| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Shuttleworth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Gipson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roland Danis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Doyle Parker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cody Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Prater (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Cody Little inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Gipson - foul #3 on Robert Gipson, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Jones (SG) Robert Gipson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:17 | Colorado | James Jones knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Shuttleworth | 43-33 |
| 19:03 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| 18:52 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Shuttleworth, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater loses the dribble to James Shuttleworth | 43-33 |
| 18:34 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth banks in the layup | 45-33 |
| 18:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| 17:51 | Colorado | Stephen Prater steals the ball from Doyle Parker | 45-33 |
| 17:32 | North Carolina | David Baden hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Prater | 45-36 |
| 17:13 | Colorado | John Stevenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 17:12 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:54 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:52 | Colorado | John Stevenson gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:35 | Colorado | Raymond Thomas blocks the short jumper by John Stevenson | 45-36 |
| 16:34 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:15 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | David Baden hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 15:55 | Colorado | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Thomas - foul #1 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Melvin Downey (SG), Robert Gipson (SF), Daniel Warren (PF), John Kenny (C) James Shuttleworth, John Stevenson, Roland Danis, Doyle Parker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Arthur Luce (SG), John Currier (SF), James Collins (PF), Arthur Marshall (C) Jerry Tague, David Baden, Cody Little, Stephen Prater, Raymond Thomas | |
| 15:55 | Colorado | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:55 | Colorado | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Melvin Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Gipson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Warren (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Kenny (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Luce (fresh) SF - John Currier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | James Collins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 15:39 | North Carolina | John Currier tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| 15:20 | Colorado | John Kenny misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Currier - foul #4 on John Currier, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Barry Sisco (PF) James Jones | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SF) John Currier | |
| 15:20 | Colorado | John Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:20 | Colorado | John Kenny misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:20 | North Carolina | James Collins pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Hedeon Sivic | 48-42 |
| 14:41 | Colorado | Daniel Warren knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Sisco | 51-42 |
| 14:24 | North Carolina | James Collins's pass is intercepted by Barry Sisco | 51-42 |
| 14:05 | Colorado | Daniel Warren lays it up and in set up by Barry Sisco | 53-42 |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Arthur Luce, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Shuttleworth (PG), John Stevenson (SF), Roland Danis (PF), Doyle Parker (C) Robert Gipson, Daniel Warren, Barry Sisco, John Kenny | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), David Baden (SG), Cody Little (C) Robert Garren, Arthur Luce, Arthur Marshall | |
| 13:25 | Colorado | Doyle Parker is hacked by Cody Little - foul #1 on Cody Little, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Stephen Prater (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Hedeon Sivic, James Collins | |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Melvin Downey double dribbles | 53-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Gipson (SG) Melvin Downey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Baden | 53-45 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Gipson and he's fouled by Jerry Tague - foul #3 on Jerry Tague, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:38 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:31 | North Carolina | David Baden scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-47 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | John Stevenson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | David Baden snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Cody Little scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Prater | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Shuttleworth (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Gipson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Stevenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Danis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Doyle Parker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Baden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cody Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Prater (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth is called for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Jones (PG), Melvin Downey (SG), Daniel Warren (SF) James Shuttleworth, Robert Gipson, John Stevenson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Arthur Luce (SG), Hedeon Sivic (SF), James Collins (PF), Arthur Marshall (C) Jerry Tague, David Baden, Cody Little, Stephen Prater, Raymond Thomas | |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| 10:55 | Colorado | Doyle Parker misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Collins - foul #3 on James Collins, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 10:55 | Colorado | Doyle Parker makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:55 | Colorado | Doyle Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Daniel Warren is called for the reach on Arthur Luce - foul #1 on Daniel Warren, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Barry Sisco (PF), John Kenny (C) Roland Danis, Doyle Parker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | James Collins knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Garren | 57-52 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | John Kenny comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 10:13 | Colorado | John Kenny grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:58 | Colorado | Arthur Marshall denies the turnaround by James Jones | 57-52 |
| 09:56 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:34 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Garren | 57-54 |
| 09:14 | Colorado | Daniel Warren drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Melvin Downey | 59-54 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Robert Garren drills a 3 from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 08:54 | Colorado | James Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Melvin Downey | 61-57 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-57 |
| 08:24 | Colorado | Barry Sisco pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 07:57 | Colorado | Daniel Warren is fouled on the floor by Hedeon Sivic - foul #1 on Hedeon Sivic, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Shuttleworth (PG), John Stevenson (SF), Roland Danis (PF), Doyle Parker (C) James Jones, Melvin Downey, Barry Sisco, John Kenny | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), David Baden (SG), John Currier (SF), Stephen Prater (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, Arthur Luce, Hedeon Sivic, James Collins, Arthur Marshall | |
| 07:57 | Colorado | Daniel Warren misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:57 | Colorado | Roland Danis grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 07:48 | Colorado | Daniel Warren loses the ball out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Gipson (SG) Daniel Warren | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Shuttleworth (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Gipson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Danis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Doyle Parker (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Baden (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Currier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Prater (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | David Baden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater tips it in | 61-59 |
| 07:09 | Colorado | Robert Gipson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-59 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | David Baden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 06:44 | Colorado | Roland Danis gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:40 | Colorado | John Stevenson connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Roland Danis | 63-59 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | John Currier misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-59 |
| 06:27 | Colorado | Doyle Parker pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:10 | Colorado | Roland Danis knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Gipson | 65-59 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roland Danis - foul #3 on Roland Danis, team foul #4 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Melvin Downey (SG) Robert Gipson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:48 | Colorado | Doyle Parker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-61 |
| 05:46 | Colorado | Roland Danis tips it in | 67-61 |
| 05:27 | North Carolina | Roland Danis swats the short shot by Raymond Thomas | 67-61 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | John Currier misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-61 |
| 05:04 | Colorado | Doyle Parker grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Tague - foul #4 on Jerry Tague, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Gipson (SF), Barry Sisco (PF), John Kenny (C) John Stevenson, Roland Danis, Doyle Parker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), Arthur Luce (SG), Cody Little (SF), James Collins (PF), Arthur Marshall (C) Jerry Tague, David Baden, John Currier, Stephen Prater, Raymond Thomas | |
| 04:57 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:47 | North Carolina | Cody Little hits a jumper in the paint set up by Arthur Luce | 69-63 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Robert Gipson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Shuttleworth | 71-63 |
| 04:23 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Cody Little | 71-65 |
| 04:08 | Colorado | Barry Sisco drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Melvin Downey | 73-65 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall buries a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Melvin Downey - foul #4 on Melvin Downey, team foul #5 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Jones (SG), John Stevenson (SF), Roland Danis (PF), Doyle Parker (C) James Shuttleworth, Melvin Downey, Barry Sisco, John Kenny | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall makes the free throw | 73-68 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Gipson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Danis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Doyle Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Colorado | John Stevenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-68 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), David Baden (SG), John Currier (SF), Stephen Prater (PF) Robert Garren, Arthur Luce, James Collins, Arthur Marshall | |
| 03:08 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 03:07 | Colorado | Roland Danis snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 03:02 | Colorado | John Stevenson makes the floater near the basket set up by Robert Gipson | 75-68 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater double dribbles | 75-68 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas (C) Cody Little | |
| 02:49 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Shuttleworth (PG), Melvin Downey (SG) Robert Gipson, James Jones | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 02:35 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth is fouled on the floor by John Currier - foul #5 on John Currier, team foul #9 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cody Little (SF) John Currier | |
| 02:35 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:35 | Colorado | James Shuttleworth makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | David Baden is fouled on the floor by Roland Danis - foul #4 on Roland Danis, team foul #6 | 77-68 |
| 02:06 | North Carolina | David Baden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 77-68 |
| 02:04 | Colorado | Melvin Downey gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Colorado | Stephen Prater blocks the short jumper by Roland Danis | 77-68 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Stephen Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 77-68 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | David Baden misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 01:33 | Colorado | Doyle Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 01:29 | Colorado | John Stevenson makes the jumper in the paint | 79-68 |
| 01:20 | North Carolina | David Baden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 79-68 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | Cody Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-70 |
| 00:55 | Colorado | Doyle Parker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague grabs the board | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | North Carolina | David Baden misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Doyle Parker gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Colorado | Doyle Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Tague - foul #5 on Jerry Tague, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Warren (PF) Roland Danis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG) Jerry Tague | |
| 00:46 | Colorado | Doyle Parker makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:46 | Colorado | Doyle Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas snags the offensive board | 81-70 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | James Shuttleworth is called for the reach on Robert Garren - foul #3 on James Shuttleworth, team foul #7 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Gipson (PG), James Jones (SG), Barry Sisco (PF), John Kenny (C) James Shuttleworth, Melvin Downey, John Stevenson, Doyle Parker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Luce (SG), James Collins (PF), Arthur Marshall (C) David Baden, Stephen Prater, Raymond Thomas | |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | Robert Garren misses the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:34 | North Carolina | James Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Arthur Luce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 00:30 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Kenny | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Robert Gipson runs out the clock | 81-70 |