-53 |
| 04:19 | North Carolina | Paul Battle grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux clanks a jumper in the lane | 56-53 |
| 04:04 | Princeton | Nelson Parker gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:50 | Princeton | Nelson Parker is fouled on the floor by Paul Battle - foul #1 on Paul Battle, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Manuel Marbury (SF), Michael Holloman (C) Joseph Sharp, Paul Battle | |
| Subs | Princeton | William Sharper (PG), Thomas Kerfoot (SF), Nicholas Ferguson (C) James Gagnon, Nelson Parker, Fred Gagne | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Marbury (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brett Biehl (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Holloman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Sharper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kerfoot (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Princeton | Timothy Holland is whistled for traveling | 56-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG) Wilbur Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Rice (SF) Thomas Kerfoot | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Ferguson - foul #2 on Nicholas Ferguson, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG) Christopher Provencal | |
| Subs | Princeton | Porter Lockwood (SG) James Davis | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:16 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Ferguson | 57-53 |
| 03:05 | Princeton | Richard Rice drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Brett Biehl connects on the turnaround in the paint | 59-56 |
| 02:38 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Paul Battle (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Manuel Marbury, Michael Holloman | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Parker (PF), Fred Gagne (C) Timothy Holland, Nicholas Ferguson | |
| 02:31 | Princeton | Richard Rice clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Guy Church | 59-56 |
| 02:18 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 02:17 | Princeton | Nelson Parker snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 01:59 | Princeton | Fred Gagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Porter Lockwood - foul #2 on Porter Lockwood, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:17 | Princeton | Fred Gagne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Paul Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 01:10 | Princeton | Fred Gagne grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 00:59 | Princeton | Christopher Provencal takes the ball from Nelson Parker | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Guy Church can't connect on a floater from the right side | 60-56 |
| 00:30 | Princeton | Nelson Parker gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood is hacked by Paul Battle - foul #2 on Paul Battle, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 00:22 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Paul Battle snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Paul Battle is fouled in the backcourt by Porter Lockwood - foul #3 on Porter Lockwood, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Paul Battle makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Paul Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | Princeton | Guy Church is called for the reach on William Sharper - foul #2 on Guy Church, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | Princeton | William Sharper makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:13 | Princeton | William Sharper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Guy Church is fouled in the backcourt by William Sharper - foul #4 on William Sharper, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Porter Lockwood buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Sharper | 64-61 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Guy Church is fouled in the backcourt by William Sharper - foul #5 on William Sharper, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Princeton | James Davis (PG) William Sharper | |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | North Carolina | Guy Church makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-61 |