| Lineup | Denver | PG - Luther Wagoner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Piche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dansby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | John Piche inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | Luther Wagoner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 19:41 | Denver | John Piche tips it back up and in | 27-30 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Luther Wagoner picks off the pass by Johnny Bohn | 27-30 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Luther Wagoner drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from William Dansby | 29-30 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Roger Leach | 29-32 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roy Miller | 29-32 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Roy Miller misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Piche - foul #3 on John Piche, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Frederick Purcell (SF) John Piche | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Roy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Roy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:39 | Denver | Luther Wagoner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Charles Kulas snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:16 | Denver | A charge is called on Frederick Purcell - foul #1 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (SG), Keith Shetrawski (PF) Michael St. John, William Dansby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Vaden (PG), Michael Minder (SG), Alfred Hasbrouck (SF), Robert Bess (PF), David McHargue (C) Roger Leach, Johnny Bohn, Russell Hillman, Benjamin Kennedy, Roy Miller | |
| 17:01 | North Carolina | Gilbert Vaden makes the floater from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Robert Bess takes the ball from Keith Shetrawski | 29-35 |
| 16:16 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Vaden | 29-37 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski loses the dribble to Gilbert Vaden | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Luther Wagoner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) PF - Keith Shetrawski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Kulas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Gilbert Vaden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Minder (fresh) SF - Alfred Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bess (fresh) 7 pts. C - David McHargue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | North Carolina | Gilbert Vaden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | Michael Minder grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 15:14 | North Carolina | Robert Bess misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 29-37 |
| 15:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Kulas | 29-37 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by David McHargue - foul #1 on David McHargue, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Michael St. John (SG), John Piche (SF), William Dansby (PF) Luther Wagoner, Leroy Cornette, Frederick Purcell, Keith Shetrawski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Leach (PG), Johnny Bohn (SG), Russell Hillman (SF), Benjamin Kennedy (PF), Roy Miller (C) Gilbert Vaden, Michael Minder, Alfred Hasbrouck, Robert Bess, David McHargue | |
| 14:56 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Charles Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | Johnny Bohn comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 14:36 | Denver | Charles Kulas pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:16 | Denver | William Dansby loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Moe (C) Charles Kulas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:00 | North Carolina | Johnny Bohn misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Johnny Bohn steals the ball from John Piche | 30-39 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Bohn | 30-41 |
| 13:13 | Denver | William Dansby's pass is intercepted by Russell Hillman | 30-41 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina | Joe Moe is called for the reach on Johnny Bohn - foul #1 on Joe Moe, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Luther Wagoner (PG), Keith Shetrawski (PF), Frederick Purcell (C) Myron Opielski, William Dansby, Joe Moe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | Roger Leach knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Russell Hillman | 30-44 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Luther Wagoner buries a floater from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 12:17 | North Carolina | Roy Miller misses the shot from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 12:16 | Denver | John Piche gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski's pass is intercepted by Johnny Bohn | 32-44 |
| 12:02 | North Carolina | Johnny Bohn banks in the layup | 32-46 |
| 11:34 | Denver | Michael St. John misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Luther Wagoner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael St. John (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Piche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Shetrawski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Purcell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Bohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Roger Leach misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-46 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Frederick Purcell pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Frederick Purcell hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Luther Wagoner | 34-46 |
| 10:45 | North Carolina | Johnny Bohn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 10:43 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy misses the tip | 34-46 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Johnny Bohn hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Leach | 34-48 |
| 10:07 | Denver | John Piche is hacked by Russell Hillman - foul #2 on Russell Hillman, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Leroy Cornette (SG), Kevin Hartwig (SF), William Dansby (PF), Charles Kulas (C) Luther Wagoner, Michael St. John, John Piche, Keith Shetrawski, Frederick Purcell | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Vaden (PG), Michael Minder (SG), Alfred Hasbrouck (SF), Robert Bess (PF), David McHargue (C) Roger Leach, Johnny Bohn, Russell Hillman, Benjamin Kennedy, Roy Miller | |
| 09:49 | Denver | Leroy Cornette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 09:38 | North Carolina | David McHargue scores on a jump hook from close range | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:20 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Gilbert Vaden grabs the board | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Robert Bess misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by William Dansby - foul #3 on William Dansby, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Luther Wagoner (PG) Myron Opielski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Robert Bess makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Robert Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Robert Bess makes the 3rd free throw | 34-53 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | Robert Bess snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gilbert Vaden and the foul's on Kevin Hartwig - foul #2 on Kevin Hartwig, team foul #5 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Frederick Purcell (SF) Kevin Hartwig | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:10 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck misses the free throw | 34-55 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Charles Kulas grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 08:01 | Denver | William Dansby misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Bess - foul #1 on Robert Bess, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (SG) Leroy Cornette | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Horton (C) Robert Bess | |
| 08:01 | Denver | William Dansby makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 08:01 | Denver | William Dansby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Michael Minder misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-55 |
| 07:39 | Denver | Charles Kulas pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Charles Kulas connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Myron Opielski | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Luther Wagoner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Dansby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Kulas (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Gilbert Vaden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Minder (fairly fresh) SF - Alfred Hasbrouck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David McHargue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Horton (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | David McHargue hits a jump hook from the right block | 39-57 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Frederick Purcell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | David McHargue pulls down the rebound | 39-57 |
| 06:27 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-57 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Myron Opielski grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 06:20 | Denver | Donald Horton steals it from William Dansby | 39-57 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina | Donald Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Michael St. John (SG), John Piche (SF), Keith Shetrawski (PF), Joe Moe (C) Luther Wagoner, Myron Opielski, Frederick Purcell, William Dansby, Charles Kulas | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Leach (PG), Johnny Bohn (SG), Russell Hillman (SF), Benjamin Kennedy (PF), Roy Miller (C) Gilbert Vaden, Michael Minder, Alfred Hasbrouck, David McHargue, Donald Horton | |
| 05:36 | Denver | Leroy Cornette misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-57 |
| 05:35 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to John Piche | 39-57 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Leach | 39-57 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Keith Shetrawski steps in front of the Russell Hillman pass | 39-57 |
| 04:45 | Denver | John Piche is hacked by Russell Hillman - foul #3 on Russell Hillman, team foul #4 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Kevin Hartwig (SF) Michael St. John, John Piche | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Vaden (PG), Michael Minder (SG), Patrick Loaiza (SF), Robert Bess (PF), Donald Horton (C) Roger Leach, Johnny Bohn, Russell Hillman, Benjamin Kennedy, Roy Miller | |
| 04:32 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | Michael Minder is called for traveling | 42-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Frederick Purcell (SF) Leroy Cornette | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Shetrawski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Moe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Gilbert Vaden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Minder (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Loaiza (fresh) PF - Robert Bess (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Horton (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Patrick Loaiza misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Frederick Purcell - foul #2 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (SG) Joe Moe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck (PG), David McHargue (C) Michael Minder, Donald Horton | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Patrick Loaiza misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Patrick Loaiza makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 02:55 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Shetrawski | 46-58 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Kevin Hartwig picks off the pass by Robert Bess | 46-58 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David McHargue - foul #2 on David McHargue, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Robert Bess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Moe (C) Myron Opielski | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Minder (SG) Patrick Loaiza | |
| 01:46 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski drills a runner in the paint | 50-58 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Luther Wagoner (PG), Michael St. John (SG), John Piche (SF), William Dansby (PF), Charles Kulas (C) Leroy Cornette, Kevin Hartwig, Frederick Purcell, Keith Shetrawski, Joe Moe | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Leach (PG), Johnny Bohn (SG), Russell Hillman (SF), Benjamin Kennedy (PF), Roy Miller (C) Gilbert Vaden, Michael Minder, Alfred Hasbrouck, Robert Bess, David McHargue | |
| 01:21 | North Carolina | Luther Wagoner picks off the pass by Roy Miller | 50-58 |
| 01:05 | Denver | John Piche hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 01:04 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:35 | North Carolina | Roger Leach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 00:34 | Denver | Charles Kulas snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Denver | Charles Kulas buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Luther Wagoner | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Roger Leach is hacked by Luther Wagoner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luther Wagoner, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gilbert Vaden (SG), Michael Minder (SF) Johnny Bohn, Russell Hillman | |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Roger Leach makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | North Carolina | Roger Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 00:17 | Denver | William Dansby gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Charles Kulas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 00:12 | Denver | William Dansby grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Michael St. John misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | Benjamin Kennedy grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Roger Leach runs out the clock | 53-60 |