| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fresh) SG - Christopher Provencal (fresh) SF - Joseph Sharp (fresh) PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) C - Richard Condon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Clarence Fansler (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - Beau Parker (fresh) C - Matthew Terrones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Richard Condon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is hacked by David Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Beau Parker - foul #1 on Beau Parker, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Pepperdine | Robert Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Richard Condon pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Robert Davis connects on the shot from the left side set up by Clarence Fansler | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Guy Church is hacked by Clarence Fansler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Fansler, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Pepperdine | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | Guy Church can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker clanks a turnaround from close range | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | North Carolina | Richard Condon gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Sharp | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler is fouled on the floor by Christopher Provencal - foul #1 on Christopher Provencal, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Gilbert Moore (PF), Mario Clark (C) Guy Church, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Clinton Gordon, Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Hung Wen (PG), Harold Murray (SG), Pablo Rodriguez (SF), Rigoberto Russo (PF), Aaron Strachan (C) Clarence Fansler, David Smith, Robert Davis, Beau Parker, Matthew Terrones | |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | Hung Wen misses the lay-in | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:46 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 16:33 | Pepperdine | Hung Wen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux loses the dribble to Hung Wen in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 16:18 | Pepperdine | Pablo Rodriguez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 16:16 | Pepperdine | Rigoberto Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:01 | Pepperdine | Rigoberto Russo lays it in | 9-9 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Hung Wen takes the ball from Vince Birk in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) SG - Rafael Correa (fresh) SF - Vince Birk (fairly fresh) PF - Gilbert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mario Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold Murray (fairly fresh) SF - Pablo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Rigoberto Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Strachan (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | Rigoberto Russo buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Gilbert Moore - foul #1 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), James Duncan (PF), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Vince Birk, Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler (PG), David Smith (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Beau Parker (PF) Hung Wen, Harold Murray, Pablo Rodriguez, Aaron Strachan | |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | Rigoberto Russo makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:23 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa buries a fadeaway from the left block | 11-12 |
| 15:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Davis drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Beau Parker | 11-14 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | James Duncan hits a 3 from straight away | 14-14 |
| 14:16 | Pepperdine | David Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rafael Correa - foul #1 on Rafael Correa, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Gilbert Moore (PF), Mario Clark (C) Rafael Correa, Christopher Provencal, James Duncan, Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Neil Simoneaux (PG), Pablo Rodriguez (SF), Matthew Terrones (C) Clarence Fansler, Robert Davis, Rigoberto Russo | |
| 14:16 | Pepperdine | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:16 | Pepperdine | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 14:04 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Wilbur Boudreaux | 16-15 |
| 13:51 | Pepperdine | Mario Clark picks off the pass by Pablo Rodriguez | 16-15 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Mario Clark makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 13:23 | Pepperdine | Pablo Rodriguez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-15 |
| 13:22 | Pepperdine | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Gilbert Moore - foul #2 on Gilbert Moore, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF), Clinton Gordon (PF), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Joseph Sharp, Gilbert Moore, Mario Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler (PG), Harold Murray (SG), Aaron Strachan (C) Neil Simoneaux, David Smith, Matthew Terrones | |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 12:33 | Pepperdine | Pablo Rodriguez buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Richard Condon can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Vince Birk pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal jams it on a great pass from Guy Church | 24-20 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Provencal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Vince Birk (fairly fresh) PF - Clinton Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Condon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Clarence Fansler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Murray (fairly fresh) SF - Pablo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Beau Parker (tiring) 4 pts. C - Aaron Strachan (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 11:42 | North Carolina | Richard Condon gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 11:38 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Rafael Correa (SF), James Duncan (PF), Mario Clark (C) Christopher Provencal, Vince Birk, Clinton Gordon, Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Hung Wen (PG), David Smith (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Matthew Terrones (C) Clarence Fansler, Pablo Rodriguez, Beau Parker, Aaron Strachan | |
| 11:19 | Pepperdine | Matthew Terrones clanks a shot from the left block | 24-20 |
| 11:17 | Pepperdine | Matthew Terrones tips it home | 24-22 |
| 11:01 | North Carolina | David Smith is called for the reach on Rafael Correa - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp (SF) Guy Church | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Neil Simoneaux (PG) David Smith | |
| 10:47 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mario Clark | 27-22 |
| 10:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Davis knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Neil Simoneaux and he's fouled by James Duncan - foul #1 on James Duncan, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Mario Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Beau Parker (PF) Harold Murray | |
| 10:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 10:05 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa's floater is tipped away by Beau Parker | 27-25 |
| 10:03 | Pepperdine | Hung Wen pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 09:59 | Pepperdine | Robert Davis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 27-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon (PF) James Duncan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler (PG), Pablo Rodriguez (SG), Aaron Strachan (PF) Neil Simoneaux, Hung Wen, Beau Parker | |
| 09:40 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Provencal | 29-25 |
| 09:31 | Pepperdine | Aaron Strachan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | Aaron Strachan is called for the reach on Clinton Gordon - foul #1 on Aaron Strachan, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG) Rafael Correa | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 09:09 | North Carolina | Guy Church misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Richard Condon pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon makes the runner from the right block set up by Joseph Sharp | 31-25 |
| 08:41 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler buries a floater from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Vince Birk (SF), James Duncan (PF), Mario Clark (C) Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Clinton Gordon, Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Neil Simoneaux (PG), Harold Murray (SG), Beau Parker (PF), Rigoberto Russo (C) Clarence Fansler, Pablo Rodriguez, Aaron Strachan, Matthew Terrones | |
| 08:09 | Pepperdine | Mario Clark picks off the pass by Rigoberto Russo | 31-27 |
| 08:06 | North Carolina | Vince Birk double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rafael Correa (SG) Guy Church | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Hung Wen (PG) Neil Simoneaux | |
| 07:54 | Pepperdine | Harold Murray loses the dribble to Wilbur Boudreaux | 31-27 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Wilbur Boudreaux (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Correa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vince Birk (fresh) PF - James Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mario Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold Murray (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Davis (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Beau Parker (tiring) 4 pts. C - Rigoberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | North Carolina | Vince Birk makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Rafael Correa | 33-27 |
| 07:18 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-27 |
| 07:17 | Pepperdine | Harold Murray hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa is hacked by Harold Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Murray, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Clinton Gordon (PF) Vince Birk, James Duncan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Neil Simoneaux (PG), Matthew Terrones (C) Hung Wen, Rigoberto Russo | |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 06:56 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp (SF), Richard Condon (C) Rafael Correa, Mario Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler (PG), Pablo Rodriguez (SG) Neil Simoneaux, Harold Murray | |
| 06:54 | North Carolina | Joseph Sharp is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Sharp, team foul #6 | 35-29 |
| 06:43 | Pepperdine | Pablo Rodriguez misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Sharp - foul #2 on Joseph Sharp, team foul #7 | 35-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Vince Birk (SF) Wilbur Boudreaux, Joseph Sharp | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:43 | Pepperdine | Pablo Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 06:43 | Pepperdine | Pablo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon misses the easy open layup | 35-30 |
| 06:22 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Pablo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Pablo Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 35-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Rafael Correa (SF) Guy Church, Vince Birk | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Neil Simoneaux (PG), Harold Murray (SF), Aaron Strachan (PF), Rigoberto Russo (C) Clarence Fansler, Robert Davis, Beau Parker, Matthew Terrones | |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 06:01 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 05:39 | Pepperdine | Aaron Strachan can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Clinton Gordon - foul #1 on Clinton Gordon, team foul #8 | 36-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Mario Clark (C) Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Hung Wen (SG) Pablo Rodriguez | |
| 05:39 | Pepperdine | Aaron Strachan makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 05:39 | Pepperdine | Aaron Strachan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 05:25 | North Carolina | Clinton Gordon knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 38-32 |
| 05:16 | Pepperdine | Harold Murray buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Hung Wen | 38-35 |
| 04:55 | North Carolina | Mario Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Murray | 38-35 |
| 04:54 | Pepperdine | Aaron Strachan gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 04:28 | Pepperdine | Neil Simoneaux drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Hung Wen | 38-38 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harold Murray - foul #2 on Harold Murray, team foul #9 | 38-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Vince Birk (SF), James Duncan (PF), Richard Condon (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Christopher Provencal, Clinton Gordon, Mario Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler (PG), Pablo Rodriguez (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Beau Parker (PF), Matthew Terrones (C) Neil Simoneaux, Hung Wen, Harold Murray, Aaron Strachan, Rigoberto Russo | |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 03:57 | Pepperdine | Richard Condon denies the turnaround by Clarence Fansler | 39-38 |
| 03:55 | North Carolina | James Duncan snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Guy Church (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rafael Correa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vince Birk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Condon (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Clarence Fansler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davis (tired) 7 pts. PF - Beau Parker (tiring) 4 pts. C - Matthew Terrones (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 03:31 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 03:26 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler is hacked by James Duncan - foul #2 on James Duncan, team foul #9 | 39-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (SG), Joseph Sharp (SF), Gilbert Moore (C) Rafael Correa, Vince Birk, Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Smith (SG) Robert Davis | |
| 03:26 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 03:26 | Pepperdine | Matthew Terrones grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Wilbur Boudreaux steals it from Pablo Rodriguez | 39-38 |
| 02:55 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 02:54 | Pepperdine | David Smith gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 02:49 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Clarence Fansler, team foul #10 | 39-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal (SG), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, James Duncan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Neil Simoneaux (PG) Clarence Fansler | |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Mario Clark misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Beau Parker - foul #2 on Beau Parker, team foul #11 | 39-38 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Mario Clark misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 02:38 | North Carolina | Mario Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 02:22 | Pepperdine | David Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 02:21 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Simoneaux - foul #1 on Neil Simoneaux, team foul #12 | 40-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Hung Wen (SF), Rigoberto Russo (C) Pablo Rodriguez, Matthew Terrones | |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Christopher Provencal misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:16 | Pepperdine | Beau Parker snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 01:58 | Pepperdine | Hung Wen double dribbles | 41-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux (PG), Richard Condon (C) Guy Church, Mario Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler (PG), Aaron Strachan (C) Neil Simoneaux, Beau Parker | |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Wilbur Boudreaux banks in the layup set up by Gilbert Moore | 43-38 |
| 01:15 | Pepperdine | Hung Wen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 00:56 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-38 |
| 00:27 | Pepperdine | Aaron Strachan loses the dribble to Wilbur Boudreaux | 45-38 |
| 00:24 | North Carolina | Gilbert Moore lays it in on a great pass from Wilbur Boudreaux | 47-38 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Wilbur Boudreaux - foul #1 on Wilbur Boudreaux, team foul #10 | 47-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Guy Church (PG), Rafael Correa (SG), Vince Birk (SF), James Duncan (PF), Mario Clark (C) Wilbur Boudreaux, Christopher Provencal, Joseph Sharp, Gilbert Moore, Richard Condon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Davis (SF), Harold Murray (PF), Matthew Terrones (C) Hung Wen, Rigoberto Russo, Aaron Strachan | |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Clarence Fansler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Rafael Correa misses short on a halfcourt shot | 47-40 |